Ashar Qureshi

Ashar Qureshi is a partner in the Corporate Department and head of EMEA global transactions, resident in Fried Frank's London office. He joined the firm in 2018.

Ashar concentrates his practice on international corporate transactions, including capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance, covering Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He has experience representing international financial institutions, including underwriters, as well as corporations and governments on IPOs, equity and debt securities (including high-yield), complex hedge fund and private equity transactions and structures, rights offerings, and restructurings and privatizations.

Prior to joining Fried Frank, Ashar was a partner at a large international law firm.  He was also previously a founding partner in multi-billion dollar hedge fund and the Executive Vice Chairman of Renaissance Group.

Ashar is consistently recognized as a leading capital markets and corporate practitioner in legal directories, including Chambers Global, Chambers Europe and Chambers UK and Legal 500 UK. He is recognized by Chambers UK in Capital Markets: Equity, where he is described as ‘incredibly smart and conveys complex legal issues in an easy manner’. He is also praised for being a ‘very impressive operator’. Ashar is also recognized by Legal 500 UK in Debt Capital Markets, where he is described as ‘simply one of the very smartest, most innovative and all around best lawyers in London.’ He is praised for making the ‘practice unique’ and clients note he is ‘an amazing lawyer and dealmaker.’ Ashar is also recognized by IFLR 1000 in the Capital Markets: Equity and M&A categories.