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BPER Banca, Banco di Sardegna and Cassa di Risparmio di Bra are shifting a €343.4m non-performing loan portfolio, backed by a mix of soured secured and unsecured loans made mostly to corporate borrowers. -
Residential solar finance company Mosaic’s foray into the recently reopened asset-backed securitization market was well received by investors, reaping a multiple-times oversubscribed order book, in part thanks to data that shows the pandemic having a limited impact on solar loans.
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Ares Management Corporation has agreed to extend a covenant waiver on its securitization financing for Non-Standard Finance (NSF) after initially giving the lender until June 29 to find alternative funding.
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FICO on Monday released a new scoring tool to help lenders gauge the resilience of consumers in an economic downturn, though sources say it could take up to six months from the end of government support programs before the data can be usable as current data is obscured by a range of debt forbearance policies.
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Intu Properties, the UK shopping centre owner, is set for collapse as it looks to call in administrators following failed discussions with lenders around debt standstills. Some fear the effects could ripple across the struggling retail sector.
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Diamond Communications is returning with a $70m securitization, the second cell tower deal to appear in the market this year. The triple tranche deal is expected to price 25bp-75bp tighter than the previous deal issued by a competitor, demonstrating renewed demand for esoteric assets in June.
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Auto repair franchise Driven Brands is preparing a 144A securitization, the first whole business transaction since the sector was shuttered in March. There is high demand for it, boosted by improving used car values and a lack of resilient esoteric ABS paper, sources said.
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The Aviation Working Group launched the first digital aircraft equipment trading and financing platform this month, dubbed Global Aircraft Trading System (GATS). Sources say the platform will reduce time and money spent on trading aircraft, especially making it easier for lessors to swap planes in and out of their portfolios based on their needs.
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In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the speciality lending landscape in Europe could see a shakeout, as financing becomes scarcer and leverage terms tougher, forcing thinly capitalised loan originators to seek extra funds or put themselves up for sale, according to a report from securitization specialists Integer Advisors.
