OUR STORY
Sandhani Life Finance Ltd. (SLFL) was incorporated in Bangladesh with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms having vide registration no. C 84492/10 dated 06 May, 2010 as a Private Limited Company under the Companies Act, 1994 with an intention to start full-fledged merchant banking operation. SLFL is a subsidiary of Sandhani Life Insurance Company Ltd. It obtained full-fledged merchant banking license from Bangladesh Securities & Exchange Commission (BSEC) on 04 April, 2013 with vide registration no: MB-82/2013 and officially started its operation on 8th July 2013.
Services
As a full-fledged merchant bank, we serve all your interrelated financial needs through our expertise. In our service bucket we have:
Issue Management Services
Portfolio Management
Portfolio management refers to investment in different kinds of securities such as different types of equity securities issued by different companies and government entities. Two types of accounts are available in Sandhani Life Finance Ltd. (SLFL). One of them is discretionary portfolio account, (managed by Investment Team of SLFL) and another is Non Discretionary portfolio account (Managed by clients). In the portfolio management services, SLFL does professional research and maintains proper combinations of securities in manner which gives maximum return with minimum risk for SLFL discretionary clients. SLFL’s portfolio management service is designed to provide personalized, secure and simple financial solutions for a wide range of investors who wish to enhance their opportunities while minimizing their administrative burden.
Corporate Advisory
In today’s environment of complex transactions and competitive markets, increasing the value of business requires skills and experience. Thus we help clients to undertake the right decision the right way to make their business more competitive and profitable by providing integrated and objective advisory services. We provide assistance in due diligence, support the creation of financial models, act as financial advisors, aid in overall project management and provide solutions on financial and corporate matters. Whatever the size, nature or location of a company or deal – we can play a critical role throughout the deal life cycle.SLFL extends corporate finance services in the following areas:• Private capital raising i.e. a) Equity b) Debt • Private placement of Securities• Management advisory • Marger, acquisitions & joint-ventures• Arranging Project financing • Privatization advisory
• Corporate restructuring • Arranging Bankers to the Issue• Arranging Underwriters of Securities • Arranging Trustees for Securities • Arranging credit rating agency
Research & Analysis
Sandhani Life Finance Limited helps its clients with enriched research materials. We encourage and uphold discipline in investment through rigorous Research in the investment arena. Our Research coverage includes but not limited to listed companies, sector and economy of Bangladesh. Our qualified and dedicated professionals provide insightful opinion regarding different covered areas to facilitate your investment decision.We provide following research materials for our valued clients:• Daily Market Review• Weekly Market Review• Equity Notes• Valuation Notes• IPO Notes• Sector Review• Budget Summary• Economic Review
EXPERIENCE OF THE EXECUTIVES
The executives of the company have knowledge, expertise and experience of bringing issues (IPO/RPO) of several leading business houses of the country and most of them are trading in the bourses as blue chips. During last 10 years, executives have gained experience to complete listing procedure of 13 companies, where one of them was listed under Book Building Method.
An aggregate amount of BDT 8,164 million of funds was raised through these 13 issues. Moreover, a total amount of BDT 18,583 million of private capital was raised by the company through capital raising attempts from twenty-five different companies during this span of time.
CORPORATE INFORMATION
Legal status: Private Limited Company
Registered office: 16 Motijheel C/A (2nd floor), Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Holding Company: Sandhani Life Insurance Company Limited
Bankers: IFIC Bank PLC; Modhumoti Bank PLC; BRAC Bank PLC, FSIB PLC.
Auditors: Kazi Zahir Khan & Co, Chartered Accountants
Tax Advisor: Arif & Associates, Cost & Management Accountants
Legal Advisor: Law Valley
Contacts: Tel: +8802- 9515249, 7114635, E-mail: info@slflbd.com
Web Address: www.slflbd.com