The First Capital Group conglomerate which owns a mix of companies hat provide various services in the print and & media, financial services and retail and & property development sectors. FCSC is a leading financial services & investment company, listed on all three bourses of Pakistan. Over the years, FCSC has worked on some important & innovative equity capital market and corporate finance trans
actions. First Capital Equities Limited (“FCEL”) is one of the leading brokerage houses in Pakistan with a country-wide network of 15 branches. FCEL is a corporate member of KSE and listed on LSE. Shaheen Insurance Company Limited (“SICL”) is a joint venture between FCSC, Shaheen Foundation (PAF) and Hollard Insurance (the 3rd largest insurance company in South Africa). SICL provides general and health insurance services and is listed on KSE. First Capital Mutual Fund Limited (“FCMF”) is a closed end fund is listed on KSE and LSE with a share capital of PKR 300 million. First Capital Investments Limited (“FCIL”) is Non-Banking Finance Company licensed to carry out investment advisory services and is currently managing listed security portfolio of FCMF & Shaheen Insurance. Limited (“LSL”) provides brokerage services to retail and institutional clients and is a member of Colombo Stock Exchange, Sri Lanka
Media Division:
Media Times Limited (“MTL”) is currently running two channels and two newspapers. Leading English newspaper “Daily Times” is printed from Lahore, Karachi & Islamabad and is recognized as a credible, prestigious and quality publication. Urdu daily “Aaj Kal” is also published from Lahore, Karachi & Islamabad. Pakistan’s premier business channel “Business Plus” has a satellite footprint spanning South Asia, Middle East, Southern Europe & Africa. Pakistan’s first children’s channel “Wikkid Plus” was launched by MTL and provides quality entertainment & information content for children & their families. World Press (Pvt.) Limited is a printing, packaging and publishing company with modern facilities equipped to produce a range of hardbound and paperback books and is a complete publishing house. Property Division:
Pace (Pakistan) Limited (“Pace”) is one of the largest and most diversified real estate development and facilities management companies in Pakistan with FY 09 revenues of PKR 1,262 mn. Pace started its operations in consumer retailing and mall management, based on the concept of “one stop” shopping along with other value added services for customers such as food courts, children entertainment, grocery store etc. Pace was the pioneer of “one-stop” mall development and management. The company currently has 6 operational shopping malls – 4 in Lahore, 1 in Gujrat & 1 in Gujranwala. With over a decade of experience in real estate, Pace is the only publicly traded real estate development company in Pakistan, listed on Karachi & Lahore stock exchanges. Pace also has recognition in international financial markets through its USD 25m foreign currency convertible bonds, which are listed on Singapore Stock Exchange. The company has a professional management team with several years of local industry experience and has developed strong relationships with key industry players (investors, vendors etc.) Pace is the most widely recognized brand of organized retail in Pakistan and has attracted year on year customer growth for the past decade. Pace Barka Properties Limited is engaged in diversified real estate development with strong focus on hospitality sector including hotels & resorts; and multi-use projects comprising hotels, commercial & residential buildings. Pace Barka has already undertaken a multi-use landmark initiative in Lahore “Hyatt Regency Complex” near Allama Iqbal Airport, comprising a 5 star Hyatt Regency hotel, managed apartments and a luxury shopping mall. Other Pace Barka projects planned in near future include: a 5-star resort hotel/villas project in Chakwal; a shopping mall, apartment & 4 star hotel complex in Lahore; and a 3-4 star hotel in Gujrat. Moreover, Pace Barka has also undertaken a residential housing project “Pace Woodlands” on a joint venture basis with Pace Pakistan, on Bedian Road, near Phase V Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in Lahore comprising of 160 houses. Trident Construct (Pvt.) Limited (“Trident”) is a construction company capable of handling heavy civil works for residential, commercial, high-rise buildings & infrastructure projects.
