Primary market resources

Primary market resources

To address the primary market, LSTA publishes standard documents including model credit agreement provisions, credit agreement language and best practices, as well as market advisories specific to certain market practices.

Recent media

In this podcast, Bridget Marsh, Executive Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, discusses the LSTA's KYC Guidelines and the different relationships that arise in both the primary and secondary loan markets and what diligence is required....

Recent publications/releases

This table refers to leveraged and certain structured loans and should be read only as illustrative of common controls.
This note offers an illustrative overview of what that process looks like in practice.
Now available: the updated Model Credit Agreement Provisions for BSL transactions, covering core provisions commonly incorporated into leveraged finance credit agreements.
Please find the blackline comparing the updated Model Credit Agreement Provisions for BSL transactions to the version published in May 2023....
This CRD VI Advisory provides key guidance on the material points of the legislation for loan market participants and proposes practical solutions for compliance.
Attached is the blackline reflecting changes to the CRD VI market advisory dated May 27, 2026.

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