Based on the collective views of in-house counsel and Indonesia-focused partners at international law firms, the following are Indonesia’s 50 future legal leaders. Click here to read the full report.
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Dirgantara Adi Guido Hidayanto Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & M&A; commercial contracts; employment; energy & project finance | |
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Nurdin Adiwibowo Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro |
| Key practice areas: Project finance; banking & finance; M&A; foreign direct investment; aviation | |
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Narendra Adiyasa Widyawan & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Anti-corruption & anti-bribery; arbitration & ADR; infrastructure; labour & employment; litigation | |
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Riza Buditomo Armand Yapsunto Muharamsyah & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; international trade & bilateral investment treaties; M&A; taxation; trade/franchise & customs | |
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Andrew Diamond Januar Jahja & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Intellectual property; licensing & franchising; litigation; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Aldi Firmansyah FKNK Law Firm |
| Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; bankruptcy & insolvency; litigation; restructuring & insolvency; white-collar crime | |
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Reggy Firmansyah UMBRA Strategic Legal Solutions |
| Key practice areas: Litigation; M&A; power & energy; project finance; extractive industries | |
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Anggarara Hamami Oentoeng Suria & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; data protection; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Vera Noviani Harwanto Nurjadin Sumono Mulyadi & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Aviation; corporate & commercial; environment; joint ventures; M&A | |
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Robert Hasan IABF Law Firm |
| Email: robert.hasan@iab-net.com Key practice areas: Banking & finance; data protection; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; M&A; technology, media & telecommunications |
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| Robert Hasan is currently a partner of IABF Law Firm, a leading full-service Indonesian law firm. His corporate and commercial practice areas cover telecommunications, media and information technology, M&A, banking and finance, and foreign investment. He is known to have deep technology and transactional sector experiences and assisted multinational corporations and state-owned government companies with acquisitions, investments and joint ventures.
Hasan’s works as a corporate lawyer have received global recognition, including from Legal 500, Chambers Global, Chambers Asia-Pacific, IFLR1000, Asian Legal Business, Asia Business Law Journal and Asia Law. One of Indonesia’s largest legal media, Hukum Online, wrote, “Robert Hasan proves that young person can excel as a legal practitioner”. He is an active member of the Indonesian Advocates Association (Perhimpunan Advokat Indonesia) and a certified data protection officer of the Indonesia Data Privacy Professional Association (Asosiasi Profesional Privasi Data Indonesia or APPDI). He received his law degree from the Faculty of Law, Pelita Harapan University and regularly invested his time to share his legal knowledge with the current students at the faculty. |
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Stephanie Kandou Makarim & Taira S |
| Email: stephanie.kandou@makarim.com Key practice areas: M&A; banking & finance; project finance; foreign investment; corporate & commercials |
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| Stephanie Kandou has been representing major multinational institutions and national companies in various legal matters, particularly in banking and finance, M&A, and other transactional work in Indonesia. Her practice highlights include complex financial transactions acting for both lenders and major corporate borrowers. She has also been involved in project finance transactions, as well as acting for acquirers and acquirers in various M&A transactions in Indonesia.
With more than 13 years of experience, Stephanie has also been advising clients in foreign investment and general corporate practice. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Indonesia with a cum laude predicate and continued her education at Erasmus University Rotterdam in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, where she graduated with an LLM in 2009. Stephanie has been part of the firm since 2010. |
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Viska Kharisma Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung |
| Key practice areas: Corporate; capital markets; financial services; M&A; fintech | |
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Gerrit Jan Kleute Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners |
| Key practice areas: M&A; corporate & commercial | |
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Widyantoro Kurnia FKNK Law Firm |
| Key practice areas: Corporate; M&A; foreign & domestic investment; energy & natural resources; forestry & plantation | |
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Ichsan Perwira Kurniagung FKNK Law Firm |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; banking & transnational syndicated loans; M&A; high-profile anti-trust proceedings; commercial litigation & arbitration | |
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Gista Latersia Guido Hidayanto Partners |
| Key practice areas: Infrastructure; power & energy; M&A; joint ventures; labour & employment | |
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Tania Lovita Rouse |
| Key practice areas: Litigation; corporate & commercial; ditigal marketing & digital commerce | |
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Elvino Martinus Santoso Martinus & Muliawan |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate & commercial; joint ventures; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds | |
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Yohanes Masengi Guido Hidayanto Partners |
| Key practice areas: M&A; corporate & commercial; infrastructure; power & energy; project finance | |
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Tiur Henny Monica MIP Law |
| Key practice areas: Taxation; insolvency; capital markets | |
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Ichsan Montang IM & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; inbound investment; joint ventures; M&A; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Norma Mutalib Makarim & Taira S |
| Email: norma.mutalib@makarim.com Key practice areas: Franchising & licensing; intellectual property; hotels, resorts & tourism; foreign investment; corporate & commercial |
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| With more than 21 years of experience in Indonesia’s fast-paced legal industry, Norma Mutalib has broad experience in various areas, particularly market entry, regulatory issues and best practices. Personable and professional, she excels in building loyal relationships, understanding the clients’ needs and delivering value in solving their legal problems. Norma has extensive expertise in franchising and hotel management arrangements, including in intellectual property, employment, foreign investment, and corporate and commercial matters.
