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Published on 12/23/2020 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: PGIM prices $616 million refinancing of Dryden 36 Senior Loan Fund CLO notes

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Dec. 23 – Prudential Investment Management, Inc. affiliate PGIM, Inc. priced $616 million of notes in a third refinancing of a vintage 2014 collateralized loan obligation deal, according to a market source and notice of revised proposed supplemental indenture.

Dryden 36 Senior Loan Fund/Dryden 36 Senior Loan Fund LLC priced $434 million of class A-R3 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 102 basis points, $85.4 million of class B-R3 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 145 bps, $60.2 million of class C-R3 senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 205 bps and $36.4 million class D-R3 senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 369 bps.

Goldman, Sachs & Co. was the refinancing agent.

The refinanced notes are non-callable to but excluding June 11, 2021.

The CLO was originally issued Dec. 9, 2014 and was first refinanced on Dec. 21, 2016 and refinanced a second time on April 15, 2019.

PGIM originally sold $609.3 million of notes in the 2014 offering. In that transaction, the CLO priced $375 million of class A senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 147 bps; $70.2 million of class B senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 235 bps; $51.6 million of class C senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 305 bps; $31.2 million of class D senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 375 bps; $24.6 million of class E senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 520 bps and $56.7 million of subordinated notes.

In the first refinancing, $714.05 million of notes were priced. The CLO sold $3.2 million of class X senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 110 bps at par; $434 million class A-R notes at Libor plus 142 bps at par; $85.4 million class B-R notes at Libor plus 185 bps at par; $50.2 million class C-R notes at Libor plus 280 bps at par; $36.4 million class D-R notes at Libor plus 424 bps at a discount to yield Libor plus 445 bps; and $28.7 million class E-R notes at Libor plus 780 bps at a discount to yield Libor plus 810 bps, as well as subclass 1 subordinated notes totaling $56.7 million and subclass 2 subordinated notes totaling $9.45 million.

In the second refinancing, the CLO priced $3.2 million of class X-R2 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 65 bps; $434 million of class A-R2 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 128 bps; $85.4 million of class B-R2 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 175 bps; $60.2 million of class C-R2 deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 240 bps; $36.4 million class D-R2 deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 370 bps and $27.55 million of class E-R2 deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 688 bps.

Proceeds from the third refinancing transaction were used to redeem the outstanding class A-R2, B-R2, C-R2 and D-R2 notes.

Prudential Investment Management is the primary asset management business of Newark-based Prudential Financial Inc.

Issuer:Dryden 36 Senior Loan Fund/Dryden 36 Senior Loan Fund LLC
Amount:$616 million refinancing
Maturity:April 15, 2029
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Refinancing agent:Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Manager:PGIM, Inc.
Call feature:To but excluding June 11, 2021
Settlement date:Dec. 11
Distribution:Rule 144A and Regulation S
Class A-R3 notes
Amount:$434 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 102 bps
Ratings:S&P: AAA
Class B-R3 notes
Amount:$85.4 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 145 bps
Ratings:S&P: AA
Class C-R3 notes
Amount:$60.2 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 205 bps
Ratings:S&P: A
Class D-R3 notes
Amount:$36.4 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 369 bps
Ratings:S&P: BBB-

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