Finance & Projects
Capital Markets
Equity and debt issuance, listing and continuing obligations under the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission regime.
- Chambers Global 2026 · Band 1, Corporate & Finance
- The Legal 500 · Tier 1, Banking & Finance
Bangladesh's capital markets are regulated by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, with the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges operating post-demutualisation. Public issues, rights issues, bonds and sukuk, and private placements each run on their own rule set, and foreign participation adds exchange control to the picture.
We act for issuers, sponsors, arrangers and investors on listing and issuance, and advise listed companies on continuing obligations, disclosure and takeover questions. The firm also acted for the consortium that acquired a strategic stake in the Dhaka Stock Exchange itself.
How we help
- IPOs, rights issues, repeat public offers and private placements
- Bonds, debentures, sukuk and structured instruments
- Listing applications and exchange documentation
- Continuing obligations, disclosure and insider trading compliance
- Takeovers, substantial acquisitions and delisting
- Issuer's and sponsor's legal opinions
Representative matters
- Represented the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges in acquiring a strategic stake in the Dhaka Stock Exchange.
- Acted as issuer's counsel on a Hong Kong Stock Exchange IPO (USD 135 million).
- Appeared before the securities tribunal for Pershing Securities.
Mandates in this practice
Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges · Acquirer's counsel
Acquisition of a strategic stake in the Dhaka Stock Exchange on demutualisation
Evergreen · Issuer's counsel
Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing
Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing — Evergreen · Issuer's counsel
Bangladesh counsel on the Evergreen initial public offering