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The Latham FPI Guide

Updated guide includes the topics that are of most interest to foreign private issuers and their advisors when engaging in US capital markets transactions.

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Latham in Focus Video Series

Latham in Focus: Understanding the America First Investment Policy

In this episode of Latham in Focus, Ruchi Gill, counsel at Latham and former Deputy Chief Counsel for the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, discusses key aspects of the America First Investment Policy and how companies can navigate the changing climate for foreign investment in the US.

Latham in Focus: Tariff Fraud’s New Frontier

In this episode of Latham in Focus, Erin Brown Jones, a White Collar Defense & Investigations partner and Co-Deputy Office Managing Partner of Latham’s Washington, D.C. office, explores how companies can navigate new US tariff rules to mitigate heightened enforcement risk.

Latham in Focus: Opportunities in Digital Health’s New Frontier

In this episode of Latham in Focus, Washington, D.C. partner Liz Richards explores the opportunities and risks that an evolving regulatory environment presents to digital health companies.

Latham in Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences — Alternative Deal Structures

Why have private equity investors gravitated toward partnership-driven instruments?

Latham In Focus: Joint Ventures in Energy Transition Projects

In this episode of Latham in Focus, New York partner Caroline Phillips discusses the advantages of joint ventures for energy transition projects. Caroline also outlines the steps parties should take ahead of a JV deal to best position their partnership for success.

Latham in Focus: Healthcare & Life Sciences Competition Considerations

In this episode of Latham in Focus, Washington, D.C. partner Mandy Reeves, former Global Chair of Latham’s Band 1 Global Antitrust & Competition Practice, explores the impact of new HSR rules on healthcare and life sciences transactions. Mandy discusses how the new rules offer companies a chance to proactively engage with regulators, and covers what buyers should consider before signing a deal.

Latham In Focus: Recapitalization Opportunities in Real Estate

In this episode of Latham in Focus, New York partner Michael Haas discusses recapitalization in real estate and how it presents opportunities for investors in distressed assets to find liquidity, preserve equity, or increase debt capacity, and provides opportunities for new investors to join with existing sponsors.

Latham in Focus: Energy & Infrastructure — Navigating the FCPA Enforcement Pause

In this episode of Latham in Focus, Daniel Dominguez, Local Co-Chair of the Litigation & Trial Department in the Washington, D.C. office, discusses the implications of the US government’s pause on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement for energy and infrastructure companies, and offers strategies for preparing for potential regulatory changes.

Latham in Focus: Energy & Infrastructure — Investing in Europe’s Data Center Boom

In this episode of Latham in Focus, Alexander “Stefan” Rieger, Regional Chair of the Corporate Department in Continental Europe, outlines key considerations for investors entering Europe’s data center market and highlights major investment opportunities in the region.

Latham in Focus: Energy & Infrastructure — What’s New in Energy Debt Finance?

In this edition of Latham in Focus, Houston partner Craig Kornreich takes stock of the trends in energy debt finance, ranging from the growing list of sources of capital to the enhanced ability to pivot between products such as cash flow, asset-based lending, private credit, and bridge debt.

Latham in Focus: Energy & Infrastructure — Transfer Bridge Loans

In this episode of Latham in Focus, partner Kelly Cataldo explains how transfer bridge loan (TRABL) facilities can bridge capital needs during construction and before payment for tax credits, as well as certain emerging terms as the market develops.

Latham in Focus: Emerging Companies & Growth — Growth vs. Traditional Financings

In this edition of Latham in Focus, Houston counsel Benjamin Gelfand walks through how growth companies’ focus on market share before profitability affects financing structures, and how the array of products available to lenders differ from traditional financings.

The Book of Jargon Series – Word of the Day®

The Book of Jargon® is a series of practice area and industry-specific glossaries published by Latham & Watkins.

Book of Jargon Master Limited Partnerships
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Book of Jargon Real Estate & REITs
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High Splits

The Book of Jargon® – Master Limited Partnerships

when the holder of the Incentive Distribution Rights (often the General Partner) is receiving distributions at the highest marginal percentage (typically 48 percent, exclusive of the General Partner Interest), it is sometimes said that the holder is “in the high splits.” See Incentive Distribution Rights.

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Abstract

The Book of Jargon® – Real Estate & REITs

a document showing the Encumbrances and Liens associated with a certain Property. The Abstract includes the names of all the Property owners and documents that affect the Property, such as Mortgages, Deeds, Covenants, restrictions, Property taxes, and the like.

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R-squared

The Book of Jargon® – Hedge Funds

a measure of how a Hedge Fund's returns are correlated compared to the broader market. Zero (0) indicates no correlation; one (1) indicates perfect correlation; minus-1 indicates a perfect inverse correlation.

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Active Learning (or Continuous Active Learning)

The Book of Jargon® – eDiscovery

a type of machine learning in which an algorithm analyzes a document reviewer’s Coding decisions to predict and rank Coding outcomes for unreviewed data. A form of AI, Active Learning also efficiently sorts, prioritizes, and codes unreviewed data. Basically, Active Learning is lawyers leading machines and machines leading lawyers.

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Wins Per Day

The Book of Jargon® – Real Estate & REITs

the theoretical number of wins per unit per day on a gaming machine.

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In each episode of Connected With Latham, we discuss ideas, developments, and trends shaping the global economy.

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