Legal and commercial support for your projects.

During a transaction, a transition or a period of increased activity, your teams may need experienced support. Aigba works with legal departments, procurement teams and project managers to take responsibility for an agreed scope of work.

Our support includes:

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts.
• Preparing negotiating positions and matters requiring a decision.
• Coordinating legal, commercial and operational input.
• Monitoring commitments and handing matters over to the teams responsible.

At each progress meeting, you have a clear view of ongoing matters, outstanding decisions and upcoming deadlines. Support can be provided for a specific need or on a recurring basis, with capacity reserved in hours or days.

A major contract, strategic procurement or an industrial partnership commits your business well beyond the signing date. Aigba helps you develop a contractual strategy that reflects your commercial objectives and delivery constraints.

We help you:

• Clarify your priorities and prepare your negotiation strategy.
• Structure tender processes and address their legal risks: tender documents, evaluation criteria, communications with bidders and the handling of bids.
• Draft and negotiate service, supply and partnership agreements.
• Define obligations, responsibilities and the allocation of risks between the parties.
• Organize approvals and monitor commitments during performance.

Deliverables are tailored to the matter: tender documents and contracts, negotiating positions, a responsibility matrix or an obligations tracker. An engagement can cover a project or a defined phase, with a fixed fee or budget cap where the scope allows.

You are exploring opportunities in West Africa or seeking a Canadian partner for a project in the region. Aigba helps you define your approach and prepare your commitments, particularly in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea and Senegal. We pay particular attention to mining and industrial projects.

Our work may include:

• Defining the project, its objectives and the roles of prospective partners.
• Organizing the available information and the due diligence to be carried out.
• Preparing tender responses: assessing requirements, structuring the bid and coordinating local reviews.
• Coordinating input from local counsel and the specialists retained.
• Preparing discussions with commercial, financial and institutional partners, followed by the necessary agreements.

Depending on your needs, the engagement may focus on a decision brief, a tender submission or the agreements your project requires. Due diligence and negotiations can be organized in phases. Local law and technical assessments are handled by the relevant professionals.

You work directly with Horatio De Medeiros, business lawyer. Scope, deliverables, timelines and budget are established at the outset. Services are available in French and English.