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Saleem & Partners — Strategy · Finance · Governance · Transactions

Based in Pakistan

Advising Owners,Boards & CEOs.

On transactions, transformation and the decisions that shape enterprise value.

Strategy • Transactions • CFO Advisory • Governance • Business Transformation

Attention: business owners, boards & CEOs

Make your next major decision with senior, independent advice beside you.

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Who we have worked with

Senior experience across leading organisations.

Organisations where our team has held senior finance, leadership and advisory roles.

  • A.F. Ferguson & Co. (PwC)
  • PwC
  • Levi Strauss & Co.
  • Levi's
  • Denizen
  • Dockers
  • Atlas Copco
  • Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust
  • Carrefour
  • Majid Al Futtaim
  • Outfitters
  • Ethnc
  • Loftex
  • First Capital Group
  • First Capital Investments
  • Media Times
  • Daily Times
  • Business Plus
  • Zaiqa TV
  • Pakistan Medical Commission
  • Veolia (Saudi Arabia)
  • Utility Stores Corporation
  • Lahore Times Square
  • DHA Lahore
  • International Holding Company
  • Institute for Art & Culture
  • Pace Pakistan
  • Waseela
  • Kisaan
  • Din Global
  • Sitara Group
  • Sitara Developers
  • Sitara Energy
  • Sitara Peroxide
  • Sitara Textile
  • Sitara Infotech
  • Packages Limited
  • DIC Pakistan
  • Etimaad Engineering
  • Places for People (UK)
  • PAL Group
  • Chimera Investment
  • Taym Al-Furat (Iraq)

The Firm

An independent advisory firm supporting businesses, owners and investors where finance, strategy and execution intersect.

We bring senior-level experience to transactions, transformation, performance improvement, governance and complex commercial decisions—without adding unnecessary layers between the client and the advisor.

About the firm

When clients typically call us

The moments when senior judgement changes the outcome.

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  1. 01

    A transaction needs an independent financial and commercial view.

  2. 02

    Growth has outpaced the finance function and management reporting.

  3. 03

    Owners want institutional discipline without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.

  4. 04

    A board needs numbers converted into decisions and actions.

  5. 05

    A major project looks attractive, but its economics need to be challenged.

  6. 06

    A business needs restructuring, stronger controls or a clearer operating model.

  7. 07

    Management needs senior finance capability without immediately building a full permanent team.

  8. 08

    An international firm needs a reliable Pakistan-based finance and back-office delivery partner.

Selected Experience

Situations where the financial answer alone is not enough.

  • 01

    Real Estate & Joint Ventures

    Financial and commercial evaluation of large-scale real estate developments, including land economics, saleable area, pricing, development feasibility, JV structures, partner economics and investment returns.

  • 02

    Finance Transformation

    Redesign of management reporting, controls, SOPs, organisation structures, KPIs and ERP implementation across growing and diversified businesses.

  • 03

    Energy & Industrial Assets

    Strategic review of industrial energy assets, including operating economics, disposal alternatives, capital requirements and renewable-energy conversion scenarios.

  • 04

    Infrastructure & Project Finance

    Commercial and financial assessment of road and infrastructure opportunities, including concession structures, toll economics, financing, traffic assumptions and alternative delivery models.

  • 05

    M&A, Investment & Capital Decisions

    Financial modelling, valuation, due diligence, deal structuring and commercial assessment supporting acquisitions, investments and strategic transactions.

  • 06

    Turnaround & Performance Improvement

    Hands-on support to management teams on cash flow, working capital, profitability, reporting discipline, cost structures and execution priorities.

Engagements are described on an anonymised basis. Client names, logos and transaction values are disclosed only with approval.

Jawad Saleem, Founder & Managing Partner

The Founder

Jawad Saleem

Founder & Managing Partner | Chartered Accountant

Jawad Saleem is a senior finance and enterprise leader with more than two decades of experience across finance, operations, transactions, governance and business transformation. His career includes CFO and Group CFO leadership, board and audit committee responsibilities, and work across real estate, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, investment businesses and infrastructure.

Meet the FounderMohammad Saleem AkhtarFounding PartnerMohammad Saleem AkhtarFinance, Administration & Industrial Operations

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Speak directly with a senior advisor about the transaction, transformation or business decision in front of you.

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