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The final text of the amendments to the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)—known as “AIFMD II”—was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on March 26, 2024, and will enter into force on...more
31 July - ESG: The European Commission adopted a Commission Delegated Regulation, setting out the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (“ESRS”), together with a Q&A (see press release). The ESRS specify...more
The spring of 2023 saw more dislocation in the global financial sector than any time since the 2008-09 financial crisis. In the US, banking institutions with over $500 billion in total assets failed, and other banks that were...more
As our latest leveraged finance report reveals, European leveraged finance markets saw significant inertia through the course of 2022 as high inflation, rising interest rates and cooling M&A activity put the brakes on...more
European leveraged finance markets saw significant inertia through the course of 2022 as high inflation, rising interest rates and cooling M&A activity put the brakes on leveraged loan and high yield bond issuance. How will...more
"Dedicated available capital is estimated at $227 billion (as of June 30, 2022). We expect secondary investors to closely monitor valuations and public market conditions. But as investors continue to fundraise and deploy on...more
After a year during which uncertainty in the equity markets became the new normal, many stakeholders are wondering whether the disruptions are behind us. A look at key indicators might lead one to say yes. The S&P Loan Index...more
Role of investment managers in post-COVID-19 recovery: FCA speech - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a speech by Christopher Woolard, FCA Interim Chief Executive, on the role of investment managers in...more
At the moment Brexit appears to have been forgotten by many. This is understandable – the impact of COVID-19 is so immediate, vast and deep that the economic impact of Brexit seems distant and trivial by comparison. ...more
Our London Finance Team examine the issues UK and European commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) servicers face when borrowers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic seek to negotiate amendments and waivers to their loan...more
COVID-19: PRA letter to credit unions and direction modifying minimum provisioning requirements - On 8 April 2020, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a letter to directors, staff members and volunteers of...more
- Extension of the existing State aid scheme would enable support for research, testing and production of products to tackle COVID-19. - It would also allow tax payment deferrals and wage subsidies to help avoid layoffs. ...more
The outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus is causing business disruption on an unprecedented scale. After more than a decade of sustained economic growth, market volatility and central bank intervention has returned. ...more
UK emergency state aid measures for small and medium-sized enterprises related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will include direct grants and guarantees covering 80% of loan facilities....more
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the European economy with brute force. Many businesses are facing drastic declines in revenues and are in urgent need of liquidity. Some have imposed temporary lay-offs or even face insolvency. ...more
Good news out of Detroit late yesterday, with officials from General Motors and the United Autoworkers Union striking a “tentative agreement on a new labor contract that could end the monthlong strike that has idled G.M....more
In this week’s newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
We reported last week on the additional $2 billion that Uber took in through the leveraged loan market. Andrew Ross Sorkin gives us an interesting reason for why Uber’s still got its hat in hand ($15 billion cash in hand and...more