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Published on 3/13/2020 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Benefit Street Partners refinances $450 million Benefit Street CLO XI notes

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., March 13 – Benefit Street Partners LLC priced $450 million of notes due April 2029 in a refinancing of two tranches from a vintage 2017 broadly syndicated collateralized loan obligation, according to a market source.

Benefit Street Partners CLO XI Ltd./Benefit Street Partners CLO XI LLC sold $387 million of class A-1-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 102 basis points and $63 million of class A-2-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 150 bps.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC was the refinancing agent.

In the original $608.1 million deal issued April 27, 2017, the CLO had priced $387 million of class A-1 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 130 bps, $51 million of class A-2a floating-rate notes at Libor plus 175 bps and $12 million of 3.89% class A-2b fixed-rate notes.

The original CLO also had sold $5.4 million of class X floating-rate notes at Libor plus 100 bps; $38.4 million of class B floating-rate notes at Libor plus 240 bps; $38.4 million of class C floating-rate notes at Libor plus 375 bps; $25.2 million of class D floating-rate notes at Libor plus 665 bps; $9.6 million of class E floating-rate notes at Libor plus 720 bps and $41.1 million of subordinated notes.

Proceeds were used to redeem outstanding notes.

The CLO is collateralized entirely by first-lien senior secured loans.

New York City-based Benefit Street Partners is a credit investment arm of Providence Equity Partners LLC.

Issuer:Benefit Street Partners CLO XI, Ltd./Benefit Street Partners CLO XI LLC
Amount:$608.1 million refinancing
Maturity:April 2029
Securities:Fixed-rate, floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Refinancing agent:J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Manager:Benefit Street Partners LLC
Call feature:Two years
Settlement date:March 13
Distribution:Rule 144A and Regulation S
Class A-1-R notes
Amount:$387 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 102 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Aaa
Class A-2-R notes
Amount:$63 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 150 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Aa1

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