12/20/2022 3:16:53 PM European CRE CLO – time for the market to brace for lift-off By Iain Balkwill Wow, what a year 2022 has been! Typically when I reflect on all things structured CRE related, I have more often than not found myself...
12/5/2022 12:03:38 PM Slicing and dicing CRE Debt for the greater good of all By Iain Balkwill In the wake of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), highly structured CRE debt transactions featuring multiple lenders and including a...
11/17/2022 2:18:09 PM Bridge loans set to fuel the development of the European CRE CLO By Iain Balkwill Read time: 3 mins 40 seconds One of the desirable features of a CRE CLO is the ability of the collateral manager to buy and sell loans at...
10/5/2022 1:39:30 PM Securitisation – time to put on its hero cape! By Iain Balkwill The last few weeks have proven to be a tumultuous period for the capital markets, and with it a stark (and painful) reminder has been...
8/16/2022 12:57:49 PM Securitisation type technology showing a glimpse of its mettle By Iain Balkwill Estimated read time: 2 minutes 45 seconds It would be fair to say that when it comes to securitisation, I have always been very upbeat...
8/9/2022 9:54:47 AM CMBS & CRE CLO – Heroes of the Future By Iain Balkwill Estimated reading time: 5 minutes If the latest forecasts are true, then we will imminently be subjected to a long and deep recession and...
7/21/2022 12:59:39 PM India’s ECB market: long term downturn or short term blip? By Nathan Menon Daniel Sahraee Read time: 4 minutes External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) are commercial loans advanced to Indian borrowers in a foreign currency by...
7/7/2022 2:07:04 PM CRE hedging – friend and foe By Iain Balkwill Read time: 5 minutes For better or for worse, interest rate hedging instruments have an important role to play when it comes to financing...
5/23/2022 12:07:43 PM Russian Sanctions: Provision of corporate services and ‘indirect’ assistance By Andrzej Janiszewski Leigh Hansson Anjali Saini Read time: 2 minutes 30 seconds On 8 May 2022, OFAC issued a determination (Determination) pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14071...
4/20/2022 2:27:59 PM CRE CLO versus the old and outdated brush By Iain Balkwill When speaking to market participants and commentators about Europe’s first ever CRE CLO, more frequently than not there is an inference...
4/20/2022 2:20:47 PM India’s bad debt – an international perspective By Nathan Menon Rachel Tucker Sarah Caldwell In January 2022, Dinesh Khara, the Chairman of the State Bank of India announced that the National Asset Reconstruction Company (“NARCL”)...
3/31/2022 9:16:47 AM European CRE CLO – dynamism during a storm of escalating interest rates By Iain Balkwill Read time: 3 minutes It is fair to say that there is not only a lot excitement about the arrival of CRE CLO technology in Europe, but...
3/23/2022 3:17:23 PM European CRE CLO – a catalyst for multi-loan CMBS By Iain Balkwill Read time: 4 minutes For the erstwhile market observer, when you compare CMBS 2.0 against the backdrop of the pre Global Financial Crisis...
3/16/2022 11:39:37 AM NPL Securitisation – time for NPL Investors to pick up the mantle from GACs and HAPs By Iain Balkwill Read time: 4 minutes Nearly eight years ago I penned a piece about the hugely important role that securitisation can play in alleviating...
3/10/2022 9:16:25 AM CRE CLO versus CMBS – two peas in a pod? By Iain Balkwill Read time: 2 minutes When speaking to market participants about the intricacies and benefits of CRE CLO technology, more frequently...
2/24/2022 2:53:17 PM European CRE CLO technology cannot be ignored By Iain Balkwill Read time: 2 minutes The European commercial real estate (CRE) lending market is currently awash with an oasis of interest when it comes...