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- Project financing for the construction of an onion deshydration plant
Client: An international finance company (confidential)
Activities :
- Reviewing the finance documents ;
- Assisting with the conditions precedent and reviewing conditions of disbursement,
Issuing a local law legal opinion confirming the capacity and authority of the borrower, the perfectibility and enforceability of the security package under local laws, and conformity of the English law governed finance documents with local law; and general assistance and advice in connection with the transaction as required by IFC.
- Financing business development and strengthening the equity capital of two entities
Client: An international finance company (confidential)
Activities :
- Reviewing the finance documents ;
- Assisting with the conditions precedent and reviewing conditions of disbursement,
- Issuing a local law legal opinion confirming the capacity and authority of the borrower, the perfectibility and enforceability of the security package under local laws, and conformity of the English law governed finance documents with local law ; and general assistance and advice in connection with the transaction as required by IFC.
- Financing a vaccine center
Client : Private non-profit foundation (confidential)
Activities :
- Reviewing the finance documents ;
- Assisting with the conditions precedent and reviewing conditions of disbursement,
- Issuing a local law legal opinion; and general assistance with closing and post-closing matters.
- Financing of a cement plant
Client: An international finance company (confidential)
Activities :
- Reviewing the finance documents ;
- Assisting with the conditions precedent and reviewing conditions of disbursement,
- Issuing a local law legal opinion confirming the capacity and authority of the borrower, the perfectibility and enforceability of the security package under local
laws, and conformity of the English law governed finance documents with local law; and general assistance and advice in connection with the transaction as required by the international finance company
- Financing projects – Real estate and hotel financing
Client: An international finance company (confidential)
Activities :
- Reviewing the finance documents ;
- Assisting with the conditions precedent and reviewing conditions of disbursement,
- Issuing a local law legal opinion confirming the capacity and authority of the borrower, the perfectibility and enforceability of the security package under local laws, and conformity of the English law governed finance documents with local law ; and general assistance and advice in connection with the transaction as required by the international finance company.
- Financing of the construction of an integrated provider of end-to end logistics services in Cameroon.
Client: An international finance company (confidential)
Activities :
- Performance of a due diligence on the Borrower,
- Drafting and assisting in negotiations as needed the local law security documents,
- Reviewing the English law finance documents;
- Assisting with the conditions precedent and reviewing conditions of disbursement, issuing a local law legal opinion confirming the capacity and authority of the borrower, the perfectibility and enforceability of the security package under local laws, and conformity of the English law governed finance documents with local law; and general assistance and advice in connection with the transaction as required by the international finance company.
- Financing of Senegalese decentralized financial systems
Client : Development financial institution (confidential)
Activities :
- Reviewing and providing Senegalese law perspective on the Facility Agreement.
- Issuing a customary local law legal opinion covering various aspects relevant to the Transaction.
- Reviewing and negotiating documentary CPs and drafting the CP satisfaction letter for Senegalese CPs.
- Assisting with the execution process of the Facility Agreement and completing any necessary formalities under Senegalese law on behalf of the Lender.
- Financing of the construction of an industrial plant
Client: a syndication of lenders, including a regional investment and development bank (confidential)
Activities :
- Drafting and negotiation the Facility and security documents.
- Issuing a customary local law legal opinion covering various aspects relevant to the transaction.
- Assistance to a syndicate of lenders in connection with financing for a local company specializing in the trading, production and distribution of food products
Client: syndication of regional banks (confidential)
Activities:
- assisting in the drafting, review and negotiation of the legal documentation relating to a syndicated loan for the benefit of a local company;
- assisting in the lifting of conditions precedent;
- issuing a legal opinion; and – assisting with the financial closing and other subsequent formalities.
- Legal advice to a public investment fund for the promotion of local currency bond markets as a viable source of funding in Africa
Client: A public investment fund (confidential)
Activities :
- Answering short questions relating to local currency bond markets;
- Advising a public investment bank and a private bank, which would contribute through the sale of one of its Senegalese subsidiaries (a fintech).
- Acquisition of a majority stake in the capital of a Luxembourg investment company.
Client: a public investment bank and a private bank (confidential)
Activities :
- Drafting of a Due Diligence for an IOB (Bank Payment Intermediary);
- Corporate (shareholders’ agreements and employee schemes);
- Regulatory: in-depth regulatory review covering the assessment of the entity’s compliance with applicable regulations and the need for notification filings as part of the change of control process (also including antitrust issues);
- Human Resources. Contracts; – Financing; – Litigation; – IP/IT; – Insurance; – Real Estate; – Issuance of a red flag report based in Senegal.
- Refinancing of a local sponsor loan
Client: local and regional banks as arrangers (confidential)
Activities :
- Advising on the structuring of the credit transaction; Drafting and negotiating the credit agreement and related guarantees and securities (pledging of bank accounts and promissory notes);Legal opinion under Senegalese law, relating to the existence, capacity and authorizations of the Borrower to sign and execute the Financing Documents; Assistance with the lifting of conditions precedent to disbursement; Execution on behalf of the client of any formality required or advised to ensure the validity and enforceability of the Financing Documents; Assistance with financial closing.