Norma is an active contributor to prominent franchise law publications, such as the Franchising Global Guide (Thomson Reuters), Franchise Law Journal (the American Bar Association), Lexology Getting The Deal Through, the International Journal of Franchising Law, and Who’s Who Legal. Since 2016, she has been continuously listed in the prestigious Who’s Who Legal Franchise. Working seamlessly with her team, Norma’s deep understanding of the unique nature of Indonesian legal work allows her to provide highly practical and commercially sound advice after a thorough examination of each client’s situation. Her ability to think creatively enables her to find solutions within the confines of the relevant legal framework, making her a valuable asset for multinational law firms, international clients and in-house corporate legal counsel. Norma’s success has earned her numerous accolades. She is listed as a Global Leader in Franchising in the 2022 edition of Who’s Who Legal and as a National Leader in Southeast Asia Franchise in 2021 and 2022. In addition, she was acknowledged as a RECOMMENDED LAWYER in Intellectual Property in the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2022 and was recognised in Asia IP Experts 2022 in Licensing & Franchising. |
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Avinash Panjabi PSHP Law |
| Email: avinash.panjabi@pshp.law Key practice areas: Infrastructure; M&A; power & energy; project finance; shipping |
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| Avinash Panjabi leads the corporate practice in PSHP Law and has more than 17 years of experience advising offshore and onshore investors and lenders on some of the largest and most sophisticated national and cross-border M&A, project development, financing and foreign investment transactions in Indonesia.
Avinash is widely known and well-regarded in the power, oil and gas, mining and infrastructure sectors. He advises the government, independent power producers, exploration and production companies, project developers, lenders and trading houses on the development, monetisation, financing and acquisition of major energy and infrastructure projects in Indonesia. Avinash also has extensive experience in advising on Indonesian investment, M&A and how the regulators operate. He assists offshore investors and lenders on a range of matters, including corporate structuring and restructuring, incorporation, foreign investment issues, financing and security. Avinash’s Indonesian legal knowledge, supplemented with his working knowledge of doing business in Indonesia, allows him to provide expert commercial legal advice to his clients, including simplifying complex Indonesian investment and regulatory issues. Prior to joining PSHP Law as a partner and as head of its corporate practice in 2021, Avinash was previously based in Singapore for nine years, working with a major international law firm and prior to that with a leading foreign affiliated law firm in Jakarta. |
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Daniel Pardede Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners |
| Key practice areas: M&A; corporate restructurings; asset disposals; technology, media & telecommunications; corporate & commercial | |
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Karen Phang Widyawan & Partners |
| Key practice areas: M&A; joint venture; strategic collaborations & business expansions | |
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Nur Eka Pradata Guido Hidayanto Partners |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; inbound investment; joint ventures; labour & employment; M&A | |
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Mutiara Rengganis Armand Yapsunto Muharamsyah & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; infrastructure; M&A; project finance | |
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Dewi Savitri Reni Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; environment; joint ventures; litigation; M&A | |
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Mochamad Riandi Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; investment; corporate | |
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Cindy Riswantyo Ginting & Reksodiputro |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; projects; debt restructuring | |
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Fransiscus Rodyanto Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; inbound investment; M&A; power & energy; project finance | |
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Rika Rusman Witara Cakra Advocates |
| Key practice areas: Corporate acquisitions; joint ventures; general corporate | |
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Agung Santoso Armand Yapsunto Muharamsyah & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; inbound investment; M&A; derivative transactions & securities | |
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Mahardikha Sardjana Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners |
| Key practice areas: M&A; project finance | |
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Bima Sarumpaet MacalloHarlin Mendrofa Advocates |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; inbound investment; joint ventures; M&A; real estate | |
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Richi Armando Sheyoputra Atama Law |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; M&A; private client; private equity, venture capital & funds; technology, media & telecommunications | |
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Frederick Simanjuntak Makarim & Taira S |
| Email: frederick.simanjuntak@makarim.com Key practice areas: Banking & finance; M&A; foreign investment; corporate & commercial |
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| Frederick Simanjuntak is an innovative and results-driven corporate and finance lawyer with more than 15 years of experience in safeguarding the legality of commercial transactions. In banking and finance practice, he has represented major corporations in syndicated lending and project finance. Notably, he has successfully managed project finance for two of Indonesia’s largest power projects. He also advises creditors and lessors in aircraft financing for major Indonesian aircraft operators.
