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The Ultimate Borrowing Base Playbook: Making Your Assets Work Harder

The Ultimate Borrowing Base Playbook: Making Your Assets Work Harder

In the high-stakes world of fund securitisation, your borrowing base is where financial poetry meets cold, hard mathematics. It's the engine room of your deal, the place where assets transform from lazy capital into hardworking champions of efficiency. Let's explore how to make your borrowing base

FCA's New Approach to Growth: What It Means For You

FCA's New Approach to Growth: What It Means For You

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has just dropped what might be the regulatory equivalent of a mixtape – and it's all about growth, baby! Let's break down their latest letter and what it means for your investment opportunities. The FCA is showing its groovy side, announcing a

Why Your Fund Should Date a Securitisation: A Modern Finance Love Story

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Why Your Fund Should Date a Securitisation: A Modern Finance Love Story

Let's face it – your fund is lonely. It's sitting there with all these lovely assets, dreaming of leverage, but traditional financing just isn't hitting the spot anymore. Well, have we got a match for you! Let us introduce you to securitisation, the mysterious, complex,

Unpicking the UK Securitisation Framework: A Guide for the Perplexed

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Unpicking the UK Securitisation Framework: A Guide for the Perplexed

The world of securitisation might not sound like the stuff of bedtime stories, but it’s the financial glue holding many modern markets together. For those brave enough to venture into this realm, the UK’s freshly minted Securitisation Framework is your new rulebook. Whether you’re an originator, sponsor,

How to Write a Winning Business Plan for a REIT (and Not Bore Yourself to Tears)

How to Write a Winning Business Plan for a REIT (and Not Bore Yourself to Tears)

Whether you see it as a goldmine or a minefield, the British property market is nothing if not compelling. For those with a keen eye and a solid strategy, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) offer a promising way to unlock its potential. This guide will walk you through the art

Navigating the Maze of Launching a Private Credit CLO in Europe

Navigating the Maze of Launching a Private Credit CLO in Europe

Private credit collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) are quickly becoming a popular financing tool for asset managers, offering an innovative way to pool private credit loans and sell structured tranches to investors. But launching a private credit CLO in Europe isn’t as simple as slapping together a portfolio and calling

What is a Cash Flow CLO?

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What is a Cash Flow CLO?

Cash Flow CLOs – A Peek Under the Financial Hood Where loans meet innovation A cash flow CLO (Collateralised Loan Obligation) is a clever bit of financial engineering. It’s like bundling a group of loans (usually senior secured loans) into a single package and selling slices of it—called CLO

An Introduction to Collateralised Loan Obligations (CLOs)

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An Introduction to Collateralised Loan Obligations (CLOs)

What on Earth is a CLO? The financial instrument with a split personality A CLO, or Collateralised Loan Obligation, might sound like something from a spy novel, but it’s actually a clever financial tool that’s all about packaging loans into structured securities. Think of it as a posh