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August 10, 2009
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 Due to widespread fraud perpetuated by certain brokers, sellers and buyers, the information contained in this newsletter is provided with the caveat that all Principal parties are warned to beware and verify any items in this newsletter. This newsletter is a compilation of experiences and observations of the writer, and are not intended, nor to be mistaken, for legal or financial advice. Unfortunately, the industry has become fraught with individuals of questionable ethics and behaviors, so each reader must take responsibility for their own due diligence. Should you find a gross inaccuracy in one of the items, it is appreciated if you would let us know so it can be further researched and, if necessary, retracted, corrected, or validated.
Greetings!

Welcome to today's updates and views on the world of financial paper. All views are the personal opinions of the authors
 
This is a great time for those buying paper to also re-group and plan how they will obtain at least some of what will be available. It is very much a seller's market, and the seller's control how the paper will be sold. 
 
The Buyer who recognizes that they are the ones who need to adjust their willingness to match the Seller's ways will go to the top of the list.
 
The bottleneck of buyers is growing by the minute. When it is time for the Seller's to uncork the bottle and start working, the Buyer who represents the easiest and closest to the way the Seller does business will get first crack at a limited supply.
 
It doesn't matter who the Buyer may be-- Moses, Mohammed, Jesus or anyone else, the Seller gets to choose who will make the cut and who will be discarded.  Obstinancy and inflexibility push one to the back of the bus every time.
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MTN Opportunities

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While the prices vary, this is an example of routine opportunities. Prices range all over the map. Your LOI should specify exactly what you are looking for.  You stand a better chance of successfully buying if you match your procedures to the seller's. At least to get the principal-to-principal conversation going. 

To help you help us, download this Request form, and return it completed.  

 
 
Instrument:                       Medium-Term Notes (MTN)
Format :                           Per Standard Top World Bank / ICC
Issuing Bank:                    Top 25 West European banks
Age:                                 Slightly Seasoned
Term:                               Ten (10) years and one (1) day
Rating:                             S&P "AA" rated or better
Currency:                         USD OR EURO's
Interest Rate:                    7.5% coupon
Contract Amount:              50 Billion USD
                                       ($50,000,000,000.00 USD) (50,000,000,000 euro)
                                        with Rolls and Extensions
Price:                                XX% Plus one percent (1%) of the instrument's
                                        face value, for Fees .
First Tranche:                    Five Hundred Million (500M) USD or EURO
Subsequent Tranches:       As per agreement between buyer and seller
Tranche Frequency:           Four or Five days per week, or as agreed 
                                        between buyer and seller.
Denominations:                 100M/ 250M/ 500M/1B as available and as 
                                        agreed between buyer and seller.
Screening:                         EUROCLEAR
Purchase:                          DVP Settlement Procedures or Screen-Block-
                                         Pay, or MT103/23, or as directed by seller..
Delivery:                           Original hard copies Bonded Couriered Bank to 
                                        Bank within (7) International Banking days per
                                        Instruction.
 
Where XX is in the price, we suggest you put in a realistic price range, not a wishful thinking price.
 

NOTE: UNLESS YOU ARE A PENSION FUND OR FOUNDATION BUYER, YOU MUST SHOW POF OR VOD TO SELLER. THE SELLER IS REQUIRED TO CLEAR FUNDS THROUGH THE U.S. TREASURY BEFORE ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH SELLER ARE INITIATED.
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Bank Guarantees- Fresh Cut
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INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION   Bank Guarantee
CONDITION                              Fresh Cut/Shelf Paper [no ISIN/CUSIP]
TERM                                       FIVE (5) YEARS
COUPON                                  N/A
CURRENCY                             USD or EUR
PURCHASE PRICE                   SIXTY SEVEN (67%) PERCENT PLUS   
                                                ONE (1%) PERCENT INTRODUCING    
                                                50% of 1% TO SELL SIDE AND 50% of
                                                1%  PERCENT TO BUY SIDE
ISSUING BANK                        UBS ZURICH, HSBC LONDON, 
                                                BARCLAYS LONDON OR ABN AMRO 
                                                LONDON
CONTRACT AMOUNT              FIVE BILLION (5,000,000,000.00) WITH
                                                ROLLS AND EXTENSIONS
DENOMINATIONS                   100M, 500M PREFERRED
INITIAL TRANCHE                   ONE HUNDRED MILLION
                                               (100,000,000.00)  USD or EURO
PURCHASE MODE                  EUROCLEAR SCREEN, VERIFY, BUY
                                               TICKET, BLOCK & PAY OR AS AGREED 
                                               BY PRINCIPAL TO PRINCIPAL
MODE OF PAYMENT             ELECTRONIC FOLLOWED BY HARD 
                                              COPY COURIER DELIVERY
SCREEN                                 EUROCLEAR ONLY
 
