Finance Law and Banking Law

The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority has intensified its scrutiny of due diligence processes for incoming controllers of regulated entities, creating potential regulatory risks for firms that cannot promptly demonstrate compliance.

The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has updated the Handbook on Countering Financial Crime (AML/CFT/CPF) (Handbook)...

The Financial Action Task Force releases new guidance on decentralised finance regulatory challenges, while the Bank of England addresses frontier AI cyber risks and the UK crypto sector faces banking access restrictions. Global regulators continue advancing virtual asset standards and stablecoin frameworks.

The Hormuz crisis has exposed critical vulnerabilities in Asia's refining and petrochemical sectors, where dependence on Middle Eastern crude flows through the Strait creates immediate margin compression and covenant pressure. As disruptions translate into plant-level losses across the region, lenders face the urgent task of distinguishing assets that can weather the storm from those approaching insolvency.

Energy financing is evolving beyond traditional project-level debt as sponsors increasingly layer holdco finance and NAV facilities into their capital stacks. How do these three financing products interact, and what legal and structural challenges arise when managing competing claims on cash flows moving from project level to fund level?

Surging AI demand is creating unprecedented demand for capital, driving a major need for new data center capacity. This analysis explores how data center financing structures are evolving to address different stages of infrastructure development, from land acquisition and construction through to long-term capital markets takeout, examining the unique challenges of AI-focused facilities and the sophisticated blend of real estate, infrastructure, and structured credit approaches required.

A consortium of investment funds advised by Tinicum and Blackstone has launched a £1.275 billion recommended offer for FTSE 250-listed Senior plc, an international engineering solutions provider serving aerospace, defence, and energy markets. This high-profile public-to-private transaction highlights continued private equity interest in UK listed companies with strong fundamentals and long-term growth potential in the defence and aerospace sector.

Private capital markets are evolving rapidly as businesses seek alternative financing beyond traditional bank lending. Mark Evans of Mayer Brown discusses how private credit providers, hybrid capital structures...

You'll find the answer to this question in a recent episode of ‘The Long-Short' podcast, produced by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), featuring Jersey Finance's Head of Funds, Elliot Refson.

Moneybox's recent £45m employee share sale through the London Stock Exchange's PISCES platform marks a significant milestone in the evolution of private company liquidity.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its latest Primary Market Bulletin (PMB 64) which discusses total voting rights (TVR) disclosures and significant transaction announcements

This half-yearly briefing consolidates major developments in UK corporate law and regulation from January to June 2026, covering company law, contract law, M&A, listing regime...