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US market remains the model as template issuance takes shape
Deal is backed by three data centers in Virginia, Illinois and Atlanta
Tightest CMBS print in nearly a year ahead of Yondr data centre ABS debut
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Four new CMBS deals are in the works this week, with three backed by single loans. A slowdown in refinancing opportunities, rising rates and fewer issuers are keeping a lid on conduit issuance, although investors say this is helping to maintain underwriting standards. -
Citi’s co-head of CMBS Paul Vanderslice, who had been with the bank for over 25 years, has left to become chief executive officer of Cantor Commercial Real Estate.
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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust announced on Wednesday that it had sold almost 90% of its portfolio of CMBS ‘B’ piece investments, with a dedicated ‘B’ piece fund now doing the bulk of the firm’s buying in that area.
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced the latest European CMBS on Thursday, a €300m offering backed by three loans secured on Italian commercial properties.
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The first CMBS deal in the new quarter was priced last Friday, with the senior bonds coming 5bp tighter than the previous offering in the market. With deal supply slowing after a surge in March, the worst of a recent patch of spread widening should be over, said Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts.
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The latest Blackstone-sponsored CMBS transaction, FROSN-2018 DAC, drew strong demand from investors across the capital stack, reflecting scarcity value and attractive pricing compared with other European ABS sectors.
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Volkswagen Bank has set guidance for its first auto securitization backed by Italian loans, while initial price thoughts for Finnish CMBS FROSN 2018 DAC have been released.
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New York based fixed income manager Semper Capital Management has launched a new Irish-domiciled £35m mutual fund to allow UK and European investors to invest in the firm’s US mortgage backed securities strategy for the first time.
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After digesting a "wall of maturities" last year, a shortage of collateral is weighing on conduit CMBS volumes. Just one deal has been priced in the last two weeks, although single asset deals and CRE CLOs are running at triple and double last year’s pace.
