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...
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’...
The key feature of a floating charge is that, until it crystallises, the chargor is entitled to deal with the charged assets in the normal course of...
In many commercial finance transactions, lenders expect to be given some form of credit support to increase their confidence in being able to recover...
Shares are commonly offered as security for a loan in commercial lending transactions.Practice Note: Taking security over shares explains how to take...
Lenders will often take security as support for a borrower's obligations under a loan. Taking security means that they will have certain rights over...
The key feature of a floating charge is that, until it crystallises, the chargor is entitled to deal with the charged assets in the normal course of...
A pledge is one of the four types of security recognised under English law; the types of security are described in Practice Note: Types of security....
Lenders will often take security as support for a borrower's obligations under a loan. Taking security means that they will have certain rights over...
A lender's primary concern is that it is repaid. Even if a lender obtains a judgment for payment of the sum owed to it by its borrower, this does not...
The terms security and quasi-security are frequently used in relation to finance transactions. This Practice Note considers the term security in the...
This Q&A discusses whether or not a clause in a contract between A and B that prohibits B from assigning the contract (ie a non-assignment clause) is...
Depending on the type of amendment being made, amending a charge carries several risks. In particular, a liquidator or administrator could argue that...
Legal versus equitable assignmentsA so-called ‘legal’ assignment (also commonly known as a statutory assignment) derives from a statutory power for a...