We deliver tailored and actionable strategies to enable our clients to navigate the intersection between law, business, finance, government and policy.
We deliver tailored and actionable strategies to enable our clients to navigate the intersection between law, business, finance, government and policy.
As business oriented trusted advisors, we help our clients succeed by identifying and opening up opportunities, accelerating execution, managing and mitigating risk, and providing legal, regulatory, policy, financial, security and strategic communications advice.
As business oriented trusted advisors, we help corporations and investors succeed by identifying and opening up opportunities, managing and mitigating risk and providing legal, regulatory, policy, security and strategic communications advice.
The Firm
Our trademark is our commitment to integrity. We operate to the highest international standards, due diligence and compliance in all the work we do.
Altius Advisory was formed by accomplished senior and market leading professionals to serve our clients as trusted advisors. Our independent and multidisciplinary approach helps our clients anticipate and respond to the demands of a complex and ever-changing international business, regulatory and political environment.
We deliver tailored and actionable strategies to enable our clients to navigate the intersection between law, business, finance, government and policy.
About us
Our background
Our team is made of market leading experts with deep and practical experience in the field: we have worked in major corporates, law firms, financial institutions, national governments and international institutions across a wide range of policy fields enabling us to provide unique perspectives to our clients’ leadership. Our partners and senior advisors have an extensive track record of advising clients on high–profile strategic pan–African projects and transactions.
Our multidisciplinary approach
We believe that our clients are best served by our senior-led, multi-disciplinary approach. Our clients’ opportunities and challenges are often complex and politically and commercially sensitive. The vast depth and breadth of experience that underpins our team combined with our holistic approach helps to ensure that our clients receive the very best of advice and support in a focused, mature and confidential manner.
Focus on Africa
Our purpose is to help expand business, trade and investment opportunities in the continent. With headquarters in Casablanca and a strong presence throughout Africa, we are fully committed to contributing to the continent’s potential. We have a locally-led and senior multidisciplinary team that works across the continent with a network of cross-disciplinary advisers that have been hand-picked by us throughout our many years of experience working with and in Africa, as well as internationally. We shape our teams to suit the precise needs of each client and deploy them in a flexible manner, which allows us to deliver real value, no matter how complex or large the needs of the client might be.
Our clients
We serve clients, both corporates and governments, in a variety of fields, including energy, digital infrastructure, environment and sustainability, technology, trade, telecoms, media, financial services, manufacturing life sciences, manufacturing, retail and transport. As such, we work with governments, with international companies and financial firms investing in Africa, and with African companies who aim to trade and operate in the continent and internationally.
Services
We believe in tailored and seamless services, bringing together all aspects of business, project development and investment: from helping shape investment strategies, to identifying and fostering business opportunities, accelerating execution, mitigating and addressing risks and handling the legal, regulatory, policy, financial, security and reputational aspects. We address challenges with a full-service multi-disciplinary approach, and work alongside our clients to add concrete, tangible value.
Network
Drawing on the wide experience of the firm’s partners and its tried and trusted network of senior advisors and relationships, both across Africa and internationally, we are uniquely positioned to assist our clients find the right business partners, engage with the most relevant stakeholders and realize investment and commercial opportunities. We leverage our relationships and network on the ground to enable our clients to reduce uncertainty, inform strategy and drive execution. Our Senior advisors act as a permanent sounding board for the firm and are involved in projects on a case by case basis.
Who we are
Otmane is the former Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs and General Counsel of a global leader in the fertilizer industry based in Morocco. Otmane was the Group lead in negotiating and shaping policy and regulatory issues. He was also a full-time member of the executive, investment and M&A committees and was involved in several multi-billion dollars industrial projects and joint ventures. He has extensive experience in large scale chemicals, mining, and infrastructure projects in Africa and globally.
Otmane is a licensed attorney and a member of good standing of the Canadian Bar. He obtained a B.A in Economics and Managerial Studies from Rice University and his Law Degree from McGill University. He also holds two executive master’s degrees from HEC Paris and MIT. Otmane is also a non-executive director of the AfroChampions initiative.
Otmane is the former Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs and General Counsel of a global leader in the fertilizer industry based in Morocco. Otmane was the Group lead in negotiating and shaping policy and regulatory issues. He was also a full-time member of the executive, investment and M&A committees and was involved in several multi-billion dollars industrial projects and joint ventures. He has extensive experience in large scale chemicals, mining, and infrastructure projects in Africa and globally.
