The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”) requires the most detailed and onerous ESG reporting and disclosures anywhere in the world. All told, it is estimated that more than 50,000 companies, including...more
9/21/2023
/ Air Pollution ,
Biodiversity ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Parent Corporation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Sustainability ,
Water
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The Situation: Certain large companies incorporated in the European Union ("EU") are already required to disclose nonfinancial information under the current EU regulatory framework. Two upcoming EU...more
Europe saw a major increase in public M&A activity in 2021, fueled by cheap money and optimism as economies started to emerge from the worst effects of the pandemic. In particular, PE purchasers with dry powder to deploy and...more
The focus on ESG across the business spectrum ramped up over the course of 2021, surpassing several milestones along the way and resulting in a surge of regulatory changes and new initiatives by the end of the year....more
2/2/2022
/ Business Strategies ,
Capital Investments ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Green Bonds ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Sustainability
The European Union's new reporting requirement under Regulation (EU) 2015/2365 of November 25, 2015—known as the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation ("SFTR")—will go into effect beginning on April 11, 2020, for...more
The Situation: In the event of a "hard Brexit," establishing a new contractual framework with EU-based clients will be a protracted and costly task for investment service providers based in London.
The Result: The French...more
The endorsement of Europe's largest asset management association should promote use of the new 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (French law) on the European OTC derivatives market....more
The Situation: In 2017, French authorities amended laws to permit the use of blockchain, or distributed ledger technology ("DLT"), for trading nonlisted securities.
The Result: The regulation governing the use of DLTs and...more
The Situation: The French government has presented a new bill in order to prepare for a "Hard" Brexit scenario.
The Result: If the United Kingdom leaves the European Union in March 2019 without an overall deal—or with a...more
11/9/2018
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Cross-Border ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
France ,
Insolvency ,
ISDA ,
Legacy Contracts ,
Safe Harbors ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The Situation: The Legal High Committee for Financial Markets of Paris ("HCJP") recently published a synopsis of its three Brexit reports on contracts continuity.
The Result: In the event of the United Kingdom crashing out...more
9/5/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Cross-Border ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
France ,
Investment ,
Third Country Entities (TCEs) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The Situation: English law-governed documents have largely dominated the European swaps and derivatives markets since the landmark ISDA Master Agreement was published in 1987.
The Development: The International Swaps and...more
7/2/2018
/ Brussels Regulation ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Cross-Border ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
Financial Instruments ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
France ,
ISDA ,
ISDA Master Agreement ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
UK Brexit
The Situation: Delayed by two months, the long-awaited bill of President Macron's government relating to economic reforms and simplification of companies' day-to-day operations was tabled to the Cabinet on June 22, 2018....more
7/2/2018
/ Capital Markets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
EU ,
Financial Collateral Directive (FCD) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Investment ,
France ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
President Macron ,
Privatization ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management ,
UK Brexit
The Situation: On October 4, 2017, ordinance no 2017-1432, which addresses the modernization of the legal regime of assets management and financing debt, was published.
The Result: The reform introduces four new exceptions...more
10/31/2017
/ AIFs ,
Asset Management ,
Banking Sector ,
Debt Financing ,
ELTIF ,
EU ,
France ,
Investment Funds ,
Loans ,
Minibons ,
Monopolization ,
Securitization