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Abdulla Zaman

Abdulla Zaman
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Abdulla Zaman

Abdulla Zaman

Associate


London
Abdulla Zaman
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Abdulla Zaman

Abdulla Zaman

Associate


London

Abdulla Zaman

Associate

London

T: +44 (0) 20 3400 4319

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Biography

Abdulla is an associate in the Transport and Asset Finance team with experience of rail, aviation and maritime. He has experience of advising clients on operating and finance leases, sale and leaseback transactions, JOLCOs, sale-and-purchase of vessels, Islamic finance, leverage finance, corporate jet financing, specialist due-diligence on a portfolio of maritime loans, as well as individual and portfolio aircraft sales and novation.  His clients include financial institutions and banks, lessors and owners.

Prior to joining BCLP, Abdulla trained at a US law firm and was a lawyer in an Asset Finance team of an international law firm where he also completed a secondment at the London office of a Swiss bank.

Abdulla read History at King’s College, Cambridge and subsequently completed a Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course.

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  • England and Wales

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Transport & Asset Finance Transport & Asset Finance

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  • Transport & Asset Finance

  • Finance

  • Aviation Finance

  • Financial Institutions

  • Islamic Finance & Investment Team

Experience

Abdulla’s experience* includes advising:

  • Novation of 18 Finance Leases following merger of Air India and Vistara.
  • Murabaha financing of 3 aircraft for a KSA Airline, acting for a KSA Bank.
  • Sanctions due-diligence of a portfolio of maritime loans totally USD 1.2 billion for a US bank.
  • Financing acquisition of three cruise-liners for a Private Credit Fund which involved elements of leverage finance.
  • Multiple JOLCOs in relation to aircraft engines, acting for the Owner/Lessor.
  • Private Placement of Green Notes for a Swiss railway company.
  • Multiple sale-and-purchase of individual vessels for an Asset Manager.

*experience gained at a previous firm

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