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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Legal Ninja Snapshot: Your Checklist for Convertible Loan Agreements in Germany

Convertible loan financings have become the go-to financing instrument in German venture capital for short-term and (bridge) funding on the fly. Most law firms, venture capital funds, business angels or related initiatives...more

Alston & Bird

States Impose Commercial Financing Disclosure Requirements

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What Happened: In a little-noticed development, eight states have enacted legislation that requires specific disclosures for commercial non-real estate secured financing transactions....more

Mayer Brown

The Intersection of NAV and Margin Loans: Single Asset and Concentrated Asset Pools

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Executive Summary - Over the last several years, a need has arisen in the fund finance market, which caters to private equity, venture capital, family offices, and other investment funds (“Funds”) and their sponsors, for...more

Alston & Bird

VA Issues Guidance on Processing Assumptions with Secondary Financing

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What Happened? On August 11, 2024 the Department of Veterans Affairs (the “VA”) released Circular 26-24-17, clarifying how a servicer should process an assumption when there is secondary financing.  Significantly, the VA...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Subscription Agreements 101 – Back to Basics July 2024 - Subscription Agreements

We have said it before – the “credit cornerstone” of a subscription credit facility is the limited partnership agreement (the “LPA”) – it is the primary contract, together with any side letters, governing the relationship...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

A Truly Bingeworthy Series July 2024 - Some Key Considerations When Lending to a Master-Series Fund

Master-series funds are definitely not on our desks on a daily basis; however, they do arise from time to time, and certainly as transactions are becoming more and more bespoke. Care should be taken by lenders when lending to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Tips for Reducing Lender Liability Risk When Dealing with Distressed Commercial Real Estate Loans (Part 1)

A number of factors have combined to cause an almost “perfect storm” for commercial real estate distress. The COVID-19 pandemic led to a rise in remote and hybrid work, increasing vacancy rates and decreasing property values....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

What’s in a Name? When Does an Option Agreement Not Grant an Option?

In the recent decision of Krishnamohan v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 346 (“Krishnamohan”) the UK’s First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) recently held that the granting of a revocable option did not give rise to the granting of an option for UK...more

Strafford

[Webinar] Distressed Financing: Avoiding Pitfalls in Planning and Execution - Agency Resignation and Transfer, Rebalancing of...

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This CLE course will examine some of the more common pitfalls in loan restructurings that are frequently unidentified or ignored until they appear at or after closing. The panel discussion will include agency resignations,...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Roll the Tape June 2024 - Fund Finance Highlight Reel: The First Half in Pictures

This year is starting to feel a bit more normalized after the 2021-2022 record origination numbers followed by the 2023 market disruption. In many ways, Fund finance has passed the stress test and moved forward. What has 2024...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Real Estate in Canada – Law and Practice

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1. General - 1.1 Main Sources of Law - Under Canada’s federal constitution, laws relating to real estate fall almost exclusively within provincial jurisdiction. Specifically, each Canadian province enacts its own...more

Mayer Brown

Covered Transactions and Considerations in Fund Finance

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Section 23A and Super 23A can create additional complications for lenders in the fund finance market. Intended to protect the stability of financial institutions by restricting transactions with affiliates, Section 23A and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

California Commercial Financing Registration Requirement Passes Senate

Increased regulation of commercial financing shows no signs of stopping. California SB 1482, which would require commercial financing providers and brokers to register with the California Department of Financial Protection...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Understanding the Increasing Use of Holdco NAV Loan Structures

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While the market for NAV financings—loans to funds supported by the net asset value of their portfolios—grew in 2023 and continues to rapidly evolve, a consensus has developed around what is sometimes referred to as a “Holdco...more

Allen Matkins

Judge Rules That A Front For Mexican Cartel Had The Capacity To Protect Its Own Interests

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California Corporations Code Section 25118(b) provides an exemption from the state's usury limitations for loans.  The exemption is subject to several conditions.  One condition is the existence of either a preexisting...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Revenue Purchase or Predatory Loan? New York Attorney General Targets Merchant Cash Advance Providers

On March 5, 2024, the New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James sued Yellowstone Capital LLC (Yellowstone) and various affiliates, accusing them of running a predatory lending operation by disguising the loans as purchases...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Controlling Cash March 2024 - Cash Control Event: Lender and Borrower Considerations

Our readers have been blessed with wonderful Fund Finance Friday articles dealing with the maintenance of collateral accounts in 'When Deposits Don’t Travel with Loans', control over collateral accounts in 'Control or Control...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Teaming Up for Term Loans February 2024 - Term Loan Market Update

About a year ago, we published “Term Loan Solutions in Fund Finance,” which ended up being a popular article on Fund Finance Friday. Since then we have seen lenders, sponsors, law firms and rating agencies become more...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

My Achy Breaky Default February 2024 - Common Events of Default in Subscription Credit Facilities: How Parties End Up Here, and...

Private equity sponsors and their funds benefit from the flexibility of revolving credit facilities and the ability to borrow significant amounts of capital on short notice. But that fast access to liquidity can quickly be...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Finance Frontiers February 2024 - Writing to Reach You – Investor Letters and Subscription Facilities

While Chris van Heerden’s recent article gave some cause for optimism over the fundraising environment for 2024, for now on the ground we are continuing to see significantly longer lead times before funds hit their target...more

Mayer Brown

The Benefits of Term Debt Tranches in Fund Finance Products – and What to Consider When Utilizing Term Debt

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With new banking rules on the horizon for financial institutions, lenders are looking for new strategies to bolster lending capacity and accommodate debt issuances. One such option is term debt....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Here We Go Again January 2024 - A Note to My Younger Self Part II: Starting Over Every January

As I sit here again with one more year in the rearview mirror since the last time we chatted, this older, wiser self has been reflecting on what I would tell my younger self if I had the chance at the beginning of January of...more

King & Spalding

The Evolving Face of Finance: Private Credit's Role in the GCC - insights from the $400m Tamara financing and beyond

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INTRODUCTION - The successful closing of the up to $400 million debt financing secured by Tamara, led by Goldman Sachs and King & Spalding client Shorooq Partners, was a landmark deal in the evolution of private credit in...more

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Subscription Finance: Commingling Collateral Accounts

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For loans primarily secured by a cash flow stream, subscription facility lenders heavily depend on collateral accounts as a key element of the security package. In this Legal Update, we delve into why subscription facilities...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Welcome to 2024: CWT’s European Fund Finance Market Insights - 2024 European Fund Finance Market Predictions

The year 2023 presented the fund finance industry with many challenges that it rose to face with an inventiveness and rigour that showed just how mature and multi-faceted the market has become. At Cadwalader in London we saw...more

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