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Issue 980 - 28th November

  • News Analysis

    • Capital Relief Trades

      • SRTs: Growth in unfunded SRTs powered by insurers - video

        Mayer Brown's Edmund Parker speaks to SCI about the growing activity in the unfunded SRT space

        Edmund Parker, partner and global head of derivatives and structured products at Mayer Brown, speaks to SCI’s Dina Zelaya about the growing activity in the unfunded SRT space and the increasing participation of insurers. Parker discusses...

    • Asset-Backed Finance

      • BciCapital closes hybrid aftercare facility while expanding into CLOs

        BciCapital pairs hybrid aftercare innovation with rising demand for mid-market CLO solutions

        BciCapital has closed a U$75m hybrid aftercare structured credit facility for a major alternative asset manager with more than U$50bn in assets under management, SCI has learned. At the same time, the firm continues to scale its mid-market CLO financ...

    • CLOs

      • CLOs: Surging issuance in Europe - video

        Kartesia's Htun speaks to SCI about key themes shaping the CLO market and the outlook for 2026

        Michael Htun, head of CLOs at Kartesia, speaks with SCI’s Solomon Klappholz about the key themes shaping the CLO market in 2025 and what to expect in 2026. Htun reflects on recent market performance, the trends impacting CLO investors to...

    • ABS

      • Breaking new ground with Europe's first multi-country public auto deal

        AUTO1's FinanceHero 2 points to potential for more multi-country issuance

        AUTO1 Group’s Q3 completion of Financehero 2, the first European public securitisation to pool auto instalment purchase receivables from multiple jurisdictions, points to the potential for further multi-country issuance. The €249m...

      • Australia eyes debut data centre securitisation

        Issuance anticipated within next 12 months

        Australia is to capitalise on growing demand for digital infrastructure with its first data centre securitisation within the next 6-12 months, according to market participants. The anticipated deal would position it ahead of several neighbours in the...

      • Active October brings heavy supply and strong demand

        Despite strong issuance, volatility highlights diverging views on valuations

        The European ABS market remained active in October, with substantial primary issuance, strong demand across most sectors and continued resilience in underlying performance, according to monthly fund fact sheets monitored by SCI. Asset managers are re...

  • SRT Market Update

    • Capital Relief Trades

      • Double whammy for new SRT issuer

        SRT market update

        ING closed its two debut SRT trades today, the Dutch lender has confirmed. These deals mark its initial foray into the market, but it is coming back for more. It plans to extends SRT usage across retail and additional wholesale portfolios,...

      • Busy year-end, steady Q1 in SRT land

        SRT market update

        The SRT market is entering the last helter-skelter period of execution for 2025 and pricing decisions will be made in the next two weeks or so before things quieten down before the Christmas holiday, investors tell SCI. Meanwhile, Q1 – tr...

      • Austrian bank returns to SRTs after decade absence

        UniCredit and PGGM seal long-term SRT partnership

        UniCredit Bank Austria has re-entered the SRT market after a 10-year hiatus, SCI has learned, with a €1.945bn SRT referencing a portfolio of corporate and SME loans in a deal executed with Dutch investor PGGM.  The transaction, du...

      • Sprint to the finish line

        SRT market update

        After this weekend, the SRT market will enter the last frenetic fortnight of pricing and execution before year-end, and news and rumours of deals continue to dominate. By week beginning December 15, the pace will slacken, say market participants an...

  • News

    • Asset-Backed Finance

      • Ex-BZ duo eye ABF fund launch

        Eden Rock Credit seeking family offices for European-focused strategy

        Former BZ duo Robert Wakeford and Kevin Yates have teamed up to launch a new asset-backed finance fund, SCI has learned. The pair have launched Eden Rock Credit in London and will begin fundraising for a €500m vehicle in 1Q26. The firm is...

      • ABF Deal Digest: LendingClub expands into home improvement financing

        A weekly roundup of private asset-backed financing activity

        This week’s roundup of private ABF activity sees LendingClub Corporation partner with Wisetack to enter the US$500bn home improvement financing market. Elsewhere, Cornerstone Financing has inked a strategic asset purchase commitment with Fo...

      • NLC targets up to US$3bn for new NAV lending fund

        Ex-Macquarie pros Steve Berry and Roger Fox will manage the strategy

        NLC Capital Partners is eyeing up to US$3bn for a new credit NAV lending fund, SCI has learned. The new product, which is set to launch next year, will target asset-backed lending to private credit and private equity funds, sources told SCI. The...

    • Regulation

      • Regulators turn nice

        Global reforms to boost issuance

        Securitisation volumes will blossom in 2026 should a constellation of global regulatory initiatives come to fruition, according to Fitch. Regulators in the EU, US, UK and APAC are all considering measures which would make holding securitised paper...

  • Market Moves

    • Structured Finance

      • Job swaps weekly: IQ-EQ acquires Zenith

        People moves and key promotions in securitisation

        This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees IQ-EQ acquiring Zenith Global, marking its entrance into the Italian market. Elsewhere, a former Fried Frank partner has joined Gibson Dunn as a partner and head of fund finance, while tw...


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