PC RECEIVES SIX EOIs FROM INTERNATIONAL M & A Firms TO ACT AS ADVISOR ON LONG TERM LEASE OF JPCL

Islamabad, June 16, 2009

Privatisation Commission has received six (6) Expressions of Interest (EOI) from global firms to act as adviser on the long-term lease of Jamshoro Power Company Limited (JPCL). The firms include, 1.JP Morgan Securities Asia Private Limited, 2. NM Rothschild & Sons with Abacus Consulting, 3. Citigroup, 4. Merrill Lynch with KASB, 5. AF Ferguson & Company and 6. Delphos International Washington DC with Siemens Energy Inc.

The interested firms are required to send in their completed Request For Proposal (RFP) packages by July 4, 2009. Privatisation Commission aims to finalize the selection of financial advisory consortium by mid July 2009. The selection will be followed by immediate mobilization of the advisor on the JPCL lease transaction. It is hoped that the financial closure for JPCL lease will be achieved in the first quarter of 2010.

Such strong interest in advising Privatisation Commission, Government of Pakistan by global firms on the proposed lease transaction of JPCL indicates a revival of confidence as regards to the privatisation program in the light of the new Privatisation Policy.