Asset Based Financing
We are committed to building strong and trusted relationships with you at every level, and we recognise the importance of these relationships. We are proud that many of our asset-based financing clients have worked with us for over 15 years.
Our asset-based financing teams focus on receivables and inventory finance and structured trade finance, with a particular emphasis on oil and gas-related financings. The blend of skills and the breadth of experience of our partners, coupled with our extensive European coverage through the CMS network, enable us to provide a cost-effective yet highly specialised service to our clients. We thrive on complex multi-jurisdictional transactions.
CMS’ depth of resource reflects our commitment to asset-based financing clients.
We have a team of over 30 asset-based financing lawyers across the world, with experience of a range of asset-based financing techniques, including: invoice-discounting, factoring and other debt; purchase facilities; lending against security over receivables, inventory and plant and equipment; supplier and vendor financing; and structured trade finance.
Our network of CMS offices across Europe and the rest of the world gives us unequalled resources to advise clients on the international asset-based financing deals they are doing.
We advise banks, insurance companies, private equity funds and sponsors; alternative lenders and funders; invoice discounters and factors; and borrowers/customers on asset-based financing transactions.
We also assist our clients with developing new products, and applying asset-based financing techniques in emerging sectors and original ways, including: retail; private equity; growth finance; debt restructuring and recovery; supply chain financing; and balance sheet management.
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Regulatory News
See allHMT: Joint EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum
HMT has published a note of the meeting held on 11 March 2026. Topics included: policy and macroeconomic/financial stability outlooks; banking; digital finance; markets reform, and sustainable finance.
FCA: UK MiFID transparency calculations
FCA has updated its webpage with the latest results of the annual transparency calculations for equity and equity-like instruments for the UK.
FCA: Board minutes
FCA has now published the minutes of its 29 January 2026 board meeting. It is stated that “the Board observed the positive outcomes achieved by driving change through outcomes-focused supervisory activity rather than relying solely on rules”.
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The National Savings (Amendment) Regulations 2026/266
The SI amends the National Savings Regulations 2015 to recognise the new entry age of 18 and omits s 25(7) of the Regulations governing the number of ISAs to be opened in any financial year. (Date in force:: 6 April 2026)
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The Individual Savings Account (Amendment) Regulations 2026/248
The SA amends the Individual Savings Account Regulations 1998 to deliver the Government’s decision to allow LTAFs to be qualifying investments for a stocks and shares ISA. It also delivers the Government’s decision that cryptoasset exchange traded notes (cETNs) are to be qualifying investments for an Innovative Finance ISA. (Date in force: 6 April 2026)
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