IPOs: Recent Trends and Developments
By James Dugdale Overview Despite the effects of the pandemic and continued lockdowns on the world economy, 2020 saw the number of...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Feb 11, 2021
Bonds
By Chloe Rana What is a bond? A bond is a fixed income instrument that represents a loan between an investor (bondholder) and a borrower...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Feb 3, 2021
DAC 6
By Matthew Johnston What is DAC 6? DAC 6 is the unofficial name for EU Council Directive 2018/822; the sixth incarnation of the Directive...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Jan 18, 2021
Securitisation
By Jamie Johnson What is securitisation? Securitisation is where a collection of assets are put into a tradeable asset (a security). The...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Jan 11, 2021
Disclosure
By Celine Ng Introduction In litigation proceedings, certain parties are required to disclose documents that are relevant to the issues...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Dec 23, 2020
An Overview of Investment Funds
By Kathleen Wang What are investment funds? Investment funds are collective funds where investors supply capital (money) that is used to...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Dec 21, 2020
TUPE
By Jamie Johnson What is TUPE? The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) impose obligations on acquiring...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Dec 14, 2020
An Overview of Electronic Money Institutions
By Jamie Johnson What is an Electronic Money Institution (EMI)? EMIs allow their users to make payments. Unlike payment institutions,...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Dec 10, 2020
The Transition from LIBOR
By Jamie Johnson What is LIBOR? The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is a benchmark interest rate. This means that it is a standard...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Nov 29, 2020
Green Bonds
By Jamie Johnson What are green bonds? Green bonds are bonds that specifically raise money for projects that benefit the environment. A...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Nov 22, 2020
Corporate Governance
By Celine Ng What Is Corporate Governance? Corporate governance is the system by which companies are directed and controlled. As...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Nov 14, 2020
International Arbitration
By Sze Hian Ng What is international arbitration? Arbitration is a private form of binding dispute resolution, conducted before an...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Nov 7, 2020
State Aid
By Kathleen Wang What is state aid? State aid is any aid granted by national governments to a company or organisation, thereby putting...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Oct 26, 2020
Asset Acquisitions
By Jamie Johnson What is an asset acquisition? An asset acquisition, also known as an asset purchase, is when a firm directly buys...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Oct 17, 2020
An Overview of Derivatives
By Jamie Johnson What are derivatives? Derivatives are financial contracts that get their value from how the entity it is tied to...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Oct 7, 2020
An overview into competition law
By Matthew Johnston What is competition law? Competition law is a type of regulation concerning the control of markets. Though...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Sep 18, 2020
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
By Jamie Johnson What is a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)? A SPAC is a new company that is incorporated to find businesses to...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Sep 16, 2020
Structured Finance
By James Dugdale What is structured finance? Structured finance refers to a broad range of ways in which a purchase can be financed by...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Sep 13, 2020
Private Share Acquisitions
By Kathleen Wang What is a private share acquisition? Private share acquisitions involve the sale and purchase of the shares of...
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CommercialLawGuides
- Sep 7, 2020
MiFID II
By Matthew Johnston What is MiFID II? The original MiFID was the 2007 Markets in Financial Instruments Directive of the European Union,...
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