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Five minutes on loan syndication and competition law

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Published on: 05 May 2017
Published by a LexisNexis Banking & Finance expert

Table of contents

  • Original news
  • Introduction
  • Financial services—A renewed focus for the commission
  • What is loan syndication?
  • What are the competition law issues?
  • Consequences of breaching EU/UK competition law
  • What's next?
  • What to expect

Article summary

Banking and Finance analysis: The European Commission has indicated that loan syndication may come under scrutiny in relation to anti-competitive conduct during 2017. Francesco Liberatore, partner at Squire Patton Boggs, considers where syndicated lending could potentially fall foul of EU competition laws and potential next steps.

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