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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
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
Drafting techniques and contract languageThis Practice Note offers general guidance on how to approach document drafting and explains the meaning of some common expressions used in legal documents. It also looks at how courts look at the construction of contracts and considers case law relating to
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
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