Karim Punjani

Public & Private Equities Portfolio:

• Managing Public Equities fund of Rs 15bn ($50mn). Outperforming peer mutual fund and benchmark index on CYTD and Holding period basis.
• Covering Economy, Strategy and Multiple listed Sectors
• Analysing Private equity transactions and presenting detailed analyses to CEO & Sponsors of the company.
• Built & analyses financial models for private equity investments.

Treasury & Debt Raise:

• Negotiated cheapest loan spread of 5bps over benchmark. This was lowest rate secured by our conglomerate companies.
• Dealt in T-bills and Long term bonds & TDR changing economic environment

• Covered Economy, Strategy and sectors like Banking & Construction more than 40% of KSE-100 market capitalization.
• Supervising and mentoring junior analyst in financial modelling, financial analysis and client pitch.
• Involved with corporate finance team on need basis on prospective deals.

• Covered Construction, Fertilizer & Automobile Sector with 18 companies under coverage.
• Developed detailed financial models and highlighted multiple ideas to generate alpha returns for clients.
• Increased company growth through collaboration with sales and marketing departments.

• Pioneered in covering Pakistan Elektron Limited (PAEL PA EQUITY) where stock posted more than 90% return in one year post publication.
• Nominated for CFA Awards 2017 due to detailed analysis on multiple stocks and sectors.

• Assisting team members in data compilation, leading morning briefings.