Understanding the intricate world of financing acquisitions becomes manageable with detailed, practical guidance crafted specifically for legal professionals. This resource provides the essential insights necessary to structure and negotiate acquisition finance deals successfully, ensuring both compliance and a strategic edge. Keep abreast of the latest regulatory changes, best practices, and case law to offer exceptional counsel in this ever-evolving field.
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published the results of the European Repo and Collateral Council 's (ERCC) 50th semi-annual...
UK Finance has published its response to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation on aligning sustainability-related disclosures with...
This week's edition of Banking and Finance weekly highlights includes: (1) the decision in the UniCredit Bank GmbH case in which the Supreme Court...
The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the appellants’ appeal and allowed the respondent’s cross-appeal in UniCredit Bank GmbH, London Branch v...
Invoice discounting and factoringThe popularity of financing business through the invoice discounting and factoring of receivables has grown...
Foreign exchange (FX) derivativesWhat is a FX derivative?A foreign exchange (FX) derivative is a type of derivative whose payoff depends on the FX...
Types of debt securitiesWhat are debt securities?In the context of the debt capital markets, the term 'debt security' means a financial instrument,...
An introduction to repo and the Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA)Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains information on subjects...
Market flexWhat is a 'market flex' provision?A market flex provision is designed to give arrangers and underwriters some flexibility as to the terms of a financing following the signing of the relevant facility agreement. Given that they arrange and underwrite the deal, the market flex provisions
Term Loan B facilitiesThis Practice Note discusses Term Loan B (TLB) facilities which frequently appear as a tranche of senior facilities in syndicated loans in leveraged financings. TLBs are an established feature in the US market and increasingly used in the European lending market for
Loan Market Association (LMA) leveraged documentationDevelopment of the Loan Market Association (LMA) documentationThe project to develop the LMA investment grade documents began in 1998 as a response to demand in the market for a standard form of syndicated facility agreement. The development of
Incremental debt flexibility or accordion featuresWhat are incremental facilities?An incremental facility is feature included in a credit agreement where, subject to meeting certain pre-agreed parameters, the borrower is afforded the flexibility to incur additional (or increases in) debt facility
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