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Patient Steering and Charting
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Roadmap to Joint Venture Agreements: Legal and Accounting Considerations
Exit Strategies for GOVCONs with Set Aside Contracts: 2021 Insights and Lessons Learned from Business Owners and Advisors
M&A Strategies for the Acquisition of Insolvent/Financially Distressed Targets
Meritas Capability Webinar - Transactions in a COVID-19 Environment
Nota Bene Episode 72: Space Law: License, Launch, Finance, Insurance, and Responsible Space Stewardship with Brian Weimer
[WEBINAR] Building a Solar Energy Project in 2018
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Financing Challenges for Small Cap Companies
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Homebuilder Series Webinar: Joint Ventures Solutions, Steve Lear
Structuring an MLP Finance
Financing Trends in Life Sciences – Interview with Bill Whelan, Member, Mintz Levin
The Transformation of the VC Business Model – Interview with Bill Whelan, Member, Mintz Levin
It’s been less than two full weeks since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its Chevron decision, yet the myriad impacts of the ruling have caused many of us to feel like it’s been much longer, as we’ve stretched each day weighing...more
This CLE course will examine some of the more common pitfalls in loan restructurings that are frequently unidentified or ignored until they appear at or after closing. The panel discussion will include agency resignations,...more
Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands are two of the world’s leading fund formation jurisdictions, and account for a large portion of the private equity funds domicile market. Most private equity fund structures are comprised of...more
Meanwhile, cash-strapped biotechs have in many cases been forced to leverage relationships with big pharma to address liquidity. Cash is king in a financing environment such as we have observed over the last 18 months, and...more
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures ("TNFD") released its final framework (the "TNFD Framework") on September 18. The TNFD Framework encourages organisations to integrate nature into decision-making and...more
In August 2023, the UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee launched an inquiry into the current and future role of private finance in nature recovery, in order to meet its goal of reaching Net Zero by 2050 while...more
In early April, the climate activist shareholder group, Follow This, filed shareholder resolutions seeking stronger energy transition strategies from several oil “super-majors.” The resolutions have been filed in advance of...more
Between February 23 and March 3, three leading global financial institutions announced updated environmentally linked targets aimed at reducing by 2030 their financed emissions in carbon intensive sectors, including oil &...more
Women in Fund Finance hosted a panel discussion recently, co-hosted by National Australia Bank and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, which was held at NAB’s beautiful new office in midtown Manhattan. This discussion featured a...more
At the recent G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Bengaluru, India, attendees called for the creation of a common global framework to facilitate financing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development...more
On February 23, three climate advocacy groups—Friends of the Earth France, Notre Affaire à Tous and Oxfam France—filed a lawsuit alleging that a global financial institution violated Article L. 225-102-4.-I of the French...more
On December 16, the Amsterdam headquartered bank ABN AMRO announced the publication of a climate strategy and its decision to join the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). ABN AMRO stated that it is “committed to making a...more
Will unsustainable companies have difficulty accessing financing in the future? Banks and financial institutions are increasingly offering financing based on ESG criteria. Originally published in German ESG Magazine ( ESGz...more
We were very pleased to have the opportunity to speak with Lloyds Bank’s Greg Sidlow (Relationship Director, Funds Finance), Varun Sarda (Managing Director, Sustainability & ESG Finance) and Rebecca Tozer (Associate Director,...more
As we near the close of the second quarter, eagerly look forward to next week’s 6th Annual FFA European Fund Finance Symposium in London and keep a watchful eye on the macroeconomic environment, we thought it would be helpful...more
First Quarter bank earnings clarified the new operating environment in 2022 in which loan growth will continue to be a key driver of earnings growth and valuation. Fund finance business lines can continue to be a material...more
The “Fund Finance Market Update” panel focused on the current state of the market. Moderated by Laurie Lawler, Managing Director at Société Générale, the panel included the following: Roshan Chagan, Partner at Ares...more
Sam Fowler-Holmes, Partner assisted by Jacqueline Cook, Of Counsel and Senior Knowledge Development Lawyer, presented our January webinar which looked at the second edition to A Practitioner’s Guide to Trade and Commodity...more
TRANSACTIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON 2022 - What are the trends, risks, and opportunities in 2022? As dealmakers recover from a record-breaking 2021, we expect another busy year in 2022. While risks in the financing market,...more
Between Omicron, the holidays, and down-to-the-wire end-of-year closings, it was a hectic finish to 2021. But now that the calendar reads 2022, we wanted to reflect this week on the state of the NAV finance market and provide...more
In line with its focus on transitioning to a sustainable global economy through scaling up the financing of investments that provide environmental and social benefits, on 16 November 2021 the International Capital Markets...more
My colleague Leah Edelboim and I had the pleasure of presenting a webinar on “Hot Topics in Fund Finance” earlier this week. Special thanks to Mondaq for hosting us. Below is a brief summary of some of the trends and market...more
The amount of money invested in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) funds has increased exponentially in the past year, and as banks and investors increasingly turn their attention to ESG factors, companies are also...more
The fund finance markets have remained active and vibrant into May, building on a solid first quarter. Much of what the market forecasted as likely in the beginning of the year has been occurring in fact....more
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 financial institutions. As a result,...more