Weekly Issue Archive

News Analysis

Asset-Backed Finance

  • DataBank raises US$1.1bn in landmark hyperscale securitisation

    Second green financing from industry giant marks the first dual-rated data centre ABS

    DataBank has priced its fifth and largest securitisation, raising US$1.1bn via a newly established master trust that introduces hyperscale facilities into the data centre ABS market for the first time.  The transaction brings the c...

  • Funding Circle inks £300m forward flow deal with TPG Angelo Gordon and Barclays

    SME finance platform reports growth from newer products as businesses prioritise cash flow managemen...

    Funding Circle has inked a £300m forward flow agreement with TPG Angelo Gordon and Barclays, aiming to strengthen the platform's funding position in the UK amid a shifting demand towards more flexible financing solutions. "We are excited...

  • CFOs and RNFs drive record private credit issuance in 2025

    Carlyle AlpInvest CFO highlights growing investor demand and fund finance market sophistication

    The August closing of Carlyle AlpInvest’s US$1.25bn publicly rated GP-led collateralised fund obligation (CFO) reflects the growing sophistication and investor appetite in private credit in 2025. Advised by Ropes & Gray, the deal is...

SRT Market Update

Capital Relief Trades

  • Q4 pulse

    SRT market update

    The SRT market continues to experience a significant pick-up in activity, with market commentators highlighting several key factors. One SRT investor particularly associates the upturn with the latest legislative developments (“Securitisa...

News

Asset-Backed Finance

  • NatWest and BBB back £100m SME lending facility

    ENABLE Guarantee programme supports 4Syte's asset-based and invoice finance growth with streamlined ...

    NatWest and the state-owned British Business Bank (BBB) have finalised a funding facility of up to £100m to support SME lending by finance provider 4Syte, utilising the government’s ENABLE Guarantees programme to share risk. The d...

  • Regulatory roadblock: unlocking non-life (re)insurance companies' participation in the EU SRT market

    SUERF policy note calls to discard outdated banking metrics

    The integration of the non-life (re)insurance sector into the European Union's SRT market requires policymakers to adopt a more nuanced regulatory perspective, according to the authors (Ian Bell, Michael Bennett, Georges Duponcheele, Tamar Joulia-Par...

  • Orrick poaches eight-partner CLO team from Cadwalader

    High-profile hires across London and the US mark Orrick's bid to expand its CLO and structured finan...

    Orrick is hiring an eight-person CLO team from Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, an industry source has confirmed to SCI. It is understood the team may grow in London and the US, marking a major move to build out the firm’s structured f...

  • CLOs steps out of manual era as Octaura modernises BWIC trading

    Octaura's new CLO trading platform looks at modernising BWIC trading through a digitised "list" trad...

    The CLO secondary market has long been plagued by efficiency and transparency problems, inhibiting its ability to scale, but electronic trading specialist Octaura hopes to change that with its new platform aiming to modernise CLO secondary trading. ...

  • USS debuts with Summerhouse 1

    ERM securitisation introduces new structural features to the UK market

    Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) last month completed its first sponsored securitisation, Summerhouse 1. The £411.6m equity release mortgage (ERM) RMBS – which was privately placed – is one of the few ERM securit...

Talking Point

ABS

  • Further spread compression opportunities 'limited'

    Fund managers highlight firm technicals and resilient performance

    The European ABS/MBS market continued to benefit from strong demand in August, despite a quieter month for issuance, with monthly fund factsheets monitored by SCI highlighting firm technicals and resilient performance. High-quality transacti...

The Structured Credit Interview

CLOs

  • CLOs emerge as private credit's resilient outperformer

    IQ-EQ highlights diversification, liquidity, and innovation – from active risk management to t...

    CLOs have continued to prove more resilient than other parts of the private credit market, thanks to structural diversification, liquidity, and the active management style of their managers. For Joanne McEnteggart, global head of debt, capital market...

Market Moves

Structured Finance

  • Job swaps weekly: Crescent lures two SRT veterans

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Crescent Capital hiring two industry veterans and credit risk-sharing specialists as md in its London office. Elsewhere, AmTrust Financial Services and Blackstone Credit & Insuran...


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