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Published on 9/28/2017 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: GSO/Blackstone Debt Funds sells $1.02 billion notes in six-part Gilbert Park CLO

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Sept. 28 – GSO/Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC priced $1.02 billion of notes due Oct. 15, 2030 in the Gilbert Park CLO, Ltd./Gilbert Park CLO, LLC transaction, according to a market source.

The CLO sold $650 million of class A senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 119 basis points, $105 million of class B senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 160 bps, $54.25 million of class C mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 195 bps, $60.75 million of class D mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 295 bps, $50 million of class E mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 640 bps and $102 million of subordinated notes.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC was the placement agent.

GSO/Blackstone will manage the CLO.

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

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

The CLO manager priced five new U.S. CLOs and refinanced one vintage CLO in 2016.

The New York City-based firm is a subsidiary of alternative asset manager GSO Capital Partners LP.

Issuer:Gilbert Park CLO, Ltd./Gilbert Park CLO, LLC
Amount:$1,022,000,000
Maturity:Oct. 15, 2030
Securities:Floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Manager:GSO/Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC
Call feature:Two years
Settlement date:Oct. 24
Class A notes
Amount:$650 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 119 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
Fitch: AAA
Class B notes
Amount:$105 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 160 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Aa2
Class C notes
Amount:$54.25 million
Securities:Mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 195 bps
Rating:Moody’s: A2
Class D notes
Amount:$60.75 million
Securities:Mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 295 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Baa3
Class E notes
Amount:$50 million
Securities:Mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 640 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Ba3
Equity
Amount:$102 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Rating:Non-rated

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