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Bills of exchange—structure and parties

Bills of exchange—structure and parties

Bills of exchange—structure and partiesBills of exchange are negotiable instruments that represent an unconditional promise by one party to pay...

Term Loan B facilities

Term Loan B facilities

Term Loan B facilitiesThis Practice Note discusses Term Loan B (TLB) facilities which frequently appear as a tranche of senior facilities in...

Invoice discounting and factoring

Invoice discounting and factoring

Invoice discounting and factoringThe popularity of financing business through the invoice discounting and factoring of receivables has grown...

Common financial covenants

Common financial covenants

Common financial covenantsThis Practice Note explains certain common financial covenants used in commercial finance transactions including:•minimum...

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Offtake contracts—key issues for project finance lenders

Offtake contracts—key issues for project finance lendersMost projects are underpinned by a complex web of contractual relationships between all the...
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2nd Mar
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Overdrafts, term loans and revolving credit facilities

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Do you need a deed of release as well as a DS1 to release a legal charge over land?

Do you need a deed of release as well as a DS1 to release a legal charge over land?Generally speaking, a deed of release is not necessary in addition...
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Produced in partnership with James Hall of Gatehouse Chambers
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Crystallisation of floating charges

Crystallisation of floating chargesThe key feature of a floating charge is that, until it crystallises, the chargor is entitled to deal with the...
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Promissory notes—structure and parties

Promissory notes—structure and partiesA promissory note is a type of bill of exchange (for more information, see Practice Note: Bills of...
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Produced in partnership with Ed Bellamy, Marta Bishop and Jad Hussain of Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP
1st Mar
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Bilateral, syndicated and club arrangements

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An introduction to repo and the Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA)

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Produced in partnership with Joseph Wren of Travers Smith and Jonathan Gilmour of Travers Smith
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Bridge to bond facilities

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Produced in partnership with John Burge and Matthew Dunlap of Morrison & Foerster and Hamilton
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Floating charges—advantages and disadvantages

Floating charges—advantages and disadvantagesSummary of advantages and disadvantages of the floating chargeThis Practice Note discusses the advantages...
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Key features of debentures

Key features of debenturesDebentures are used in many types of financing where it is desirable to take security over all of the assets of a particular...
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Financial derivatives—netting

Financial derivatives—nettingNettingnetting is a contractual arrangement between two parties. Essentially, it means that the parties have agreed that,...
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Assignments by way of security

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Guarantor rights and how to defer them in guarantee documentation—no competition clauses

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Sources of Shari'ah

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Introduction to fund finance—capital call facilities

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Produced in partnership with Leon Stephenson of Reed Smith
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Incremental debt flexibility or accordion features

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Introductory guide to structured trade financeWhat is it?Structured trade finance or structured commodity finance transactions are generally loan facilities under which funds are applied to produce, store, manufacture, sell or otherwise deal with goods or commodities. The money generated from the

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What is the difference between a standby letter of credit and a letter of credit?This Q&A considers the differences between a standby letter of credit (SBLC) and an ordinary letter of credit (CLC), sometimes also referred to as a commercial, documentary or trade letter of credit.For the nature

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Bills of exchange—structure and partiesBills of exchange (or as they are often referred to, ‘drafts’) are negotiable instruments that represent an unconditional promise by one party (the drawer) to pay money to another party (the drawee), in accordance with the terms of that instrument. They are