As the leading investment banking firm in Pakistan KASB has extensive knowledge of domestic markets and industries and well-established relationships with local and international investors. KASB is the only local investment bank to be affiliated with a global bulge-bracket bank, i.e. Bank of America - Merrill Lynch. Our services include advising on:

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Privatizations
• Project Finance
• Restructurings
• Equity raising through IPOs/ SPOs and issuance of Global Depository Receipts
• Debt raising through issuance of TFCs, Sukuks and Syndicate Finance
• Structured Finance services through Quasi Equity and Securitization

KASB has been very active in Pakistan and has concluded, among others, the last 6 consecutive cross border transactions in Pakistan which have resulted in a US$2.3 billion inflow of foreign exchange since 2006. KASB has generated more private sector foreign inflow into Pakistan than anyone else and continues to highlight investment opportunities in Pakistan to international corporations and global private equity/hedge funds.

KASB has closed some of the largest transactions in Pakistan’s history including US$920mn Malayan Banking Berhad (Malaysia) investment in MCB Bank Limited, US$460mn acquisition of Paktel Limited by China Mobile, US$650mn GDR for United Bank Limited, US$150mn GDR for MCB Bank Limited and US$109mn Lucky Cement GDR.

Our efforts in advising and arranging some of the largest private sector mergers and acquisitions and capital raising transactions have established KASB as the leader in investment banking in Pakistan and we have won several international awards.