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Under mounting pressure from advocates and stakeholders—most prominently the United States government—the World Bank recently rescinded its longstanding ban on financing nuclear power projects and announced its plan to...more
The landscape of subscription line lending is undergoing significant transformation, with both private credit funds (PCFs) and traditional banks playing crucial roles. PCFs, which pool capital from institutional and...more
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
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
Last month, the Texas legislature introduced two companion bills, S.B. No. 2677 and H.B. No. 700, to regulate sales-based commercial financing. For purposes of the proposed legislation, sales-based financing is a transaction...more
The doctrine of purview under English law plays a critical role in determining whether amendments to a secured facility require reaffirmation or re-execution of guarantees and security. However, when it comes to adjustments...more
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
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
Real estate lending will continue to be impacted by elevated interest rates, limited borrowing capacities, and slow transaction volumes. Floating-rate debt will likely be the chosen option by borrowers. Additionally,...more
Although transfers by investors of their interests in a fund have always been a feature of subscription / capital call facilities, as of late, there has been a palpable uptick in investor transfers and this trend is set to...more
What Happened? As we have previously apprised you, California, New York, Utah, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, and Kansas have enacted laws that require certain commercial financing “providers” to furnish certain...more
Last week the Supreme Court granted permission to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision in a case examining the permissibility of motor finance commission payments, which challenged traditional legal thinking relating to...more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - In this Legal Update, we provide suggestions for junior finance professionals new to the fund finance market and offer practical suggestions for beginning their careers with a solid foundation....more
The sukuk market is keeping a close watch on a proposed set of Sharia guidelines that could significantly change how sukuk instruments are structured and distributed - The Bahrain-based Accounting and Auditing Organization...more
As of November 25, 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“New York Fed”), as administrator of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), began publishing SOFR using a modified SOFR calculation methodology. The...more
On November 13, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report on matched-pair testing in small business lending, highlighting potential racial discrimination. The study reveals that Black small business...more
On October 23rd, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a supplementary alert regarding countering financing of the U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization Hizballah (the “Alert”). In May 2024,...more
A new “Auto Finance Special Edition” of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) Supervisory Highlights was released on October 7, 2024, and it is important for those overseeing compliance in their auto...more
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
Executive Summary - Over the last several years, a need has arisen in the fund finance market, which caters to private equity, venture capital, family offices, and other investment funds (“Funds”) and their sponsors, for...more
On July 18, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued notice of a proposed interpretive rule (Rule) that walks back a prior 2020 Advisory Opinion on the manner in which Regulation Z defines “credit.” The...more
The combination of increased regulatory pressure and additional investor demand for higher yield has seen numerous banks gradually displaced by private debt funds in the corporate lending sector (particularly for mid-market...more
Executive Summary - Net Asset Value (“NAV”) credit facilities are a tool that borrowers may use to access financing based on the value of their underlying investment portfolio. The users of these facilities are generally...more
Master-series funds are definitely not on our desks on a daily basis; however, they do arise from time to time, and certainly as transactions are becoming more and more bespoke. Care should be taken by lenders when lending to...more
Over the past several years, many states have considered and enacted requirements requiring commercial financing providers to give disclosures when extending commercial financing....more