In our banking practice, we act for both lenders and borrowers and also advise regional central bankers on the implications of legislative change and on emerging trends and banking issues in Europe and America. Whether it is the LIBOR scandal or the latest tax scandal hitting the UK, we are well versed with it all and can provide you with the advice and services that you need. If you are a financial institution with operations in the UK or Europe or are interested in beginning operations there then we would be pleased to advise you on such matters.
In the UK we can advise you on Authorisations relating to the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, Anti-Money Laundering, Financial Crime, Governance Arrangements, Compliance Policies and Procedures, Compliance Monitoring, Conduct Risk, Market Conduct (Risk Assessment and Monitoring, Conflict of Interest (Identification and Management), Culture and Ethics, Outsourcing and Offshoring, the Senior Managers and Approved Persons Regimes, Transaction Reporting and a wide range of other legal matters.
We believe that the issue of conduct costs is a rather serious and telling one and, like our friends in the financial community in London, we believe that a league table for banks is imperative to bring improvement to the present crisis surrounding the banking sphere. We are therefore involved in efforts to produce a league table for the banking sector in Pakistan so that consumers and market participants can feel secure about who they are doing business with. We believe that banks should self-report wrongdoing rather than be caught out by the press and regulators.
Our international banking and finance practice offers a wide-ranging and excellent service to financial advisers, borrowers, lenders and other parties, intermediaries and counter-parties. We serve leading global banks and businesses present in Pakistan who are impressed with our strong transaction management and competence in producing results in relation to difficult structuring issues.
Moreover, we also accept instructions from corporate clients in relation to:
- Recovery litigation – we act for clients and bring claims recovery of money and assets from defaulters, criminal complaints and auctions
- Acquisition finance – structuring the financing of cross-border mergers, acquisitions as regards asset and equity, leveraged buyouts and restructurings
- Loans (syndicated or bilateral) and credit facilities. Structuring cross-border facilities, secured and unsecured, and trade financing transactions
- Corporate lending (structured/asset based/invoice discounting)
- Guarantees and indemnities (corporate and individual)
- Standard documentation and scrutiny performance bonds
- Letters of credit, debt and asset recovery
Our clients include governments, banks and regional and international financial institutions and we provide expert advice to international and regional banks and multilateral lenders. With cutting-edge experience of advising foreign governments and foreign banks we have proper expertise and in-depth experience in the field. We offer solutions in relation to Sharia’h law and Islamic law, and are experienced in a range of Islamic finance structuring techniques such as Mudaraba, Musharaka, Ijara and Sukuk structures.
Possessing a comprehensive understanding of financing and security arrangements (including enforcement), debt to equity conversions and syndicated and substantial loan transactions we can draft, negotiate and advise upon extensive types of documentation to suit every client’s legal needs.
We provide the full spectrum of corporate legal advisory services across industries and sectors. Acting for public and private organisations as well as small business groups and emerging entrepreneurs, we comprehend our clients’ business needs and enable them to achieve their objectives and revenue and tax positions. Our focus is to serve our clients’ needs by taking the extra time to cater to their specific cases. We advise officers and directors on their duties and liabilities. Negotiating and drafting complex contracts and agreements is our forte. In particular our core practice areas include, corporate restructuring, corporate governance, compliance, corporate and strategic advisory, director arrangements and responsibilities, earn-outs, entry and exit strategies, general counsel services, incorporations, investments and security offerings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, investment funds, foreign direct investment, regulatory and government affairs, restructuring and insolvency, shareholder arrangements, and tax.