Rami Marginean is an associate in the Singapore office of Latham & Watkins.

Rami advises corporate and investment banking clients on a wide range of capital markets transactions, including public and private offerings of debt and equity securities and complex liability management exercises. Rami has extensive experience with clients in the financial services, construction and infrastructure, energy, advanced technologies, and mining sectors, among others, and in multiple jurisdictions, including Australia, Singapore, Greater China, Indonesia, India, and the United States.

Prior to joining the private practice, Rami served as a law clerk for the Honorable Justice Peter N. Vickery in the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia.

Rami’s experience includes advising the following:

 Australia

  • Mineral Resources Limited in connection with its US$700 million and US$1,250 million Rule 144A/Reg. S bond offerings*
  • Fortescue Metals Group Limited in connection with its US$1.5 billion Rule 144A/Reg. S bond offering and certain cash tender offers*
  • Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group in connection with its US$450 million Rule 144A/Reg. S bond offering*

China

  • The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China on the successful issuance of approximately HK$27 billion worth of green bonds and infrastructure bonds*
  • The placement agents in connection with the business combination between L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp, a NASDAQ-listed SPAC backed by LVMH, and Lotus Tech, a luxury electric vehicle brand of global automaker Geely Holdings*
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, TSMC Arizona Corporation and TSMC Global Ltd., in connection with several US SEC-registered debt offerings and 144A/Reg. S bond offerings totaling US$14.5 billion, as well as various compliance, governance, and other strategic advice to TSMC*

India

  • The initial purchasers and underwriters in connection with MakeMyTrip Limited’s concurrent Rule 144A offering of US$1.437 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.00% convertible senior notes due 2030 and US SEC-registered primary follow-on offering of 18.4 million ordinary shares*
  • The lead managers in connection with the INR 25.2 billion qualified institutions placement of Hitachi Energy India Limited*
  • Go Digit General Insurance Limited in connection with its US$314 million India IPO and listing on equity shares on the National Stock Exchange of India and the Bombay Stock Exchange*
  • Compliance, governance, and other strategic advice to Tata Motors Limited*

Indonesia

  • The initial purchasers in connection with various capital raising transactions and liability management exercises by PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk and certain of its subsidiaries*
  • PT Cikarang Listrindo Tbk in connection with its US$350 million Rule 144A/Reg. S bond offering*
  • The initial purchasers in connection with a US$350 million Rule 144A/Reg. S bond offering by PT Indika Energy Tbk*

Mongolia

  • Mongolian Mining Corporation and Energy Resources LLC in connection with various capital raising transactions and liability management exercises*

Singapore

  • The initial purchasers in relation to Grab Holding Limited’s offering of US$1.5 billion 0.00% convertible senior notes due 2030*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • New York

Education

  • Master in Construction Law, University of Melbourne, 2018
  • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Leo Cussen Centre for Law, 2015
  • JD, University of Melbourne, 2014
  • Bachelor of Commerce in Economics & Finance, University of Melbourne, 2011

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • German
  • Romanian
  • Spanish