As the world emerges from the turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the financial services sector is going through a time of considerable change. This section highlights some developments to be aware of in key regulatory...more
12/7/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Market Abuse ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sustainability ,
UK ,
United States
Challenges and opportunities in the US, UK and Europe -
"Many Fintechs that previously avoided bank-like regulation in the US are now actively seeking that status."
The digital revolution was well underway long before most...more
11/17/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Services ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Licenses ,
Popular ,
Sandbox ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
Financial Institutions M&A sector trends: Specialty finance/marketplace Lending — H1 2020 and outlook for H2 2020
Panacea or plague—-what will the true impact of accreditation for government-backed COVID-19 loan schemes...more
7/29/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Institutions ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Online Marketplace Lending ,
Private Equity ,
Specialty Financing ,
UK ,
Venture Capital
For further information, please visit the White & Case Coronavirus Resource Center. On 2 April, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a scheme aimed at providing support to the so-called "squeezed middle", which comprises...more
While the UK Government, for the most part, has been praised for taking quick, decisive action to limit the impact of the COVID 19 economic shock for consumers and some UK companies, the measures announced to date excluded a...more
The White & Case Capital Markets team updates its March 2018 publication on bond repurchases given the current environment where issuers may consider whether, if their bonds are trading at a discount to par, they should...more
3/30/2020
/ Bond Issuers ,
Bonds ,
Buyback Programs ,
Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Creeping Tenders ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Offerors ,
Repurchases ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wellman Factors
In our client alert entitled "Government-backed initiatives to support businesses impacted by the Coronavirus" we gave an overview of various measures announced by the UK Government to help UK business through the economic...more
3/27/2020
/ Bank of England ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covid Commercial Financing Facility ( CCFF) ,
Financial Distress ,
HM Treasury ,
Loan Agreements ,
Loans ,
Promissory Notes ,
Relief Measures ,
State of Emergency ,
UK
In our client alert titled "Government-backed initiatives to support businesses impacted by the Coronavirus," we gave an overview of various measures announced by the UK Government to help UK business through the economic...more
The UK Government has been quick to respond to the economic shock and disruption caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 and, over the past week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, HM Treasury and the Bank of England have announced...more
3/24/2020
/ Bank of England ,
Borrowers ,
Business Interruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Issuers ,
EU ,
Financial Crisis ,
Government-Guaranteed Loans ,
HM Treasury ,
Industrial Sector ,
Relief Measures ,
State Aid ,
UK