Corporate Finance | The Ansar Law Firm

Corporate Finance – Debt, Equity, Structured, and Islamic Financings

Representation of Global and Other Investment Banking Firms

At his former firms, Mr. Ansar has been involved in the representation of the following global and other investment banking firms:

Bear Stearns, Citigroup, The First Boston Corporation, Goldman Sachs, International Finance Corporation (IFC), JP Morgan, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Nomura, Robert Fleming, and Tucker Anthony & R.L. Day. Mr. Ansar has also worked extensively with Credit Suisse First Boston in connection with the issuance of several offerings of debt and equity by an issuer.

Debt, Equity and Structured Financings

The firm, through Mr. Ansar, has been involved in the following financings:

Representation of Goldman, Sachs & Co., in connection with a $100 million offering of bonds by Hackensack Water Company, interest being payable on the bonds in the form of equity, an Institutional Investor Deal of the Year.
Representation of Clemente Global Growth Fund Inc., in connection with its public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
Representation of Delta Options Group in connection with its registration with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Representation of Tucker Anthony & R.L. Day in connection with the initial public offering of Amity Bank, a Connecticut bank.
Representation of Tucker Anthony & R.L. Day in connection with the initial public offering of Connecticut Savings Bank, a Connecticut bank.
Representation of Global Growth Fund, a closed-end fund, in connection with its public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
Representation of Merrill Lynch in connection with an offering of notes by the Province of Newfoundland.
Representation of Merrill Lynch in connection with a $100 million offering of municipal bonds by a Puerto Rican issuer.
Representation of Bear Stearns in connection with a $100 million offering of mortgage backed-bonds by Sun Savings & Trust, a Maine savings and trust bank.
Representation of the underwriters in connection with a public offering of Fairhaven Savings Bank, a Massachusetts savings bank.
Representation of Citicorp in connection with a $45 million offering of convertible bonds by Dewan Salman Fibre Limited — the first such offering in the international capital markets by an issuer from Pakistan.
Representation of Robert Fleming, as underwriter of a $100 million offering of global depositary receipts ("GDRs") by Hindalco Industries Limited, one of India's largest private sector manufacturers of aluminum ("Hindalco").
Representation of Lehman Brothers and J.P. Morgan as underwriters of a $100 million offering of GDRs by Hindalco — Lehman's first underwritten offering of GDRs in India.
Representation of Chescor Capital Middle East Limited in an offering of units.
Representation of Atlantis Investment Fund, a Cayman Islands based closed-end fund, in connection with its structuring and formation for an aggregate amount of $120 million.
Representation of Atlantis Investment Fund, in connection with the purchase of units of the Atlantis Fund, a British Virgin Islands fund, for consideration aggregating $70 million, both entities being affiliates of Saison Fundex Corporation, a Japanese financial services corporation.
Advice to the Atlantis Investment Fund in connection with repurchase agreements with Credit Suisse First Boston, Dresdner Bank, Lehman Brothers, Salomon Brothers International Limited and UBS AG.
Representation of Atlantis Fund in connection with an investment in preference shares of SFA CABS II CBO's offering of notes and preference shares aggregating $252 million.
Representation of Atlantis Fund in connection with an investment in preference shares of Solstice ABS CBO's offering of notes and preference shares aggregating $302 million.
Representation of Atlantis Fund in connection with an investment in preference shares of Valeo Investment Grade CDO II's offering of notes and preference shares aggregating $503 million.
Representation of Atlantis Fund in connection with an investment in subordinated notes of Orion Euro High Yield B.V.'s offering of notes aggregating $276 million.
Representation of Atlantis Investment Fund in connection with the listing of its units for an amount of $190 million on the Irish Stock Exchange.
Representation of Atlantis Fund in connection with an investment in preference shares of Orchard Park CDO's offering of notes and preference shares aggregating $301 million.
Representation of Saudi Hollandi as underwriter in connection with the initial public offering of a Saudi reinsurance company.
Advice to two alternative investment firms based in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda in connection with strategies for realizing income from illiquid investments.
Representation of a leading GCC-based shipping, transportation and logistics operator in connection with a $160 million financing secured by the shares of a listed affiliate engaged in the transportation of LNG.
Representation of a GCC-based shipping, transportation and logistics operator in connection with consulting arrangements.
Representation of a GCC-based consultant in connection with the origination of financing for a Silicon Valley technology company.
Representation of a Dublin life sciences company in connection with research, development and financing matters with its partners and collaborators based in Germany and the U.S.

Islamic Financings

Extensive experience of various Islamic financing instruments including Ijara, Murabaha, and Mudaraba, among others.
Advice given as to Sharia'a compliant structures for investment into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.