IDLC Finance Limited is a multiproduct financial institution, established in 1985 with the collaboration of reputed international development agencies such as:

• Korean Development Leasing Corporation (KDLC), South Korea
• Kookmin Bank, South Korea
• International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group
• Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED)
• German Investment and Development Company (DEG)

The primary goal of IDLC was to help modernize the financial services industry, by introducing modern modes of financing hitherto unknown to Bangladesh. This, we set about to do, by pioneering the launch of a multitude of financial products and services.

History - Key Milestones

May 23, 1985	Incorporation of the Company
February 22, 1986	Commencement of leasing business
October 1, 1990	Establishment of branch in Chittagong, the main port city
March 20, 1993	Listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange
February 7, 1995	Licensed as a Non-Banking Financial Institution under the Financial Institutions Act, 1993
November 25, 1996	Listed on the Chittagong Stock Exchange
May 27, 1997	Commencement of Home Finance and Short Term Finance operations
January 22, 1998	Licensed as a Merchant Banker by the Securities and Exchange Commission
January 15, 1999	Commencement of Corporate Finance and Merchant Banking operations
January 29, 2004	Opening of the first retail focused branch at Dhanmondi
June 29, 2004	Opening of Gulshan Branch
November 22, 2004	Launching of Investment Management Services "Cap Invest"
February 7, 2005	Issuance of Securitised Zero Coupon Bonds by IDLC Securitisation Trust 2005
September 18, 2005	Launching of Local Enterprise Investment Centre (LEIC), a centre established for the development of SMEs with the contribution of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) of the Government of Canada
January 2, 2006	Opening of SME focused branch at Bogra
April 6, 2006	Opening of Branch at Uttara
May 18, 2006	Opening Merchant Banking branch in the port city of Chittagong
July 1, 2006	Relocation of Company's Registered and Corporate Head Office at own premises at 57, Gulshan Avenue
September 18, 2006	Commencement of operation of IDLC Securities Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of IDLC
March 14, 2007	Launching of Discretionary Portfolio Management Services "Managed Cap Invest"
August 5, 2007	Company name changed to IDLC Finance Limited from Industrial Development Leasing Company of Bangladesh Limited
December 3, 2007	IDLC Securities Limited Chittagong Branch commenced operation
December 18, 2007	IDLC Securities Limited DOHS Dhaka Branch opened
January 6, 2009	IDLC Finance Limited and IDLC Securities Limited open Sylhet branches