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Ashar Qureshi

Work Department
Capital Markets
Position
Mr. Qureshi is a partner in the corporate department and head of EMEA global transactions, resident in Fried Frank’s London office. He concentrates practice on international corporate transactions, including capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance, covering Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He has experience representing international financial institutions, including underwriters, as well as corporations and governments on IPOs, equity and debt securities (including high-yield), complex hedge fund and private equity transactions and structures, rights offerings, and restructurings and privatisations.
Career
Mr. Qureshi joined Fried Frank in 2018, prior to that, he was a partner at a large international law firm. Mr. Qureshi was also previously a founding partner in multi-billion dollar hedge fund and the Executive Vice Chairman of Renaissance Group.
Memberships
Mr. Qureshi is a member of the New York State Bar Association.
Education
Mr. Qureshi received his BA, magna cum laude, from Harvard College in 1987, and his JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1990.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Finance > Debt capital markets
The DCM practice at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, which climbs the ranking this year, is ‘very smart, thorough, hardworking and always on to get the deal done‘. The firm acts for both issuers and underwriters on structured and bespoke debt products including hybrid bonds, equity-linked convertible and exchangeable offerings, regulatory capital transactions, as well as in complex liability management deals. Head of EMEA transactions Ashar Qureshi and key partner John Satory are skilled in both ECM and DCM transactions. Newly promoted partner Aseet Dalvi has extensive experience in SEC-registered programs and issuances, as well as EMTN programmes.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium