Tazmin joined Shoosmiths in 2020 and is now undertaking her training in the firm’s London office. She is currently sitting in Tax & Incentives where she has gained experience in:
- S/EIS and VCT qualifying investments
- Tax issues related to M&A, corporate reorganisations and restructures, and PE investments
- Employee incentive arrangements, including growth shares, share options and employee benefit trusts
She previously sat in Banking & Finance where she worked on a range of leveraged finance and real estate finance transactions on behalf of banks, corporates, and financial institutions.
Prior to commencing her training contract, Tazmin worked as a Paralegal in the firm’s Corporate team. She has experience working alongside private equity houses, management teams, and large corporates on both domestic and cross-border private equity and M&A transactions.
Tazmin has been involved in a variety of notable transactions, including:
- Advising Five Arrows Principal Investments and Five Arrows Long Term Fund (the PE arm of Rothschild & Co) on its acquisition and investment in Rimes
- Acting for Downing LLP on several portfolio acquisitions and disposals
- Five Arrows’ acquisition of a majority stake in Expana (formerly Mintec), as well as Five Arrows’ co-investment alongside Synova
- Conducting the English legal due diligence for Estée Lauder’s acquisition of Tom Ford, with a total enterprise value of approximately $2.8 billion
Tazmin graduated with a first-class degree in Classics and Philosophy from the University of Nottingham. Whilst working as a Paralegal at the firm, she completed the PGDL from the University of Law before passing her Solicitors Qualifying Examination.