Among Frederick’s impressive list of clientele are several tech finance corporations, including startups that have achieved unicorn status, as well as a globally recognised giant in the payment system business. Advising his banking clients on a broad range of regulatory and compliance issues, as well as cross-border transactions, Frederick has become one of Indonesia’s most experienced and reliable banking and finance lawyers. Frederick’s proficiency extends to M&A transactions, where he represents buyers, sellers, public and private companies, private equity firms, and financial institutions. He has delivered expert advice and oversight in significant corporate transactions, such as the acquisitions of listed companies and financial institutions, wood pellet factories, palm oil and timber enterprises, and carbon credit assets within Indonesia. He also advises on the competition aspects and represents clients in the merger filing of the transactions. Clients have praised Frederick as “a very thoughtful attorney” for ensuring the legality of transactions with due consideration of their commercial interests. |
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Timoty Ezra Simanjuntak Simanjuntak & Partners Law Office |
| Email: ezra@simanjuntaklaw.co.id Key practice areas: Intellectual property; litigation; real estate; labour & employment; restructuring & insolvency |
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| Timoty Ezra Simanjuntak is a highly skilled attorney who has received numerous accolades for his expertise. He achieved an impressive ranking of 16th in the prestigious Top 50 Midsize Non-Litigation Practice Law Firm and was listed among the Top 100 Indonesian Law Firms in 2022 by Hukumonline. In 2022, he was also recognised as an expert in land disputes by Leaders in Law.
Aside from his legal prowess, Ezra actively contributes to the field by organising seminars that educate individuals on intellectual property rights. As a specialist in land affairs, Ezra serves as legal counsel for a golf and property company, Karabha Digdaya, overseeing the extensive Cimanggis Golf Estate project, which spans 510 hectares. He successfully handled various court cases, including the Bong Sefa land case (286,876 m2), land affairs in the Tapos region (7,643 m2), and land affairs in the Cilangkap region (8,020 m2). He achieved a significant triumph by representing a property developer, Makmur Berkah Amanda, in a land case covering approximately 21,145 hectares, which become a successful application for judicial review at the Supreme Court of Indonesia. One notable organisation benefiting from his legal acumen is Bali Hai Brewery Indonesia. As their in-house lawyer, he plays a crucial role in safeguarding their trademarks and ensuring the protection of their intellectual property rights. With meticulous attention to detail, he regularly registers their trademarks in various countries, strengthening the brand’s global presence and market exclusivity. Also, a representative for a prominent local beauty company in Indonesia, Duvaderm, where he excels in legal compliance and intellectual property matter, both domestically and internationally. Ezra’s expertise extends to consultancy for prominent projects like the Halal Industrial Park Sidoarjo. This project aims to establish a dedicated and compliant industrial zone for halal products and was inaugurated with esteemed guests, including the local governor and vice president of Indonesia. Ezra actively contributes his legal expertise to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations and provides guidance on intellectual property matters within the project. |
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Stefanny Simorangkir Budidjaja International Lawyers |
| Key practice areas: International trade & customs; insurance & reinsurance; shipping; aviation | |
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Nien Rafles Siregar Siregar Setiawan Manalu Partnership |
| Key practice areas: Bankruptcy & restructuring; business & employment litigations | |
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Albert Boy Situmorang Assegaf Hamzah & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Competition & antitrust; consumer protection; halal regulation | |
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Maurice Maulana Situmorang Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners |
| Tel: +62 21 570 1837 Email: maurice.situmorang@dentons.com Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; power & energy; technology, media & telecommunications; joint venture; M&A |
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| Maurice Maulana Situmorang is a partner with Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners (Dentons HPRP). As one of the leading figures in Dentons HPRP, particularly in mining and natural resources, power and energy, as well as technology, media and telecommunications sectors, Maurice has extensive and comprehensive experience assisting domestic and international clients with complex and significant deals and transactions. Among other important transactions, Maurice led a Dentons HPRP team providing complete legal assistance in complex multi-region transactions, such as the listing of Silkroad Nickel, the first nickel mining company on the Singapore Exchange Catalist as well as the largest Series B round in Southeast Asia in 2021 with USD170 million in total. Currently, he is leading a team assisting with the integration plan of the largest plantation group of companies in Indonesia by land size, aiming to make the integrated company publicly listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, which shall make it the largest publicly listed plantation company in the world.
