
Development
2016
- November 2016LMA begins to celebrate its 20th anniversary and launches its new book
- October 2016LMA launches new e-learning programme to give global loan market practictioners access to LMA training
- July 2016Launch of the LMA 'Brexit' microsite, intended to provide key updates on the evolving discussions, decisions and impactson the loan market following the UK referendum vote to leave the EU.
- June 2016LMA produces first French language webinar on the 'Introduction to Syndicated Lending' presented by Benjamin de Blegiers and Bénédicte Levier, both from Clifford Chance, providing French speakers the opportunity to learn in their native language.
- June 2016LMA releases update of the 'Insolvency in the Loan Market' Guide which is expanded to summarise the output from recent initiatives which have sought to amend the underlying insolvency regimes across Western Europe.
- January 2016LMA produces first German language webinar on the 'Introduction to Syndicated Lending' presented by Dr. Eva Reudelhuber, Partner in Banking and Finance at Gleiss Lutz, providing German speakers the opportunity to learn in their native language.
- January 2016LMA produces first video "Spotlight on Article 55, BRRD: contractual recognition of bail-in" as part of a series of spotlights on key regulatory issues.
2015
- November 2015LMA launches New German law Commercial Real Estate Finance Document
- September 2015900 delegates attend 8th annual LMA Syndicated Loans Conference - record number
- September 2015First LMA webinar watched by over 2,000 people
- September 2015LMA launches new guide: Improving Liquidity in the Secondary Market
- June 2015LMA adds a secured option to its suite of South African Facility Agreements and Zambian law option to its East Africa/Nigeria Facility Agreement
- June 2015First Loan Operations Conference held in London
- May 2015LMA launches New Real Estate Finance Book
- May 2015LMA launches new guide: Guide to Secondary Loan Market Transactions
- April 2015LMA launches new guide: Guide to Agency Protections
- January 2015LMA launches Private Placement Documentation
2014
- November 2014LMA launches new Super Senior High Yield Facility and Intercreditor Documentation
- September 2014Record attendance of over 850 delegates at the LMA's annual conference
- July 2014LMA hosts first Southern Africa conference in Johannesburg
- July 2014LMA launches suite of African documents
- June 2014LMA launches new Intercreditor Agreement for use in real estate finance transactions
- May 2014LMA membership exceeds 550 organisations
- March 2014LMA holds first Developing Markets Conference
- January 2014LMA intergrates with African Loan Market Association (ALMA)
2013
- November 2013LMA launches new super senior documents for use in leveraged acquisition finance transactions
- September 2013LMA launches new book "Developing Loan Markets"
- September 2013800 delegates attend the LMA's 6th annual conference
- May 2013LMA launches new Developing Markets Documentation
- May 2013LMA holds first Real Estate Finance Conference attended by 310 delegates
- May 2013LMA launches new Real Estate Finance Development Facility Agreement
- May 2013LMA membership exceeds 500 organisations
- April 2013LMA launches new Spanish law facility agreement
2012
- October 2012LMA consults with European Commission to request inclusion of loans within UCITS framework
- September 2012LMA launches new facility agreement for pre-export finance transactions
- September 2012LMA launches new facility agreement for developing markets
- July 2012LMA wins important result on Dodd-Frank regarding LMA-style loan participations being not treated as swaps or security-based swaps
- July 2012LMA produces FATCA riders for use with LMA documentation
- May 2012LMA revises secondary trading documentation
- April 2012LMA launches new commercial real estate finance document
- March 2012LMA reprints "The Loan Book": over 7,000 copies have been distributed to date
- February 2012LMA revises German law primary document
- February 2012LMA consults with BIS to improve mid-market access to non-bank debt
2011
- December 2011LMA issues revised investment grade primary documents and user guide
- September 2011770 delegates attend the LMA's fourth annual Syndicated Loans Conference
- September 2011LMA publishes its new book "The Loan Book"
- July 2011LMA responds to the FSA in relation to its public consultation on strengthening capital standards
- June 2011LMA publishes new funded participation agreement relating to claims trading
- June 2011LMA issues guidelines on "Transparency and the use of information"
- May 2011LMA membership continues to rise reaching new record level
- March 2011Revised combined par/distressed trading documents launched
- March 2011Submission by the LMA to UK and EU regulators on Article 122a of the Capital Requirements Directive
- February 2011LMA responds to the European Commission consultation regarding its review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFiD)
