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Published on 12/24/2013 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Hildene Leveraged Credit prices $309.75 million Hildene CLO I deal

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Dec. 24 - Hildene Leveraged Credit, LLC sold $309.75 million of notes due Jan. 17, 2026 in the firm's new collateralized loan obligation offering, according to a market source.

The Hildene CLO I Ltd./Hildene CLO I LLC vehicle priced $187.5 million of class A senior secured floating-rate notes (Aaa//AAA) at Libor plus 150 basis points; $28.5 million of class B-1 senior secured floating-rate notes (Aa2) at Libor plus 220 bps; $10 million of 4.65% class B-2 senior secured fixed-rate notes (Aa2); $16.5 million of class C deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes (A2) at Libor plus 300 bps; $18.5 million of class D deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes (Baa3) at Libor plus 375 bps; $14.5 million of class E deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes (Ba3) at Libor plus 515 bps; $6 million of class F deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes (B2) at Libor plus 625 bps and $28.25 million of subordinated notes.

BofA Merrill Lynch arranged the transaction.

The CLO has a non-call period that ends Jan. 17, 2016 and a reinvestment period that ends Jan. 17, 2018.

The CLO is collateralized primarily by broadly syndicated senior secured corporate loans.

Hildene Leveraged Credit will manage the CLO.

Proceeds will be used to purchase assets to reach a target portfolio of about $300 million of leveraged loans.

Hildene Leveraged Credit is a division of New York-based asset management firm Hildene Capital Management, LLC.

Issuer:Hildene CLO I Ltd./Hildene CLO I LLC
Amount:$309.75 million
Maturity:Jan. 17, 2026
Securities:Fixed-rate, floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:BofA Merrill Lynch
Manager:Hildene Leveraged Credit, LLC
Call feature:Jan. 17, 2016
Settlement date:Jan. 9
Class A notes
Amount:$187.5 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 150 bps
Ratings:Moody's: Aaa
Fitch: AAA
Class B-1 notes
Amount:$28.5 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 220 bps
Rating:Moody's: Aa2
Class B-2 notes
Amount:$10 million
Securities:Senior deferrable fixed-rate notes
Coupon:4.65%
Rating:Moody's: Aa2
Class C notes
Amount:$16.5 million
Securities:Deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 300 bps
Rating:Moody's: A2
Class D notes
Amount:$18.5 million
Securities:Deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 375 bps
Rating:Moody's: Baa3
Class E notes
Amount:$14.5 million
Securities:Deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 515 bps
Rating:Moody's: Ba3
Class F notes
Amount:$6 million
Securities:Deferrable mezzanine floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 625 bps
Rating:Moody's: B2
Equity tranche
Amount:$28.25 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated

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