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Commodity repo transactions and true sale considerations

Commodity repurchases (repos) are a common alternative method of financing. There are a number of advantages for both the financier and a commercial...

Project finance—key finance documents

Documents for a typical project finance transaction can be split into three broad categories:•finance documents—the finance documents govern the debt...

Market disruption clauses in facility agreements

In summary, a market disruption clause sets out how interest is calculated for a loan if a lender’s cost of funding the loan is in excess of London...

Instructing and managing local counsel

Given the cross-border nature of many banking transactions, it is common for the principal legal advisors for lenders and borrowers to need to...

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Debt securities—10b-5 letters

A 10b-5 letter (also referred to as a 'disclosure letter') is a letter delivered to the underwriters by issuer's and underwriters' counsel in...

Produced in partnership with Charles Farnsworth of Baker McKenzie and Adam Farlow of Baker McKenzie 12th Jan

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Bridge to bond facilities

What are they?A bridge to bond facility is a type of acquisition financing where the buyer requires the certainty of a fully committed financing...

Produced in partnership with Cleary Gottlieb and Ian Chin of Morrison & Foerster 12th Jan

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Transferring a loan by legal assignment

Assignment is a means by which a lender can transfer its interest in a loan to another lender.For an overview of the reasons why a lender might...

9th Nov

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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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Subordination

Subordination is a way of changing the priority of claims against a debtor so that one creditor or group of creditors (the junior creditor(s)) agree...

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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Events of default

This Practice Note considers:•the purpose of events of default included in facility agreements•common events of default relating to borrowers and...

9th Nov

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Overdrafts, term loans and revolving credit facilities

This Practice Note explains the features of three common types of loan facility:•overdrafts•term loans, and•revolving credit facilities (RCFs)It also...

9th Nov

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Drafting and negotiating the facility agreement

This Practice Note covers the typical structure of facility agreements and the key terms and provisions that will be included. It examines the process...

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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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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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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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...

Produced in partnership with Osborne Clarke 12th Jan

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Foreign exchange (FX) derivatives

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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Loan Market Association (LMA)—news on documentation [Archived]

This Practice Note is an archive of news from the Loan Market Association (LMA) on LMA documentation and related topics. It covers LMA updates from...

9th Nov

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Common financial covenants

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

9th Nov

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Introduction to non-cleared swaps under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act

Introduction to non-cleared swaps under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank ActIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit...

Produced in partnership with Anthony R.G. Nolan and Rachel M. Proctor of K&L Gates LLP 15th May

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US regulation of derivatives—one minute guide

US regulation of derivatives—one minute guideBREXIT: As of 31 January 2020, the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but has entered an implementation...

15th May

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