Securitization: FIP’s fillip for Italy

The Italian state's packaging of a fund of official property confirms the treasury's reputation for innovation

Fondo Immobili Publici
Source: Transaction documents

The Italian government has established a track record of innovation in the capital markets and its latest off-balance-sheet funding exercise was highly notable, not just because of its €3.3 billion size or the government buildings and offices that underlay it. “This was an opportunity for both efficient financing terms from the Italian state and to help develop the closed property fund market,” says Yossi Kraemer, head of ABS syndicate at RBS.

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