AT A GLANCE - The rise of the direct lending market has led to a dramatic rise in supporting liquidity strategies to optimize the market. These strategies include the use of financings to provide market participants with...more
A period of high interest rates and economic headwinds have made it challenging for companies in Latin America to secure financing for transactions. Against this backdrop, businesses, dealmakers, and lenders have increasingly...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
On 12 April 2022, the European Banking Authority (the “EBA”) announced the publication of its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (“RTS”) specifying the requirements for originators, sponsors and original lenders in...more
On December 13, 2021, Judge Stephanos Bibas, visiting judge in the U.S. District Court for the District Delaware from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the...more
There has been increasing use in Europe by non-bank lenders of warehouse finance in the commercial real estate (CRE) lending market. These private financing structures are used by non-bank CRE lenders such as real estate debt...more