hedge fund: Hedge Fund Hush-Hush deal with Citigroup - 04/25/13 11:27 PM
If anyone could find a way to profit on the new bank regulations, it’s the world’s largest and well known private equity firm, Blackstone Group LP.   Banks are under new regulations regarding credit risk, which limits the amount they can lend.
 Two anonymous sources reported that Blackstone insured Citigroup Inc. for a $1.2 Billion pool of shipping loans.  Basically, by doing this Blackstone is essentially freeing up 96% of the capital the bank would typically set aside to cover an inevitable default on a delinquent loan, and still be able to allocate it on their balance sheet.
By freeing up this … (0 comments)

hedge fund: Securitizing The Single Family Home: Helping Or Hurting? - 09/28/12 11:58 PM
How would you feel about having the homes in your neighborhood securitized?  We have all probably heard the news that the housing market is finally turning the corner, and we could well be on our way to a housing recovery and out of one of the greatest economic crisis of our time. We have also probably heard that, thanks to a select group of investors who are buying up foreclosures that were expected to flood the market and further drive down home prices, home prices have begun an upward trend.
In the last few years there has been a shift in … (1 comments)

hedge fund: Move Over Foreclosure Investor, Here Comes The Hedge Funds - 09/11/12 11:33 PM
                 As the recent U.S housing crisis that was part of the biggest recession since the great depression shows signs abating, the market has begun to show signs of a recovery. Some will point to the reduced housing inventory, others will point to the positive news of widespread modest increases in home prices on a monthly basis, still others will point to a reduction in the shadow inventory, but a few will point to the entrance of hedge funds and REITS which are buying up single family homes, generally in bulk and turning them to rentals, otherwise known as REO to … (0 comments)