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Meet The Team!
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Saqib Azhar
Manager Accounts & Finance
Expertise: Accounts & Finance
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan
Mr. Saqib Azhar joined the Bridge Factor in 2006, before joining Bridge Factor he was employed with Cost & Management Accountancy leading firm (TMRAC). The assignment undertaken by him over the last 12 years having Financial Reporting, Taxation Management, Internal Auditing, Financial Management, Cost Controlling, System Design & Implementation. Mr. Saqib Azhar, is an MBA Finance, having more than 12 years of experience in the field of finance and accountancy.
Email : saqib@bridgefactor.com
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MS. Sidra
HR MANAGER & COORDINATOR
Expertise: Human Resource Management, Organizational Development.
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan
Young, energetic & competent, Sidra has an extensive knowledge in HR, having previously worked for some of the finest industries. With more than two years of experience in dealing with Administration and Human Resource operation at Bridge Factor, She is trusted among her network for her honesty, reliability and positive-oriented approach. Combining a pro-active attitude with a strong professional work ethics, Sidra keeps abreast of the multiple tasks and the most up-to-date market trends. Sidra is also very proficient in effectively managing administrative & HR operations. She has been involved in recruitment & selection, employee orientation, doing needs assessments, developing employee relations & developing all the processes & metrics that supports the achievement of the Organization’s goals & objectives. Sidra is currently pursuing her MS Degree from a well reputed Business School.
Email: sidra@bridgefactor.com
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Harris Chohan
Senior Manager
Mr. Harris Chohan is an experienced investment banker with more than 13 years of professional experience in corporate finance, M&A, transaction advisory and management consulting. He is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK. Being an expert in advisory services and investment banking, his core areas of expertise include Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Public Private Partnerships, Corporate Finance and Advisory, Transaction Services and Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) / Public Finance Initiatives (PFIs). Email: harris.chohan@bridgefactor.com
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Amina Ansari
Senior Manager
Expertise: Project finance, Capital Raising, Debt Restructuring, Financial Modelling, Project Development Location: Karachi, Pakistan Amina has 10 years of experience spanning over the Investment Banking and Power Sector industries. She has been a key team member in landmark listed debt and equity issues including PKR 2.0 bln retail TFC issue of KE and PKR 12.2 bln IPO of HBL. Before joining Bridge Factor, Amina managed to secure debt commitments for a 350 MW green field coal IPP under development from a consortium of local and Chinese (Sinosure backed) Banks. She holds a BSc Honors degree in Mathematics, with a minor in Economics from LUMS. Email: amina@bridgefactor.com
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Arif Mateen Ansari
Senior Manager Corporate Finance
Location: Karachi, Pakistan Expertise: Investment Banker and a Project Developer with prime focus on Project Finance, Due Diligence, Project Feasibility studies, Risk Management, Contract negotiation, Financial and Corporate advisory, Domestic Capital Markets (equity and debt), Developing Business Plans and Growth Strategies Location : Karachi Mr. Arif brings with him diversified experience of 20 years as an Investment Banker, Project Developer and an Air Force Officer. He was Director Investments of the first wind power project to be included in CPEC where he engaged Chinese wind turbine manufacturers, negotiated the contracts with Chinese EPC and raised financing from Chinese Financial Institutions. As a Founding General Secretary of Pakistan Wind Energy Association he had been instrumental in exploring and formulating efficient solutions to common problems of the nascent wind energy sector of Pakistan. It also helped in increasing entrepreneurial activities in this sector. He had advised conglomerates with presence in Financial Sector, Hotel industry, Manufacturing, Sugar, Textile, Cement, Pharmaceutical etc. to formulate business plans and growth strategies. He had experience of managing a debt capital market portfolio of more than PKR 15 Billion prioritizing asset allocation to maximize the yields and meet budgetary targets. He Graduated from Air force winning 02 trophies “Overall Best Cadet” and “Best in Profession”. He is an ACCA Finalist and has done various executive courses from LUMS. Email: arif@bridgefactor.com
