Listen "The equity strikes back"
Episode Synopsis
For this week's episode of Another Fine Mezz, securitization deputy editor Tom Lemmon is kept company by European CLO reporter Victoria Thiele as European ABS reporter George Smith is off to become a Dad.In the US, specialist CLO equity funds believe they're "winning the argument" as limited partners (LPs) who invest in the manager-retained equity (known as captive funds) become frustrated at squeezed returns.In European CLOs, triple-A investors are also frustrated. They're looking to limit the power of CLO managers that are happy to be dragged along into amend and extend deals, by beefing up the legal documents before investing in a CLO.And finally, the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) 707 page document outlining its plans for the UK's post-Brexit securitization regulation is still being digested. The question is how the UK securitization market will look once its implemented.
More episodes of the podcast Another Fine Mezz
Make it a double
09/01/2026
The paradox of lender M&A
09/12/2025
Solar ABS gets pumped up
01/12/2025
Sleeping giants awaken
25/11/2025
Topiary and private credit CLOs
18/11/2025
Prefunding preferred please
10/11/2025
The seesaw of CLO mezz
27/10/2025
Sharia compliant RMBS gets into its stride
20/10/2025
Another Fine Thomas
15/10/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.