Europe: Finance and Banking

Cross-border lending in the mid-market presents unique challenges that require careful planning and attention to detail. What are the critical legal and structural considerations that lenders and borrowers must address early in the transaction process to ensure successful international financing arrangements?

The court emphasised the narrow scope of earlier cases where obligations were suspended due to unlawfulness, and granted the lender an order for possession against a property mortgaged by a designated borrower.

Chinese businesses and investors face unique challenges when enforcing debts or acquiring distressed assets in the UK. Understanding the insolvency waterfall, formal enforcement options including administration and receivership, and strategic opportunities like pre-pack sales can provide significant advantages in protecting financial positions and identifying acquisition opportunities at discounted valuations.

EU-kommisjonen har identifisert tre strukturelle utfordringer som hindrer europeiske bankers konkurranseevne: nasjonal fragmentering, manglende differensiering mellom store og små banker...

The UK government's Leeds Reforms, announced over a year ago, aimed to transform financial services regulation through banking reform, pension liberalization, and capital markets modernization. As Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey inherit this substantial reform pipeline, key measures affecting corporate treasury operations are progressing toward implementation, from Basel 3.1 capital requirements to stablecoin regulation and dematerialized share certificates. This comprehensive analysi

The Capital Markets Board of Türkiye has introduced comprehensive regulatory reforms affecting hedge funds and portfolio management companies, implementing new investment diversification requirements, graduated ownership caps based on free-float ratios, enhanced capital adequacy standards, and stricter personnel qualifications. These changes, effective from August 2026, establish tiered compliance deadlines and fundamentally reshape the operational framework for Turkish portfolio managers.

The UK government has unveiled its comprehensive 10-year infrastructure strategy, setting out ambitious plans to transform the nation's critical infrastructure landscape. This strategic framework addresses key challenges in power supply, construction, and public-private partnerships, with particular focus on emerging sectors like data centres and modernising existing PFI contracts.

3 Eylül 2026 tarihli ve 33359 sayılı Resmî Gazete ’de yayımlanan “Yatırım Projelerinin Stratejik Öncelik ve Teknik Değerlendirmesine Dair Tebliğde Değişiklik Yapılması Hakkında Tebliğ” ile yatırım projelerinin finansman programları kapsamında değerlendirilmesine ilişkin usul ve esaslarda önemli değişiklikler yapılmıştır.

Riżorsi Agrikoli Malta (“RAM”) has launched a pre-qualification process for the award of a major concession concerning the development and operation of a National Farm Waste Treatment Facility.

Late payment has long been a persistent challenge facing UK businesses. For SMEs especially, delayed payments create cash flow pressures that can restrict growth, limit investment and, in some cases, threaten long-term viability.

The FCA has published details of its turnaround times over Christmas and New Year for reviewing documents, giving guidance and processing listing applications.

The court emphasised the narrow scope of earlier cases where obligations were suspended due to unlawfulness, and granted the lender an order for possession against a property mortgaged by a designated borrower.