ASAFO & CO. RCI advises on banking and finance, capital markets and infrastructure matters, leveraging its local and multi-jurisdictional experience to assist in cross-border finance transactions, including in energy and mining projects. Yacouba Coulibaly advises clients on project financing, with a focus on renewable energy and infrastructure projects. Engaging in similar work, Jamal Fofana is another key contact. Benoit Diouf is called upon for his expertise in financing and capital markets transactions, as well as related regulatory advice.

C.L.K.A. advises clients on commercial matters, with a broad offering that includes both transactional and contentious services. It is active in cross-border transactions, assisting in international collaborations involving the Ivory Coast as well as market entries by international companies across various sectors. The firm also engages with the Ivory Coast government in infrastructure-based PPPs, as well as advising on significant regulations. Firm head Lassiney Kathann Camara leverages his expertise in commercial law and business regulations to advise key market players and new entrants. Isabelle Niamkey is a name to note for commercial litigation and dispute resolution. Eloi k. Yao and Aboubakar-Sidiki Diarrassouba are also noted.

ADNA supports large clients, including financial institutions, in project finance and acquisition work in the mining, oil and gas and renewable energy sectors. The team is also active in infrastructure and construction projects. Sydney Domoraud advises financial institutions, investors and developers, among others, on all areas of finance, including project, corporate and acquisition finance. Boubacar Diao is a key contact for acquisitions, navigating clients through local legal challenges to transactions.

Bennani & Associés is a popular choice among international law firms and large companies operating across various industries, which turn to the firm for assistance in cross-border M&A and financing transactions involving the Ivory Coast. New York qualified lawyer Désiré C. Woï is a key contact in the firm's Abidjan office. Meliane Ettien left the firm.