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Investing in AI Infrastructure: Beyond Data Centers
Investment in AI infrastructure presents a compelling opportunity for private equity (“PE”) funds and is increasingly becoming a target of investment. Brookfield estimates that $7T will be spent on AI-related infrastructure over the next 10 years, extending beyond just data centers....By: Foley & Lardner LLP
Rising Wholesale Power Prices: What Energy Buyers, Developers, and Lenders Need to Know About PPA Risk in 2026
After nearly two decades of flat electricity demand, the U.S. power market has entered a new era of rising prices, growing volatility, and structural change. Wholesale electricity prices surged across the country in 2025, with year-on-year increases of 62% in New York, 60% in New England, and 45% in PJM, driven by higher natural gas prices, tightening capacity markets, and deepening grid constraints......By: Foley & Lardner LLP
Bankruptcy Court Permits Fraudulent Transfer Claims to Proceed Where Debtor Mostly Received More Than It Paid Back Under Agreements Alleged to Be Usurious Loans
On February 4, 2026, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas permitted a bankruptcy trustee’s fraudulent transfer claims, arising from allegedly usurious loans, to proceed in an adversary proceeding against defendants even where the debtor largely received more money than it paid out under the loans....By: King & Spalding
New Cuba Sanctions Present Increased Sanctions Risk For Foreign Financial Institutions and Foreign Persons Operating in Targeted Sectors of Cuba’s Economy
On May 1, 2026, President Trump issued an Executive Order (the “Executive Order”) under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) authorizing new, targeted sanctions related to Cuba, including blocking sanctions, travel bans, and secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions. The Executive Order takes further steps with respect to the national emergency for Cuba declared in Executive Order 14380, issued on January 29, 2026, and empowers the State Department and Treasury...By: King & Spalding
European VC Fundraising Shows Signs of Rebound, Proskauer Data Reveals
LONDON, May 6, 2026 – Proskauer releases key data that provides a comprehensive analysis of the European venture capital fundraising market....By: Proskauer Rose LLP
Hybrid Horizons: Hybrid Capital as a Tool in Out-of-Court Debt Workouts
For many sponsor-backed and other highly leveraged private companies, the disruption of the pandemic, the current interest rate environment and the tariff regime have each created challenges. As borrowers and lenders consider options on how best to address pending or anticipated defaults, hybrid capital instruments will, and should, be considered versatile tools in the toolbox....By: Proskauer Rose LLP
Synthetic Identity Fraud in Auto Finance: Key Trends and Warning Signs for 2026
Synthetic identity fraud has become one of the most costly and difficult-to-detect threats in auto finance. This type of fraud involves combining real and fabricated personal information — often pairing a valid Social Security number (frequently belonging to a minor or deceased individual) with a fictitious name, date of birth, and contact details—to create an entirely new consumer profile......By: Snell & Wilmer
Significant modernisation of the Central Bank's AIF Rulebook
On 5 May 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) published its Feedback Statement to Consultation Paper 162 (CP162) together with a revised edition of the Alternative Investment Fund Rulebook (AIF Rulebook)....By: Walkers
What to Know About Independent Sponsor Capital Raising for 2026
How active has the independent sponsor market been so far in 2026? In “Independent Sponsor Capital Raising 2026,” a recent Expert Webcast panel discussion, Robert Connolly shared that his practice has seen a material increase in the number of independent sponsor transactions over the past few years, with a very robust pipeline in place....By: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
[Audio] Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Evolving Collection Rules Impacting Creditors — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
In this joint episode of Payments Pros and The Consumer Finance Podcast, guest host Taylor Gess is joined by Stefanie Jackman to discuss amended debt collection regulations and restrictions for creditors, including tight communication limits and enhanced validation requirements. The conversation dives into the rise of coerced debt statutes, shortcomings of traditional identity theft frameworks, and how creditors should adjust training, intake, and escalation protocols to avoid reputational and...By: Troutman Pepper Locke
[Audio] Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Getting E-SIGN and UETA Right in Electronic Contracting — The Consumer Finance Podcast
In this installment of The Consumer Finance Podcast's point-of-sale finance series, Chris Willis is joined by colleagues Jason Cover and Taylor Gess to break down how electronic contracting really works in modern point-of-sale credit programs. They explain the interplay between state Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) laws and the federal E-SIGN Act, including when you need formal E-SIGN consent, how E-SIGN preemption of state UETA adoptions operates, and the general rule of validity....By: Troutman Pepper Locke
[Video] Daily Compliance News: May 7, 2026, The CNN Ted Turner Edition
Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional. Top stories include: • Farewell to Ted Turner. (CNN):...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
