Shahwar Jamal Nizam leads the banking and finance team at DFDL Bangladesh, whose highlights in 2022 and 2023 included assisting two of the biggest finance companies in the world on their potential investments in Bangladesh. Within the group, there is international offshore expertise, as well as experience working on major transactions and financing deals domestically. Tarannum Tasnim and Mahboob Aziz regularly handle litigious matters for the team. Its structure is similar to that of an international law firm, which helps the group when handling cross-border matters.
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‘Well-developed team who are responsive.’
‘Shahwah Jamal Nizam is a good client lawyer, responsive and commercial.'
Key clients
- Actis
- Nebras
- Asian Development Bank
- Pinnacle Towers backed by KKR
- IDCOL
- Standard Chartered Bank
- OPEC Fund
- IFC
Work highlights
- Advising EPV Thakurgaon Limited on developing, operating, and financing a 115 MW HFO based combined cycle power plant located in the Thaurgaon district of Bangladesh.
- Advising the lenders namely AIIB, DEG, OPEC Fund and Standard Charted Bank on the financing of Unique Meghnaghat Power Limited, which is developing a 584 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Advising Infrastructure Development Company Limited and OPEC Fund for International Development on providing financing of aggregate facility of £150m to Energon Renewables (BD) Limited for developing and operating a 100 MW solar power project in Mongla, Bangladesh.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Shahwar Jamal Nizam