Banking & Finance

What the team is known for

Deep bench with an impressive reputation for tackling complex transactions for prominent lender clients. Offers expertise in Islamic finance, restructuring, syndicated financing and regulatory issues, among other matters. Notable activity in the capital markets space, particularly advising on sukuk issuances.

Strengths

"They are my preferred law firm for debt capital market transactions," affirms a client, going on to praise the firm's particular strengths as "their turnaround time on legal documents, as well as their ability to provide a variety of solutions for complicated and difficult-to-structure transactions."

Another client notes that "the firm is among the top in Pakistan," going on to praise its "commercial sense" and "diversified experience."

Work highlights

Advised The Hub Power Company on a sukuk issue of PKR7 billion extended to a syndicate of banks and financial institutions by way of private placement.

Notable practitioners

Irfan Tayebaly draws on over three decades of experience leading advice to clients on banking and finance matters.  Interviewees find him to be a "solution-oriented" and "well versed" partner who "cuts to the chase" in transactions.

Mehreen Manto wins praise from both clients and market sources for her work on finance and capital markets transactions. She is particularly well versed in handling syndicated lending and Islamic finance transactions.

Vaseeq Khalid receives praise from sources for his flexibility, timeliness and commercial awareness. He offers expertise across a wide range of mandates, including capital markets and Islamic finance transactions, in addition to acquisition and project financing.