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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...

Shipbuilding contracts

This Practice Note considers the main terms included in standard form shipbuilding contracts. In particular, it looks at:•standard forms of the...

Borrowing base facilities—structure, key terms and risks

What is a borrowing base facility?Borrowing base facilities ('BB Facilities') are a type of trade finance. They are working capital credit facilities...

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...

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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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Key issues in loan transfers

There are times when a lender might want to get back some of the money it has lent to a borrower before the borrower is due to repay it.If the...

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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Transferring a loan by sub-participation

Sub-participation is a means by which a lender can transfer its risk 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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The facility agent

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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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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Acquisition finance—ancillary facilities

On an acquisition finance transaction, the borrowing group, in addition to the debt (whether loans or bonds) required to fund the transaction, will...

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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ISDA definitions

The vast majority of derivative transactions are documented by standard documentation developed and published by the International Swaps and...

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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Term Loan B facilities

This Practice Note discusses Term Loan B (TLB) facilities which frequently appear as a tranche of senior facilities in syndicated loans in leveraged...

Produced in partnership with Carlo de Vito Piscicelli of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 12th Jan

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Sources of Shari'ah

IntroductionShari'ah (also Sharia, Shariah or Shari’a) (literally, in Arabic, 'the path towards the watering place') or Islamic law is the legal...

9th Nov

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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...

9th Nov

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Getting the Deal Through: Anti-Corruption Regulation 2021

Getting the Deal Through: Anti-Corruption Regulation 2021Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Australia;...

16th May

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Trade sanctions—an introduction

Trade sanctions—an introductionWhat are trade sanctions?The UK uses sanctions to fulfil a range of purposes, including supporting foreign policy and...

Produced in partnership with Richard Tauwhare MVO MIExCP 15th May

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The Bribery Act 2010—an introductory guide

The Bribery Act 2010—an introductory guideThe Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) was passed to ensure the UK’s compliance with the Organisation for Economic...

Produced in partnership with Joanne Kane of Carmelite Chambers 15th May

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The UK sanctions framework under SAMLA 2018

The UK sanctions framework under SAMLA 2018 This Practice Note explains the UK financial sanctions and trade sanctions regime under the Sanctions and...

Produced in partnership with John Binns of BCL Solicitors LLP 15th May

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Agents and other intermediaries

Agents and other intermediariesAn agent is a person who performs services for or on behalf of a commercial organisation. The use of agents will...

Produced in partnership with Joanna Dimmock of White & Case 15th May

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Sanctions regimes made under SAMLA 2018—tracker

Sanctions regimes made under SAMLA 2018—trackerThe Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (SAMLA 2018) was implemented to ensure the UK has a...

15th May

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International sanctions—an introduction

International sanctions—an introductionWhat are sanctions?Sanctions are non-permanent restrictions or prohibitions imposed by governments that...

Produced in partnership with Roger Matthews of Dentons and John Binns of BCL Solicitors LLP 15th May

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FCPA—who it applies to and what it prohibits (US)

FCPA—who it applies to and what it prohibits (US)What is the FCPA and what does it prohibit?The Foreign and Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) was enacted...

15th May

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When can a commission be a bribe?

When can a commission be a bribe?All commissions constitute the giving of a financial advantage, although they will not necessarily be...

Produced in partnership with Richard Furlong of Carmelite Chambers 15th May

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The effect of sanctions on loan agreements

The effect of sanctions on loan agreementsThis Practice Note looks at:•issues that sanctions can pose on lending transactions•the key provisions of...

15th May

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The EU and US Sanctions Regimes

The EU and US Sanctions RegimesThis Practice Note considers:•EU sanctions•sanctions in the US, and•the similarities and differences between the EU and...

15th May

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