DOULAH & DOULAH

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Capital Market

 

Doulah & Doulah is one of the few law firms in Bangladesh that possesses complete expertise in capital market. The firm stands as the leading firm providing legal services in the areas of capital market / securities. The firm assists participants in the securitization market including asset originators, lead managers, credit enhancers, trustees and rating agencies to develop securitization techniques and find new ways to solve problems in securitization to enable innovative transactions to be successfully completed.

 

Its capital market practice started in 1996 when the firm finalized an international transaction involving custodian agreement between Nomura International and Standard Chartered Bank. In the same year Doulah & Doulah performed a feasibility study and formulated the necessary guidelines for Dutch based Van der Heijden Group’s local subsidiary International Basics for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) followed by completion of regulatory requirements. Since then the firm is advising on IPOs and other capital market related issues on regular basis.

 

Besides advising local companies in straight forward IPOs the firm’s excellence is the areas became more dominant when it was appointed by some of the world’s leading Investment Corporations and Institutional Investors to advise them in investing local capital market on regular basis.

 

Citigroup  Global Market Holdings Inc.

Doulah & Doulah has been working for Citigroup Global Market Holdings Inc. entering into various OTC equity derivative transactions with counterparties over Bangladeshi underlying shares, especially on equity derivative transactions in the issue of market access products and capital market. We are assisting them in such matters since 2005. The firm is also assisting in continuous evolution of its warrant program documentation for hedge fund listed in Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

 

Morgan Stanley

We were first appointed by Morgan Stanley entity incorporated in England to acquire a USD loan granted by a Hong Kong Lender to OrasInvestment Ltd with the Lender granting a new USD loan to the Borrower to refinance the Existing Loan in 2005. Followed by the successful completion of the assignment we were appointed by Morgan Stanley in 2007 to make a detailed guideline for them on all the aspects of Capital Market Investments in Bangladesh. After facilitating Morgan Stanley to complete a custodian agreement with a Bangladeshi custodian we are a regular advisor to Morgan.

 

CLSA Financial Products Ltd.

Doulah & Doulah is the local legal counsel to CLSA Financial Products Ltd. with respect to its US$10billion Asian Securities Program. At its inception the firm completed all relevant drafting and finalization assignments with respect to Bangladesh jurisdiction.

 

           


 
 

 

Global Emerging Markets  Inc. Private Investment in Public Equity – Beximco

In 2008 Doulah & Doulah worked for Global Emerging Markets (GEM) Inc. in its Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE) transaction with Beximco Ltd., a listed public company in Bangladesh. This was a groundbreaking investment in Bangladesh being first of its kind in Bangladesh.

 

Global Emerging Markets  Inc.  Private Investment in Public Equity – Bangladesh Thai

In 2008 Doulah & Doulah worked for Global Emerging Markets (GEM) Inc. in its Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE) transaction with Bangladesh Thai Ltd., a listed public company in Bangladesh. This was a groundbreaking investment in Bangladesh being first of its kind in Bangladesh.

 

Other Institutional Investors:

Doulah & Doulah also advises a number other institutional investor companies like Elliott Advisors, Sparrow Fund Management, Pierce Capital, Etrade Securities etc. in setting up investment arrangements in local Capital Market on form of PPO, IPO and investment in secondary market.

 

Mutual Funds:

Doulah & Doulah has been advising different entities e.g. Pierce Capital, Morgan Stanley Institutional Investors, Credit Suisse Trust etc. towards country framework with respect to setting up of mutual and hedge funds referencing to local stocks in Bangladesh market

 

Custodian Agreements:

Custodian Agreement finalization for ABN Amro

Custodian Agreement finalization for Bank of New York at Melone

Custodian Agreement finalization between Nomura and Standard Chartered Bank

Custodian Agreement finalization between Global Emerging Markets and Citibank

Custodian Agreement finalization for Persheng Securities 

 

IPO Transactions:

The firm advises various clients on IPO frameworks in Bangladesh. Recently it advised C.P. Bangladesh Co., Ltd. on its initial public offering related issues.The firm also works for foreign companies intending to be listed in foreign exchanges. In this connection it has recently performed due diligence on the following multinational companies towards successful IPO followed by listing in the relevant stick exchanges: YueYuen in Hong Kong Exchange, Zhong Bu Centresin in Hong Kong Exchange, Infinity Chemica & Banyanpoly Industries Holdings Ltd.  in Hong Kong Exchange, XIN Chang Shoes in Taiwan Exchange

 

On the basis of good acquaintance with Capital Market in Bangladesh and other related areas the firm has been awarded three multi-aspect contracts in Bangladesh involving evaluation of Bangladesh Capital market rules and regulations as follows.

 

A. Country Framework Project, 2005, European Commission

B. Impediments to International Integration, 2006, World Bank

C. Corporate Governance Assessment – Bangladesh, 2007, World Bank

 

Doulah & Doulah has been appointed by Allen & Overy as local corresponding firm with respect to its “Spitafield Project” which provides a holistic capital market investment direction for market leading investment companies.

 
 
 


 


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Plot 153/2, Road 2/2

Mirpur 12A, Dhaka 1221

Bangladesh


Registration No.: 27074


 


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