An Introduction to Islamic Finance and Key Structures

Global Financial Markets

As inbound investment into the United States from overseas continues to grow, many investors from the Middle East and South East Asia are seeking means by which they can invest in US assets in a manner that complies with their religious beliefs. Please join Mayer Brown partner Barry Cosgrave for an overview of Islamic finance and some of the key structures that are used to put these structures into effect. Barry will focus on the background of Islamic finance and the anatomy of a transaction. He will also review one of the most commonly used structures and how it can be adapted for a multitude of purposes within the finance, structured finance, debt capital markets and investment management industries.