Yesterday we kicked off our seventh annual Finance Forum with opening remarks from Wes Misson. A transcript of the remarks follow here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the forum’s discussions, feel free to contact us here.
Thank you to all those who joined Cadwalader’s inaugural European Finance Forum last week. It was a fantastic program, with over 300 in attendance to learn from leading professionals in private capital, debt finance and more. We are grateful to our industry expert speakers, clients and all attendees who took the time to participate in the event's dynamic discussions and networking opportunities.
Cadwalader has been recognized across a range of practice areas in the 2024 edition of Chambers UK.
Congratulations to our UK team for being ranked in Band 1 of Banking and Finance: Fund Finance. Samantha Hutchinson, Nathan Parker and James Hoggett are all ranked in Banking and Finance: Fund Finance in Bands 1, 2 and Up and Coming, respectively.
You can see the full rankings here.
M&T Bank is hiring a Relationship Manager for Fund Finance to be based in Boston. Candidates should contact Michael Sinclair for additional information.
Last week, the FFA’s Diversity in Fund Finance group hosted its annual teach-in event for Baruch College undergraduates in New York.
It has been a common refrain in the fund finance industry that “hybrid” loan facilities (i.e., loans underwritten on the basis of both a fund’s investor capital commitments and its investment portfolio) are constantly talked about, but are (at least in the PE buy-out space) seldom seen. An internet search returns a bounty of articles citing such facilities as a “cradle to grave” financing solution. Marketing teams crank out glossy presentations touting capabilities to execute such facilities. And conference agendas schedule panels to discuss the nuances of hybrid collateral structures. But the market consensus year after year has been that the number of hybrid deals actually executed has been . . . underwhelming.
Old habits die hard. For the decade leading up to Covid, inflation averaged a very comfortable 1.5%-2.0%. Stable, low inflation meant no one could be blamed for letting “real,” inflation-adjusted thinking fall by the wayside. In 2023, however, clear differentiations between real and nominal trends probably need to stage a comeback.
Funds make use of series partnerships across jurisdictions to allow for segregation of partnership interests, assets, distributions and operations into separate series or classes. A particular quirk of Cayman series partnerships, however, is that they are not statutory entities and instead exist solely as a matter of contract. It is therefore important for lenders to understand how this structure differs from statutory series vehicles and how this might impact a financing.
See you next week!
The 2023 Cadwalader Finance Forum is just one week away – on Thursday, October 19 at the Ritz-Carlton in Charlotte. We are looking forward to this engaging event, which will give you up-close interactions with industry thought leaders via intimate fireside chats and panel discussions exploring the latest market trends.
On March 12, 2023, the New York State Department of Financial Services appointed the FDIC as receiver for Signature Bank. The FDIC created a bridge bank, Signature Bridge Bank, and transferred all deposits and substantially all of Signature Bank’s assets to the Bridge Bank. No consents or other restrictions on transferring rights and obligations of Signature Bank are applicable for the transfer to the Bridge Bank. The receivership is governed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Under the FDIA, the FDIC succeeds to the rights and powers of Signature Bank. The Bridge Bank is authorized to sell the assets of Signature Bank to another person.