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Published on 9/19/2013 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Acis CLO prices $650 million notes at spreads of 50 bps-592 bps over Libor

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Sept. 19 - Acis CLO 2013-2 Ltd./Acis CLO 2013-2 LLC priced its previously reported $650 million offering of floating-rate and subordinated notes due Oct. 14, 2022 at a range of spreads from 50 basis points over Libor to 592 bps over Libor at the bottom end of the structure, according to market sources.

Highland Capital Management, LP sold the CLO on Sept. 11.

Acis CLO priced $388 million of class A senior secured floating-rate notes (Aaa) at a discount to investors of Libor plus 50 bps.

The CLO also sold $69 million of class B senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 179 bps; $28 million of class C-1 mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 282 bps; $25 million of class C-2 mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 321 bps; $31 million of class D mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 385 bps; $26 million of class E junior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 493 bps; $13 million of class F junior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 592 bps and $70 million of subordinated notes.

The non-call period and reinvestment period on the vehicle ends April 14, 2015.

Jefferies LLC arranged the offering.

Highland affiliate Acis Capital Management, LP is the collateral manager. The CLO is backed by broadly syndicated first-lien senior secured loans.

Highland brought the $525.5 million Acis CLO 2013-1 Ltd. transaction in February.

The Dallas-based firm manages 23 CLOs and is the largest U.S. CLO manager with about $18 billion of assets under management.

Issuer:Acis CLO 2013-2 Ltd./Acis CLO 2013-2 LLC
Amount:$650 million
Maturity:Oct. 14, 2022
Securities:Floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash-flow CLO
Placement agent:Jefferies LLC
Manager:Acis Capital Management, LP
Call feature:April 14, 2015
Pricing date:Sept. 11
Settlement date:Oct. 3
Class A
Amount:$388 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 50 bps
Rating:Moody's: Aaa
Class B
Amount:$69 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 179 bps
Ratings:Non-rated
Class C-1
Amount:$28 million
Securities:Mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 282 bps
Ratings:Non-rated
Class C-2
Amount:$25 million
Securities:Mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 321 bps
Ratings:Non-rated
Class D
Amount:$31 million
Securities:Mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 385 bps
Ratings:Non-rated
Class E
Amount:$26 million
Securities:Junior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 493 bps
Ratings:Non-rated
Class F
Amount:$13 million
Securities:Junior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 592 bps
Ratings:Non-rated
Equity tranche
Amount:$70 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated

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