The Securitisation (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 were published on legislation.gov.uk, alongside an explanatory memorandum. At present, U.K. investors in U.K. - or EU-origin Simple, Transparent, and Standardised...more
The recent closing by Goldman Sachs of its highly innovative and market leading US$475 million “capital call” securitisation of subscription credit lines has generated a lot of interest in both fund finance and structured...more
The amendments to the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD II") were published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 26 March 2024, and came into force on 15 April 2024. As part of our Great...more
The draft Securitisation (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 have been published, together with an explanatory memorandum. At present, U.K. investors in U.K.- or EU-origin Simple, Transparent, and Standardized...more
The combination of increased regulatory pressure and additional investor demand for higher yield has seen numerous banks gradually displaced by private debt funds in the corporate lending sector (particularly for mid-market...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features the new UK securitization regime, eHELOCs, and climate risk disclosures....more
On October 21 and 22, 2014, pursuant to the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and various federal...more
What this talk will cover - What is going on! What are trade assets? Who needs finance? Who can or wants to finance them? Who else could finance them? How to become involved in trade finance assets? Legal issues...more
On 30 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published Policy Statement PS24/4 (“PS24/4”) setting out the final FCA Securitisation Sourcebook (“SECN”). Subject to the repeal of the Securitisation Regulation...more
Leveraging oil and gas assets for capital has become a strategic imperative for independent producers grappling with limited traditional financing options and economic volatility. Asset-backed securities (ABS) in the oil and...more
Following the financial crisis of 2007-2009 and congressional investigations into the securitization market, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 prohibited securitization participants from...more
Please join Mayer Brown partners Tameem Zainulbhai, Joanna Nicholas, Melissa Kilcoyne, Evan DeCresce and Jim Antonopoulos for a discussion on What to Expect in 2024 in the fields of structured finance and securitization. They...more
As we begin to reflate the CRE CLO business this year with shrinking spreads and hopefully shrinking SOFR, we need to think of this as CRE CLO 3.0. This business, this technology, which is truly a brilliant way to deliver...more
The Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed in a recent case that the securitization agreements at issue authorized the creation of reserves to ensure that the securitization trust could meet its contractual obligation to...more
As the EU removes the Cayman Islands from the EU AML/CFT blacklist with effect from 7 February 2024, concerns and barriers for EU sell- and buy-side parties on securitisations involving Cayman SSPEs fall away....more
Key Points - The European Commission (“EU Commission”) has published its report on the functioning of the EU Securitisation Regulation which contains the EU Commission’s assessment of a number of key aspects of the...more
Securitization, and structured finance generally, is a critical capital-raising tool for many companies. Utilizing one or more bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities to legally isolate the credit risk of quality,...more
On 9 February 2022, the Luxembourg parliament adopted law no. 7825 (Law) amending, among others, the Luxembourg act dated 22 March 2004 on securitisation, as amended (Securitisation Act 2004) to Parliament. ...more
Women in Fund Finance this week hosted “Fund Liquidity Solutions,” a virtual event that looked at some of the most innovative liquidity structuring and solutions being employed across the private markets. ...more
At the end of May 2021, the Luxembourg government submitted a bill of law (the Bill of Law) to the Parliament amending the Luxembourg law dated 22 March 2004 on securitization (the 2004 Law). This long-awaited update of the...more
We are delighted to present the Spring 2020 edition of Hogan Lovells’ Debt Capital Markets Global Insights. This draws together a collection of articles from across our global network, reflecting on current events and topical...more
A recent trend in the fintech space is what is being coined by market participants as a “co-sponsored” securitization. The transaction is usually structured such that the company will sell its assets in a whole loan sale...more
No Good News, but No Bad News Either - On 16 October 2019 the European Commission (EC) adopted a delegated regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 (the Securitisation Regulation) and setting out the final...more
In order to avoid burying the lead, let me tell you where I’m going here. The CRE securitization business is in trouble. We need to throw out what biologists call the punctuated equilibrium, where once a system initially...more
A recent High Court case (Fairhold Securitisation Limited v Clifden IOM No 1 Ltd) has affirmed that in debt issuances involving a trustee, noteholders have only limited rights to take direct enforcement action. ...more