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SHAHRYAR RASHID BAIG
MANAGER
strong>Expertise: Project Finance, Financial Modeling, Business Valuation & Feasibility Studies Location: Islamabad, Pakistan A finance professional with more than 07 years of diversified experience in advisory. Before joining Bridge Factor, he was associated with Advisory wing of Grant Thornton Pakistan. During his professional years he was involved in transaction advisory for a number of projects including PPP projects of Road Construction and Infrastructure, Feasibility Studies for establishing new facilities and Business Valuations. He has also executed assignments of Restructuring, Business Plans Development and Public Finance Management Email : shaharyar@bridgefactor.com
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Fahad Parvez
Manager
Expertise: Corporate Finance, Renewable Energy, Equity Research, Financial Modeling and Report Writing. Location: Islamabad, Pakistan Fahad is a CIMA Professional Qualification candidate and graduate from the University of London with major in Economics & Finance. Since coming onboard two years ago, he has become an integral part of the team and has made significant contributions on renewable energy and infrastructure projects. His work has included development of Financial Models, Marketing Documents, proposals for competitive bidding and contract negotiations with equipment suppliers and lending institutions. Email : fahad@bridgefactor.com
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Muhammad Zain-ul-Abidin
ASSISTANT MANAGER
Expertise: Renewable energy, financial modelling and corporate finance Location: Islamabad, Pakistan Zain has completed his Masters in Business Administration (Finance), and has been working with Bridge Factor for the last two years. This has included in-depth exposure in various facets of financial advisory and corporate finance. During his tenure at Bridge Factor, his key experience has been in financial advisory services of power projects and infrastructure assignments. His contributions include filing generation license application & tariff petitions to regulators, drafting information memorandums and analysis & selection of EPC contractor for different power projects. Email : zain@bridgefactor.com
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MR. HAMID RASHEED
ASSISTANT MANAGER
Expertise: Corporate Finance, Financial/tariff Modeling, Debt and Equity Financing. Location: Islamabad, Pakistan Mr. Rasheed is an Assistant Manager at Bridge Factor. He has done Masters in Banking and Finance. Mr. Rasheed holds more than 10 years of experience in providing transaction advisory services to numerous power and infrastructure projects. Mr. Rasheed worked on transactions of varying nature and hold extensive experience and expertise in financial modeling, market assessments, feasibility studies, business plans, business due diligence and valuations, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and project finance, debt and equity arrangements, tariffs, negotiation and finalization of project agreements leading to financial close. Before joining Bridge Factor he worked as Financial Analyst at Grant Thornton Pakistan Practice. Email : hrasheed@bridgefactor.com
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MS. QUDSIA RIZVI
CONSULTANT
Ms. Qudsia is an MBA-Finance and a Certified Financial Consultant (CFC – Canada) possesses well diversified experience of more than 8 years in the field of Finance & Accounts. During her time at Bridge Factor she was exposed to assignments including but not limited to Project Management, Mergers & Acquisition, Financial Analysis, Project Monitoring, Compilation of Reports, Bid preparations & Evaluation, etc. Before joining Bridge Factor, Ms. Rizvi worked as a Senior Finance Associate at Workers Welfare Fund (Cash & Investments Department).
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Shahzad Nisar
Management Trainee/Analyst
Shahzad graduated from Institute of Business Administration (IBA) in 2019 with a BSc(honors) in Accounting and Finance. At IBA, Shehzad held the position of Vice President of the Student Body where he spearheaded a number of initiatives and events. In 2017, Shehzad was selected through Aiesec for a global student exchange program in Turkey which focused on achieving UN SGDs related to literacy . He is currently a Management Trainee at Bridge Factor and is working in a number infrastructure and power projects through PPP mode.
