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The rise of private credit platforms in the Middle East: Structuring scalable lending through Cayman Island SPCs

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Private credit is no longer a niche asset class in the Middle East. Amid bank retrenchment, regulatory shifts and increasing institutional appetite for non-correlated yield, private credit has moved to the mainstream. As...more

A&O Shearman

FMSB Statement of good practice on the governance of sustainability-linked products

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The Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has issued a Statement of Good Practice (SoGP) on the governance of sustainability-linked products (SLPs), along with a press release. SLPs are products where the financial and/or...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

What SBA Borrowers Need to Know: Lender Expectations for Corporate and Purchase Documentation

Every loan application requires borrowers to provide a substantial amount of information about the business and its owners. When applying for a loan that is guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), you can...more

Conyers

Taking Security Over Shares in a Cayman Islands Exempted Company

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The Cayman Islands (“Cayman”) is recognised as a leading international financial centre and well regarded as a creditor-friendly jurisdiction (with the absence of debtor-friendly insolvency such as Chapter XI in the United...more

White & Case LLP

Investors flock to investment grade debt markets

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Primary investment grade bond issuance surged in Q1 2024 as investors ramped up exposure to high-quality borrowers in a high interest rate environment. In the US, investment grade corporate borrowers secured US$429.7 billion...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden’s 2023 Insights – Five Critical Areas for the Year Ahead

The pandemic’s impact may be subsiding, but businesses are encountering new challenges across the globe, including the potential for an economic retrenchment, rising interest rates, shifting regulatory and litigation...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Special Situations Client Bulletin - Legal Review Guide for Stressed/Distressed Credits

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Although there may be differing views as to whether the U.S. economy is heading into some form of market correction, many would argue that certain warning signs have appeared that would suggest the possibility of an economic...more

White & Case LLP

M&A financing keeps the leveraged finance market beating

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A rebound in European corporate transactions has driven a double-digit acceleration in leveraged finance earmarked for M&A (excl. buyouts), with a robust pipeline setting the stage for an active 2022. In the summer of...more

Allen Matkins

Looking For Stiffer Loan Terms?  Nevada May Be Able To Help

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Nevada's corporation law is quite protective of directors and officers.  Following the Delaware Supreme Court's decision in Smith v. Van Gorkum, 488 A.2d 858 (1985), the Nevada legislature amended the law to allow for...more

Goodwin

ISS Publishes 2021 Proxy Voting Guidelines

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In the News. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) published its proxy voting guidelines updates for 2021, which include new and updated voting recommendations on federal forum and exclusive forum provisions in companies’...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Structured Preferred Equity – A Versatile Tool in the Debt Restructuring Toolbox

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For many sponsor-backed and other highly leveraged private companies, the business impact of COVID-19 is just beginning to apply pressure to financial covenant compliance. As borrowers and private credit (or other) lenders...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Zone of Uncertainty: Director Considerations in Responding to COVID-19

Directors managing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business must remember their fiduciary duties as they consider potential actions and approaches, including M&A and interested party transactions, and should...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Liquidity Management in Uncertain Times

Drawing down on the full availability under a revolving credit facility can be a useful source of liquidity. However, in order to do so, a borrower must carefully analyze whether they can satisfy all conditions precedent to...more

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