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Corporate & Commercial: M&A, JV, corporate tax, shareholders’ agreements, complex commercial contracts, formation of company, branch and liaison offices, registered office services, directorial services, post-incorporation approvals and registrations, company and commercial litigation and arbitration. E.g.

  • set up a liaison office for Visa
  • advised Padma Bank on board restructuring and name change
  • acquisition of Sheba Telecom by Orascom Telecom Holding: first international acquisition in the telecom sector in Bangladesh ($50 million)
  • merger of two entities of Marie Stopes International, UK in Bangladesh
  • advised an MNC in its proposed acquisition of the entire passive mobile telecom infrastructure of one of the largest telcos in Bangladesh ($250 million)


Banking, Finance, Securities: loan documents and syndication, banking litigation, securities laws, payment systems and financial services. E.g. advised

  • Visa: payment systems, MFS, chargeback requests
  • BAT Bangladesh: retrospective imposition of VAT & supplementary duty (Tk.1924,00,00,000) on sale of tobacco products
  • SSL COMMERZ, largest payment aggregator in Bangladesh: contracts with participant banks/ merchants
  • DFID (Bangladesh): establishment of a CIB for Microfinance
  • Pubali Bank: pre-IPO placements


Foreign Investment: Forex, regulatory and tax matters, setting up branch and liaison offices, work permit, etc. E.g. advised E & Y, India on closure of branch office and related forex, regulatory and tax issues

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Rashna Imam
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Akhtar Imam

Rashna Imam

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Reshad Imam

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AB Bank Limited

ABB India Limited

Bangladesh Bank

Banglalink

Chaldal Limited

DFID (Bangladesh)

Facebook

Japan Tobacco International

Marico Bangladesh Limited

Mitsubishi

Pubali Bank Limited

SSL COMMERZ

Spotify

Visa

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OTT, Social and Digital Media

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