Simon Auquier is a Partner in the Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team. He is the co-head of Gide's Casablanca office.

He works for corporates and private equity firms on acquisitions and divestments, equity investments and industrial partnerships on the African continent. Initially focused on Morocco and North Africa, Simon is now - and has been over the years - involved in a number of large-scale transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Simon recently advised the Brazilian group Votorantim Cimentos on the sale of cement plants in North Africa, the IFC (World Bank) and institutional investors on their investment in Retail Holding, the Danish group DFDS in connection with the acquisition of FRS's Moroccan assets in the Strait of Gibraltar, the Crédit Agricole group in connection with the sale of Crédit du Maroc, the investment fund SPE in connection with acquisitions in Côte d'Ivoire, and groups such as AXA and ENGIE in connection with disposals or acquisitions, etc.

Simon is a graduate of ESSEC and the Magistère de Juriste d'Affaires / DJCE (University of Paris II). He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2006.