Name of Document | Formats | Date Revised | Markup |
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Name of DocumentREF Term Sheet for Multiproperty Investment Transactions | FormatsWord | Date Revised20/03/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentREF Term Sheet for Euro Term Facility Agreement (German law, German language) | FormatsWord | Date Revised20/03/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentREF Term Sheet for Development Transactions | FormatsWord | Date Revised20/03/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentREF Term Sheet for Euro Term Facility Agreement (German law, English language) | FormatsWord | Date Revised20/03/2020 | MarkupPDF |
LMA documentation is produced after extensive consultation with leading loan practitioners and law firms so as to represent an agreed common view of documentation structures
Documents & Guidelines
We endeavour to keep our documentation under constant review to ensure that it continues to meet the aims and needs of the primary and secondary loan markets.
Our documentation is produced after extensive consultation with leading loan practitioners and law firms so as to represent an agreed common view of documentation structures. Standardisation of the "boiler plate" areas of the documents allows lenders and borrowers to focus on the more important commercial aspects of individual transactions.
We are widely regarded as the body that establishes guidelines for the EMEA syndicated loan market. These are, by their nature, wide-ranging and relate to both primary and secondary markets.

The LMA publishes revised Secondary Terms and Conditions and Secondary Confidentiality Letters (21 December 2020)
We have published revised Terms and Conditions incorporating a bail-in clause (which is based on the LMA recommended form of bail-in clause). Additionally, we have published revised forms of Secondary Confidentiality Letters which also now include a bail-in clause. These will apply to all trades entered into on or after 1st January 2021.
The LMA publishes new and updated documents on LIBOR transition (23 November 2020)
We published a Revised exposure draft rate switch facility agreement (lookback without observation shift); new exposure draft rate switch facility agreement (lookback with observation shift); revised commentary relating to rate switch facility agreements; term sheet for rate switch facility agreements; and RFR terms for use with supplement to revised replacement of screen rate language.
The LMA publishes Consolidated and Updated Note on Brexit documentary implications and two EU legislative references destination tables (18 November 2020)
We published a note entitled "Documentary implications of the end of the Brexit transition period for LMA facility Documentation" ("Brexit Note") which consolidates and updates the earlier Brexit notes published in September 2016 and April 2019, as well as two EU legislative references destination tables.
Documents Index
- Issues and Guidance
- LIBOR Transition
- Investment Grade
- Leveraged - Senior/Mezzanine
- Leveraged/High Yield
- Real Estate Finance
- Leveraged - Super Senior/Senior
- Schuldscheindarlehen
- Private Placement
- Commodity Finance
- Export Finance
- Developing Markets
- South African Law Investment Grade
- Local African Law
- French Law Investment Grade
- German Law Investment Grade
- Spanish Law Investment Grade
- Green & Sustainable Finance
- Release & Reliance Letters
- Secondary Debt Trading
- Restructuring
- Bail-in Clause
- General
- Brexit
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Guidance
Name of Document | Formats | Date Revised | Markup |
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Name of DocumentUser Guide to Real Estate Finance Multiproperty Investment Facility Agreement | FormatsPDF | Date Revised21/12/2018 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentUser Guide to Real Estate Finance Development Facility Agreement | FormatsPDF | Date Revised21/12/2018 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentUsers Guide to the German Law version of form of Facility Agreement for use in Real Estate Finance Multiproperty Investment Transactions | FormatsPDF | Date Revised26/08/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentUsers Guide to the German Law (German language) version of form of Facility Agreement for use in Real Estate Finance Multiproperty Investment Transactions | FormatsPDF | Date Revised26/08/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Facility Agreements
Name of Document | Formats | Date Revised | Markup |
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Name of DocumentREF Financial Covenant Cure Rider | FormatsWord | Date Revised21/12/2018 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentDomestic Benchmark Slot-in Schedules | FormatsWord | Date Revised28/02/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentSingle Currency Term Facility Agreement for Real Estate Finance Multiproperty Investment Transactions | FormatsWord | Date Revised01/07/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentSingle Currency Term Facility Agreement for Real Estate Finance Development Transactions | FormatsWord | Date Revised01/07/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentEuro Term Facility Agreement for Real Estate Finance Multiproperty Investment Transactions (German Language, German Law Version) | FormatsWord | Date Revised26/08/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentEuro Term Facility Agreement For Real Estate Finance Multiproperty Investment Transactions (English Language, German Law Version) | FormatsWord | Date Revised26/08/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Guidance
