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PrimeCredit secures finance-backed securities issuance in Hong Kong
KWM assists PrimeCredit Limited on the first public consumer finance-backed securities issuance in Hong Kong SAR.
Naomi Neilson
Firm: King Wood & Mallesons (PrimeCredit Limited)
Value: US$200 million.
Area: Securitisation.
Key players: The team was led by partner Anne-Marie Neagle and included partners Richard Mazzochi and Paul McBride, senior associate Matt Kaminsky and solicitors Ben Wighton, Evangeline Chee and Millie Burnett.
Deal significance: The transaction is the first public term personal loan-backed securities issuance in the Hong Kong SAR market and the first public term securitisation in the Hong Kong SAR market for over a decade.
The transaction raised US$200 million to finance PrimeCredit’s growing personal loan book in Hong Kong SAR, through the issuance of AAA-rated notes by Ocean Funding 2019-1, which will be listed on the Singapore Exchange and issued to a range of international investors.
Commenting on this ground-breaking transaction, Ms Neagle said: “We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to support the further growth of PrimeCredit’s business through this new funding platform, and we congratulate the PrimeCredit team on a successful and market leading issuance.”
“In addition to its successful outcomes for PrimeCredit, this transaction has the potential to open new regional opportunities for originators and investors alike, and we look forward to seeing how the foundations laid by this transaction support the further development of Hong Kong SAR, and broader Asian, securitisation markets”.
Naomi Neilson
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