Music investment company Hipgnosis Song Management is set to issue an ABS tied to royalties on 980 songs. The deal received a slightly lower rating than similar ABS from other firms.
Litigation-finance ABS, backed by advances made to injured individuals in litigation, allow plaintiffs to press for larger settlement payouts from insurance companies.
A subsidiary of Entergy Corp. is offering a $290.0 million securitization backed by system restoration charges on electric customers to help pay for recoveries from storms in southeast Texas in recent years.
A $732.6 million ABS tied to music royalties closed this week. Other esoteric ABS in the market include healthcare-related financing, shipping container leases and property tax liens.
Four firms are currently offering whole-business ABS. Two of the deals received ratings from both KBRA and S&P, though the rating services differed in their assessments.
New Residential Investment started acquiring single-family rental properties in 2019, and now has enough holdings to complete its first securitization in the sector.
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