Steven Aldrich
DLA Piper Africa, Algeria (L&P Partners)DLA Piper Africa, Algeria (L&P Partners) offers comprehensive advisory and litigation services across a broad range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, telecom, natural resources, construction, and banking. As a member of DLA Piper Africa, the firm provides clients with expert legal counsel in French, English, and Arabic, specialising in joint ventures, regulatory matters, large-scale transactions, intellectual property, and tax. Team head Mounir Ait Belkacem has proven experience in major M&A, projects and private equity deals.
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‘The lawyers at L&P Partners are reactive, flexible and both able and willing to team up with international law firms on cross-border matters with an Algerian component. They are generally considered top of the market.’
‘Mounir Ait Belkacem offers a good balance between the client's concern on deal-making and cost. He is pragmatic, flexible and adaptable when things change.'
- 'Steven Aldrich is a promising attorney. He is pragmatic and solution-oriented, without losing attention to detail. He is responsive and a true pleasure to work with, on a professional and personal level. ’
‘The firm is very rich in its experience through all the years of consulting in Algeria.'
Key clients
- Abdul Latif Jameel Motors Group (Toyota Algeria)
- Al Salam Bank Bahrein
- AmSpec
- beIN Sports
- Bonifiche Ferraresi (BF) S.p.A
- Eva Invest
- LafargeHolcim
- LG Electronics Inc.
- Ontex Group NV
- Prime Pharmaceuticals India
- Sanofi Aventis
- Shariket Kahraba Hadjret En Nouss
- Stellantis
- TÜV Reinhland
Work highlights
- Advising Stellantis (owner of Fiat®) in the restructuring of its automotive activity in Algeria.
- Advising Al Salam Bank Bahrain in a capital increase and a series of acquisitions of shares of Al Salam Bank Algeria for a total value of + USD 100.000.000.
- Assisting Ontex, a leading developer and manufacturer of hygiene products and solutions for retailers and healthcare, in the sale of 100% of Can Hygiene’s share capital and voting rights to its Algerian distributor Hygianis SPA.
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Mounir Ait Belkacem