Another Fine Mezz Gerald Hayes

Stellantis grabbed the attention of the Another Fine Mezz team this week after pricing a huge €1.2bn Italian auto ABS with investors desperate to get their hands on it. The buzz from Barcelona is still continuing it seems with strong demand for a range of ABS paper, including Nationwide's second 'stock and drop' deal and yet more Italian paper, in the form of consumer ABS. Meanwhile in CLOs, the market is reopening at a slightly more leisurely pace. But Bain's decision to get out ea...

A jam-packed episode of Another Fine Mezz this week meant a full line-up of podcasters was needed, and they duly delivered. With European securitization reporter, George Smith, away for the last couple of weeks, he was forced to pick his favourite. As ever on the podcast, creativity in the market is rewarded and so it was perhaps unsurprising that the auxmoney-owned Lender & Spender deal named after a dog won out. CLO reporter, Victoria Thiele had been away for most of the week,...

This week's episode of Another Fine Mezz had a distinctly American flavour to it, owing to CLO reporter, Victoria Thiele's trip to New York and the rapid tightening in the US CLO market. In addition, European securitization reporter, George Smith, was away taking a well-earned rest after his gigantic contribution for GlobalCapital's Global ABS special report (which delegates can get their hands on from June 4). The US CLO market has tightened dramatically in the last couple of weeks...

This week on Another Fine Mezz, securitization editor Tom Lemmon gave usual podcasters George Smith and Victoria Thiele a well-earned rest. That was to make way for Michael Herzig, senior managing director and head of business development at First Eagle Alternative Credit in the first episode of GlobalCapital's CLO series.The US CLO market is back firing again with some now even contemplating whether 2024 will exceed the banner year of 2021. Herzig discussed how he thinks the rest of the year...

This week on Another Fine Mezz, the spectre of challenging diaries due to time difference meant usual host and securitization editor Tom Lemmon had to miss out. However, European reporters George Smith and Victoria Thiele went on a whirlwind tour of securitization in super quick time. Although it seems some in the market may need to go back to school because there's a CMBS comprised solely of data centres, rather than the usual commercial real-estate mortgages. But as George said, the 'M...

The UK had a lot going on politically with its local and mayoral elections last week, which perhaps explains why the future of UK securitization regulation wasn't on the front page of the nationals.However, for GlobalCapital's team of securitization podcasting hacks on Another Fine Mezz, it certainly was.European securitization reporter, George Smith discussed what changes have been finalised in the new UK regulations which will come into force on November 1. There is also hope that it will l...