Advisory & Research


Buy & Sell Side Advisory
PCICL provides buy-side and sell-side financial advisory services to international and domestic corporations, and has maintained a leading position in the Pakistani markets.

Buy-side Financial Advisory: We advise domestic and foreign clients on matters including acquisition structure and valuation, project coordination, as well as assisting in due diligence, financial modeling, negotiations and regulatory approvals. We also provide financing support (arrangement of equity and / or debt funds from Capital Markets) to assist our clients in successfully achieving financial closure.

Sell-side Financial Advisory: We provide clients with financial advisory services on equity interest or asset divestments. Our services include conducting strategic review and proposing suitable transaction options and structures, selecting and facilitating sales process, preparing  marketing materials, sourcing and introducing potential buyers (strategic and/or financial), preparing financial models, conducting valuation analysis and assisting negotiations with potential buyers.

Mergers & Acquisitions
Based on our extensive expertise in M&A executions and our familiarity with domestic regulatory environment, we have consistently devised customized solutions for our customers and successfully completed numerous complicated, milestone M&A transactions in recent years.

Members of our IBG Group who handle M&A transactions have an in-depth understanding of the capital markets both at home and of regional markets, and have significant experiences in industries such as infrastructure, power, logistics, manufacturing, financial services, textile and garments, food processing and automobile.

JVs and Corporate Restructuring
PCICL’s IBG Group has significant experience in providing financial advisory services for corporate restructuring, privatization and spin-offs for enterprises. One of the main objectives of our company is to encourage, facilitate and participate in Joint Ventures between Foreign companies and local partners.

PCICL has successively facilitated JVs between Chinese and Pakistani companies by leveraging our access to Chinese markets and our strong footprints in Pakistan which has resulted in vital technology transfer in sectors such as financial services and manufacturing.

Industry and Economic Research
IBG Group conducts regular in-house industry and sectorial researches covering market dynamics, demand and supply drivers, potential market gaps and legal and regulatory environment. These research reports assist our clients in understanding industry landscape and making investment decisions.