 
The above is for information only and is NOT an offer to sell. Buyer's must pass compliance and issue non-solicitation documentation to the end seller first.
Placing Cash, a Bank Guarantee, or MTN
Directly Into a PPP
 

MTNSPrivate Placement Programs are still around, and they range from 24 hour "Bullet" programs, to 40-weeks, and in-between. If you are the owner of an instrument that is bonafide and can be verified, that instrument could be moved into the trader's account and start profiting the owner. In some program manager's world, if the money is in a bank where the program manager does business, funds may not have to move at all. That is only up to the program manager to discuss with the owner-principal. 

In order to get started, the Instrument Owner sends a Letter of Request, which includes the language that they have not been solicited by the PPP Manager in any way. Upon clearing the path with this letter, the Program Manager (PM) will communicate directly with the principal owner. There are no others allowed to be in these conversations as they contain sensitive and proprietary information to each party.
 
Each program manager has his or her own specific strategy. We are fortunate enough to be in touch with a number of them. Shoot us an email for more info. info@pccfunding.com 
The following is NOT AN OFFER TO SELL OR SOLICIT. It is for Informational purposes only. This comes from one of our direct connections. Just because it is published here does not mean we accept any liability or responsibility for the accuracy of the following information.
 
The Exclusive Access To Paper Trust 
 
Suppose for a moment there was a one-stop place to screen and buy paper? How convenient would that be! What if you could buy discreetly, away from prying eyes?
 
One of our associates is the direct rep to a 61 year old Trust in Switzerland that offers just that. This Trust supplies Bank Guarantees, Medium Term Notes and other bank instruments under certain conditions-- 
 
  • They (the Trust) are a full depository working with 5 corresponding banks - Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Credit Suisse, UBS, and Commerzbank.
  • They also hold a securities broker/dealer license, insurance license and real-estate licenses.
  • The people we work with at the Trust would be considered Asset Managers and provide many services other than non-recourse project funding.
  • The Client must move their funds into a sub-account (under their sole control) within the Trust in order to obtain the instruments they desire.
  • The Trust is not in the business of selling paper, per say, but it provides this service to help its members accomplish their goals, with those inside the Trust. 
  • Members of the Trust are able to view from their office a listing of all bank instruments available to them on a day to day basis. If they see an instrument they are looking for, they can order it. It may take more time to obtain the instrument this way but they will get it in a timely manner. 
  • The Trust normally uses the instruments for their own Managed Buy/Sell Programs since they have their own Trader. But all members can sell to their own exit buyers. 
  • Confidentiality and anonymity are assured as a member of the Trust: a clients' name is never revealed as a client doing business inside, therefore they can buy, sell, etc privately without the world having knowledge of their activities.
     
     
    To be connected to more information, please email your request about
    The Trust by clicking here. 
     
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For The BG or MTN Instrument Owner 
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If you own paper and would entertain selling it, we invite you to email your model LOI with the instrument specifications. In the event someone is looking for something fitting the description, please include your desired procedures.  The list of people potentially interested in speaking with you about your paper(s) is ever- growing. As an information exchange service, we put the Principal players together and stand aside. We deal only with the Principal or the Authorized Agent/Rep.
 
If you need to see some sample formats of documents that you would typically use-- again for informational purposes only- we have prepared a set that can be yours for downloading here.
 
Leased InstrumentsLeased Instruments
 
Collateral for Credit Facilities

Five Million US Dollar Minimum
Do you have a transaction for which you require collateral?

Product Overview

We've just unveiled a new product to the marketplace which does not put the client's initial funds at risk.
 
  • No funds are released from escrow until after an acceptable instrument has been received by the client's lending institution from an acceptable issuing bank.
  • These instruments may be used as the primary and/or only source of collateral for a credit facility.
  • Do you have a transaction for which you are trying to obtain funding through your lender and need a source of collateral that's safe and reliable?
  • The issuance fees are not put at risk, they are simply put into any mutually acceptable third party escrow account where they will stay until acceptable collateral is delivered as agreed;
  • We may even be able to allow an acceptable bank pay order for the payment of fees contingent upon delivery of acceptable collateral.
  • Our bank communicates with your bank prior to deployment and execution of agreements. We are not leasing or joint venturing to provide assets, we are issuing our clients' lender an irrevocable guarantee of principal and interest paid at maturity.
  • The bank instruments can be used for any legitimate, legal financial transaction where a client has the ability to get a loan with his lender with acceptable collateral. Read below for additional details.


