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The following Banking & Finance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Banking and Finance weekly highlights—8 May 2025
Bills of exchange—structure and partiesBills of exchange are negotiable instruments that represent an unconditional promise by one party to pay...
Term Loan B facilitiesThis Practice Note discusses Term Loan B (TLB) facilities which frequently appear as a tranche of senior facilities in...
Invoice discounting and factoringThe popularity of financing business through the invoice discounting and factoring of receivables has grown...
Common financial covenantsThis Practice Note explains certain common financial covenants used in commercial finance transactions including:•minimum...
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
Bilateral, syndicated and club arrangementsOne of the key features used to categorise loans is the number of lenders involved. A loan involving one lender is known as a 'bilateral loan'. A loan involving more than one lender may be a 'syndicated loan' or be referred to as a 'club loan'. Multiple
Negative pledgesThis Practice Note examines:•why negative pledge clauses are used in commercial transactions •the consequences of breaching negative pledge provisions•how negative pledges are viewed in the context of security and quasi-security, and•key considerations when drafting a negative pledge
Overdrafts, term loans and revolving credit facilitiesThis Practice Note explains the features of three common types of loan facility:•overdrafts•term loans, and•revolving credit facilities (RCFs)It also considers the advantages and disadvantages of each type of loan facility from a borrower's
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