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Hildene Capital Closes $318.4 Million Non-QM Loan Securitization

February 2, 2024

Hildene is pleased to announce the close of CROSS 2024-H1, a $318.4 million securitization backed by non-qualified residential mortgage (“non-QM”) loans originated by CrossCountry Mortgage (“CCM”), one of the largest retail residential mortgage originators in the U.S.  

Hildene Capital Completes $333 Million Non-QM Loan Securitization

November 9, 2023

Hildene is pleased to announce the close of CROSS 2023-H2, a $332.8 million securitization backed by non-qualified residential mortgage (“non-QM”) loans originated by CrossCountry Mortgage (“CCM”), one of the largest retail residential mortgage originators in the U.S.  

Hildene Capital Forms Long-Term Strategic Alliance with SILAC Insurance Company

January 9, 2023

Hildene is pleased to announce its long-term strategic alliance with leading U.S. annuity provider, SILAC Insurance Company. As part of the alliance, Hildene Capital Management, LLC  will provide investment management oversight to $2 billion of SILAC’s general account assets, and certain Hildene clients have acquired a strategic minority ownership interest in SILAC. Additionally, Hildene’s recently launched insurance company, Ludlow Re, has

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Hildene Capital Forms Strategic Relationship with CrossCountry Mortgage for Non-QM Investments

December 1, 2022

Hildene is pleased to announce the formation of a strategic relationship with CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, one of the largest retail residential mortgage originators in the U.S., to gain exclusive access to CrossCountry Mortgage’s scalable volume of Non-QM loans. As part of the multi-year agreement, CrossCountry Capital, a company focused on housing-related principal investments, will commit to invest in a Hildene-managed

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Hildene Capital Launches $1 Billion Reinsurer

November 21, 2022

Hildene is pleased to announce the launch of Hildene Re*, a Class B(iii) insurance company that will offer reinsurance to the global insurance market. As part of its inaugural transaction, Ludlow Re will reinsure approximately $1 billion of fixed index annuity reserves through a quota share agreement entered into with a U.S.-based life insurance carrier. *Prior to December 2023, Ludlow

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Hildene shares its views with SCI on how traditional insurance portfolios may benefit from structured credit

August 24, 2022

Why is increased market volatility raising asset allocator demand for structured credit? How can this unique asset class assist insurance companies in diversifying their traditional corporate bond-based portfolio without meaningfully sacrificing credit risk? In a recent blog post for Structured Credit Investor,  

Hildene forms strategic partnership with Leucadia Asset Management

March 1, 2022

Hildene is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with Leucadia Asset Management. This relationship will allow Hildene to further expand its institutional presence, positioning the firm for continued growth and success. To learn more, read the full press release here.

Hildene’s views on the current state of the CLO Market

January 3, 2022

In the latest issue of Structured Credit Investor, Hildene Portfolio Manager, Tapan Jain, details the firm’s view on the current state of the CLO market and why Hildene’s outlook remains positive for the asset class despite a banner year of performance. Tapan also highlights how Hildene’s differentiated approach to evaluating CLOs allows the firm to identify opportunities without relying on

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History of Trust Preferred Securities (TruPS)

November 11, 2021

Video: HCM Academy - History of TruPS

Bank M&A activity continues to be on pace to reach levels not seen since the Global Financial Crisis

September 28, 2021

The Covid-19 crisis stalled many potential transactions for regional and community banks, but as uncertainty cleared up in 2021 and once feared loan defaults never materialized, serious merger conversations have resumed. Regional and Community banks continue to be a large component of M&A activity as they seek transactions that will help them invest in technology and other resources to compete

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