Swiss-German Fund Manager Meets PAeC Executives to Explore Investment Opportunities in Pakistan

The Pakistan Aerospace Council (PAeC) hosted a high-level strategic meeting with Mr. Tobias Hundertmark, Managing Partner at Calyx Capital Advisers, a renowned Swiss-German fund manager currently overseeing a $400 million European automotive fund. The meeting aimed to explore promising avenues of investment in Pakistan’s high-tech and aerospace sectors.

Mr. Hundertmark was accompanied by Mr. Sohail Kiani, CEO of Canadian investment and trading firm S.A.R.F. Investment LLC, and Mr. , representing a prominent textile business family. Mr. Hundertmark praised Pakistan as an emerging investment destination and expressed admiration for the natural beauty of Pakistan’s northern areas, calling Islamabad a “city of greenery and gardens.

PAeC Executives, Mr. Mansoor Malik and Mr. Mahmood Sherani, specially travelled from Karachi for the meeting. Other members in attendance included Mr. Tanveer Ahmad, Mr. Inayat Shah, and Dr. Javaid Ahsan Bhatti, who collectively briefed the visiting delegation on the significant opportunities in high-tech manufacturing and aerospace development. Mr. Sajid Ali K Tareen and Mr. Saad Sherani also joined the meeting virtually and shared their insights.

Mr. Mansoor Malik highlighted Pakistan’s trained aeronautical engineers and technicians, trained by French and other global institutions, as a key national asset, emphasizing the need to harness this talent and public sector infrastructure to drive private sector-led growth in aerospace and defense manufacturing.

This strategic engagement reinforces PAeC’s commitment to fostering international partnerships and attracting smart capital to catalyze growth in Pakistan’s high-value industrial sectors.