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Published on 10/17/2017 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: MJX Asset Management prices $618.2 million notes in reset of Venture XVIII CLO

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Oct. 17 – MJX Asset Management LLC affiliate MJX Venture Management LLC priced $618.2 million of notes in a refinancing and reset of the 2014 Venture XVIII CLO, Ltd./Venture XVIII CLO, LLC transaction, according to a market source and a notice of executed amended and restated indenture on Monday.

The CLO sold $371 million of class A-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 122 basis points, $67 million of class B-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 165 bps; $53 million of class C-R mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 210 bps; $33 million of class D-R mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 310 bps; $29 million of class E-R junior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 659 bps and $65.2 million of subordinated notes.

Jefferies LLC arranged the transaction.

MJX Venture Management will continue to manage the CLO.

The maturity on the refinanced notes was extended to Oct. 15, 2029 from the original Oct. 15, 2026 maturity.

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

The original $618.2 million CLO was issued on Aug. 27, 2014.

Proceeds from the transaction were used to redeem the original notes.

The refinanced CLO is backed primarily by broadly syndicated senior secured corporate loans.

MJX has priced two new CLOs and refinanced six vintage CLOs year to date.

The New York City-based asset management firm priced three new CLOs and refinanced three vintage CLOs in 2016.

Issuer:Venture XVIII CLO, Ltd./Venture XVIII CLO, LLC
Amount:$618.2 million refinancing
Maturity:Oct. 15, 2029
Securities:Floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Refinancing agent:Jefferies LLC
Manager:MJX Venture Management LLC
Call feature:Two years
Settlement date:Oct. 16
Distribution:Rule 144A, Regulation S
Class A-R notes
Amount:$371 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 122 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
Fitch: AAA
Class B-R notes
Amount:$67 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 165 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Aa1
Class C-R notes
Amount:$53 million
Securities:Mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 210 bps
Rating:Moody’s: A2
Class D-R notes
Amount:$33 million
Securities:Mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 310 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Baa3
Class E-R notes
Amount:$29 million
Securities:Junior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 659 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Ba3
Equity
Amount:$65.2 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated

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