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The Most Favored Nation (MFN) provision in a loan agreement is a lender protection mechanism that is typically seen in credit facilities permitting an uncommitted incremental facility. The MFN provision, a term originating...more
On June 13, both houses of New York's legislature passed a bill, S1163, that prohibits "rent minimums" in real estate secured loan documents....more
Fannie Mae recently announced updates to its Multifamily Loan Documents with Lender Letter (25-04). Since that time, Fannie Mae released a revised Lender Letter (25-04R) that changed the mandatory date for use of the loan...more
Loan document terms are ambiguous when they are reasonably capable of being interpreted in more than one manner. Contract law often provides that an ambiguous term in a loan document is interpreted against the drafting party....more
Borrowers and lenders must both be aware of the risks relating to uncertainty regarding make-whole premiums in bankruptcy. The enforceability of “make-whole” premiums in bankruptcy has become a hotly contested issue in...more
Many subscription credit facilities will provide for the issuance of letters of credit in addition to the funding of loans. A letter of credit is an irrevocable undertaking for the payment of money issued by a bank at the...more
On December 31, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Court”) struck down the controversial 2020 “uptier transaction” executed by Serta Simmons Bedding (“Serta”). The Serta case and several other state court and...more
On May 23, the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that in determining whether a commercial loan is usurious under Texas state law, the “actuarial method” must be employed. This requires the applicable amount of...more
Oil and gas companies operating in the Gulf States frequently access financing to support their operations and exploration. The transactions involve unique legal complexities due to the nature of the industry and assets...more
With the recent and continually evolving tariffs announced by the current U.S. executive administration, a number of issuers, borrowers and financing parties have been asking “can those new tariffs be added back in...more
Over the past year, we have seen a significant increase in Events of Default (each, an “EoD”) arising from financial underperformance. This trend is largely driven by the high interest rate and inflationary environment, with...more
Fund finance is and always has been by nature a cross border enterprise. While there are a number of lenders that we represent in the United States that lend to funds exclusively organized in the U.S.– typically in Delaware –...more
Summary: On December 31, 2024, two major appellate court decisions addressed the legality of uptier financing transactions—one involving Serta Simmons Bedding (“Serta”) and the other Mitel Networks Corporation (“Mitel”). Both...more
On May 23, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled that the maximum permissible interest on a loan must be calculated using the declining principal balance rather than the initial total principal amount. This decision was in...more
A recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the EU’s highest court) has clarified some of its views on ‘asymmetric jurisdiction clauses’. An asymmetric jurisdiction clause is one that allows one party...more
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
There is a “a dearth of case law” on s1(1) of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (Act), as observed by Lenon KC, the judge in the case of HNW Lending Ltd v Lawrence [2025] EWHC 908 (Ch). Whilst an accurate...more
Commercial contracts frequently exclude the ability of third parties to enforce contractual rights under the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. But, if the parties provide in general terms that a third party can...more
A hotel comfort letter is a document issued by a hotel franchisor to a lender when a hotel owner (the borrower) seeks financing. It provides the lender with assurances about the relationship between the franchisor, borrower,...more
In its New Year’s Eve decision in Serta Simmons Bedding, the Fifth Circuit underscored the importance of drafting debt documents with clarity and precision and cautioned against borrowers’ reliance on ambiguous language to...more
Türkiye is fast emerging as an increasingly attractive destination for private credit providers looking to deploy capital and diversify their portfolios. Despite this growing interest, relative to its size as the seventh...more
Intercreditor Agreements typically are contractual arrangements among lenders of similar or differing priorities to a single borrower secured by the assets of the borrower, often including real estate assets. These multiple...more
When a borrower defaults under a loan agreement, you face a dual challenge: time pressure demands swift action, while legal complexities require precision. Whether confronting missed payments, breached financial covenants, or...more
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
When negotiating construction contracts, attorneys often focus on the American Institute of Architects (AIA) A201-2017 General Conditions, a widely used standard in the industry. However, construction loan agreements, drafted...more