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New EU Securitisation Regulation - Political Agreement Reached Client briefing distributed at the Global ABS Barcelona Conference in June 2017. The briefing discusses the political agreement reached by EU co-legislators on the new EU Securitisation Regulation. 
Getting the deal through: Banking Regulation 2017 Overview of the regulatory requirements affecting the banking industry and regulatory developments in the sector over the last year, across 25 jurisdictions worldwide
Hong Kong Market Misconduct Tribunal’s CITIC Ruling: The Implications This briefing highlights the implications from the Market Misconduct Tribunal’s recent ruling that CITIC did not engage in market misconduct by publishing a no material adverse change statement. 
Fixing EMIR? The Commission's proposal The European Commission's proposal to amend the European Market Infrastructure Regulation ("EMIR"), published 4 May 2017.
Recent trends in loan documentation Article summarising current issues and recent trends affecting loan documentation
Acquisition finance in the UK (England and Wales): overview A Q&A guide to acquisition finance in the UK (England and Wales). This Q&A includes market overview and methods of acquisition, structure and procedure, acquisition vehicles, equity finance, debt finance, restrictions, lender liability, debt...
Getting the Deal Through: Debt Capital Markets 2017 United Kingdom Matthew Tobin and Eric Phillips contribute to the Fourth Edition of Getting the Deal Through, providing an overview of the Debt Capital Market landscape in the United Kingdom.
The London Stock Exchange has launched the International Securities Market- a new market for debt securities The London Stock Exchange has announced the launch of its International Securities market, a new multilateral trading facility aimed at international issuers and qualified investors.
EMIR - Gearing up for Clearing - PART II An overview of the structure of client clearing, together with key points for consideration when choosing a clearing member to enter into client clearing arrangements with.
The recast EC Insolvency Regulation - progress so far and next steps This article considers the key changes anticipated by the recast Council Regulation (EC) 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings (ECIR) as they will affect corporate insolvencies.
Unpacking the pre-pack review Considers Teresa Graham's report on pre-packaged administrations and the practicalities of her recommendations for reform
Nortel judgment ends super priority for pension claims in insolvency Considers the Supreme Court’s decision in the Nortel case, which held that the costs of complying with financial support directions are a provable debt
UK Supreme Court considers the 'balance sheet insolvency test' Sets out the key features of a recent judgment of the Supreme Court concerning the balance sheet test for insolvency in s123(2) of the Insolvency Act 1986
Corporate directors and de facto directorship - the Supreme Court requires "something more" Examines Holland v HMRC; Paycheck Services 3 Ltd, in which the Supreme Court considered when a director of a corporate director can be considered a de facto director of the subject company
Financing Briefing - Financial Restructuring of Wind Hellas This briefing highlights certain salient features of the financial restructuring of Wind Hellas, the second largest integrated operator of fixed line and mobile telephony services in Greece.