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Delyth Hughes

Delyth Hughes is an associate in the London office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Corporate Department and Capital Markets, Derivatives, and Structured Finance Practices. Email: delyth.hughes@lw.com

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Key hedging considerations in negotiating intercreditor terms

In this In Practice article, the authors outline the benefits of negotiating flexible hedging terms in financing arrangements and demonstrate how certain key considerations can impact the ability of sponsors/borrowers to effectively implement their hedging strategies.

6 FEB 2025

The role of sustainability-linked derivatives in meeting global ESG goals

This article explores the role of ESG derivatives transactions in enabling companies, financial institutions and governments to meet their ambitious sustainability targets with a particular focus on bespoke, innovative sustainability-linked hedging solutions. This article highlights different ways in which sustainability-linked derivatives transactions can be, and have been, structured. In addition, this article explores the challenges currently faced by parties entering into such transactions stemming largely from a lack of regulation, resulting in limited transparency, standardisation and reporting.

1 OCT 2021