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Midyear Look: Retail Capital Rising, July 2025 - Retail Investors: Challenges and Opportunities in Subscription Finance

The growth of High Net Worth Individual (“HNWI”) allocations to alternative investments is a hot topic in fund finance. In what is widely acknowledged to be a challenging fundraising environment, fund managers have focused...more

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SBA Franchise Directory Reinstated: Key 2025 Updates for Franchisors and Franchisees

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The U.S. Small Business Administration reinstated the Small Business Administration (SBA) Franchise Directory on June 1, 2025, reversing the 2023 decision to sunset the program. The Directory has long been the primary...more

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Compliance challenges posed by the new Italian Anti-Mine Financing Regulations

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In a landscape where defence investments are increasing sharply due to escalating geopolitical conflicts, navigating the regulatory framework governing restrictions on weapons-related investments is key for lenders and...more

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Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights, Issue 1, March 2025

Welcome to our first issue of Promissory Notes - our banking and finance e-newsletter - for 2025. We developed this e-newsletter to address trending news and issues involving the banking industry. ...more

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To Be or Not to Be Contemplating the Meaning of Life Through Private Placement Life Insurance

The focus of this article illustrates why private placement life insurance (“PPLI”) is the best asset to utilize in the “Buy, Borrow and Die” strategy for high net worth investors including billionaires. After this article,...more

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2025 Global Fund Finance Symposium: Key Trends in the Fund Finance Market

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Our Global Fund Finance practice recently sponsored and attended the 2025 Global Fund Finance Symposium. Hosted annually by the Fund Finance Association, these conferences bring together key players in the fund finance...more

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Private credit builds momentum in the Middle East

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Companies in the Middle East have traditionally been well served by regional banks, but over the past two years, borrower interest in private credit has grown. Various factors have raised private credit’s profile in the...more

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Give and Take February 2025 - When Relationships Go South

In entering into a fund financing, both the Lender and the Fund have expectations that the relationship will be a success.  The Lender is appreciative of the association, and the Fund is confident in its ability to raise...more

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European leveraged finance: A market reawakened

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European leveraged finance markets back on track -European leveraged finance markets rallied strongly in 2024, with momentum for new deals and opportunities for borrowers and lenders alike in 2025 - Europe's leveraged...more

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Striking a Balance January 2025 - Getting the Balance Right – Lender Controls Over Eligible Investments in NAV Facilities

Introduction - NAV facilities operate by taking a portfolio of assets owned by a borrower and selecting which assets within that portfolio a lender is willing to lend against. This pool of approved assets becomes the...more

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Evolving Competitor Definitions in Fund Finance

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Recent developments in fund finance documentation reflect a significant shift in how insurance companies are treated under assignment provisions. Traditionally, “competitor” definitions have served to restrict loan...more

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[Podcast] Private Market Talks: Bringing Private Credit to the Wealth Channel with Nomura Capital Management’s Robert Stark

In our first episode of 2025, we’re excited to speak with Robert Stark, CEO of Nomura Capital Management. During our discussion, we discuss the competitive DCA ranges and challenges of building a private credit platform...more

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Tepid UK & European private capital markets spur unicorns into inorganic opportunities

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3 reasons for continuously high fintech M&A activity levels: Banks target indirect digital access: Through credit lines, investments in venture capital funds, collaborations with innovators and establishment of next...more

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Clearing the Hurdle, September 2024 - Hurdling Into the Borrowing Base

As was briefly touched upon in a prior Fund Finance Friday article “Borrowing Base/Coverage Ratio Approaches in Subscription Finance Facilities,” a subscription facility which uses the borrowing base approach looks at each...more

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Despite short-term volatility, rising interest rates may improve Japan’s economic outlook

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Rising interest rates have challenged some markets, but in Japan, where rates have languished in negative territory for almost a decade, a rate increase is generally welcome news for investors - After waiting almost two...more

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Covered Transactions and Considerations in Fund Finance

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Section 23A and Super 23A can create additional complications for lenders in the fund finance market. Intended to protect the stability of financial institutions by restricting transactions with affiliates, Section 23A and...more

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Side Letters: Just Paper Tigers, Or Do They Roar?

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Side letters document bespoke arrangements between all or certain parties to a financing transaction and supplement the terms of the principal documents thereto. Becoming increasingly popular with stakeholders, and with the...more

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The 3rd Fintech Epoch: Europe’s first-movers drive M&A amid tightened purse strings

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UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Fintech - Whilst many European start-ups have struggled to successfully execute funding rounds at valuation levels of yesteryear, more mature fintechs...more

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Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights: V 3, Issue 2, February 2023

Community Banks Renew Fight Against ILCs - “ICBA reiterates opposition to non-bank-owned lenders’ applications to the FDIC, naming GM, Ford, Rakuten.” Why this is important: The Independent Community Bankers of...more

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Financial institutions M&A: Consumer Finance

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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: consumer finance — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - Hyper-specialisation of the European consumer finance market continues, with POS, entrepreneur, freelancer, migrant and payroll...more

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