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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.

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.

Contact our lead capital markets partner, Bilal Shaukat, today.

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.
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

News/Insight

  • Coal Supply Safeguarded in High-Stakes Pakistan Energy Dispute

    RIAA Barker Gillette has secured the suspension of an injunction that threatened to disrupt coal offloading for Huaneng Shandong Ruyi (Pakistan) Energy, a 1320 MW imported coal-fired power plant central to Pakistan's generation mix. The appellate court's decision restored operational flexibility in a complex Pakistan energy dispute spanning multiple agreements, a foreign-seated arb...


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  • E-Commerce Advisory on Customs Valuation in Pakistan

    RIAA Barker Gillette recently advised one of the world’s fastest-growing international e-commerce platforms on customs valuation in Pakistan and import compliance. The engagement addressed the platform’s expanding operations in Pakistan amid evolving regulatory requirements for cross-border digital commerce.


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  • RIAA defeats ship arrest of M/V Lady Ileen amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis

    The Strait of Hormuz crisis has produced a new wave of shipping disputes — diverted voyages, stranded cargoes, war-risk invocations — with Pakistan's admiralty courts at Karachi emerging as a key forum. Against that backdrop, last week the Sindh High Court released M/V Lady Ileen, a Palau-flagged bulk carrier arrested at Karachi since March 2026. The Court acted on a jurisd...


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  • PTA Anti-Dumping Duties: RIAA Barker Gillette Secures 9.50%

    In July 2025, RIAA Barker Gillette filed an application on behalf of Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited (LCPL) before the National Tariff Commission (the Commission), seeking anti-dumping duties on imports of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) from China. T...


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  • Constitutional Challenge to NEPRA Prosumer Regulations

    RIAA Barker Gillette has filed a constitutional petition before the Islamabad High Court challenging the NEPRA Prosumer Regulations 2026. The regulations replaced Pakistan's decade-old net metering regime with a n...


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What clients say...

  • Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025

    "RIAA Barker Gillette has always had the most apt ability to handle, manage and steer complex and difficult matters in the right legal direction."

  • Legal 500 2025

    "We have worked with RIAA on a number of complex multi-jurisdictional matters. Throughout, they provided not only exceptional local advice but proved excellent at collaborating with firms across the world. They were instrumental in developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy."

  • Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025

    "Our operation is complex and has many nuances, and they have helped us navigate all of them promptly and professionally."

  • Legal 500 2024

    "Very professional firm, able to provide clear, concise and constructive advice. Proven very astute in formulating overall strategies of engagement."

  • Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024

    "RIAA is highly professional, meeting tight deadlines with the utmost proficiency. They have always come up with out-of-the-box solutions."

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