12/10/2025 7:19:04 PM "Portability" of leveraged debt facilities – a trend for the future? By Malcolm Hitching Yesterday, the FT published an article highlighting the recent trend for lenders to agree to the inclusion of ‘portability’ language in...
12/10/2025 7:10:28 PM When does an investor exercise decisive influence over a portfolio company? CJEU hands down judgment in Goldman Sachs’ appeal By Cameron Firth The Court of Justice of the European Union (the CJEU) this week upheld the General Court’s judgment finding Goldman Sachs (GS) jointly...
12/10/2025 7:09:51 PM ESMA offers its view on ELTIF reform By Lora Froud Tiffany Cox ESMA has sent a letter to the European Commission (EC) detailing its views on the European Long Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs) review and...
12/10/2025 7:08:25 PM The SEC takes a different approach to the EU in tackling ESG greenwashing By Harriet Miller Tackling climate change is back on the agenda in the US, and is a renewed area of focus for the SEC: on 4 March, the SEC announced the...
12/10/2025 6:55:55 PM A natural next step: quantifying and addressing the impact of asset management on nature By Riley Forson As asset managers adapt to the need to disclose their approach to climate-related financial risks, integrate sustainability risk...
12/10/2025 6:52:31 PM Labour announces plans to tax carried interest as income By Lawrence Parkin Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that Labour, if the party wins the next general election, will target the carried interest...
12/10/2025 6:52:11 PM Official Working Group encourages pension savers to invest in long term assets By Lora Froud The Productive Finance Working Group has published its recommendations to UK policymakers to remove barriers to investment by retirement...
12/10/2025 6:50:15 PM FCA publishes Long Term Asset Fund final rules By Lora Froud The FCA has published its final rules for the Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF). The LTAF is a new authorised fund vehicle that aims to make it...
12/10/2025 6:48:07 PM Private equity, public costs By Christopher Good “Big change is coming”, wrote Elizabeth Warren when Gary Gensler was nominated by President Biden to be the next chair of the Securities...
12/10/2025 6:36:26 PM Challenges and opportunities for ESG-linked pay in 2022 By Macfarlanes Last week Ras Berglund and I spoke at the ESOP Centre’s 2022 Share Schemes Symposium about the growing impact of ESG on executive...
12/10/2025 6:29:55 PM The evolution of fund finance – from the exceptional to the expected By Clare Golding Richard Fletcher From modest beginnings as overdraft facilities to the full spectrum of complex products available today, a panel of experts led by our...
12/10/2025 6:23:58 PM Single Family Housing – where has it come from and where is it heading? By Macfarlanes The terms “SFR” (single family rental) and “SFH” (single family housing) have become common parlance in the European real estate...
12/10/2025 6:23:08 PM EU reaches positive agreement on ELTIF reforms By Tiffany Cox Lora Froud Negotiations have concluded between the European Council and the European Parliament on changes to the European Long Term Investment Fund...
12/10/2025 6:19:33 PM Will the Edinburgh Reforms make a difference? By Alexandra Green Michael Sholem On 9 December, the Chancellor announced a package of over 30 reforms to the UK’s financial regulations, an attempt to achieve the biggest...
12/10/2025 6:08:06 PM ILPA weighs in on continuation funds By Harriet Miller Continuation funds are now a staple feature of the private funds industry as general partners (GPs) look to move one or more selected...
12/10/2025 6:02:11 PM Parental liability – holding off the decisive influence presumption By Cameron Firth It is well established that a parent company can be held liable for the conduct of its subsidiary where it exercises decisive influence...