Alain Malek
Norton Rose FulbrightNorton Rose Fulbright has carved a solid reputation for providing broad corporate and commercial advice to companies, financial institutions, and state entities. The firm is sought after by clients in major sectors including transport, telecoms, real estate, and construction. Alain Malek co-heads the team with his vast cross-border M&A experience. Paris and Morocco-based Marta Giner Asins heads the competition team and is well-versed in merger control.
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Key clients
- Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Digital Economy
- Attijariwafa Bank
- Société Générale
- Hightech Payment Systems
- Intelcia
- The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN)
- Nama Holding
Work highlights
- Advised Société Générale on the sale of its Moroccan operations (the sale of its stake in Société Générale Marocaine de Banques including its subsidiaries and the sale of Sogecap’s stake in La Marocaine Vie) to Saham Group, for a price of EUR 745 million.
- Advised Hightech Payment Systems, a leading global provider of payment software and solutions listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange, on its acquisition of CR2, a digital banking and payments software company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
- Advising The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) on the next phases of Morocco’s ambitious solar plan.
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Alain Malek, Marta Giner Asins