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