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Published on 1/12/2018 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: BMO Asset Management refinances $362.56 million 2015 middle-market CLO

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Jan. 12 – BMO Asset Management Corp. priced $362,562,470 of notes in a refinancing and reset of a vintage 2015 middle-market collateralized loan obligation offering, according to additional details of the offering from a market source and a notice of revised first supplemental indenture on Thursday.

Great Lakes CLO 2015-1 Ltd. priced $3.7 million of class X senior floating-rate notes at Libor plus 60 basis points; $193.3 million of class A-R senior floating-rate notes at Libor plus 153 bps; $41.1 million of class B-R floating-rate notes at Libor plus 185 bps; $28.1 million of class C-R deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes at Libor plus 250 bps; $23 million of class D-R deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes at Libor plus 390 bps; $26.6 million of class E-R deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes at Libor plus 736 bps; $9.8 million of class F-R deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes at Libor plus 1,000 bps and $36,962,470 of subordinated notes.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. was the refinancing placement agent.

BMO Asset Management will continue to manage the CLO.

The maturity on the notes was extended to Jan. 16, 2030 from the original July 15, 2026 maturity.

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

The original $308.4 million CLO was issued on July 30, 2015. The CLO sold $153.75 million of class A-1 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 195 bps; $15 million of 3.82% class A-2 fixed-rate notes; $30.5 million of class B floating-rate notes at Libor plus 270 bps; $26 million of class C floating-rate notes at Libor plus 375 bps; $17.75 million of class D floating-rate notes at Libor plus 475 bps; $22.5 million of class E floating-rate notes at Libor plus 670 bps; $10.25 million of class F floating-rate notes at Libor plus 750 bps and $32.65 million of subordinated notes.

Proceeds will be used to redeem the original class A-1, A-2, B, C, D, E and F notes on Jan. 16.

BMO Asset Management is a Chicago-based investment management firm and affiliate of BMO Financial Group.

Issuer:Great Lakes CLO 2015-1 Ltd.
Amount:$362,562,470 refinancing
Maturity:Jan. 16, 2030
Securities:Floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Refinancing agent:Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Manager:BMO Asset Management Corp.
Call feature:January 2020
Pricing date:Jan. 4
Settlement date:Jan. 16
Distribution:Rule 144A, Regulation S
Class X notes
Amount:$3.7 million
Securities:Senior floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 60 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Aaa expected
Class A-R notes
Amount:$193.3 million
Securities:Senior floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 153 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Aaa expected
Class B-R notes
Amount:$41.1 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 185 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Aa2 expected
Class C-R notes
Amount:$28.1 million
Securities:Deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 250 bps
Rating:Moody’s: A2 expected
Class D-R notes
Amount:$23 million
Securities:Deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 390 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Baa3 expected
Class E-R notes
Amount:$26.6 million
Securities:Deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 736 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Ba3 expected
Class F-R notes
Amount:$9.8 million
Securities:Deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 1,000 bps
Rating:Moody’s: B3 expected
Equity
Amount:$36,962,470
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated

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