{"id":1404,"date":"2013-04-03T14:34:01","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T14:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firstdawood.com\/fdibl\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-03-03T06:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T06:35:46","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/firstdawood.com\/fdibl\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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CORPORATE PROFILE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

First Dawood Investment Bank Ltd. (FDIB) was incorporated on June 22, 1994 as Dawood Leasing<\/p>

Company Ltd. with a paid up capital of Rs.250M and in less than a decade its status was upgraded to that<\/p>

of an investment bank. It was listed on Karachi Stock Exchange against a public offering of Rs.95M,<\/p>

whereas the company received a subscription of over Rs.140M despite the then prevailing bearish market<\/p>

conditions, while today the outstanding share capital is nearly Rs.1.50bn. During the first thirteen years of<\/p>

business operations the balance sheet size peaked over Rs.12.0bn and it also showed consistent profits for<\/p>

13-years and shared handsome returns with shareholders. FDPL successfully carried-out investment<\/p>

banking activities including, but not restricted to; financial advisory, underwriting of IPOs, investment in<\/p>

Pre-IPOs, secondary market operations, lease consortiums, lease financing, real estate construction, rental<\/p>

REIT model, trustee services to corporate bonds (TFCs & Sukuks) & mutual fund etc.<\/p>

The principle line of business of the FDPL is construction, development and renting-out of properties.<\/p>

Recently, FDPL has constructed its first building i.e. Dawood One \u2013 a distinguished three-side corner<\/p>

building, poised to redefine commercial excellence in the prestigious at Ayubia Commercial, Phase VII<\/p>

(Ext), D.H.A., Karachi which is now fully rented.<\/p>

Apart from the above FDPL has an office premises in Lakson Square building No.1, Karachi which is<\/p>

also rented. The company also has an open piece of industrial land in Punjab, which either will be<\/p>

developed or will be sold as per the decision of board of directors.<\/p>

Strategy for business sustainability<\/p>

It is pertinent to mention that FDPL is not engaged in any type of transaction or business as real estate<\/p>

agent, we shall remain focused on the following areas;<\/p>