The firm offers its advice to legal entities or individuals in the following main areas and acts regularly as local correspondant of prestigious international law firms :
Skills
A.L.F.A. MONACO
Specific know-how
A.L.F.A. MONACO
- Knowledge and thorough experience of the regulatory context, financial and insurance activities including anti-money laundering, drafting of portfolio management contracts, terms and conditions for banks, annual reports, bank secrecy, compliance manuals, SLAs, cross border outsourcing of activities…
- Acquisition of companies: due diligence, negotiation, drafting or review of SPAs, escrow agreements.
- Financing and restructuration of debts: drafting or review of facilities or loan agreements and their ancillary agreements (securities, first demand guarantees).
- Commercial leases and sale of ongoing businesses and leases.
Specific know-how
A.L.F.A. MONACO
- Knowledge and thorough experience of the regulatory context, financial and insurance activities including anti-money laundering, drafting of portfolio management contracts, terms and conditions for banks, annual reports, bank secrecy, compliance manuals, SLAs, cross border outsourcing of activities…
- Acquisition of companies: due diligence, negotiation, drafting or review of SPAs, escrow agreements.
- Financing and restructuration of debts: drafting or review of facilities or loan agreements and their ancillary agreements (securities, first demand guarantees).
- Commercial leases and sale of ongoing businesses and leases.
As examples :
A.L.F.A. MONACO
- Throughout the year 2022, we assisted several clients with the incorporation of Single Family Offices and Multi Family Offices, notably in the regulatory aspects, company law, labour law, etc., particularly in the context of the acquisition of real estate and assets under completion in the Principality of Monaco.
- In 2022, we assisted numerous clients in the context of application procedures to set up residence in Monaco, for nationals of the European Economic Area and for nationals of countries outside the European Economic Area.
- In 2022, we assisted an international banking group with all aspects related to its establishment in the Principality (regulatory, corporate law, labour law, data protection), in order to be authorised to carry out financial activities.
- In 2022, we assisted numerous clients in the implementation or review of internal anti money laundering procedures (review of AML manuals, memoranda etc.).
- In 2021, we assisted numerous clients in employment law matters concerning hiring procedures, drafting of settlement agreements and employment contracts, dismissal of corporate representatives, drafting of internal regulations, advising on non-competition clauses etc.
- Recently, we have issued legal opinions of Monegasque law in favour of several international credit institutions on the validity and the execution of template agreements related to the « 1994 AFB Master Agreement », 2001, 2007 and 2013 FBF Master Agreement, 1992 and 2002 ISDA Master Agreement.
- In 2020, we assisted a client, one of the leading historical player in the global insurance and reinsurance market, on a partial portfolio transfer transaction.
- In 2020, we acted as Monegasque Counsel to Monaco Telecom in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Vodafone Malta by the latter, including the review of the finance documents, the borrower’s corporate authorizations, the drafting of securities and the issuance of legal opinions.
- In 2020, we represented several investors in a real estate transaction in the Principality, for €110,000,000, including the legal structuring of their joint-venture.
As examples :
A.L.F.A. MONACO
- Throughout the year 2022, we assisted several clients with the incorporation of Single Family Offices and Multi Family Offices, notably in the regulatory aspects, company law, labour law, etc., particularly in the context of the acquisition of real estate and assets under completion in the Principality of Monaco.
- In 2022, we assisted numerous clients in the context of application procedures to set up residence in Monaco, for nationals of the European Economic Area and for nationals of countries outside the European Economic Area.
- In 2022, we assisted an international banking group with all aspects related to its establishment in the Principality (regulatory, corporate law, labour law, data protection), in order to be authorised to carry out financial activities.
- In 2022, we assisted numerous clients in the implementation or review of internal anti money laundering procedures (review of AML manuals, memoranda etc.).
- In 2021, we assisted numerous clients in employment law matters concerning hiring procedures, drafting of settlement agreements and employment contracts, dismissal of corporate representatives, drafting of internal regulations, advising on non-competition clauses etc.
- Recently, we have issued legal opinions of Monegasque law in favour of several international credit institutions on the validity and the execution of template agreements related to the « 1994 AFB Master Agreement », 2001, 2007 and 2013 FBF Master Agreement, 1992 and 2002 ISDA Master Agreement.
- In 2020, we assisted a client, one of the leading historical player in the global insurance and reinsurance market, on a partial portfolio transfer transaction.
- In 2020, we acted as Monegasque Counsel to Monaco Telecom in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Vodafone Malta by the latter, including the review of the finance documents, the borrower’s corporate authorizations, the drafting of securities and the issuance of legal opinions.
- In 2020, we represented several investors in a real estate transaction in the Principality, for €110,000,000, including the legal structuring of their joint-venture.
