First Brands $4.4bn DIP includes unique 3-to-1 roll-up structure with sizeable fees and different treatment for ‘anchor’ parties

Senate bill spells trouble for $50bn+ SFR RMBS market

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is already having a dampening effect on private real estate, 9fin reports.

SEC hands CLOs a regulatory break with fund-of-funds clarification

9fin | The US Securities & Exchange Commission has quietly handed the CLO market a meaningful win. In guidance issued on Thursday (5 March), the agency clarified that debt securities issued by CLOs do not have to count toward the so-called “10% bucket” under Rule 12d1-4.

Oil rally squeezes Mexico fiscal accounts, but Pemex aid is safe

9fin | The oil price rally triggered by the Middle East conflict will directly impact Mexico's government budget and could affect the massive support for state-owned company Pemex

Long yarn — How Michaels Stores weaved through distressed debt, tariffs and bankrupt competitors to clinch refinancing

LatAm Weekly — Oil price shock means upside for some producers, and Braskem gets a green light

MFS auditor also borrowed money from MFS

9fin | Ajay Yadav, the founder and managing director of the firm that audited collapsed UK specialist mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions and was the accountant for most of its funding vehicles, also owns a company that borrowed from MFS against properties on the outskirts of London.