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Published on 12/21/2015 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: BlueMountain Capital Management prices $505.75 million 2015-4 CLO

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Dec. 21 – BlueMountain Capital Management LLC sold $505.75 million of notes due Jan. 20, 2027 in the BlueMountain CLO 2015-4 Ltd./BlueMountain CLO 2015-4 LLC transaction, according to a market source.

The CLO priced $310 million of class A senior secured floating-rate notes (Aaa/AAA) at Libor plus 150 basis points, $67.5 million of class B senior secured floating-rate notes (/AA) at Libor plus 225 bps and $35 million of class C senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes (/A) at Libor plus 320 bps.

The CLO also sold $15 million of class D-1 senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes (/BBB) at Libor plus 460 bps; $7.5 million of class D-2 senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes (/BBB) at Libor plus 405 bps; $25 million of class E senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes (/BB) at Libor plus 650 bps; $10 million of class F senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes (/B) at Libor plus 775 bps and $35.75 million of subordinated notes.

BofA Merrill Lynch was the placement agent.

BlueMountain Capital Management will manage the CLO.

The CLO is non-callable until Jan. 20, 2018. The reinvestment period ends Jan. 20, 2020.

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

BlueMountain Capital Management has priced four CLO transactions year to date.

The New York City-based management firm sold four CLOs in 2014.

Issuer:BlueMountain CLO 2015-4 Ltd./BlueMountain CLO 2015-4 LLC
Amount:$505.75 million
Maturity:Jan. 20, 2027
Securities:Fixed-rate, floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:BofA Merrill Lynch
Manager:BlueMountain Capital Management LLC
Call feature:Jan. 20, 2018
Pricing date:Dec. 10
Settlement date:Jan. 13
Class A notes
Amount:$310 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 150 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
Standard & Poor’s: AAA
Class B notes
Amount:$67.5 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 225 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: AA
Class C notes
Amount:$35 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 320 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: A
Class D-1 notes
Amount:$15 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 460 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: BBB
Class D-2 notes
Amount:$7.5 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 405 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: BBB
Class E notes
Amount:$25 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 650 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: BB
Class F notes
Amount:$10 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 775 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: B
Equity
Amount:$35.75 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated

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