Asher Qazi is a transactional associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Asher has advised on the following transactions:
Bristol-Myers Squibb in its $90 billion acquisition of Celgene
Bristol-Myers Squibb in the issuance of approximately ~$19 billion of senior notes to finance its acquisition of Celgene
Bristol-Myers Squibb in exchange offers and consent solicitations for ~$20 billion of Celgene debt in connection with Bristol-Myers Squibb’s acquisition of Celgene
AbbVie in its $63 billion acquisition of Allergan
AbbVie in the issuance of $30 billion of senior notes to finance its acquisition of Allergan; the senior notes offering represents the largest corporate bond sale of 2019 and the fourth-largest in history
AbbVie in exchange offers and consent solicitations for ~$22 billion of Allergan debt in connection with AbbVie’s acquisition of Allergan
Chewy, Inc. in its $1.2 billion initial public offering
The underwriters in connection with Visa’s $4 billion senior notes offering
A consortium of private equity investors in the issuance of approximately ~$2.075 billion of senior notes to finance the acquisition of Inmarsat plc
PetSmart, Inc. in the issuance of $1.2 billion of senior first notes and $1.15 billion of senior notes
Avaya in the issuance of $1.0 billion of senior first lien notes
The underwriters in connection with Visa’s $3.25 billion senior notes offering
Ladder Capital Corp. in the issuance of $750 million of senior notes
PetSmart, Inc. in connection with a Rule 144A offering by the 2020 Mandatory Exchangeable Trust of 690,000 2020 mandatory exchangeable trust securities exchangeable into Class A common stock; the offering raised gross proceeds of $690 million
Townsquare Media in the issuance of $550 million of senior notes
Pike Corporation in the issuance of $500 million of senior notes
Wyndham Destinations in the issuance of $500 million of senior notes
Owens & Minor in the issuance of $500 million of senior notes
Ladder Capital Corp. in its ~$100 million follow-on offering and $100 million ATM program
Pharvaris N.V. in its initial public offering
Clerk & Government Experience
Justice Jawwad S. KhawajaSupreme Court of Pakistan
Prior Experience
HaidermotaBNR & Co.
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Recognition
Recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship
Recipient of National Management Foundation Gold Medal
Memberships & Affiliations
Lahore High Court Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
New York
High Court of Pakistan
Languages
English
Urdu
Education
University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.S.D.
University of Chicago Law SchoolLL.M.
Lahore University of Management SciencesB.A.; LL.B.