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Published on 10/11/2013 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Eaton Vance Management prices $434.23 million CLO

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Oct. 11 - Eaton Vance Management sold $434,225,000 of notes due November 2024 in a CLO transaction on Friday, according to an informed source.

Eaton Vance CLO 2013-1, Ltd. priced $257 million of class A-1 senior secured floating-rate notes (Aaa/AAA/) at Libor plus 136 basis points and $60.1 million of class A-2 senior secured floating-rate notes (/AA/) at Libor plus 180 bps at the top of the capital structure.

The CLO also priced $36 million of class B senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes (/A/) at Libor plus 275 bps; $21.3 million of class C senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes (/BBB/) at Libor plus 330 bps; $17.2 million of class D secured deferrable floating-rate notes (/BB/) at Libor plus 500 bps; $7.5 million of class E secured deferrable floating-rate notes (/B/) at Libor plus 575 bps; and $35,125,000 of subordinated notes.

J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC arranged the deal.

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

Eaton Vance Management will manage the CLO, which is backed primarily by U.S. dollar-denominated first-lien senior secured corporate bank loans.

Parent company Eaton Vance Corp. executives said during a third-quarter earnings conference call in August that the Boston-based firm has two CLO transactions in the pipeline that may price before the end of the year.

Issuer:Eaton Vance CLO 2013-1, Ltd.
Amount:$434,225,000
Maturity:November 2024
Securities:Floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash-flow CLO
Placement agent:J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC
Manager:Eaton Vance Management
Call feature:November 2015
Pricing date:Oct. 11
Settlement date:Nov. 13
Class A-1 notes
Amount:$257 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 136 bps
Ratings:Moody's: Aaa
Standard & Poor's: AAA
Class A-2 notes
Amount:$60.1 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 180 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor's: AA
Class B notes
Amount:$36 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 275 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor's: A
Class C notes
Amount:$21.3 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 330 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor's: BBB
Class D notes
Amount:$17.2 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 500 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor's: BB
Class E notes
Amount:$7.5 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 575 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor's: B
Equity tranche
Amount:$35,125,000
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated

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