Otmane is a licensed attorney and a member of good standing of the Canadian Bar. He obtained a B.A in Economics and Managerial Studies from Rice University and his Law Degree from McGill University. He also holds two executive master’s degrees from HEC Paris and MIT. Otmane is also a non-executive director of the AfroChampions initiative.
Paulo has over 25 years’ experience in the public and private sectors, serving in senior positions at institutions such as the World Bank and the West African Development Bank (BOAD). He has assisted heads of state and governments on key projects throughout the African continent. He is also a founding member of the Green Climate Finance Fund, the world’s largest dedicated fund. He also serves on the board of the COVID-19 Response Fund set up by the African Union (AU)/the Africa Center Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). He is a founding member and the Co-Chairman of the AfroChampions Initiative.
Paulo has served on the boards of firms such as AFIG, Asky Airlines and Ecobank. Paulo holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics from ILERI, Paris and a Masters Degree from Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
Paulo has over 25 years’ experience in the public and private sectors, serving in senior positions at institutions such as the World Bank and the West African Development Bank (BOAD). He has assisted heads of state and governments on key projects throughout the African continent. He is also a founding member of the Green Climate Finance Fund, the world’s largest dedicated fund. He also serves on the board of the COVID-19 Response Fund set up by the African Union (AU)/the Africa Center Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). He is a founding member and the Co-Chairman of the AfroChampions Initiative.
Paulo has served on the boards of firms such as AFIG, Asky Airlines and Ecobank. Paulo holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics from ILERI, Paris and a Masters Degree from Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
Nick is a former Managing Partner and Head of Global Finance at the leading global law firm of Shearman and Sterling. Nick has spent over 30 years focused on the development and expansion of the Firm’s EMEA practice, concentrating in particular upon the African continent as the head of the Firm’s Africa Desk. Consistently ranked as a “Band 1” leading advisor for projects in the Energy, Infrastructure and Mining sectors, Nick has specialised throughout his career in advising corporates, financial institutions and governments on high profile complex and commercially sensitive first-in-kind and first-in-country transactions, operating without established templates and precedents to facilitate major advances in energy and infrastructure throughout EMEA and especially in Africa. Nick is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales and obtained his honours degree from Dundee University which included studying in the prestigious Oil and Gas Institute there.
Nick is a former Managing Partner and Head of Global Finance at the leading global law firm of Shearman and Sterling. Nick has spent over 30 years focused on the development and expansion of the Firm’s EMEA practice, concentrating in particular upon the African continent as the head of the Firm’s Africa Desk. Consistently ranked as a “Band 1” leading advisor for projects in the Energy, Infrastructure and Mining sectors, Nick has specialised throughout his career in advising corporates, financial institutions and governments on high profile complex and commercially sensitive first-in-kind and first-in-country transactions, operating without established templates and precedents to facilitate major advances in energy and infrastructure throughout EMEA and especially in Africa. Nick is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales and obtained his honours degree from Dundee University which included studying in the prestigious Oil and Gas Institute there.
Hassan has a long experience in international institutions both in Senegal and internationally. He started his career in the Dakar regional office of UNICEF before his appointment as Head of Africa at the Red Cross where he became the first non Swiss administrator of the organization. Hassan then joined the cabinet of HE Kofi Annan Secretary General of the United Nations, before serving as Special Advisor to HE President Wade of Senegal. Hassan also advises the Chairman and CEO of a global fertilizer leader on African matters.
Hassan founded Synergies Africa, an international NGO involved in the peaceful resolution of conflicts in Africa, and co founded FAS, an NGO dedicated to the promotion of Women in Africa.
Hassan has a long experience in international institutions both in Senegal and internationally. He started his career in the Dakar regional office of UNICEF before his appointment as Head of Africa at the Red Cross where he became the first non Swiss administrator of the organization. Hassan then joined the cabinet of HE Kofi Annan Secretary General of the United Nations, before serving as Special Advisor to HE President Wade of Senegal. Hassan also advises the Chairman and CEO of a global fertilizer leader on African matters.
Hassan founded Synergies Africa, an international NGO involved in the peaceful resolution of conflicts in Africa, and co founded FAS, an NGO dedicated to the promotion of Women in Africa.
Miriam is a global leading international trade lawyer and a former official of the EU Commission where she represented the EU at the WTO, negotiated several bilateral trade agreements and was a senior adviser to Foreign Affairs Commissioners. Miriam’s work is in the nexus of policy, law and regulation. She has served in a number of board positions, including as Vice-Chair at UBS Europe. She was formerly Co-Chair of the trade practice and a member of the management committee at Dechert LLP, London and partner at DLA Piper, London.
