The Firm represented BBVA Securities Inc., Citibank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., MUFG Bank, Ltd., Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A., Luxembourg Branch and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (the “Lenders”), in connection with a sustainability-linked revolving credit facility in the amount of US$320 million in aggregate commitments made available to Nexa Resources S.A., Nexa Recursos Minerais S.A. and Nexa Resources Cajamarquilla S.A. (NYSE:NEXA) (“Nexa Resources”). The new facility replaced Nexa Resources’s US$300 million revolving credit facility that was set to mature in October 2024.~~The Firm also represented GLAS USA LLC, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), in connection with the same transaction.~~Nexa Resources is a large-scale, low-cost integrated zinc producer with over 65 years of experience developing and operating mining and smelting assets in Latin America. Nexa Resources currently owns and operates five long-life mines, three of which are located in the central Andes region of Peru, and two of which are located in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Nexa Resources is currently ramping up operations at Aripuanã, its sixth mine, in the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil. Nexa Resources also owns and operates three smelters, two of which are located in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil, and one of which is located in Cajamarquilla in Peru, which is the largest smelter in the Americas. Nexa Resources was among the top five producers of mined zinc globally in 2022 and one of the top five metallic zinc producers worldwide in 2022, according to the energy research and consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie.

The Simpson Thacher team representing the Lenders included Grenfel S. Calheiros, Marcelo B. Lorenzen, Jomar A. Vargas and Larissa Gebrim (Banking and Credit); and Michael E. Mann (Tax).

The Simpson Thacher team representing the Administrative Agent included Brandan L. Still and Tyler P. Wills (Banking and Credit); and Jonathan Cantor (Tax).