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Published on 6/27/2014 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Ares Management prices €325 million of notes in European CLO

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., June 27 – Ares Management Ltd. priced €325 million of notes in a European collateralized loan obligation deal on Friday, according to a market source.

Ares European CLO VII Ltd. priced the AAA-rated floating-rate notes at Euribor plus 135 basis points.

The CLO sold the AA tranche of floating-rate notes at Euribor plus 200 bps and the A-rated floating-rate notes at Euribor plus 245 bps.

The CLO priced the BBB-rated floating-rate notes at Euribor plus 330 bps, the BB tranche of floating-rate notes at Euribor plus 490 bps and the B-rated floating-rate notes at Euribor plus 550 bps.

The deal also included subordinated notes.

Additional tranche details were not available by press-time.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. arranged the transaction.

Ares Management will manage the CLO.

The Los Angeles-based asset manager’s last European CLO deal was the €310.5 million Ares European CLO VI Ltd. transaction priced on July 17, 2013.

Issuer:Ares European CLO VII Ltd.
Amount:€325 million
Securities:Floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Manager:Ares Management Ltd.
Pricing date:June 27
Class A notes
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Euribor plus 135 bps
Class B notes
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Euribor plus 200 bps
Class C notes
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Euribor plus 245 bps
Class D notes
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Euribor plus 330 bps
Class E notes
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Euribor plus 490 bps
Class F notes
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Euribor plus 550 bps

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