menu-search
LEXISNEXIS_ICON4_SIGNINSign-in LEXISNEXIS_ICONS_SUPPORTHelp

Debt capital markets

View Banking & Finance by content type:

News
Practice notes
Precedents
Q&As

Latest Banking & Finance News

ECB seeks to assure data protection board over digital euro

ECB seeks to assure data protection board over digital euro

The following Banking & Finance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on ECB seeks to assure data protection board over digital euro

Banking and Finance weekly highlights—22 July 2021

Banking and Finance weekly highlights—22 July 2021

The following Banking & Finance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Banking and Finance weekly highlights—22 July 2021

Payment Systems Regulator to prioritise crypto-assets

Payment Systems Regulator to prioritise crypto-assets

The following Banking & Finance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Payment Systems Regulator to prioritise crypto-assets

How UK Binance ban is putting cryptocurrency on notice

How UK Binance ban is putting cryptocurrency on notice

The following Banking & Finance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on How UK Binance ban is putting cryptocurrency on notice

Featured Banking & Finance content

Common financial covenants

Common financial covenants

Common financial covenantsThis Practice Note explains certain common financial covenants used in commercial finance transactions including:•minimum...

Fixed and floating charges

Fixed and floating charges

Fixed and floating chargesThere are four main types of security available under English law: •mortgage•charge•pledge, and•lienThis Practice Note...

What is set-off and when is it available?

What is set-off and when is it available?

What is set-off and when is it available?Set-off is a complex yet important concept in legal proceedings generally and for many different types of...

Subordination

Subordination

SubordinationSubordination is a way of changing the priority of claims against a debtor so that one creditor or group of creditors (the junior...

Practice notes

Legal opinions—uses, scope and structure

Legal opinions—uses, scope and structureLegal opinions are used in the vast majority of financing transactions. They are usually either a condition...
Read More >
19th May
Practice notes

Acquisition finance—ancillary facilities

Acquisition finance—ancillary facilities On an acquisition finance transaction, the borrowing group, in addition to the debt (whether loans or bonds)...
Read More >
19th May
Practice notes

What are credit derivatives?

What are credit derivatives?IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered...
Read More >
19th May
Practice notes

Incremental debt flexibility or accordion features

Incremental debt flexibility or accordion featuresWhat are incremental facilities?An incremental facility is feature included in a credit agreement...
Read More >
Produced in partnership with Max Millington of Osborne Clarke 19th May
Practice notes

How is a mortgage created?

How is a mortgage created?A mortgage is one of the four types of security recognised under English law and described in Types of security.This...
Read More >
19th May
Practice notes

Transferring a loan by sub-participation

Transferring a loan by sub-participationSub-participation is a means by which a lender can transfer its risk in a loan to another lender. For an...
Read More >
19th May
Practice notes

Key issues in loan transfers

Key issues in loan transfers There are times when a lender might want to get back some of the money it has lent to a borrower before the borrower is...
Read More >
19th May
Precedents

Real property mortgage: single company chargor—bilateral—specific monies

This Deed is made on [insert day and month] 20[insert year]Parties1[Insert name of Chargor], a company incorporated in England and Wales with...
Read More >
19th May
Practice notes

Loan Market Association (LMA) leveraged documentation

Loan Market Association (LMA) leveraged documentationDevelopment of the Loan Market Association (LMA) documentationThe project to develop the LMA...
Read More >
19th May
Precedents

Reservation of rights letter: breach of bilateral facility agreement

[To be printed on the headed paper of the lender][insert date]To:[insert name and address of borrower]Dear [insert full name of borrower]1We refer to...
Read More >
19th May
Practice notes

Bilateral, syndicated and club arrangements

Bilateral, syndicated and club arrangementsOne of the features used to categorise loans is the number of lenders involved. A loan involving one lender...
Read More >
19th May
Practice notes

Derivatives—ISDA documentation framework

Derivatives—ISDA documentation frameworkThe International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) is an association for participants in the...
Read More >
19th May
Practice notes

The facility agent

The facility agentThis Practice Note covers the duties and role of the facility agent (defined in the Loan Market Association (LMA) documentation as...
Read More >
19th May
Practice notes

Borrowing base facilities—structure, key terms and risks

Borrowing base facilities—structure, key terms and risksWhat is a borrowing base facility?Borrowing base facilities ('BB Facilities') are a type of...
Read More >
Produced in partnership with Dentons 19th May
Practice notes

Borrowing base facilities—key terms in the facility agreement

Borrowing base facilities—key terms in the facility agreementA borrowing base facility ('BB Facility') is a working capital line designed to provide...
Read More >
Produced in partnership with Dentons 19th May
Practice notes

Third party security

Third party securityIn many commercial finance transactions, lenders expect to be given some form of credit support to increase their confidence in...
Read More >
19th May

Most recent Debt capital markets content

Practice notes

Requirements for listing on the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority

Requirements for listing on the Official List of the Financial Conduct AuthorityThis Practice Notice focuses on the two segments of the UK listing...
Read More >
22nd Jul
Practice notes

