Restructuring/Re-profiling
Strategic guidance for distressed businesses, maximizing returns and managing risk.
Bridge Factor specializes in reorganization services, providing comprehensive advice and assistance to underperforming and financially distressed businesses. Our tailored turnaround plans, backed by rigorous financial analysis and strategic recommendations, empower management to regain control, manage crises, and optimize returns for creditors while minimizing risk exposure. From independent financial analysis to negotiation support and corporate structure optimization, we offer a holistic approach to restructuring, ensuring sustainable recovery and long-term viability.
Tailored Turnaround Plans
Proven methodologies to develop customized turnaround plans, maximizing efficiency and minimizing risk exposure for distressed businesses.
Financial Analysis
Independent financial analysis to assess performance and identify areas for improvement, providing actionable insights for informed decision-making.
Creditor Recommendations
Providing recommendations to creditors, facilitating negotiations, and optimizing outcomes for all stakeholders involved in the restructuring process.
Operational Efficiency
Examining company/group structure to enhance efficiency, reduce operational costs, and minimize risks to the organization.
Debt Negotiation
Expert assistance in negotiating debt, whether raising new finance or renegotiating existing facilities, ensuring robust financial support and resilience against potential challenges.
Transactions History
Dawood Lawrencepur Limited
Appointed by Dawood Lawrencepur Limited (DLL) for sell side advisory services of up to 100% equity stake in Tenaga Generasi Limited (TGL) – a 49.5 MW operational wind IPP located in Jhimpir, Sindh, Pakistan. Managed the end-to-end sell side due diligence process on behalf of DLL. The transaction was successfully concluded in March 2024.
Sell side advisory services for majority stake in a 49.5 MW operational wind Independent Power Plant (IPP)
Daraban SEZ
Bridge Factor was involved in the development of a financial model and commercial feasibility study, as well as transaction structuring for the Food Processing Zone at Daraban Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Additionally, we developed a detailed pitch deck aimed at soliciting investment under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode. This initiative was carried out in collaboration with the FCDO funded SEED Program.
Developed a financial model, feasibility study, and pitch deck for investment under a PPP mode in KP.
Abbottabad IT Park
Bridge Factor provided preliminary commercial and financial analysis, project concept development, and transaction structure advisory for KPITB’s industrial IT project, specifically Abbottabad IT Park and Mini-Tech Estate. The project was planned to be developed under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode. This assignment was undertaken in association with the FCDO funded SEED Program.
Provided preliminary analysis and transaction structure advisory for this industrial IT project under a PPP mode.
Telecom Tower Project
Bridge Factor conducted transaction structuring for the Telco Tower Project, which involved the establishment and solarization of telecom tower sites for all Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). We developed complete transaction documents, including a financial model and Information Memorandum, and arranged financing for the Project from leading banks in Pakistan.
Bridge Factor structured the Telco Tower Project, establishing and solarizing telecom sites for MNOs, and secured financing from Pakistan’s leading banks.
Our Team
Mr. Akbar Bilgrami
Chief Executive Officer
Islamabad, Pakistan.
Corporate finance, business strategy, contract negotiation and banking.
Akbar Bilgrami founded Bridge Factor & holds over 40 years of International experience in banking and corporate finance. Before Establishing Bridge Factor in 2005 he headed the Management Consultancy Division of Grant Thornton (Pakistan Practice). Akbar has been involved in a number of projects in an advisory capacity covering Loan Syndications, acquisitions in the Banking, Telecom, Power and Manufacturing Sectors, as well as major privatisation transactions. Given his vast international experience and expansive network of contacts, Akbar has been instrumental in arranging equity and debt finance for major clients, structuring and negotiating mergers & acquisition deals, and providing negotiation support in complex transactions on the national and international front.
abilgrami@bridgefactor.com
Mr. Ahmad Khan
Director
Islamabad, Pakistan
orporate finance, M&A advisory, capital raising & restructuring and privatizations
Ahmad is an experienced investment banker with more than 22 years of professional experience in corporate finance, privatizations, M&A advisory and management consulting. He has actively closed/worked on advisory mandates worth USD 7 billion. His experience in privatization sector spans on last 15 years where he worked on nearly USD 4 billion mandates which includes both sell side and buy side advisory. Ahmed has been instrumental in obtaining recognitions and accolades from reputed accreditation organizations including Euromoney, Bloomberg, Thomson, Factset, The Banker and CFA Association of Pakistan. Ahmad is a Chartered Accountant and fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan.
ahmad.khan@bridgefactor.com
Mr. Sohail Ali Zaidi
Director
Islamabad, Pakistan
Corporate finance, M&A and transaction structuring advisory and contract negotiation
Sohail is a Director at Bridge Factor (Private) Limited, and holds with him more than 19 years of experience in strategy formulation, long term planning, business development, financial analysis, capital raising, and mergers & acquisition. Before joining Bridge Factor he has served with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu International (DTTI-Pakistan Practice) and and Moores Rowland International (Pakistan Practice). Sohail has been led transactions from inception up till success in the power sector, telecom sector, infrastructure sector and banking.
sohail@bridgefactor.com
