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Acquisition by Avanceon Limited of 100% shares of EmpiricAI from Dawood Hercules

Advising S. C. Johnson & Son of Pakistan in their joint venture in Pakistan with IGI Investments

Advising and acting for VEON Limited on the acquisition of 15% minority stake in PMCL, the operating company of Pakistan’s leading mobile operator, Jazz, from the Dhabi Group for USD 273 million

Advising and acting for VimpelCom, Global Telecom Holding SAE and Jazz in their acquisition of the entire shareholding in Warid and merger of Warid into Jazz

Advising Jazz in acquisition of a number of companies carrying out data services such as WOL Telecom Limited, Dancom Limited (now LinkDotNet Telecom) etc.

Advising Orascom Telecom Holding SAE in their proposed acquisition of Royal Bank of Scotland Limited (Pakistan) as well as in relation to the proposed Privatisation of SME Bank Limited by the Privatisation Commission

Advising and acting for Maybank in their acquisition of shareholding interest in MCB Bank Limited (transaction size approximately $ 1 Billion)

Advising and acting for Philip Morris in their acquisition of majority shareholding interest in Lakson Tobacco Company Limited (transaction size approximately $ 350 Million)

Advising Toyota Motor Company (Japan) in their acquisition of shareholding interest in Indus Motor Company Limited (transaction size approximately $ 60 Million)

Advising Petronas, in the (currently suspended) privatization of Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (Pakistan’s largest petroleum marketing company)

Advising Wi-tribe Limited in their disinvestment from Wi-tribe Pakistan Limited.

Advising Yamaha Motor Company in their disinvestment from a Pakistan company

Advising Toyota subsidiaries on their sales of shares from companies in the energy sector

Advising on the acquisition by Marubeni Corporation of shareholding in ACR Capital Holdings

Advising the majority shareholders of Noon Pakistan Limited in acquisition of their shares by Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited and Fauji Foundation

Advising Pakarab Fertilizers in acquisition of DH Fertilizers Limited

Advising on the establishment of a Microfinance Bank

Advising clients on banking (including digital) law and policy

Advising Fatima Fertilizer Company in one of the largest Pak Rupee local syndicated project financings relating to the fertilizer complex being set up by Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited (Approx. USD 750 Million)

Advising Jazz as Pakistan counsel for the first Multi Sourced ECA and DFI Term Financing for Pakistan’s Telecom Sector (involving ECAs such as Euler Hermes, Coface, ECGD and development finance institutions such as DEG and OPIC Fund) (first and second phases approx. $ 450 Million)

Advising ABN AMRO Bank N.V. / Royal Bank of Scotland and acting as Lender’s counsel in the financing relating to the cement plant being set up by Fauji Cement Company Limited (transaction size approximately € 70 Million)

Advising Jazz and acting as Borrower’s counsel on a PKR 1,000,000,000 Term Finance provided by Bank AlFalah Limited

Advising Jazz and acting as Borrower’s counsel on PKR 16,000,000,000 Syndicated Long Term Financing Facility

Advising Jazz and Warid and acting as Borrower’s and Guarantor’s counsel on USD 245 million financing provided by ING Bank (guaranteed by EKN)

Advising Jazz and acting as Borrower’s counsel on a PKR 1,000,000,000 Ijarah (Islamic Financing) Facility provided to Jazz by Burj Bank Limited

Advising Jazz and acting as Borrower’s counsel on a USD 40,000,000 Term Financing Facility Under Citi’s Risk Sharing Program with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Advising Jazz and acting as Borrower’s counsel on PKR 7,000,000,000 Syndicated Long Term Multi Financing Facilities consisting of Murabaha, Term Finance Certificates and Islamic financing provided to Jazz from a syndicate of financial institutions

Advising Jazz and acting as Borrower’s counsel on a USD 40,000,000 financing from FMO

Advising and acting for Jazz in relation to a Syndicated Stand By Letter of Credit Facility of PKR 2,535,920,859

Advising Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited and acting as Borrower’s counsel on PKR 6,000,000,000 Syndicated Term Finance Facility

Advising Pakarab Fertilizers Limited and acting as Borrower’s counsel in relation to a PKR 500,000,000 financing facility by Faysal Bank Limited

Advising Pakarab Fertilizers Limited and acting as Borrower’s counsel in relation to a PKR 1 Billion Musharaka (Islamic) Financing provided by Standard Chartered Bank

