WHERE HAVE YOU GONE, CHIP HILTON?
On 12 June 2024, Luxembourg published a bill of law amending the law of 22 December 2023 (the Pillar Two Law[1]) implementing EU directive no. 2022/2523, largely known as the “EU Minimum Tax Directive” or “Pillar Two...more
On 1 June 2022, the French Presidency published its “final” compromise text in relation to the revision to the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (known as “AIFMD2”). According to this latest AIFMD2...more
On 7 January 2022, the European Commission adopted a delegated regulation (the “Regulation”) proposing revision of its EU AML List to add nine countries, including the Cayman Islands. The EU AML List is the EU’s list of...more
In Part Two of our series on limited recourse finance in the European real estate finance market, we look at the structural features....more
Limited recourse financing (also sometimes referred to as “non-recourse”) is a very common structure adopted in real estate financing transactions in Europe. The principle around limited recourse financing is essentially...more
With ruling No. 132 of 2 March 2021 (the “Ruling”), the Italian Tax Authorities (“ITA”) provided clarifications on the tax regime applicable to real estate special purpose companies (the “RE SPVs”) carrying out securitisation...more
Con la Risposta a Interpello n. 132 del 2 marzo 2021, l’Agenzia delle Entrate (Divisione Contribuenti – Direzione Centrale Piccole e medie imprese) (“Agenzia”) commenta per la prima volta il regime fiscale applicabile alle...more
In response to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and market uncertainty, plethora of financing measures was introduced at EU level and German federal level. In their joint effect, these measures are aimed at...more
Derivatives reporting responsibilities under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) will change from 18 June 20201, as (i) alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) will become responsible for reporting for...more
As part of our periodic updates, here is an overview of recent developments of relevance to participants in the real estate finance market across certain key jurisdictions in Europe....more
Post-crisis commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS") issuance in Europe has been on the slow-burner with only a handful of transactions each year. The year 2018 saw European "CMBS 2.0" experience something of a revival...more
Le règlement (UE) n°2019/834 (EMIR Refit ou EMIR 2.1) publié au JOUE le 28 mai 2019 est entré en vigueur le 17 juin 2019. L'objectif majeur d’EMIR Refit est de limiter l'application du règlement (UE) n°648/2012 (EMIR) aux...more
Announced last week, “INSTEX had been made operational and available to all EU Member States.” INSTEX is the special purpose financing channel designed by the EU to permit the processing of payments for trade between the EU...more
In Europe, the market for loan portfolio sales continues to thrive due to post-financial crisis bank deleveraging and a renewed focus on regulatory capital efficiency and return on capital. This "In Practice" article...more
The new framework should simplify the path for issuers seeking to market European covered bonds to investors in the US. Key Points: ..The new framework will create minimum product and technical standards for covered...more
On 31 January 2019, France, Germany and the United Kingdom (the "E3") announced the registration in France of INSTEX SAS ("Instrument for Supporting Trade Exchanges"), which is a special purpose vehicle aimed at facilitating...more
Late on Tuesday evening, 18 December 2018, the EU Commission posted online its letter to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on the data disclosure proposals contained in the regulatory technical standards...more
• As of November 5, 2018, the United States concluded the second of two wind-down periods for re-imposition of U.S. sanctions on Iran following the May 8, 2018, announcement that the United States would cease participation in...more
On November 5, 2018, applicable wind-down periods for certain transactions with Iran ended and the second and final set of U.S. secondary sanctions that had been lifted pursuant to the Iran nuclear deal – the Joint...more
Background - On 1 January 2018, European Union (EU) Regulation (No 1286/2014)[1] on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) comes into force. It will require that a...more
France is changing its legal framework to make the Paris financial market one of the most attractive ones in Europe. Bond Issuance Reform - Bond issuances have been simplified by an ordinance of May 10, 2017, which is...more
On 30 June 2017, the Decision of the Bank of Italy of 7 June 2017, entitled “Provisionson disclosure and statistical obligations for vehicle companies involved in securitization transactions” (the “Decision”) was published in...more
- Post-Daimler: Are Non-U.S. Companies Safe from Suit in U.S. Courts? What if the Non-U.S. Parent Registers to Do Business in a State? - Rules of the (International) Road: Choosing and Appointing a Distributor ...more
In addition to the challenges of MiFID II, asset managers must also prepare for a new key information document regime for retail products. The Regulation on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based...more
Last month, I got to experience what I consider a career highlight: I was invited to speak on “Perfecting the Class Action” at Middle Temple. The spiel I gave would be familiar to readers here (it was a basic description of...more