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Morocco > Banking, finance and capital markets Tier 1

Clients of Norton Rose Fulbright praise ‘the team’s experience, expertise and its knowledge of the Moroccan market’. The practice led by Alain Malek recently acted for Banque Centrale Populaire group in the €133m financing of part of the construction costs of Container Terminal 3 at the Tanger Med 2 port in Morocco, operated by Tanger Alliance. The firm’s work encompasses advising on banking operations, project financing, financial restructuring and corporate lending transactions, as well as both equity and debt capital markets issuance.

Practice head(s):

Alain Malek

Testimonials

‘Experience, expertise and their knowledge about the Moroccan market.’

 

Key clients

Alliances Développement Immobilier

Attijariwafa bank

Banque Centrale Populaire

Label’Vie

Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy

Tanger Alliance

Work highlights

  • Advising Masen on solar programme Noor midelt using hybrid technologies for an aggregate capacity of 800MW.
  • Advised Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) group on the €133m financing of part of the construction costs of Container Terminal 3 (TC3) at the Tanger Med 2 port in Morocco, operated by Tanger Alliance.
  • Advised Label’Vie, a company listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange, with respect to the structuring and establishment of a real estate securitisation fund, funded by the ipo of various classes of bonds.

Morocco > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 1

Norton Rose Fulbright is heavily involved in major projects in Morocco, and in associated M&A and corporate matters. It is currently advising the Moroccan National Railways Office ONCF on a strategic partnership with OCP Group. Another highlight is its work for agricultural company Comptoir Agricole de Souss on its merger with CMGP. Head of the Casablanca office Alain Malek has more than 20 years’ experience in Africa. Corporate and banking counsel Anne-Laure Bernard-Bouissieres, corporate project counsel Godefroy Le Mintier and senior associate Souâde Messaoudi all play pivotal roles in the practice.

Practice head(s):

Alain Malek

Other key lawyers:

Anne-Laure Bernard-Bouissières; Godefroy Le Mintier; Souâde Messaoudi

Key clients

Akwa Group

Banque Centrale Populaire

Bombardier

Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion du Maroc

Compagnie Chérifienne du Chocolat

Comptoir Agricole de Souss

Hightech Payment Services (HPS)

Holmarcom

IFC World Bank

Label’Vie

Ministère de l’Industrie, du Commerce, de l’Economie Verte et Numérique

Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy

ONCF

PSA Peugeot

Work highlights

  • Advising the Moroccan National Railways Office ONCF, which is a Public Establishment on a strategic partnership with OCP Group.
  • Advised HPS, a leading innovative payment solutions company listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange, on the acquisition of all the shares of ICPS.
  • Advising Compagnie Chérifienne du Chocolat (Aiguebelle) in relation to the implementation of a joint venture with OBEGI Group.

Morocco > Projects and public law Tier 1

Norton Rose Fulbright is a key adviser to foreign investors involved in large-scale projects in Morocco, notably in the infrastructure, transport, tourism and energy sectors. Practice head Alain Malek continues to assist the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy on its Noor Midelt solar programme, which will use hybrid technologies to generate an aggregate capacity of 800MW. He also advised Banque Centrale Populaire on a €133m financing for the construction of Container Terminal 3 at the Tanger Med 2 port.  

Practice head(s):

Alain Malek

Key clients

Akwa Group

Attijariwafa Bank

Morrocan Angency for Sustainable Energy

Akwa Group

Attijariwafa Bank

Morrocan Angency for Sustainable Energy

Work highlights

  • Advising Masen on solar programme Noor midelt using hybrid technologies for an aggregate capacity of 800MW. We are advising Masen on all aspects of the Noor Midelt Project for an aggregate capacity of 800MW of solar hybrid CSP and PV technologies with a minimum of 5 hours storage. Noor Midelt is the first complex that specifies hybrid plants including both CSP and PV with minimum of 5 hours storage.
  • Advised Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) group on the €133m financing of part of the construction costs of Container Terminal 3 (TC3) at the Tanger Med 2 port in Morocco, operated by Tanger Alliance.
  • Assisting the Moroccan National Railways Office ONCF, which is a Public Establishment on a strategic partnership with OCP Group.

