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Default / Event of Default

An Event of Default is one of the events listed in clause 19, and it lets the lenders accelerate. A Default is wider: it also covers an event that will become an Event of Default after a grace period or a notice. Any Default stops new loans. Definition: Default · Chapter 5 · Chapter 10

Explained in Chapter 5, Anatomy of a Facility Agreement, of Finance Deals & Syndicated Lending.

How it comes up, in Chapter 5
A Default is wider. It also covers an event that will become an Event of Default after a grace period, a notice or a decision.
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As defined in the training facility agreement
an Event of Default, or any event or circumstance which would (with the expiry of a grace period, the giving of notice, or the making of any determination under the Finance Documents, or any combination of them) be an Event of Default;
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