    Requirements

    1. Client must have their bank financing arranged conditionally upon the presentation of acceptable collateral from an acceptable bank.

    2. Client must provide a conditional commitment letter from their bank addressed to the client (sample format downloadable)

    3. Client must have 1.75% of the required instrument.

     
    Steps

    1. Client applies to POF

         a. Client provides POF letter of intent

         b. Client provides POF a completed application and supporting documents

    2. POF issues documents to the client

         a. Term sheet

         b. Letter of Intent

         c. Engagement fee request letter

         d.  Sample conditional commitment letter

    3. Client sends $10,000.00 non-refundable engagement fee to POF.

    4. Client sends POF the conditional commitment letter provided by the bank.

    5. Client moves their 1.75% of the required instrument size to an acceptable escrow attorney. Escrowed monies are not released from escrow until after the instrument is delivered.

    6. POF's bank contacts the clients bank at the coordinates provided in the conditional commitment letter.

         a. Banks discuss and come to terms on acceptable instrument text.

         b. Banks discuss and come to terms on acceptable instrument transmission (delivery).

    7. POF orders its bank to initiate and finalize the transaction between the banks.

    8. POF's bank delivers the instrument of principal and interest to the clients bank.

    9. Client's receiving bank receives the previously agreed upon bank debt instrument upon acknowledging its acceptance confirms this with its client and escrow attorney.

    10. Client's 1.75% is released from escrow to POF.

    11. 15 Days from the date of the banks acceptance and acknowledgment of the bank debt instrument, the client releases 6.75% to POF. (Drawn down from new credit line)

    12. Client's bank funds the loan

    13. Client bank deposits the proceeds of the loan into the bank who issued the bank debt instrument or to mutually consented coordinates from which monetary draws will be made by the client in conformity with his transactional requirements.

    14. On the 91st day the client begins making principal and interest payments at LIBOR (+ floating rate*) to POF or to its order until the loan has been paid as agreed.

    15. Client's bank perfects payment on the bank instrument at its maturity date (12 months from its date of issue).



    Footnote:
    *Floating Rate would be determined in review of the transaction after we've received the bank letter and our bank has communicated with the clients' bank.



    Issuing Banks

    1. HSBC in London

    2. HSBC in New York

    3. JP Morgan Chase in New York

    4. Wells Fargo Bank in California



    Pricing is a moderate total of 8.5% for the use of the instrument and on month three the client begins making principal and interest payments at Libor + a floating rate (*Floating Rate would be determined in review of the transaction after we've received the bank letter and our bank has communicated with the clients bank.) There are several benefits to the structure we are now offering.


    1. Once the clients' bank provides the client the conditional commitment letter our bank opens up a line of communication to agree upon instrument type, text and delivery protocols.

    2. Transactions can be as small as $5 million United States Dollars.

    3. You can spend your time with clients that have real closeable transactions, clients do not lose money and we do not lose time spent on clients with no transactions.

    4. Other than the engagement fees which covers expenses of the attorney documentation, initial due diligence, etc., No moneys are released from escrow until the clients bank receives the acceptable collateral from a bank acceptable to them.

    5. There is bank to bank communication by phone, fax and/or Swift prior to entering into a final contract with Provider to make sure POF and the client are not wasting any time or energy.

    6. The client makes no payments to his lender whatsoever.

    7. The instrument can be the primary and/or only collateral used to support the clients credit facility.

    8. The client can get a loan from many different types of creditors to include but not limited to the following.

         a. Banks

              1. Private Banks

              2. Commercial Banks

              3. Retail Banks

              4. Investment Banks

              5. Central Banks

         b. Credit Unions

              c. Saving & Loan Banks

              d. Angel Investors

              e. Equity Investors

              f. Brokerage Firms

              g. Hedge Funds

              h. Investment Funds

              i. Pension Funds

              j. Venture Capital Firms

              k. Private equity firms

    Submit an application today along with documentary evidence of your ability to pay the 1.75% upon receipt of an acceptable instrument. Send to paper@pccfunding.com.

 To download a copy of this memorandum, click here.


RUMOR CONTROL DEPARTMENT 
 
In grade school, we used to play a game called "telephone". A group of kids would sit in a circle. One kid started a story, whispering it to the next kid on his or her left. The idea was that each person who received the story was to relay that story to the next kid.
 
Of course, by the time the story made its way around the circle to the kid who started the story, it was completely unrecognizable, nor did it resemble anything close. So it seems to be in this small niche industry. The story's change, are amplified, facts are added or deleted, and by the time it reaches the one who started the story, it has taken on a life of its own.  

