Securitization, and structured finance generally, is a critical capital-raising tool for many companies. Utilizing one or more bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities to legally isolate the credit risk of quality,...more
9/28/2022
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Bankruptcy Court ,
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Structured Finance ,
Waterfall Provision
The Alternative Reference Rates Committee (“ARRC”) convened by the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, with the assistance of its Securitizations Working Group released a report (the “Report”) on...more
The federal agencies responsible for the Volcker Rule have proposed to clarify some requirements for exclusion from the definition of “covered fund” and to increase the types of funds excluded from that definition. The...more
2/11/2020
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Investment Companies ,
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Wealth Management
Rekindling the Flame: Oil & Gas Securitizations -
A number of recent structurings of investment-grade rated securitizations of oil and gas wells are sparking conversations in the U.S. upstream oil and gas industry about...more
12/20/2019
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Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Green Buildings ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Oil & Gas ,
PFAS ,
Securitization ,
Service Contracts ,
Structured Finance
A number of recent structurings of investment-grade rated securitizations of oil and gas wells are sparking conversations in the U.S. upstream oil and gas industry about this relatively new structured finance product....more
The robust market for royalty securitizations from 2018 has continued apace through Q2 2019 and is on track to show significant gains in 2019. New issue volume in whole business securitizations consisting primarily of royalty...more
9/18/2019
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Film Industry ,
Franchises ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Mission Product Holdings Inc v Tempnology LLC ,
Music Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Royalties ,
Securitization ,
Trademark Licenses
In recent years, many of the largest restaurant brands in the United States have utilized securitization techniques to secure financing, specifically in the form of a “whole-business” securitization of franchise royalties and...more