Headed up by Irfan Tayebaly and Vaseeq Khalid, the team at Mohsin Tayebaly & Co excels in complex finance matters, including syndicated and project financing, routinely handling large market transactions. The group boasts extensive experience with Islamic financing, including supporting clients with Shariah compliant bonds; Mikael Rahim is a key contact for these matters. Beyond this, the team is well-placed to provide comprehensive legal advice to local and foreign banking and finance facilities. Mehreen Manto is another key member of the team, noted for her work advising on finance structuring and regulatory approvals.
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Testimonials
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- 'Mohsin Tayebaly & Co have highly responsive partners, they have built a very strong representation in legal drafting of complex financial structures.'
- 'Their large team is well equipped to advise on routine banking matters, regulatory laws, and for large financing syndicates.'
- 'Irfan Tayebaly brings a wealth of banking knowledge, complemented by a business degree.'
- 'Vaseeq Khalid is the driving force in taking the advisory and syndication business forward through his collaborative and responsive interactions.'
- 'Thorough understanding of the banking related matters when doing a transaction hence minimal time is required in explaining to them the issues.'
- 'They have an excellent skill set and understanding in leading complex Islamic shariah compliant transaction, both banking and capital markets related transactions.'
Key clients
- Pak China Investment Company Limited
- Saudi Pak Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company Limited
- Pak Libya Holding Company (Private) Limited
- Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company (Private) Limited
- Pak Oman Investment Company Limited
- The Bank of Punjab
- MCB Islamic Bank Limited
- Faysal Bank Limited
- MCB Bank Limited
- Deodar (Private) Limited
- Engro Group
- Askari Bank Limited
Work highlights
Acted as transaction legal counsel for a PKR75bn syndicated financing, comprising both conventional and Islamic components, extended to Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (Jazz) by a consortium of financial institutions.
Acted as transaction legal counsel for a term finance facility on a mark-up basis in the aggregate amount of up to PKR4.6bn being availed by Noventa Pharma (Private) Limited from The Bank of Punjab, for the purpose of partially financing its acquisition of Searle Pakistan (Private) Limited and to fund its permanent working capital requirements.
Acted as borrower’s legal counsel for two syndicated Islamic finance facilities in the aggregate amount of PKR98.96bn availed by Deodar (Private) Limited, along with an un-funded bank guarantee facility availed by Engro Corporation Limited as a sub-limit.
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Practice head
Irfan Tayebaly; Vaseeq Khalid
Other key lawyers
Mehreen Manto; Mikael Rahim