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Banking & Finance analysis: The Iran conflict has become a significant legal and operational issue for global energy, materials and equipment supply...
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has responded to the Bank of England’s (BoE) consultation on its approach to using...
Companies House has announced that the government will implement the accounts filing reforms introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate...
Banking & Finance analysis: Stefanie Price, partner and co-head of London Real Estate, and Jack McCaw, senior associate, both at Baker McKenzie,...
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
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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