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Published on 4/3/2017 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: CF H-BSL Management prices $302.5 million Hildene CLO III refinancing

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., April 3 – CF H-BSL Management LLC sold $302.5 million of notes due Oct. 20, 2026 at par in a refinancing of a 2014 collateralized loan obligation deal, according to a market source and a notice of proposed supplemental indenture.

Hildene CLO III Ltd./Hildene CLO III LLC priced $220.5 million of class A-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 120 basis points, $43 million of class B-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 170 bps, $18.75 million of class C-R deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes at Libor plus 255 bps and $20.25 million of class D-R deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes at Libor plus 385 bps.

BofA Merrill Lynch was the refinancing agent.

CF H-BSL will manage the CLO.

Hildene Leveraged Credit LLC originally priced the CLO on Nov. 14, 2014 and sold the management contracts for its CLOs in 2016.

In the original deal, the CLO priced $220.5 million of class A senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 160 bps; $43 million of class B senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 275 bps; $18.75 million of class C deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 360 bps; $20.25 million of class D deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 410 bps; $18.75 million of class E deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 525 bps; $5.5 million of class F deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 600 bps and $34.25 million of subordinated notes.

Proceeds of the offering will be used to redeem the original class A, B, C and D notes on April 20.

CF H-BSL is a New York-based affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC.

Issuer:Hildene CLO III Ltd./Hildene CLO III LLC
Amount:$302.5 million refinancing
Maturity:Oct. 20, 2026
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Refinancing agent:BofA Merrill Lynch
Manager:CF H-BSL Management LLC
Pricing date:March 27
Settlement date:April 20
Distribution:Rule 144A, Regulation S
Class A-R notes
Amount:$220.5 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 120 bps
Price:Par
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa expected
Fitch: AAA expected
Class B-R notes
Amount:$43 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 170 bps
Price:Par
Rating:Moody’s: Aa2 expected
Class C-R notes
Amount:$18.75 million
Securities:Deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 255 bps
Price:Par
Rating:Moody’s: A2 expected
Class D-R notes
Amount:$20.25 million
Securities:Deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 385 bps
Price:Par
Rating:Moody’s: Baa3 expected

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