Financial Services Partner, Portia J. Nicholson, in conjunction with Associates, Kamala Richardson, Andre Hill and Dennise Newton authored The Bahamas Chapter for the Loans & Secured Financing Guide published by Lexology GTDT.

The Bahamas Quick reference guide provides insight in the jurisdiction in regard to:- general issues (bank loans versus debt securities; common forms of bank loan facility; bridge facilities; role of agents, trustees and lenders; governing laws); regulation (capital, liquidity and disclosure requirements; use of loan proceeds; cross-border lending; interest rate and currency restrictions); security interests and guarantees; the impact of fraudulent conveyance and similar doctrines on the structure of bank loan financings; intercreditor matters; loan terms and structures; and recent trends.

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