Dechert 4 Real
Dechert 4 Real is a new podcast from Dechert LLP exploring the latest trends and developments in commercial real estate finance. Join co-hosts Jon Gaynor, Sam Gilbert and Ella Marie Smith every month as they delve into current issues impacting both the legal and business aspects of real estate finance transactions, including lending, securitization and restructuring. Each episode features market commentary and interviews with industry thought leaders, providing listeners with valuable insights and practical advice, plus a little banter along the way.
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Dechert 4 Real
Putting the Fun in Fund Formation, Climate Disclosure Rule Developments and Springtime Banter
In this episode of Dechert 4 Real, hosts Jon Gaynor, Ella Smith and Sam Gilbert are joined by partner Lindsay Trapp, who breaks down the intricacies of the structuring and formation of complex credit private funds, rated feeder and parallel funds and collateralized fund obligations (CFOs), including rating considerations and the impact on managers looking to raise insurance capital in the commercial real estate debt space. We also discuss developments on the SEC's evolving climate-related disclosure rules and our favorite springtime activities.
Show Notes:
- SEC Adopts Final, Comprehensive Climate Disclosure Rules (Newsflash)
- Collateralized Fund Obligations: The Technicolor Dreamcoat of Fund Finance - Part 2: A Deeper Dive — The Investment Lawyer (February 2023)
- Collateralized Fund Obligations: The Technicolor Dreamcoat of Fund Finance - Part 1 — The Investment Lawyer (January 2023)
- THE CRED | Structured Credit and Fund Finance: Rated Funds