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  • Term SOFR and Term SONIA: A Return to Term Reference Rates in European Fund Financing Transactions?
    Now that the dust has (almost!) settled on issues relating to LIBOR cessation in fund financing transactions (and the lending markets more generally), we are increasingly seeing market participants turning their attention to the rates now being used for financing transactions involving currencies which were previously funded on the basis of LIBOR. This Legal Update focuses on Term SOFR and Term SONIA in the context of European fund financing transactions.
  • Subscription Finance: Understanding Umbrella Facilities
    In an effort to improve cost effectiveness and documentation efficiencies in the subscription finance market, participants have developed “umbrella facilities” to aggregate multiple fund borrowers under the same loan documentation. In this Legal Update, we provide an overview of umbrella facilities and the documentation process, explain the benefits of an umbrella facility in the subscription finance market, and discuss other considerations for borrowers and lenders.
  • Hong Kong Revises Company Laws To Support Fully Virtual Shareholders' Meetings
    Convention has been that Hong Kong company laws do not support the holding of fully virtual shareholders meetings. It is because the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance stipulates that shareholder meetings must be held in a physical location with members present in that location.
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