Salman Ahmed > Trowers & Hamlins LLP > Manama, Bahrain > Lawyer Profile
Trowers & Hamlins LLP Offices
BAHRAIN WORLD TRADE CENTER, 7TH FLOOR
SHERATON COMMERCIAL COMPLEX
PO BOX 3012, MANAMA
Bahrain
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Salman Ahmed
Work Department
International Banking and Finance
Career
Salman specialises in all forms of debt finance (cross-border and domestic) including related (non contentious) restructuring work representing borrowers, lenders and investors including bank Muscat, Bank ABC, BNP Paribas, Citibank, Gulf International Bank, HSBC and Standard Chartered.
He has extensive on-the-ground experience of structuring, negotiating (including the negotiation of intercreditor relationships among senior and junior creditors) and documenting major financings in Asia, the Middle East (including numerous transactions in Bahrain, Oman and KSA) and Africa.
He also has a wealth of experience in capital markets transactions including numerous award winning and landmark transactions such as Tilal Sukuk, Ominvest’s debut perpetual capital securities, bank muscat’s debut Sukuk programme, Golden Group’s debut Sukuk programme amongst others. He represents issuers and underwriters on the full spectrum of debt, equity and hybrid security offerings.
Salman also advises all types of financial market participants on regulatory compliance and legal risk management issues (including sanctions).
Lawyer Rankings
Bahrain > Banking and finance (including Islamic finance)
(Leading individuals)Trowers & Hamlins LLP’s banking and finance team acts for a diverse range of regional and international financial institutions, as well as the Central Bank of Bahrain licensees on their in-country and regional finance initiatives and broader regulatory requirements. Although maintaining a broad spread of conventional lending work, the practice is particularly known for its in-depth expertise in Islamic finance, encompassing capital markets, traditional financing products and repos and derivatives in the Islamic financing space. International managing partner and practice head Jeremy Ingham offers extensive experience across contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency work, acting for banks, financial institutions, corporates and insolvency practitioners. With a strong focus on debt capital markets and Islamic finance, Bilal Kahlon regularly advises on Shariah-compliant and sukuk transactions in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Salman Ahmed in Oman is another key figure and is the main client partner for Ahli United Bank following its conversion from a conventional to an Islamic bank.