Arrangers protect Schuldscheine from US banks out of fear of SEC

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Schuldschein arrangers have actively prevented US investors from lending in the market over the past few years, for fear of the consequences of US regulators ruling the instrument a bond security as opposed to a loan. But as new arrangers enter the market, the old guard’s ability to protect their cherished loan instrument — and their market share — is in question, Silas Brown reports.