Allen & Overy (A&O) has completed a groundbreaking securities deal after acting on Pakistan’s first US-sold bond for a decade.

The $800m (£459m) offer saw A&O field a London-based team under partner Roger Wedderburn-Day and associate Anzal Mohammed for lead managers Citi-group, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan, plus a Hong Kong-based team including partners Andrew Harrow and David Johnson.