Name of Document | Formats | Date Revised | Markup |
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Name of DocumentSenior/Mezzanine Facility Agreement Drafting Guide for Real Estate Finance Transactions | FormatsPDF | Date Revised20/03/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Facility Agreements
Name of Document | Formats | Date Revised | Markup |
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Name of DocumentREF Financial Covenant Cure Rider | FormatsWord | Date Revised21/12/2018 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentDomestic Benchmark Slot-in Schedules | FormatsWord | Date Revised28/02/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentLMA Senior Single Currency Term Facility Agreement for Real Estate Finance Multiproperty Investment Transactions | FormatsWord | Date Revised20/03/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentMark-up of the new Senior Single Currency Term Facility Agreement for Real Estate Finance Multiproperty Investment Transactions as against the Single Currency Term Facility Agreement for Real Estate Finance Multiproperty Investment Transactions | FormatsPDF | Date Revised20/03/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Guidance
Name of Document | Formats | Date Revised | Markup |
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Name of DocumentLMA Intercreditor User Guide for Real Estate Finance Transactions | FormatsPDF | Date Revised21/12/2018 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentLMA Intercreditor User Guide for Real Estate Finance Transactions (contractual subordination only) | FormatsPDF | Date Revised21/12/2018 | MarkupPDF |
Documentation
Name of Document | Formats | Date Revised | Markup |
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Name of DocumentLMA Intercreditor Agreement for Real Estate Finance Transactions | FormatsWord | Date Revised20/03/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentLMA Intercreditor Agreement for Real Estate Finance Transactions (contractual subordination only) | FormatsWord | Date Revised20/03/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Guidance
Name of Document | Formats | Date Revised | Markup |
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Name of DocumentUser Guide for Insurance Broker Letter | FormatsPDF | Date Revised21/12/2018 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentUser Guide - LMA REF Investment Security Agreement | FormatsPDF | Date Revised21/12/2018 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentUser Guide LMA REF Development Security Agreement | FormatsPDF | Date Revised01/07/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentUser Guide LMA REF Shareholder Security Agreement | FormatsPDF | Date Revised01/07/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentGuidance on the application of the Green Loan Principles in the real estate finance (REF) lending context – Retrofit projects | FormatsPDF | Date Revised13/11/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentGuidance on the application of the Green Loan Principles in the real estate finance (REF) investment lending context – Green buildings | FormatsPDF | Date Revised13/11/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Documentation
Name of Document | Formats | Date Revised | Markup |
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Name of DocumentLMA Insurance Broker Letter | FormatsWord | Date Revised21/12/2018 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentLMA REF Investment Security Agreement | FormatsWord | Date Revised01/07/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentLMA REF Shareholder Security Agreement | FormatsWord | Date Revised01/07/2020 | MarkupPDF |
Name of DocumentLMA REF Development Security Agreement | FormatsWord | Date Revised02/07/2020 | MarkupPDF |
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In relation to recommended form documents, members are responsible for ensuring that the precise form and content of the documentation for a particular transaction is appropriate. Members should therefore satisfy themselves that the documents and any modifications to them are appropriate in the circumstances and the economic intentions of the parties.
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Update to LMA Data Protection Privacy Notice (19 October 2020)
We have updated our Data Protection Privacy Notice to clarify the service providers to whom the LMA can disclose personal data to (e.g. professional advisers).
A copy of the full LMA Data Protection Privacy Notice can be accessed here. This contains information about how we process and use your data and the rights that you have in respect of your personal data.
Member Alert - Unauthorised activity on LMA website (15 September 2020)
The LMA has recently become aware of unauthorised activity on an archived copy of its website, which it is in the process of investigating. We understand that names and email addresses of members have been accessed, but not passwords which were protected by encryption, or any other personal data.
As a precautionary measure, we would advise that members change their LMA password and passwords on any sites where they use the same password as for their members' LMA log-in.