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- December 2011LMA issues revised investment grade primary documents and user guide
- September 2011770 delegates attend the LMA's fourth annual Syndicated Loans Conference
- September 2011LMA publishes its new book "The Loan Book"
- July 2011LMA responds to the FSA in relation to its public consultation on strengthening capital standards
- June 2011LMA publishes new funded participation agreement relating to claims trading
- June 2011LMA issues guidelines on "Transparency and the use of information"
- May 2011LMA membership continues to rise reaching new record level
- March 2011Revised combined par/distressed trading documents launched
- March 2011Submission by the LMA to UK and EU regulators on Article 122a of the Capital Requirements Directive
- February 2011LMA responds to the European Commission consultation regarding its review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFiD)
- October 2010LMA launches revised primary documents
- October 2010LMA holds its first ever event in South Africa
- September 2010LMA holds its third annual conference attracting 734 delegates
- July 2010HMRC introduces Double Taxation Treaty Passport Scheme following discussions with the LMA and ACT
- July 2010LMA contributes to BoE consultation: range of collateral eligible in the Discount Window Facility (DWF) extended to include portfolio of loans
- June 2010LMA forms liquidity working party
- May 2010LMA issues new guidance for negotiating Release and Reliance Letters
- May 2010LMA membership numbers reach an all time high
- February 2010LMA responds to HMT discussion paper on non-bank lending
- January 2010Revised secondary trading documents completed merging par and distressed
- November 2009LMA produces revised form of Intercreditor Agreement following discussions with Mezzanine lenders
- September 2009LMA hosts its second UK conference attracting 696 delegates
- July 2009LMA launches guidance to market participants on amendments & waivers
- June 2009UK Takeover Panel issued guidelines on disclosure of information to potential lenders following discussions with the LMA
- June 2009LMA launches documentation to address Finance Party default and recent market disruption
- March 2009New recommended form of Intercreditor Agreement launched
- February 2009New guidelines introduced for MLAs and recommendations on the Syndication timeline
- October 2008First LMA Conference in London attended by 580 delegates
- September 2008LMA launches Coordinating Committee Letters
- September 2008LMA launches debt buy-back language
- June 2008First conference and training programme in Moscow
- April 2008First documentation training programme in New York
- January 2008LMA launches project to address lack of appropriate standardisation in the loan operations/settlement space
- October 2007Loan Operations Committee established
- September 2007LMA launches German law investment grade facility agreement
- April 2007First New York Conference held
- March 2007Islamic Finance User Guide launched
- November 200610th anniversary of LMA formation
- November 2006Training extends to the Middle East market
- October 2006Financial Covenants definitions published
- March 2006Training on LMA distressed trading documents introduced
- November 2005Training on LMA par trading documents introduced
- October 2005Revised LMA distressed debt documents launched
- May 2005First LMA Certificate Course held
- January 2005Training on LMA leveraged document introduced
- September 2004LMA seminars extend to European locations
- April 2004Agency Committee established
- January 2004LMA launches leveraged loan primary document
- October 2003Training on LMA investment grade documents introduced
- July 2003Membership exceeds 200
- May 2003Mark-to-Market service for members launched
- July 2002LMA launches French law/English language primary document
- April 2002Institutional Investor Committee established
- January 2002Web-based Breakfunding Calculater launched
- June 2001LMA issues guidelines on loan transferability
- February 2001Web-based Loan Pricing Calculator launched
- November 2000Lobbying: UK Treasury announces intention to amend regulations on interest payments to corporates
- March 2000Lobbying: UK Treasury allows interest relief on ratchet loans
- November 1999LMA launches investment grade primary syndicated loan documents
- June 1999First LMA Conference held in Frankfurt
- March 1999LMA launches distressed debt trading documents
- June 1998Membership exceeds 100
- September 1997Secondary trading documents (par/near par) introduced
- November 1996Loan Market Association forms with seven original members
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- November 2016LMA begins to celebrate its 20th anniversary and launches its new book
- October 2016LMA launches new e-learning programme to give global loan market practictioners access to LMA training
- July 2016Launch of the LMA 'Brexit' microsite, intended to provide key updates on the evolving discussions, decisions and impactson the loan market following the UK referendum vote to leave the EU.
