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Volume 2 - Number 9 | May 16, 2005
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TOP STORY: B-Note Market Faces Compression, Consolidation
By Erika Morphy
Following some large recent sales of subordinated mortgage-backed securities and CDOs, it is becoming clear that the B-piece buying segment is on the brink of a period of consolidation after a significant expansion. “Initially there might have been three to five core B-piece buyers, then those numbers grew to 10 or 12,” commented one industry observer. “Now, consolidation is starting to happen again."
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Ten Minutes With… Charles Stetka
By Erika Morphy
It has been a busy week or so for Washington, DC-based CW Capital Investments, which, as has been widely reported, now owns the former Allied Capital Corp. portfolio of CMBS and CDO bonds and preferred shares. And with good timing: it's what the executive in charge of the transition, Charles Stetka, calls the last real opportunity to buy such a portfolio.
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What's Hot, What's Not
By Erika Morphy
What's Hot: Canada's Version of Reg. AB---According to Canadian attorney Michael Feldman, the lead securities regulator in Canada is weighing the pros and cons of passing similar legislation.
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New Firm Billed as Venture Capital Real Estate Shop
By Benjamin Mark Cole
Remember the 1990s—decade of the venture capitalist and dot.com initial public offering? Back then, real estate was about as hot as nighttime in Anchorage. And, of course, that was the time to buy. Fast-forward 10 years, and real estate is seemingly on every investor's A list, Still, the words “venture capital” and “real estate” have not really been found in the same sentence---until now.
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