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Published on 7/22/2014 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: GSO/Blackstone prices $455.45 million refinancing of Gramercy Park CLO

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., July 22 – GSO/Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC sold $455.45 million of notes at par in a refinancing of the Gramercy Park CLO Ltd./Gramercy Park CLO Corp. transaction first brought in 2012, a market source said.

The CLO refinanced $327.5 million of class A-1R senior secured floating-rate notes (Aaa/AAA/) at Libor plus 130 basis points; $33.7 million of class A-2R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 190 bps; $42.5 million of class B-R senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes (/AA/) at Libor plus 295 bps; $24.25 million of class C-R senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes (/A/) at Libor plus 405 bps and $27.5 million of class D-R senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes (/BBB/) at Libor plus 550 bps.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC arranged the refinancing.

GSO/Blackstone is the CLO manager.

The notes are due July 17, 2023.

Proceeds from the deal were used to redeem the original tranches of notes.

GSO/Blackstone, a New York City-based subsidiary of alternative asset manager GSO Capital Partners LP, was most recently in the CLO primary market in May with the $717.4 million Seneca Park CLO Ltd./Seneca Park CLO LLC transaction.

Issuer:Gramercy Park CLO Ltd./Gramercy Park CLO Corp.
Amount:$455.45 million
Maturity:July 17, 2023
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Refinancing agent:Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Manager:GSO/Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC
Pricing date:July 10
Class A-1R notes
Amount:$327.5 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 130 bps
Price:Par
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
Standard & Poor’s: AAA
Class A-2R notes
Amount:$33.7 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 190 bps
Price:Par
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: AA
Class B-R notes
Amount:$42.5 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 295 bps
Price:Par
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: A
Class C-R notes
Amount:$24.25 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 405 bps
Price:Par
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: BBB
Class D-R notes
Amount:$27.5 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 550 bps
Price:Par
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: BB

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