Structured finance deals of the year
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| L-R: Simon Crompton of IFLR, Joan Ma of Linklaters, Nollaig Murphy of Maples and Calder |
WINNER: Source ETC programme
This transaction was specially designed to access the expanding commodities market, a viable investment in which is usually difficult to structure. The Source joint venture between Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Bank of American Merrill Lynch issues Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) that replicate the performance of certain commodities indices.
A liquid instrument was developed that eliminated the risk of default by swap counterparties and sold exposure to the commodities with no credit risk.
Linklaters - Source
Maples and Calder - Source (Irish law)
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