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Fried Frank partners Adam D. Summers and Jons Lehmann discuss the evolving fund finance market and the expanding array of liquidity solutions available to fund managers. The Q&A examines critical factors influencing tool selection, lender expectations, and how different strategies align with specific fund structures and investment approaches.

The Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (‘Dodd-Frank Act') was signed on 21 July 2010, Title IV of which amends the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (‘Advisers Act').

The UK High Court ruled that contracts referencing LIBOR should use a reasonable alternative rate, endorsing SOFR plus a spread, ensuring continuity post-LIBOR cessation and reducing potential contract disruptions for financial institutions.

The long-term success of the marketplace lending model in the UK will depend on how enduring its competitive advantages are, and how well marketplace lenders (MPLs) mitigate risks.

The terms ‘ESG' and ‘Green' have become common in capital markets. They refer to improvements in a broad range of non-financial performance indicators or metrics spanning:

ICAVs and SICAVs are two common but distinct types of investment vehicle structures in Ireland and Europe.

Financial scandals have been highlighted in the media to great effect. No-one wants to be the next headline. Legislators and financial authorities have created a raft of standards and regulations to address a number of previous concerns. This may be connected with listing requirements in a particular market (Sarbanes Oxley) or sector-related regulation such as the FSA regulation of the UK banking sector.

We have now seen the new restructuring plan under Part 26A Companies Act 2006 utilised twice to effect debt restructurings, mostly recently in the case of casual dining chain PizzaExpress...

Welcome to the current edition of Capital Markets Update, the monthly briefing from the Corporate Group at Walker Morris rounding up the previous month's regulatory developments...

On 11 September 2020, the LMA added to their complement of exposure drafts by publishing a draft multicurrency term and revolving facilities agreement incorporating rate switch provisions.

In April 2017, the FCA published a Discussion Paper ("DP") on DLT which sought views on the regulatory implications of DLT developments in financial markets and considered the potential ...

The European Union's Listing Act package has introduced its final wave of changes to the Prospectus Regulation, fundamentally reshaping how debt capital markets participants must structure and present offering documents. These reforms include mandatory sequencing requirements, consolidated disclosure annexes, and new ESG-specific disclosure obligations that will affect issuers, underwriters, and legal advisors across EU regulated markets.

Welcome to Herbert Smith Freehills' monthly private wealth industry updates in Asia.

The decision considers who has legal standing to enforce a debt where the lender retains legal title but has assigned the beneficial interest...

Professional service firms (PSF) operate in a market which is subject to profound change, and macro-economic pressures, geopolitical shifts and technological advances...

Beginning January 4, 2023, foreign private issuers of Rule 144A fixed income securities will be required to make certain financial information publicly available in order to allow for publication...