Terence-Ernst Krueger

As a Freelance Attorney, I support companies and founders on cross-border business law across Europe and Africa, with a focus on commercial contracting, corporate governance and regulatory risk. My work combines rigorous legal engineering with an operator mindset: keeping negotiations moving, documentation enforceable, and execution practical. Since September 2023, I have structured and closed 45 agreements (MSA/SoW, NDAs, services, partnerships, shareholder documentation) and delivered end-to-end legal execution across 18+ matters in 4 jurisdictions-from term sheet to signature, including issue-spotting, redlines, stakeholder alignment, closing packs and post-signature action plans. I also established scalable governance across 8 entities (entity set-up, bylaws/SHA, capital operations, board/shareholder packs), standardising decision rights and approval pathways to reduce friction and accelerate delivery. I support transactions and projects totalling €5m–€15m, including investment documentation and authority-facing filings when required, and I typically provide business-ready redlines within 48-72 hours on priority negotiations. I also standardise reusable templates and playbooks (contract templates, negotiation points, closing checklists) to improve speed and consistency across repeat engagements.

Committed to African economic development, CARIUS, KRUEGER & PARTNERS (formerly Krueger Avocats) provides legal counsel in business across Africa particulary Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Chad, Togo, CAR, DRC. Our network across Africa and France is soon to expand into London, New York and Hong Kong. We empower companies of all sizes, from corporates to start-ups, across budding African markets, through our expertise and specialisms: private equity ✹ facilitating FDI ✹ cross-border agreements ✹ regulatory frameworks ✹ corporate transactions ✹ company formation and subsidiaries ✹ M&A and JVs ✹ structure equity ✹ capital increase ✹ shareholder agreements. Our firm values are: Integrity, Excellence, UBUNTU. Our pan-African vision and our successes to date are most notable in natural resources, energy and infrastructure. We have a genuine interest in our clients' activities, building trust and effectively addressing operational constraints – innovatively, individually, practically. Renown for our expertise in OHADA-zone business law, to both international and local standards, we work in civil and common law, and negotiate and draft contracts in both French and English.

I was handpicked given my African project experience and legal expertise, to facilitate the company’s roll-out of cinema complexes across Africa (Senegal, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Morocco). My key wins include: ☛ effectively launching the enterprise from scratch, and sealing the initial deals, ☛ negotiating and drafting watertight contracts satisfying all parties, and ☛ building robust relationships with future partners, landlords, and administrative bodies in local government. SCOPE OF CONTRACTS (developed in accordance with local legislation): construction, delegated project management, design project management, construction and commercial leases, memoranda of understanding (MOU), non-disclosure agreement (NDA), purchase contracts, service contracts (security, cleaning, maintenance), surety acts, and first demand guarantees. SCOPE OF CORPORATE: drafting company bylaws, shareholder’s agreements, current account advance and legal documentation for establishing subsidiaries and JVs and share capital transactions. I also ensured all investment registration and related documentation is in line with state agency requirements. My feedback from Pathé Gaumont highlighted my ability to assume full responsibility and ownership, my empirically-based initiative, my efficient operational mindset, strong pragmatism and my practical lean with individuals, and my skills in development-based project management, building international teams of experts, negotiation, influence, and overcoming difficult obstacles.