Market Moves

  • Defence Bank debuts Aussie RMBS

    Sector developments and company hires

    Defence Bank debuts Aussie RMBS
    Defence Bank (DBL) is prepping its inaugural public Australian prime RMBS, the A$300m DBL Funding Trust No. 1 Salute Series 2021-1. DBL provides financial products and services to members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), as well as the broader community.

    DBL is one of three lenders selected to provide home loans to ADF .......

    Market Moves 15 March 2021

  • BDC fair value assessed

    Sector developments and company hires

    BDC fair value assessed
    On the back of tightening BDC spreads and growing investor interest, JPMorgan CLO research analysts have published a report aiming to assess fair value in the sector. In addition, they compare BDCs to their closest relative – middle market CLOs.  

    “Differentiating between BDCs is a challenge; thus, we used attachment points as a reference point .......

    Market Moves 11 March 2021

  • ESG engagement underway

    Sector developments and company hires

    ESG engagement underway
    All EU-based open-ended funds managed by Leadenhall Capital Partners have been categorised as being investment products that promote environmental and social characteristics in accordance with the criteria recently set out in Article 8 of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The firm says it has committed to embed ESG considerations in its investment process for a .......

    Market Moves 10 March 2021

  • Asset and liability origination tie-up agreed

    Sector developments and company hires

    Asset and liability origination tie-up agreed
    Apollo and Athene have entered into a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction that implies a total equity value of approximately US$11bn for Athene. Upon closing of the merger, current Apollo shareholders will own approximately 76% of the combined company on a fully diluted basis and Athene shareholders will own approximately 24%.

    Market Moves 9 March 2021

  • Loyalty programme financing prepped

    Sector developments and company hires

    Loyalty programme financing prepped
    American Airlines is prepping an unusual US$7.5bn secured financing backed by license-payment obligations from American and cashflow generated by the AAdvantage Loyalty programme. AAdvantage Loyalty IP is an SPV incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and has a maximum programme capacity of US$10bn.

    As part of the financing structure, the intellectual property (IP) .......

    Market Moves 8 March 2021

  • Libor announcements to 'accelerate' transition

    Sector developments and company hires

    Libor announcements to ‘accelerate’ transition
    The UK FCA has confirmed that all Libor settings will either cease to be provided by any administrator or no longer be representative immediately after 31 December 2021 - in the case of all sterling, euro, Swiss franc and Japanese yen settings, as well as the one-week and two-month US dollar settings – and immediately .......

    Market Moves 5 March 2021

  • General QM delay proposed

    Sector developments and company hires

    General QM delay proposed
    The CFPB has released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to delay the mandatory compliance date of the General Qualified Mortgage (QM) final rule from 1 July 2021 to 1 October 2022 (SCI 24 February). The CFPB is proposing to extend the compliance date to ensure homeowners struggling with the financial impacts of the Covid-19 .......

    Market Moves 4 March 2021

  • UKAR pair preplaced

    Sector developments and company hires

    UKAR pair preplaced
    Citi has preplaced a pair of UK non-conforming RMBS backed by a portfolio it acquired from UKAR. The transactions – the £2.898bn Jupiter Mortgage No. 1 and the £1.559bn Stratton Mortgage Funding 2021-2 - securitise a pool of first-lien owner-occupied and buy-to-let loans originated by NRAM, GMAC-RFC, Mortgage Express, Kensington, Keystone Property Finance, Bradford & Bingley, Legal .......

    Market Moves 26 February 2021

  • Injunction sought over Blue Owl combination

    Sector developments and company hires

    Injunction sought over Blue Owl combination
    Golub Capital Partners, one of 17 partner managers in the Dyal Capital Partners IV fund, has brought a lawsuit against the fund, Neuberger Berman Group (NBG) and NB Alternatives Advisers, seeking an injunction against the Blue Owl transaction (SCI 4 December 2020). Sixth Street previously filed a lawsuit against the Dyal Capital Partners .......

    Market Moves 25 February 2021

  • QM final rules revisit mulled

    Sector developments and company hires

    QM final rules revisit mulled
    The CFPB is considering whether to initiate a rulemaking to revisit the Seasoned QM Final Rule. If the bureau decides to do so, it expects that it will consider in that rulemaking whether any potential final rule revoking or amending the Seasoned QM Final Rule should affect covered transactions for which an application was received .......

    Market Moves 24 February 2021

  • Fintech lender hires SRT pro

    Sector developments and company hires

    Fintech lender hires SRT pro
    European consumer credit platform auxmoney has appointed Boudewijn Dierick md of auxmoney Investments, a newly established investment arm of the company based in Dublin. Reporting to auxmoney cfo Daniel Drummer, Dierick will lead the local operations and drive the expansion of auxmoney’s international capital markets footprint.

