The annual IFN UK Forum 2023 was held in London in September 2023 and, once again, was a well-attended event, giving attendees a chance to connect and reconnect with colleagues, clients and friends alike from all over the...more
9/27/2023
/ Bankers ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ,
Intermediaries ,
Investors ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
Popular ,
Real Estate Market ,
Retail Market ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UK ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Following our inaugural Real Estate of Mind round up (see here) of trends in the sector earlier this year, as 2022 draws to a close, we have set off on the road once again to connect with clients and friends alike in Bahrain,...more
10/26/2022
/ Bahrain ,
Borrowers ,
FIRRMA ,
Global Market ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Kuwait ,
Lenders ,
Real Estate Market ,
Saudi Arabia ,
UK ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
As Covid-19 restrictions and quarantines lifted around the world in 2022, beginning to draw a line under two years of unpredictability and turbulence, one of the highlights has been the ability to reconnect with clients...more
On 5 March 2021, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) announced that all LIBOR settings will either cease to be provided by any administrator or will no longer be representative by 31 December 2021 or, for some...more
4/21/2021
/ Commodities ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Transactions ,
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ,
Libor ,
Loan Agreements ,
Purchasers ,
Risk Free Rates (RFRs) ,
Sellers ,
Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates (SRFRR) ,
UK
On March 5, 2021, the ICE Benchmark Administration (the “IBA”) issued feedback that it had completed the consultation with LIBOR panel banks that it began in December 2020, and stated that it will be unable to publish certain...more
Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic and global economic slowdown, we are being asked by borrower and lender clients alike whether lenders have a duty of care as regards enforcement. Two recent cases before the...more
NMC Health plc (NMC Health) made news around the globe in December 2019 when it was the subject of a Muddy Waters report which alleged various bad acts had been carried out by the company. NMC Health was subsequently placed...more
10/15/2020
/ Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Insolvency ,
Liquidation ,
London Stock Exchange ,
Popular ,
Receivership ,
UK ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Following the World Health Organisation’s declaration of a pandemic, governments around the world are implementing strict measures to manage the spread and implications of coronavirus (Covid-19). With employees advised to...more
Non-UK resident investors (Investor) usually acquire UK commercial real estate (UK Property) through non-UK resident companies, for example Jersey limited liability companies. A typical holding structure put in place by an...more
1. Introduction -
This client alert provides a summary of key UK tax considerations when a nonresident invests into UK commercial real estate. There are a number of holding structures for investment into UK real estate...more