Citi beats rivals to the Punch

Issuer: Punch GroupDeal: asset-backed securitizationAmount: £1.5 billionDate: June 2000 Bookrunner: Citi/SSSBLead managers: Goldman Sachs and RBS Financial Markets

       
Mark Watson

When Citi/SSSB snatched Punch’s £1.5 billion bridge refinancing mandate away from Morgan Stanley Dean Witter the securitization market jumped.

Mark Watson, head of syndicate at Citibank, has no doubt about the impact it made. “It was a monumental transaction for us and for the market,” he says. “It was a tremendous piece of business for us and one of the most exciting and interesting deals I have ever done.”

Watson’s enthusiasm for the deal stems from the fact that Citibank took the business from right under Morgan Stanley’s nose.

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