Banking and Corporate Finance

Banking and loan documentation, debt collection, asset-backed finance, construction finance, debt rescheduling, local syndicated loan transactions and guarantees, structured trade finance, securitization and foreign exchange regulation.

our law firm is ranked amongst the top law firms in West Africa in the representation of both borrowers and lenders in asset-backed and mortgage-backed financing. Our attorneys represent investors and credit enhancement providers in all aspects of securitization. our law firm has successfully used its broad experience to develop innovative approaches for new local finance structures acceptable within the OHADA law areas.

Our clients range in size from the largest investment and commercial banks to small specialty finance companies. Our lawyers take the time to learn our clients' businesses and objectives and bring to bear a blend of legal expertise and business know-how in solving complex problems.

our law firm provides clients with customized solutions for their specific securitization needs while offering them a full range of tax, financial restructuring, credit enhancement and real estate expertise. This integrated service benefits our clients in numerous ways: for example:

• Our tax attorneys counsel clients on collateralized mortgage obligations, revolving finance and other special purpose vehicles.
• Our tax attorneys have also affected market practice by developing novel ideas to help our clients reduce their tax liability and to finance efficiently.
• Our financial and restructuring attorneys are among the best in Benin other countries in West Africa with attorneys involved in bankruptcy and corporate reorganizations and other insolvency-related matters.
• Our financial restructuring attorneys are often involved in restructuring a proposed transaction to help prevent last minute bankruptcy issues from negatively impacting the transaction.
• Our litigation attorneys are invariably involved in all finance transactions for litigation risk analysis.