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Euro area member states take collective action to facilitate sovereign debt restructuring
5 December 2012
Publication
A new agreed form of model collective action clause for euro area member states to adopt (the Model CAC) in respect of their sovereign debt was published by the EFC Sub-Committee on EU Sovereign Debt Markets in March 2012. Following the publication, Germany is...
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Why Singapore business trusts are proving popular with Indian sponsors
5 September 2012
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Reliance Communications' proposed initial public offering (IPO) of Global Telecommunications Infrastructure Trust on the Singapore Stock Exchange (the SGX) and the reported upcoming IPO of Religare Healthcare Trust by Fortis Healthcare mark a renewed interest...
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Scaling the Refinancing Wall
23 January 2012
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For many years managing corporate refinancing risk was relatively straightforward. However, that's no longer the case as the refinancing wall looms into view in already challenging market conditions.
Customary options may not be readily available. Sponsors and...
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Amendments to the Russian Civil Code: Lower Chamber of the Russian Parliament Adopts First Set of Amendments in the Final Reading (Russian)
20 December 2012
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On 18 December 2012, the State Duma (the lower chamber of the Russian parliament) adopted in the final, third, reading the first set of amendments to the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.
The adopted amendments represent only a small part of the amendments...
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Amendments to the Russian Civil Code: Lower Chamber of the Russian Parliament Adopts First Set of Amendments in the Final Reading (English)
20 December 2012
Publication
On 18 December 2012, the State Duma (the lower chamber of the Russian parliament) adopted in the final, third, reading the first set of amendments to the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.
The adopted amendments represent only a small part of the amendments...
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Financial Services Act 2012: implications for capital markets
25 March 2013
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From 1 April 2013, a new financial regulation framework will be operative in the UK. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is being replaced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the Bank of England is to have...
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Consent Fees and Noteholder Meetings
23 April 2013
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Earlier this week, the Court of Appeal upheld the first instance decision of Mr Justice Hamblen in Azevedo v Imcopa Importacao and others, confirming that payments of consent fees in exchange for votes in favour of amendments to the terms of debt securities were...
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Sovereign pari passu clauses: don't cry for Argentina - yet
11 December 2012
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Holdout creditors who refused to take part in Argentina's two debt restructurings have won a major victory in the New York courts by relying on a pari passu clause, overturning the conventional wisdom as to the meaning of this clause. The courts decided that...