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Dec 21, 2024 | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Peter Pears |James C. Taylor |Patrick Scholl |Robert M. Flanigan |Alexei Döhl |Whitney Joseph | +4 more
Christmas is coming early to the ESG bond market as the new EU Green Bond Standard applies from 21 December 2024. The new standard is conceptually similar to existing ICMA use of proceeds standards but quite different in the detail. Under the standard, net proceeds, subject to certain exceptions, must be allocated to EU taxonomy-aligned activities and Issuers must fulfil various reporting and information requirements in accordance with new pre and post issuance disclosure templates.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Alexei Döhl |Patrick Scholl |Dusan Stojkovic
On 14 November 2024, a number of amendments to: the Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129) ("PR"); the Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 596/2014) ("MAR"); and the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 600/2014) ("MiFIR")forming part of a larger EU Listing Act package were published in the EU Official Journal. While the amendments will generally be effective on 4 December 2024, certain changes will become effective 15 or 18 months later.
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Jul 13, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Alexei Döhl |Marcel Hörauf |Jerry Marlatt
July 13, 2023 Alexei Döhl, LLM, Marcel Hörauf, Jerry Marlatt, Peter Pears, Anna Pinedo, Dr. Patrick Scholl, James Taylor Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On 11 July 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a public statement on sustainability disclosure in prospectuses, available here: ESMA32-1399193447-441 Statement on sustainability disclosure...
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Jul 13, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Peter Pears |James Taylor |Patrick Scholl |Alexei Döhl
On 11 July 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority
(ESMA) published a public statement on
sustainability disclosure in prospectuses, available here: ESMA32-1399193447-441 Statement on sustainability
disclosure in prospectuses (europa.eu).
The statement is addressed to the National Competent Authorities
(NCAs) to promote coordinated action regarding
sustainability-related disclosure included in prospectuses under
current legislation.
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Jul 12, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Alexei Döhl |Marcel Hörauf |Jerry Marlatt |Anna Pinedo
James Taylor is a partner in the Banking & Finance practice of the London office. James’ practice focuses on public and private offerings of debt and equity-linked securities, advising issuers and underwriters on the standalone issue and offering of retail and wholesale medium…James Taylor is a partner in the Banking & Finance practice of the London office.
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Jul 12, 2023 | 
drudge-report.net | Peter Pears |James Taylor |Patrick Scholl |Alexei Döhl
On 11 July 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a public statement on sustainability disclosure in prospectuses, available here: ESMA32-1399193447-441 Statement on sustainability disclosure in prospectuses (europa.eu). The statement is addressed to the National Competent Authorities (NCAs) to promote coordinated action regarding sustainability-related disclosure included in prospectuses under current legislation.
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Jul 12, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Peter Pears |James Taylor |Patrick Scholl |Alexei Döhl
James Taylor is a partner in the Banking & Finance practice of the London office. James’ practice focuses on public and private offerings of debt and equity-linked securities, advising issuers and underwriters on the standalone issue and offering of retail and wholesale medium…James Taylor is a partner in the Banking & Finance practice of the London office.
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Jul 12, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Peter Pears |Patrick Scholl |Alexei Döhl |Marcel Hörauf |Anna Pinedo |Jerry Marlatt | +1 more
On 11 July 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a public statement on sustainability disclosure in prospectuses, available here: ESMA32-1399193447-441 Statement on sustainability disclosure in prospectuses (europa.eu). The statement is addressed to the National Competent Authorities (NCAs) to promote coordinated action regarding sustainability-related disclosure included in prospectuses under current legislation.
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Mar 2, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Tim Baines |Alexei Döhl |Musonda Kapotwe
[co-author: Oliver Williams]On 28 February 2023, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the creation of the European Green Bond Standard (“EU GBS“). BackgroundThe idea of an EU Green Bond Standard has been in development for many years. An initial proposal for a European standard for green bonds was mentioned in a report from the EU High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance back in 2017.
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Mar 1, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Peter Pears |Musonda Kapotwe |Tim Baines |Oliver Williams |Patrick Scholl |Alexei Döhl | +2 more
On 28 February 2023, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the creation of the European Green Bond Standard (“EU GBS“). BackgroundThe idea of an EU Green Bond Standard has been in development for many years. An initial proposal for a European standard for green bonds was mentioned in a report from the EU High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance back in 2017.
