Senior Associate with responsibilities including sourcing, due diligence, fundraising, deal execution, and process creation.•Prepared materials for new fund launch such as offering memorandum, white papers and partnership deed• Pitched directly to institutional LPs including AIIB, ADB to highlight investment strategy and fund value proposition• Led all parts of investment process including deal origination, due diligence and drafting materials for the Investment Committee• Negotiated terms of investment (e.g. valuation, liquidation preference, tag along rights) with investee companies• Worked directly with portfolio company management teams on fundraising, financial planning, business development and hiring

Advised clients on acquisition opportunities, capital structure optimization and strategic alternatives. Ranked top performer two years in a row and offered fast track associate position.Select Transaction Experience:Buy-side advisor to HUM Network: Acquisition of Tower Sports (rightsholder for TenSports Pakistan)• Responsibilities: Conducted financial due diligence, Negotiated valuation in buyer’s interest, Created transaction structure, Presented transaction to the board in presence of activist investor, Prepared regulatory filings and coordinated approvals from local authoritiesSell-side advisor to the largest conglomerate in Pakistan in the divestiture of their energy assets ($100m+)• Responsibilities: Managed entire sales process including CIM, data room, Q&A, blind bidding process and coordinated with all stakeholders involved in the transactionBuy-side advisor to ICI: Acquisition of Lotte Chemical Pakistan ($150m+)• Responsibilities: Prepared financial model and fairness valuation report, determined plausible synergies, managed all filings, announcements and publications across a large team of advisors, structured the transaction to allow divestiture by a foreign shareholder amid an acute shortage of dollar liquidity

Joined as Analyst and became de facto Head of Research managing 4 analysts that led to 30% increase in reports published, higher client engagement and wider research coverage than preceding 12 month period.• Covered the largest and most widely traded companies on the PSX representing 25% of the value of the exchange focused on the Building Materials, Chemicals and Tech sector• Improved scale and quality of coverage by focusing on thematic reporting instead of single names, authoring 100+ reports in 2021• Developed deep industry connections to improve predictive capacity of complex earnings models used to forecast earnings• Communicated with clients, sales and trading on company specific investment themes, industry trends and news flow

Monitor Rs. 4 billion pension fund performance by creating risk metrics and databasesSupported senior management with investment analyses by creating performance reports, policy reviews and fee analysesEvaluated direct investment opportunities in public securities by collaborating with research analystsReviewed and analyzed insurance contracts to create executive summaries for senior management consumption

Contributed towards FITT report covering electric and autonomous truck technology which included industry trends, individual company analysis and market forecastsPrepared earnings call transcripts, notes and marketing materials for client consumptionCreated and maintained databases that track coverage universe

Assisted with portfolio creation by building valuation models and participating in expert network callsCreated investment memorandums that include fundamental analysis, industry dynamics, and investment risks

Facilitated investment decisions for $350m+ LO fund by analyzing operating metrics, building valuation models and constructing comps analysisCreated research reports on telematics, connected vehicles and IoT by analyzing sell-side research, participating in IR calls and creating a framework to identify high level industry themesPrepared market commentary around macroeconomic decisions, political events and analysis of earnings

Researched and analyzed over 200 databases for economic trends and other important economic, industrial, and political insights Reviewed documentation published by central banks to update company data analysis techniques and clients with related research Constructed multiple macroeconomic metrics for cross country comparisons and economic analysis

Researched site’s content which included market analysis, career development and discussion of financial headlinesImproved awareness of WSO by building up contact database and establishing long term relationships with writersCrafted and sent high quality emails to influential financial bloggers/writers to increase inbound links to WSO

Negotiated and established partnerships with educational institutes in Pakistan that cater to more than 5000 studentsManaged and executed social media strategies to improve user engagement and site trafficCollaborated with co-workers to ensure introduction of new features to broaden user base

Actively engaged in stock trading to develop a robust portfolioAttended webinars to expand knowledge of risk and cyclical investment which assisted in conducting technical and fundamental analysis more effectively to pick undervalued stocksRecorded journals on trading experience which facilitated in formulating better strategies

Delivered lectures to 40 students A level Economics at Green Hall AcademyCo-authored the book ‘Sample Answers for A level Economics’Tutored 10 low scoring A level Business Studies students with 70% improving their letter gradeExamined and graded more than 200 papers for O and A level Economics studentsExecuted administrative tasks such as data entry, copying, file management