Africa

Corporate and Commercial Law Firm of the Year Senegal

Firm Profile

GENI & KEBE was founded in 1912 and began acting as a legal adviser firm for foreign embassies and companies based in Senegal. From then to now on, it remains the premier destination law services firm in the Francophone African Region. Over the last 20 years, the firm has increased its presence in the African francophone market across a wide spectrum of practice areas thanks to

Mouhamed Kebe

corporate and Investment law with a concentration in Francophone countries.

Top tier ranked in Chambers global as leader in his field, he is closely attuned to foreign investors’ concerns on doing business in Francophone Africa. He also oversees commercial transactions including joint ventures, banking & finance corporate reorganisation and restructuring.

Mouhamed is graduated from the University of Dakar UCAD (SENEGAL) and the University of Essex (United Kingdom).

Mouhamed KEBE is the Managing Partner of GENI & KEBE and practices in the area of

He is qualified with the Senegalese Bar Association (1993) and is member of the Law Society of England and Wales (International Division) and the International Bar Association. He has seconded in major law firms in Paris and London.

Notable Legal Work

• Advised Citigroup on a project of investing foreign hedge funds between Citi Capital Advisor and the Reserve Bank of West African States (BCEAO)

• Advised TNS, a MNE incorporated in UK on its merger with RMSI, a plc company incorporated in Nigeria having branches in eight African countries

• Advising Oracle in relation to corporate and labour law/HR issues in Senegal

• Advised Iberia, on tax issues affecting its Senegalese subsidiary in relation to the acquisition of Iberia by British Airways

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• Advised CCS COMSERVICE, a company registered in Hong Kong, on the formation and inbcorporation of its branch in the Republic of Niger

• Advised Succeeder Holding, a company registered in BVI on a claim before the AOIP in relation to a registration of mark

• Advised HSE, an Australian company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in relation to the acquisition by the Company of 100% of the shares in Erin Mineral Resources Ltd, an unlisted Australian public company having a subsidiary in Senegal.

an extensive network of alliances. Sources interviewed by Chambers Global praise the “high quality advice and ability to handle pan-African corporate transactions” of GENI & KEBE and acknowledge it as “one of Senegal’s premier firms thanks to its international approach and high standard of work”.

Areas of Expertise

• Banking and Finance • Corporate/M&A • Insurance and Reinsurance • TMT • Real Estate and Construction • Mining and Energy • Healthcare and Pharmacy • Employment and HR • Aviation and Maritime • Tax • Charities • Human Rights • White Collar Crime • Public & Adminsitrative

GENI & KEBE remains the premier destination law services firm in the Francophone African Region.

Contact:

47, BD. Republique|BP. 14392|15023|Dakar|Senegal

Tel: 221 338 211 916|221 339 575 850 Mobile: 221 776 441 601

Fax: 221 338 426 275|221 339 575 877 Email: info@gsklaw.sn mhkebe@gsklaw.sn

Website: www.gsklaw.sn

BENIN • BURKINA FASO • CAMEROON • COTE D'IVOIRE • GUINEA • MALI • NIGER

Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2012