Advising Pakarab Fertilizers Limited and acting as Borrower’s counsel in relation to a PKR 500,000,000 term financing facility provided by Pak Kuwait Investment Company Limited

Advising Jazz as Pakistan counsel for the first Pakistani international corporate bond offering (transaction closed at $ 250 Million) and its partial buyback

Advising clients on stock exchange regulations and disclosures

Advising on investment policies, legal formalities, FX regulations and equity registrations

Advising Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited in relation to the first Level1 ADR placement in the United States of America by a Pakistan company

Advising various companies on Initial Public Offerings, including Fatima Fertilizer

Advising funds established by Weiss Capital with respect to investment in securities listed on the stock exchanges in Pakistan.

Advised PMCL in one of the first over the counter listed Term Finance Certificates financing

Advised on merger approvals for the following transactions:

Acquisition of Careem Technologies by Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC

Acquisition of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation by Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Amalgamation of Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited and Warid Telecom (Private) Limited

Acquisition by Avanceon Limited of 100% shares of EmpiricAI from Dawood Hercules

Acquisition of Olam Agri Holdings Pte Limited by Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Company

Acquisition of Base Consultancy FZ LLC by Integrated Diagnostics Holdings Limited

Acquisition of Al-Dahra Group Sole Proprietorship LLC by Grainveta Limited

Acquisition of Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. by Apuleaf II Limited

Acquisition of Refinitiv Business by London Stock Exchange Group Plc

Joint Venture – Johnson Netherlands Cooperatief UA II, IGI Investments and SC Johnson & Son

Acquisition Boxer Parent Company Inc. by KKR & Co. L.P.

Acquisition certain Unilever businesses by KKR & Co. LLP

Advising Midwest Fertilizer Company on US $ 2.8 billion fertilizer project in Indiana

Advising projects regarding mining laws / policy, and concession and implementation agreements

Advising clients on Hydrogen projects including for green energy

Advising Pepsi in the set-up and ongoing operations of a snacks manufacturing plant in Pakistan, and various related aspects including for construction contracts

Advising Fatima Fertilizer Company in the set up of its fertilizer complex (Approx. USD 1 Billion) including negotiating EPC contracts with various international contractors

Advising Pakarab Fertilizers Limited in the first Clean Development Mechanism Project to be set up in Pakistan

Assisted a joint venture of Abu Dhabi Group and Punjab Government in relation to the construction of a large scale multi use real estate project in Lahore

Assisted Pakarab Fertilizers for the construction of 200 Bed Hospital in Multan with the assistance of WWF

Assisting on a joint venture setting up an LNG terminal for, inter alia, LNG imports

Drafting and negotiating contracts for EPC, purchase of LNG, gas turbines, waste gas compressors, and gas boilers

Advising on gas pipeline ROWs, transmission agreements and gas pipeline construction

Advising various Independent Power Projects

Representing various clients in local and international arbitrations, involving, inter alia, significant construction and contractual disputes. Advising clients on enforcement of international arbitration awards in Pakistan.

Representing a fertilizer company in a multibillion rupee insurance claim

Represented client in Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited vs. Competition Commission of Pakistan etc.

Represented S. C. Johnson & Son of Pakistan before the Sindh High Courts for capital reduction

Representing clients in environment litigation before Environment Tribunals and the High Court

Represented Fatima Fertilizer in the matter of show cause notices issued to various Urea Manufacturers regarding abuse of dominance concerns of the Competition Commission

Advising Kraft as their Pakistan Counsel in their Global acquisition of Danone interests

Advising Pepsi in ongoing operations of a snacks manufacturing plant in Pakistan and various related aspects includin building regulations, factory and labour laws, food manufacturing & sale licensing etc., other regulatory compliances, employment matters and license applications

Advising on a change of upstream shareholding of a generation license holder

Advising Wind Telecom, Orascom Telecom Holding SAE, Jazz and various subsidiaries, on all Pakistan regulatory matters in the acquisition of Wind Telecom by VimpelCom

Assisting clients in obtaining generation and distribution licenses from the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority

Advising on governmental gas allocations and negotiating gas supply agreements with the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority

Dealing with various Pakistani regulators for compliance, approvals and enforcements such the Competition Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, State Bank, Telecommunications Authority, Government Agencies