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The deal, backed by loans and leases on 55 corporate jets, is the first transaction to price since the coronavirus outbreak cratered the global air travel industry.

Loop Capital Markets was lead underwriter and joint bookrunner on an upsized $1.2 billion deal that serves as the first asset-backed market transaction to feature a minority-owned firm as a lead.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of Oct. 23-29

Automotive services chain operator Driven Brands is pursuing its next whole-business securitization, despite a recent sales decline among its franchise stores due to slowing economic conditions related to the pandemic.

The deal would take the donut chain private and tie it to franchise chains that also regularly issue whole-business securitizations – including Arby's, Sonic Drive In and Jimmy John's – under the Roark Capital-backed Inspire Brands umbrella.

Like previous deals, the trust will have a revolving pool of assets for up to two years, in which sponsor Cellco Partnership (doing business as Verizon Wireless) can replace paid-off agreements with new agreements that meet minimum pool standard requirements.

Pagaya Investments, which purchases loans from MPL platforms using AI-driven technology, is sponsoring a $423.9 million transaction, according to a ratings agency presale report.

The 1,400-store chicken wings chain, which has benefited from carry-out dining trends during the pandemic, will sponsor its second whole-business securitization since 2018.

The transaction will be the second corporate-fleet ABS deal to price this month, following Wheels Inc.'s $505 million transaction that closed Sept. 11.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of Sept. 11-17