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Published on 8/22/2013 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: NewStar prices eight tranches of floating-rate notes in $400 million CLO

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Aug. 22 - NewStar Financial, Inc.'s previously reported $400 million collateralized loan obligation offering of notes due Sept. 11, 2023 priced at spreads from Libor plus 165 basis points to Libor plus 675 bps, according to a market source.

NewStar Commercial Loan Funding 2013-1 LLC sold $202.6 million of class A-T senior secured floating-rate notes (Aaa) at Libor plus 165 bps and $35 million of class A-R senior secured floating-rate notes (Aaa) at Libor plus 215 bps at the top of the capital structure.

The CLO also priced $38 million of class B senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 230 bps; $36 million of class C secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 380 bps; $21 million of class D secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 455 bps; $6 million of class E secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 530 bps; $17.4 million of class F secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 550 bps; $15.2 million of class G secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 675 bps and $28.8 million in the equity tranche.

Natixis Securities Americas LLC was the placement agent.

NewStar Financial will manage the CLO, which is backed primarily by first-lien senior secured small and medium enterprise and broadly syndicated loans.

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

NewStar Financial is a Boston-based finance company.

Issuer:NewStar Commercial Loan Funding 2013-1 LLC
Amount:$400 million
Maturity:Sept. 11, 2023
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Structure:Cash-flow CLO
Placement agent:Natixis Securities Americas LLC
Manager:NewStar Financial, Inc.
Call feature:September 2015
Pricing date:Aug. 16
Settlement date:Sept. 11
Class A-T notes
Amount:$202.6 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 165 bps
Rating:Moody's: Aaa
Class A-R notes
Amount:$35 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 215 bps
Rating:Moody's: Aaa
Class B notes
Amount:$38 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 230 bps
Ratings:Non-rated
Class C notes
Amount:$36 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 380 bps
Ratings:Non-rated
Class D notes
Amount:$21 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 455 bps
Ratings:Non-rated
Class E notes
Amount:$6 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 530 bps
Ratings:Non-rated
Class F notes
Amount:$6 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 550 bps
Ratings:Non-rated
Class G notes
Amount:$15.2 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 675 bps
Ratings:Non-rated
Equity tranche
Amount:$28.8 million
Ratings:Non-rated

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