Constantin Esanou

Constantin Esanou

General Counsel, Insurance and Personal Data Protection Manager

About

With more than 15 years of experience in the infrastructure, energy and transportation sectors, both in mature markets and in emerging countries, particularly in Africa, I have started my career in private practice as a lawyer in France and abroad in leading international business law firms. I have then joined the corporate world acting a general counsel/company secretary of major international groups where I have also been responsible for insurance, personal data protection, and compliance. Member of the executive committee and manager of sizable legal teams, I have held board positions as a director in numerous companies.

Country

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City

France

Industry

Legal Services

Skill

Project Finance, PPP projects, IPP, Public Procurement, Concessions, Energy Law, Oil/Gas, Marchés publics, Financement de projet, Délégation de service public, Droit de l'énergie, Droit des sociétés, Droit international, Gouvernance d'entreprise, Contentieux, Conseil juridique, Rédaction juridique, Due Diligence, Énergie, Corporate Governance

Experience

Africa Global Logistics (MSC)

General Counsel, Insurance and Personal Data Protection Manager

Africa Global Logistics (MSC)

2021-9 - 2025 · 3 yrs

- In charge for all legal aspects of the AGL Group and business units, i.e. (i) ports, (ii) maritime solutions, (iii) railway and (iv) logistics and freight forwarding - Company Secretary of the AGL board - Member of the Executive Committee of the Group - Extensive experience of negotiations with States and public authorities - Direct management of more than 20 people at the HQ and functional management of 80 people based locally - Director of 13 boards - In charge of the negotiation of the insurance policies with the brokers and insurers - Deeply involved in the compliance matters Example of main transactions and achievements: ▪ Sale of Bolloré Africa Logistics by the Bolloré Group to the MSC Group for an amount of EUR 5.7 billion: implementation of the data room, negotiation of the SPA, fulfilment of the CPs, organization of the closing, follow up of the post-closing issues

Sciences Po

Maître de conférence

Sciences Po

LinkedIn
2015-9 - 2025 · 9 yrs

Atelier de "contrats d'infrastructures" au sein de l'Ecole de Droit

International Bar Association

Member of the In-House Counsel Group of the Arbitration Committee

International Bar Association

LinkedIn
2022 - 2024 · 2 yrs

Participation in a working group aimed at exchanging views and reflecting on best practices in international arbitration, with a view to proposing guidelines

Bolloré Ports / Bolloré Railways

General Counsel / Directeur Juridique

Bolloré Ports / Bolloré Railways

2017-3 - 2021-9 · 4 yrs 7 mos

Paris, France

- Attending to all boards and GM of the companies’ portfolios - Practicing English/French/OHADA/Local laws in the following areas: public law, civil law, corporate law, construction law, commercial law, competition law, banking and finance law, litigation before State courts and arbitration - Responsible for the bidding processes, negotiations and follow up of the performance of the contracts (in particular, the concession agreements) Main transactions and achievements ▪ Concessions: Abidjan RoRo Terminal (Ivory Coast, 2020), Suez Canal Automotive Terminal (Egypt, 2019), Kribi Container Terminal (Cameroon, 2017), Bénirail Railway Concession (Bénin-Niger, 2015- 2016) ▪ M&A: sale of Bolloré Ports France (France, 2019), SHAs of the JVs with partners ▪ Financing: financing of US 35M (involving Proparco) for the extension of the Port-au-Prince Container Terminal (Haiti, 2018), project financing of USD 1 billion (IFC being the arranger) for the construction of the new Tema Container Terminal (Ghana, 2016) partners ▪ Construction: negotiation and follow up of a USD 200M Yellow Fidic for the construction of the Port of Dili (Timor del Est, 2018) ▪ Litigation: arbitration against the Port of Douala (Cameroon), arbitration against the VOCPT (India, 2019)

Bolloré Transport & Logistics

Senior Legal Counsel

Bolloré Transport & Logistics

2015-6 - 2017-3 · 1 yr 10 mos

Région de Paris, France

Allen & Overy

Associate - Projects, Energy, Infrastructures Practice Group

Allen & Overy

LinkedIn
2011-9 - 2015-5 · 3 yrs 9 mos

Casablanca, Morocco

Advising, in Africa: - sponsors or lenders in the context of tendering procedures and/or performance of PPP/concession agreements (e.g. port in Guinea; airport, desalination water plant, waste and sewerage in Morocco; gas transmission in Algeria); - sponsors or lenders in the context of tendering procedures and/or performance of PPAs (e.g. Taqa North Africa and Jorf Lasfar Energy Company 5&6 in Morocco); - oil and gas exploration companies in the negotiation of their petroleum agreements and association contracts with governments or the negotiation of farm-out agreements (e.g. in Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania, Gabon).

Gide

Associate - PPP Practice Group

Gide

LinkedIn
2010-6 - 2011-9 · 1 yr 4 mos

Paris (France)

Advising, in France, sponsors or lenders in the context of tendering procedures and/or performance of PPP/concession agreements (e.g. motorways, renovation of the Roland Garros Stadium and the "Parc des Princes" stadium in Paris, hospital in the South of Paris).

Allen & Overy

Intern - Public Law Practice Group

Allen & Overy

LinkedIn
2010-1 - 2010-6 · 6 mos

Paris (France)

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Inter - Public Law Practice Group

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

LinkedIn
2009-9 - 2009-12 · 4 mos

Paris (France)

Linklaters

Intern - PPP Practice Group

Linklaters

LinkedIn
2008-3 - 2008-6 · 4 mos

Paris (France)

Education

Paris-Pantheon-Assas University

Paris-Pantheon-Assas University

LinkedIn
2009 - Present · 17 yrs
University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne

University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne

LinkedIn
2007 - Present · 19 yrs
Sciences Po

Sciences Po

LinkedIn

Affaires publiques

2000 - 2005 · 5 yrs

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