This Practice Note explains the features of three common types of loan facility:•overdrafts•term loans, and•revolving credit facilities (RCFs)It also...
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’...
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...
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...
What is a borrowing base facility?Borrowing base facilities ('BB Facilities') are a type of trade finance. They are working capital credit facilities...
Documents for a typical project finance transaction can be split into three broad categories:•finance documents—the finance documents govern the debt...
All commissions constitute the giving of a financial advantage, although they will not necessarily be bribes.Commissions may be facilitation payments,...
This Practice Note considers:•EU sanctions•sanctions in the US, and•the similarities and differences between the EU and US sanctions regimesPractice...
Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Denmark; France; Germany; Greece; Hong...
What is the FCPA and what does it prohibit?The Foreign and Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) was enacted in 1977 and amended after complaints from industry...