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Offtake contracts—key issues for project finance lendersMost projects are underpinned by a complex web of contractual relationships between all the...
30th May
Q&As
What is the banker’s right of set-off?The banker’s right of set-off refers to the right of a bank to combine two or more of a customer’s accounts held...
Produced in partnership with Richard Hanke of 3 Verulam Buildings (3VB)
2nd Jun
Practice notes
PledgesA pledge is one of the four types of security recognised under English law—the types of security are described in Practice Note: Types of...
2nd Jun
Practice notes
Key features of debenturesDebentures are used in many types of financing where it is desirable to take security over all of the assets of a particular...
30th May
Practice notes
Overdrafts, term loans and revolving credit facilitiesThis Practice Note explains the features of three common types of loan facility:•overdrafts•term...
2nd Jun
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Practice notes
Bilateral, syndicated and club arrangementsOne of the features used to categorise loans is the number of lenders involved. A loan involving one lender...
30th May
Practice notes
Negative pledgesThis Practice Note examines:•why negative pledge clauses are used in commercial transactions •the consequences of breaching negative...
2nd Jun
Practice notes
The security agent and security trust provisionsThe security agentIn a syndicated loan transaction, the security agent (sometimes also known as the...
30th May
Practice notes
Common financial covenantsThis Practice Note explains certain common financial covenants used in commercial finance transactions including:•minimum...
30th May
Practice notes
Term Loan B facilitiesThis Practice Note discusses Term Loan B (TLB) facilities which frequently appear as a tranche of senior facilities in...
Produced in partnership with Carlo de Vito Piscicelli of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Joe Zeidner of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
30th May
Practice notes
What is OTC derivative contract clearing?What is clearing?When an over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transaction between two counterparties is...
2nd Jun
Practice notes
Introduction to asset financeWhat is asset finance?Asset finance is a method of providing financing for the purchase of particular tangible movable...
30th May
Practice notes
Incremental debt flexibility or accordion featuresWhat are incremental facilities?An incremental facility is feature included in a credit agreement...
Produced in partnership with Max Millington of Pinsent Masons
30th May
Practice notes
Selling a loan by sub-participationSub-participation is a means by which a lender can transfer its risk in a loan to another entity. It is used in the...
Produced in partnership with Jacqui Allen of Mandel, Katz & Brosnan LLP
2nd Jun
Practice notes
Tips and traps—key issues in negotiating engagement letters, release and reliance lettersIt is very common for engagement letters, release letters and...
30th May
Practice notes
Transferring a loan by novationNovation is a means by which a lender can transfer its interest in a loan to another lender.This Practice Note looks at...
2nd Jun
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