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On this blog, we have commented quite a number of times regarding a number of trends affecting our capital markets—many of which have been a factor since the early 2000s and which have become more pronounced since the adoption of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related reforms.  For example, we have noted the decline in the…

The United Kingdom prospectus regime is changing in 2026. This presentation provides an understanding of the new UK Public Offer and Admission to Trading Regulations 2024 (POATR) with a focus on debt capital markets. POATR will replace the existing UK Prospectus Regulation with the final rules set out in FCA Policy Statement PS25/9…

October 16, 2025
Mayer Brown LLP, 14th Floor, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
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The Eurobond market presents an opportunity for issuers to access a broader global market, diversify their funding sources, and attract a wide range of investors across more than 120 jurisdictions. Investors can benefit from the…

Recent geopolitical developments have catalysed a reordering of European defence policy. The European Union has initiated significant efforts to revitalise and consolidate its defence and security industrial base through the Permanent Structured Cooperation, the European Defence Fund, the Strategic Compass for Security and Defence, the European Defence Industrial Strategy and the proposed European Defence Industry…

The U.S. government has been steadily tightening rules relating to who can benefit from clean energy incentives.  The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is the latest step, and it makes one thing crystal clear:  if your company has ties to certain foreign governments, your access to federal tax credits could be at risk and…

In 2024, the Brazilian government enacted Law No. 14,801, creating the framework for incentivized bonds. Building on the success of incentivized debentures under Law No. 12,431/2011, this new instrument allows Brazilian companies to issue debt securities abroad with a zero percent withholding income tax rate for non-resident investors, subject to certain conditions. The measure aims…

Sustainable debt issuances by Brazilian companies in both domestic and international markets have steadily increased. Abroad, the combined volume of green, social, and sustainability bonds issued by Brazilian corporates, financial institutions, and the federal government rose from approximately USD 15.5 billion in 2023 to approximately USD 17.6 billion in the first nine months of 2024.

Domestic debt issuance is a widely used funding tool for Brazilian companies and is largely dominated by debentures. Brazil’s fixed income market has expanded significantly, with companies issuing hundreds of billions of Brazilian reais (BRL) in recent years. On the other hand, despite the undisputed dominance of debentures as the preferred funding domestic tool, international…

In Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law latest Q&A, Mayer Brown Capital Markets and Tax team provides a high-level overview of the main equity and debt markets/exchanges, and the main regulators and legislation that govern them. The Q&A also covers prospectus/main offering document requirements, together with any disclosure obligations and exemptions from the requirements to publish/deliver a…

Broker-dealers had been preparing for the sunset of the prior time-based relief that the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission provided in respect of compliance with Rule 15c2-11 as to certain fixed income securities, which expires on January 4, 2025.  The SEC had separately provided exemptive relief with respect to Rule 144A securities; however…