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UK Banking & Finance Practice Toolkit: Guidance, Precedents and Checklists for Lending, Security, Amendments, Opinions, Debt Capital Markets, Derivatives, Securitisations and Acquisition/Project/Real Estate Finance

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Banking & Finance frequent tasks tool

Lending

  • Term sheets, confidentiality and mandate letters; facility agreements; guarantees; security over assets (land, shares, bank accounts, receivables, IP, goods); hedging and intercreditor arrangements; conditions precedent, reliance and legal opinions.

Signing and execution

  • Deeds and simple contracts, electronic and virtual execution, company formalities, execution checklists and guidance on instructing a notary.

Perfecting and registering security

  • Companies House registrations (including MR01 and overseas filings), steps to perfect, specialist registries for land, ships, aircraft and IP, and giving notice of assignments.

Amendments, waivers and consents

  • Amendment and restatement mechanics, guarantee confirmations, waiver and consent processes, and reservation of rights.

Acquisition, asset and project finance

  • Leveraged term sheets and mandates; aviation and shipping security/registration; project finance documents, security, direct agreements and key contract considerations.

Real estate finance

  • Negotiating term sheets, LMA real estate features, security, tacking of advances and substitution.

Debt capital markets

  • Standalone bonds, EMTN/MTN programmes, drawdowns and updates; listings in London, Luxembourg, Euronext Dublin and the Channel Islands; selling restrictions, timelines and legal opinions.

Derivatives

  • ISDA Master Agreements, Schedules, confirmations and credit support; early termination notices and dispute guidance.

Securitisations

  • CMBS and RMBS parties, documentation, note terms, security and signing/closing memoranda
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