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• OHA and Madison Park Funding lead CLO equity BWIC landscape

  Poh-Heng Tan from CLO Research shares insights on OHA and Madison Park attracting standout bids, spo...

    Deal Closing Date Reinv End Date Percentile* EQ IRR (issue Px 95) Annual Dist NAV (CVR Px) BWIC Date OHA Credit Funding 8 Mar 12, 2021 ...

• NAV specialist lender sees robust 2025 pipeline

  17Capital rides NAV boom with US$2bn deployed in six months; Moody's forecasts insurer allocation gr...

  The net asset value (NAV) financing market is rapidly scaling, with 17Capital forecasting that it could reach US$145bn by 2030. The NAV specialist lender points to surging GP demand, growing LP acceptance and rising institutional interest -...

• NA bank reg cap market at the crossroads

  Meagre 2025 volumes, but progress evident

  The US CRT market could do with, in the words of one experienced market-watcher, “a little less conversation, a little more action,” – citing the bard of Tupelo, Mississippi. Since the start of 2025, there have been on...

• KKR retires credit opportunities platform, doubles down on ABF

  Fund to be rebranded K-ABF amid shift towards longer-duration private credit

  KKR is pulling the plug on its credit opportunities platform (K-COP) and rebranding the vehicle as the KKR Asset-Based Finance Fund (K-ABF), doubling down on ABF as private credit demand pivots toward longer-duration structured assets.  Th...

• Latham & Watkins on hiring spree as structured finance market heat up

  Firm recruits 11-strong team to work in the London office

  Latham & Watkins has executed one of its largest lateral hiring drives in London, completing its recruitment of a team of 11 former A&O Shearman lawyers. It is a move that marks the intensifying competition for structured finance tale...

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• European DataWarehouse expands to India with Bangalore office

  New hub to serve global clients and develop securitisation products

  European DataWarehouse (EDW) has started its operations in India by opening a new office in Bangalore. The goal of the company’s new centre for IT operations is to provide round-the-clock service for clients operating in non-European time z...

• BC Partners to explore insurer-led strategy as private credit demand soars

  With US$1bn deployed from its latest fund, BC Partners ramps up insurer-led plans, retail distributi...

  Nearly two months after closing its third Special Opportunities Fund (SOF III) at US$1.4bn, BC Partners has deployed almost US$1bn of capital and is now exploring an insurance-focused, permanent-capital strategy alongside a growing retail distributio...

• SLR reduction hoped

  CRTs vs SLR: US approach to bank capital

  The challenging landscape for CRTs in the US shows no signs of easing, even amidst rumours of regulatory reform in the US Supplementary Leverage Ratio (SLR).  The SLR, introduced in the wake of the GFC as part of widespread bank capital re...

• Third Coast Bank and EJF hit the tape again

  Asset manager and Texas bank securitize CRE assets

  Third Coast and EJF have teamed up for another CRT transaction, this time referencing pool of commercial real estate (CRE) loans. The Texas Bank has entered into a US$150m securitization, rather than US$200m the last time out, but in other respects...

• Regulatory colour

  Risk-sensitive Risk Weight Floor and Solvency II in focus

  Following last week’s leak of the two draft documents from the European Commission proposing adjustments to the CRR and EU Securitisation Regulation, we further update you on the upcoming amendments and their implications.  On th...

• LGT Capital Partners debuts CLO platform

  ESG principles to be implemented throughout the investment process

  LGT Capital Partners has launched Legato, a platform for managing CLOs in Europe. The new platform focuses on building conservative portfolios, leveraging insights from the firm’s relationships with sponsors, and is open to institutional th...

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• Emerging CLO managers face rising bar for entry, but see path to scale

  CIC Private Debt and Acer Tree Investment Management share their experiences in debuting CLO deals a...

  Speaking at SCI's ‘Emerging CLO Managers’ panel discussion, Steve Dunn, head of European CLOs and private debt at CIC Private Debt highlights that before the firm launched Victory Street I, they knew the odds were steep. Nonethele...

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• Job swaps weekly: Howden acquires Granular Investments to bolster CRT capabilities

  People moves and key promotions in securitisation

  This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Howden make a major acquisition to strengthen its European credit risk transfer capabilities, which will see two vendor founders work closely with its global credit and political risk tea...