Miriam is also Chair and founder of international NGO Inspiring Girls and a Member of the European Council of Foreign Relations. She studied law at the University of Valladolid and attended the College of Europe in Bruges. She was Senior Associate Member of St Antony’s College at Oxford University and lectures at Stanford University. Miriam is admitted to the Spain Bar of Lawyers since 1994, and a registered Foreign Lawyer and Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.
Miriam is a global leading international trade lawyer and a former official of the EU Commission where she represented the EU at the WTO, negotiated several bilateral trade agreements and was a senior adviser to Foreign Affairs Commissioners. Miriam’s work is in the nexus of policy, law and regulation. She has served in a number of board positions, including as Vice-Chair at UBS Europe. She was formerly Co-Chair of the trade practice and a member of the management committee at Dechert LLP, London and partner at DLA Piper, London.
Miriam is also Chair and founder of international NGO Inspiring Girls and a Member of the European Council of Foreign Relations. She studied law at the University of Valladolid and attended the College of Europe in Bruges. She was Senior Associate Member of St Antony’s College at Oxford University and lectures at Stanford University. Miriam is admitted to the Spain Bar of Lawyers since 1994, and a registered Foreign Lawyer and Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.
Rudy is a retired Lt. Colonel, USAF and former Africa Counterterrorism Director in the Office of the US Secretary of Defense and concurrently East Africa Director. He is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and CEO of WMR- a service-disabled veteran owned company dedicated to understanding and mitigating complex global threats to human and corporate security. Rudy has 25 military honors, including the Defense Meritorious Service medal for his direct involvement in the rescue of the Maersk Alabama Capt. Philips. He holds a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and a Master of international relations from Troy University.
Rudy is a retired Lt. Colonel, USAF and former Africa Counterterrorism Director in the Office of the US Secretary of Defense and concurrently East Africa Director. He is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and CEO of WMR- a service-disabled veteran owned company dedicated to understanding and mitigating complex global threats to human and corporate security. Rudy has 25 military honors, including the Defense Meritorious Service medal for his direct involvement in the rescue of the Maersk Alabama Capt. Philips. He holds a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and a Master of international relations from Troy University.
Faiçal has over 30 years of experience in the field of communication. He is the Chairman and CEO of Morocco’s public service TV and radio broadcasting companies (appointed in 1999) where he has notably led the digital transformation of the media. Faiçal has served two terms as an elected member of the european broadcasting union. Faiçal is also Chairman of Morocco’s National Olympic Committee and President of the Royal Tennis Federation. He is the Executive Vice President of the Marrakech international film festival Foundation.
He holds a Masters of science from Stanford University and an engineering degree from the Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics in Paris.
Faiçal has over 30 years of experience in the field of communication. He is the Chairman and CEO of Morocco’s public service TV and radio broadcasting companies (appointed in 1999) where he has notably led the digital transformation of the media. Faiçal has served two terms as an elected member of the european broadcasting union. Faiçal is also Chairman of Morocco’s National Olympic Committee and President of the Royal Tennis Federation. He is the Executive Vice President of the Marrakech international film festival Foundation.
He holds a Masters of science from Stanford University and an engineering degree from the Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics in Paris.
Christian is the former CEO of BNP Paribas Asset Management and CIO of BNP Paribas Investment Partners. He also served as the Chairman of the influential European Funds and Asset Management Association. Christian is a founding member of the french political party La République En Marche, and also served as president of the En Marche Financing Association.
Christian is a lecturer in Geo-economy at HEC Paris and Sciences Po and a board member of the « break poverty foundation ». He is also the Founder and CEO of Alphée Consulting, an independent, Paris based, advisory firm.
Christian is the former CEO of BNP Paribas Asset Management and CIO of BNP Paribas Investment Partners. He also served as the Chairman of the influential European Funds and Asset Management Association. Christian is a founding member of the french political party La République En Marche, and also served as president of the En Marche Financing Association.
Christian is a lecturer in Geo-economy at HEC Paris and Sciences Po and a board member of the « break poverty foundation ». He is also the Founder and CEO of Alphée Consulting, an independent, Paris based, advisory firm.
Contact us
Our headquarters are located in Casablanca, Morocco, with a presence in Abidjan, Addis Ababa, Dakar, Nairobi, London, Paris, Silicon Valley and Washington DC.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +212 (0)522 79 79 29