FIRM BRIEFINGS OTHER JURISDICTIONS
TOGO Martial Akakpo & Partners
2012 Firm Overview Cross-border matters
Benin
Highlight clients Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD)
Most active disciplines Arbitration, litigation, corporate, banking and finance, capital markets, project finance (energy, resources and infrastructure), employment, environmental, IP, land, public and administrative, tax
Key sectors
Mining and metals, oil and gas, airports and aviation, industry and manufacturing, ports and shipping, social infrastructure, water, sewage and utilities
Key partners Martial Akakpo, Jean Yaovi Degli, Edem Zotchi
Martial Akakpo & Partners wins very high praise by some partners of international law firms active in the country, especially for the quality of lawyering offered by Martial Akakpo. “He is an excellent lawyer,” says a client. The firm has a broad set of skills and a strong team of partners handling project finance.
Matters The team was working alongside Allen & Overy advising on due dili- gence, the credit agreement, drafting the deed of pledge of shares and issuing legal opinions for a €12 million financing by BMCE Bank In- ternational for a EPC Holding. The team was also acting for Export Development Canada on a dry leasing agreement between ASKY (lessee) and Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise (lessor) for three Bombardier Dash 8 Q-400 aircraft. A financing matter saw the firm advise Banque Ouest Africaine de
Développement (BOAD) on a $64 million credit line from the African Development Bank (ADB) to finance projects in the WAEMU coun- tries.
ZIMBABWE Gill Godlonton & Gerrans (GGG)
2012 Firm Overview Key partners
Susan Mary Brighton
Zimbabwe has not seen a great flow of power projects or large energy projects but then as commentators note the market may be beginning to open and even show signs of a potential boom in activity. In this context, GGG has placed itself in a strong position in energy and in- frastructure and in 2012 it was one of the first local firms to close a high profile power matter. “With all the constraints of working in Harare they give a fantastic level of professionalism and speed of service and I have no doubt in recommending them,” says a client.
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