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Negative pledges

This Practice Note examines:•why negative pledge clauses are used in commercial transactions •the consequences of breaching negative pledge...

Sources of Shari'ah

IntroductionShari'ah (also Sharia, Shariah or Shari’a) (literally, in Arabic, 'the path towards the watering place') or Islamic law is the legal...

Common financial covenants

This Practice Note explains certain common financial covenants used in commercial finance transactions including:•minimum net worth test•gearing...

Incremental debt flexibility or accordion features

What are incremental facilities?An incremental facility is feature included in a credit agreement where, subject to meeting certain pre-agreed...

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Loan Market Association (LMA) leveraged documentation

Development of the Loan Market Association (LMA) documentationThe project to develop the LMA investment grade documents began in 1998 as a response to...

9th Nov

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Role of a bond trustee

BREXIT: As of 31 January 2020, the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but has entered an implementation period during which it continues to be...

9th Nov

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ISDA definitions

The vast majority of derivative transactions are documented by standard documentation developed and published by the International Swaps and...

9th Nov

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Synthetic securitisations

BREXIT: As of 31 January 2020, the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but has entered an implementation period during which it continues to be...

9th Nov

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Acquisition finance—ancillary facilities

On an acquisition finance transaction, the borrowing group, in addition to the debt (whether loans or bonds) required to fund the transaction, will...

9th Nov

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Assignments by way of security

Assignments by way of security can take different forms and it is important to understand how they are created and their effect. Security over choses...

9th Nov

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Introduction to fund finance—capital call facilities

What is a 'capital call facility'?A capital call facility is a form of finance provided by a lender to a fund and typically secured against investors’...

Produced in partnership with Peter Olds of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton 12th Jan

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On demand guarantees and bonds

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The ICC has issued a guidance paper on the impact of COVID-19 on trade finance transactions issued subject to ICC rules. For...

9th Nov

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Transferring a loan by novation

Novation is a means by which a lender can transfer its interest in a loan to another lender.This Practice Note looks at what is meant by novation...

9th Nov

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Key issues in loan transfers

There are times when a lender might want to get back some of the money it has lent to a borrower before the borrower is due to repay it.If the...

9th Nov

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Floating charges—advantages and disadvantages

Summary of advantages and disadvantages of the floating chargeThis Practice Note discusses the advantages and disadvantages of taking a floating as...

9th Nov

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Secondary debt trading—completing the trade confirmation

The majority of secondary debt trades are conducted by telephone or by email. Following the trade call or email exchange, the parties will document...

9th Nov

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Drafting or reviewing legal opinions in loan transactions

Legal opinions are one of the key documentary conditions precedent in loan transactions. The legal opinion is a letter which sets out opinions as to...

9th Nov

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Shipbuilding contracts

This Practice Note considers the main terms included in standard form shipbuilding contracts. In particular, it looks at:•standard forms of the...

9th Nov

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Guarantee and indemnity: cross guarantee from group companies—bilateral—all monies

This Deed of guarantee and indemnity is made on [insert day and month] 20[insert year]Parties1[Insert name of Guarantor], a company incorporated in...

9th Nov

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Director’s certificate for a bilateral loan: borrower

[insert date]To:[insert full name and address of lender]Dear [insert full name of lender]I am a director of [insert full name of borrower] (the...

9th Nov

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Lexis®PSL Tax—resources for banking lawyers

This Practice Note sets out a selection of key resources from Lexis®PSL Tax which may be helpful to banking lawyers and their clients. The links...

20th Jan

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UK characterisation of murabaha

When the murabaha structure was being developed for use in the UK, practitioners understood that the structure's novelty would produce a degree of...

Produced in partnership with King & Spalding 17th Jan

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Withholding tax—basic principles for banking lawyers

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

17th Jan

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Derivative contracts—scope of chargeable gains basis: general rules

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

15th Jan

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Key tax issues when advising on a bond issue

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

15th Jan

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US: Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)—summary

The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (the HIRE Act) include provisions that give the US Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) administrative...

Produced in partnership with John Narducci (Partner) and Stephen C Lessard (Associate) of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 15th Jan

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Whole business securitisations—UK tax considerations

This Practice Note:•explains what a whole business securitisation is—a whole business securitisation may also be referred to as an operating asset...

15th Jan

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Tax considerations on a loan agreement—the tax indemnity clause

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

15th Jan

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Secondary buyouts—tax issues for management

A secondary buyout (SBO) is broadly where a private equity firm buys a business that has previously been subject to a buyout. This Practice Note...

15th Jan

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Asset-backed securitisations—the UK tax treatment

This Practice Note considers the UK taxation treatment of securitisation companies that fall within the scope of the permanent securitisation regime....

15th Jan

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Debt restructurings—tax issues on debt restructurings

This Practice Note outlines the tax issues that should be considered when a company seeks to restructure its external debt obligations.Other Practice...

Produced in partnership with Jenny Doak of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP 15th Jan

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Tax considerations on a loan agreement—the tax gross up clause

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

Produced in partnership with Eloise Walker of Pinsent Masons 15th Jan

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Management buyouts—summary of tax issues for management

A management buyout, or MBO, involves the acquisition of a business by its existing management team usually with the help of private equity financing....

15th Jan

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