PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Stephen McLoughlin AU - Matt Hedigan AU - Callaghan Kennedy TI - Coming to Europe—<em>Structuring CLOs with Irish Issuers</em> AID - 10.3905/jsf.2015.21.2.039 DP - 2015 Jul 31 TA - The Journal of Structured Finance PG - 39--44 VI - 21 IP - 2 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/21/2/39.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/21/2/39.full AB - The year 2014 saw the largest issuance of European CLOs (collateralized loan obligations) since 2008, with 34 transactions pricing with an aggregate issuance of approximately €15 billion. More than 70% of the CLOs priced in 2014 used Irish issuers established under Ireland’s securitization regime, commonly known as “Section 110.” At the same time that market activity and competition are intensifying, the complexity of regulatory regimes to be navigated by managers and arrangers has increased. This article examines the key European Union regulatory issues for U.S. managers and arrangers to be aware of when structuring CLOs using Irish special purpose vehicles (SPVs) as an issuer or co-issuer, whether arising under Irish domestic or European legislation. The authors address EU authorization requirements; Section 110 issuer requirements; and requirements for structuring warehouse finance and CLO notes, including risk retention and central reporting and credit rating agency appointment requirements; ongoing compliance requirements under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); and funded vehicle corporation (FVC) reporting requirements.TOPICS: CLOs, CDOs, and other structured credit, developed, legal/regulatory/public policy