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Lawyers and lenders at the IBA this week dissected private credit’s explosive growth, shifting regulation, and global investment appeal
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New hires were made across the corporate, PE, finance and regulatory practices in Johannesburg, London and Houston
US regulator seeks feedback on plans to withdraw recovery rules for large national banks, which will save around $20 million per year
New hires and partner promotions were made across the financial services, corporate, regulatory and transaction practices in London, Riyadh and across the US
A revamped rulebook has given a boost to London IPO activity that looks set to continue in the fourth quarter and into 2026, lawyers tell IFLR
Lawyers see the potential for first-mover advantage in advising on a new trading platform for shares, but they are not certain it will achieve all its goals
There are important practice points and legal solutions to consider when the collateral for an SPV repackaging is a sovereign loan
The FCA will oversee lawyers and accountants under reforms aiming to tighten the UK’s AML framework
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    Limited recourse provisions don’t preclude an issuer from becoming insolvent. Slaughter and May's Sanjev Warna-Kula-Suriya and Eric Phillips analyse whether this is this a concern