As a member of the Africa Legal Network, the ADNA banking and finance team often conducts cross-border transactions across the continent, with recent examples including advising on matters in Ethiopia, Lebanon, and Egypt. Safia Fassi-Fihri heads the practice with her strong expertise in credit financing, often acting for both lenders and borrowers on large multijurisdictional transactions between Africa and Europe.
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Key clients
- Abn Amro Bank N.V
- Cooperatieve Rabobak U.A
- Ing Bank N.V
- Abn Amro Asset Based Finance N.V
- Rabo factoring B.V
- Ing commercial finance B.V.
- Proparco
- Office National des Aéroports (ONDA)
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
- Allianz
- International Finance Corporation
Work highlights
- Advised IFC in relation to the 50,000,000 USD financing in Crédit du Maroc.
- Advised Abn Amro Bank N.V, Cooperatieve Rabobak U.A, Ing Bank N.V, Abn Amro Asset Based Finance N.V, Rabo factoring B.V, Ing commercial finance B.V.as lenders in relation to a loan to Klaas Puul.
- Advised PROPARCO, as lender, in connection with a EUR 65,000,000 secured and real estate credit facility granted to MISSION LAIQUE FRANCAISE, a French non-profit association recognized as a public utility, heads a network of 112 French educational establishments abroad with over 60,000 students in 39 countries.