Standing out for its ‘technical expertise, commitment, and creativity’, the energy and power team at Asafo & Co. boasts leading advisors across the mining and natural resources segments. Practice head and managing partner Pascal Agboyibor is an expert on project development, transactional, and contentious matters regarding power generation, energy infrastructure, and mining assets across Francophone Africa. Bob Bastos specialises in the natural resources sector, focusing his practice on the structuring, negotiating, and development of mining projects. Offering a strong renewables sector engagement, Simon Ratledge regularly advises investors and sponsors on energy project M&A and finance.
Testimonials
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‘They have a keen knowledge of the issues related to the management of large-scale projects concerning the mining sector, energy projects and transport infrastructure. Their technical expertise, commitment, and creativity are simply astonishing.'
‘ASAFO has an in-depth knowledge of the issues we submit to them. They are innovative, pragmatic and, above all, available.’
Key clients
- Société congolaise pour le traitement du Terril de Lubumbashi S.A.S. (STL)
- La Générale des Carrières et des Mines S.A. (Gécamines)
Work highlights
- Advising Société congolaise pour le traitement du Terril de Lubumbashi S.A.S. in its negotiations with a leading mining group regarding the long-term sale of germanium concentrate and germanium hydroxide.
- Advising La Générale des Carrières et des Mines S.A. (Gécamines) in the global restructuring of its partnership with the CMOC GROUP regarding the TFM project.