Ferchiou & Associés
The team at
Ferchiou &
Associés has attended to client needs since 1984 from the capital city of Tunis.
The firm’s activity is
largely in the M&A practice area. The M&A group is experienced in
representing both buyers and sellers, advising on, inter alia, private acquisitions and joint ventures. The group’s clients hail chiefly from the oil and gas sector, though the team also
represents clients in financial services,
technology and consumer goods.
Among the firm’s key clients are the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
Agence Française de Développement, Unilever and Proparco.
Research period review: 33rd
edition (2023/2024)
Over the research period, the firm
predominately advised in the M&A sphere. Much of its effort this year was focused on
representing acquirers.
Deal highlights:
33rd edition (2023/2024)
Transcom Worldwide
€360 million financing
Traton $3.7 million acquisition
Abdelly & Associés
Abdelly & Associés is a Tunisian law firm established in 1990. The firm is led by managing director Samir Abdelly and is based in Tunis.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm has a focus on M&A work and is also active in project development.
Key clients
Key clients of the firm include ATOG, Monaco Resources, Societé Tunisienne de la banque, Zurich Insurance, Sumitomo and Mitsubishi.
Bennani & Associés
Bennani & Associes is the Tunisian office of the African law firm of the same name. The office is based in Tunis and is led by partner Lamia Harguem.
Bennani & Associes is a Moroccan law firm established in 2004 by Mehdi Bennani.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm has a focus on M&A and financing work.
Key clients
Key clients of the firm include Enel Green Power, Vestas, ArcelorMittal, Solix Group and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti.
Dentons Zaanouni
Founded in 1970, the North African firm
Zaanouni Law Firm & Associates
attends to the legal needs of regional and international clients from its sole outfit in Tunis.
The firm’s activity is
largely oriented towards the
practice areas of banking and finance, M&A, and project development. The banking and finance team is active in corporate financing and refinancing.
The firm’s M&A team advises both in transactional and regulatory roles for clients on both the buy and sell sides from a variety of industry sectors.
The firm’s project development practitioners often advise on land acquisition, licensing and negotiation, as well as offering full-service project implementation representation.
The firm’s clientele includes
ABAD Group-Seafood
DivAVIC international holding corporation,
Christine Apparel,
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles,
First Food Services Tunisia (Burger King),
General Electric,
La Belle Confection,
Madis Medical,
Microsoft Corporation,
Nuovo Pignone,
Pantalex
Tunisie,
PSJ Group,
Société international company outwear,
Société Yassin,
STIORA,
Tunisia Fast Food,
Yazaki Automotive Products and
YKH Holding.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Over the research period, the firm was active in banking, M&A and project development. In banking and finance, the firm’s focus fell upon clients from
a number of industries including education, tobacco, and construction.
In the M&A sphere, the team represented international importers and exporters, as well as automotive clients.
In project development, the firm was heavily involved in the energy sector, principally attending to oil and gas deals. However, the team did display some sustainability-oriented involvement, advising on a green energy project involving the photovoltaic production of hydrogen.
Eversheds Sutherland El Heni
Eversheds El
Heni is the Tunisian office of the international law firm Eversheds Sutherland. The office is led by Fares
Koussay EL
Heni and is based in Tunis. Eversheds Sutherland is a global network of 70 Eversheds Sutherland international offices across 36 jurisdictions.
The firm has a focus on financing and M&A work and is also active in project development.
Key clients of the firm include the World Bank, IFC, EBRD, AFD, BAD, TAEF, NBAD, The Tunisian Government and Scatec Solar.
Client Feedback:
32nd edition (2022/2023)
"High quality of work, quick turnaround and high responsiveness, business-oriented approach, solution and
action-oriented advice, and the
staff have
great language skills."
"Available, technical and provided good feedback specially on corporate issues."
Global Lawyers North Africa in partnership with Gide Loyrette Nouel
Global Lawyers North Africa in partnership with Gide
Loyrette Nouel is the joint operation of French firm Gide with domestic Tunisian firm Global Lawyers North Africa and was established in Tunisia in 2001. The firm is based in Tunis and is led by Anis
Jabnoun. Gide
Loyrette Nouel is an international law firm from France established in 1920. In France, the firm has 81 partners and 265 associates and is led by managing partner Jean-Francois
Levraud.
The firm has a strong practice in financial and corporate work achieving top tier status in Tunisia.
Key clients of the firm include BPCE, Sumitomo Electric Group, Volkswagen, Nestlé, Alshaya, Merck, MSC, Legrand, Merial and Laboratoires Servier.
