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27 November 2019

TXF Asia 2019 Export, Agency & Project Finance – Top 10 takeaways

TXF Asia took place in Singapore earlier this month to discuss the growth of ECA and agency financing in the APAC region. Jonathan Bell, editor-in-chief and director at...

20 November 2019

SCF: You say tomato, I say tomato, let’s call the whole thing off?

Is it time for supply chain finance to be rebranded? Looking 10 years out is a good way of focusing the mind. Even though there’s a big industry around SCF, will we still...

19 November 2019
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Infrastructure, Transport

Lane and Flatiron receive greenlight for I-405 highway project

Salini Impregilo Group's US subsidiary Lane and Flatiron West have received a Notice to Proceed on the $705 million project to widen and install a dual express toll...

15 November 2019

Expert briefing: EU trade agreement with Mercosur, trade and sustainability

Matthew Townsend and Jonathan Benson from Allen & Overy outline some of the key points of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement, focusing on sustainability issues which...

21 October 2019
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Oil & gas

Saudi Aramco says IPO timing depends on 'market conditions'

Saudi Aramco has said the timing of its long-awaited stock market debut "will depend on market conditions", after the latest delay in the blockbuster initial...

08 October 2019
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Renewables

MHI Vestas in for floating offshore wind project in France

MHI Vestas has been selected preferred wind turbine supplier for the Groix and Belle-Ile pilot floating offshore wind project in France, after General Electric pulled out...

30 September 2019

Macdonald resigns from First Abu Dhabi Bank

Jonathan Macdonald, global head of loan capital markets and distribution at First Abu Dhabi Bank since 2014, has resigned from his role at the bank. Macdonald reported to...

18 September 2019

Looking behind the mask on trade finance at ITFA

Katharine Morton ponders the opacities of financing trade, and what lies beneath, revealed at ITFA’s celebration of a mysterious dance of hide and seek

10 September 2019

King & Spalding’s New York office adds corporate partner Jonathan Arkins

King & Spalding has announced that Jonathan Arkins has joined as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group in its New York...

09 September 2019

Markel hires senior underwriter Jonathan Finch to surety team

Specialist insurer Markel International has appointed Jonathan Finch as senior underwriter in its surety team in London. He joins Markel from Travelers Insurance...

04 September 2019

Lack of trade finance continues to hit SMEs badly

Latest reports indicate that the global trade finance gap stands at $1.5 trillion. Jonathan Bell reviews the scene and questions why so much more isn’t being done to...

03 September 2019

BFS hires Jonathan Preen as Global Head of Innovation

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Jonathon Preen as its new Global Head of Innovation to help bolster its global business offering. Preen joins BFS with...

28 August 2019

Commodity report for H1 2019 shows drastic drop in volumes

Overall volumes of global commodity trade financing fell by almost 30% according to the TXF H1 2019 Commodity Report. Jonathan Bell reviews this drastic drop and assesses...

21 August 2019

Big questions surround future of mining in DRC

Glencore’s decision to temporarily mothball the world’s largest cobalt mine in the DRC raises many questions about the state of mining in the central African country....

14 August 2019

Key trends revealed in TXF’s H1 2019 export finance report

The TXF half-year 2019 export finance report shows a bullish start to the year in the power sector, Japan’s JBIC coming in as top direct lender and the US and Australia...

09 August 2019

Paul Hastings hires Shearman team for Sao Paulo office

Global law firm Paul Hastings has announced the addition of mergers and acquisitions partner Jonathan Kellner and capital markets partner David Flechner along with...

07 August 2019

US-China trade wars get uglier

In a ramp up of the US-China trade wars, the US is accusing China of being a currency manipulator in order to gain trade advantages. But, asks Jonathan Bell, is this...

01 August 2019

UK advisory start-up Avonhurst makes two senior hires

UK-based advisory start-up Avonhurst has appointed James Wyatt and Ian Frost as partners.Launched in London in July by former Jones Day partner Jonathan Bloom, the new...

24 July 2019

China’s Cofco ups the ante with sustainability-linked loan

Cofco has signed the largest loan for an agri trading company yet which is linked to sustainability elements. Jonathan Bell examines this growing trend within...

18 July 2019

DLA Piper adds two new project partners in Sydney

DLA Piper has appointed two new project partners in Sydney – Owen Hayford and Jonathan Stafford.Hayford joins from PwC, having established his career at Clayton...