Q. Bilal Khan Niazi

Experience & Activities

• Bilal has 20+ years of Emerging Markets experience in Transaction Origination, Credit Structuring/Underwriting and Risk Management across both Conventional and Islamic finance.
• He has worked with some of the largest financial institutions in GCC / Asia as Director and senior coverage banker (First Abu Dhabi Bank, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, First Gulf Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank & United Bank Limited); originating, structuring / underwriting, restructuring and executing landmark transactions across asset-based lending, project finance, structured finance (limited / non-recourse) etc. 
• As an experienced transactor, he has successfully initiated and executed sector-agnostic mandates covering Contracting, Real Estate, Hospitality, Healthcare, Retail, Education, Transport, Energy, Oil & Gas industries.
• Successfully led Debt Restructuring / Re-profiling transactions (on borrower-side / creditor-side advisory) for a public-listed entity, large local corporates, entailing complex multi-party negotiations. 
• Bilal is deeply connected in the local/multinational financial institutions. His extensive experience in deal negotiations, financial / non-financial due-diligence, credit structuring and documentation (including Sharia compliant transactions structures) ensures a very high success rate on transactions.
• Bilal has an MBA & Bsc (Hons.) from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).