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Zoonia Tahir
Analyst
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan. Expertise: Ms. Zoonia completed her BSc Economics from University of Sheffield and Masters in Comparative Business Economics from University College London. She joined Bridge Factor as Analyst in 2020 and is involved in power sector deals, assisting in preparation of business plans, business valuation models/financial models and proposals/information memorandums. Email: zoonia@bridgefactor.com
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Atif Fazal
Analyst
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan. Expertise:
A finance professional with over 4 years of diversified industry experience. Since coming onboard a year ago, Atif has participated in a number of assignments ranging from corporate sector business valuations, financial due diligence, feasibility studies and advisory assignments of various ongoing energy projects . Before joining Bridge Factor, he was associated with a reputable audit firm.Email: atif@bridgefactor.com
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Zara Saeed
Analyst
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan. Expertise: Zara is an Economics Graduate from NUST. She is a former Intern at the Asian Development Bank and has recently worked at Telenor. She joined Bridge Factor as an Analyst in 2021 and is involved in Power Sector deals, assisting in preparation of business plans and business valuation/financial models. Email: zara@bridgefactor.com
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Ahmed Hussain
Financial Analyst
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Ahmed has recently joined Bridge Factor (Private) Limited in Karachi, Pakistan as a Financial Analyst. Prior to this he served as an Associate within the Advisory practice of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Karachi, Pakistan office.He has a bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, Pakistan and is currently a CFA exam Level III candidate.Over a period of almost two years, he has gained wide exposure by leading his team and assisting the senior management in multiple engagements. As a key team member, he has been involved in carrying out various buy side due diligence exercises, performing derivatives valuations, providing assistance on corporate restructurings including demerger schemes, developing financial models and dealing in corporate compliance matters. Currently, his responsibilities include advising clients in respect of project financing of power and infrastructure projects under Public Private Partnership mode. The role involves developing projects' feasibility, inter-connecting with technical and legal teams of consortiums in respect of Projects, building financial feasibility models and helping clients raise optimal financing for project execution. Email: ahmed.hussain@bridgefactor.com
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Saqib Azhar
Manager Accounts & Finance
Expertise: Accounts & Finance
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan
Mr. Saqib Azhar joined the Bridge Factor in 2006, before joining Bridge Factor he was employed with Cost & Management Accountancy leading firm (TMRAC). The assignment undertaken by him over the last 12 years having Financial Reporting, Taxation Management, Internal Auditing, Financial Management, Cost Controlling, System Design & Implementation. Mr. Saqib Azhar, is an MBA Finance, having more than 12 years of experience in the field of finance and accountancy.
Email : saqib@bridgefactor.com
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MS. SIDRA MUKHTAR
HR OFFICER & COORDINATOR
Expertise: Human Resource Management & Organizational contour. Location: Islamabad, Pakistan Young, energetic & competent, Sidra has an extensive knowledge in HR, having previously worked for some of the finest industries. She has done MBA- specialized in HR with accreditation of Gold Medallist from Air University. With one year of experience in dealing with Administration and Human Resource operation at Bridge Factor, She is trusted among her network for her honesty, reliability and positive- oriented approach. Combining a pro-active attitude with a strong professional work ethics, Sidra keeps abreast of the multiple tasks and the most up-to-date market trends. Sidra is also very proficient in effectively managing administrative & HR operations. She has been involved in recruitment & selection, employee orientation, doing needs assessments, developing employee relations & developing all the processes & metrics that supports the achievement of the Organization’s goals & objectives. Email: sidra@bridgefactor.com
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MR. AKBAR BILGRAMI
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Mr. Bilgrami has more than 33 years of experience in Banking and Management Consulting, internationally and in Pakistan. While in Banking, he was extensively involved in mergers and acquisitions of Banks in Europe, USA and Latin America. In Pakistan he headed the Management Consultancy Division of a leading Chartered Accountancy firm, Grant Thornton (Pakistan practice). Over the years, Mr. Bilgrami has led advisory transactions for a number of projects covering Privatizations, BOT projects in the Power, Road Construction and Infrastructure Sector, Loan Syndications, Acquisitions in the Banking and Telecom Sector and General Project Management.