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Negative pledges

This Practice Note examines:•why negative pledge clauses are used in commercial transactions •the consequences of breaching negative pledge...

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...

Real property mortgage: single company chargor—bilateral—specific monies

This Deed is made on [insert day and month] 20[insert year]Parties1[Insert name of Chargor], a company incorporated in England and Wales with...

Types of debt securities

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...

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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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Role of a bond trustee

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9th Nov

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Direct agreements in project finance transactions

What is a direct agreement?Direct agreements are very common in project finance transactions. A direct agreement is an agreement which gives the...

9th Nov

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Assignments by way of security

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...

9th Nov

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The facility agent

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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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Increased costs

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...

9th Nov

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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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Transferring a loan by novation

Novation is a means by which a lender can transfer its interest in a loan to another lender.This Practice Note looks at what is meant by novation...

9th Nov

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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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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...

9th Nov

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Secondary debt trading—completing the trade confirmation

The majority of secondary debt trades are conducted by telephone or by email. Following the trade call or email exchange, the parties will document...

9th Nov

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Drafting or reviewing legal opinions in loan transactions

Legal opinions are one of the key documentary conditions precedent in loan transactions. The legal opinion is a letter which sets out opinions as to...

9th Nov

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Guarantee and indemnity: cross guarantee from group companies—bilateral—all monies

This Deed of guarantee and indemnity is made on [insert day and month] 20[insert year]Parties1[Insert name of Guarantor], a company incorporated in...

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Guide to completing the ISDA Schedule

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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...

Produced in partnership with Sullivan 12th Jan

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Sustainable finance—recent news

This Practice Note links to news on sustainable finance, including green loans and green bonds, that has been published since 2019. Due to the global...

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Green loans

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Sustainability-linked loans

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Produced in partnership with Alec Buchanan of White & Case and Mindy Hauman of White & Case 14th Apr

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Green bonds

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

Produced in partnership with Jacqueline Heng of Norton Rose Fulbright 8th Apr

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Sustainable securitisations

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Sustainable Finance—2016–2018 news [Archived]

2018 NewsDateNews story4 January 2019Commission publishes draft rules requiring investment firms and insurance distributors to consider sustainability...

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Sustainability-linked bonds

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Global, EU and UK sustainable finance initiatives

In response to the Paris Agreement, governments and intra-governmental organisations launched a number of measures to promote sustainable finance. To...

Produced in partnership with Kathryn Emmett, Rosa Mottershead, Rob Marsh, Andrew Hedges, Imogen Garner and Cara Dowling of Norton Rose Fulbright 8th Apr

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