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Initiatives
22 February 2023
Press Release
ELFA appoints Three New Co-Chairs to Two of its Seven Initiative Committees

The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) is delighted to name Irem Sukan and Anita Isichei as the new co-chairs for the ELFA Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Committee, and Rebecca Clements as a new co-chair for the ELFA Disclosure & Transparency (D&T) Committee.

19 October 2022
Press Release
European Leveraged Finance Association and Loan Market Association update ESG disclosure guide for advisers to leveraged finance borrowers

The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) and the Loan Market Association (LMA) have published the second edition of their Guide for Company Advisers to ESG Disclosure in Leveraged Finance Transactions (the Guide), first published in 19 January 2021

22 March 2022
Press Release
European Leveraged Finance Association and Akin Gump: Investors in the dark on risks outside of the restricted group, with potentially serious consequences

Amendment and waiver requests from borrowers during the pandemic highlighted the risks that current reporting obligations pose for investors, according to the European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) and international law firm, Akin Gump.

16 March 2022
Press Release
European Leveraged Finance Association: Reverse Factoring is a blind spot for investors

London, 16 March 2022: The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) has lobbied for disclosure on reverse factoring and calls for further disclosure agreements to protect investors. In its Insights report published today, Reverse Factoring: A blind spot for investors, ELFA highlights how a lack of transparency in borrowers’ use of reverse factoring facilities can hide potential risks for investors.

15 November 2021
Press Release
European Leveraged Finance Association supports engagement on ESG provisions in leveraged loans and high yield bonds with new disclosure questionnaires

The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) is today publishing new questionnaires on ESG provisions in both leveraged loans and high yield bonds in response to demand from investors for greater transparency on the key aspects of these terms. The tools form part of ELFA’s New Deal Disclosure Questionnaire Series.

10 August 2020
Press Release
Press Release ELFA investor survey on covenant transparency shows need for greater disclosure on capacity calculations

The European Leveraged Finance Association, today announces results from its investor survey on covenant transparency. The survey was conducted in conjunction with a public consultation on proposed best practice guidance for disclosure on covenant calculations.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
IMN 10th Annual Investors’ Conference on European CLOs and Leveraged Loans
4 April 2023
09:00–18:00 hrs
Hilton Bankside London

IMN is pleased to announce the 10th Anniversary Edition and Annual Investors’ Conference on European CLOs and Leveraged Loans on 4th April 2023

ELFA Seminar Series
Seminar Series with Latham & Watkins: Sustainable Securitisation and Related Considerations under SFDR
18 April 2023
17:30–20:00 hrs
Latham & Watkins London office

Join us and our partners at Latham & Watkins for a discussion on the development of a market for sustainable securitisation in the UK and Europe, focusing on current and proposed legal and regulatory frameworks as well as an update on the latest market issues related to SFDR funds.

ELFA Seminar Series
Seminar Series with Akin: Restructuring Plans and Chapter 11: A Transatlantic Perspective
27 April 2023
17:00–18:00 hrs
Zoom Webinar

Join us and our partners at Akin for a presentation on restructuring plans and Chapter 11 with a transatlantic perspective.

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