

Another Fine Mezz
George Smith, Tom Hall
A podcast about the global securitization markets from GlobalCapital
Episodes
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Dec 9, 2025 • 19min
The paradox of lender M&A
George Smith and Tom Hall talk through Enpal’s second deal, the UK’s bank capital tweaks and why there isn’t more M&A in the specialist lender market

Dec 1, 2025 • 34min
Solar ABS gets pumped up
This week Tom Hall and Thomas Hopkins discuss how Enpal's return heated up the ABS market and take the CLO equity market's temperature

Nov 25, 2025 • 27min
Sleeping giants awaken
George Smith talks to Tom Hall about a run of giant ABS deals, and to Thomas Hopkins about whether changes to Solvency II will bring insurers flocking back to securitization.

Nov 18, 2025 • 37min
Topiary and private credit CLOs
George Smith talks to Thomas Hopkins about hedging in private credit CLOs, before Tom Hall discusses Cerberus’ bridging breakthrough

Nov 10, 2025 • 20min
Prefunding preferred please
George Smith talks to Thomas Hopkins about what S&P’s France downgrade means for CLOs and sterling ABS issuers’ enthusiasm for prefunding

Nov 3, 2025 • 33min
Discretionary commission in the rear view mirror
Waterfall's forward flow advantages, UK auto ABS resumes and CLO managers tackle a bifurcated leveraged loan market

Oct 27, 2025 • 28min
The seesaw of CLO mezz
George Smith talks to Tom Hall about a wobble in the sterling ABS market and to Tom Hopkins about some signs of widening in CLO mezz

Oct 20, 2025 • 22min
Sharia compliant RMBS gets into its stride
Tom Hall talks to George Smith about mortgage tokenisation and Thomas Hopkins about a bifurcation in the leverage loan market and a breakthrough deal in UK RMBS

Oct 15, 2025 • 25min
Another Fine Thomas
Thomas Hopkins, GlobalCapital’s new CLO reporter, makes his debut on the pod discussing a wave of CLO resets with Tom Hall

Sep 30, 2025 • 19min
A buzz in the air
George Smith talks to Tom Hall about an exciting deal in the pipeline, SME financing and supply from Santander


