Semanta Dahal
Board Chair
Semanta Dahal is a practicing Nepali attorney with more than a decade working in Nepal’s legal sector. On topics like foreign investment, private equity, project financing, public-private partnerships (PPP), energy and infrastructure, cross-border power trade, and infrastructure concessions, he has provided advice to both Nepali and international clients.
Mr. Dahal advised the Office of the Investment Board of Nepal on the drafting, negotiation, and completion of significant infrastructure PPP agreements, including the completion of PDAs for two 900 MW projects, each with a value of over $1 billion. He has also provided government advice on the writing of the PPP laws, the Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act, and other investment-related laws in comparable engagements.
Additionally, he provided guidance in the formation and design of the Business Oxygen Private Limited, private equity fund for the IFC and oversaw negotiations for twelve projects totaling more than forty crores Nepali rupees. He recently provided the GON advice over the 500 million USD Compact for Nepal from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
Semanta studied law at the National Law School of India University and the University of Nottingham with a focus on international economic law. His interests include working with aspiring business owners to offer legal counsel, and as a hobby, he wants to be able to recognize and name all of Nepal’s mountain peaks.
