Madrid, December 13, 2021 -- Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has today
upgraded the ratings of several classes of notes in the following Italian
healthcare ABS transactions: Cartesio S.r.l.
- Series 2003-1, POSILLIPO FINANCE S.R.L.
and POSILLIPO FINANCE II S.R.L. SERIES 2007-1.
This rating action results from the upgrade of the Italian Region of Lazio
and Region of Campania to Ba1 from Ba2 in November 2021. Moody's
has also affirmed the rating of the tranche A2 in POSILLIPO FINANCE II
S.R.L. SERIES 2007-1, wrapped by Assured
Guaranty UK Limited.
Issuer: Cartesio S.r.l. - Series 2003-1
....EUR 200M (Current outstanding amount of
EUR 115.4M) Tranche 1 Notes, Upgraded to Ba1 (sf); previously
on Jul 3, 2015 Upgraded to Ba3 (sf)
....GBP 200M Tranche 4 Notes, Upgraded
to Ba1 (sf); previously on Jul 3, 2015 Upgraded to Ba3 (sf)
....EUR 141M (Current outstanding amount of
EUR 81.4M) Tranche 5 Notes, Upgraded to Ba1 (sf); previously
on Jul 3, 2015 Upgraded to Ba3 (sf)
Issuer: POSILLIPO FINANCE II S.R.L. SERIES
2007-1
....EUR 870M (Current outstanding amount of
EUR 580.9M) Class A1 Notes, Upgraded to Ba1 (sf); previously
on Oct 25, 2018 Downgraded to Ba2 (sf)
........Underlying
Rating: Upgraded to Ba1 (sf); previously on Oct 25, 2018
Downgraded to Ba2 (sf)
....EUR 870M (Current outstanding amount of
EUR 580.9M) Class A2 Notes, Affirmed A2 (sf); previously
on Oct 25, 2018 Affirmed A2 (sf)
........Underlying
Rating: Upgraded to Ba1 (sf); previously on Oct 25, 2018
Downgraded to Ba2 (sf)
Issuer: POSILLIPO FINANCE S.R.L.
....EUR 452.655M (Current outstanding
amount of EUR 302.3M) Series 2007-1 Asset-Backed
Floating Rate Notes due 2035, Upgraded to Ba1 (sf); previously
on Oct 25, 2018 Downgraded to Ba2 (sf)
RATINGS RATIONALE
Today's rating action reflects the improvement of the credit quality of
the transactions' main obligors, that are, the Region of Lazio
for Cartesio S.r.l. and the Region of Campania for
the Posillipo transactions. Moody´s upgraded the rating of
these two regions from Ba2 to Ba1 in November 2021. The underlying
ratings of the notes in these three transactions are fully linked to the
rating of the corresponding Italian regions that act as obligors.
In the case of Cartesio S.r.l. - Series 2003-1,
the rating action today is also prompted by a reduced counterparty risk.
Counterparty Exposure
Today's rating action took into consideration the notes' exposure to relevant
counterparties, such as servicer, swap or account banks,
using the methodology "Moody's Approach to Assessing Counterparty Risks
in Structured Finance" published in May 2021. Moody's concluded
the ratings of the notes are not constrained by these risks.
Exposure to cross-currency or interest-rate swaps over a
long-term horizon could increase the loss severity incurred by
noteholders in a situation of swap counterparty default.
The ratings in Cartesio S.r.l. - Series 2003-1
were previously capped 1 notch below the rating of the Region of Lazio,
constraint due to swap counterparty risk. The credit quality of
the swap counterparties has improved since last rating action due to the
upgrade of Deutsche Bank AG in August 2021 to A2(cr) from previously A3(cr).
The principal methodology used in these ratings was "Moody's Approach
to Rating Repackaged Securities" published in June 2020 and available
at https://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBS_1230078.
Alternatively, please see the Rating Methodologies page on www.moodys.com
for a copy of this methodology.
Factors that would lead to an upgrade or downgrade of the ratings
Factors or circumstances that could lead to an upgrade of the ratings
include: (1) improvement in the credit quality of the respective
Italian region, (2) improvement in the credit quality of the transaction
counterparties and (3) a decrease in sovereign risk.
Factors or circumstances that could lead to a downgrade of the ratings
include (1) deterioration in the credit quality of the respective Italian
region, (2) deterioration in the credit quality of the transaction
counterparties and (3) an increase in sovereign risk.
REGULATORY DISCLOSURES
For further specification of Moody's key rating assumptions and
sensitivity analysis, see the sections Methodology Assumptions and
Sensitivity to Assumptions in the disclosure form. Moody's
Rating Symbols and Definitions can be found at: https://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBC_79004.
The analysis focuses on the risks relating to the credit quality of the
assets backing the repack and of the counterparties. Moody's
generally determines the expected loss posed to noteholders by adding
together the severities for loss scenarios arising from either underlying
asset default, and if applicable, hedge counterparty risk,
each weighted according to its respective probability.
Moody's quantitative analysis entails an evaluation of scenarios
that stress factors contributing to sensitivity of ratings and take into
account the likelihood of severe collateral losses or impaired cash flows.
Moody's weights the impact on the rated instruments based on its
assumptions of the likelihood of the events in such scenarios occurring.
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Cristina Quintana Poves
Asst Vice President - Analyst
Structured Finance Group
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