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Clifford Chance advises Honoris on its strategic partnership with the higher education group ESPRIT in Tunisia

2 December 2020

Clifford Chance advises Honoris on its strategic partnership with the higher education group ESPRIT in Tunisia

Clifford Chance advised Honoris (the first and largest pan-African network of private higher education institutions, backed by global investment firm Actis) on its partnership with the centre of excellence ESPRIT Group in Tunisia. The integration of the ESPRIT Group into Honoris' organization complements Honoris' innovative and robust education capabilities across Francophone Africa and beyond. ESPRIT represents the 14th institution in the Honoris network, which is now home to 57,000 students across the African continent.

Clifford Chance was lead international counsel to Honoris. The Clifford Chance team was supervised by Mustapha Mourahib, Partner and Co-Head of the Clifford Chance's Africa Practice. Nathalie Zanardo, Counsel, was responsible for ongoing supervision over the transaction, supported by Saliha Bardasi, Senior Associate.