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Issue 946 - 4th April

  • News Analysis

    • CMBS
    • Asset-Backed Finance
      • SCI In Conversation Podcast: Stephen Usher, BC Partners

        We discuss the hottest topics in securitisation today...

        In this episode of the SCI In Conversation podcast, SCI associate editor Marta Canini speaks to Stephen Usher, md on the investment credit team at BC Partners, about the evolution of private credit.  Usher discusses growing opportunities i...

    • ABS
      • ESG securitisation issuance rebounds amid broader market recovery

        Soaring 2024 volumes in ESG ABS follow two sluggish years

        Europe's ESG securitisation market is showing signs of revival, bouncing back in 2024 after two challenging years for the wider fixed income universe. Total ESG-labelled securitisation issuance reached €5.5bn, up 177% from 2023, accordin...

    • CLOs
      • European CLO issuance up year-on-year

        March 2025 European CLO issuance increased by approximately 17.67% compared to March 2024 and decrea...

        Primary European CLO issuance reached €6.26bn in March, compared to €5.32bn in March of last year and €9.49bn in February 2025. Deal sizes were notably large, peaking at €515m for RRE 8 Loan Management, and sprea...

      • Seasoned CLO double-Bs show diverging discount margins

        Poh-Heng Tan from CLO Research provides insights on recent secondary trading activity in US BSL CLO ...

        As more CLO BB tranches move further beyond their reinvestment periods, secondary market dynamics have begun to reflect a wider divergence in performance and risk pricing. An analysis of double-B bonds more than a year post-RP reveals a broad spect...


  • SRT Market Update

    • Capital Relief Trades
      • Green SRTs

        EIB Group and BBVA sign new SRT

        The EIB Group has completed a new synthetic securitisation transaction with BBVA, allowing for 100% green projects.   The securitisation is on a portfolio of over €1.4bn in loans to SMEs. BBVA will retain the sen...


  • News

    • Asset-Backed Finance
      • Standardisation key to ABF evolution

        Technology driving the 'best outcome' for borrowers

        The ability to be nimble is proving to be a competitive edge in the burgeoning ABF market. Participants in a recent SCI webinar on private credit highlighted the important role data and technology are playing in the evolution of this sector. &l...

    • Capital Relief Trades
      • PAG concludes fundraising

        Asia-focused investment firm plans further expansion in Japan, signalling growing deal pipeline

        PAG has concluded fundraising for its third SRT vehicle - PAG BRS Fund III, securing US$1.25bn in total commitments, including co-investments.  The fund received strong support from institutional allocators, with commitme...

    • CLOs
      • Canyon Partners closes nearly US$1bn CLOs across US and Europe

        The latest deals bring the firm's CLO AUM to over US$10.9bn

        Canyon Partners has today closed two of its CLOs totaling nearly US$1bn. With these closings, the firm now manages over US$10.9bn in combined CLO AUM through 24 active CLOs. Arranged by Bank of America, Canyon Euro CLO 2025-1 is Canyon's f...


  • Market Moves

    • Structured Finance


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