- June 2016LMA produces first French language webinar on the 'Introduction to Syndicated Lending' presented by Benjamin de Blegiers and Bénédicte Levier, both from Clifford Chance, providing French speakers the opportunity to learn in their native language.
- June 2016LMA releases update of the 'Insolvency in the Loan Market' Guide which is expanded to summarise the output from recent initiatives which have sought to amend the underlying insolvency regimes across Western Europe.
- January 2016LMA produces first German language webinar on the 'Introduction to Syndicated Lending' presented by Dr. Eva Reudelhuber, Partner in Banking and Finance at Gleiss Lutz, providing German speakers the opportunity to learn in their native language.
- January 2016LMA produces first video "Spotlight on Article 55, BRRD: contractual recognition of bail-in" as part of a series of spotlights on key regulatory issues.
- November 2015LMA launches New German law Commercial Real Estate Finance Document
- September 2015900 delegates attend 8th annual LMA Syndicated Loans Conference - record number
- September 2015First LMA webinar watched by over 2,000 people
- September 2015LMA launches new guide: Improving Liquidity in the Secondary Market
- June 2015LMA adds a secured option to its suite of South African Facility Agreements and Zambian law option to its East Africa/Nigeria Facility Agreement
- June 2015First Loan Operations Conference held in London
- May 2015LMA launches New Real Estate Finance Book
- May 2015LMA launches new guide: Guide to Secondary Loan Market Transactions
- April 2015LMA launches new guide: Guide to Agency Protections
- January 2015LMA launches Private Placement Documentation
- November 2014LMA launches new Super Senior High Yield Facility and Intercreditor Documentation
- September 2014Record attendance of over 850 delegates at the LMA's annual conference
- July 2014LMA hosts first Southern Africa conference in Johannesburg
- July 2014LMA launches suite of African documents
- June 2014LMA launches new Intercreditor Agreement for use in real estate finance transactions
- May 2014LMA membership exceeds 550 organisations
- March 2014LMA holds first Developing Markets Conference
- January 2014LMA intergrates with African Loan Market Association (ALMA)
- November 2013LMA launches new super senior documents for use in leveraged acquisition finance transactions
- September 2013LMA launches new book "Developing Loan Markets"
- September 2013800 delegates attend the LMA's 6th annual conference
- May 2013LMA launches new Developing Markets Documentation
- May 2013LMA holds first Real Estate Finance Conference attended by 310 delegates
- May 2013LMA launches new Real Estate Finance Development Facility Agreement
- May 2013LMA membership exceeds 500 organisations
- April 2013LMA launches new Spanish law facility agreement
- October 2012LMA consults with European Commission to request inclusion of loans within UCITS framework
- September 2012LMA launches new facility agreement for pre-export finance transactions
- September 2012LMA launches new facility agreement for developing markets
- July 2012LMA wins important result on Dodd-Frank regarding LMA-style loan participations being not treated as swaps or security-based swaps
- July 2012LMA produces FATCA riders for use with LMA documentation
- May 2012LMA revises secondary trading documentation
- April 2012LMA launches new commercial real estate finance document
- March 2012LMA reprints "The Loan Book": over 7,000 copies have been distributed to date
- February 2012LMA revises German law primary document
- February 2012LMA consults with BIS to improve mid-market access to non-bank debt
- December 2011LMA issues revised investment grade primary documents and user guide
- September 2011770 delegates attend the LMA's fourth annual Syndicated Loans Conference
- September 2011LMA publishes its new book "The Loan Book"
- July 2011LMA responds to the FSA in relation to its public consultation on strengthening capital standards
- June 2011LMA publishes new funded participation agreement relating to claims trading
- June 2011LMA issues guidelines on "Transparency and the use of information"
