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Published on 4/3/2017 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: CF H-BSL Management refinances $323.25 million Hildene CLO II notes

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., April 3 – CF H-BSL Management LLC sold $323.25 million of notes due July 20, 2026 in a refinancing of a 2014 collateralized loan obligation deal, according to a market source.

Hildene CLO II Ltd./Hildene CLO II LLC priced $252 million of class A-R senior secured floating-rate notes at par to yield Libor plus 118 basis points, $49.25 million of class B-R senior secured floating-rate notes at par to yield Libor plus 167 bps and $22 million of class C-R deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes at par to yield Libor plus 255 bps.

BofA Merrill Lynch was the refinancing agent.

CF H-BSL Management will manage the CLO.

In the transaction originally priced on May 8, 2014, the CLO sold $252 million of class A senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 145 bps; $24.25 million of class B-1 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 220 bps; $25 million of 4.44% class B-2 senior secured fixed-rate notes; $22 million of class C deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 290 bps; $24.25 million of class D deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 370 bps; $19.75 million of class E deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 510 bps; $6.5 million of class F deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 595 bps and $40 million of subordinated notes.

Proceeds of the offering will be used to redeem the original class A, B and C notes.

Hildene Leveraged Credit LLC originally priced the CLO and sold the management contracts for its CLOs in 2016.

CF H-BSL is a New York-based affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC.

Issuer:Hildene CLO II Ltd./Hildene CLO II LLC
Amount:$323.25 million refinancing
Maturity:July 20, 2026
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Refinancing agent:BofA Merrill Lynch
Manager:CF H-BSL Management LLC
Pricing date:March 30
Settlement date:April 20
Distribution:Rule 144A, Regulation S
Class A-R notes
Amount:$252 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 118 bps
Price:Par
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa expected
Fitch: AAA expected
Class B-R notes
Amount:$49.25 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 167 bps
Price:Par
Rating:Moody’s: Aa2 expected
Class C-R notes
Amount:$22 million
Securities:Deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 255 bps
Price:Par
Rating:Moody’s: A2 expected

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