Such a story has been going around the world regarding one of our sellers. False stories such as, "they don't own their paper and use the MT103-23 to buy it" or "they have never performed" or others. I have been accused of promoting a false seller and therefore cannot deliver. So in the interests of getting to the real truth, I contacted the authorized rep to this foundation with these stories about them, and received the following response:

"The xxxx Foundation have a set number of clients, and haven't taken on any new clients for at least 6 years, they just don't need to as these clients buy all of their paper.

So if your buyers have tried to buy, or have been offered to buy, paper from the xxxx Foundation in the last 6 years, it would have been from a broker that had no authority to act. More than likely it was someone hoping to present a buyer to the Foundation and therefore collect a commission

All non-authorised emails or faxes to the Foundation are deleted or shredded, therefore any of those types of solicitations would have never made it through. I have a personal close friendship with a signatory of the Foundation. He was previously the senior vice president of a Top 25 bank's Private Banking for the Middle East, where he met the Foundation principal.

This is a one off offer as they still do not need any other clients. I hope that this clears up why your people may have had negative experiences with the xxxx Foundation"

Now, the 'doubting Thomases" of the world will probably say, "that's BS". I say, "OK, prove it! Send the LOI and CIS in and see for yourself!"
 
As long as our own personal attitudes and judgments cloud our common sense or reflexes because we have been burned before, we will never be successful until we realize that each offer, each deal, is a new, fresh opportunity, and has no relation to any past failed transactions. As long as we superimpose our past experiences over current opportunities, we are destined to fail.
 
Albert Einstein said it best. "The definition of Insanity is doing the Same Thing Over and Over, and expecting Different Results".

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There are a lot of silly things being said and done out there that spell death to a relationship. Without a strong relationship, a transaction cannot possibly happen. In the long run, people will SAY they can do this or that, or have this or that, but the true test is when they SHOW by their actions what they can do. 

How We Work

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Rules Of Engagement

 
FIRST RULE:
 
NO PHONE CALLS!!!
 

EMAIL IS THE BEST WAY TO START A CONVERSATION!
 

 SECOND RULE:
 
NO BROKERS OR INTERMEDIARIES WHO ARE NOT DIRECT! NO CHAINS WHATSOEVER!
If The Person You Are Talking To CANNOT WRITE A CHECK OR SIGN A CONTRACT.... Please Do NOT Waste Time. 


Unfortunately, it seems to be a regular occurrence where people claim to have the ability to deliver a product and truly don't... most of the time due to their misrepresentation, some of the time due to circumstances beyond their control.
 
In order to effectively put a Principal buyer together with a specific opportunity, we ask each buyer to complete the
downloadable request form-a "wish list" if you will, for each of the paper they are looking for. 

The more specific the description of the instrument the buyer wants, the closer we can come to finding them what they are looking for. Otherwise, it's like walking into a grocery store filled with thousands of items and asking someone to 'show me what you got'. Waste of Time.
 
As buyers and sellers come together, they can be directed to each other when there is a fit that is close, or exact. If you know where you are going, getting there is a lot easier.
 
For legal reasons as mentioned above, paper sellers want to see the Buyer prepare either a Letter of Request or an LOI.

Some Buyers ask that the Seller provides some kind of letter or ISIN or CUSIP numbers. What they don't realize by asking that is they ask the Seller to SOLICIT an offer. Until a Seller has cleared the Buyer and his/her money, and provided a non-solicitation statement, the Seller can be looking at fines or jail time.

The Sellers are very cautious about this, even if the particular instrument is not subject to Solicitation rules. They tend to err on the side of caution.
 
This opens the door for a conversation once the seller has had a chance to look over the buyer's request and do a quick due diligence check. It helps even more if a Non-Solicitation Letter or clause is included to better ensure compliance.
 
Because the owner of an instrument is prohibited by law from soliciting, or appearing to solicit, someone to buy their paper, all initial interest in it  must FIRST start from the buyer.
 
The seller cannot send out a LOI or other documents without first having been approached by the buyer prospect.
 
So many buyers want to see the seller's LOI first, they don't realize they are actually asking for the seller to break the law!
 
This is many times the reason a buyer is unsuccessful.
 
Without even knowing it, they have demonstrated a lack of understanding of the manner in which a transaction is facilitated, and sent that message to the seller, who naturally will decline any reply or response.
 
The role that I play is to facilitate the information about a buyer to an owner or seller of the paper desired, which helps overcome the issue of putting the seller at legal risk for being seen as soliciting.
 
If I am not acting as the  principal in the deal, simply providing the opportunity for a meeting of the minds with a buyer/seller is much like posting a "Want to Buy" notice, and having that delivered personally directly to a possible opportunity.
 
