Contact person
Paolo Montresor
Managing Director - Head of ABS StructuringUniCredit Bank AG
He became responsible for UniCredit’s Southern European Securitisation team in 2011 and recently took over global responsibility for Securitisation, Receivables and Specialised Asset Financing within UniCredit.
In his career Paolo led the execution of ground-breaking transactions including the largest Italian covered bond programme (UniCredit OBG), the largest European RMBS (Cordusio RMBS 5) and the largest European market based NPL Securitisation (Project FINO). He has a summa cum laude degree in Economics from Bocconi University in Milan and a master in Risk Management & Controll.
Stefan Leipold
Head of Securitisation, Asset Backed Solutions - GermanyUniCredit Bank GmbH
Akinade Dada
Managing Director, Head of Securitized Portfolio Funding & Portfolio ManagementUniCredit Bank AG
Akinade (Aki) Dada is Managing Director and Head of Securitized Portfolio Funding & Portfolio Management, which also comprises UniCredit’s Global ABCP Conduit, Arabella. Aki joined UniCredit London in 2004 and over the years has held several positions within the securitization team, including head of the Structuring and Quantitative and until 2023 head of Securitisation and Asset Backed Solutions, UK. Prior to joining UniCredit, Aki was an Associate Director in Fitch Ratings’ Structured Finance department responsible for rating Consumer and Commercial ABS transactions.
Aki has a 20+ years’ experience in the securitization business, where he has structured numerous ABS transactions across multiple jurisdictions and asset classes (including Auto, Consumer, Lease, RMBS & SRT transactions). He has led the execution of many innovative transactions, including the first Italian auto ABS cash securitisation post the financial crisis achieving significant risk transfer (SRT), or the first Italian rental fleet transaction securitizing residual values under the Italian securitization regime. Aki holds a Master in European Business (with Distinction) from the CASS Business School (London) & ESCP Paris, and a Bachelor of Science Business Studies degree from CASS Business School (London).
About UniCredit
UniCredit – a pan-European commercial bank with a unique service offering in Italy, Germany, Central and Eastern Europe
At home throughout Europe, we are the partner of choice for our clients’ increasingly sophisticated demands in financing, advisory, investments and protection. We serve over fifteen million clients in a cohesive manner, connecting them to our thirteen banks. Our purpose is to empower communities to progress, delivering best-in-class products and services to all stakeholders, whilst unlocking the potential of our clients and our people.
We have a harmonised service model, leveraging on our Client Solutions division which serves all regions allowing us to be close to our clients and simplify the access to our offerings. The combination of centralized product factories with the coverage of our local banks harnesses economies of scale while customizing product solutions at a country level.
Client Solutions is based on three excellent product factories:
- Within Corporate Solutions, we facilitate access to value-added services for our corporate clients through specific product lines: Advisory & Financing Solutions, Group Trade & Correspondent Banking and Client Risk Management.
- At the same time, within Individual Solutions the Group Investment Strategy creates unique investment strategies for our clients across geographies, whilst Group Investment & Protection Products ensures a rich product offering of investment and protection products for our retail, wealth management and private banking clients.
- Group Payments Solutions supports corporates, financial institutions and individuals with leading Cash Management, Payments, Acquiring and Issuing solutions.
We are the third-largest corporate lender in Europe1. As a leader in debt and trade finance, we have been the most active player in EUR bonds since 2013 in our Home Markets2. Our strong positioning is deeply rooted in our core coverage regions and has been confirmed across client segments over the course of last year. For corporates, we are #2 Bookrunner EMEA bonds in EUR3 and #2 for EMEA Syndicated Loans3, while for Financial Institutions we are #3 in EMEA covered bonds in EUR4 and #1 in our Home Markets5. On the investment side, we manage EUR 758 bn of Total Financial Assets (TFA).6
We are recognised as a trade finance powerhouse in Western, Central and Eastern Europe7, whilst at the same time operating at the vanguard of innovation in instant and faster payments thanks to our prominent position in the digital transformation of financial services.
Digitalisation and our commitment to ESG, where we rank #1 for EMEA Green & ESG-linked Corporate Loans8 and #3 for all EMEA Green & ESG Syndicated Loans in EUR8, remain key enablers for our service. They help us deliver excellence to our stakeholders and create a just and fair transition towards a fairer and greener future for our clients, our communities and our people.
Securitisation and Asset Backed Solutions at UniCredit
With a solution-driven approach UniCredit has been amongst the leading players in the European securitisation market over the recent years. UniCredit's Securitisation and Asset Backed Solutions Team offers clients the full range of securitisation products and structured products based on securitisation technique across different asset classes including, but not limited to loans, leases (including Residual Value) and trade receivables. The Securitisation and Asset Backed Solutions team, which is part of the Client Solutions division, focuses on structuring, placing and financing transactions for corporates and financial institutions in UniCredit Group’s core markets as well as for UniCredit Group. Backed by one of the largest teams across European banks and operating via our two hubs in Milan and Munich and, we are eager to deliver customised solutions that meet our clients’ needs leveraging on our extensive track record but also on the heterogenous skillsets of our team members all enjoying decades of experience in the field.
The business model of Securitisation and Asset Backed Solutions for corporate clients and financial institutions is geared towards clients in UniCredit Group’s home markets and also to international companies.
The offered products range from private solutions (based on our balance-sheet capabilities but also on our ABCP Programme “Arabella Finance DAC”) to publicly placed transactions, focusing on funding driven solutions (with the main objective of diversifying funding sources at favorable conditions), to regulatory capital optimisation deals or transactions aimed at enhancing working capital needs (with/without asset de-recognition).
Due to the size of our ABCP Programme Arabella Finance DAC, which is one of the largest ABCP Programmes sponsored by a European bank, in combination with our direct balance-sheet investments, we are one of the top underwriters in client driven European private/public ABS transactions with an aggregate exposure in excess of EUR 15bn.
