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The appointment of new ministers by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham has resulted in a number of 'machinery of government' changes to departments. The...
The Loan Market Association (LMA) has published the practice note for the assessment of pure play companies (PPCs). The practice note provides a...
UK Export Finance (UKEF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GE Aerospace at the Farnborough International Airshow, establishing a...
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has updated its Bond Price Distribution Definitions, revising the industry taxonomy introduced in...
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...
Legal opinions—uses, scope and structureLegal opinions are used in the vast majority of loan transactions. They are usually either a condition precedent to funding or a condition precedent to the signing of the finance documentation. They provide the addressee of the legal opinion, typically the
Repayment, prepayment and cancellationWhere a facility is committed (eg term loans and revolving facilities), exactly how and when the facility is to be repaid will be set out in the facility agreement. Committed facility agreements will normally also state:•whether or not the borrower is allowed to
Execution of documents in a loan transactionSigning is an important milestone in a finance transaction. It is the stage when the parties execute the agreed versions of the documents and the transaction becomes binding (albeit, in some cases, subject to certain conditions precedent—see Practice Note:
Introductory guide to loan portfolio salesThis Practice Note provides an introduction to loan portfolio sales, considering in particular the types of portfolios that exist for sale and the identities and motivations of typical sellers and buyers. It also describes a typical portfolio sale
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