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Banking & Finance

We advise lenders, borrowers and businesses on financing, security, recovery and restructuring matters.

Our capability

We advise lenders, borrowers and businesses on financing, security, recovery and restructuring matters. Our lawyers combine careful legal analysis with a practical understanding of commercial priorities, risk and the Pakistani regulatory environment.

We begin by understanding the objective, the people affected and the decisions that must be made. From there, we define a proportionate strategy, communicate the options clearly and coordinate the work through to resolution or completion.

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For initial guidance, contact our Lahore office directly.

Sector insight

The Firm provides specialist legal advice in relation to the full spectrum of financial products. This includes syndicate lending and leveraged and acquisition finance, asset finance, derivative products, project finance, financial regulatory, insolvency, recovery suits, criminal matters, legal opinions, consortium agreements, finance to corporate clients, solutions in case of default and restructuring and structured finance. In addition to advising the private sector, we appear before quasi-judicial or judicial forums including SECP, Banking Courts and the High Court in its banking and company jurisdiction.

In addition to the numerous finance transactions that our firm is currently engaged in, it has successfully concluded multiple syndicated term finance facilities, syndicated guarantees, standby letter of credit and letter of credit facilities.

Trusted by

Leading institutions we serve

  • United Bank Limited
  • Habib Bank Limited
  • Muslim Commercial Bank Limited
  • The Bank of Punjab
  • Bank Al-Falah Limited
  • Askari Bank Limited
  • Meezan Bank Limited
  • Allied Bank Limited

How we can help

Focused support across the matter.

The scope of each engagement is tailored to the client’s position, commercial priorities and the relevant law.

  • Lending and finance documentation
  • Security creation and enforcement
  • Debt restructuring and rescheduling
  • Recovery of finances and asset tracing
  • Project and acquisition finance
  • Syndicated and leveraged finance
  • Asset finance and derivative products
  • Financial regulatory advisory
  • Legal opinions and consortium agreements

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Move forward with a clear legal strategy.

Tell us what you are facing. Our team will help you identify the practical legal route forward.