30 May, 2022 Amigo’s novel scheme cuts through implementation challenges to deliver the best for redress creditors By Kevin Connolly Kevin Whibley The High Court (Mr Justice Trower) today gave its judgment sanctioning Amigo’s ‘New Business Scheme’. A team of us at Freshfields were...
30 May, 2022 Convertible debt: 5 key questions for private companies and investors By Rosemary Lobley Christopher Barratt Peter Allen We have seen a number of private companies issuing and investing in convertible debt in recent months. In this blog we explore the trend...
26 May, 2022 Withholding tax issues on Facility Agreements: traps for the unwary By Jill Gatehouse Maria Mera Brin Rajathurai The basic position on withholding taxes in LMA facility agreements is often summarised by saying that the borrower only takes change of...
19 May, 2022 Data privacy accountability – a risk for M&A in Europe and beyond? By Tibor Szigetvari Robert Barton Julian Boatin Accountability deficiencies as a risk to M&A Accountability – a key principle under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – has...
17 May, 2022 The Netherlands introduces national security investment screening rules By Max Immerzeel Paul van den Berg On 17 May 2022, the Dutch Senate approved a bill introducing a national security control regime for investment screening. The regime will...
11 May, 2022 Unique features of the offshore wind market in Japan By Hugh Goodwin May 2022 The large earthquakes felt earlier this year were an unnecessary reminder of the need for alternative energy sources in Japan....