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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.

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.

European non-performing loan trends in a post-COVID-19 world

Where will the European NPL market go from here? A lot depends on vaccine rollouts and the end of debt relief measures. For many, that will be their first chance to assess the damage and plan ahead.

Early in 2020, as the pandemic took hold, the European NPL market went into lockdown along with the rest of the economy—but as the market opened up in the second half of the year, NPL sellers jumped back in, setting the stage for a busier 2021.

Opportunities for NPL investors are presenting themselves in European jurisdictions outside of the largest markets: Italy and Greece. Here is an assessment of markets where new opportunities for NPL deal flow are emerging.

Global M&A value more than doubled YOY to the highest first quarter total on record

In Q1 2021, private equity activity reached its highest quarterly value in more than a decade

Navigating a changing business landscape in Africa and beyond

The African Continental Free Trade Area could trigger a new era in intra-African trade

Supporting post-COVID recovery and growth in key sectors

Despite challenges, Africa remains an attractive PE and VC investment destination

Transformative technologies are ushering in a new era of efficiency, safety and growth1

Rising to challenges, funding a recovery response and leading the way to sustainable lending

The development of mine decommissioning and closure laws

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?

European Leveraged Finance Client Alert Series: March 2021

COVID-19 disruption has had little impact on borrowers' ability to refinance debt and extend loan maturities