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Published on 6/28/2018 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Wellfleet Credit Partners prices $409.3 million Wellfleet CLO 2018-1 new issue

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., June 28 – Wellfleet Credit Partners, LLC priced and closed on $409.3 million of 13-year notes in a new collateralized loan obligation offering, according to a company news release on Thursday.

Wellfleet CLO 2018-1, Ltd./Wellfleet CLO 2018-1 LLC sold $260 million of class A floating-rate notes at Libor plus 110 basis points and $42 million of class B floating-rate notes at Libor plus 165 bps.

The CLO priced $21 million of class C floating-rate notes at Libor plus 195 bps, $25 million of class D floating-rate notes at Libor plus 290 bps, $20 million of class E floating-rate notes at Libor plus 550 bps and $41.3 million of subordinated notes.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC arranged the offering.

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

The deal is collateralized primarily by broadly syndicated senior secured loans.

Wellfleet Credit Partners priced three CLOs in 2017. The company has priced a total of seven CLOs since its first deal in 2015.

The Greenwich, Conn.-based performing credit arm was created in 2015 by private investment firm Littlejohn & Co., LLC.

Issuer:Wellfleet CLO 2018-1, Ltd./Wellfleet CLO 2018-1 LLC
Amount:$409.3 million
Maturity:13 years
Securities:Floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Manager:Wellfleet Credit Partners, LLC
Call feature:Two years
Announcement date:June 28
Class A notes
Amount:$260 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 110 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa expected
Fitch: AAA expected
Class B notes
Amount:$42 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 165 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Aa2 expected
Class C notes
Amount:$21 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 195 bps
Rating:Moody’s: A2 expected
Class D notes
Amount:$25 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 550 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Baa3 expected
Class D notes
Amount:$25 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 290 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Ba3 expected
Class E notes
Amount:$20 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 290 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Ba3 expected
Equity
Amount:$41.3 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated

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