Morocco > Tourism and real estate Tier 1

The corporate group at Norton Rose Fulbright frequently acts for foreign investors in large-scale projects in the infrastructure, transport, energy, commercial and housing sectors. It is also involved in the development of high-end hotels and resorts. Counsel Mathieu Dahan  has ‘a very good understanding of the issues‘ and partner Alain Malek handles M&A and finance transactions in the real estate sector. The firm recently advised a hotel owner on management deal with Radisson Group.

Practice head(s):

Alain MalekMathieu Dahan

Testimonials

‘The team is efficient.’

‘Mathieu Dahan : very good understanding of the issues, excellent and accurate advice; Mathieu is a very bright legal counsel.’

Key clients

Abdul Latif Jameel

Alliances

Hotels Mahd Salam (Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion du Maroc)

Label’Vie

ONCF

The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Digital Economy

Work highlights

  • Assistance of the client on disposal of two major asset to OCP, i.e hotel Michlifen and Palais Jamai
  • Advised the owner in relation to the management by Radisson Group of a hotel and residences in Taghazout Bay.
  • Advised Label’Vie in relation to the securitization of commercial centers for amount of MAD430 M

Norton Rose Fulbright > Firm Profile

The firm: Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 4,000 lawyers and other legal staff based in more than 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.

Areas of practice: Recognized for our industry focus, we are strong across all the key industry sectors: financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and life sciences and healthcare. Through our global risk advisory group, we leverage our industry experience with our knowledge of legal, regulatory, compliance and governance issues to provide our clients with practical solutions to the legal and regulatory risks facing their businesses.

Wherever we are, we operate in accordance with our global business principles of quality, unity and integrity. We aim to provide the highest possible standard of legal service in each of our offices and to maintain that level of quality at every point of contact.

Norton Rose Fulbright Verein, a Swiss verein, helps coordinate the activities of Norton Rose Fulbright members but does not itself provide legal services to clients. Norton Rose Fulbright has offices in more than 50 cities worldwide, including London, Houston, New York, Toronto, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Sydney and Johannesburg. For more information, see nortonrosefulbright.com

Offices: We have offices in the world’s most important business, financial and regulatory centres and are active in strategically important growth markets. Our offices are located in Amsterdam, Athens, Austin, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Brussels, Calgary, Canberra, Cape Town, Casablanca, Dallas, Denver, Dubai, Durban, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Houston, Istanbul, Jakarta (in association with Norton Rose Fulbright Australia), Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Melbourne, Mexico City, Milan, Minneapolis, Monaco, Montréal, Moscow, Munich, New York, Ottawa, Paris, Perth, Piraeus, Port Moresby, Québec, Rio de Janeiro, Riyadh (in association with Mohammed Al-Ghamdi Law Firm), San Antonio, San Francisco, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, St Louis, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Vancouver, Warsaw and Washington, DC. In Africa, we have alliances with firms in Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Zimbabwe

Number of partners (worldwide): 1,000+
Number of other fee-earners (worldwide): 2,000+
Total staff: 7,500+

Global key contacts
Financial institutions: James Bateson
Energy: Anne Lapierre and John Mauel
Infrastructure, mining and commodities: Nick Merritt
Transport: Harry Theochari
Technology: Nick Abrahams
Life sciences and healthcare: Stacey Martinez and Randy Sutton

Main Contacts

DepartmentNameEmailTelephone
Financial institutions James Bateson
Energy Anne Lapierre and John Mauel
Infrastructure, mining and commodities Nick Merritt
Transport Harry Theochari
Technology Nick Abrahams
Life sciences and healthcare Stacey Martinez and Randy Sutton

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Other offices : Riyadh (in association with Mohammed Al-Ghamdi Law Firm)
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Other offices : In Africa, it has alliances with firms in Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Zimbabwe.