D.L.& F.De Saram

Activities:
Our areas of practice include:
* Corporate & Commercial:
- Drafting and advising on Commercial Agreements.
- Advising on Company Law,Corporate Finance,Corporate Governance,Public Listings & De-listings,Privatisation and Corporate Reconstructions,Joint Ventures,Mergers & Acquisitions,IPOs,Debentures,Bonds,Derivatives & other Debt and Equity Products,Due Diligence Investigations,Liquidations.
* Foreign Investment:
- Escrow Services for Inward and Outward Remittances.
- Advising on many aspects of Foreign & Local Investment including: facilitating & advising on approvals from the Board of Investment (BOI) in Sri Lanka,on specific incentives & exemptions granted by the BOI including tax holidays/preferential tax rates,exemption from customs duty and foreign exchange controls,on tax issues involved with foreign investment,Banking & Finance issues involved with foreign investment including Share Investment External Rupee Accounts (SIERA),Offshore Banking/FCBU Accounts,RFC/NRFC Accounts),Registration of Liaison Offices for foreign companies wishing to commence business in Sri Lanka other than through incorporation under the BOI, Incorporations through our in-house Secretarial Company Corporate Advisory Services (Pvt) Limited,Entry rules & procedures for obtaining visas & permits for employment & business.
* Real & Movable Property & Trusts:
Sale Agreements,Deeds of Transfer,Lease Agreements,Tenancy Agreements,Mortgage Bonds,Executors Conveyances,Trust Documents, Surrender of Leases,Rectifications,Deeds of Renunciation & Disclaimers, Declarations.
* Project Finance & Infrastructure Projects:
Advice on many aspects of Infrastructure Development Projects,including:Project Finance,BOO,BOT,BOO Agreements, & Consultancy Agreements in the fields of Power & Energy,Water Treatment,Telecommunications & Road Development.
* Securitisation,Admiralty,Shipping & International Trade,Intellectual Property,Information Technology,Banking & Finance,Dispute Resolution, Employment,Insurance,Tax,Family Law & Testamentary.