Elon Musk made headlines earlier this year when he shifted Tesla’s incorporation from Delaware to Texas. This was in reaction to a Delaware court's striking down his pay package—a high-stakes case of taking your ball and...more
About a year ago, we published “Term Loan Solutions in Fund Finance,” which ended up being a popular article on Fund Finance Friday. Since then we have seen lenders, sponsors, law firms and rating agencies become more...more
As we enter back-to-school season and look forward to FFA U this fall, we thought a back-to-basics primer on the limited partnership agreement (the “LPA”), which is the legal and credit cornerstone of our product, would be...more
After leaving South Dakota and taking on a full tank of gas in Tennessee last week, today we have our biggest prize in our 50-state road trip of sovereign immunity: Texas. It’s our luck to be your driver for this leg of the...more
It’s the Friday before Memorial Day Weekend here in the United States. Given the holiday weekend, this installment of our Sovereign Immunity Series will be light, as we will cover just two states: South Dakota and Tennessee....more
Interest rates rise, demand exceeds supply and the fund finance market adapts to a changing landscape. As we seek depth and breadth of new liquidity in our market, we have often wondered how to bring more non-bank lenders...more
The past year has seen a challenging environment for the balance sheet of many banks. The ability for a bank to sell and assign their commitments in fund finance facilities has therefore increased in importance. In the...more
We continue our alphabetical 50-state survey of sovereign immunity with our third installment in the series. Today we have something for everyone (tropical beaches, rugged mountains, big cities and wide-open spaces): Hawaii,...more
Everyone is talking monetary policy as though they have been watching the Federal Reserve closely for years. Some people are even claiming to have had lunch with Paul Volcker in the ‘80s. Inflation and rising rates are a...more
Two recent news items got me thinking about public pensions, their continued rise in private equity and their sovereign status. The first news item, already widely covered in the media, is the announcement by the Securities...more
Fund Finance Friday has previously provided an overview of traditional umbrella subscription facilities and their pros and cons – please see Wes Misson’s excellent article published in April 2019. Those were simpler times. ...more