Jacob Oben has been a member of the Cameroon Bar since 2015.
Biography
Jacob has over a decade's experience representing clients in market-leading transactions, covering a wide range of specialties, such as corporate mergers and acquisitions, oil and gas, energy, mining, project finance, infrastructure, banking, telecommunications, healthcare, as well as commercial and consumer litigation.
Recent interventions
Mergers & Acquisitions
Worked as lead partner and advisor to the sellers (Diageo Group) in the largest M&A transaction in Cameroon in the last two decades, namely the acquisition of Guinness Cameroon (GCSA, Diageo Group) by Société Anonyme des Boissons du Cameroun (SABC, Castel Group) via Brasseries et Glacières Internationales (BGI).
Project financing
Assisted lenders including Citibank, N.A. (London branch), CITIBANK Gabon, Société Générale Cameroun (SG Cameroun), Standard Chartered Bank Cameroun (SCB Cameroun), Banque Internationale du Cameroun de l'Épargne et le Crédit (BICEC), SCB Cameroun (Attijariwafa Bank Group), Ecobank and BGFI Bank in the structuring and extension of a medium-term syndicated loan (USD 200 million) to Cameroon's largest utility (ENEO).
Energy
Acted as advisor to several DFIs and local lenders in connection with the financing of the construction, development and operation of the USD 1.4 billion Nachtigal hydroelectric project, for the design, construction and operation of a 420 MW hydroelectric dam in Cameroon.
Awards
Jacob Oben is a recognized leading lawyer in Cameroon with extensive experience in commercial law.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Banking law
Corporate law
Oil and Gas Law
Information and communication technology law
Mining law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Capital markets
Privatizations and foreign direct investment
Aviation
Maritime
Project and Corporate Finance
Employment law
Commercial litigation and arbitration
Investment foreign law
Labour Law
Intellectual property law OAPI
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Litigation and arbitration
Energy
Financing
Mergers & Acquisitions
Company regulations
TRAINING
2015: Admitted to the Cameroon Bar
2008: Master of Laws (LLM) in International Trade Law - University of Wales - Cardiff, United Kingdom
2005: Licence en Droit (LL.B) - University of Yaoundé II, Cameroon
LANGUAGES
English
French
CONTACT
Bennani & Associes Cameroun Ltd
No. 308b - Rue 2358 (Rues des Pavés) - Bonapriso P.O Box 413, Douala, Cameroon
Tel : (+237) 678 667 750 / (+237) 233 439 161
Email: joben@bennaniassocies.com
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