Background
Established in Dhaka in early 2000, EPL aims to be the leading non-financial institutions licensed to provide advisory services and to sponsor companies to be listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange. The firm acquired a securities license, formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Equity Partners Securities Limited, and is a Member of both the Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges.

Since inception, EPL has achieved an unparalleled reputation as a leading local provider of brokerage and financial advisory services by maintaining a high level of professional expertise and integrity in its client relationships. The team at EPL reflects the company's ability to maintain long-term relationships and secure recurring engagements with major Bangladeshi and international clients.

EPL focuses on a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, food, broadcasting, building materials, technology and communications. The firm seeks engagements with well-managed companies that exhibit a sustainable competitive advantage.

Due to its extensive capital market, investment banking and equity research expertise, EPL has gained the respect of Bangladeshi entrepreneurs, CEOs, corporations, community leaders and government authorities. The ties forged through these formal and informal networks provide clients with several distinct advantages, including:

Strategic Insights
Through access to Bangladeshi organizations and leaders who shape the country's political and economic landscape, senior EPL executives have insights into unfolding political and economic changes, new policy initiatives, and the latest industry and technical developments. The firm's familiarity with the Bangladeshi business environment enables clients to best understand the intricacies involved in conducting business affairs and responding with appropriate business judgement in this emerging Asian economy.

Abilily to Source Attractive Opportunities
EPL's value-added financial advisory capability and adherence to fundamentally based bottom-up research, enables it to identify value and locate or create attractive opportunities for both business owners and investors. The firm's corporate network includes the largest and best known listed Bangladeshi companies, small-to-medium-sized enterprises and Bangladeshi entrepreneurs.

Scope Of Services
Equity Research and Stockbroking
Mergers & Acquisitions
Equity and Debt Restructuring
Sonsorship of Public Offerings
Selling Agent / Private Placement
Management Consulting
Feasibility Studies
Business Valuation
Market Research
Financial Due Diligence

Mergers and Acquistions
EPL acts as an intermediary for Bangladeshi/offshore investment and joint-venture transactions, aligning the goals of those who seek and provide investment and joint-venture opportunities in Bangladesh.

Our research programs are adept at identifying prospective M&A opportunities, particularly Bangladeshi family-run businesses, non-core businesses within a range of companies, and under-performing public companies. As the buyer's agent, EPL assists with the development of a bidding strategy, identifies appropriate opportunities and handles due diligence, negotiations and closing.

As the seller's agent, EPL typically prepares a detailed information package, organizes on-site inspections, conducts presentations to prospective investors and over-sees negotiations. EPL's knowledge of the markets it serves, combined with thorough analysis and documentation, enables the firm to provide clients with the best available information on which to base merger and acquisition decisions.

Corporate Finance
EPL works closely with clients to analyze and develop structures for their corporate finance requirements, carefully balancing costs, risks and terms. The first step in a financial transaction is often an accurate assessment of fair market value and an evaluation of options available to a company. The valuation process is based on a thorough market analysis including current and projected trends, the competitive environment, political and legislative factors and financial components. The rapid expansion of financial instruments, shifts in availability of capital, a rapidly changing political and regulatory environment, and the unpredictability of national and international financial markets all point to the need for expert assistance in this area.

The EPL team is well experienced in the sponsorship of initial and secondary public equity offerings, debt restructuring (including credit or negotiations and workouts), employee stock option plans and most other financial and strategic consulting services. The team combines a current knowledge of the financial markets with a specialized understanding of the Bangladeshi business environment to help clients reach their financial goals.

Broking Services
EPSL provides a complete brokerage service to institutional and retail investors which encompasses up-to-date investment research products, advice from an experienced marketing team and the reliable settlement of trades.

EPSL has a strategic relationship with Auerbach Grayson, a New York based brokerage house which is amongst the largest global brokers, covering 74 markets. Auerbach Grayson will be the distribution channel of EPSL's research into the North American institutional client base.

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