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Published on 3/18/2019 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Barings prices $508.05 million notes in reissued Barings CLO 2019-II deal

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., March 18 – Barings LLC sold $508.05 million of notes due April 15, 2031 on Friday in a reissue of a vintage 2016 collateralized loan obligation offering called Barings CLO Ltd. 2016-III, according to a market source.

The renamed Barings CLO Ltd. 2019-II/Barings CLO Ltd. 2019-II LLC vehicle priced $298.75 million of class A-1A senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 135 basis points; $25 million of class A-1B senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 170 bps, $50 million of class A-2 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 195 bps, $33.75 million of class B senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 285 bps, $28.75 million of class C secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 395 bps, $20 million of class D secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 680 bps and $51.8 million of subordinated notes.

BofA Merrill Lynch was the placement agent.

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

The original $512.3 million offering of notes due Jan. 15, 2028 was issued Dec. 8, 2016. In that deal, the CLO had priced $310 million of class A-1 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 143 bps; $62.5 million of class A-2 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 190 bps; $42.33 million of class B senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 250 bps; $25 million of class C secured deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes at Libor plus 395 bps; $20 million of class D secured deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes at Libor plus 725 bps and $52.5 million of subordinated notes.

The CLO is backed primarily by broadly syndicated senior secured loans.

In 2018, Barings priced four new CLOs.

The Charlotte, N.C.-based CLO manager is a subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.

Issuer:Barings CLO Ltd. 2019-II/Barings CLO Ltd. 2019-II LLC
Amount:$508.05 million
Maturity:April 15, 2031
Securities:Floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:BofA Merrill Lynch
Manager:Barings LLC
Call feature:Two years
Pricing date:March 15
Settlement date:April 3
Distribution:Rule 144A and Regulation S
Class A-1A notes
Amount:$298.75 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 135 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
S&P: AAA
Class A-1B notes
Amount:$25 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 170 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
S&P: Non-rated
Class A-2 notes
Amount:$50 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 195 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Non-rated
S&P: AA
Class B notes
Amount:$33.75 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 285 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Non-rated
S&P: A
Class C notes
Amount:$28.75 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 395 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Non-rated
S&P: BBB-
Class D notes
Amount:$20 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 680 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Ba3
S&P: Non-rated
Equity
Amount:$51.8 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated

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