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High Court Decision in Norske Skog: Puh! (Norwegian for Phew!)

Ruling confirms majority noteholder should not be disenfranchised from voting By Simon J. Baskerville, Sophie J. Lamb QC, Bradley J. Weyland, and Eleanor M. Scogings The English High Court held that it had jurisdiction in a cross-border dispute involving the Norske Skog group (Norske Skog), and confirmed that a majority noteholder did not “control” the … Continue Reading

U.S.-Style Leveraged Lending Guidance Comes to Europe

By Alan Avery, Christopher Kandel, Markus Krüger and Axel Schiemann On 23 November 2016, the European Central Bank (ECB) published its draft guidance to banks on leveraged lending, launching a public consultation period that runs until 27 January 2017. The draft guidance is very similar to leveraged lending guidance issued by the US federal banking agencies in … Continue Reading

A Two-Tier Market Emerges in European Leveraged Loans

By Christopher Kandel We have already commented on the strong growth of the covenant-lite market in Europe for leveraged loans. The combination of a supply/demand imbalance in European leveraged loans — too little supply and much investor demand — and competition from the US leveraged loan market, has resulted in strong growth in the European … Continue Reading
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