Strategic Financial Advisory
A dependable counselor in an industry characterized by continuous development
Under the umbrella of our Strategic Financial Advisory, we offer the following:
Robust Strategic Plans
Providing shareholders and management with well-founded and defensible strategic plans.
Business Plan Development
Crafting detailed business plans and organizational structures to optimize operational and financing requirements
Comprehensive Financial Analysis
Offering a comprehensive view, including market modeling, revenue buildup, cost structure buildup, generating forecasted financial statements.
Corporate Restructuring
Assisting corporate businesses, banks, and other financial lenders with corporate, debt, and capital restructuring.
Core Competency Delivery
Providing our firm's core competencies to clients facing liquidity or operational challenges.
Option-Based Restructuring Solutions
Conducting detailed option-based analyses for restructuring solutions & delivering recommendations based on our expertise.
Transactions History
Privatization of First Women Bank Ltd
Tasks include due diligence, marketing and bidding documents preparation, valuation, and marketing and sales through a competitive process.
Conducted due diligence, prepared marketing and bidding documents, and managed sales through a competitive process
Privatization of SME Bank
Financial Advisory to the Privatization Commission of Pakistan for the divestment of GoP's shares in SME Bank. Services included transaction structuring, due diligence, valuation, and bidding. The project was abandoned by the Privatization Commission
Advised Pakistan’s Privatization Commission on SME Bank share divestment, including due diligence and valuation; project later abandoned.
Askari Bank Financing of USD 100 Million
Fauji Foundation, Fauji Fertilizer, and Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited engaged in buy-side advisory and structured acquisition, securing USD 100 million in financing for a USD 150 million transaction from Askari Bank Limited.
Structured a USD 100 million financing deal for Fauji Foundation’s acquisition, totaling USD 150 million, facilitated by Askari Bank
SME Bank Valuation
BMA Capital provided financial advisory services to the Privatization Commission. These services included reviewing the loan portfolio and conducting valuations of the bank under different scenarios. The transaction was valued at USD 50.5 million.
Provided financial advisory to Privatization Commission, valuing a bank transaction at USD 50.5 million after loan portfolio review
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. Waseem Raza
Director
Islamabad, Pakistan.
Infrastructure sector advisory, contract negotiation, capital raising & restructuring
Waseem is a founding Director of Bridge factor, Chartered Accountant and fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan. He holds more than 20 years of experience in infrastructure transactions, project evaluations, mergers & acquisitions, project management and system designing. Before Assisting in Establishing Bridge Factor he served with Grant Thornton (Pakistan practice) as manager consulting, and thereafter with Haliburton’s LMK Resources (a Geo-IT Company) as Manager Finance. Waseem has extensive experience and expertise in handling financial advisory assignments with respect to Infrastructure Projects including construction of highways/ roads, grain terminals at sea, multistory buildings/ complexes, housing colonies, dams and tunnels.
wraza@bridgefactor.com
Mr. Khwaja Huzaifa
Director
Karachi, Pakistan
Corporate & Project finance, M&A advisory, Capital Raising, Restructuring and Privatizations
Mr. Huzaifa has more than 15 years of experience in Banking and Transaction Advisory services. Before joining Bridge Factor, Mr. Huzaifa worked as a Senior Manager – Transaction Advisory Services at Ernst & Young, where he has led advisory transactions for a number of projects in the Power, Infrastructure Sector, Banking and the Telecom Sector. He holds an MBA from IBA Karachi and a BSc Honors degree from LUMS. He is presently managing the Karachi Office.
huzaifa@bridgefactor.com
