Bahrain

Trowers & Hamlins is a full service international law firm and our Bahrain office is the largest international law office in the country, advising many of Bahrain’s leading institutions in a range of sectors.

Our lawyers advise an array of international financial institutions, large corporate undertakings and other private sector clients on a wide range of aviation, corporate, commercial and banking matters acting for both conventional and Islamic financial institutions with particular expertise in asset finance.

Trowers & Hamlins’ asset finance team advises operators, banks and lessors across the Middle East, Africa, North America, Europe and the Indian subcontinent on all asset finance and aviation related matters.  The firm has recognised strength in Islamic finance expertise including advising on Islamic structures for aircraft acquisitions.  The firm regularly advises on local law issues in respect of traditional and export credit backed financings, sale and lease agreements as well as regulatory matters such as registration and customs matters.  The firm has also advised a major regional airline on the reflagging of its fleet from Oman to Bahrain and has advised an investment fund on the acquisition and disposal of its stake in AirAsia.