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Published on 3/17/2015 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Sound Point Capital Management prices $625 million CLO offering

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., March 17 – Sound Point Capital Management LP brought a $625 million collateralized loan obligation deal, according to a market source.

Sound Point CLO VIII, Ltd./Sound Point CLO VIII Inc. priced $4 million of class X floating-rate notes at Libor plus 100 basis points; $340 million of class A floating-rate notes at Libor plus 153 bps; $50 million of class A floating-rate loans at Libor plus 138 bps; $69 million of class B floating-rate notes at Libor plus 205 bps; $33 million of class C floating-rate notes at Libor plus 300 bps; $33 million of class D floating-rate notes at Libor plus 365 bps; $27 million of class E floating-rate notes at Libor plus 530 bps; $15.6 million of class F deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 685 bps and $53.4 million of subordinated notes.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC was the placement agent.

Sound Point Capital Management will manage the CLO.

New York City-based asset management firm Sound Point Capital priced three CLO deals in 2014.

Issuer:Sound Point CLO VIII, Ltd./Sound Point CLO VIII Inc.
Amount:$625 million
Securities:Floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Manager:Sound Point Capital Management LP
Pricing date:March 5
Class X notes
Amount:$4 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 100 bps
Expected rating:Moody’s: Aaa
Fitch: AAA
Class A notes
Amount:$340 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 153 bps
Expected ratings: Moody’s: Aaa
Fitch: AAA
Class A loans
Amount:$50 million
Securities:Floating-rate loans
Coupon:Libor plus 138 bps
Expected ratings: Moody’s: Aaa
Fitch: AAA
Class B notes
Amount:$69 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 205 bps
Expected rating:Moody’s: Aa2
Class C notes
Amount:$33 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 300 bps
Expected rating:Moody’s: A2
Class D notes
Amount:$33 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 365 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Baa3
Class E notes
Amount:$27 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 530 bps
Expected rating:Moody’s: Ba3
Class F notes
Amount:$15.6 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 685 bps
Expected rating:Moody’s: B3
Equity
Amount:$53.4 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Rating:Non-rated

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