What can we expect in 2023? Geopolitical analyst and advisor David Chmiel provided an overview of key challenges confronting the loan market and the global economy as we look forward to 2023. Members joined us for what will be a thought-provoking and wide-ranging discussion. Presentation now available for LSTA Members.

A team of market-leading practitioners from Latham & Watkins discussed key features of Recurring Revenue Financings and held a brief Q&A. Presented by Nicole D. Fanjul, Partner, Victor Ludwig, Associate, Jesse K. Sheff, Partner, and Dan Van Fleet, Partner, all from Latham & Watkins LLP. Presentation and replay now available for LSTA Members.

This three-part series was moderated by Kenny Riaz, Senior Director Leveraged Finance, Fitch Solutions. The series featured seven industry experts who provided participants with a deeper understanding of the loan market. The series kicked off with a discussion on ESG basics and the loan market, where participants learned everything ESG related down to the basics. Our focus next turned to a review of fundamentals of credit documentation and covenants where we hope for your participation but will give no assignments. We ended our series by looking into the inner working of loans, where we focused on liquidity, performance, ratings and defaults. Presentations and replays now available for LSTA Members.

Professors Ronald Mann and Eric Talley of Columbia Law School, who each drafted an amicus brief in this case, joined LSTA's General Counsel Elliot Ganz in analyzing and decoding this important 2nd Circuit Decision.

This spring, Congress passed the LIBOR Act, which was intended to create a clear and uniform process for touch legacy contracts – those lacking workable LIBOR fallback language – to transition to replacement rates. In July, the Federal Reserve released a proposal to implement the LIBOR Act. While business loans typically have some form of fallback language and generally were not in scope of the legislation, the LIBOR Act and the Federal Reserve’s Rulemaking could impact some loan agreements. Presentation and replay now available to LSTA Members.