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Published on 11/13/2014 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Symphony Asset Management prices $622.5 million CLO XV offering

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Nov. 13 – Symphony Asset Management LLC priced a $622.5 million collateralized loan obligation deal, according to a market source.

The Symphony CLO XV, Ltd./Symphony CLO XV LLC vehicle sold $3 million of class X floating-rate notes at Libor plus 100 basis points; $378 million of class A floating-rate notes at Libor plus 145 bps; $63 million of class B-1 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 220 bps; $15 million of 4.21% class B-2 fixed-rate notes; $33 million of class C floating-rate notes at Libor plus 320 bps; $33 million of class D floating-rate notes at Libor plus 375 bps; $33 million of class D floating-rate notes at Libor plus 375 bps; $30 million of class E floating-rate notes at Libor plus 505 bps; $12 million of class F floating-rate notes at Libor plus 575 bps and $55.5 million of subordinated notes.

BofA Merrill Lynch arranged the offering.

CLO manager Symphony Asset Management previously priced the $838 million Symphony CLO XIV, Ltd./Symphony CLO XIV LLC deal on May 6, 2014.

The San Francisco-based asset management firm brought two CLO transactions in 2013.

Issuer:Symphony CLO XV, Ltd./Symphony CLO XV LLC
Amount:$622.5 million
Securities:Fixed-rate, floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:BofA Merrill Lynch
Manager:Symphony Asset Management LLC
Pricing date:Oct. 17
Class X notes
Amount:$3 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 100 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa expected
Fitch: AAA expected
Class A notes
Amount:$378 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 145 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa expected
Fitch: AAA expected
Class B-1 notes
Amount:$63 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 220 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Aa2 expected
Class B-2 notes
Amount:$15 million
Securities:Fixed-rate notes
Coupon:4.21%
Rating:Moody’s: Aa2 expected
Class C notes
Amount:$33 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 320 bps
Rating:Moody’s: A2 expected
Class D notes
Amount:$33 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 375 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Baa3 expected
Class E notes
Amount:$30 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 505 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Ba3 expected
Class F notes
Amount:$12 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 575 bps
Rating:Moody’s: B2 expected
Equity tranche
Amount:$55.5 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated

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