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Zarmina Tirmzi advises both borrowers and lenders on a wide range of complex cross-border banking and finance transactions including general corporate facilities, acquisition finance facilities, project finance facilities and other structured and leveraged financing facilities.

Zarmina advises private equity sponsors, financial institutions and corporate borrowers across a broad range of domestic and cross-border financing arrangements. Her practice extends across various sectors including energy and power, resources, investment funds, retail and education and several jurisdictions including Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India and Vietnam.

Prior to joining King & Spalding, Zarmina practiced as a lawyer at another US law firm in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. She also completed a short stint as an offshore lawyer and has experience working in-house at a leading US bank.

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Credentials

L.P.C., College of Law, London, UK

G.D.L., College of Law, London, UK

Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto

England and Wales

English

Matters

Advised Tianqi Lithium Corporation on the US$2.5 billion senior and US$1 billion mezzanine syndicated term loans in connection with its acquisition of a stake in SQM, a Chilean lithium mining company.

Advised Platinum Equity Advisors on the US$165 million term loan, cash bridge, and revolving credit facility in connection with its acquisition of PCI Private Limited, an investment holding company and provider of electronics and manufacturing services.

Advised Darby Asia Opportunities Fund III Management Co. Ltd. on its investments in a Chinese food and beverages company.

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Advised Tianqi Lithium Corporation on the US$2.5 billion senior and US$1 billion mezzanine syndicated term loans in connection with its acquisition of a stake in SQM, a Chilean lithium mining company.

Advised Platinum Equity Advisors on the US$165 million term loan, cash bridge, and revolving credit facility in connection with its acquisition of PCI Private Limited, an investment holding company and provider of electronics and manufacturing services.

Advised Darby Asia Opportunities Fund III Management Co. Ltd. on its investments in a Chinese food and beverages company.

Advising UBS Europe SE on an additional facility for CatLuxe SARL (Pronovias) in connection with the acquisition of Ladybird, a Dutch bridal company.

Advised the mandated lead arrangers on the term, capital expenditure and revolving credit facilities for the Pure Fitness Group in connection with its acquisition by FountainVest Partners and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board.

Advised Citibank, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, Barclays Bank and RBC on a senior secured asset-based term loan facility.

Advised CDH Investments on the €75 million financing in connection with the acquisition of a stake in WOW Tech International, a Germany-based company that develops and markets intimate products.

Advised Swiss Life Asset Management AG, on behalf of a Swiss Life Infrastructure Fund, on the US$165 million financing in connection with its acquisition of Infrareal GmbH, an owner and operator of life science parks in Germany.

Advised the mandated lead arrangers in connection with a €1.3 billion financing for the acquisition by Tencent Holdings of a significant stake in US music entertainment company, Universal Music Group.

Advised TPG, as a co-investor with Northstar, on financing the acquisition of 80% of Greenfields Dairy, a Singapore-based dairy company, with business in Indonesia.

Represented Carlyle on the financing for its acquisition of Indian headquartered global IT services company, Hexaware Technologies Limited.

Advised Adani Group on the US$288 million project financing for two wind-solar hybrid power projects in India.

Advised a consortium of commercial bank lenders on the refinancing of approximately US$1.2 billion for the Ichthys LNG project in Australia.

Advising PT Energi Mega Persada Tbk, an Indonesia-based company that explores, develops, and produces crude oil and natural gas, on the amendment and restatement of a term loan facility.

Matters

Advised Tianqi Lithium Corporation on the US$2.5 billion senior and US$1 billion mezzanine syndicated term loans in connection with its acquisition of a stake in SQM, a Chilean lithium mining company.

Advised Platinum Equity Advisors on the US$165 million term loan, cash bridge, and revolving credit facility in connection with its acquisition of PCI Private Limited, an investment holding company and provider of electronics and manufacturing services.

Advised Darby Asia Opportunities Fund III Management Co. Ltd. on its investments in a Chinese food and beverages company.

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Close

Matters

Advised Tianqi Lithium Corporation on the US$2.5 billion senior and US$1 billion mezzanine syndicated term loans in connection with its acquisition of a stake in SQM, a Chilean lithium mining company.

Advised Platinum Equity Advisors on the US$165 million term loan, cash bridge, and revolving credit facility in connection with its acquisition of PCI Private Limited, an investment holding company and provider of electronics and manufacturing services.

Advised Darby Asia Opportunities Fund III Management Co. Ltd. on its investments in a Chinese food and beverages company.

Advising UBS Europe SE on an additional facility for CatLuxe SARL (Pronovias) in connection with the acquisition of Ladybird, a Dutch bridal company.

Advised the mandated lead arrangers on the term, capital expenditure and revolving credit facilities for the Pure Fitness Group in connection with its acquisition by FountainVest Partners and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board.

Advised Citibank, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, Barclays Bank and RBC on a senior secured asset-based term loan facility.

Advised CDH Investments on the €75 million financing in connection with the acquisition of a stake in WOW Tech International, a Germany-based company that develops and markets intimate products.

Advised Swiss Life Asset Management AG, on behalf of a Swiss Life Infrastructure Fund, on the US$165 million financing in connection with its acquisition of Infrareal GmbH, an owner and operator of life science parks in Germany.

Advised the mandated lead arrangers in connection with a €1.3 billion financing for the acquisition by Tencent Holdings of a significant stake in US music entertainment company, Universal Music Group.

Advised TPG, as a co-investor with Northstar, on financing the acquisition of 80% of Greenfields Dairy, a Singapore-based dairy company, with business in Indonesia.

Represented Carlyle on the financing for its acquisition of Indian headquartered global IT services company, Hexaware Technologies Limited.

Advised Adani Group on the US$288 million project financing for two wind-solar hybrid power projects in India.

Advised a consortium of commercial bank lenders on the refinancing of approximately US$1.2 billion for the Ichthys LNG project in Australia.

Advising PT Energi Mega Persada Tbk, an Indonesia-based company that explores, develops, and produces crude oil and natural gas, on the amendment and restatement of a term loan facility.

Credentials

L.P.C., College of Law, London, UK

G.D.L., College of Law, London, UK

Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto

England and Wales

English