L&P Partners

L&P Partners is one of the largest business law firms in Algeria and it regularly advises clients in a broad spectrum of business law matters. L&P Partners is a member firm of DLA Piper Africa.

The firm offers assistance in both advisory and litigation and the team is capable of applying international standards with a strong local presence. Our lawyers have a detailed knowledge of Algerian local laws and regulations, including local company law and are very familiar with local practices. L&P Partners' team regularly advises and represents its clients in French, English and Arabic.

L&P Partners focuses its expertise in the most strategic business sectors in Algeria:

• Pharmaceutical;
• Telecom and technology;
• Natural resources;
• Construction;
• Infrastructure;
• Industry;
• Banking;
• Agri-business and FMCG.

L&P Partners advises these clients in the context of the entirety of their operations in Algeria, particularly joint-venture negotiations and structuring, regulatory, large-scale transactions, intellectual property, tax, and litigation.

L&P Partners is recognized as one the best firms in Algeria in M&A transactions. Advising on both single or multi-jurisdictional public and private M&A and joint venture transactions, our lawyers are well placed to assist with all facets of transactions, from initial term sheets and due diligence to negotiation, drafting and completion. Our services include:

• advising portfolio companies on executing 'buy and build' strategies and other strategic acquisitions/divestments;
• advising on the acquisition and disposal of assets, equity capital and debt;
• coordinating and conducting due diligence and reporting on the important issues in a clear and concise format;
• negotiating and drafting all transactional documents, including letters of intent, sale and purchase agreements, investment agreements and joint venture agreements;
• coordinating the input of all legal and other advisers throughout the transaction and supporting clients as they drive transactions to completion.

Areas of growth:

• Currently advising Stellantis in the development of a vehicles manufacturing plant in Algeria;
• Currently advising Stellantis in the development of its CBU operations in Algeria;
• Currently advising several pharmaceutical Groups in the context of their reorganization in Algeria;
• Currently advising Al Salam Bank Bahrain in a capital increase and a series of acquisitions of shares of its Algerian subsidiary;
• Currently advising Sanofi Aventis Algeria in the localization of an industrial project;
• Currently advising Bonifiche Ferraresi in setting up a joint-venture and the development of a large-scale agriculture project.