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Goldman Sachs was set to price $898.1 million of the sales tax bonds Wednesday, but the sale was delayed until next week at the earliest.

Proceeds will repay a tranche of variable-rate notes issued in 2016, as well as for general corporate purposes, including paying a capital dividend to shareholders.

Proceeds from the first jet-lease securitization of 2018 will be used to acquire 24 widebody and narrowbody planes contracted to 16 airlines in 14 countries.

In a rare example of a rating agency calling out a competitor, Fitch Ratings published an unsolicited report on the deal, which was rated by Kroll Bond Rating Agency; this caused some investors to take a closer look.

With ideal macroeconomic fundamentals of economic growth and low interest rates still in place, S&P Global sees no reason for issuance to slow in 2018.

What helped to grow the market in 2017, even as foot traffic declined and same-store sales growth slowed across the quick serve dining industry, were structural innovations that widened the investor base.

The Kurban Group, a Lebanese travel conglomerate, recently closed on a rental fleet securitization that, despite its small size, represents some notable "firsts."

The Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority will price a $679 million current and advance refunding of tobacco bonds.

Two proposals, limiting deductibility of interest and like-kind exchanges, would make securitization uneconomical for auto and equipment lessors, according to the industry trade group.

The collateral for the $59.9 million transaction from DRB Capital includes life-contingent structured settlement receivables; when the beneficiary dies, the insurer stops making payments.