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Zarina M. Fitzgerald

Higgs & Johnson

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Bar Admissions:
Bahamas
Practice Areas:
Banking and finance
Corporate and M&A
Capital markets
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
Spanish
Biography

Zarina is a seasoned corporate and commercial lawyer with over 30 years of extensive experience in all aspects of commercial transactions, financial services regulation matters, vessel registration and securitisation matters and real estate transactions.

Recent case highlights
  • Acted in the refinancing of a project involving the design, construction and commissioning of a substantial public utility in excess of $250 million.
  • Acted in the sale of a substantial interest in a company which provides wireless communication products as well as advising on the restructuring of the group.
  • Involved in a due diligence project in connection with the proposed acquisition of a local power generating company and has advised in connection with the sale of a public utility.
Practice areas
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Financial restructuring
  • Structured finance/securitisation
  • M&A
Sector expertise
  • Banking
  • Financial services
  • Oil and gas
  • Shipping
  • Tech and telecoms
Bar admissions
  • England & Wales, 1991
Association memberships
  • The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
  • Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA)

 

Academic qualifications
  • The London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London (LL.B.), London, England
Address:
Nassau
Bahamas
Tel:+12425025200 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://higgsjohnson.com