As of last week, I am DIRECT to several platforms managers and owners as well as certain banks. I am connected generally either to the provider's representative, or rarely no more than 1 away. 
 
In the case where other intermediaries might be involved in bringing the end buyer to the table, they must stand back immediately and allow for direct conversations to be facilitated with the buyer principal. However, if there is a chain of more than one broker between the Principal and you, we will most likely not be interested in discussing it.
 
Group conference calls and broker interference in any way automatically kill the deal. If there is no one on the phone who can sign a contract or write a check, there is no reason to talk.
 
Compensation is generally broken into two categories: Full Share and Referral Group.
 
A Full Share of a box may be shared by those who are doing the heavy lifting in a deal, versus those would be considered a Referral Fee recipient-making a phone call or email to introduce the parties is not an entitlement to a full share of a box.
Thank you for reading this. If this newsletter does not apply to your interests or business, please Unsubscribe at the bottom.
 
If this DOES have value to you, please share it with other reputable people who are principals in the business.
 
Sincerely,
 

Michael Weiner, President/CEO
PreConstruction Catalysts, Inc
Sender is not a licensed United States Securities Dealer, Broker, US Investment Advisor or Commodities Trader. This electronic transmission and or attached documents are not to be considered a solicitation for any purpose in any form or content, nor an offer to sell and/or buy securities. And  is sent so as a request for information.
 
NOTE:  This communication is private, confidential, and between the parties.  It is not public disclosure and not a public offering.  It contains information which may be proprietary and privileged, and does not constitute a legal agreement, nor is it to be construed as legal advice or consulting.  Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use thereof, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. 
 
This material is for information purposes only, and is not a solicitation of funds to buy and/or sell Securities, nor a solicitation to provide financial services.  The afore-referenced instruments are not offered for sale herein.  We are not the Providers.  Bank Instruments are for private sale and do not come within the purview of security laws of any nation.
 

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In This Issue
Medium Term Notes
Private Placements
Private, 1-Stop Buying
Own Your Own Paper?
Leaseable Instruments
Rumor Control
Working With Us
About This Newsletter
Quick Links
 

This Week's
Outlook

Starting off this week are several opportunities that have come across our desk for paper. In no way are these a solicitation to sell. They are provided as information only.
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 BG's
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Deutsche, 400MM USD, Maturity 2/11/2010. Price: 84+2.DTCC 
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Sumitomo, 100MM Euro, Maturity 05/19/2010, Price 84+2, Corp Invoice and Blocking. Screen EUROCLEAR/DTCC 
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HSBC, Barclays, ABN, UBS, FRESH CUT, 5B (US or EU), 67+1. SBP or as agreed.
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MTN's
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Top 25, 77+1 SS, 100B US or EU,  103/23 1st Tranche (YES THEY OWN THE PAPER!!), Corp Inv follow on.
 

Why This Newsletter?

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As a communicator of over 36 years, the need for open discussion became apparent to me when I entered the business of facilitating relationships.
 
My philosophy is simple: when you create a good, clear and honest relationship between people, transactions happen.
 
I have seen the exact opposite behavior fail time and time again. 

This includes brokers who do nothing more than leech onto a potential transaction but could care less about the long-term benefits of developing a solid relationship, to buyers who end up empty-handed because of their inflexibility to work with a seller. And, of course, 'sellers' who end up having nothing to sell. This world is insane and destined to fail 99% of the time, until someone puts a screeching halt and says, 'ENOUGH!'.
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Trust is always the foundation of a true, strong 
 relationship.
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That holds particularly true when we are dealing with the financial underpinnings of our global economies.

 

There is just too much at stake to allow untrusted players to be involved. And, that's why most deals that are done are completed behind closed doors, privately, and quietly.

 
Integrity and Accountability are also ingredients of a successful relationship that spawns transactions.
 
Do what you say you will do. Better yet, don't TELL me, SHOW me. How we operate as human beings in the world of high finance ultimately decides how successful we will be.
 
I hope that this newsletter, brought to you occasionally as there is something to talk about or share, will provide a common basis for the creation of the type of relationship that makes for fertile ground in which deals can happen.
 
Enjoy, and please contribute your thoughts as well. I don't know everything-- learned that a long time ago. I am pleased to act as a medium for facilitating direct relationships between buyers and sellers.
 
And now that I am also a principal facilitator to a number of trade platform managerss, I hope to set the bar higher for those who will work in this industry in the professional, competent way it needs to be worked
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PCC Funding
a division of PreConstruction
Catalysts, Inc.
 
Mike Weiner