Another Fine Mezz

Gerald Hayes
Another Fine Mezz

A podcast about the global securitization markets from GlobalCapital

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Special episode: Dipesh Mehta, Funding Circle

    For a special episode of Another Fine Mezz this week, GlobalCapital’s senior securitization reporter George Smith was joined by Dipesh Mehta, Funding Circle’s chief capital officer.Funding Circle is one of limited number of issuers offering European ABS investors the opportunity to get SME exposure. Of late however, with regulators making the right noises and with more issuers bringing different types of deals online, the SME ABS market is deepening.Mehta was keen to see that continue, to bri...

    22 min

  2. DEC 4

    One Last Time

    GlobalCapital's securitization podcasting trio reunite for one last episode. Former CLO reporter, now freelancer, Victoria Thiele is back on the show, but host Tom Lemmon said goodbye. George Smith meanwhile remains in post, stoic as ever. He attended DealCatalyst's ABSF conference in London on November 25 and shared his take on the big themes under discussion.There was also exciting news in the CLO market. Barings won the race for Europe's first middle market deal. Victoria explained th...

    25 min

  3. NOV 22

    The new PPI?

    With a host of special guests dominating the Another Fine Mezz podcast in recent weeks, this week's normal episode with host Tom Lemmon and European ABS reporter, George Smith, felt almost unusual. As was long-predicted, European securitization markets have been fairly quiet since Donald Trump's second election victory on November 5. However, a ruling by the UK Court of Appeal on motor finance meant there was plenty to chew over. The ruling found unexpectedly in the favour of the co...

    14 min

  4. NOV 20

    SRT Series: Jeremy Hermant, Alantra

    This week on Another Fine Mezz, host Tom Lemmon welcomed Alantra's SRT specialist, senior advisor, Jeremy Hermant as the third guest in the SRT Series. Hermant discussed the increasing role of arranging banks in SRT transactions as the market increasingly opens itself up to smaller banks who need to efficiently manage their capital requirements. In addition, Hermant spoke about the regulatory changes in the UK making SRT more competitive, and explained why regulators are encouraging...

    36 min

  5. NOV 7

    Enpal's golden day

    There was only one place to start this week's episode of Another Fine Mezz after Enpal's stunning debut solar ABS, the first of its kind in Europe.European ABS reporter, George Smith, explained why the deal from Germany's largest renewable energy provider had such strong demand, although both he and host, Tom Lemmon questioned whether the deal would see a host of others following in the its footsteps. Golden Ray 1 has clearly shown that things like solar ABS can be sold in the European s...

    19 min

  6. NOV 5

    SRT Series: Matthew Moniot, Man Group

    This week on Another Fine Mezz, host Tom Lemmon sat down with Man Group's, co-head of credit risk sharing, Matthew Moniot for the second episode of GlobalCapital's SRT Series. Moniot explained how the world of risk sharing has changed since he first started dealing with "SRT-like" products in the late 90's. And now, senior leaders within banks have recognised that it's not just a regulation-driven product, but a key part of their toolkit when looking at efficiency. In the last 12 mo...

    25 min

  7. OCT 23

    October rebound

    On this week's episode of Another Fine Mezz, host Tom Lemmon and European ABS reporter, George Smith geared up for yet another busy week in ABS with the market's late-September slump looking well and truly over. As the US presidential election on November 5 draws ever closer, it seems more and more market participants are not terribly fussed about it, despite worrying about it for most of the year. That's particularly true for the sterling market with NewDay, LendInvest, Arval and Y...

    19 min

  8. OCT 21

    SRT Series: Frank Benhamou, Cheyne Capital

    After teasing it for weeks, the new SRT Series of Another Fine Mezz is here. European ABS reporter, George Smith sat down with Frank Benhamou, risk transfer portfolio manager Cheyne Capital to kick the series off. Prior to Cheyne Capital, Benhamou spent over 17 years at Barclays, where he was one of the key architects of the bank's SRT platform, making him the perfect person to begin the series. In this episode, Benhamou explains why SRT is proving so popular, growing at around 20%-...

    27 min
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About

A podcast about the global securitization markets from GlobalCapital

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  • Creator
    Gerald Hayes
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    75
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Another Fine Mezz
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