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International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change: what it may mean for...

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In a landmark advisory opinion dated 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) has unanimously found that States are legally bound to protect the environment from greenhouse gas emissions (“Opinion”). We...more

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Integrating Sale-Leaseback Transactions with Mergers and Acquisitions: A Value-Maximization Strategy

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When business owners contemplate transitioning to their next venture or life phase, strategically combining a sale-leaseback transaction with a merger and acquisition (M&A) deal can unlock substantial value and optimize...more

J.S. Held

2025 J.S. Held Global Risk Report: Sustainability Investments & Headwinds

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Sustainability continues to be a hot issue around the world. While many jurisdictions are creating additional frameworks in support of greater consideration of sustainability, others, most notably the US, are either dragging...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Teaming Up for Term Loans February 2024 - Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands: A Comparative Analysis of Two Leading Fund Finance...

Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands are two of the world’s leading fund formation jurisdictions, and account for a large portion of the private equity funds domicile market. Most private equity fund structures are comprised of...more

Carlton Fields

Impact Investing: Keys to a Responsible Exit

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Impact investing has been gaining new prominence recently to respond to the environmental and social challenges that the traditional frameworks of philanthropy alone could not address. Impact investors generally seek to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Preparing for Investment (and Success) as an Early-Stage Alternative Protein Business

Our last two alerts in this series covered key considerations for early-stage companies in the alternative protein industry and provided an overview of financing in the alternative protein industry. This alert follows those...more

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Private Equity: Rethinking Value Creation in 2023

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FW: How would you define value creation, and what it means for the current market? Bohren: Value creation is the realization of the perceived intrinsic value of a deal with the actual execution of growth opportunities. This...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

“We have a due diligence questionnaire that we’ve developed that relates to ESG”

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Q. What role does ESG play in your investment decisions? Lisa Chaves: At a fund level, we have an ESG committee, and we’ve increased our resources by hiring an ESG consultant based in London. We’ve developed a vision for...more

K2 Integrity

ESG Certification: Assisting in Mitigating Greenwashing for Investors, Managers, Funds and Regulators

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There have been numerous positive developments in the evolution of ESG investing. Still, the research needed to assess which investments are truly ESG-compliant and which are tantamount to greenwashing is burdensome...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

The Impact of ESG in Corporate Culture, Investment and Global Regulations

ESG is the future. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks are a pattern happening in all industries across the globe. In light of the increasing economic, social, political and climatic uncertainty the world...more

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The rise of ESG and Sustainable Fund Finance in Europe

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Challenges create opportunities and the environmental and social challenges we currently face are no exception. In this paper we consider the opportunities provided by sustainable finance, and more specifically impact...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2022

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As the global economy faces the third year of the pandemic, manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to become...more

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OCIE Adds ESG/SRI to Routine Adviser Exam Requests

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In a sign of the times, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations is now including document requests relating to ESG, SRI, Impact, responsible, sustainable, green, ethical, impact or good governance...more

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ESG Goes Mainstream: How “Return First” PE Funds Can Factor ESG Considerations Into Their Investment And Portfolio Management...

Considering environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when making an investment is no longer solely the province of “impact-first” investors—those who prioritize social or environmental impact above return on...more

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