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Published on 4/27/2021 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Ares Management refinances $1.11 billion from Ares XLIV CLO

Chicago, April 27 – Ares Management LLC repriced $1.11 billion of notes from the Ares XLIV CLO Ltd./Ares XLIV CLO LLC transaction, according to a notice.

The portfolio is now due April 17, 2034, pushed back from Oct. 15, 2029.

The CLO now has $661.13 million of class A-1-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 108 basis points, $26.88 million of class A-2-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 130 bps, $60.55 million of class A-3-R1 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 165 bps and $64.15 million of class A-3-R2 3.2% senior secured fixed-rate notes.

Lower, there are $64.5 million of class B-R mezzanine deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 200 bps, $58.05 million of class C-R mezzanine deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 340 bps, $56.98 million of class D-R mezzanine deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 687 bps and $113.27 million of subordinated notes.

There are also $88.3 million existing subordinated notes.

Ares CLO Management II LLC will manage the portfolio during the five-year reinvestment period.

Collateral comes mostly from senior secured loans and eligible investments.

The non-call period has been extended as part of the refinancing.

Ares is a Los Angeles-based alternative asset management firm.

Issuer:Ares XLIV CLO Ltd./Ares XLIV CLO LLC transaction
Issue:Floating-rate, fixed-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Amount:$1,105,501,000
Maturity:April 17, 2034
Agent:Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Manager:Ares CLO Management II LLC
Call:April 2023
Announcement date:April 19
Settlement date:April 29
Class A-1-R notes
Amount:$661.125 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 108 bps
Rating:Moody's: Aaa
Class A-2-R notes
Amount:$26.875 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 130 bps
Rating:Moody's: Aaa
Class A-3-R1 notes
Amount:$60.55 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 165 bps
Class A-3-R2 notes
Amount:$64.15 million
Securities:Senior secured fixed-rate notes
Coupon:3.2%
Class B-R notes
Amount:$64.5 million
Securitie s:Mezzanine deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 200 bps
Class C-R notes
Amount:$58.05 million
Securities:Mezzanine deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 340 bps
Class D-R notes
Amount:$56.975 million
Securities:Mezzanine deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 687 bps
Rating:Moody's: Ba3
Subordinated notes
Amount:$113.276 million
Securities:Subordinated notes

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