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What does LMA mean? LMA is used in legal practice to mean the loan Market Association and, by shorthand, its recommended standard documentation and market guidance for syndicated loans and secondary loan trading in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It is not defined in legislation or case law; it is a market term. LMA standard forms are widely used in investment grade and leveraged finance, real estate finance, developing markets and restructurings. Common templates include facility agreements, term sheets, mandate/commitment letters, intercreditor agreements, provisions for security agency/trust, confidentiality agreements, and secondary trading documents (par/distressed trade confirmations, novations, assignments and funded/unfunded participations). Practitioners often...

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LMA REF multi-property investment facility agreement: commentary on structure, conditions precedent, repayment and prepayment, hedging, valuations, bank accounts, property undertakings, financial covenants, cure rider and events of default

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Real Estate finance (REF) transactions

REF deals fall into two categories: Investment finance and development finance. The difference depends on whether the property is bought as an investment that already produces income, or acquired with the intention that it will be developed. Investment finance transactions are encountered more frequently than development finance transactions.

For a general introduction to investment facilities in real estate finance, see the following Practice Notes:

  • Introduction to real estate finance—the lending structure
  • Real estate finance—investment facilities—key features

The Loan Market Association (LMA) has issued a recommended form of facility Agreement for real estate finance investment transactions, accompanied by a user guide. Both are available to LMA members—see the Single Currency Term Facility Agreement for Real Estate Finance Multi-property Investment Transactions (LMA REF Investment Facility Agreement) and the related user guide on the LMA website. Real estate finance transactions can differ markedly, and the LMA acknowledges in its user guide that producing a genuine ‘standard form’ document for real estate finance investment transactions is challenging...

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