2025 ABA Private Target M&A Deal Points Study: What's Market?
The ABA Private Target Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Points Study is published on a bi-annual basis. The 2025 Deal Points Study (the “Study”) analyzed 139 publicly available purchase agreements executed and closed in 2024 and the first quarter of 2025....By: Goulston & Storrs PC
OSC and AMF Enter into Cross-Listing Agreement with AMF France
The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) and the Autorité des marchés financiers of Québec (“AMF Québec”) have entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Autorité des marchés financiers of France (“AMF France”) to facilitate the cross-listing of securities in France and Canada....By: Stikeman Elliott LLP
Précisions au BOFiP des modalités d’application du dispositif de lutte contre les "CumCum externes"
L’administration fiscale a publié ses commentaires détaillés sur les modalités d’application du dispositif prévu à l’article 119 bis A, II du CGI, dans sa version issue de l’article 96 de la loi n° 2025-127 du 14 février 2025 de finances pour 2025 (mesure visant les « CumCum externes ») exigeant, depuis le 1er janvier 2026, le prélèvement d’une retenue à la source sur les revenus distribués aux résidents d’États ayant signé avec la France une convention fiscale ne la prévoyant pas ou les en...By: Mayer Brown
SALEFORM 2025: A Modern Rewrite for Vessel Deals in a New Global Reality
The Norwegian Shipbrokers’ Association and BIMCO recently adopted SALEFORM 2025, a new standard form memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the sale and purchase of vessels. The new standard form introduces welcome updates to existing clauses in the widely used SALEFORM 2012 to reflect industry developments and introduces new clauses reflecting the evolution of the geopolitical and regulatory landscape since the publication of SALEFORM 2012, together with some general modernisation and refinement...By: Haynes Boone
SEC Proposes Optional Semiannual Reporting on New Form 10-S
On May 5, 2026, as previously previewed, the SEC proposed an option that would allow domestic Exchange Act reporting companies to file a single semiannual report on new Form 10-S instead of three quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The proposal includes comprehensive conforming amendments to Regulations S-X and S-K, the Exchange Act reporting rules, and Securities Act and Exchange Act forms and definitions. Its stated goals are to provide flexibility, reduce compliance burdens, and simplify the “age...By: Foley Hoag LLP - Public Companies & the Law
Maryland Update: Legislature Clarifies Licensing Treatment for Passive Trusts and Loan Assignees Through SB 784
What Happened? In April 2026, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed Senate Bill 784 (Chapter 40 of the Laws of 2026), a measure addressing the application of licensing requirements under the Maryland Financial Institutions Article. SB 784 repeals Section 11‑102, a provision addressing whether entities that acquire or are assigned mortgages, mortgage loans, or installment loans are subject to Maryland consumer credit licensing requirements....By: Alston & Bird
“FINRA Forward: A Year of Progress” Report Highlights Achievements and Foreshadows Upcoming Proposals
In April 2026, FINRA published its report titled “FINRA Forward: A Year of Progress,” which provides a recap of the regulatory changes implemented by FINRA as part of its rule modernization initiative. The report also provides insight into pending rule proposals and other policy initiatives....By: Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives
Life Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group Continues to Discuss RBC Treatment of Collateral Loans
This Legal Update reports on the deliberations of the NAIC Life Risk-Based Capital (E) Working Group (the “Life RBC WG”) during and after the NAIC Spring National Meeting relating to the treatment of collateral loans....By: Mayer Brown
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