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Coronavirus Resource Center: Managing business impact and legal risks

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to escalate, ensuring wellbeing of employees is paramount, but it is not the only challenge. There is a vast sway of operational and legal issues that businesses must address, too.

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Liquid debt markets hit the brakes on restructurings

A strong market for refinancing and low interest rates have enabled most borrowers in Europe and the US to avoid bankruptcy and restructuring procedures

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Brexit: Fresh Perspectives

The UK has left the EU but there remains a vast array of operational and legal issues for businesses to address. See below for our perspectives on the key challenges and opportunities that Brexit presents for different industries and sectors.

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World in Transition

It's not just the rate of change. Our World in Transition hub focuses on the potential for transformation in energy, ESG, finance, globalization and US policy.  

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M&A and Private Equity

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Pandemic powers European infrastructure M&A

Soaring demand for digital infrastructure, transportation and social assets has generated landmark deals so far this year

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SPACS drive automotive sector dealmaking uphill

Automotive and automotive-adjacent M&A sees fourth consecutive quarterly rise in value, supported by strong SPAC interest in electric vehicles

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French M&A displays optimism

A number of big-ticket deals in high-growth sectors such as telecommunications and renewables signal a bright future for French dealmaking

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Pandemic fuels real estate and hospitality turnaround M&A activity

The number of distressed and liquidation-related M&A deals, especially in the US and UK, has increased year on year as businesses struggle to adapt to their post-pandemic reality.

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Financing

Liquid debt markets hit the brakes on restructurings
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Liquid debt markets hit the brakes on restructurings

A strong market for refinancing and low interest rates have enabled most borrowers in Europe and the US to avoid bankruptcy and restructuring procedures

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Healthcare leveraged finance issuance climbs

Leveraged finance activity in the healthcare sector made strong gains through Q1 2021 as the pandemic response saw the industry attract steady investor inflows and M&A interest

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Refinancings and resets dominate European CLO space

Tightening liability spreads and the backlog from 2020 have seen European collateralized loan obligations resetting and refinancing at historic levels in 2021

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Pandemic downturn highlights management fee credit facility benefits for PE firms

Management fee credit facilities have become increasingly popular among private equity firms during the pandemic as a tool to manage cash flow volatility

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Disputes

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Global merger control: Navigating stormy seas

There have been a number of developments in merger control in 2020 and Q1 2021. Some are related to the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, while others are borne out of the ambitions and changes sought by individual competition authorities or unexpected jurisprudence

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2021 International Arbitration Survey: Adapting arbitration to a changing world

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Climate change disputes: Sustainability demands fuelling legal risk

Businesses must be prepared for legal challenges to their activities and proactively take steps to limit their exposure to climate change-related claims

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Competitor collaboration: From combatting COVID-19 to the climate crisis

Competition regulators have shown their ability to act quickly and decisively in order to help allay the worst impacts of the coronavirus outbreak. Could these responses provide a template for achieving environmental and sustainability goals in the future?

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Energy

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Offshore wind fuels European M&A wave

A string of deals took place in the first quarter as energy firms look to capitalize on offshore wind's potential  

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Africa Focus: Spring 2021

Navigating a changing business landscape in Africa and beyond

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Asia-Pacific oil & gas infrastructure: New opportunities for the nontraditional investor

Without being part of the full hydrocarbon value chain, pension and super funds are now claiming stakes in the Asia-Pacific oil & gas market, bringing into play nontraditional sources of funding for processing infrastructure assets in the region. But can these new entrants navigate the underlying risks and complex legal and regulatory challenges surrounding this asset class?

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Climate change disputes: Sustainability demands fuelling legal risk

Businesses must be prepared for legal challenges to their activities and proactively take steps to limit their exposure to climate change-related claims

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Technology

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China and private equity fuel Asia's tech dealmaking in Q1

Emerging technologies attract increasing interest from dealmakers, buoyed by strong economic fundamentals and healthy macroeconomics

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Sponsor and lender demand are back

Jennifer Kloud and Mitchell Kinastowski from BMO Sponsor Finance speak with White & Case partner Jacob Schtevie about BMO’s approach to funding technology credits, the importance of financial sponsor relationships in the mid-market and the growing popularity of recurring revenue financings

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Cybersecurity: Legal implications and risk management

In an increasingly interconnected world, cyber risk is firmly at the top of the boardroom agenda, and having an effective data breach response programme is no longer optional.

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Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - January 2021

We highlight the key European M&A trends in the second half of 2020, and provide our insights into the outlook for M&A moving forward.

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