Bebisoa Zafindravaka is a legal executive at BLC Chambers and holds a ‘Maitrise en Droit Privé’ from the University of Antananarivo (Madagascar) in 2006. She joined the firm in January 2013. She had previously worked for John W. Ffooks & Co, a leading law firm in the mining and natural resources sector in Madagascar, where she gained considerable experience in the natural resources sector. She worked on a number of matters namely the USD 4.5 billion Ambatovy nickel and cobalt Project, as well as, a mining due diligence report for Asia Thai Mining in connection with its acquisition of mining assets in Madagascar.

When joining BLC, Bebisoa has been assigned to the banking team where she regularly assisted with cross-border and local financing matters including a USD 300 million telecommunication financing across African countries, in which she was requested to assist in the drafting of financing documents relevant to the project and more particularly the security documents or the review of same. She has worked on various financing matters including, energy matters and has gained substantial experience in this practice area.

Bebisoa has recently been assigned to the M&A, business law team, where she assists with basic corporate transactions including but not limited to the drafting and/or the review of constitutions, assisting clients on local and/or cross-border mergers and conducting due diligence exercise for acquisition purposes.