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Published on 5/19/2017 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Octagon refinances $279.8 million of Octagon Loan Funding CLO notes

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., May 19 – Octagon Credit Investors, LLC refinanced $279.8 million of notes due Nov. 18, 2026 in the vintage 2014 Octagon Loan Funding, Ltd./Octagon Loan Funding, LLC transaction, according to a notice of executed first supplemental indenture on Friday.

The CLO sold $202 million of class A-1-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 114 basis points, $50 million of class A-2-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 114 bps, $13 million of class B-2-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 160 bps and $14.8 million of class D-R mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 340 bps.

GreensLedge Capital Markets LLC arranged the offering.

Octagon Credit Investors will continue to manage the CLO.

In the original transaction priced on Aug. 26, 2014, the CLO sold $2.5 million of class X floating-rate notes at Libor plus 100 bps, $202 million of class A-1 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 145 bps and $50 million of class A-2 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 115 bps, which stepped up to Libor plus 190 bps after November 2016. The CLO also sold $36.7 million of class B-1 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 225 bps; $13 million of 4.465% class B-2 fixed-rate notes; $30.7 million of class C floating-rate notes at Libor plus 325 bps; $14.8 million of class D floating-rate notes at Libor plus 365 bps; $20.7 million of class E floating-rate notes at Libor plus 520 bps and $42.6 million of subordinated notes.

Proceeds were used to redeem the original class A-1, A-2, B-2 and D notes.

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

Octagon Credit Investors has refinanced four vintage CLOs year to date.

The CLO manager priced three new CLOs and refinanced one CLO in 2016.

The New York-based credit investment firm is a subsidiary of Conning & Co.

Issuer:Octagon Loan Funding, Ltd./Octagon Loan Funding, LLC
Amount:$279.8 million refinancing
Maturity:Nov. 18, 2026
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Refinancing agent:GreensLedge Capital Markets LLC
Manager:Octagon Credit Investors, LLC
Settlement date:May 18
Distribution:Rule 144A
Class A-1-R notes
Amount:$202 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 114 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
Fitch: AAA
Class A-2-R notes
Amount:$50 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 114 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
Fitch: AAA
Class B-2-R notes
Amount:$13 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 160 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Aa2
Class D-R notes
Amount:$14.8 million
Securities:Mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 340 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Baa3

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