The firm provides market leading practice in finance sector in Bangladesh. The firm consists of lawyers from Banking, Capital Markets, Corporate, Tax, Litigation and Real Estate practices who have an unrivalled breadth and depth of experience of working with a broad range of Financial Services Institutions and financial matters to give the lenders the required comfort through surgical due diligence. The firm is well acquinted with Asia Pacific Loan Market Association drafts and templates to let te financial documentation converge to an acceptable format as and when required.
Securitization is a major issue in almost all sorts of financing transactions especially for non-recourse debt financing. The firm has established itself as pioneer in drafting complex financing agreements and taking all relevant steps towards covenants, securitization, perfection and enforcement.
Doulah & Doulah has played pivotal role in structuring the Islamic Finance and ECA backed finance structures in Bangladesh.It has acted in a good number of lenders to establish line of finances to local banking and other financial institutions in Bangladesh. Especially it has just completed structuring a murabaha based line of finance from ICD, the private financing wing of Islamic Dvelopment Bank to Lanka Bangla FInance in Bangladesh, the transaction was a first of its kind. The firm currently acts for below major line of finance matters:
- ICD, the private wing of Islamic Development Bank line of islamic finance to a number of banks and institutions in Bangladesh.
- Akabank line of finance to a number of banks and institutions in Bangladesh.
- Commerzbank line of finance to a number of banks and institutions in Bangladesh.
- SAARC SDF line of finance
The firm is active in all spheres of financing including corporate financing, asset financing and debt financing. A few major matters undertaken are outlined below:
- Advised ADB as Lender's Counsel in financing of Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Plant
- Advised AKA Bank (ECA Backed – Hermes) as Lender's Counsel in financing of Dird Textiles Plant
- Advised China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) as ECA's Counsel in financing of Meghna PVC Plant
- Advised Landesbank Baden-Württemberg as Lender's Counsel in financing of Aman Feeds Plant
- Advised BHF-BANK Aktiengesellschaft (ECA Backed – OeKB) as Lender's Counsel in financing of GPH Ispat Steel Plant
- Advised Bank of China as Lender 's Counsel in financing of Evergreen Products Factory Limited
- Advised IFC as Lender's Counsel in financing of Maheshkhali Floating Storage & Regasification Terminal(LNG Terminal)
- Advised UK Export Credit Agency as Lender's Counsel in financing of A large LPG Bottling Plant
- Advised EDC as Lender's Counsel in financing of Two ATR Aircrafts to US BAngla
- Advised Deutsche Bank as Lender's Counsel in financing of A number of aircrafts in Bangladesh
- Advised Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus JSC as Lender's Counsel in financing of Local Government Enginering Department
- Advised Akabank & Commerzebank (ECA Backed – Atradius) as Lender's Counsel in financing of Abdul Monem Limited
- Advised Export-Import Bank of China as Lender's Counsel in financing of A Eonomic Zone
- Advised Gates Foundation as Lender's Counsel in financing of Bkash Ltd. the Fintech company
- Advised BHF-BANK Aktiengesellschaft (ECA Backed – Hermes) as Lender's Counsel in financing of Beximco Pharmaceuticals
- Advised BHF-BANK Aktiengesellschaft as Lender's Counsel in financing of Orion Pharmaceuticals
- Advised Export-Import Bank of China China ICBC as Lender's Counsel in financing of Kodda 350MW (IPP) Power project
- Advised Export-Import Bank of China as Lender's Counsel in financing of Khulna 375MW Power Plant
- Advised Industrial & Commercial Bank of China as Lender's Counsel in financing of Keraniganj 100MW Power Plant
- Advised China Export & Credit Insurance Company as ECA's Counsel in financing of Barisal 350MW Coal-Fired Power Plant
- Advised China Export & Credit Insurance Company as ECA's Counsel in financing of Chittagong 2x612MW Coal-Fired Power Plant
- Advised China Export & Credit Insurance Company as ECA & Lender's Counsel in financing of Paira 2x612MW Coal-Fired Power Plant
- Advised Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) as Lender's Counsel in financing of 150MW Haripur Barge Mounted Power Plant
- Advised European Investment Bank (EIB) as Lender's Counsel in financing of upgradation of Baghabari and Shahjibajar Power Plants
- Advised Finnish Fund For Industrial Co-operation Ltd. (FINNFUND) as Lender's Counsel in financing of 15MW Meghnaghat CPP
- Advised Islamic Development Bank (through ICD) as Lender's Counsel in financing of Jhulda 150MW Power Plant
- Advised AB Svensk Exportkredit as Lender's Counsel in financing of Barapukuria Coal Fired Power Project
- Advised China Development Bank as Lender's Counsel in financing of Series of Power Plants in Bangladesh
- Acted as Lender's Counsel in financing of Engreen Sharishabari Solar Power Plant
- Advised China Financial Leasing Co. as Lender's Counsel in financing of Narayanganj 50MW DPA Power Plant
- Acted as EPC's Counsel in financing of 414 MW Dual Fuel Power Plant in Sirajganj
- Acted as Lender's Counsel in financing of Power Distribution (16 Towns) Project under IDA Credit
- Advised AKA Bank & Commerzbank as Lender's Counsel in financing of a Power Plant at Naraynganj
- Acted as Lender's Counsel in financing of Anlima Power Plant at Ashuganj
- Advised Islamic Development Bank as Lender's Counsel in financing of Moitree Super Critical Coal Fired Power Plant
- Acted as Lender's Counsel in financing of Large scale financing in Midland Power Plant
- Acted as Lender's Counsel in financing of Confidence Power Bogra Unit-2
- Acted as Lender's Counsel in financing of Jhulda Power Plant Unit-3
- Acted as Lender's Counsel in financing of Bhoirab Power Plant
- Advising Export-Import Bank of China & CDB as Lender's Counsel in financing of 2x662 Coal Fired Power Plant at Payra
- Advised Societe Generale as Lender's Counsel in connection to financing of Bangabandhu Satellite
- Advised China Development Bank as Lender's Counsel in financing of Dhaka Ring Road Project
- Advised China Development Bank as Lender's Counsel in financing of First Dhaka Elevated Expressway
- Advised Govt. of Malaysia as Lender's Counsel in financing of Padma Bridge Project
- Advised European Investment Bank (EIB) as Lender's Counsel in financing of South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation Road
- Advised Ayesa as Sponsor's Counsel in financing of Double Dual Gauge Track between Tongi Joydebpur by Exim Bank of India
- Advised European Investment Bank (EIB) as Lender's Counsel in financing of Dhaka Environmentally Sustainable Water Supply Project