Development of the Loan Market Association (LMA) documentationThe project to develop the LMA investment grade documents began in 1998 as a response to...
This Practice Note explains the features of three common types of loan facility:•overdrafts•term loans, and•revolving credit facilities (RCFs)It also...
In many commercial finance transactions, lenders expect to be given some form of credit support to increase their confidence in being able to recover...
This Practice Note considers the costs that a lender operating in the interbank market will incur when providing funding to a borrower and the steps...
What is a borrowing base facility?Borrowing base facilities ('BB Facilities') are a type of trade finance. They are working capital credit facilities...
Commodity repurchases (repos) are a common alternative method of financing. There are a number of advantages for both the financier and a commercial...
Shares are commonly offered as security for a loan in commercial lending transactions.Practice Note: Taking security over shares explains how to take...
Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Croatia; Ghana; India; Ireland; Japan; Mexico;...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Transaction planning will need to take into account the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on execution of documents and company...
AbandonDescribes a situation where the contractor stops carrying out the works for a prolonged and consecutive period of days (eg 20 business days) or...
This Practice Note provides an introduction to project finance. It explains:•the concept of project finance, including the nature of typical projects,...
This Practice Note considers the various Islamic or Shari’ah compliant structures typically seen in project financings and looks at the documentation...
Projects involving the development of a new asset or facility (known as 'greenfield' projects) are generally split into two phases: construction and...
Most projects are underpinned by a complex web of contractual relationships between all the parties involved in the project (eg the project company,...
For project finance lenders, understanding the financial health of a project is critical. In a typical project finance transaction, the project is the...
Most projects are underpinned by a complex web of contractual relationships between all the parties involved in the project (eg the project company,...
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not updated. It is for background information only.IntroductionDespite its name, the provisions...