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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...
In what circumstances do I really need to worry about commercial (or corporate) benefit?This Q&A explains when it is necessary to analyse whether an obligor in a banking transaction is receiving a commercial benefit (also called a corporate benefit) for participating in the transaction and why
Releasing guarantors by agreement between the partiesThis Practice Note looks at releasing a guarantor by agreement between the parties but it is important to note that there are a number of other circumstances in which the liability of a guarantor which has guaranteed the obligations of one or more
Guarantees from multiple guarantorsIt is often the case that financing transactions require guarantees to be given by more than one guarantor. For example, guarantees might be required from a number of companies in a group to support group borrowings or from each of the directors of a company to
Does a guarantee have to be executed as a deed?No, a guarantee does not have to be executed as a deed. A guarantee can be executed as a deed or as an agreement in English law.A guarantee does have to be in writing under section 4 of the Statute of Frauds 1677.However, a guarantee is often executed
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