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Exchange Trust Certificates in REMIC Transactions Qualify as Stripped Bonds or Coupons

On November 24, 2023, the IRS released PLR 202347001, ruling that certificates issued from an “exchange trust” qualify as stripped bonds or stripped coupons within the meaning of Code Section 1286. The taxpayer in the...more

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Debt Download - July 2023

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Welcome to Debt Download, Goodwin's monthly newsletter covering what you need to know in the leveraged finance market. Are the debt capital markets this summer as hot as the weather? Read on to find out!...more

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Hong Kong Court Confirms Enforceability of Keepwell Deeds

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Two recent landmark decisions provide valuable guidance on this commonly used form of credit enhancement. Keepwell deeds have in recent years grown into a common form of credit enhancement used by companies in mainland...more

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Climate Resilience as a Proposed New Feature of Sovereign Debt Instruments

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Climate factors' impact on a debtor's ability to honor its obligations has been recognized for over 4,000 years. It was the Code of Hammurabi in Mesopotamia that first mandated a deferral of principal repayment and...more

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Russian Sanctions: How Will They Impact Credit Default Swaps?

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Economic sanctions against Russia as a result of the invasion of Ukraine have had a broad impact on the global economy and have raised the question of whether Russia will be able to meet its obligations on foreign denominated...more

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Sustainability-linked bonds: the new face of transition finance

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In the wake of the unprecedented success of sustainability-linked loans, the concept of linking a debt instrument to sustainability performance and its utility was quickly adopted by the bond market with the creation of...more

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Breaking News: Italian Legislation on COVID19 - A Game Changer for Private Debt Funds?

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Among the legislative measures approved by the Italian Government to support the financial indebtedness of corporates in the face of COVID19, ... the State guarantee made available through SACE S.p.A. ("SACE") is mainly...more

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How to Address the COVID-19 Crisis with Bonds - Bonds can be the solution to fund the response to the COVID-19 crisis.

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With the global spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the lockdown measures imposed by governments across the world, international capital markets participants are looking for financings to address the social and...more

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Sustainability-linked bonds complement and bolster the sustainable finance market

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In September 2019, Italian power generation company Enel opened up the market for a new sustainable finance product — bonds with interest rate adjustments related to sustainability performance targets. This new product has...more

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Transition Bonds Guidelines May Expand Sustainable Finance

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New investor-published guidelines for transition bonds could expand sustainable finance to a broader variety of conventional businesses. On June 12, 2019, AXA Investment Managers published an article calling for the market...more

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Amending debt instruments – 3 tax questions to consider

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Debt instruments are amended for a range of commercial reasons. It may be to replace references to LIBOR, to change bond restrictive covenants under a consent solicitation process or as part of an 'amend and extend' exercise...more

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Blue Bonds Floated, Adding the Latest Color to the Sustainability Finance Palette Wheel

Following the inaugural sovereign blue bond issuance by the Republic of Seychelles last October, there have been two recent blue bond announcements. First, The Nature Conservancy recently announced its ambitious “Blue Bonds...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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After more than 110 years as one of its mainstays, General Electric is out of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It will be replaced by drugstore retailer Walgreens Boots Alliance....more

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Bond Connect – The Fast and Furious Way to the China Interbank Bond Market

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Following announcement of the proposed launch of a bond trading link between China and Hong Kong (Bond Connect) earlier this year, Bond Connect officially launched on July 3, 2017. Bond Connect allows foreign institutional...more

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