Europe: Finance and Banking

This paper seeks to identify, as a matter of contingency planning, legal issues which might arise for asset managers as a result of a contraction or restructuring of the eurozone.

"Enterprise" looks at two new schemes set to provide a welcome boost to the angel investment market.

Each year, UK private equity firms supply billions of pounds of venture capital to form, develop and reshape ambitious UK companies with high growth prospects.

Seed Capital, a leading Danish venture capital firm, on 1 May 2025 announced the first closing of its fifth flagship fund, Seed Capital V, securing DKK 500 million in commitments from institutional and private investors.

Directive (EU) 2024/927 amending AIFMD 2011/61/EU and the UCITS Directive 2009/65/EC relating...

6493 Ödeme ve Menkul Kıymet Mutabakat Sistemleri, Ödeme Hizmetleri ve Elektronik Para Kuruluşları Hakkında Kanun'un ("Kanun") yürürlük tarihinden bu yana, faaliyet izni bulunmayan fakat hizmetleri elektronik para ve ödemeler alanına temas eden ve/veya bu finansal hizmetleri ana hizmetlerinin bir parçası haline getiren birçok şirket faaliyet göstermekteydi.

This is the second article in our two-part series examining the evolving relationship between private capital and professional services firms.

There were several important legislative changes which were published over the course of April 2025. Below is an overview of the key updates across different areas.

В современном правовом поле Республики Казахстан, и юрисдикции Международного фи

In the context of secured financings, lending banks often require a pledgor to issue a sale power of attorney for the asset pledged (ie, shares, real property or other assets).

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on August 17 promulgated final rules (the "Rules") regarding an asset-backed securities ("ABS") issuer’s duty to file reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").

Section 621 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act") was a reaction to securitizations structured such that the parties involved in arranging and marketing the transaction could profit from circumstances that might result in losses to the investors in the transaction.