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Understanding NDAs – third party disclosure

Understanding NDAs: Sharing Confidential Information with Third Parties

NDAs often allow disclosure to “Representatives” — but the details matter. Here’s what to watch out for when you need to share information with advisers, financiers or affiliates.

Understanding NDAs – definition of confidential information

Understanding NDAs: What “Confidential Information” Really Covers

Definitions can be too narrow (leaving gaps) or too broad (creating operational risk). A practical checklist of what both sides should consider when drafting or reviewing an NDA.

Understanding NDAs – recipient obligations

Understanding NDAs: The Recipient’s Core Confidentiality Obligations

What “keep confidential” means in practice: permitted use, safeguarding, onward disclosure, and handling of information. Key points recipients should check before signing.

Understanding NDAs – non-solicitation clause

Understanding NDAs: Non-Solicitation for Directors, Officers & Employees

NDAs sometimes include non-solicitation / no-hire language. Here’s how to spot unintended hiring restrictions and negotiate a proportionate approach.

Hotel financing – 3 deal-defining clause clusters (LMA term loan)

Hotel Financing (LMA Term Loan): 3 Deal-Defining Clause Clusters

Hotel financings are not “standard” real estate loans. In Germany and international bank clubs, the deal is often decided by cash control, covenant mechanics and operator/brand provisions.

Hotel financing mini-case – Germany managed hotel term loan

Mini-Case: Germany Managed Hotel Term Loan — What Really Drives the Mark-Up

A short anonymised mini-case showing how first drafts can create operational friction — and what a market-standard borrower/lender compromise looks like in practice.

Pragmatismus, Nutzerfreundlichkeit und Risikoorientierung in Regulierung und Verwaltung

Vom Ticketautomaten bis zum Rathaus: Wie Deutschlands Perfektionsdrang uns manchmal ausbremst

Warum „perfekte“ Prozesse oft Reibung erzeugen – und weshalb Deutschland eine neue Zeitenwende braucht: pragmatischer, nutzerfreundlicher und risikobasierter.

Springing cash traps in German and European managed hotel financings

Springing Cash Traps That Protect Lenders - Without Killing Operations

Ein praxisnaher Beitrag dazu, wie springende Cash Traps in Hotel-Finanzierungen Kreditgeber schützen können, ohne den laufenden Hotelbetrieb unnötig zu stören.

FF&E reserve in managed hotel financing

The FF&E Reserve Is Not a Rainy-Day Fund

Warum FF&E-Reserven kein frei verfügbares Polster sind, sondern ein zentrales Instrument, um ein gemanagtes Hotel wettbewerbsfähig, markenkonform und finanzierbar zu halten.

Direct Agreement in managed hotel financing

The Direct Agreement — Why the Most Important Document Is Often the Last One Negotiated

Warum das Direct Agreement in einer gemanagten Hotel-Finanzierung oft der entscheidende Schutzmechanismus ist — und weshalb späte Verhandlungen wichtige Rechte kosten können.

Performance tests in managed hotel financing

Performance Tests — When an Operational Metric Becomes a Credit Event

Ein praxisnaher Beitrag dazu, warum Performance Tests unter dem HMA nicht nur operative Kennzahlen sind, sondern echte Finanzierungsthemen mit Auswirkungen auf Covenants und Betreiberwechsel.


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