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Published on 3/13/2018 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: GSO/Blackstone Debt Funds prices $1.03 billion Cook Park CLO

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., March 13 – GSO/Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC priced $1,025,000,000 of notes due April 17, 2031 in the new Cook Park CLO, Ltd./Cook Park CLO, LLC transaction, according to a market source.

The CLO sold $595 million of class A-1 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 92 basis points, $60 million of class A-2 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 107 bps and $90 million of class B senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 140 bps.

Cook Park CLO also priced $74 million of class C mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 175 bps; $61 million of class D mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 260 bps; $38 million of class E junior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 540 bps and $107 million of subordinated notes.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC was the placement agent.

GSO/Blackstone will manage the CLO.

The CLO has a two-year non-call period and a five-year reinvestment period.

Cook Park CLO is backed primarily by broadly syndicated first-lien senior secured corporate loans.

New York City-based investment management firm GSO/Blackstone is a subsidiary of the Blackstone Group, LP.

Issuer:Cook Park CLO, Ltd./Cook Park CLO, LLC
Amount:$1,025,000,000
Maturity:April 17, 2031
Securities:Floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Manager:GSO/Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC
Call feature:Two years
Pricing date:March 9
Settlement date:April 17
Class A-1 notes
Amount:$595 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 92 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
S&P: AAA
Class A-2 notes
Amount:$60 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 107 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
S&P: Non-rated
Class B notes
Amount:$90 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 140 bps
Rating:S&P: AA
Class C notes
Amount:$74 million
Securities:Mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 175 bps
Rating:S&P: A
Class D notes
Amount:$61 million
Securities:Mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 260 bps
Rating:S&P: BBB-
Class E notes
Amount:$38 million
Securities:Junior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 540 bps
Rating:S&P: BB-
Equity
Amount:$107 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated

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