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.
HM Land Registry (HMLR) has published guidance on the Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026, which require...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced plans to legislate for caps on permission fees charged to leaseholders...
This edition of the Sustainable finance and ESG round-up from the Finance Group includes: (1) EFRAG opens consultation on draft sustainability...
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published a discussion paper on smart contracts and distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based...
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
Acquisition finance—mandatory and voluntary prepayment clausesIt is common for facility agreements to require the borrower(s) to prepay all or part of the facility on the occurrence of certain events, known as mandatory prepayment events. For a general discussion of common mandatory prepayment
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
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