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STOP PRESS: The UK’s prospectus framework presently derives from the EU Prospectus Regulation, preserved in domestic law following Brexit as the UK Prospectus Regulation. The government has been reassessing this regime within a broader programme to modernise UK capital markets and make the UK a more appealing place to list. In this context, the UK Prospectus Regulation will give way to the Public Offers and Admission to Trading Regulations 2024 (the POATRs), and all detailed requirements connected to admission to trading will sit within Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) admission rules. The FCA issued its final rules (PS25/9) on 15 July 2025, with implementation expected on 19 January 2026. These changes form part of efforts to reform the capital markets in the UK and enhance the attractiveness of the UK as a listing venue. For more detail on the principal features of the POATRs framework pertinent to the debt capital markets, see Practice Note: The UK Prospectus Regulation—essentials [Archived] — Reform of the UK prospectus regime. Note that numerous steps...

Introduction Guidance on establishing a medium term note (MTN) programme is set out in Practice Note: Setting up an MTN Programme—timeline of process. This Practice Note concentrates on the steps for an issuance of notes (a drawdown) carried out under an MTN programme (the programme) once that programme has been put in place. Type of drawdown A programme will ordinarily provide for two forms of drawdown: a drawdown agreed between the issuer and a dealer (a dealer drawdown); and a drawdown agreed between the issuer and a group, or syndicate, of dealers (a syndicated drawdown). In addition, the programme will usually permit further dealers to accede to the programme, either as permanent members of the dealer panel or for the purposes of a single drawdown. Notification to dealer(s) The issuer then notifies the dealer(s) of its intention to draw down under the programme—this can be done by means of a term sheet or by way of an Initial...

In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Contracts Data protection International Supply chain LexTalk®Commercial: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—5 November 2025 The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received a single complaint about advertising by On The Beach Ltd, which stated that customers booking particular holidays would be given free access to airport lounges. The ASA upheld the complaint. See: LNB News 05/11/2025 27... Contracts Ms Amlin Marine NV (on behalf of Ms Amlin Syndicate AML/2001) v King Trader Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1387 The Court of Appeal (Civil Division) dismissed the appellants’ challenge and confirmed that a ‘pay first’ clause in a marine insurance policy was enforceable against the Charterer. The policy had been issued by MS Amlin Marine NV to Bintan Mining Corporation (the Charterer), which had chartered the vessel Solomon Trader...

On 7 August 2024, the insurer—listed on the London Stock Exchange yet domiciled in Bermuda—confirmed the loss would be borne by both its Lloyd’s of London syndicate and its reinsurance arm within the group. The MV Dali container vessel struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge soon after its departure from the Port of Baltimore on 26 March 2024, bringing down part of the structure and leading to fatalities. Specialists now forecast it will count among the priciest marine insurance catastrophes for the market overall...

Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights—18 January 2024 In this issue: Ukraine conflict Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases and decisions Types of insurance Market practice Regulation Solvency II New and updated content Case trackers Key dates Daily and weekly news alerts LexTalk®Insurance: a Lexis®Nexis community Ukraine conflict This week, Scottish practice Brodies LLP confirmed it had supported Ukraine’s Export Credit Agency on an innovative war risks insurance mechanism, extending protection to shipowners and charterers and enabling the nation to move cargo across the Black Sea amid ongoing hostilities with Russia. See News Analysis: Brodies steers war risk insurance for Ukrainian exports. The conflict in Ukraine has profoundly reshaped the aviation insurance sector. Claims on aviation policies have become a central battleground as lessors try to recoup losses for aircraft left in Russia (typically still held and operated by Russian carriers). Consequently, a wave of proceedings has been commenced before the English, US, and Irish...

Loan market and developments Please provide a succinct outline of the current condition of the loan markets in your jurisdiction and any noteworthy recent developments. The US corporate loan market remains a significant pillar of the US economy. While the US loan market has undergone considerable change in recent years, it is still resilient and continues to be one of the most inventive and consequential areas within the US capital markets. Two principal components of the US corporate loan space are broadly syndicated loans (BSL) and private credit transactions. The BSL segment is a key funding source for medium- and large-sized companies, comprising loans where multiple banks and non-bank financial institutions extend finance through a syndicate of lenders. Private credit typically involves lending by non-bank lenders on a bilateral basis or by a small cadre of lenders (often termed ‘club deals’). Both segments have seen strong growth and transformation over the past several years. Broadly Syndicated Loans Although private credit often captures more media focus, syndicated lending...

What is prepayment finance? Prepayment finance, a form of commodities finance, describes arrangements where buyers fund commodity producers by paying ahead of delivery. This well-established model channels funding directly to buyers or traders of goods and commodities, and indirectly to producers and exporters. Under this structure, a buyer—often called the offtaker—makes an advance to the producer or exporter, with that prepayment backed by a separate loan provided to the offtaker by a lender, typically a bank or a syndicate of banks. Such structures are advantageous to: producers, as they can obtain credit that would otherwise be unavailable through the conventional banking system; and buyers, as the financing enables them to secure long-term supply agreements with producers in return for providing funds. They are especially valuable where the producer operates in jurisdictions with exchange control regulations or tax regimes that prohibit or penalise direct lending to producers by overseas financial institutions. Such regimes often permit advance payments to producers for the purchase...

This Practice Note reviews the principal finance participants actively engaged in a syndicated loan arrangement or syndicated loan facility. It examines the functions and obligations of the arranging bank, facility agent, security agent (also called the security trustee), the syndicate lenders and the issuing bank(s), with specific reference to the Loan Market Association (LMA) loan documentation forms. Loan Market Association documentation The LMA is the leading organisation within the European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA) syndicated loan market across the region. Its aim is to enhance liquidity, efficiency and transparency across the primary and secondary syndicated loan markets. LMA documentation is developed following wide consultation with prominent loan practitioners and law firms, to reflect a shared consensus on documentation structures...

[ On headed notepaper of a potential syndicate member ] To: [ enter the complete name and address of the arranger ] [ enter date ] Dear [ enter the complete name of arranger ] Facility in [ enter currency ] [ enter amount ] to [ enter name of borrower ] (the Borrower) by [ enter name of Arranger ] (the Arranger) with [ enter name of Agent, as agent ] (the Agent)...

[ On headed notepaper of a potential syndicate member ] To: [ add the arranger’s complete name and address ] [ insert date ] Dear [ add the arranger’s full name ] [ insert currency ] [ insert amount ] facility for [ insert name of borrower ] (the Borrower), structured by [ insert name of Arranger ] (the Arranger) with [ insert name of agent ] acting as agent (the Agent)...