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changing.

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UK SANCTIONS AFTER BREXIT .6 A breach does not have to occur within UK borders for OFSI’s authority to be engaged. To come within OFSI’s enforcement of sanctions, there has to be a connection to the UK, which we call a UK COMMISSION REJECTS UK APPLICATION TO JOIN LUGANO The European Commission has recommended that the EU rejects the UK's application to accede to the Lugano Convention. But if this recommendation is accepted, will it achieve in fact the opposite of what the Commission intends FCA ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE END OF LIBOR AND … FCA ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE END OF LIBOR AND IMPLICATIONS FOR LOAN DOCUMENTATION. 4 | Clifford Chance March 2021 rates are used. These documents contemplate "Rate Switch Trigger Events"5, two of which are likely to be relevant for consideration.

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Clifford Chance advised a consortium of banks consisting of Santander Bank Polska and ING Bank Śląski on the financing of the takeover of Moventum – a Luxembourg-seated competitor – by ProService Finteco. Proservice Finteco is a leading Polish provider of IT solutions and services to financial institutions, jointly owned by Oaktree and

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With the "Go-live" date for the new 2021 ISDA Interest Rate Derivatives Definitions scheduled for Friday 4 June 2021, on this call the panel will discuss the key changes being implemented by the new definitions. The panel will consider the changes made to the cash settlement methodologies, new EUROPEAN COMMISSION LAUNCHES EUROPEAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S On 1st June 2021, the European Commission (EC) launched the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) based in Luxembourg and marking an important milestone on the way to a deeper cooperation between EU member states concerning white-collar crime. The

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COMMISSION REJECTS UK APPLICATION TO JOIN LUGANO The European Commission has recommended that the EU rejects the UK's application to accede to the Lugano Convention. But if this recommendation is accepted, will it achieve in fact the opposite of what the Commission intends FCA ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE END OF LIBOR AND … FCA ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE END OF LIBOR AND IMPLICATIONS FOR LOAN DOCUMENTATION. 4 | Clifford Chance March 2021 rates are used. These documents contemplate "Rate Switch Trigger Events"5, two of which are likely to be relevant for consideration. FOCUS ON HYDROGEN: A NEW ENERGY FRONTIER FOR AFRICA FOCUS ON HYDROGEN: A NEW ENERGY FRONTIER FOR AFRICA January 2021 | 3 . Clifford Chance . Yet political will, government support and considerable investment remain

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Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have gained increasing attention over the past year, largely due to the recent surge of SPAC offerings in the United States. While SPACs have been a less common means of capital markets financing and listing in Europe, a number of recent and anticipated offerings by SPACs indicate that this may be

changing.

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With the "Go-live" date for the new 2021 ISDA Interest Rate Derivatives Definitions scheduled for Friday 4 June 2021, on this call the panel will discuss the key changes being implemented by the new definitions. The panel will consider the changes made to the cash settlement methodologies, new

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