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
The Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) defaulting lender provisions were released in 2011 in the aftermath of the 2008 Financial Crisis. Some 12 years later, recent distress in the banking sector has thrust...more
Takeaways - Loan agreement provisions allowing borrowers to repurchase their loans to take advantage of steep debt discounts and restructure their debt became popular in the wake of the financial crisis. The meaning of some...more
To address the key issue in the litigation In re: Citibank August 11, 2020 Wire Transfers, on March 19, 2021, the Loan Syndication and Trading Association (LSTA) circulated a Market Advisory that contains draft erroneous...more