Norton Rose Fulbright is particularly active in the financial, energy, infrastructure and transport sectors, frequently assisting regional organisations and foreign investors. The team’s wide-ranging practice strengths include complex M&A, business disposals, joint ventures and asset transfers. Spearheading the practice is Alain Malek, with over two decades of experience, reputed for his depth of M&A and representative cross-border transactions expertise. Marta Giner Asins and Arnaud Sanz provide additional expertise in merger control and competition law, while Anne-Laure Bernard-Bouissières is well-versed in M&A, privatisations and international joint ventures.
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- ‘Arnaud Sanz provided great support and efficient advice.’
Key clients
- Société Générale
- Hightech Payment Systems
- Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy
- Intelcia
- Afriquia SMDC
Work highlights
Advising Société Générale in the context of the sale of its Moroccan operations, its stake in Société Générale Marocaine de Banques, including its subsidiaries and the sale of Sogecap’s stake in La Marocaine Vie to Saham Group.
Advising Hightech Payment Systems, a provider of payment software and solutions listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange, in relation to the acquisition of CR2, an Irish digital banking and payments software company.
Advising the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy on the next phases of Morocco’s ambitious solar plan.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Alain Malek
Other key lawyers
Marta Giner Asins; Arnaud Sanz; Anne-Laure Bernard-Bouissières