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Published on 3/31/2015 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Guggenheim raises $558.9 million in Kitty Hawk CLO offering

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., March 31 – Guggenheim Partners Investment Management LLC sold $558.9 million of notes due April 15, 2027 in a collateralized loan obligation deal, according to a market source.

Kitty Hawk CLO 2015-1 LLC/Kitty Hawk CLO 2015-1 Ltd. priced $331 million of class A-1 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 151 basis points; $60 million of class A-2 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 230 bps; $46 million of class B mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 310 bps; $32 million of class C mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 355 bps; $37 million of class D mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 500 bps and $52.9 million of income notes.

MUFG arranged the offering.

Guggenheim will manage the CLO.

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

The notes are collateralized mainly by broadly syndicated first-lien senior secured loans.

Guggenheim brought one new CLO deal and reopened a vintage 2012 CLO in 2014.

The investment management firm is based in New York and Chicago.

Issuer:Kitty Hawk CLO 2015-1 LLC/Kitty Hawk CLO 2015-1 Ltd.
Amount:$558.9 million
Maturity:April 15, 2027
Securities:Floating-rate and income notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:MUFG
Manager:Guggenheim Partners Investment Management LLC
Call feature:2017
Pricing date:March 26
Settlement date:April 15
Class A-1 notes
Amount:$331 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 151 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
Standard & Poor’s: AAA
Class A-2 notes
Amount:$60 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 230 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Aa1
Class B notes
Amount:$46 million
Securities:Mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 310 bps
Rating:Moody’s: A2
Class C notes
Amount:$32 million
Securities:Mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 355 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Baa3
Class D notes
Amount:$37 million
Securities:Mezzanine secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 500 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Ba3
Equity
Amount:$52.9 million
Securities:Income notes
Ratings:Non-rated

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