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Key Insights from the LSTA and DealCatalyst 4th Annual Private Credit Industry Conference on Direct Lending

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On May 12 and 13 2025, the Loan Syndications and Trading Associations held its fourth annual private credit industry conference in Nashville, Tennessee—the speakers of which included industry professionals from direct lending...more

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Client Alert: SBA Issues SOP 50 10 8: Key Changes Impacting SBA 7(a) Lending

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On April 22, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released Information Notice 5000-866746, announcing the issuance of SOP 50 10 8 (“SOP”) (found here), which introduces significant changes to the SBA 7(a) loan...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Is Cash King? Deferred Consideration and Specie/in-Kind Transactions in the Context of Private Equity NAV Financings

Net asset value (NAV) facility documentation, at least in the context of private equity, has evolved to a large extent on the assumption that borrower funds will usually execute transactions in cash - paying cash on...more

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2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Private Equity Finance

After a subdued 2023 during which it was challenging for private equity (PE) to raise debt financing as a result of elevated interest rates and a difficult syndicated lending market, 2024 featured a material shift in the...more

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What SBA Borrowers Need to Know: Lender Expectations for Corporate and Purchase Documentation

Every loan application requires borrowers to provide a substantial amount of information about the business and its owners. When applying for a loan that is guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), you can...more

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US borrowers capitalize on repricing window

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Repricing issuance in US leveraged loan markets has surged in 2024, presenting borrowers with the opportunity to lower their financing costs - US loan repricing activity has approached near-record levels in 2024, with...more

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Acquisition and Leveraged Finance in the Channel Islands

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Jersey and Guernsey (collectively, the "Channel Islands") remain popular for both private equity buyout structures of UK and international corporate groups across various industries and asset classes, and for leverage...more

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European leveraged finance report: Revisiting the crystal ball

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At the beginning of 2024, the White & Case leveraged finance team made a series of predictions on how the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets would perform in 2024. After 12 months of softer markets in 2023, the...more

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Fool Me Once, Shame on You; Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me: Res Judicata and Ownership Claims Post Foreclosure

The Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Westchester, recently held that the doctrine of res judicata bars a lender’s claim that a borrower’s subsequent transfers of property are void, if the claim is brought...more

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Private Credit Explained - Delayed Draw Term Loans

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A typical European leveraged loan will comprise of various tranches of debt, for a variety of purposes, all documented within a single facilities agreement. In a leveraged buyout scenario, the standard structure will be a...more

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High-profile deals in European regulators’ firing lines

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Dealmakers are learning to navigate a stricter regulatory environment as UK and EU authorities take an increasingly interventionist stance Global dealmaking experienced a slowdown in 2023 as the market battled headwinds on...more

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Cayman Islands M&A: on the rise

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Many acquisitions, especially privatisations, are structured as a statutory merger, and in this article, we provide a brief overview of Cayman Islands (“Cayman”) mergers and consolidations and the general requirements for...more

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Late rally softens leveraged loan landing

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A strong finish to 2023 helped to boost global leveraged loan issuance at the end of an otherwise rocky year for all key markets. The last 12 months were incredibly challenging for banks, investors and borrowers, as elevated...more

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Flexibility is key: Australia’s leveraged finance market rises to the challenge

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Sponsors hope increasing competition and the flexibility of Australia’s leveraged finance market will provide increasing optionality during challenging times - Just over a year ago, TPG broke new ground with an AUD$1.5...more

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Distressed Startups: A Bankruptcy Lawyer’s Perspective

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Turmoil in the tech ecosystem and escalating sentiment that a recession in the U.S. might occur in the near-term, indicate that startups, their lenders, and investors may soon confront extreme financial challenges – and will...more

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US leveraged finance slows in turbulent market

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US leveraged loan and high yield bond markets saw significant declines in issuance in 2022, as macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty drove up borrowing costs, dampened risk appetite and significantly reduced M&A...more

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Getting the deal done: How is European PE securing debt in a tight market?

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European PE dealmaking declined in 2022—down 38 per cent year-on-year, according to Mergermarket—as macro-economic uncertainty intensified, valuations became increasingly volatile, and financing tightened. Under the...more

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Five factors that will influence leveraged finance in 2023

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European leveraged finance markets have been completely reconfigured in the past 12 months. Inflation, rising interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty have squeezed liquidity and seen high yield bond and leveraged loan...more

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2023 M&A Outlook: Recapping Key Takeaways from Dealmaking in 2022 and Navigating New Challenges

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Coming off record-setting levels in 2021, M&A deal activity cooled in the second half of 2022. A multitude of factors – including soaring inflation, steadily rising interest rates and the higher cost of financing,...more

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A Playbook for Borrowers Facing Economic and Debt Market Pressures

The U.S. capital markets have experienced significant volatility since the arrival of COVID-19. After lockdowns resulted in a short recession in early 2020, the markets reopened in booming fashion, with M&A, equity and debt...more

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Skadden’s 2023 Insights – Five Critical Areas for the Year Ahead

The pandemic’s impact may be subsiding, but businesses are encountering new challenges across the globe, including the potential for an economic retrenchment, rising interest rates, shifting regulatory and litigation...more

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Economy pumps the brakes on loan markets

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Leveraged loan activity slows in the US, Europe and APAC as a volatile economic backdrop and the rising cost of debt starts to weigh on issuance - Leveraged loan markets have been buffeted by a challenging macroeconomic...more

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Global PE activity slows in Q1 following blockbuster year

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Private equity dealmaking was slow to pick up the pace in Q1, yet activity remained in line with pre-pandemic levels - Global PE activity in 2021 struck a new record, with US$2.2 trillion in deals, almost doubling 2020's...more

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Financing likely to continue largely as is, despite inflationary worries

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Flexible and attractively priced financing has been a driving force of the M&A market for a number of years now, a trend that even the pandemic did not reverse. Persistently low interest rates have helped keep borrowing costs...more

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M&A financing keeps the leveraged finance market beating

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A rebound in European corporate transactions has driven a double-digit acceleration in leveraged finance earmarked for M&A (excl. buyouts), with a robust pipeline setting the stage for an active 2022. In the summer of...more

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