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Williams Mullen Mezzanine Lending Video Series - Episode 5
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Path Forward: Borrowing Base Redeterminations In A Restructuring World
THE WONDER YEARS WEBINAR
HEAVEN CAN WAIT
COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Part III - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
THE WONDER YEARS WEBINAR - LOAN REGIME METHOD OF SPLIT DOLLAR LIFE INSURANCE
THE WAY WE WERE
Williams Mullen's Comeback Plan: Part II - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
Introduction - Concentration limits are a familiar risk-management tool for lenders in subscription line facilities. By capping the amount of borrowing base credit that can be attributed to any single investor or group of...more
Fine art was once regarded primarily as a cultural or emotional asset—meant to be displayed, appreciated, and eventually passed down through generations. But as the art market became increasingly sophisticated and intertwined...more
Loan document terms are ambiguous when they are reasonably capable of being interpreted in more than one manner. Contract law often provides that an ambiguous term in a loan document is interpreted against the drafting party....more
It is widely understood that fine art collectors frequently identify investment as a primary motivation for acquiring fine art. Considering the fluctuating financial markets and prevailing global uncertainties, many fine art...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
Lenders extend loans with the belief that if a borrower fails to make debt service payments, the lender can sell the underlying collateral and recoup the outstanding balance of the loan. However, bankruptcy courts have the...more
When a borrower defaults under a loan agreement, you face a dual challenge: time pressure demands swift action, while legal complexities require precision. Whether confronting missed payments, breached financial covenants, or...more
Net asset value (NAV) facility documentation, at least in the context of private equity, has evolved to a large extent on the assumption that borrower funds will usually execute transactions in cash - paying cash on...more
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
On March 24, the OCC published its Mortgage Metrics Report for the fourth quarter of 2024. The Report analyzed the performance of first-lien residential mortgage loans serviced by seven national banks in the U.S. As of...more
In the evolving fund finance market, lenders are constantly assessing ways to mitigate risk and enhance credit support in order to provide for the smooth operation of subscription-based credit facilities. One such credit...more
With the amount of commercial real estate loans scheduled for maturity over the next several years expected to increase significantly, there is accompanying heightened risk that some borrowers may be unable to replace their...more
On November 1, the OCC issued Bulletin 2023-34 addressing the topic of “venture lending,” referred to as “commercial loans to early-, expansion-, and late-stage companies.” According to the Bulletin, venture lending is often...more
Those involved in the private equity industry will have seen the recent reports of an alleged fraud on a U.S. bank by a Florida-based private equity fund manager, the accusation being that subscription agreements with LPs, as...more
On August 3, 2020, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued a Joint Statement on Additional Loan Accommodations Related to COVID-19 regarding loans that are near the end of an initial loan...more
On August 3, 2020, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (“FFIEC”) issued a joint statement to provide prudent risk management and consumer protection principles for financial institutions to consider when...more
On 31 January 2020, the World Health Organization has announced the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCov), sourced from Wuhan, as a Public Health Emergency of Concern. The impact of the coronavirus outbreak, social...more
Setting the scene The long anticipated European Commission (DG COMP) report on "EU loan syndication and its impact on competition in credit markets" (see here) has finally been published. The study primarily focuses on the...more
Whether a mortgage broker is acting as the agent of a borrower in negotiating a loan from a wholesale lender, or arranging a loan by bringing together a proposed borrower and lender, or acting as a lender and originating the...more
In the world of large loan modifications, servicers and borrowers have turned frequently in recent years to the A/B Note structure in situations where the collateral financed by a loan is valued at less than the outstanding...more