M&A: acquisitions of shares in a publicly traded mining company.
Mission completed
Location: Senegal
Client: English group of companies operating in the mining sector (confidential)
Activities: Legal assistance/ Due diligence on the mining interests of the target company; verification of the legal compliance of the sale transaction.
Funding for the construction of a University
Mission completed
Location: Senegal
Client: Bank Syndicate (confidential)
Position: Head of Mission
Activities:
- Verification of the regular constitution of the borrowing company;
- Verification of the social authorizations given to the signatories of the financing and security documents;
- Verification of the legal capacity and the authorization given to the company awarded the contract to execute the project in place of the original holder;
- Verification of compliance and the security of the guarantee proposed by the State backed by the issue of a promissory note;
- Drafting of the financing agreement;
- Drafting of the guarantee agreements, notably the guarantee agreement of the State of Senegal;
- Verification of the legal compliance of the financing project with the regulations on credits.
Debt financing project for the construction of telecom submarine cables
Mission in progress
Location: Ivory Coast and Senegal
Client: Nigerian Bank (Confidential)
Position: Head of mission
Activities:
- Drafting of an assignment of receivable with a major telecom company
- Reviewing of the domiciliation contracts
- Legal review on Foreign exchange regulations and transfer of funds.
Legal advice and assistance on a loan from an international cooperation bank to a public development bank
Mission in progress
Location: Senegal and Togo
Client: International Law Firm
Activities:
- Reviewing the general agreement, reviewing legal opinion for Articles of Association of the borrower, reviewing legal opinion on the laws of Togo, reviewing legal opinion on the laws of Senegal, reviewing legal opinion on the laws of England, Assistance to negotiation, advising about enforceability of the general agreement and related representation and warranties, covenants, CP documents, dispute resolution in the view of English Laws, laws of Togo, laws of Senegal, and related international laws.
Legal advisory in relation to the potential acquisition of a participating interest in the Rufisque, Sangomar & Sangomar Deep ("RSSD") offshore Production Sharing Contract ("PSC")
Mission completed
Location:Senegal
Client: An international business law firm (confidential)
Activities:
- Reviewing all relevant laws, rules and regulations which may impact the Proposed Acquisition; identifying possible legal and regulatory issues and making recommendations on the most effective and optimal structures for implementing the Proposed Acquisition; Issuing opinions on all legal matters and issues pertaining to the Proposed Acquisition as the Company.
- Identifying any possible legal, regulatory, administrative or other constraints and challenges to the successful execution of the Proposed Acquisition
