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PKO BP SAPKO BP lender concludes package of synthetic securitisation agreements
Poland's largest lender by assets PKO BP has entered into a package of synthetic securitisation agreements executed on a portfolio of corporate loans with a total nominal value of PLN 1.892 billion (EUR 446.2 mln) with Christofferson, Robb & Company, the bank said in a release.
As part of the transaction, the bank transferred a significant part of the credit risk from the selected securitised portfolio to the investor.
"The selected portfolio of securitised corporate loans remains on the bank's balance sheet. The risk transfer of the securitised portfolio is implemented through a credit protection instrument in the form of a financial guarantee secured by a deposit placed with the bank," it wrote.
The bank estimates that the positive impact of the transaction on the group's Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio is around 5 bps on reported figures for the end of 2024.
Santander Corporate & Investment Banking acted as sole arranger and lead adviser to the transaction.
This is the first deal of its kind executed by PKO BP, which, according to the bank, opens up new opportunities for strategic capital management using securitisation transactions.
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