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Who is the noteholder and who is the creditor

Introduction

Towards the end of 2020, while businesses were reeling from the challenges of grappling with a global pandemic, the end of the Brexit transition period and LIBOR transition, the Law Commission published a paper analysing the current law underlying intermediated securities - Intermediated securities: who owns your shares? A Scoping Paper.

European Union, France, United Kingdom, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Public, Stephenson Harwood LLP, Brexit, Libor
Navigating Discounted Debt Repurchases

As markets react to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the trading prices of loans and notes have declined. In light of these developments, borrowers and their affiliates, including private equity sponsors, are considering whether to buy back outstanding debt at a discount. In analyzing the potential benefits and drawbacks of pursuing debt repurchases, borrowers and private equity sponsors should consider the following:

Outstanding Debt Documents

USA, Banking, Company & Commercial, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Corporate governance, Private equity, Coronavirus
German Tax Reform Act 2018 A Speed Read on Tax Implications for Corporates with German Operations

On November 23, 2018, the German Federal Council (Bundesrat) approved the Tax Reform Act of 2018 (the "Tax Reform Act"; Gesetz zur Vermeidung von Umsatzsteuerausfllen beim Handel mit Waren im Internet und zur nderung weiterer steuerlicher Vorschriften), which was passed by the German Parliament (Bundestag) on November 8, 2018.

European Union, Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Tax, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP, European Commission, US Congress, Court of Justice of the European Union, Federal Constitutional Court (Germany)