Practice area 06
Banking and finance law
Structuring and documenting financial transactions under conventional and Islamic finance.
We advise on banking and finance, supporting clients in structuring and negotiating financial transactions that comply with Somali law and international standards. Our work covers conventional and Islamic finance, loan and security agreements, investment documentation and financial regulatory compliance.
We assist financial institutions, investors and corporate clients in navigating complex financial regulation, so that transactions are legally sound and enforceable.
Instructing the firm on this
Bring the documents you already hold. The first meeting produces a written note of the position and the options, not an immediate filing.
What we do
- Loan and security documentation: loan agreements, collateral arrangements and related security documents
- Investment documentation: investment agreements, shareholder arrangements and financing instruments
- Financial regulatory compliance: licensing, reporting and compliance requirements under Somali financial regulation
- Islamic finance structures alongside conventional facilities
- Anti-money laundering frameworks and related policy work
Who we act for
- Banks and financial institutions
- Investors and financing parties
- Corporate borrowers and guarantors
- Mobile money and payment service providers
Legal framework
The rules this work is measured against.
Somali law is being rebuilt in several of these areas at once. We tell clients where the current requirement ends and where a proposed reform begins.
- Structures
- Conventional and Islamic finance
- Documentation
- Loan, security, investment and shareholder instruments
- Regulation
- Licensing, reporting and compliance under Somali financial regulation
- Standards
- Somali law applied alongside international practice