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The Ohio Supreme Court overturned the First Appellate District’s ruling in Huntington National Bank v. Schneider (Case No. 2024-0208), clarifying when banks must disclose material information to loan guarantors. In a case...more
Many subscription credit facilities will provide for the issuance of letters of credit in addition to the funding of loans. A letter of credit is an irrevocable undertaking for the payment of money issued by a bank at the...more
On December 31, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Court”) struck down the controversial 2020 “uptier transaction” executed by Serta Simmons Bedding (“Serta”). The Serta case and several other state court and...more
Over the past year, we have seen a significant increase in Events of Default (each, an “EoD”) arising from financial underperformance. This trend is largely driven by the high interest rate and inflationary environment, with...more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Participations are increasingly being utilized in the finance industry, serving as a mechanism for lenders to manage credit exposure, diversify loan portfolios, optimize capital utilization, and...more
The caselaw on “uptiers” as liability management exercises (LMEs) grew by two opinions on the last day of 2024. In Serta, the Fifth Circuit reversed the bankruptcy court’s blessing of the pre-bankruptcy uptier and...more
We have said it before – the “credit cornerstone” of a subscription credit facility is the limited partnership agreement (the “LPA”) – it is the primary contract, together with any side letters, governing the relationship...more
During times of market disruption and economic uncertainty, the representations and covenants set forth in a credit agreement play an even more important role in the ongoing relationship among the loan parties and lenders....more
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to adversely impact businesses across the globe, for the past year lenders have been reviewing their portfolios for credit degradation. Credit agreements will often contain a clause in...more
As most in the loan market are by now aware, the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York issued a decision on February 16, 2021 In Re Citibank August 11, 2020 Wire Transfers that certain lenders were...more
LSTA publishes model provisions for use in US law-governed credit agreements to assist in adopting new EU bail-in rules. European Economic Area (EEA) financial institutions are now subject to a new set of regulatory...more