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Market professionals consider that securitisation issuance in Europe in calendar year 2011 is likely to reach €100-€150 billion (excluding central bank liquidity trades). This is up from approximately €90 billion in 2010 and underlines a recovery...

On 12 September, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that his government is supportive of the proposals put forward in the Hungarian Parliament by FIDESZ Party MPs which plan to oblige banks in Hungary to permit borrowers to repay their foreign...

About 100 representatives from banks, investors and corporate clients came together in Vienna recently to hear from a pan-regional delegation of senior specialists from the Firm and its 'best friend' in Hungary, Lakatos Köves. The evening featured two panel discussions...

The European Union (EU) agenda for regulatory reform in the financial sector continues to take shape. The EU has played a leading role in the development of the G20's action plan to respond to the financial crisis and many of the actions being taken aim to...

On 23 August 2011, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") released its second draft technical advice on possible implementing measures in respect of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD"). It deals with...

On 13 July 2011, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") released its first draft technical advice on possible implementing measures in respect of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD"). This draft advice...

In a time when one regulatory initiative has been completed and another one makes its appearance, the payments industry - faced with such a plethora of legislative measures - is trying to live up to the challenge. This client briefing discusses the key...

Clifford Chance is delighted to announce that the 2011 edition of its brochure 'European Insolvency Procedures' is now available. Adrian Cohen, partner in the restructuring and insolvency group in London and European liaison partner, notes "This latest...

An alternative approach for leveraged borrowers to deal with looming maturities under their existing facilities agreements without requiring all lenders to agree to an extension or a complete refinancing.