Repack Anatomy

A starter kit for all you’d like to know about repackaging.

The Law and Lore of Repackaging

Top Trumps^®Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction^®

Repack Programme
“It’s exotic, it’s Caribbean, it’s transformative — but somehow just not that exciting any more.”

Docs	Propectus, agreements, supplements, swaps, global notes, side letters galore. Most exciting part: limited recourse. Yes: that exciting.	2
Amendability	Bugger all, because of the trust structure. What? You think the Trustee’s going to take a view?	7
Collateral	Fully funded. Note is fully collateralised.	4
Transferability	In theory unlimited: cleared, dematerialised bearer notes. In practice? Forget about it. No-one wants your home-made espievie notes.	7
Leverage	Not really.	3
Fright-o-meter	CAYMAN ISLANDS DUDE! In reality, depends what you put in it, but mostly tame.	5

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