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Discover thought leadership and legal insights by our legal experts from across CMS. In our Expert Guides, written by CMS lawyers from across the jurisdictions where we operate, we provide you with in-depth legal research and insights that can be read both online and offline. You can also find Law-Now articles with focused legal analysis, commentary and insights to help you anticipate future challenges and much more.


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30/01/2024
Time to talk about leveraged finance in mid-market PE buyouts
Earlier this month, CMS’s private equity and leveraged finance teams hosted a roundtable to discuss the state of the leveraged market. Joined by clients from leading UK mid-market PE sponsors, acquisition...
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30/10/2023
InDebt
Welcome to InDebt, our knowledge hub of legal insights focusing on the global debt markets.   The recent evolution of the lending market has involved significant regulatory change and has led to greater competition in the supply of debt funding. While current geopolitical and macroeconomic challenges continue to press borrowers, all market participants will want stay up to date with key developments and issues as they arise.   InDebt aims to help navigate these challenges, providing practical insights to the topical issues, regulatory updates and case law affecting all stakeholders. Content will be regularly updated. If there is a topic you’d like to discuss further, please do get in touch.
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30/10/2023
Banking and finance developments
This section contains regular updates to help you stay informed of key developments shaping the banking and finance loan markets. We summarise and analyse the outcomes and consequences of the latest court rulings and legislative developments and provide practical insights to help you understand how evolving case law precedent may impact your legal obligations, liability risks, and business operations.
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30/10/2023
Companies under stress
Our first publications look separately at the real estate finance market and the leveraged finance market.
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30/10/2023
ESG and sustainable finance
Environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors continue to be a key focus in the lending market and are now a critical part of a lender’s credit analysis. Market practice for KPIs and covenants for green loans and sustainability linked loans has become more established. CMS is at the forefront of market developments in ESG and sustainable finance and we will continue to provide regular updates as regulatory reform and market practices evolve.
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30/10/2023
Regulatory Reform
The financial services industry has undergone major regulatory overhaul in the years since the financial crisis. This section provides legal analysis and guidance on key reforms impacting banks and other commercial lenders operating in the European debt markets. The articles in this section offer practical insights on implementing legal and regulatory requirements and will help you navigate the ever changing regulatory regime for UK financial institutions in respect of their lending activities. For further information on financial services regulation generally, RegZone provides expert analysis and news from the world of financial institution regulation.
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30/10/2023
Restructuring and Insolvency
Financial distress and insolvency processes can be complex for companies, their shareholders and their directors. This section provides insights and vital guidance any stakeholders dealing with a company in financial distress or approaching an insolvency processes. As well as providing practical insights, we examine changes to major procedures like administration, company voluntary arrangements, liquidation, and the new restructuring plan.  
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31/03/2023
Revenue based financing and responsible lending
This article was first published in the March 2023 edition of the Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law. Fiona Henderson and Laura Collins discuss what steps revenue-based financing...
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