Simon Auquier

Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2006, partner Simon Auquier is a member of Gide's Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate practice group. He moved to the Casablanca office in early 2010, where he now heads the M&A department, after spending four years in Gide's Paris office. He works on corporate acquisitions and divestments, acquisitions of equity holdings, as well as investment and industrial partnership projects for foreign investors seeking to move into Morocco and/or expand their existing investments in the country. In addition, he works for Moroccan clients on joint ventures with foreign partners, acquisitions in Morocco, etc. Simon also assists both Moroccan and foreign clients on their investment projects in sub-Saharan Africa. Over recent years, he has been involved in a number of major acquisition and investment projects in West Africa, and in operations involving various African sub-regions.

Simon Auquier graduated from French business school ESSEC and holds a Master's degree in corporate law / in-house counsel (Diplôme de Juriste Conseil d'Entreprise) from Paris II - Panthéon-Assas University.