Asset Based Lending for Banking Lawyers: The Essentials

Introduction

If you or your clients are involved in any matters with asset-based lending, whether nationally or internationally governed by English law or beyond, you need not only be aware of past and recent developments and trends, but also all the latest known developments, as well as the most likely potential future trends. All so that you can best advise your client and best develop and protect your practice.

This bitesize webinar will highlight some of the current key industry awareness issues, new and current insights and trends which can help enable all those working in the industry to provide the best possible professional service to their clients and assist their colleagues.

What you will learn

This short webinar will cover the following:

• High-level summary update of the key players in the UK, EU, US and internationally
• Refresher on the most common benefits and drawbacks of many ABL transactions, including:
• Cash flow vs. ABL: what’s the difference?
• Common ABL risks and pitfalls
• How to reduce and mitigate such risks
• Review a recent UK criminal example of the dangers of compliancy
• Current ‘trendy’ asset markets and those not so, including:
• Flexibility growth, green financing, digitalisation, fintech platforms, forfaiting, regulatory changes
• Impact of AI, machine learning and fintech advancements
• Infrastructure and construction trends and their impact with focus on regional differences shaping investment strategies
• Potential impact of current global trends such as increased tariffs
• Implications for documentation and deal structures
• Hot topic cases:
• ‘Secret Commissions’ - Close Brothers and FirstRand
• British Seafood - Trade Finance fraud
• Key understanding of and what makes a good and a bad ABL deal
• Names and nature of all key ABL contract, finance and security documents
• How to avoid errors often made in common and not so common ABL deals and how to avoid them