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What is Securitisation-as-a-Service?
What is securitisation-as-a-service? How issuance platforms let lenders issue notes from ready-made compartments without building their own vehicle.
John Hubball
Director, Securitisation & Capital Markets
What is a Warrant? Equity Warrants Explained
What is a warrant? How equity warrants work, warrant coverage in venture and growth debt, covered warrants, valuation and what issuers should negotiate.
Ben Rockell
Director, Sales & Business Development
What is a Convertible Loan? A Guide for Issuers
What is a convertible loan? How convertible loans and loan notes work, discounts, valuation caps, maturity, and when growth companies and lenders use them.
John Hubball
Director, Securitisation & Capital Markets
What is a CoCo? Contingent Convertible Bonds
What is a CoCo bond? How contingent convertibles and AT1 bonds work, their triggers, write-downs and coupon risks, and what Credit Suisse taught investors.
Ben Rockell
Director, Sales & Business Development
What is a Schuldschein? The German Loan Explained
What is a Schuldschein? How the German Schuldschein loan works, who uses it, typical terms and tenors, and how it compares with bonds and private placements.
John Hubball
Director, Securitisation & Capital Markets
What is a DIFC ICC? Incorporated Cells Explained
What is a DIFC ICC? How DIFC incorporated cell companies work, DFSA consent, insurance and fund uses, and how they compare with VCCs and Guernsey ICCs.
Ben Rockell
Director, Sales & Business Development
The Role of Delaware in Structured Finance
The role of Delaware in structured finance: LLCs, statutory trusts, co-issuers, bankruptcy remoteness and how Delaware links offshore capital to US assets.
John Hubball
Director, Securitisation & Capital Markets
What is a DIFC VCC? Variable Capital Companies
What is a DIFC VCC? How the Variable Capital Company works, its cells, regulation and tax, and how it compares with other cell structures.
Ben Rockell
Director, Sales & Business Development
How to Perfect Security in the UAE, DIFC and ADGM
How to perfect security in the UAE: EIRC registration, mortgages, share pledges, bank accounts, and the DIFC and ADGM regimes for lenders and issuers.
John Hubball
Director, Securitisation & Capital Markets
What is Perfection of Security? A Lender's Guide
What is perfection of security? How registration, possession, control and notice make security effective against third parties, with UK, US and UAE examples.
Ben Rockell
Director, Sales & Business Development
What is a UCC Filing? UCC-1 Statements Explained
What is a UCC filing? How UCC-1 financing statements perfect security in the US, where to file, the five-year lapse rule and why they matter.
John Hubball
Director, Securitisation & Capital Markets
Luxembourg Double Tax Treaties: The Full List
The full list of Luxembourg's double tax treaties, those signed but not yet in force, and how treaty access works for Luxembourg securitisation vehicles.