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Hedge Accounting For Interest Rates: ‘Blend & Extend’ Strategy

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Employing a “blend and extend” strategy to reduce near-term cash spend may be ideal in the current environment, but companies should also be aware of the associated hedge accounting implications....more

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Derivative & Dodd-Frank Considerations for Wind Farm Owners

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Wind farm owners and project sponsors have increasingly turned to corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) and other hedging alternatives to secure predictable cash flows. Depending on the structure of these agreements,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

What Lenders and Investors in E&P Companies Need To Know As Oil Prices Drop

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“In 2008, the United States produced on average approximately 5 million barrels of oil a day. By the end of 2014, that number had increased to more than 9 million barrels and the Energy Information Agency predicts production...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

CFTC Interprets “Swap” Definition In the Context of Longevity Risk Transfer

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (Division) recently addressed for the first time the CFTC’s definition of a “swap” as it applies to a specific insurance...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

CFTC Forward vs. Trade Option: LDCs Still Struggle as Trade Option Reporting Deadline Looms

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) added provisions to the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) regarding the regulatory oversight of swaps transactions that have imposed unintended and...more

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