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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
Accelerating a loanThis Practice Note looks at considerations prior to, and when accelerating a loan. It discusses:•what is meant by acceleration•the circumstances in which lenders may accelerate•alternatives to acceleration, and•risks and legal considerations in relation to accelerationWhat is
How to prepare or review conditions precedent in a loan transactionIn financing transactions, conditions precedent (known as CPs) are the specific conditions that need to be fulfilled for funding to occur under a facility agreement. They are not necessarily conditions to the facility agreement
Who can act as a process agent?A process agent is a person or entity that is appointed to receive, accept and acknowledge service of process on behalf of another party.A party to an agreement will often request that another party appoint a process agent where that other party is based in a foreign
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