Corporate Trust Insights, Vol. 4
The Corporate Trust market remains both dynamic and multifaceted. This issue of Corporate Trust Insights provides a cross-regional overview, featuring strategic insights into M&A activity, a midyear assessment of the loan market, and emerging trends within the structured finance and project finance sectors.
Published: August 2025
10 Key Things to Know About Private M&A Deals
Private M&A deals don’t end at closing. Learn 10 advantages of having a professional shareholder representative guide you through the post-closing phase of the deal.
Midyear Pulse: Syndicated Loans, Private Credit, and CLOs in 2025
Read how macroeconomic and structural shifts are reshaping syndicated loans, private credit, and CLOs and what that means for market participants.
Tailoring Deals in a Changing European Finance Landscape
Europe’s structured finance market is navigating increasing complexity, driven by regulatory divergence and cross-border dynamics. Dive into how evolving regulations across Europe are driving innovation in deal structuring.
Crossroads and Convergence: 6 Insights from Global ABS 2025
Explore the themes that emerged at Global ABS 2025 that are reshaping structured finance: regulatory divergence, private credit growth, evolving trustee roles, and the energy transition. These shifts are driving demand for flexible deal structures, deeper tech integration, and agile support across increasingly complex transactions.
Global Energy Transition: Project Finance Trends to Watch
As the energy transition accelerates, project finance is evolving on both sides of the Atlantic. In the U.S., developers are navigating policy shifts with flexible financing strategies. Meanwhile, EMEA is seeing new infrastructure priorities emerge amid regulatory and market change.
Services are available only to corporate and institutional clients, (i.e. Eligible Counterparties or Professional Clients as defined by applicable regulations), and not to Retail clients.
Not all services are available through every domestic and international affiliate or in all jurisdictions.
Structured Finance Essentials
Whether you're new to structured finance or refining your knowledge, this three-part series offers a clear, practical look at its core components: key roles, full-service support, and the transaction lifecycle.
The Essential Roles in a Structured Finance Deal
Explore the core roles of corporate trust providers, such as paying agent and owner trustee, and how they help to protect stakeholders and support smooth execution of structured finance transactions.
Full-Service Support for Structured Finance
Discover how structured finance deals can benefit from end-to-end servicing. Gain insight into how infrastructure, experience, and consistency can help avoid pitfalls of fragmented execution.
The Lifecycle of Structured Finance Transactions
Understand how structured finance deals are structured, executed, and managed. This overview provides the foundational knowledge needed to assess opportunities and make informed decisions.
Meet New Members of Our Public Finance Team
As we continue to expand our Public Finance presence, we're pleased to announce the recent hiring of six new Public Finance executives across the U.S., as we bolster our presence in this critical business. The six new colleagues will work on our Public Finance business across the country and will all engage closely with clients to provide consistent and efficient experiences for public finance transactions.
We are pleased to welcome Elijah DeSolace, Julia Hommel, Adriana Marshall, Hong Nguyen-Dao, Ben Saarion, and Jason Eric Stephens to the team.
Upcoming Wilmington Trust sponsored industry conferences
Our Wilmington Trust team looks forward to speaking with you. See below where we’ll be in the upcoming months.
ELSA Secondary Life Markets Conference 2025
September 15, 2025
Zurich, Switzerland
UK Mortgage Finance DealCatalyst 2025
September 23, 2025
London, England
NCSHA Conference & Showplace 2025
October 4, 2025
New Orleans, LA
ISTAT EMEA 2025
October 5, 2025
Prague, Czech Republic
TSI Kongress 2025
October 9, 2025
Berlin, Germany
Bermuda Convergence 2025
October 13, 2025
Hamilton, Bermuda
ABS East 2025
October 20, 2025
Miami, FL
LISA 2025
October 28, 2025
Miami, FL
How can we help?
From deal launch to close, our Corporate Trust & Agency Services team is here to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.