Morocco

Banking, finance and Islamic Finance 
The Firm assists financial institutions in financing transactions, syndicated loans, restructuring, loans and also regarding local regulation with the central bank

The Firm assists local and International Finance Islamic in structuring, documenting and negotiating transactions.

Regulatory: anti-money laundering compliance; terrorist financing compliance; financial services regulation; sanctions; tax and tax information exchange; FATCA; insurance and re-insurance regulation. 

Capital markets
HB Law Firm has a significant experience in stock exchange law in the Moroccan market (IPO, capital increase, capital decrease, preferred shares or perpetual …)

Corporate and M&A
HB Law Firm regularly advises local and foreign companies and international groups on all matters regarding corporate governance issues. Our law firm has a relevant experience in setting up and ensuring the follow-up of governance structures, in all types of Mergers & Acquisitions, public offering or private takeover, domestic or trans-national transactions.

The firm handles also, on a daily basis, corporate law issues for several clients, overseeing aspects of legal security in the drawing up of their legal documentation in compliance with the legal formalities of the relevant authorities. 

Also, HB Law firm regularly advises investors operating in various sectors during all stages of their implementation project in Morocco. 

The Law Firm assists large multinational companies, SMEs and individuals in all aspects related to their projects. It assists them, as well, in their dealings with administrative authorities. 

Mergers and acquisitions: joint ventures and shareholder arrangements; re-organizations and disposals; corporate restructuring; Stock Exchange listings; sale and purchase documentation; regulatory advice. 

Our firm also represents clients in courts and administrations regarding the corporate litigations (shareholders agreement, criminal and civil responsibility of directors, etc.)

Competition
HB Law advise and represent local and foreign companies in matters and disputes covering every aspect that impacts establishing and managing commercial relationships, both between businesses and with consumers.

Restructuring and insolvency
Our expertise covers advice on, debt restructuring and rescheduling, distressed acquisitions/sales, credit bidding, formal insolvency proceedings. We advise lenders and investors at all levels of the capital structure as well as corporates/directors, central banks, insolvency officeholders and government institutions.