Naomal Goonewardena
Hall of fameNithya PartnersThe capital markets and finance offering at Nithya Partners advises multinationals and their subsidiaries in a spectrum of finance-related matters, including facilitation of various loans, such as syndicated loans, assisting with loan securitisation, as well as advisory roles pertaining to legal policy and banking regulation compliance. Naomal Goonewardena heads the group, overseeing the team’s most high-value transactional mandates, and is assisted by the expertise of Prashanthi Vignanantha, who handles the team’s advisory aspects, such as opinions on guidelines and licensing requirements.
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Key clients
- State Bank of India
- Bank of China Limited
- Seylan Bank PLC
- Sampath Bank PLC
- Bank of Ceylon
- DFCC Bank PLC
- LB Finance PLC
- Citizens Development Business Finance PLC
- Commercial Leasing and Finance PLC
- NDB Investment Bank Limited
Work highlights
- Acted as the local legal counsel for the United States International Development Finance Corporation on a USD 30 Million facility granted to Citizens Development Business Finance PLC.
- Acted as the legal counsel for a syndicate of banks on an LKR 39,000,000,000 syndicated loan facility granted to Sri Lanka Telecom PLC.
- Acted as the local legal counsel for Commercial Bank PLC on an LKR 12,000,000,000 BASEL III compliant, tier two, listed, rated, unsecured, subordinated, redeemable debenture with non-viability conversion.
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Naomal Goonewardena