mojtaba Eshraghi Arani
Abstract
Financiers usually enjoy various security devices for guarantee of the repayment of the principal and interest, among them one which is very prevalent, in particular in unsecured finance, is “negative pledge covenant”, according to which the borrower promises not to encumber his assets in ...
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Financiers usually enjoy various security devices for guarantee of the repayment of the principal and interest, among them one which is very prevalent, in particular in unsecured finance, is “negative pledge covenant”, according to which the borrower promises not to encumber his assets in favor of any other creditor. This clause purports to protect the financier, who is unsecured, vis-à-vis other creditors of the borrower, who have priority, upon enforcement of his claim out of the borrower's assets. Although this clause, which has various kinds, is basically binding inter partes, in some types, the so-called “affirmative negative pledges” might lead to security interests. The negative pledge clause is popular in corporate finance and not only the validity of this clause, but also its default remedies –in particular against third party creditors who have gained the security interests in borrower’ assets- would be rather illusory under Iranian law. The definition, legal nature, validity and default remedies of negative pledge clause are among the main issues which are examined elaborately in this article with a comparative study of English and Iranian law.
Gholam nabi Fayzi chekab; ALI Darzi
Volume 2, Issue 6 , February 2015, , Pages 109-137
Abstract
In the business world, one of the most important issues is how to provide finance for business enterprises. Factoring as one of the common ways of financing through account receivable is used to finance small and medium enterprises. Financing through factoring occurs in the form of a contract between ...
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In the business world, one of the most important issues is how to provide finance for business enterprises. Factoring as one of the common ways of financing through account receivable is used to finance small and medium enterprises. Financing through factoring occurs in the form of a contract between the seller and the factor, and it is based on transfer of debt. By concluding the aforesaid contract, two groups of people are affected. The first group includes the seller and the factor, that is, as a result of the aforesaid contract, a direct contractual relationship is created between them. Their agreement is the primary element in determining their rights and obligations. The second group includes third parties who have no contractual relationship with the factor and the seller. This group consists of debtor who is directly involved in the execution of the contract and third parties other than the debtor like seller’s creditors and subsequent transferees of the same accounts receivable who not are involved directly.
