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Published on 4/30/2014 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Marathon Asset Management places $490.25 million CLO offering

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., April 30 - Marathon Asset Management LP sold $490.25 million of notes due May 2025 in the Marathon CLO VI Ltd./Marathon CLO VI LLC deal, according to an informed source.

The CLO priced $288.5 million of class A-1 senior secured floating-rate notes (Aaa/AAA/) at Libor plus 153 basis points; $51.7 million of class A-2 senior secured floating-rate notes (/AA/) at Libor plus 205 bps; $45.8 million of class B senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes (/A/) at Libor plus 285 bps; $25.75 million of class C senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes (/BBB/) at Libor plus 350 bps; $22.7 million of class D secured deferrable floating-rate notes (/BB/) at Libor plus 505 bps; $7.3 million of class E secured deferrable floating-rate notes (/B/) at Libor plus 580 bps and $48.5 million of subordinated notes.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC arranged the deal.

Marathon Asset Management will manage the CLO, which is backed primarily by broadly syndicated first-lien senior secured loans to corporate borrowers.

The CLO is non-callable until May 2016. The reinvestment period is set to end in May 2018.

Marathon Asset Management, a New York City-based global credit manager, was last in the primary market in 2013 when it priced the $614.25 million Marathon CLO V Ltd. deal.

Issuer:Marathon CLO VI Ltd./Marathon CLO VI LLC
Amount:$490.25 million
Maturity:May 2025
Securities:Floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Manager:Marathon Asset Management LP
Call feature:May 2016
Pricing date:April 11
Class A-1 notes
Amount:$288.5 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 153 bps
Ratings:Moody's: Aaa
Standard & Poor's: AAA
Class A-2 notes
Amount:$51.7 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 205 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor's: AA
Class B notes
Amount:$45.8 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 285 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor's: A
Class C notes
Amount:$25.75 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 350 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor's: BBB
Class D notes
Amount:$22.7 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 505 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor's: BB
Class E notes
Amount:$7.3 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 580 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor's: B
Equity tranche
Amount:$48.5 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated

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