LMA commentary and developments

This Overview is a guide to the Banking & Finance content within the Loan Market Association (LMA) subtopic, with links to appropriate materials.

What is the LMA?

The Loan Market Association (LMA) acts as the authoritative voice of the syndicated loan market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It works with lenders, law firms, borrowers and regulators to educate the market about the benefits of the syndicated loan product, and to remove barriers to entry for new participants.

LMA toolkit

The Loan Market Association (LMA)—toolkit is an interactive guide to the LMA. The toolkit includes links to Practice Notes, checklists and trackers as well as Q&As, JIBFL articles, News Analysis and cases that relate to the LMA and its documentation.

LMA news on documentation

For a summary of the latest news from the LMA on documentation and related topics, see Practice Note:

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