Lexology PRO | Australia, Global, United Kingdom, etc. | 4 Sep 2023
The deal struck to end climate-related litigation brought by an investor is the latest evidence of an increasingly complex landscape of activists taking action in and out of court.
Lexology PRO | USA | 29 Jun 2023
The anti-ESG movement in the US gained momentum in the second quarter of 2023. Four states have laws that go into effect on or before 1 July 2023, with Florida presenting a potential blueprint for the movement.
Haynes and Boone LLP | European Union, United Kingdom, USA | 13 Feb 2018
The EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) regulates, amongst other activities, the marketing of alternative investment funds…
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP | USA | 23 Jan 2018
The U.S. high-yield and investment-grade debt markets saw significant increases in 2017 over 2016 in dollar volume and number of issuances.1 The U.S…
Baker McKenzie | Global | 22 Dec 2017
At the beginning of the 2010s, the bond market exploded and banks were forced to make themselves more attractive to borrowers. As the bond market…
Dechert LLP | USA | 17 Aug 2017
Last week, an article written by Mr. Frank Partnoy, professor of law at the University of San Diego, appeared in the Financial Times and was…
Khaitan & Co | India | 30 Jun 2017
On 18 May 2017, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a circular on 'Partial Credit Enhancement to Corporate Bonds' (Circular) which…
Dechert LLP | USA | 26 Jun 2017
What in the world have we done to ourselves? Our CRE Securitization business, or at least the conduit part of our business, continues to shrink: $800…
ENS | South Africa | 13 Jun 2017
Following downgrades by ratings agencies Standard & Poor's ("S&P") and Fitch in April 2017, Moody's cut South Africa's foreign and local-currency…
Taylor Wessing | France | 13 Mar 2017
On 1 October 2016, the French contract law reform introduced by Ordinance No 2016-131 of 10 February 2016 took effect (the Reform). The government has…