Mehdi Bennani
Bennani & AssociésBennani & Associés advises leading multinational companies across a range of sectors including automotive, oil and gas, and financial services regarding cross-border M&A and joint venture matters. The team possesses ‘perfect knowledge of the legal environment’ in Morocco and attracts instructions from international law firms. Commercial and corporate specialist Mehdi Bennani heads the office. Mahdi Yamnahaddou is an asset to the team with his corporate, M&A, and insolvency experience.
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‘Technical skills, perfect knowledge of the legal environment in Morocco.’
‘Open-minded, flexible, listens to clients.'
Key clients
- AMMC (The Moroccan Capital Market Authority)
- Adidas
- Allianz SE
- Alstom
- Azelis Group NV
- Bel SA (Groupe Bel)
- Bunzl plc
- Crown Holdings, Inc.
- Engie
- Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Etisalat
- FIAT
- FRS Europe
- Globis Acquisition Corp.
- Huawei
- Inspired Education Holding
- Koch Ag & Energy Solutions
- Phillips
- Samsung C&T
- Siemens AG
- TUI Group (TUI AG)
- Western Union
- Tilleghem
Work highlights
- Advised the global insurance giant, Allianz SE, on a €2 billion joint venture with Sanlam Group, which created the largest Pan-African insurer with operational assets across 29 African markets outside South Africa.
- Advised Demant A/S, a Danish hearing aids manufacturer listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, on the sale of several subsidiaries to Australia-based Cochlear Limited.
- Acted as Moroccan antitrust counsel to EP Equity Investments in the €2 billion acquisition of Atos Holding France 1 from Atos SE.
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Mehdi Bennani