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A Capital Idea: The SEC Proposes Amendments to Expand Access to Registered Offerings
Public companies may soon find they have more flexibility when it comes to capital formation. On May 19, 2026, the …
May 28, 2026
May 28, 2026 • 8-minute read
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5 Strategies for Operating Hybrid Funds
1. Craft Terms Carefully Hybrid funds often have bespoke, highly variable terms, including for capital calls, liquidity mechanisms, redemption rights, …
March 10, 2026
March 10, 2026 • 2-minute read
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Aviation Finance: The Outlook for Business in 2025
As global passenger demand surges back to pre-pandemic levels, the aviation finance sector finds itself at a pivotal crossroads. Lower interest rates are sparking renewed activity, the aircraft ABS market is rebounding, and supply chain challenges continue to reshape priorities.
January 9, 2025
January 9, 2025 • 1-minute read
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Q1 2024 Sustainable Debt Finance: Trends and Opportunities in an Area of Accelerated Growth
While 2022 showed that the sustainable debt market is not impervious to overall economic slow-down (particularly in the capital markets), …
March 14, 2024 • V&E ESG Update
March 14, 2024 • 1-minute read
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Credit Risk Retention in Oil & Gas ‘Securitizations’ of Proven, Developed and Producing (PDP) Wells
The purpose of this White Paper is to provide general guidance to transaction participants and practitioners in their consideration of the application of 17 C.F.R. Part 246, adopted jointly by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and five other federal agencies (the “Agencies”) in October of 2014 (the “CRR Rules”) pursuant to Section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as added by section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to a typical issuance of secured notes by a newly formed special purpose vehicle that owns or will own, among other things, a portfolio of proven, developed and producing hydrocarbon wells (a “Structured PDP Well Financing”).
May 30, 2023 • V&E Finance Update
May 30, 2023 • 2-minute read
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An Introduction to Aviation CLOs
One of the reasons for a reduction in the number of aircraft asset-backed securitizations (ABS) coming to market in 2022 and 2023, is the time lag between the rapid increase in interest rates by central banks and the corresponding increases in lease rates which we are now seeing.
May 4, 2023 • V&E Aviation Finance Update
May 4, 2023 • 6-minute read
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Silicon Valley Bank FDIC Takeover
Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”), a key lender serving customers and borrowers primarily in the technology industry, was taken over by U.S. regulators on Friday, March 10, 2023. Included herein are considerations that may be top of mind for persons with connections to SVB.
March 12, 2023 • V&E Restructuring & Reorganization Update
March 12, 2023 • 2-minute read
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