The able team at Haidermota & Co Advocates is well placed to advise on complex debt and equity capital market offerings. It is skilled at handling all types of debt and equity securitisation of assets and derivatives. The group regularly advises on financings and IPOs. In addition, the department is recommended for its work in other areas such as private placements, de-listings, and real estate investment trusts. It also advises on insider trading. Clients include corporate entities, banks and other financial institutions. Zahra AbidAli Vasi and Shabbir Harianawala are the heads of the department.

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Key clients

  • Engro Corporation Limited
  • Abhi (Private) Limited
  • TPL REIT Management Company Limited
  • Khushhali Microfinance Bank Limited
  • Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited
  • Fatima Gobi Ventures (Pvt) Limited
  • JS Investments Limited

Work highlights

  • Engaged by Engro Corporation Limited in relation to its proposed strategic equity partnership, to be executed through a scheme of arrangement, with investors in relation to its thermal asset portfolio.
  • Acted as legal counsel to a fintech start-up company in relation to a secured and privately placed issue of secured, rated and limited recourse sukuks of a nominal value of up to PKR2bn.
  • Advised the client and the client's financial advisor on the direct listing of the units of TPL REIT Fund I on the Pakistan Stock Exchange under the new direct listing regulations.

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Zahra Abid, Ali Vasi, Shabbir Harianawala