CMBS

  • CMBS unit moves to sole ownership

    Walker & Dunlop is to take full ownership of Walker & Dunlop Commercial Property Funding (WDCPF), its CMBS lending platform. Bob Restrick will join WDCPF as ceo.

    Restrick has 25 years of experience in CMBS, having most recently served as md at Annaly Capital Management. WDCPF was formerly a joint venture between Walker & Dunlop and a fund managed by .......

    Job Swaps 12 January 2016

  • Real estate firm adds CMBS vet

    Greystone has appointed Gregory Forester as md to lead its newly-formed hospitality-focused lending and investing practice. His initial focus will be on CMBS fixed- and floating-rate financing.

    Forester has more than 28 years of experience in debt transactions originated for balance sheet, CMBS and loan syndication executions and was most recently commercial leader and md for GE Capital Real Estate's .......

    Job Swaps 12 January 2016

  • European property platform boosted

    HIG Capital has added Graham Emmett to its real estate team. He joins as md and will be based in London.

    Emmett was most recently an investment partner in Cheyne Capital's real estate division. He has also worked at firms such as ICG Longbow and was head of the European mezzanine debt investments team for Goldman Sachs' special situations group .......

    Job Swaps 12 January 2016

  • Ground lease protections revisited

    Moody's says that prudent ground lease lenders include two key provisions in mortgage loan documentation - a robust new lease clause and terms ensuring the superiority of the ground lease to fee mortgages. The agency notes that although the vast majority of ground leases contain such provisions, many do not have fully credit-neutral versions of these lender protections.

    Unlike a .......

    News Round-up 12 January 2016

  • Euro secondary seeks change

    The European securitisation secondary market is still stable and fairly quiet, but that could change quickly.

    "The market remains stable as it has been for the last week despite broader market volatility," says one trader. "Not a lot went on yesterday even though the wider market was calm."

    However, the trader continues: "Secondary market tone feels constructive and while wider volatility means .......

    SCIWire 12 January 2016

  • CBRE Dutch team bolstered

    CBRE had hired Aart Visser as associate director in its Netherlands debt and structured finance team. He joins from Berlin Hyp, where he was commercial manager in real estate finance, responsible for sourcing and structuring CRE loans in a range between €20m and €200m.

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    Job Swaps 11 January 2016

  • SEC punishes insider trading

    The US SEC has prohibited Steven Cohen from supervising funds that manage outside money until 2018 in order to settle charges that he failed to supervise a portfolio manager who engaged in insider trading while employed at his firm. Cohen's family office firms will also be subject to SEC examinations and must retain an independent consultant to review their activities.

    Job Swaps 11 January 2016

  • Hotels drive delinquency improvement

    US CMBS delinquencies finished 2015 down by 17% by balance from year-end 2014, according to Fitch's latest index results for the sector. The overall delinquency rate stood at 4.02% for the year, lower by 14bp from the previous month and by 60bp from a year ago. This is the lowest level seen since October 2009.

    CMBS delinquencies finished 2015 at .......

    News Round-up 11 January 2016

  • Euro secondary solid

    Last week closed on a solid note in the European securitisation secondary market.

    Secondary spreads were once again firm across the board on Friday, though volumes were lower than previous sessions. Prime and peripheral assets remain in the foreground.

    For the former, focus is primarily on shorter tenors, but levels have held up across the sector more widely. Meanwhile, peripherals .......

    SCIWire 11 January 2016

  • NPL pro recruited

    Crayhill Capital Management has appointed Thomas Wickwire as md in its New York office. He will serve as a key member of the firm's investment team and help source, underwrite, structure, manage and exit asset-based investment opportunities, particularly in the real asset space. Specifically, he is tasked with identifying mispriced opportunities with attractive fundamental, regulatory or technical dynamics.

    Wickwire brings .......

    Job Swaps 8 January 2016

  • CMLT 2008-LS1 liquidations progress

    Based on its monthly review of the CMLT 2008-LS1 CMBS, KBRA notes that four REO assets underlying the transaction were up for bid in online auctions in December, three of which sold and one failed to trade. A total of 28 assets securing the transaction have now been auctioned since September.