Maurice’s excellent work is recognised not only by clients but also by leading publications, among others, as a Notable Practitioner in Corporate M&A by IFLR1000 for four consecutive years from 2019 to 2022, as a finalist in Young Lawyer of the Year in ALB Indonesia Law Awards 2019 and 2021, and a finalist in Deal Maker of the Year in ALB Indonesia Law Awards 2021. Moreover, a client’s project, a collaboration on a nickel project in Papua province of Indonesia, which was assisted by Maurice and his team, was recognised as a finalist in the M&A Deal of the Year at ALB Indonesia Law Awards 2019. Maurice’s determination and perfection-driven work ethic have earned him considerable trust from his colleagues. Maurice leads the mining and natural resources sector and co-leading the firm’s power and energy, and technology, media, and telecommunication sectors. Last year, he was appointed Dentons Asean’s sector leader for the mining and natural resources sector. Admitted to senior partnership recently, Maurice is the firm’s youngest senior partner. |
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Debby Sulaiman Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung |
| Key practice areas: Commercial disputes; arbitration; corporate restructuring & insolvency | |
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Morales Sharoz Sundusing ADCO Law |
| Email: morales.sundusing@adcolaw.com Key practice areas: Anti-corruption & anti-bribery; arbitration & ADR; labour & employment; litigation; white-collar crime |
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| Morales Sharoz Sundusing is head of the manpower and employment practice group at ADCO Law, bringing a wealth of expertise and experience to his role. With a focus on employment law, court litigation, and alternative dispute resolution, Morales has established himself as a trusted advocate for clients across a wide range of industries, from national to multinational corporations.
Morales’ proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia, English, and Chinese, coupled with his comprehensive understanding of laws and regulations, enables him to advise and assist his clients effectively. His fluency in these languages allows him to bridge cultural and linguistic gaps, fostering smooth communication and ensuring clarity in advising on legal matters. Notably, Morales plays a pivotal role in guiding his clients through the intricacies of compliance in Indonesia. His involvement in high-profile pre-trial cases and numerous commercial disputes has earned him recognition as a leading legal representation across a wide range of sectors and industries. His clients rely on his expertise and strategic advice to navigate complex legal landscapes and protect their interests. In addition to his work in the private sector, Morales provides invaluable guidance to the Government of Indonesia, specifically the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. He has been instrumental in assisting with judicial review cases at the Constitutional Court pertaining to Law No. 3 of 2020 concerning Mineral and Coal Mining. These cases, registered as Case No. 37/PUU-XIX/2021, Case No. 59/PUU-XVIII/2020, Case No. 60/PUU-XVIII/2020, and Case No. 64/PUU-XVIII/2020, required Morales’ keen legal acumen to compile comprehensive methods, responses, and evidence to be submitted to the Constitutional Court’s panel of judges. Morales’ dedication extends beyond his professional achievements. He contributes to his community by demonstrating his commitment to education as an assistant lecturer at one of Jakarta’s most prestigious private universities. Morales imparts his knowledge, shares his experiences and moulds the minds of aspiring legal professionals. This commitment to teaching serves as a testament to his passion for nurturing talent and fostering growth beyond his legal practice. Morales Sharoz Sundusing exemplifies excellence in the legal field, leveraging his profound expertise and linguistic skills to deliver exceptional results for his clients. |
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Michael Tardif Ginting & Reksodiputro |
| Key practice areas: Project finance; banking & finance; renewable power projects | |
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Dimas Triandhanu Utomo Adrem Law Firm |
| Key practice areas: M&A; direct investments; restructuring; general corporate | |
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Michelle Virgiany Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds; financial services | |
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Hendra Wijaya Inter Patent Office |
| Key practice areas: Intellectual property; trademarks; IP litigation, enforcement; anti-counterfeiting proects | |
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Ahmad Zakaria UMBRA Strategic Legal Solutions |
| Key practice areas: Corporate & securities; equity & debt capital market; corporate governance; state-owned enterprises; data privacy | |
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Mohammad Renaldi Zulkarnain Assegaf Hamzah & Partners |
| Key practice areas: Capital markets; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds; real estate; Islamic finance | |
