Equity Commitment Letters (ECL) are legal documents pursuant to which one party (typically the main fund or multiple funds managed by the sponsor) (the ECL Provider) commits to providing a certain amount of capital, usually...more
Meanwhile, cash-strapped biotechs have in many cases been forced to leverage relationships with big pharma to address liquidity. Cash is king in a financing environment such as we have observed over the last 18 months, and...more
12/22/2023
/ Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
EBITDA ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financing ,
Healthcare ,
Investment ,
Lenders ,
Life Sciences ,
Secondary Credit Markets ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
The challenges facing traditional banks over the last 12 months have proved to be golden opportunities for private lending. Aymen Mahmoud has more on private equity and private credit. ...more
This year, recognising that as we are still unable to meet in person, our HPE Europe EVENT will be going ahead with two exclusive, virtual extended lunch time sessions.
We will be joined by investors including key players...more
6/9/2021
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Business Valuations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Financing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Loans ,
Life Sciences ,
Mergers ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Risk Management ,
Webinars
First-Out, Last-Out structures (FOLO), traditionally a key feature of the European mid-market space, seem to have experienced a gradual decline in some markets – whether because of an inadequate return profile or due to a...more
The enacted Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (the Act) introduces three permanent reforms to the existing insolvency legislation and certain temporary measures designed to address the immediate impact of COVID-19 on UK...more
9/1/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Business Interruption ,
Chapter 11 ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Insolvency and Governance (CIG) Act 2020 ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Financial Distress ,
Investors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Lenders ,
Liquidity ,
Restructuring ,
UK
Although companies across many sectors felt the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic immediately, the true effects and likely impact will not be seen until later this quarter and beyond. Whilst some companies have...more
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has not been in play long enough for market participants to properly assess its long-term impact. In the short term, however, the pandemic continues to affect the markets, with many loans...more