Tradeteq, the technology provider for securitisation-as-a-service and bank asset distribution, is expanding into private debt and real assets in an effort to help banks, asset sellers and institutional investors overcome barriers to trading instruments such as direct lending, infrastructure and real-estate debt.
The firm reports there is some US$3.5 trillion of private debt and real assets under management globally, but these instruments are not easy to transfer or trade due to limited investor access and cost barriers.
Tradeteq has previously worked with banks in tackling the US$1.7 trillion trade finance gap – the shortfall in global lending – by securitising and distributing trade finance assets to investors. Its primary issuance platform will now become available for additional forms of private debt.
Tradeteq’s workflow automation and securitisation-as-a-service is designed to transform private debt into tradable financial instruments to enable wider investor uptake. It offers real-time processing and standardised repackaging of assets to reduce friction costs resulting in higher investment yields. Tradeteq issues these instruments to investors off-chain, as traditional capital markets products and notes, and on-chain, as regulated security tokens using distributed ledger technologies.
Tradeteq’s products include ACCESS LITE, a marketplace for buy-side investors to participate in the secondary trading of trade finance assets, and DISTRIBUTE, which automates distribution workflows. These platforms can now be used for a wider range of private debt and real assets.
Christoph Gugelmann, CEO at Tradeteq, comments, “Over the past six years, we’ve been working with global banks, asset managers and credit insurers to help turn trade finance into a liquid asset. However, it’s clear the same challenges around lack of investor access and automation apply equally to many other forms of private debt and real assets. That’s why, having built the infrastructure to connect participants and automate workflow, we’re expanding our reach and our mission to unlock the future of these markets.”
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