Natalia Kumar

Biography

Natalia is a ranked English-qualified solicitor with over 13 years of experience practicing in the UK and Bahrain.

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Recent Experience

• HSBC – Acting a local counsel in the partial sale (asset and liability sale) of its retail portfolio in Bahrain.
• Arab Banking Corporation (“Bank ABC”) as the lead local counsel in Bahrain in relation to the issuance of convertible perpetual additional tier 1 capital securities of up to USD 400, 000,000 by Bank ABC.
• National Bank of Bahrain B.S.C. (“NBB”) acting as lead and local counsel in relation to a term facility provided to an educational institution in Bahrain.
• Ahli United Bank B.S.C. (C). (“AUB”), – acting as lead and local counsel for AUB in relation to the drafting of its Islamic accounts, credit card, invoice factoring – non-recourse/limited recourse (disclosed), invoice factoring – with recourse (undisclosed) and supply chain finance documents following its conversion from a conventional to an Islamic bank.
• BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, acting as lead and local counsel in relation to advice pertaining to the validity and enforceability of the ISDA/IIFM Tahawwut Master Agreement, the Islamic Credit Support Annex for Variation Margin Credit Support and the ISDA/IIFM 2017 Credit Support Deed for Cash Collateral (VM) from a Bahrain Law perspective.
• Bahrain Development Bank B.S.C.(C) (“BDB”), acting as lead and local counsel in relation to redrafting its product documentation and security documents.