Our clients operate in emerging countries and in grey situations where they expect geographical and functional expertises
We want to help them navigate through this web of complexities where Big Four companies have left the battlefield
As former executives of Tier 1 consulting firms,
we aim at offering our client a blend of high value services to help our clients succeed in their projects.
Therefore CLS is developping 2 majors strengths :
An internal and external network of teams
located where our clients interests are located (EMEA)
A large scope of skills from Tax and Legal to Strategy and Operations
Founded in 2024 by Lazhar Sahbani, a tax specialist,
CLS & Strategy has aimed at providing a large scope of service to its client from Dubaï and Algiers.
To broaden CLS value offering, in 2025,
he has been rejoined by Nicolas Arfel, an M&A expert, and Phetsamone Rasphone, a seasoned management consultant.
They have not only worked together within international advisory firms but have also become friends.
CLS & Strategy can leverage on their 25 years of international experience.
They share the same vision of supporting clients in the Mediterranean basin and expand further CLS&Strategy’s portfolio of services.
Thus, in 2026, CLS has opened a new office in Tunis with local partners,
Sultan Jebeniani, an audit expert, and Wassim Baccari, a public sector consultant,
following the same model than in Algeria, with Mehdi Taïbi, an audit senior professional, as the anchor partner in Algiers.
CLS development is still at its early stage and you may expect further expansion in the near future.
