Franchises & Franchising:
Franchising is considered
to be a very sophisticated method of strategic alliances
without exposing the franchisor to local regulatory
authorities. In Bangladesh franchises are predominant in
the sectors of fast for retailers, shops and drinks. As
such, franchising and franchises agreements require very
careful arrangements and drafting along with a validity
of it under local regulatory regime. In addition
franchising agreements are continuously evolving in line
with market dynamism and franchisor specific underlying
management and quality control methodology.
Doulah & Doulah has leading
practice with respect of franchises and franchising in
Bangladesh. It has been involved in franchising in most
of the major franchises in Bangladesh especially in the
sector of retail food chains. It has wide experience in
conducting due diligence and in this connection it has
conducted a number of due diligence assignments with
respect to potential franchisees for franchisors in
Bangladesh.
Licensing forms an integral
part of a franchising arrangement and the firm possess
wide experience in drafting, finalizing and perfecting
of license agreements. The firm also provides complete
transfer of technology solutions to its clients.
The firm has been appointed
in all of the major franchise matters in Bangladesh
including clients like Freaser & Neave, Pizza Hut,
McDonalds, KFC, Pepsi Co., Dominos Pizza, Subway, Papa
John’s, ACG etc. Franchises in IT sector includes
client like Webel Informatics, Wipro, Sun Micro systems,
NIIT etc.