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

New Issue: Barings prices $505.95 million notes in new Barings CLO 2019-I deal

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., March 18 – Barings LLC sold $505.95 million of notes due April 15, 2031 in the manager’s first new issue collateralized loan obligation offering of the year, according to a market source.

Barings CLO Ltd. 2019-I/Barings CLO Ltd. 2019-I LLC priced $2.5 million of class X senior secured floating-rate notes at par to yield Libor plus 75 basis points; $294 million of class A-1 senior secured floating-rate notes at par to yield Libor plus 132 bps, $27.5 million of class A-2 senior secured floating-rate notes at par to yield Libor plus 165 bps and $49 million of class B senior secured floating-rate notes at par to yield Libor plus 185 bps.

The CLO sold $36.5 million of class C secured deferrable floating-rate notes at par to yield Libor plus 275 bps, $29.5 million of class D secured deferrable floating-rate notes at par to yield Libor plus 385 bps, $21.75 million of class E secured deferrable floating-rate notes at 97 with a coupon of Libor plus 668 bps to yield Libor plus 715 bps and $45.2 million of subordinated notes.

Barclays was the placement agent.

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

The issue is backed mainly 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-I/Barings CLO Ltd. 2019-I LLC
Amount:$505.95 million
Maturity:April 15, 2031
Securities:Floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:Barclays
Manager:Barings LLC
Call feature:Two years
Pricing date:Feb. 12
Settlement date:March 28
Class X notes
Amount:$2.5 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 75 bps
Price:Par
Ratings:Moody’s: Non-rated
S&P: AAA
Class A-1 notes
Amount:$294 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 132 bps
Price:Par
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
S&P: AAA
Class A-2 notes
Amount:$27.5 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 165 bps
Price:Par
Rating:Moody’s: Aaa
Class B notes
Amount:$49 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 185 bps
Price:Par
Ratings:Moody’s: Non-rated
S&P: AA
Class C notes
Amount:$36.5 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 275 bps
Price:Par
Ratings:Moody’s: Non-rated
S&P: A
Class D notes
Amount:$29.5 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 385 bps
Price:Par
Ratings:Moody’s: Non-rated
S&P: BBB-
Class E notes
Amount:$21.75 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 668 bps
Price:97
Yield:Libor plus 715 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Ba3
S&P: Non-rated
Equity
Amount:$45.2 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated

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