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Credit Tenant Leases: The Phoenix from CMBS Ashes

July 23, 2010 - The CMBS market’s loss seems to be the CTL market’s gain. With most forms of financing for the commercial real estate market shut, investment-grade single-tenant properties on the CTL market turn to…

Mesirow Hires Veteran, Starts CTL Group

July 15, 2010 - Mesirow Financial hires old hand at CTL to enhance its fixed income capabilities…

Canada’s Junk Bond Market Hits Growth Spurt

July 12, 2010 - Junk bond issuance in Canada isn’t big, but it is growing, say market watchers north of the border…

Argentina's Chubut Debuts in Royalty-Backed Sector

June 29, 2010 - As of press time, the Argentina province of Chubut was approaching issuance of a deal backed by oil and gas royalties...

Salvadoran Cooperative Funds via Remittances

June 29, 2010 - DPR deal issuance has made a poor showing so far this year, with Scotiabank Peru the only originator to have hit the market...

Cowen Launches Credit Fixed Income Group

June 22, 2010 - Cowen announces the launch of its Credit Fixed Income group...

Impact Prices Affordable Housing Deal

June 18, 2010 - Impact Community Capital priced an affordable multifamily housing mortgage deal in excess of $302 million...

O Canada Where Art Thou?

June 17, 2010 - Auto parts maker Linamar will be the first Canadian issuer in two months to tap the U.S. private bond market. As the year has progressed, our northern neighbors have shown less willingness to do business stateside because of opportunities in their local market…

Asset Manager Snags Lehman Credit Trading Team

June 4, 2010 - G2 Investment Group, a New York-based money manager, has scooped up a former Lehman Brothers’ private placement and illiquid credit trading team...

Kilroy Realty, First Capital Price Rule 144A Deals

May 19, 2010 - Kilroy Realty priced an offering of $250 million and First Capital completed a 3.5-year $100 million term securitization...

Airports: US PP’s Summer Trend?

May 14, 2010 - The Copenhagen Airport deal could lead to a domino effect, with other airports flocking to the U.S. private bond market…

Where Europe Fails Australia Will Save the Day

April 29, 2010 - Who’s afraid of the big bad eurobond? Surely not Australia. Private placement issues out of Australia could well make up for what the U.S. market loses to the Continent…

Project Financing: Real or Fantasy?

April 22, 2010 - The sell side says there is interest, and the buy side says they’re game. But is all this talk about project financing just talk?

March Turns On the Heat

April 6, 2010 - Spring has sprung on the private placement market with deals tumbling in all throughout March. After two months of sluggish activity, the private placement market finally shakes off its winter blues…

Barclays Working on Three FDIC 'Note' Deals

March 4, 2010 - Barclays Capital is taking orders from investors on at least one Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) structured note deal with two others on the way...