Ashar Qureshi > Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
100 Bishopsgate
LONDON
EC2N 4AG
England
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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.