The team at Liaquat Merchant Associates's provides comprehensive services in the corporate and commercial sector, regularly engaging with multinational corporations, foreign investors, and government owned entities. The group is highly sought after for their experience in M&A transactions, with further expertise in demergers and strategic disinvestment transactions. Alongside this, the firm is noted for its work in privatisations, representing bidders as well as advising the Privatisation Commission of Pakistan, having recently been involved in Pakistan’s first bank privatisation. Faresa Jafarey Ahsan heads up the corporate department, and is well-regarded for her ability to navigate complex regulatory landscapes. Mustafa Mumtaz and Syed Shayan Ahmed are other core members of the team.
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- 'A good, responsive team.'
Key clients
- Gamalux Oleochemicals Limited
- DLA Piper
- KARACHI HYDROCARBON TERMINAL LIMITED
- Dow University of Health Sciences
- Wemsol (Private) Limited
- STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION
- Addleshaw Goddard (Middle East) LLP
- SCHNEIDER SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES (PRIVATE) LIMITED
- EXIM BANK OF PAKISTAN
- Sui Southern Gas Company Alternate Energy
- ALERE MEDICAL PAKISTAN PRIVATE LIMITED
- Sui Southern Gas Company Limited
Work highlights
Advising Wafi Petroleum (acquirer) on the acquisition of 78% shareholding in Shell Pakistan Limited from Shell Petroleum UK, as well tendering for 15% of the minority shareholders shareholding.
Advising Wakeb on the 80% acquisition of Woot Tech Aerospace, which is a leading AI and Drone manufacturer in Pakistan.
Advised a banking client on the development of a procurement policy in accordance with applicable provisions of section 17(2) of the State-Owned Enterprises Act, 2023 for EXIM Bank of Pakistan.
Practice head
Faresa Jafarey Ahsan
Other key lawyers
Syed Shayan Ahmed; Mustafa Mumtaz