Biography
Delwar Hossain is a partner in the Firm's Global Banking & Finance Practice Group currently based in Baker McKenzie’s Riyadh office. Before joining Baker McKenzie, Delwar was a manager (documentation) in Dubai Islamic Bank and an in-house legal counsel in Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank.
Delwar’s main areas of practice include Islamic finance, debt capital markets, project finance, loans & credit facilities and restructuring & insolvency.
Representative Legal Matters
- Acting for The Saudi Investment Bank in relation to SAR 150 million murabaha based fund financing for the development of a real estate development project in Riyadh.
- Acting for HSBC Saudi Arabia Limited, the Saudi British Bank and Banque Saudi Fransi in relation to a SAR 750 million murabaha based syndicated financing facility to Hafil Transport Company.
- Acting for The Saudi Investment Bank in relation to SAR 350 million murabaha based fund financing for the acquisition of certain commercial real estate properties in Riyadh.
- Acting for a syndication of banks led by Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C.), Emirates NBD Bank (P.J.S.C.) and Mashreqbank P.S.C. in relation to US$ 150 million syndicated facility to Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait B.S.C. as borrower.
- Acting for a syndication of banks led by Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C.), Emirates NBD Capital Limited, First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC and The Commercial Bank (P.S.Q.C.) in relation to US$ 300 million syndicated loan facility to National Bank of Oman (S.A.O.G.) as borrower.
- Acting for SNB Capital Company in relation to its entry into treasury hedging transaction documentation with Al Rajhi Bank.
- Acting for Akbank T.A.Ş. (Turkey) in relation to the entry into documentary credit insurance documentation with the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- Advising National Bank of Pakistan, Bahrain ("NBP") in relation to NBP's participation in the US$ 250 million syndicated mudaraba and murabaha based trade finance facility arranged by International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation in favour of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan with sovereign guarantee from the Government of Pakistan.
- Acting for Arcapita Investment Partners Limited in relation to SAR 375 million murabaha based long term financing by Bank Aljazira for acquisition of warehousing facilities.
- Advising Dhahran Valley Business Services Company in relation to Shari'ah compliant investment management account structure and the entry into transaction related documentation with Rasmala Investment Bank Limited.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Bar of England & Wales - Member
- The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, London - Member
- The Law Society of Ontario, Canada - Member
- The Canadian Bar Association - Member
- The Ontario Bar Association - Member
Admissions
- Ontario~Canada (2017)
- England & Wales~United Kingdom (2004)
Education
- Inns of Court School of Law (Bar Vocational Course) (2004)
- University of Exeter (Post Graduate Diploma in Law) (2003)
- Cambridge University (LL.M.) (2002)
- International Islamic University Malaysia (LL.B.) (2001)
- Dhaka College Bangladesh (A Levels) (1995)
Languages
- Bengali
- English