Affirm and PGIM Fixed Income Expand Partnership with Completion of Private Purchase of $500 Million in Loans
03 Dezembro 2024 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that
empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, and PGIM Fixed
Income, a Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU) company and one of the
largest global fixed income managers with $859 billion in assets
under management, today announced that PGIM Fixed Income has
completed an inaugural private purchase of $500 million in Affirm
loans.
The transaction deepens Affirm’s partnership with PGIM Fixed
Income, which manages a leading asset-based finance (“ABF”)
platform and more than $120 billion in assets under management
across public and private securitized credit*. Previously, PGIM
Fixed Income invested in Affirm’s assets via the company’s public
asset-backed securitizations. As a scaled and programmatic issuer,
Affirm has issued 21 asset-backed securitizations totaling nearly
$10 billion with participation from over 130 unique capital
partners across institution types, including: alternative asset
managers, insurance companies, pension funds, sovereign wealth
funds, hedge funds, and banks.
"We are pleased to further invest in our partnership with Affirm
as we selectively expand our origination relationships and identify
investments that provide compelling risk-adjusted returns for our
clients from partners that put the needs of their clients first,”
said Edwin Wilches, Managing Director and Co-Head of Securitized
Products at PGIM Fixed Income. “As we see the pay-over-time
industry growing, we believe that Affirm’s assets represent an
attractive investment opportunity. We are excited to build a
mutually beneficial long-term partnership that combines Affirm’s
differentiated approach to managing credit with PGIM’s deep
experience and established platform as an asset-based finance
lender.”
“Our differentiated approach to underwriting every transaction
has enabled us to deliver consistently strong credit outcomes and
attract some of the top investors in the world,” said Brooke
Major-Reid, Chief Capital Officer at Affirm. “We are thrilled to
deepen our partnership with PGIM as we strengthen our funding
platform and capitalize on our significant momentum. As one of the
largest global asset managers with a meaningful third-party
investor base, we believe that PGIM is an ideal partner to help
Affirm advance our mission of delivering honest financial products
that improve lives.”
Affirm empowers more than 19 million active consumers with a
transparent and flexible way to pay over time without late or
hidden fees. The company generated over $28 billion in gross
merchandise volume (GMV) for the last twelve months ending
September 30, 2024. With a diverse and durable funding model across
multiple channels, Affirm has grown its total funding capacity by
over 50% over the last two years to $16.8 billion as of September
30, 2024.
About Affirm
Affirm’s mission is to deliver honest financial products that
improve lives. By building a new kind of payment network – one
based on trust, transparency and putting people first – we empower
millions of consumers to spend and save responsibly, and give
thousands of businesses the tools to fuel growth. Unlike most
credit cards and other pay-over-time options, we never charge any
late or hidden fees. Follow Affirm on social media: LinkedIn |
Instagram | Facebook | X.
About PGIM FIXED INCOME
PGIM Fixed Income, with $859 billion in assets under management
as of September 30, 2024, is a global asset manager offering active
solutions across all fixed income markets. The company has offices
in Newark, N.J., London, Amsterdam, Zurich, Munich, Paris,
Singapore, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. For more information,
visit pgimfixedincome.com.
About PGIM
PGIM is the global asset management business of Prudential
Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). In 42 offices across 19 countries and
jurisdictions, our more than 1,400 investment professionals serve
both retail and institutional clients around the world.
As a leading global asset manager with $1.4 trillion in assets
under management,* PGIM is built on a foundation of strength,
stability, and disciplined risk management. Our multi-affiliate
model allows us to deliver specialized expertise across key asset
classes with a focused investment approach. This gives our clients
a diversified suite of investment strategies and solutions with
global depth and scale across public and private asset classes,
including fixed income, equities, real estate, private credit, and
other alternatives. For more information visit pgim.com.
*As of Sept. 30, 2024.
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