    These assets include 26 REO properties and two specially .......

    News Round-up 8 January 2016

  • Pay-offs hit 12-month low

    The percentage of US CMBS loans paying off on their balloon date fell sharply in December, posting their lowest reading since December 2014, according to Trepp. Last month's reading is 52.1%, over 20 points below the November number and well below the 12-month moving average of 68.3%.

    By loan count as opposed to balance, 66.2% of loans paid off in .......

    News Round-up 8 January 2016

  • Euro secondary still insulated

    The European securitisation secondary market continues to remain insulated from broader market volatility and has seen a boost in activity.

    Yesterday ended up being a busy day across asset classes with focus, as expected, surrounding the large number of BWICs. Secondary market tone remained firm as the BWIC supply was readily absorbed and spreads generally held up.

    In particular, prime .......

    SCIWire 8 January 2016

  • Trading head replaced

    Jim Buccola has taken over the responsibilities of CMBS and CLO trading for Credit Suisse, following the departure of previous head Chris Callahan. Buccola's role expands from his current role as head of private mortgage trading for the bank.

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    Job Swaps 8 January 2016

  • Annaly beefs up

    Annaly Capital Management has promoted five senior officers, added three to its management team and expanded its operating committee.

    The promotions include the appointment of David Finkelstein as cio, agency and RMBS. He is also a member of Annaly's operating committee.

    Timothy Coffey has been promoted to chief credit officer, overseeing the expanded risk management team for Annaly's three investment .......

    Job Swaps 8 January 2016

  • Underwriting tool offered

    CrediFi Corp has launched what it describes as an end-to-end CMBS solution that provides valuable insights into deals and their performance. Dubbed CrediFi CMBS Suite, the tool is designed to help lenders discover more lending opportunities across CMBS and non-securitised loans.

    The CMBS Suite platform provides users with property details, comparables and built-in mapping technology, enabling more informed and fluid .......

    News Round-up 7 January 2016

  • DCM duo drafted in

    Cantor Fitzgerald has appointed Kevin Reynolds and Timothy Swift to lead its debt capital markets origination team. The pair join from Cowen and Company.

    Reynolds joins as md and will be responsible for bringing new issue debt products and developing a distribution-driven banking and financing practice for corporate issuers. He was head of capital markets origination at Cowen and has .......

    Job Swaps 7 January 2016

  • Distressed debt vet enlisted

    Cerberus Capital Management has appointed David Abrams as senior md of Cerberus UK Advisors. He will be based in London and focus on unique and compelling distressed opportunities in emerging markets, Europe and other sectors of interest.

    Abrams was most recently at Apollo Management, where he was the managing partner of the Apollo European Principal Finance Funds franchise. He has .......

    Job Swaps 7 January 2016

  • EM credit team spins off

    Argentem Creek Partners has completed a management buyout from Black River Asset Management. Argentem Creek is staffed by Black River's former emerging markets credit investment team and will focus on serving institutional investors.

    The new entity is employee-owned and led by ceo and cio Daniel Chapman, president and coo Charles Friedberg and global head of business development Angela Samfilippo Gorder. .......

    Job Swaps 7 January 2016

  • Macy's exposure gauged

    Macy's has announced 36 new store closures as part of a cost-reduction plan. Morgan Stanley CMBS strategists identify 10 loans totalling US$501m across 11 CMBS that have exposure to the closures.

    The largest loan by allocated balance with exposure is the US$79.3m Valley Mall, securitised in JPMCC 2006-LDP6. Four of the loans with exposure - totalling US$142m - are securitised .......

    News Round-up 7 January 2016

  • Euro secondary picks up

    After a lull for a holiday in many European jurisdictions yesterday, the European securitisation secondary market is picking up again today, at least in terms of BWICs.

    "We saw a pick-up in activity on Tuesday, but it slowed again yesterday as a lot of people were away," says one trader. "I expect flows to remain fairly quiet overall today as .......

    SCIWire 7 January 2016
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