Settling A Loan Trade

December 4, 2018

This podcast presented by Tess Virmani, SVP & Associate General Counsel, offers a high-level overview of the documents used to settle a loan trade.

Voting Rights Under LSTA Trading Documents

December 3, 2018

This podcast presented by Tess Virmani, SVP & Associate General Counsel, looks at how voting rights under the credit agreement are treated under the key LSTA trading documents – whether the voting rights of the seller are granted to the buyer or whether they are not.

Planning for Changes in GAAP: Credit Agreement Implications

November 14, 2018
Credit agreements typically contain maintenance or incurrence covenants that require a borrower to meet certain financial ratios and metrics. What happens when the accounting standard changes in ways that can have a meaningful impact on these financial metrics? Currently, companies are dealing with several significant revisions to the GAAP accounting standard, namely in the areas of revenue recognition and lease accounting. Presented by Howard Friedman, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Kenneth Steinberg, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Ramya Tiller, Partner Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Bridget Marsh, LSTA, Intro. Presentation available to LSTA Members.

Antitrust Issues in Syndicated Loan Transactions

November 8, 2018
Our panelists discussed antitrust compliance issues for both US and European syndicated loan transactions. Presented by Olivier N. Antoine,Partner, Crowell & Moring, Juan A. Arteaga, Partner, Crowell & Moring, Scott A. Lessne, Senior Counsel, Crowell & Moring, Daniel L. Zelenko, Partner, Crowell & Moring and Bridget Marsh, LSTA. Presentation available to LSTA Members.

LSTA Shift Dates (Audio-Only Podcast)

October 30, 2018

This podcast addresses the concept of a shift date in loan trading and explains how the LSTA determines when the market has shifted from trading a loan on the LSTA’s Par Confirm to the LSTA’s Distressed Confirm.

LIBOR Replacement: What You Need To Know About The ARRC’s Loan Fallback Consultation

October 4, 2018
No one should be surprised that LIBOR may be going away – and everyone should be making preparations because LIBOR cessation could disrupt $200 trillion of U.S. dollar LIBOR contracts, including $4 trillion of syndicated loans and $500 billion of CLOs. Presented by Meredith Coffey, LSTA EVP - Research and Regulation and Tess Virmani, LSTA SVP & Associate General Counsel. Presentation available to LSTA Members.

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