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S15EP4: Emerging Market Bonds and Sukuk Takeoff; EA - The Largest Leveraged Buyout in History; and UBS and Cantor Fitzgerald Renegotiate Hedge Fund Unit Purchase


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Welcome back to Season 15 of The Firm Analyst! ๐ŸŽ™ In the final episode of this season, we discussed:


๐ŸŒ Why emerging-market bonds and Sukuk are taking off โ€” Kuwait, West African Development Bank, Majid Al Futtaim and other emerging markets issuers rush to raise billions from the international debt capital markets. Tune in to find out why and what's keeping international DCM lawyers busy.


๐ŸŽฎ Electronic Arts to be taken private in $55 bn deal โ€” A consortium comprising Silver Lake, PIF and Affinity Partners is taking EA private in the largest leveraged buyout in history. We unpack how specialist teams assist buyers in conducting due diligence by taking the change of control put option in EA's 2051 bonds as a case study.

See more here: https://www.junkbondinvestor.com/p/the-most-interesting-trade-in-the .

๐Ÿฆ Cantor Fitzgerald & UBS Oโ€™Connor โ€” We discuss how funds managed by O'Connor's exposure to the recently collapsed First Brands Group has caused Cantor Fitzgerald to seek a price renegotiation for the UBS hedge fund unit. We also spend time reflecting on how corporate lawyers help protect their clients from risks arising between exchange and completion in an acquisition transaction.Full breakdown here ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://linktr.ee/thefirmanalyst

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The Firm AnalystBy Adnan Shafi