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Subscription line fraud and its impact on private equity Lev Fin Spin

Those involved in the private equity industry will have seen the recent reports of an alleged fraud on a U.S. bank by a Florida-based private equity fund manager, the accusation being that...

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Gearing up a rate: LIBOR transition progress in the European leveraged loans market Lev Fin Spin

As we fast approach the end of Q3, it is a good time to assess what progress is being made in the European leveraged loans market towards LIBOR transition. That's because one of the...

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Breaking News: Italian Legislation on COVID19 - A Game Changer for Private Debt Funds? Lev Fin Spin

Among the legislative measures approved by the Italian Government to support the financial indebtedness of corporates in the face of COVID19 (which we describe here), the State guarantee...

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Liquid Therapy Lev Fin Spin

As the UK begins to emerge tentatively from lockdown, amendment and waiver processes continue on leveraged finance facilities for businesses which have been hit by COVID-19. A recurring...

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European Direct Lending – where are we now… Lev Fin Spin

Hogan Lovells was a sponsor of this week's Creditflux/Debtwire European Direct Lending Forum and London leveraged finance partner, Jo Robinson, took part in a panel discussing the influence ...

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How the Leveraged Finance market is evolving to encompass ESG factors Lev Fin Spin

The year 2019 has seen responsible business, climate change and impact financing feature high on the agenda with increasing focus on the sector by investors, regulators, trade bodies and...

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English Court upholds a bank's contractual right to withhold payments to avoid the risk of US secondary sanctions Lev Fin Spin

The English High Court has given effect to the terms of a loan agreement relieving a financial institution of the obligation to make interest payments, where to do so would risk the...

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LMA Amsterdam Seminar: Trends in the Dutch Leveraged Finance market Lev Fin Spin

The LMA Early Evening Seminar at Hogan Lovells Amsterdam on 1 October 2019 explored some trends in the leveraged finance market, with reports of a very healthy Dutch market,...

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"The Chewy Phantom Guarantee": a Cautionary Tale of today’s leverage finance market Lev Fin Spin

American pet owners are probably all familiar with Chewy, an e-commerce pet food and products supplier that will quickly ship those heavy bags of dog or cat food right to your doorstep at...

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