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In today's mid-market, collateral is a dynamic, actively managed asset that can generate liquidity, reduce funding costs, unlock liability management options, and — in the wrong hands — erode a creditor's recovery without a single covenant being breached. Collateral enhancement has become a strategic imperative for borrowers, lenders, and specialty finance providers alike. It has also become a restructuring tool of the first order — one that skilled debt advisers and lawyers are increasingly deploying to shape outcomes that would previously have required formal insolvency proceedings. 

On September 1, 2026, Crowell & Moring's Charbel M. Maakaron, Catherine Martinez, and Ahmad El Lakkis published a Practical Law UK Practice Note titled Lending to a Company in Qatar: Regulatory Issues. In the note, the authors discuss the principal legal and regulatory issues foreign lenders should consider in cross-border financings involving Qatar-based companies, including sanctions, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws, currency exchange controls, licensing considerations, security and guarantees, enforcement, insolvency, and local compliance requirements. The note also highlights core considerations for lenders when structuring and documenting these transactions in Qatar.To read the full article, click here. For questions about cross-border lending transactions and related regulatory considerations in Qatar, please contact Charbel M. Maakaron, Catherine Martinez, and Ahmad El Lakkis.

On September 1, 2026, Crowell & Moring's Charbel M. Maakaron, Catherine Martinez, and Ahmad El Lakkis published a Practical Law UK Practice Note titled Lending to a Company in Qatar: Signing and Closing a Corporate Loan Transaction. In the note, the authors examine the key practical steps involved in signing and closing cross-border loan transactions involving Qatar-based obligors, including signing arrangements, execution formalities, electronic signatures, notarization, translations, public registry searches, conditions precedent, and filing and registration requirements. The note also outlines core actions parties should take to help ensure a smooth and effective closing process. To read the full article, click here. For questions about signing and closing loan transactions involving Qatar-based companies, please contact Charbel M. Maakaron, Catherine Martinez, and Ahmad El Lakkis.