A&O Shearman advises on the full scope of banking products including corporate and syndicated loans, both secured and unsecured, receivables financing, project finance, and ECA-backed financing. Hicham Naciri heads the team with his project finance, structured finance, regulatory, and general foreign investments experience. Yassir Ghorbal has project finance and capital markets expertise and his client list includes major companies such as Finance Com Group and BMCE. Antoine Haddad concentrates on the development and financing of projects across Africa.

ASAFO & CO. MOROCCO Sarl has strong capabilities in the areas of corporate lending, acquisition finance, project finance, and asset finance. The firm’s experience advising borrowers, lenders, and sponsors provides it with broad experience across banking transactions. Department head Patrick Larrivé regularly advises on large-scale projects and counts financial institutions, private companies, developers, investors, and governments among his clients. Louis Dubois brings his expertise in public contracts and private finance initiative, public real estate, and public finance to the team.

Clifford Chance advises on an array of banking, capital markets, and financing transactions, including Islamic finance, acquisition finance, cross-border financing, and general corporate lending. As a market leader with ‘solid experience’ in project finance and project development, the firm has been involved in major energy, mining, and infrastructure projects in Morocco. It regularly advises international and African investors, lenders, sponsors, and governments. Practice co-heads Mustapha Mourahib and Ouns Lemseffer, supported by Meriem Komiha, are regularly involved in project financing. Lemseffer and Komiha also advise on structured financing, financial regulation, regulatory, and capital market operations.

Norton Rose Fulbright’s banking and finance team is well-equipped to provide advice on banking operations, project financing, financial restructuring, and corporate lending transactions. Leading the team is corporate specialist Alain Malek who advises Moroccan and international corporations and financial institutions across sectors including banking, insurance, energy, infrastructure, and telecoms. Roberto Cristofolini specialises in capital markets, banking, and asset management, including the creation of all types of investment funds and financial and stock market regulation. Sara Benjelloun recently joined the capital markets team.

Gide Loyrette Nouel covers all aspects of financing transactions, including structured finance with a focus on securitisation and bond issuance. The firm also advises foreign banks and institutions on local banking and capital market regulatory matters. ‘Outstanding’ Wacef Bentaibi leads the project and financing team, with a client list comprising state-owned enterprises, sponsors, and lenders, many of which operate in key sectors such as mining, gas and oil. ‘Dedicated’ Mounia Larhrissi focuses on structured finance across all types of assets and transactions, but also advises sponsors and borrowers involved in corporate and project financing.

UGGC Africa displays strength in banking and finance providing expert advice on bank financing, regulatory, projecting financing, securitisation, and bond issues. Ali Bougrine leads the practice and regularly advises major industrial and financial groups and investment funds.  Laurent Sablé is well-versed in corporate finance activities and recently assisted Induver in financing imports of raw materials from MFG Algérie.

ADNA adeptly advises banks, financial institutions, and sponsors on project finance, acquisition, and bond issues. The team’s capabilities also extend to capital markets and structuring Islamic finance transactions, as well as in-depth knowledge of OHADA law. Safia Fassi-Fihri leads the department and is particularly experienced in finance and regulatory matters.

Afrique Advisors offers a range of banking services such as regulatory and compliance, corporate finance and securities, and project finance. Laila Slassi leads the practice and lends her expertise to complex, multidisciplinary projects involving financial, corporate, and tax law. These include acquisitions and sales of assets, establishing joint ventures, and restructuring operations in the industrial and financial sectors.

Bakouchi & Habachi - HB Law Firm LLP is experienced in banking and project finance. The firm has assisted local and international groups, banks, financial institutions, and investment funds. These clients span across key industries such as energy, oil and gas, insurance, and real estate. Salima Bakouchi and Kamal Habachi lead the department with their combined expertise in stock market regulation, structured finance, and project finance.

Dentons Morocco‘s banking, finance, and capital markets team is led by corporate specialist Christophe Simonnet . Simonnet regularly advises clients on financing matters in North Africa and Francophone African countries. Co-head Mehdi Megzari is experienced in banking and financing, M&A, corporate, and competition law, and has advised EBRD, Development Partners International, Banque Centrale Populaire, Société Générale among many other clients.

URITI is a boutique law firm whose diverse client list ranges from start-up companies to large multinationals and financial institutions. Kenza Bounjou leads the banking and finance practice with her corporate, finance, and project expertise. Bounjou has experience across infrastructure-related sectors and niche knowledge of sustainable investments, ESG, and CSR issues.