Loan Documentation

Course Overview

This course provides a comprehensive examination of corporate loan documentation used in international finance. It focuses on agreements governed by English law and New York law, which are widely applied in syndicated lending.

You will explore the structure and content of standard form loan agreements, the relationship between commercial negotiations and legal drafting, and the challenges that arise in cross-border enforcement. The programme also addresses legal and practical considerations relating to guarantees, security, insolvency, and loan restructuring.

Who Should Participate

Within Companies:

• Corporate treasurers and assistant treasurers
• Financial Controllers
• In-house legal staff

Within Banks and Financial Services Firms:

• Corporate relationship managers
• Portfolio managers
• Loans administration
• Credit analysts
• Loan syndications staff

Professionals

• Management consultants
• Legal practitioners

Key Benefits

By attending, participants will, among other topics, become familiar with:

• Circumstances where the operation of law prevents the enforcement of agreements
• Cross-border enforcement issues in international transactions
• The structure and componentry of standard form syndicated loan agreements (APLMA)
• The interface of the commercial negotiations and the drafting of terms
• Liability for negligence of third parties (e.g. valuers, consultants, legal opinions) and the syndicate agent
• The highly technical issues associated with common law guarantees

Delivered by Richard Capps

Richard has a rare blend of experience pertaining to finance documentation. As a Lawyer: After graduating in law from Trinity College, Cambridge, he studied at the Inns of Court Law School, whereafter he became a Barrister- at- Law.

As a Corporate Lender: Richard’s six years at Chase Manhattan Bank as a corporate relationship manager gave him experience from the lender’s perspective.

As a Corporate Financier: He spent five years in M&A advisory and corporate restructurings at two investment banks, gaining experience of structured finance and workout documentation.

As a Finance Director: His six years as CFO of a large public company gave him valuable experience from the perspective of a corporate borrower.

As a Workout Specialist: Richard was appointed by KMPG and spent 18 months as General Manager of a company in severe financial difficulties. This provided experience of insolvency in several different jurisdictions.

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