Back in March of 2021, we covered a number of developments pertaining to the end of LIBOR that came out of certain announcements made early that month by the Intercontinental Exchange Benchmark Administration (the “IBA”),...more
4/14/2023
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The market has received a lot of answers about benchmark replacement this year. We know for sure that LIBOR is going away. We also know that no new USD LIBOR loans should be originated after December 31st of this year....more
In the last week we have had a very big development in the LIBOR transition: The ARRC has now formally recommended forward-looking Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) term rates. This is big news for your fund finance...more
We have been talking about the LIBOR transition a lot lately, whether here in FFF, amending deals to contemplate the benchmark transition or working with our clients to determine the best way to address the move away from...more
March was a big month for the LIBOR endgame. There were several big announcements, some important (but technical) developments, and new deadlines. Simply put, the March developments matter to the fund finance community...more