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The End of LIBOR: Hotel California Edition [Part IV]

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During the transition of the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to the approved substitute benchmark in the United States, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), a basic question was raised as to whether the new...more

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A Long Hot Summer: Effective Variable Rates Subject to Increase (Irrespective of General Market Conditions)

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There are major issues arising from the phaseout of the US Dollar London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR), which will soon become apparent in connection with LIBOR’s fast-approaching end date. This will dramatically impact many...more

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Debt Download - January 2023

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Welcome to Debt Download, Goodwin’s monthly newsletter covering what you need to know in the leveraged finance market. We hope your year is off to a good start!...more

Holland & Knight LLP

IRS Promotes Use of Fallback Language to Assist with Libor, IBOR Transition

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2020-44 to assist the market's transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) and other interbank offered rates (IBORs) to alternative reference rates...more

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The Effect of LIBOR Cessation on Bonds – What’s a Trustee to do?

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The transition from LIBOR represents a potential change in the interest rate on a bond. Background On April 6, 2021, New York Governor Cuomo signed into law legislation aimed to provide legal certainty and curb litigation...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Strong Finish to 2019 Offers Promising 2020 for US and European High-Yield Markets

In 2019, a wave of bond-to-bond refinancings, as well as significant bank and term loan-to-bond refinancings, punctuated a strong year for debt financings after a slow first quarter. Throughout last year, debt investors...more

White & Case LLP

LIBOR and the transition to SONIA: compounding the problem?

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In 2012, the Wheatley Review recommended reform rather than replacement of LIBOR, on the basis that a transition to a new benchmark would pose an unacceptably high risk of financial instability. Reform came in the form of a...more

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SEC Staff Encourages Proactive Approach to Libor Transition Issues

On July 12, 2019, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management, Division of Trading and Markets, and Office of the Chief Accountant (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission...more

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Negative Interest Rates: Autorité des Marchés Financiers Takes Position on Information to be Included in Bond Prospectuses,...

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During the last decade, negative interest rates have raised concerns in the European debt capital markets landscape. Prospectuses often allow the issuance of debt securities for which the interest rate is linked to indexes...more

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