Daniel Bénay

With over 45 years of experience in the legal realm, Daniel specializes in business transactions such as merger and acquisition transactions, financing, corporate law, energy law (electricity), mining law, and infrastructure. He also offers international advisory services.

In his international practice, Daniel Bénay has played a pivotal role as a counsel in the development and implementation of hydroelectric projects in Madagascar, bank restructuring, and securities legislation in Cameroon, reform of security law in Vietnam, Cambodia, El Salvador, and Morocco, as well as the execution of privatization projects in Haiti.

Areas of practice

• Commercial and corporate law
• Energy (Power)
• Mining and infrastructure
• Corporate financing
• Public and private mergers and acquisitions
• Public-private partnerships

Representative work

• Advising an insurance company in its acquisition of an insurance portfolio.
• Advising national financial institutions in connection with their external financing requirements by increasing their capital.
• Advising national financial institutions in connection with their regulatory regime.
• Advising the Government of Madagascar on the development and implementation of hydroelectric power generation facilities and related infrastructures.
• Advising a consortium initially consisting of a public entity and mining companies in their joint-venture to conduct a feasibility study for the development of multi-user rail network between port facilities to their respective mining sites in Québec.
• Advising a national passenger transporter in connection with the procurement of a new rolling stock fleet and other related equipment.