Nov 20, 2023 AIFMD II - Final compromise text published By Gavin Haran Samuel Brooks Michael Sholem Shang-Hsuen Koh +1 more... Show less The “final text” of the amending directive (AIFMD II) on the amendment of Directive 2011/61/EU on alternative investment fund managers...
Nov 15, 2023 Galapagos restructuring ends with an effective “Distressed Disposal” and a win for senior creditors By Timothy Bromley-White Joshua Portway Any restructuring where there are multiple tiers of debt and lenders with different interests and views can be tricky. Lenders will try...
Nov 09, 2023 Innovation and technology in private credit By Adam Caines Oliver Jeffcott An interesting panel session at this year’s ACC Summit in Banking Hall, featuring participants from Arcmont and Metrics, centred on how...
Oct 09, 2023 Penalising default interest: a spotlight on the bridging loan market By Adam Caines Laura Uberoi Christian Anthony Rachael Preston Katherine Hensby +2 more... Show less Earlier this year, the High Court ruled that a clause in a loan agreement which imposed a default interest rate of 4% per month...
Sep 19, 2023 SFDR 2.0: pivoting in the direction of UK SDR? By Lora Froud Tiffany Cox Emma Garnham Gavin Haran +1 more... Show less On 14 September 2023, the European Commission published a targeted consultation questionnaire to gather feedback prior to proposing...
Sep 06, 2023 Nutrient neutrality, we hardly knew ye By Henry Vane Before they tip their hard hats to the housing secretary, who last week announced plans to abolish unpopular nutrient neutrality (NN)...
Jul 26, 2023 Greenwashing to greenhushing - key takeaways By Rachel Richardson Tiffany Cox Praveen Gopalan Emily Batchelor +1 more... Show less As part of the Net Zero Lawyer’s Alliance's (NZLA) programme for London Climate Action Week, Macfarlanes held a panel session titled...
Jul 06, 2023 Ratcheting regulatory interest in sustainability-linked loans By Jamie Macpherson Rachel Richardson Andrew Perkins Adam Caines +1 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made clear its concerns regarding the "greenwashing" potential of sustainability-linked loans...
Jun 22, 2023 A lender for every dilemma: FFA 2023 Symposium panel discussion on non-bank lenders By Richard Fletcher Clare Golding At the 7th Annual European Fund Finance Symposium this week, our co-head of fund finance, Richard Fletcher, chaired a panel on non-bank...
May 09, 2023 Sustainable drafting for sustainability-linked loans? By Rachel Richardson Andrew Perkins Adam Caines Jamie Macpherson +1 more... Show less On 4 May 2023 the Loan Market Association (LMA) published model provisions for those borrowing, lending and arranging...
Jan 12, 2022 UK Securitisation Regulation – FCA approves first two securitisation repositories By Edward Karsten Richard Fletcher With effect from 17 January 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has decided to register both European DataWarehouse Ltd and...
Sep 09, 2021 The missing cornerstone in sustainable finance: investee company ESG reporting By Lora Froud Tiffany Cox Gavin Haran The rush to regulate financial markets to produce ESG outcomes has brought focus to a problem: in the absence of good quality ESG data...
Aug 11, 2021 A global approach to ESG data and disclosure By Tiffany Cox Gavin Haran The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a wide-ranging consultation report on its "recommendations...
Jul 21, 2021 Legislation Day 2021: the key points for businesses By Jagwinder Kaur On 20 July 2021, the government published draft legislation for the Finance Bill 2021-2022, consultations, and other documents (L-Day)....
Jul 20, 2021 A natural next step: quantifying and addressing the impact of asset management on nature By Riley Forson As asset managers adapt to the need to disclose their approach to climate-related financial risks, integrate sustainability risk...
Jul 16, 2021 The future of UK regulation: the FCA’s new business plan By Gavin Haran The FCA has published its 2021/22 business plan. The publication of the plan was slightly delayed, which is perhaps unsurprising given...