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Fitch Ratings has named North America head Rui Pereira as the global group head of structured finance and covered bonds as part of a global reshuffling. -
Cinven and CVC-owned issuer NewDay has priced its largest ever deal, increasing NewDay Partnership Funding 2020–1 by £100m and removing the Sofr-linked dollar tranche from the transaction.
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Solar Mosaic is readying a $222m securitization backed by residential consumer solar loans — its second this year. Solar ABS issuers say their investor base has multiplied during the pandemic, in part thanks to the accumulation of of loan performance data.
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Auto ABS origination volumes are surging in Europe as spreads retreat to present a clear window of issuance, prompting deal announcements from subsidiaries of both Santander and Aldermore Group.
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The upcoming presidential election is driving a rush by securitization issuers to get deals through the pipeline before November, when sources say election uncertainty and a potential second wave of Covid-19 infections could make for a highly volatile end to 2020.
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Funding Circle underlined the strain felt by UK small and medium sized enterprises in its half year results on Thursday, as the marketplace lender swung into a loss caused by heavy writedowns of subordinated portions of its SBOLT securitizations. But the lender also achieved strong volumes in government-guaranteed loans, which it sells off balance sheet to Chenavari Investment Management.
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Restaurant franchise operator FAT Brands closed its second whole business securitization this year, taking advantage of favourable market conditions. The proceeds of the deal will be used to finance the $25m acquisition of burger dine-in Johnny Rockets.
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A subsidiary of RCI Banque has mandated Crédit Agricole and Société Générale for a €1.04bn auto ABS, the first public auto lease deal from the issuer.
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Private equity firm Cinven has mandated arrangers Bank of America along with joint leads Lloyds, Royal Bank of Canada and Société Générale for a rare insurance premium ABS deal, boasting a £1.04bn portfolio.
