The accurate delineation of the actual transaction indicates that the enhancement of Company D’s credit standing from A to AAA is attributable to a deliberate concerted group action, i.e. the guarantee provided by Company M. Company D would be expected to be willing to pay an arm’s length guarantee fee to Company M for the provision of the explicit guarantee since Company D is better off than in the absence of the guarantee ... Read more

Consider the same fact pattern as described in Example 1, but in this case assume that under the guidance in Section D.2, comparable uncontrolled transactions can be identified showing that the arm’s length price of a comparable guarantee would be in the range of 1% to 1.5% ... Read more

The accurate delineation of the actual transaction indicates that the enhancement of Company D’s credit standing from A to AAA is attributable to a deliberate concerted group action, i.e. the guarantee provided by Company M. Company D would be expected to be willing to pay an arm’s length guarantee fee to Company M for the provision of the explicit guarantee since Company D is better off than in the absence of the guarantee ... Read more

Consider the same fact pattern as described in Example 1, but in this case assume that under the guidance in Section D.2, comparable uncontrolled transactions can be identified showing that the arm’s length price of a comparable guarantee would be in the range of 1% to 1.5% ... Read more