Akin Gump

6 days ago | akingump.com

As 2025 gets underway and a new presidential administration takes shape in Washington, the credit markets are in good health with plenty of available capital to be deployed. We anticipate a busy year ahead. Deal activity was slightly up in the second half of last year after a challenging first half of 2024. We expect that to continue now that U.S. election uncertainty is behind us and there is continued anticipation that interest rates will begin to ease.

1 week ago | akingump.com

Bishoy Eskander is a counsel in the corporate finance practice in London. Bishoy has experience advising private credit and direct lending funds, banks, sponsors and corporate borrowers on a wide range of event driven debt financing transactions, utilising unitranche/SSRCF, first lien/second lien, club, mezzanine and PIK financing structures.

2 weeks ago | akingump.com | David Quigley |Samantha Z. Purdy

By: David H. Quigley, Samantha Z. Purdy, Shivani Swami (International Law Advisor)On May 13, 2025, Ohio legislators, apparently inspired by New Mexico’s similar legislation, introduced HB 272 to phase in a ban on the sale of consumer products with intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

3 weeks ago | akingump.com | Christian Davis |Katherine Padgett |Julie Lee Choi |Alison M. Trimble

On May 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced plans to establish a “fast-track” review process for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). This initiative implements a key directive from President Trump’s America First Investment Policy and aims to facilitate investment from allied and partner nations.

3 weeks ago | akingump.com | David Quigley |Samantha Z. Purdy

By: David H. Quigley, Samantha Z. Purdy, Shivani Swami (International Law Advisor)On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an interim final rule to amend the reporting period under the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting rules issued in October 2023 under the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA).