On May 12, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced the issuance of updated Terms and Conditions and a Frequently Asked Questions document (the “FAQs”) regarding the 2020 Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF 2020”). In this Legal Update, we discuss several aspects of the updated TALF 2020 documents with particular relevance to
CLOs
TALF 2020 and CLOs
On April 9, 2020, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced revised preliminary terms for the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF 2020”). Certain CLO securities that are rated AAA by at least two rating agencies and are not rated below AAA by any other rating agency will be eligible collateral for loans under this program. In…
Legacy CMBS Added as Eligible Collateral under TALF Program
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve announced additional actions to support the U.S. economy, which included expanding its Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF 2020”) to include legacy commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). According to the updated term sheet that accompanied the Federal Reserve’s April 9, 2020 announcement, eligible collateral for the TALF 2020 program will now include…
The CARES Act and CLOs
As discussed in a previous post, Section 4003 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or the CARES Act, authorizes $500 billion of liquidity to support businesses, states and municipalities “related to losses incurred as a result of coronavirus.” It can be expected that a portion of the liquidity authorized by Section 4003…
Mayer Brown partner speaking at ABS East 2019
Mayer Brown is an associate sponsor of ABS East 2019 at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, and Mayer Brown partner Ryan Suda will be presenting a panel at 2:50 p.m. on September 23rd entitled “Deciphering Emerging CLO Structures”.
Topics discussed will include:
- The new ‘mascot’ feature received negative press. What are the facts vs. fiction regarding
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2019 blended benefits: LIBOR replacement provisions in CLOs
Transactions in the collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) market have generally included some form of LIBOR replacement provisions for over a year, stemming from the announcement in July 2017 by Andrew Bailey, the head of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), that the FCA intended to phase out LIBOR in its present form by the end…
Mayer Brown partners speaking at IMN’s investors’ conference on CLOs and leveraged loans
Mayer Brown Partners Ryan Suda and Sagi Tamir will speak at the 8th Annual Investors’ Conference on CLOs and Leveraged Loans being held on May 20-21, 2019 in New York City. This conference explores important industry and regulation updates, key trends, opportunities and challenging headlines facing the leveraged loans market.
Ryan Suda will moderate the panel on “The Innovation Game: Alternative CLO Structures” and Sagi Tamir will participate on the “Assessing the Landscape: Europe and the U.S.” panel on May 21.…
Mayer Brown co-hosts CLO and direct lending seminar in Chicago
On Wednesday, April 10, Mayer Brown co-hosted with Fitch Ratings a “CLOs and Direct Lending in Chicago” seminar. This was the 7th consecutive annual iteration of this event with Fitch. An audience of over 120 attendees (and in excess of 200 registrants) heard from middle market participants and researchers. The agenda included a macroeconomic update…