Managing Director, Head of Loan Syndications, Americas
SMBC Americas
Sara Pirzada joined SMBC as a Managing Director, heading the Latin America business for Loan Capital Markets in New York. Prior to her current position, Sara was a Managing Director at Mizuho Securities, heading Latin America as well as Americas Project Finance, for Loan Capital Markets. She has more than 20 years of broad experience executing debt financings for corporate, structured, and project finance transactions for the oil and gas, power, renewable energy, infrastructure, mining, and commodities sectors across the Americas. Prior to joining Mizuho, Sara was a Director at WestLB, where she spent more than ten years, and was involved in many high-profile transactions in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Previous to WestLB, Sara spent several years at JP Morgan in the investment banking division focusing on the oil and gas sector in the Americas. Sara holds an MBA and BSc. in Finance and International Business from New York University’s Stern School of Business.
Bonds & Loans Latin America & Caribbean 2023
Bonds & Loans Brazil 2021 - Virtual Conference
Bonds & Loans Andes 2021 - Virtual Conference
Bonds & Loans Latin America 2020 - Virtual Conference
Project Finance & Capital Markets Latin America 2020 - Virtual Conference