EU Prospectus Regulation tracker

EU Prospectus Regulation trackerLast updated July 2021Tracker overviewThis tracker summarises legislative and regulatory developments from 2001 to the...
Read More >
22nd Jul
Practice notes

Benchmarks Regulation—essentials

Benchmarks Regulation—essentialsIn each section of this Practice Note, links are given to the relevant provisions of EU and/or UK legislation, as...
Read More >
22nd Jul
Practice notes

The Prospectus Regulation—approval of prospectuses and single passport

The Prospectus Regulation—approval of prospectuses and single passportIn this Practice Note, links are given to the relevant provisions of EU and/or...
Read More >
22nd Jul
Practice notes

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)—essentials

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)—essentialsIn each section of this Practice Note, links are given to the relevant provisions of EU and/or UK legislation,...
Read More >
21st Jul
Practice notes

Central Securities Depositories Regulation—essentials

Central Securities Depositories Regulation—essentialsThis Practice Note provides information on the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (EU)...
Read More >
20th Jul
tag iconBrexit
Practice notes

Sustainable finance—recent news

Sustainable finance—recent newsThis Practice Note links to news on sustainable finance, including green loans and green bonds, that has been published...
Read More >
20th Jul
Practice notes

ICMA—latest news on documentation

ICMA—latest news on documentationThis Practice Note contains a summary of new and updated documents published by the International Capital Markets...
Read More >
19th Jul
Practice notes

The Capital Markets Union—recent news

The Capital Markets Union—recent news2021 News DateNews story15 July 2021Commission staff working document: ‘Monitoring progress towards a capital...
Read More >
19th Jul
Practice notes

SMEs and the debt capital markets

SMEs and the debt capital marketsIntroductionTraditional debt capital marketsThe debt capital markets have traditionally been used by major companies...
Read More >
16th Jul
Practice notes

What does IP completion day mean for DCM lawyers?

What does IP completion day mean for DCM lawyers?During the transition period, the key EU regulations effectively remained in place for DCM lawyers...
Read More >
16th Jul
tag iconSustainable Business Toolkit
Practice notes

Guide to representing bondholders in a restructuring

Guide to representing bondholders in a restructuringHigh yield bondholders have been playing an increasingly significant role in restructurings. In...
Read More >
Produced in partnership with Phillip Taylor, Tamer Bahgat and Michael Lee of Alston & Bird 15th Jul
Practice notes

Identifying bondholders and effective communication

Identifying bondholders and effective communicationCompanies, governments and municipalities issue bonds to finance their operations and fund...
Read More >
Produced in partnership with Katerina Papamichael of D F King (Europe) Limited 15th Jul
Practice notes

Regulatory regime for credit rating agencies

Regulatory regime for credit rating agenciesIn each section of this Practice Note, links are given to the relevant provisions of EU and/or UK...
Read More >
15th Jul
Practice notes

UK implementation of CRA III

UK implementation of CRA IIIBREXIT: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 (‘IP completion day’) marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period...
Read More >
15th Jul
Practice notes

Credit rating agencies—international standards

Credit rating agencies—international standardsIOSCO standardsFor general information on the International Organization of Securities Commissions...
Read More >
15th Jul
Practice notes

A beginner's guide to the debt capital markets

A beginner's guide to the debt capital marketsIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation...
Read More >
15th Jul
tag iconIn-house
Practice notes

European regulation of the debt capital markets—one minute guide

European regulation of the debt capital markets—one minute guideIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit...
Read More >
15th Jul
Precedents

Closing Memorandum for a high-yield bond transaction

Closing Memorandum for a high-yield bond transactionThis is a template closing memorandum for use in a high-yield bond transaction. It sets out steps...
Read More >
Produced in partnership with Ranajoy Basu of Reed Smith 15th Jul
Practice notes

Credit ratings

Credit ratingsRole The role of credit rating agents (CRAs) is to provide an objective and analytical opinion on the risk of payment defaults by...
Read More >
15th Jul

Popular documents

Contract variation

Contract variation

Contract variationThis Practice Note summarises the law, guidance and practice relating to the variation of contracts and deeds. It explains how a contract or deed can be varied in writing, orally or by conduct, and also considers unilateral variation, waiver and sustained minor breach. It sets out

Provisional sums

Provisional sums

Provisional sumsWhat are provisional sums?There is no precise standard definition of provisional sum but it is generally understood to refer to an amount inserted in a bill of quantities, or contract sum analysis, to cover certain items of work that cannot be accurately defined, detailed or valued

Involuntary manslaughter

Involuntary manslaughter

Involuntary manslaughterInvoluntary manslaughter—introductionManslaughter can be classified as either voluntary or involuntary. Voluntary manslaughter consists of those killings which would be murder (because the accused has the relevant mental element—hence the label voluntary manslaughter) but

TCC—preparing for and attending a pre-trial review (PTR)

TCC—preparing for and attending a pre-trial review (PTR)

TCC—preparing for and attending a pre-trial review (PTR)Note:•this Practice Note gives specific guidance on matters proceeding in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) under the provisions set out in CPR 60, CPR PD 60 and the TCC Guide. As these provisions are additional to the general