- Financing of an electricity project as part of the National Emergency Rural Electrification Program.
Client: Syndication of local and regional banks (confidential)
Activities :
- Review of financial documents and provision of legal advice; Verification of the legal compliance of the project with the credit regulations; Lifting of suspensive conditions in collaboration with the client; Drafting of deeds of surety and guarantee. (State guarantee, personal and joint guarantee, agreement for the assignment of business receivables); Participation in meetings concerning the review of financial documents and securities; Drafting of a legal opinion on the validity under local law of the credit agreement, the agreement for the assignment of business receivables, the State guarantee agreement, the deed of personal and joint guarantee of the borrower’s managing director; Legal assistance and advice on all legal matters.
- Assistance to an international lender for the financing of the construction of a solar power plant
Client: A financial company (confidential)
Activities :
- Drafting, reviewing and commenting on the loan agreement; Assistance in completing the administrative formalities required by the loan agreement with the relevant authorities (BCEAO, Ministry of Finance and Budget, Registry of the Dakar Court); Advice on the legal framework applicable to the electricity sector / renewable energy / international loan agreements.
- Financing the purchase of equipment for a supplier of specialized rapid power solutions
Client: An international bank (confidential)
Activities :
- Drafting of asset pledge agreements
- Financing the construction of a coal-fired power plant
Client: Private company (confidential)
Activities:
- Review of corporate authorizations given to signatories of financial documents and securities to ensure compliance with local law, assistance and legal advice on all local law issues.
- Financing by a local banking pool for the benefit of a telecommunications company – debt refinancing
Client: banking pool (confidential)
Activities:
- Drafting of the financing deed; Drafting of the guarantee deeds; Issuance of a legal opinion; Contractual negotiations.
- Advice on a senior credit line for a savings and loan institution for SMEs
Client: a public investment bank (confidential)
Activities:
- Reviewing and commenting on credit agreements from the perspective of Senegalese and Ivorian law; Issuing legal opinions under Senegalese and Ivorian law on, inter alia, (i) the capacity and authority necessary for each company to enter into and sign the financing documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations under such financing documents, (ii) the validity and enforceability under Senegalese and Ivorian law of the parties’ obligations under such financing documents, choice of law, attribution of jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement of judgments, and (iii) the compliance of such financing documents with Senegalese and Ivorian public policy; Assistance with the signing and/or formalities to be carried out locally as agent; Assistance in collecting and reviewing the consistency of the documents required under the conditions precedent and issuing letters of satisfaction of the documents required under the conditions precedent; and Assistance on any measures to be taken to ensure the effectiveness of the transaction and on any local law issues relating to the transaction that should, in the opinion of local counsel, be addressed.
- Financing of a cashew nut producer group by an investment company
Client: an international investment company(confidential)
Activities :
- Review of financing deed subject to English law; Review of security agreements; Review of third-party holding agreement; Issuance of legal opinion; Review of Predictive Terms; Assistance with formalities.
- Financing for the construction of a coal-fired power station
Client: Private company (confidential)
Activities:
- Review of corporate authorizations given to signatories of financial documents and securities to verify their compliance with local law, legal assistance and advice regarding any local law issues.
- Financing the construction of a university
Client: Syndication of banks (confidential)
Activities :
- Verification of the proper incorporation of the borrowing company; Verification of the corporate authorizations given to the signatories of the financial documents and securities; Verification of the legal capacity and authorization given to the company awarded the contract to carry out the project in place of the original holder; Verification of the conformity and security of the guarantee proposed by the State, supported by the issue of a promissory note; Drafting of the credit agreement ; Drafting of guarantee agreements, in particular the state guarantee; Verification of the legal compliance of the financing project with credit regulations.
- Financing the acquisition of military equipment and supplies
Client: a bank and a public investment bank (confidential)
Activities :
- Legal assistance for the implementation of an amendment relating to a public supply contract; Issuance of a legal opinion regarding the capacity of the Ministry to sign each of the financing documents, to obtain the required authorizations and the enforceability of the financing documents under local law (this legal opinion includes an opinion on tax and exchange control issues); Review of the draft financing documents from a local law perspective ; More generally, legal advice in connection with the transaction on local law aspects (including the competence of government departments to sign the documentation); Review of two credit agreements under French law and advice on Senegalese aspects; Issuance of a standard legal opinion on the validity of the borrower’s obligations and ability to sign documents; Assistance in the review and collection of PCs; Review of a memo on Senegalese law regarding the assignment of receivables as security.
- One-stop payment software
Client : A fintech (confidential)
Activities :
- Provision of legal advice and opinions on the aggregation of means of payment; Analysis of potential regulatory risks arising from the client’s business in Senegal.
- Assistance to an export credit insurance company for the financing of an office tower in Dakar.
Client: an export credit insurance company (confidential)
Activities : Legal advice to an export credit insurance company: Legal advice to an export credit insurance company providing buyer credit insurance in favor of financial institutions and investment insurance in favor of the project company and drafting of a memo on the relevant exchange rate and exchange control regulations.