South Street acquires Lime Funding
13 May 2026 US
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South Street Securities Holdings has confirmed the acquisition of 100 per cent of the outstanding equity in Lime Funding, which took place on 28 February 28 2026.
Lime Funding is an asset鈥慴acked commercial paper conduit, designed to make loans to corporate and other institutional borrowers, with funding provided through the issuance of asset鈥慴acked commercial paper to investors.
According to South Street, the commercial paper programme is supported by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, as the administrative agent and liquidity provider, while GreensLedge Advisors serves as the sub-administrator responsible for overseeing the commercial paper issuance.
Together, South Street, GreensLedge, and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank seek to provide efficient, scalable financing to high鈥憅uality borrowers, while offering investors diversified, short鈥憈erm asset鈥慴acked investment opportunities.
James Tabacchi, CEO of South Street Securities Holdings, states: 鈥淚ntegrating Lime Funding into the South Street platform reflects our strategy of building scalable, balance sheet鈥慹fficient funding solutions for our clients.
鈥淏y partnering with GreensLedge and Sumitomo, we combine specialised conduit expertise, strong liquidity support, and our own distribution and risk management capabilities to better serve issuers and investors.鈥�
Lime Funding will operate as part of South Street鈥檚 broader securities finance and funding platform and is expected to support the continued expansion of South Street鈥檚 financing capabilities.
Lime Funding is an asset鈥慴acked commercial paper conduit, designed to make loans to corporate and other institutional borrowers, with funding provided through the issuance of asset鈥慴acked commercial paper to investors.
According to South Street, the commercial paper programme is supported by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, as the administrative agent and liquidity provider, while GreensLedge Advisors serves as the sub-administrator responsible for overseeing the commercial paper issuance.
Together, South Street, GreensLedge, and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank seek to provide efficient, scalable financing to high鈥憅uality borrowers, while offering investors diversified, short鈥憈erm asset鈥慴acked investment opportunities.
James Tabacchi, CEO of South Street Securities Holdings, states: 鈥淚ntegrating Lime Funding into the South Street platform reflects our strategy of building scalable, balance sheet鈥慹fficient funding solutions for our clients.
鈥淏y partnering with GreensLedge and Sumitomo, we combine specialised conduit expertise, strong liquidity support, and our own distribution and risk management capabilities to better serve issuers and investors.鈥�
Lime Funding will operate as part of South Street鈥檚 broader securities finance and funding platform and is expected to support the continued expansion of South Street鈥檚 financing capabilities.
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