    He joins from BNP Paribas, where he was .......

    Market Moves 23 February 2021

  • Irish NPE portfolio offloaded

    Sector developments and company hires

    Irish NPE portfolio offloaded
    AIB Group is set to sell a non-performing loan portfolio in long-term default to Mars Capital Finance Ireland as part of a consortium arrangement with Mars and affiliates of Apollo Global Management. At completion, AIB will receive a cash consideration of approximately €400m.

    As at September 2020, the loan portfolio had a gross NPE value .......

    Market Moves 22 February 2021

  • Small balance UK CMBS prepped

    Sector developments and company hires

    Small balance UK CMBS prepped
    Together Commercial Financial Services is marketing an unusual securitisation backed by small balance commercial assets. Dubbed Together Asset Backed Securitisation 2021-CRE1 (TABS 2021-CRE1), the £328.8m transaction is backed by 1,482 loans provided to 1,399 borrowers.

    The average outstanding principal balance per borrower is £235,020 and approximately 41.9% of the underlying properties are either fully .......

    Market Moves 19 February 2021

  • 'Unique' CLN deal readied

    Sector developments and company hires

    ‘Unique’ CLN deal readied
    JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPMCB) is prepping the debut CLN issuance from the JPMorgan Wealth Management Mortgage (JPMWM) platform to transfer credit risk to noteholders through a hypothetical tranched CDS on a reference pool of mortgages. Dubbed JP Morgan Wealth Management Reference Notes Series 2021-CL1, principal payments on the notes are based on the performance of a US$2.36bn .......

    Market Moves 17 February 2021

  • Maritime financing facility agreed

    Sector developments and company hires

    Maritime financing facility agreed
    Maritime and offshore alternative capital provider Fleetscape Capital has entered into an innovative financing structure with Macquarie that provides a more efficient offer to vessel owners seeking higher leverage situations. The structure utilises securitisation principles and enables Fleetscape to provide sale-and-leaseback or unitranche financing on competitive terms. Coupled with Fleetscape’s transaction execution capabilities and streamlined documentation, the .......

    Market Moves 16 February 2021

  • MBIA litigation settled

    Sector developments and company hires

    MBIA litigation settled
    MBIA Insurance Corporation has entered into an agreement to settle the litigation it filed in 2009 against Credit Suisse and certain affiliated entities (SCI passim). The settlement follows a post-trial decision by the Court awarding MBIA Corp approximately US$604m in damages and, pursuant to the settlement, Credit Suisse has paid MBIA Corp US$600m.

    This amount materially .......

    Market Moves 15 February 2021

  • UKML tender offers mooted

    Sector developments and company hires

    UKML tender offers mooted
    Coventry Building Society subsidiary Godiva Mortgages is set to purchase from UK Mortgages Corporate Funding two buy-to-let mortgage portfolios originated by Godiva and currently financed within the Cornhill No. 6 and Malt Hill No. 2 RMBS vehicles. Subject to successful completion, the timing of these sales is expected to coincide with the transactions’ payment dates in .......

    Market Moves 12 February 2021

  • EIF supports impact lending platform

    Sector developments and company hires

    EIF supports impact lending platform
    Tikehau Capital has completed the first closing for its private debt impact lending investment platform, raising circa €100m from the EIF - backed by the European Commission’s Investment Plan for Europe - as anchor investor, alongside other key institutional investors. Tikehau Capital intends to contribute to a sustainable European economy while providing investors with competitive .......

    Market Moves 11 February 2021

  • UK industrial CMBS prepped

    Sector developments and company hires

    UK industrial CMBS prepped
    Bank of America is in the market with a £340.1m CMBS sponsored by Blackstone. Dubbed Taurus 2021-1 UK, the transaction is backed by a two-year floating rate loan (with three one-year extension options) secured by the borrower’s interests in 45 industrial assets across the UK totalling 4.1 million square-foot of floor area.

    The largest asset .......

    Market Moves 10 February 2021

  • Special situations strategy launched

    Sector developments and company hires

    Special situations strategy launched
    Bardin Hill Investment Partners has announced the final close of the Bardin Hill Opportunistic Credit Fund and a parallel side-car vehicle, with total commitments of approximately US$600m. The firm’s flagship closed-end strategy received backing from new institutional investors globally, as well as from existing Bardin Hill clients.

    The strategy identifies and executes on stressed, distressed, .......

    Market Moves 9 February 2021

  • NPL SRT agreement inked

    Sector developments and company hires

    NPL SRT agreement inked
    Hoist Finance has signed a co-operation agreement with Magnetar Capital that provides for new portfolio investments on a pan-European level and will create a framework for future purchases in the current regulatory environment. The aim is to make securitisation an integral part of a sustainable business model for Hoist and strengthen its purchase capabilities.

    The .......

    Market Moves 8 February 2021
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