Media Mention
Entergy Louisiana chalks up another securitization deal
July 11, 2011 -- SNL Energy Finance Daily
In the wake of a Louisiana company's plan to issue $200 million in securitized bonds to recover costs it incurred when a power plant project was canceled, Mahendra Churaman decries investors' fears regarding ratepayer-backed securities. He says they have been unfairly blemished by subprime mortgage-backed securitized bonds. He points out that ratepayer-backed securities are bonds backed by millions of customers who consume an essential necessity, making them a nearly sure bet for investors and a good deal for issuers as well.
July 11, 2011 -- SNL Energy Finance Daily
In the wake of a Louisiana company's plan to issue $200 million in securitized bonds to recover costs it incurred when a power plant project was canceled, Mahendra Churaman decries investors' fears regarding ratepayer-backed securities. He says they have been unfairly blemished by subprime mortgage-backed securitized bonds. He points out that ratepayer-backed securities are bonds backed by millions of customers who consume an essential necessity, making them a nearly sure bet for investors and a good deal for issuers as well.
Media Mention
The Haggling Begins for Troubled Assets
November 11, 2010 -- New York Times
Patrick Sweeney is quoted in this lead business-page story about how banks are considering selling some financial assets, including some troubled CDOs and derivatives, in part to comply with stiffer regulations and in part simply to shed assets. The story notes that the hdege funds and private equity funds that are interested in buying those assets generally are not bidding enough to satisfy the banks' price targets.
November 11, 2010 -- New York Times
Patrick Sweeney is quoted in this lead business-page story about how banks are considering selling some financial assets, including some troubled CDOs and derivatives, in part to comply with stiffer regulations and in part simply to shed assets. The story notes that the hdege funds and private equity funds that are interested in buying those assets generally are not bidding enough to satisfy the banks' price targets.
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