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The Legal 500 Securitisation Guide – European Union law

Slaughter and May

1.     INTRODUCTION Securitisation in the EU is both active and mature, with a range of assets securitised across a range of EU countries. A regulatory framework for securitisation covers the EU (as described in detail in this article), although is subject to supervision and enforcement by different national regulators. In that sense, for many …

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Financing Intangible Assets and the Digital Economy

Shook Lin & Bok LLP

I. Intangible Assets and the Digital Economy With the advancement of technology in the digital economy, one primary development is the rise of Intangible Assets (IA), namely assets that are non-physical and non-monetary in nature. IA have progressively formed the bulk of the assets of companies and accounts as the main driver of performance beyond …

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Corporate Governance vs. Social Responsibility of Swiss Companies

Walder Wyss

Introductory Example A fast-growing Swiss corporation is faced with the opportunity to secure a large and extremely lucrative project in a promising developing country. The project would involve the establishment of a foreign entity and thus mean another important step towards expansion and growth. The said developing country provides for low wage labor force, and …

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Recurring Revenue Financings: A Primer

Allen & Overy

Origins of Recurring Revenue Financing In recent years, the subscription model has seen stratospheric growth and has changed the goods and services economy. Subscription services have become ubiquitous in both the professional and personal realm, realizing growth in a multitude of technology sectors utilizing “software as a service” business strategies such as application software, healthcare …

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Cyprus steams ahead with green, digital shipping vision

Scordis, Papapetrou & Co LLC

“Greener” and “Digitalized” future International maritime transport is the backbone of the global economy. In 2019 alone, eleven billion tons of seaborne trade were carried by ships weighing over 1000 gross tons (GT), which amounts to 80% and 70% of world trade by volume and value, respectively. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, ships continued to …

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Acquisition Finance

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Alternative Investment Funds

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Aviation Finance & Leasing

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Banking & Finance

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Blockchain

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Bribery & Corruption

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Cartels

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Competition Litigation

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Construction

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Corporate Governance

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Corporate Immigration

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Data Protection & Cyber Security

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Doing Business In

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Employee Incentives

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Employment & Labour Law

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Energy – Oil & Gas

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Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters

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Environment

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Fintech

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Franchise & Licensing

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Gambling Law

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Insurance & Reinsurance

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Intellectual Property

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International Arbitration

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Lending & Secured Finance

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Litigation

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Merger Control

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Mergers & Acquisitions

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Patent Litigation

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Pharmaceutical Advertising

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Private Client

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Private Equity

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Product Liability

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Project Finance

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Public Procurement

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Real Estate

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Renewable Energy

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Restructuring & Insolvency

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Securitisation

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Shipping

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Tax

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Tax Disputes

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TMT

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White Collar Crime

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