Energy-positive buildings are a hot topic in the next wave in Environmental, Social and Governance investing, in anticipation of the EU directive which will require that all new projects built are "nearly zero energy" as from...more
2/28/2019
/ Asset Management ,
BREEAM ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Construction Industry ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Energy Efficiency ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Institutions ,
Green Buildings ,
LEED Certified ,
Member State ,
Popular ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability
The Context: In the wake of the Saint-Leu-la-Forêt decision of May 28, 2018, France's Court of Cassation issued an important decision on structured swaps concerning legal actions brought by public authorities against banks...more
9/28/2018
/ Banks ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
Evidence ,
Exchange Rates ,
Financial Institutions ,
France ,
Hedging ,
Interest Rates ,
Investors ,
Swaps
In April 2017, the European Commission ("Commission") published a tender offer seeking an assessment of the EU market for loan syndication and possible implications under EU competition rules. The successful candidate will...more
5/22/2017
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Banks ,
Borrowers ,
Comment Period ,
Competition Authorities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
France ,
Germany ,
Government Studies ,
Infringement ,
Loans ,
Netherlands ,
Notice and Comment ,
OECD ,
Poland ,
Spain ,
Syndicated Loans ,
UK
For the benefit of our clients and friends investing in European distressed opportunities, our European Network is sharing some current developments...more
3/28/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Avoidance ,
BaFin ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Creditors ,
Cross-Border ,
Debtors ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
France ,
Germany ,
Insolvency ,
Italy ,
Netting Agreements ,
Sapin II