As counsel to KeyBanc Capital Markets, Kramer Levin completed the inaugural $194 million securitization on Nov. 28, 2017 for a leading provider of financing to consumers for home improvement projects. The asset-backed notes were issued in three tranches of notes rated A, BBB, and BBB- by KBRA. The Kramer Levin team included Banking and Finance partner Laurence Pettit, associate Daniel Michaelson and law clerk Jefferson  Lai, Tax special counsels Helayne Oberman Stoopack and Niya Tang and associate Mariya Khvatskaya.