Lamia Harguem is a member of the Tunis Bar Association since 2003
Biography
Tunisia represents a dynamic market for investment and an important economic pole in the Maghreb. In this context, Lamia assists international companies in their establishment and investment projects.
She advises on business law in key sectors such as renewable energies, telecommunications, infrastructure, banking and the pharmaceutical industry.
Lamia is often mandated by international firms or multinationals to assist them in investment operations in Tunisia (mergers and acquisitions, concentration control, project financing, public-private contracts, exchange control regulations).
Recent interventions
Vivo Energy
Assistance and advice to Vivo Energy Group, a leading distributor and marketer of Shell branded fuels and lubricants in Africa, in the context of the legal audit of several Tunisian and African subsidiaries in view of Vivo Energy's listing on the London Stock Exchange (Value: 2 billion GBP).
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
Assistance and advice to Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (CDP), the Italian financial institution, in the framework of a loan agreement concluded with the Tunisian State represented by the Central Bank of Tunisia for the financing of a cooperation program agreed upon on the basis of a memorandum of understanding signed between Italy and Tunisia.
Essity
Assistance and advice of the Swedish conglomerate, Essity (formerly called SCA Hygiene products), in the context of its exit from the capital of the Tunisian company Sancella.
Enel Green Power
Assistance and advice to Enel Green Power, the Italian leader in renewable energies, in the context of a tender for the construction of 5 high capacity photovoltaic power plants.
Solix Group
Assistance and advice to the Swedish investment company, Solix Group, in the acquisition of an industrial company established in Tunisia and member of the French group Oré Peinture, specialized in the manufacture of paint products for road marking.
Awards
Lamia is a graduate of the Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences of Tunis where she obtained a DEA in Business Law in 2003. She has been a member of the Tunis Bar for over 17 years.
Before joining Bennani & Associés, Lamia worked for several years at Gide Loyrette Nouel in Tunisia.
″Bennani & Associés LLP has a core focus on advising international companies and foreign law firms with business in Tunisia. The firm serves the North Africa region through offices in Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Côte d'Ivoire. Key areas of work include M&A, joint ventures and foreign direct investment, regulatory advice and corporate finance. Managing partner Lamia Harguem advises multinationals on foreign direct investments into the Tunisian market, joint ventures, M&A, public and private contracts, and other areas of corporate law and support.″- Legal 500 EMEA 2021
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Mergers & Acquisitions
Exchange control regulations
Infrastructure-PPP
Project financing
Contract law
Public Procurement
Energy
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Agri-food
Automotive
Banking/Finance and Capital Markets
Renewable energy
Franchise-Distribution networks
Pharmaceutical
Services
Telecommunications
TRAINING
2003 : DEA in Business Law (Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences of Tunis) - Major of the promotion
2000: Licence en Droit (Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences of Tunis)
1998: Diploma of Legal Studies (Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences of Tunis)
2003: Admitted to the Tunis Bar
LANGUAGES
English
Arabic
French
Italian
CONTACT
Bennani & Associates
Imm. MINIAR, rue du Lac d'Ourmia,
1053, Les Berges du Lac
Tunis, Tunisia
(+216) 71 96 21 20- direct
(+216) 29 20 62 26- cell
(+216) 71 96 23 37- fax
lharguem@bennaniassocies.com
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