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European and high yield chiefs to take the reins
Kevin Duignan to retire after 33 years, mainly in structured finance
First European buy now, pay later securitization expected next year
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US middle market debt specialist and CLO manager Monroe Capital has hired four staffers to its private credit team in New York and Chicago. -
The Co-operative Bank is mandating Bank of America and HSBC for a £993m UK RMBS, the sixth from the issuer's Silk Road shelf and the first offering from to be publicly issued since 2012.
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CLO managers are hoping to avoid a repeat of the ugly end to 2018, with some credit buyers opting to sit on their hands and wait out what is expected to be a period of thin liquidity and shaky sentiment. Despite a spate of nervousness and some late-cycle behaviour, however, underlying metrics in the market still look mostly sound, according to Steve Vaccaro, chief executive of CIFC, one of the largest CLO issuers.
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In a marathon board meeting that lasted into the evening on Thursday, EU member states have approved a new Energy Lending Policy for the European Investment Bank, ending a dispute over how fast it can cut out fossil fuel financing. Those arguing for gas still to receive financing won substantial concessions, compared with the EIB's first draft of the policy.
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UniCredit has structured a a €7.75bn SME securitization called Impresa Two, which will allow the bank to free up a large book of Italian government bonds it had pledged to former brokerage subsidiary FinecoBank.
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European bank supervisors have switched their approach to excess spread in risk transfer securitizations, paving the way for the stream of full stack capital relief deals issued this year by banks including BNP Paribas and Santander. But questions remain about how the deals handle IFRS 9 accounting, with Santander’s approach potentially boosting principal losses for investors. Owen Sanderson reports.
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Mediobanca’s plan for the next four years involves boosting advisory origination and using capital more efficiently in its corporate and investment bank (CIB). It is also committed to issuing a sustainability themed bond.
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Mizuho has appointed banking veteran Michal Katz to join the firm as the head of banking to oversee all banking activity throughout the US, Canada and Latin America.
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Alternative asset manager Tikehau Capital has appointed Olga Kosters to run the firm’s newly launched private debt secondary markets business.
