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Zarina Fitzgerald is a Director of H&J Fiduciary Services Ltd and has 30 years of experience in Corporate and Commercial Law. She chairs the Commercial Transactions practice group of Higgs & Johnson and has acted in all aspects of commercial transactions, including large-scale structured finance transactions, initial public offerings and private placements of offshore securities, mergers and acquisitions, and the registration and securitisation involving vessels and in real estate transactions. Her financial services regulation practice involves the full spectrum of regulatory and compliance issues pertaining to financial institutions.
Zarina has acted in the refinancing of a project involving the design, construction and commissioning of a substantial public utility in excess of $250 million. She has also acted in the sale of a substantial interest in a company that provides wireless communication products as well as advising on the restructuring of the group. She has been 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. She has advised in numerous transactions involving energy companies and represents substantial clients in this field on an ongoing basis.
Zarina is ranked in the area of corporate and commercial law by Chambers Global, IFLR1000 (Highly regarded), and Legal 500 Caribbean (Leading Individual).
A native of Barbados, Zarina was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1991. She is fluent in English and Spanish. She joined the firm in 2000 as a Partner.