Our practices
Capital markets
Ranked as a Tier 1 firm for corporate and M&A by Chambers Global, Legal 500 and IFLR1000, we combine extraordinary ability with cross-sector expertise.
Bilal Shaukat
Well-versed in debt and equity capital markets transactions, our services range from routine capital-raising efforts to innovative and groundbreaking work. We provide creative and pragmatic solutions, and together, with our expertise in corporate governance, securities regulation, tax and restructuring, we deliver seamless, comprehensive advice.
We have extensive experience in various transactions, including public and private debt and equity offerings in the domestic and cross-border markets, initial public offerings, rights issues, structured finance products, securitisations and privatisations.
Issuers, investors and underwriters rely heavily upon our advice. Our clients include public, private and institutional entities, from emerging companies to established multinationals and investment banks to venture capitalists, governments to funds and companies in the energy, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing industries.
Our capital-raising efforts include prospectus offerings and private equity and debt securities placements in Pakistan and internationally.
We advise on various risk management, corporate governance, regulatory and disclosure obligations that require us to interact with securities and exchange commissions and boards of directors, compliance teams, investor relations professionals and shareholders.
Practice areas
- Bonds, Finance Certificates and Depository Receipts
- Compliance
- Corporate finance
- Corporate governance
- Debt capital markets
- Equity capital markets
- Islamic finance
- Private placements
- Privatizations
- Prospectus issues
- Regulatory and government affairs
- Securitizations
- Security offerings
- Structured finance
- Tax
At a glance
- Al-Meezan Investment Bank Limited, represented client in the Initial Public Offer of Rs. 270m.
- ICI Pakistan Limited, represented client in relation to Rs.1b term finance certificates issued by client.
- OGDC, represented client in GDRs of US$ 1b.
- PTC, represented client in GDRs of US$ 900m.
- Sui Southern Gas Company Limited, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, Lakson Tobacco Company Limited and Sapphire Textile Mills Limited, represented clients in issuance of Term Finance Certificates.
Contact our lead capital markets partner, Bilal Shaukat, today.
