Working in close cooperation with our three offices in North Africa (Algiers, Casablanca and Tunis) and our long-standing network of local correspondents, Gide is in a position to act in all major fields of business law:

• Energy and Natural Resources
• Infrastructure and Transport
• Telecommunications
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Dispute Resolution
• Banking & Capital Markets

We work with our clients on complex cases, in northern, sub-Saharan and southern Africa alike. Our lawyers enjoy a perfect command of the regional authorities that govern business relationships on the continent, allied with knowledge of local sector rules regulating certain activities that is next-to-none.

Experience includes:

• Mining, Guinea: advising Chinalco on highly strategic mining investments in Guinea: the development of the Boffa Nord and Boffa Sud bauxite mining blocks, as well as the Simandou iron ore project, one of the largest mining projects in the world.
   
• Liquefied natural gas (LNG), Côte d'Ivoire: advising State companies Société Nationale d’Opérations Pétrolières de la Côte d’Ivoire (PETROCI-Holding) and Société des Energies de Côte d'Ivoire (CI-Energies), on building a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply terminal in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire.
   
• M&A, banking sector, Cameroon, Madagascar, Republic of the Congo, Tunisia: advising Groupe BPCE on its project to divest banking interests in African banks to Moroccan group BCP.
   
• San Pedro coal-fired power plant, Côte d'Ivoire: advising group SNEDAI on the financing and construction of a 2x350MW coal-fired power plant and related infrastructure in Côte d’Ivoire.
   
• Wind Farm, Senegal: advising the Government of Senegal and SENELEC on the 158.7 MW Taïba N'Diaye wind farm.
   
• PPP, Rwanda: advising the IFC and the Government of Rwanda on a PPP for the provision of clean water to Kigali.
   
• Ruzizi III hydroelectric power plant, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo & Rwanda: advising the Great Lakes Countries (Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda) on negotiations for the Ruzizi III hydroelectric power plant project.
   
• Real estate, Côte d'Ivoire & Gabon: advising Groupe Palmeraie Développement on real estate and hospitality projects in Côte d’Ivoire and Gabon. It is one of the first real estate Sub-Saharan transactions involving Moroccan players.

• Project for the construction of gas-powered electric power plants, Mauritania: advising the steering committee, comprising the government of Mauritania, SOMELEC and various mining operators, on the legal structuring of a project for electric power plants (total capacity 350 MW) operated on gas drawn from Mauritania’s territorial waters.
   
• Sea border, Côte d’Ivoire: advising the Ivorian State on negotiations regarding its sea border with Ghana.
   
• Iron ore mine, Congo: advising Exxaro on structuring an integrated mining project (creation of a joint venture for rail management) and a joint venture for the development of a new ore port.
   
• Airport village of Brazzaville, Congo: advising a European airline, acting as counsel to the government of the Republic of Congo, on the development of an airport village for the Brazzaville airport.
   
• APPA (African Petroleum Producers’ Association), Regional: conducting a comparative study of the legal, regulatory and contractual framework in place in the 16 member states of the APPA, and drafting a model contract for the sharing of production.

Well-regarded department with strong domestic and global activity with a particular presence in Africa. Represents states, corporates and lenders. Regularly appointed on projects in a variety of sectors including natural resources, transport infrastructure and renewable energy. Expertise includes BOT projects, PPPs and project financing, with additional experience in contractual and M&A matters.

Chambers Europe & Global 2021

Well-rounded practice which assists sponsors, lenders, international agencies and governmental entities with the development and financing of projects in France and overseas. Domestically, the firm has a well established PPP practice and abroad, the firm is extensively advising on infrastructure and renewable energy projects in francophone Africa as well as key projects in various other parts of the world.

Legal 500 EMEA 2021