Resurgent CMBS market no help for latest Blackstone deal

The European CMBS market has defied its ineligibility for the European Securities and Markets Authority's (ESMA) new ‘simple, transparent and standardised’ (STS) securitization framework intended to boost confidence in the market. The asset class that appeared dead and buried after the financial crisis has outpaced other asset classes in recent times. But the resurgence did not stop one deal this week from suffering heavy investor scrutiny, writes Tom Brown.