# UBS plans to issue $500 million in securities, of which $375 million will be protected by the unnamed insurer to mitigate default risk.

*business · news · 2026-04-08 · Benzinga*

## Key points

- UBS plans to issue $500 million in securities, with $375 million insured against default risk.
- Moody's Ratings assigned an A2 rating to the UBS securitization structure.
- Private equity firms are increasingly using securitization to unlock value from hard-to-sell assets.
- Private equity buyouts now have longer holding periods due to valuation mismatches and higher interest rates.

**Companies:** UBS, The Carlyle Group, Churchill Asset Management, AlpInvest Partners
**Countries:** Switzerland, United States

[Read the full story on Benzinga](https://www.benzinga.com/markets/private-markets/26/04/51720540/ubs-finds-liquidity-in-private-markets-with-insured-debt-play)

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