Topic
Debt Financing
79 published works
The D&O Diary
Large Corporate Bankruptcy Filings Down, But Still Above Historic Levels
The number of large corporate bankruptcy filings during the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2026, was down compared to the preceding twelve months, but remained elevated compared to long-term historical…
Freshfields News
Freshfields advises Dürr on promissory note loan placement
By Freshfields
Global law firm Freshfields advised Dürr AG on the successful placement of a promissory note loan totaling €200m. The proceeds from the issuance will be used for general corporate financing.…
A&O Shearman
VeloBank debuts in the debt market with the PLN500 million Tier 2 issuance
By A&O Shearman
A&O Shearman advised VeloBank S.A. on its inaugural PLN500m Tier 2 Notes issuance due 2036, with investor demand exceeding PLN700m.
Thomson Reuters Law Blog
Lenders are rediscovering what majority rule can cost them
By Jamesju
Highlights Only 38% of publicly filed high-yield credit agreements protected against lien subordination in all of 2023. That protection spiked to a two-year peak of 64% of deals in Q4…
Traverse Legal Expert Articles
What is Preferred Equity?
By Brian Hall
What is preferred equity? Preferred equity gives an investor an ownership interest with contractual rights that typically place the investor ahead of common equity. Those rights can include a preferred return, liquidation preference, and specific governance protections. Preferred equity sits below debt and above common…
Thomson Reuters Law Blog
When a dividend basket turns into a debt basket
By Jamesju
Jump to ↓ The trick in the covenant A term to watch Highlights Available Restricted Payment Capacity baskets let borrowers repurpose dividend capacity into new, often pari-ranking debt. Noetica…
Free Writings + Perspectives
Institutional Debt Private Placements
By Brian Hirshberg, Jason Parsont, Anna T. Pinedo
Webinar | August 6, 20261:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDTRegister here. The institutional private placement market has experienced continued and rapid growth in recent years, with new market participants playing a…
FinTalk
Crowell Hosts NYC Private Debt Roundtable With Opus Connect
By Kevin Rubinstein, Arinze Ike
Crowell was pleased to host and sponsor Opus Connect's recent NYC Private Debt Roundtable. The event drew a group of private debt leaders for engaging and thoughtful discussion around some…
La Revue
LBO et gestion de fait des créanciers, nouvelle clarification
Exclusion de la qualité de dirigeant de fait des banques et légitimité du contrôle sur le financement octroyé Dans le cadre des opérations de financement, en particulier dans le contexte des…
w(x) blog
What Type of Security Should You Use to Fund Your Venture? Part 4
By Adam Silverman, Evan Kipperman
In this blog series, we review the most common types of securities used in financing emerging companies, and highlight key issues worth considering for each. Over the course of four…