Gulf of Oman
François Serres
FRANCOIS SERRES is an international lawyer, member of the Paris Bar since 1979. Former student of the Institute of Political Science in Paris, he also owns a diploma in international law delivered by the Paris Bar. Former Secretary of the “Conference du Stage” of the Paris Bar, he is also registered as a lawyer before the International Criminal Court. He has been the President of the Business Crime Committee of the International Bar Association. He was also a lawyer before the Special Tribunal of Lebanon and of the African Chambers in Dakar, Senegal.
FRANCOIS SERRES has a recognized experience in Public Private Partnerships since the 1990. Through his law firm based in Paris but with an important presence in WAEMU, ECOWAS, CEMAC and CEEAC Regional Economic Zones, he provides advices to International Institutions, Governments and private clients. He is a member of the Working Group of the United Commission for Europe on PPP Guidelines towards Sustainable Development Goals. He is also an expert for the United Nations Commission for Africa and of the United Nations Organization for Industrial Development.
Professional Experience
François SERRES provides services in many sectors (Energy, Infrastructure – Railway, Ports, Highway, Airports -, Social sectors – Health, Education, Housing), Special Economic Zones, Agroparks, and Urban development.
Consultation services are related to the following areas :
- Diagnostic studies (Sector evaluation, Governance framework, Public Procurement systems, Economic and sectoral environment of Public Prtivate Partnerships
- Drafting legislation and institutional frameworks for PPP's
- Strategic studies on the promotion of PPP's (WAEMU)
- PPP's projects evaluation, feasibility studies, tendering procedures, contractual schemes, financial structuring
- Transaction advisory and drafting of PPP contracts
- Training
François SERRES also provides litigation services before National French and Francophones jurisdictions, and before arbitration courts, international human rights courts and international criminal courts.
Partnerships
Public Contracts and Energy
Infrastructure
Technical and Financial Consultants
ADE TRANSPORTS (France)
JADE ADVISORY (Tunisia)
Public Procurement and PPP's
(France, WAEMU, ECOWAS, CEMAC, CEEAC)
Assistance in Investment Projects
AFRIKAFORWARD (Ivory Coast)
Investment funds, corporate finance
JML INVESTMENT (Dubai)
Ports
Sector Consultant
PORT AND TRANSPORT ADVISORY SERVICES (USA)
Energy
Technical and Financial Consultant
PARIS INFRASTRUCTURE ADVISORY (France)
SOLEOL TECHNOLOGIE (France)
AVOCAP DAKAR (Senegal)
Institutional Development and State Reform, Public policy and Sectoral Reforms
INSTITUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT
(France)
Industrial Zones, Agroparks, Economic and Social Development, Urban Development, Training
Territorial economic development
INSTITUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT
(France)
PAPES (Senegal) : SME support platform
Environment, Gender
HSE (Hygiene Safety Environment)
M CONSULTING (Ivory Coast, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Tchad)
SEZ development, port development and logistics
TANGER MED ENGINEERING (Morocco)
Sustainable city
STRATEGY.SA (Ivory Coast)
International commerce/ZLECAF
GRADES CONSULTING (Guinea)
Training
INSTITUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT
(France)
CIMEF INTERNATIONAL
(large panel of training modules (all sectors) – Morocco, Ivory Coast, Senegal)
Economic and social forum
Civic Academy for Africa’s Future
Manssah Community
Research Center, think tank
RSE, ESG, Développement Durable
Socially Responsible Investment
Circular Economy
Quality Management, Business Analysis, Digitisation
Doing Good in Africa (France, Africa)
Developing and structuring sectors
CLE Expertises (Paris)
Agroforestry and forest management, Carbon certification
AETS AFRIQUE (Africa)