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Banking & Finance - Pakistan

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Haidermota & Co is widely credited as a pre-eminent team for banking and finance work, particularly project finance and trade finance transactions. The firm is also active in advising financial institutions on restructuring and refinancing mandates, and works with state institutions on regulatory and branchless banking developments in the market. The firm also offers capital markets expertise including advising on bond offerings, securitisation and delistings. The team is regularly mandated on Islamic finance work, M&A in the financial services sector and digital banking licences. Haidermota & Co has offices in Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi.

Work Highlights

  • Haidermota & Co Habib Bank and other certain financial institutions as part of syndicate on conventional and Islamic short-term bridge financing to K-Electric in respect of its KANNUP-KE interconnection grid.

  • Haidermota & Co advised Infra Zamin Pakistan for secured, rated, privately placed and subsequently listed Sukuk issuance by Sunridge Foods (Private), amounting to PKR2 billion for a period of five years.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Khozem A Haidermota
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Eminent Practitioners
Khozem Haidermota is considered a first-rate banking lawyer with impressive knowledge of capital markets regulations and practice. He has deep expertise in digital banking laws and other regulations governing banks.

He is extraordinarily proficient in dealing with complex legal matters and maintains a focus on covering future legal aspects to safeguard the legal interest of the client.

Kohzem Haidermota's expertise is only surpassed by his humility and his enduring enthusiasm for tackling novel and complex legal propositions. His reputation in the market is well earned.

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Zahra Abid
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Band 1
Zahra Abid advises on complex financing transactions and M&A for the financial services sector. She is highly regarded in the market for her knowledge and is proficient in financial regulatory issues.

Zahra Abid is one of the best legal counsel we have encountered. Her detail-oriented approach is unmatched.

She is is very professional and has a sound understanding of the law and practice.

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Mohammad Anwer
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Band 2

Mohammad Anwer's practice covers acquisition-financing, bridge-financing and Islamic-financing transactions. He is known to represent banks in syndicated and short-term loans.

Mohammad Anwer is excellent.

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Ali Akber Vasi
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Band 3

Ali Akber Vasi is one of the leaders of the firm's finance practice and is well versed in a wide spectrum of banking and finance matters, from advising on amortized loans to the establishment of digital banks to financial restructuring.

Ali specialises in acquistion financing and has very good knowledge of securities and exchange commission regulations. He helps structure transactions easily and comes up with good solutions.

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Babar Zaman
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Band 3

Babar Zaman is a trusted advisor to banks and other lenders on a range of banking and finance matters, including Islamic finance.

Babar Zaman is very efficient and does not over commit. He is firm and generally gives very timely responses. He is a good lawyer.

He's a very strong banking lawyer.

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Haidermota & Co

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Banking & Finance

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Khozem A Haidermota
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Zahra Abid
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Mohammad Anwer
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Ali Akber Vasi
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Babar Zaman
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