- May 2011LMA membership continues to rise reaching new record level
- March 2011Revised combined par/distressed trading documents launched
- March 2011Submission by the LMA to UK and EU regulators on Article 122a of the Capital Requirements Directive
- February 2011LMA responds to the European Commission consultation regarding its review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFiD)
- October 2010LMA launches revised primary documents
- October 2010LMA holds its first ever event in South Africa
- September 2010LMA holds its third annual conference attracting 734 delegates
- July 2010HMRC introduces Double Taxation Treaty Passport Scheme following discussions with the LMA and ACT
- July 2010LMA contributes to BoE consultation: range of collateral eligible in the Discount Window Facility (DWF) extended to include portfolio of loans
- June 2010LMA forms liquidity working party
- May 2010LMA issues new guidance for negotiating Release and Reliance Letters
- May 2010LMA membership numbers reach an all time high
- February 2010LMA responds to HMT discussion paper on non-bank lending
- January 2010Revised secondary trading documents completed merging par and distressed
- November 2009LMA produces revised form of Intercreditor Agreement following discussions with Mezzanine lenders
- September 2009LMA hosts its second UK conference attracting 696 delegates
- July 2009LMA launches guidance to market participants on amendments & waivers
- June 2009UK Takeover Panel issued guidelines on disclosure of information to potential lenders following discussions with the LMA
- June 2009LMA launches documentation to address Finance Party default and recent market disruption
- March 2009New recommended form of Intercreditor Agreement launched
- February 2009New guidelines introduced for MLAs and recommendations on the Syndication timeline
- October 2008First LMA Conference in London attended by 580 delegates
- September 2008LMA launches Coordinating Committee Letters
- September 2008LMA launches debt buy-back language
- June 2008First conference and training programme in Moscow
- April 2008First documentation training programme in New York
- January 2008LMA launches project to address lack of appropriate standardisation in the loan operations/settlement space
- October 2007Loan Operations Committee established
- September 2007LMA launches German law investment grade facility agreement
- April 2007First New York Conference held
- March 2007Islamic Finance User Guide launched
- November 200610th anniversary of LMA formation
- November 2006Training extends to the Middle East market
- October 2006Financial Covenants definitions published
- March 2006Training on LMA distressed trading documents introduced
- November 2005Training on LMA par trading documents introduced
- October 2005Revised LMA distressed debt documents launched
- May 2005First LMA Certificate Course held
- January 2005Training on LMA leveraged document introduced
- September 2004LMA seminars extend to European locations
- April 2004Agency Committee established
- January 2004LMA launches leveraged loan primary document
- October 2003Training on LMA investment grade documents introduced
- July 2003Membership exceeds 200
- May 2003Mark-to-Market service for members launched
- July 2002LMA launches French law/English language primary document
- April 2002Institutional Investor Committee established
- January 2002Web-based Breakfunding Calculater launched
- June 2001LMA issues guidelines on loan transferability
- February 2001Web-based Loan Pricing Calculator launched
- November 2000Lobbying: UK Treasury announces intention to amend regulations on interest payments to corporates
- March 2000Lobbying: UK Treasury allows interest relief on ratchet loans
- November 1999LMA launches investment grade primary syndicated loan documents
- June 1999First LMA Conference held in Frankfurt
- March 1999LMA launches distressed debt trading documents
- June 1998Membership exceeds 100
- September 1997Secondary trading documents (par/near par) introduced
- November 1996Loan Market Association forms with seven original members