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Published on 12/22/2017 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Eaton Vance Management prices $391.55 million Eaton Vance 2015-1 CLO reset

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Dec. 22 – Eaton Vance Management priced $391.55 million of notes in a refinancing and reset of a vintage 2015 collateralized loan obligation deal, according to a market source and a notice of executed first supplemental indenture on Thursday.

Eaton Vance CLO 2015-1 Ltd./Eaton Vance CLO 2015-1, LLC sold $2 million of class X senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 60 basis points, $246 million of class A-1-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 107 bps, $22.5 million of class A-2-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 125 bps and $29 million of class B-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 145 bps.

The CLO priced $30.5 million of class C-R senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 190 bps, $24.4 million of class D-R senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 250 bps, $16.6 million of class E-R senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 560 bps and $8 million of class F-R senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 797 bps.

The deal includes the original $32.55 million of subordinated notes.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC arranged the transaction.

Eaton Vance will continue to manage the CLO.

The maturity on the notes was extended to Jan. 20, 2030 from the original Oct. 20, 2026 maturity.

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

The original $408.55 million CLO was issued Oct. 29, 2015. The CLO had priced $246 million of class A senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 145 bps; $40 million of class B-1 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 220 bps; $6.25 million of 4% class B-2 senior secured fixed-rate notes; $34.35 million of class C senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 290 bps; $23.4 million of class D senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 420 bps; $16 million of class E secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 750 bps; $10 million of class F secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 805 bps and $32.55 million of subordinated notes.

Proceeds were used to redeem the original notes.

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

Boston-based Eaton Vance Management is a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp.

Issuer:Eaton Vance CLO 2015-1 Ltd./Eaton Vance CLO 2015-1, LLC
Amount:$391.55 million refinancing
Maturity:Jan. 20, 2030
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Refinancing agent:Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Manager:Eaton Vance Management
Call feature:One year
Settlement date:Dec. 21
Distribution:Rule 144A, Regulation S
Class X notes
Amount:$2 million
Coupon:Libor plus 60 bps
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
S&P: AAA
Class A-1-R notes
Amount:$246 million
Coupon:Libor plus 107 bps
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
S&P: AAA
Class A-2-R notes
Amount:$22.5 million
Coupon:Libor plus 125 bps
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
S&P: AAA expected
Class B-R notes
Amount:$29 million
Coupon:Libor plus 145 bps
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Rating:Moody’s: Aa1
Class C-R notes
Amount:$30.5 million
Coupon:Libor plus 190 bps
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Rating:Moody’s: A2
Class D-R notes
Amount:$24.4 million
Coupon:Libor plus 250 bps
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Rating:Moody’s: Baa3
Class E-R notes
Amount:$16.6 million
Coupon:Libor plus 560 bps
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Rating:Moody’s: Ba2
Class F-R notes
Amount:$8 million
Coupon:Libor plus 797 bps
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Rating:Moody’s: B3
Equity
Amount:$32.55 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated

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