Our capabilities

Seven legal capabilities,
one execution logic
throughout.

The firm supports companies, investors, institutions and project sponsors in Côte d'Ivoire and the OHADA area. Each capability follows Build · Connect · Unlock.

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Legal capabilities

33+

Years of experience

17

OHADA States

Our capabilities

Seven legal capabilities

Seven legal capabilities, one execution logic. Each capability follows Build · Connect · Unlock: structure the operation, coordinate the parties involved, then remove obstacles to execution.

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Corporate, M&A & company law

Give the transaction its structure and governance.

  • BuildCreation and structuring of companies and project vehicles, joint ventures, shareholders' agreements, capital transactions.
  • ConnectCoordination of parties' counsel, auditors and valuers on acquisitions, disposals and mergers.
  • UnlockPre-closing formalities and approvals, restructurings, resolving shareholder deadlocks.

Matters & examples

  • Joint venture between a foreign industrial and an Ivorian partner: shareholders' agreement, governance, exit mechanisms.
  • Acquisition of an Ivorian company by an international group: audit coordination, negotiation, closing.
  • Capital reorganisation of a family group to admit an investor.
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Banking, finance & capital markets

Make the project bankable.

  • BuildStructuring of corporate and project finance, loan documentation, security packages.
  • ConnectInterface between borrowers, banks, development finance institutions and financial advisers.
  • UnlockClearing conditions precedent, compliance with regional banking and financial regulation, perfection of security.

Matters & examples

  • Structured financing of an industrial project with an international lender: documentation, security, conditions precedent.
  • Advising a bank on a regional syndicated loan.
  • OHADA security arrangements for project finance.
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Contracts & commercial operations

Secure the commitments that drive the project.

  • BuildContract architecture: supply, distribution, services, industrial contracts.
  • ConnectNegotiation with counterparties, alignment of technical and commercial partners' commitments.
  • UnlockRenegotiation, default management, securing contract chains.

Matters & examples

  • Contract architecture for an industrial project: supply, EPC, operations & maintenance.
  • Exclusive distribution agreement for a foreign brand entering the Ivorian market.
  • Renegotiation of a supply contract after supplier default.
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Public business law & regulation

Align the project with the State and regulators.

  • BuildStructuring of PPPs and concessions, support on public procurement.
  • ConnectStructured dialogue with ministries, contracting authorities and sector regulators.
  • UnlockPermits, approvals and licences, resolving regulatory blockers.

Matters & examples

  • Structuring and negotiation of an infrastructure PPP for an operator.
  • Permits and licences for an energy project.
  • Regulatory analysis before market entry in a regulated sector.
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Tax

Design the project to avoid tax friction.

  • BuildTax structuring of investments and transactions, use of incentive regimes.
  • ConnectCoordination with accountants and foreign tax counsel on cross-border deals.
  • UnlockTax approvals, audit and tax dispute support.

Matters & examples

  • Tax structuring of a foreign investment and Investment Code benefits.
  • Tax analysis of a cross-border acquisition.
  • Support during a tax audit and subsequent litigation.
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Disputes, arbitration & crisis management

Manage urgency and steer disputes to resolution.

  • BuildDispute strategy: risk analysis, arbitral vs judicial route, dispute resolution clauses from structuring.
  • ConnectConduct of proceedings with technical experts, foreign counsel, bailiffs, arbitral institutions.
  • UnlockInterim measures, urgent applications, crisis exit negotiations, enforcement of awards and judgments.

Matters & examples

  • Crisis management: urgent interim measures to preserve client assets.
  • OHADA arbitration on a construction contract, coordination of technical experts.
  • Shareholder dispute run alongside exit negotiations.
  • Exequatur of an international arbitral award in Côte d'Ivoire.
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Employment & real estate

Anchor the project on the ground.

  • BuildHR structuring for setup, real estate acquisitions and leases.
  • ConnectInterface with notaries, surveyors and land administrations.
  • UnlockSecuring land titles, resolving land conflicts, social restructurings.

Matters & examples

  • Land security for an industrial site: title review, acquisition, regularisation.
  • Social support for a restructuring: reorganisation, procedures, negotiation.
  • Commercial lease negotiation for a group setting up in Abidjan.
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