An experienced execution oriented regulatory and corporate finance practitioner in Bangladesh, advising local and international companies on capital raising, M&A and IPOs.

He has advised Unocal Bangladesh (USA), Lafarge Cement (France), Emirates Cement (U. A. E.), Godrej Industries, Marico Industries, Dabur Limited and Emami Limited (India), Koji Paper and Orix Leasing (Japan) on various investment and financial advisory matters.  He has advised on 17 IPOs and Rights Issues across a variety of sectors including ISPs & BPOs, cement, chemicals, pharma, engineering, banking and insurance, including LaFarge Surma Cement, Marico Industries, ACI, Rangpur Foundry, Agni, ISN, Daffodil Computers, Intraco, Meghna Insurance, NRB Commercial, and Navana Pharma, who continue in A category on the DSE and CSE. 

He has advised a PSTN operator on a “Valuation Report” on its frequency for the BTRC, license application and successful LOI issue for a Commercial Bank to Bangladesh Bank, and license application and successful LOI issue for a life insurance company to IDRA.

He is a Sponsor Director of Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh (CRAB), the leading credit rating agency in Bangladesh; a Sponsor Director of Akij Takaful Life Insurance Company, a fast-growing Islamic life insurance Company; and a Director of Loop Freight, the leading fintech logistics services provider in the country

Prior to this he was an Associate in Corporate Finance at Lehman Brothers in New York. He has a B. A. degree (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) in from Dickinson College, Pennsylvania, USA, and a M. A. (Distinction) in International Relations and Economics from SAIS, Johns Hopkins University.

Email:mahfuz.rahman@northstar-bd.com