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Published on 12/17/2018 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Brigade Capital Europe prices €414.4 million Armada Euro CLO III

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Dec. 17 – Brigade Capital Europe Management, LLP priced €414.4 million of euro-denominated notes due 2031 in a new collateralized loan obligation offering that closed on Monday, according to a market source.

Armada Euro CLO III DAC sold €2 million of class X senior secured floating-rate notes at Euribor plus 50 basis points, €218 million of class A-1 senior secured floating-rate notes at Euribor plus 101 bps, €30 million of class A-2 senior secured floating-rate notes at Euribor plus 119 bps and €35 million of class B senior secured floating-rate notes at Euribor plus 180 bps.

Armada Euro CLO III also priced €27 million of class C senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Euribor plus 250 bps; €27 million of class D senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Euribor plus 360 bps; €23 million of class E senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Euribor plus 560 bps and €10 million of class F senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Euribor plus 743 bps.

The CLO also priced $2 million of class Z notes and €40.4 million of subordinated notes.

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. was the placement agent.

Brigade Capital Europe will manage the CLO.

The deal is backed primarily by broadly syndicated senior secured loans and senior secured bonds.

Brigade Capital Management is a London-based investment manager.

Issuer:Armada Euro CLO III DAC
Amount:€414.4 million
Securities:Floating-rate and subordinated notes
Maturity:2031
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.
Manager:Brigade Capital Europe Management, LLP
Pricing date:Nov. 19
Settlement date:Dec. 17
Class X notes
Amount:€2 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Euribor plus 50 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
Fitch: AAA
Class A-1 notes
Amount:€218 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Euribor plus 101 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
Fitch: AAA
Class A-2 notes
Amount:€30 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Euribor plus 119 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
Fitch: AAA
Class B notes
Amount:€35 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Euribor plus 180 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aa2
Fitch: AA
Class C notes
Amount:€27 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Euribor plus 250 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: A2
Fitch: A
Class D notes
Amount:€27 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Euribor plus 360 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Baa3
Fitch: BBB-
Class E notes
Amount:€23 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Euribor plus 560 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Ba2
Fitch: BB-
Class F notes
Amount:€10 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Euribor plus 743 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: B2
Fitch: B-
Equity
Amount:€40.4 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated
Class Z notes
Amount:€2 million
Securities:Notes
Ratings:Non-rated

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