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Published on 5/29/2019 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Carlyle CLO Management prices $463.05 million reset of Carlyle US CLO 2015-4

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., May 29 – Carlyle CLO Management LLC priced $463.05 million of notes in a reset of the Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2015-4, Ltd./Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2015-4 LLC transaction, according to a market source and a notice of revised form of proposed second supplemental indenture on Tuesday.

The CLO sold $3.2 million of class X senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 62.5 basis points, $321 million of class A-1-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 134 bps, $53.4 million of class A-2-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 180 bps, $24.65 million of class B-R senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 275 bps, $30.5 million of class C-R mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 370 bps and $30.3 million of class D-R mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 670 bps.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. was the refinancing agent.

Carlyle will continue to manage the CLO.

The maturity on the refinanced notes was extended to July 2032 from the original Oct. 20, 2027 maturity.

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

The original $509.1 million CLO was issued Nov. 30, 2015. The 2015-4 CLO sold $321.6 million of class A-1 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 153 bps; $55 million of class A-2 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 225 bps; $24.65 million of class B senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 325 bps; $33.35 million of class C mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 405 bps; $25.4 million of class D mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 610 bps and $49.1 million of subordinated notes.

Proceeds will be used to redeem the outstanding notes.

Carlyle has priced one new dollar-denominated broadly syndicated CLO and three refinanced CLOs year to date. The CLO manager priced four dollar-denominated CLOs in 2018.

The asset management firm is an affiliate of Washington, D.C.-based Carlyle Group.

Issuer:Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2015-4, Ltd./Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2015-4 LLC
Amount:$463.05 million refinancing
Maturity:July 2032
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Refinancing agent:Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Manager:Carlyle Investment Management LLC
Call feature:Two years
Pricing date:May 14
Settlement date:June 4
Distribution:Rule 144A and Regulation S
Class X notes
Amount:$3.2 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 62.5 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Aaa expected
Class A-1-R notes
Amount:$321 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 134 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa expected
Fitch: AAA expected
Class A-2-R notes
Amount:$53.4 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 180 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Aa2 expected
Class B-R notes
Amount:$24.65 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 275 bps
Rating:Moody’s: A2 expected
Class C-R notes
Amount:$30.5 million
Securities:Mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 370 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Baa3 expected
Class D-R notes
Amount:$30.3 million
Securities:Mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 670 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Ba3 expected

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