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Published on 1/3/2019 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Symphony Asset Management refinances $640.5 million Symphony CLO XV

By Rebecca Melvin

New York, Jan. 3 – Symphony Asset Management LLC sold $640.5 million of notes due Jan. 17, 2032 in a refinancing of the Symphony CLO XV Ltd. collateralized loan obligation transaction that originally priced in November 2014, according to a market source.

The CLO priced $6 million of X-R2 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 70 basis points, $384 million of class A-R2 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 126 bps; $58 million of class B-1-R2 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 195 bps; $14 million of 4.808% class B-2-R2 fixed-rate notes; $36 million of class C-R2 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 260 bps, $34.5 million of class D-R2 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 400 bps, $25.5 million of class E-R2 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 633 bps, $12 million of class F-R2 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 868 bps and a $70.5 million tranche of subordinated notes.

The CLO is non-callable until Jan. 17, 2021, and the reinvestment period ends Jan. 17, 2024.

BNP Paribas Securities Corp. arranged the transaction.

Symphony Asset Management will continue to manage the CLO.

The asset management firm is based in San Francisco.

Issuer:Symphony CLO XV, Ltd.
Amount:$640.50 million refinancing
Maturity:Jan. 17, 2032
Securities:Fixed- and floating-rate notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Refinancing agent:BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
Manager:Symphony Asset Management LLC
Non-call period:Until Jan. 17, 2021
Pricing date:Dec. 17
Settlement date:Dec. 24
Class X-R2 notes
Amount:$6 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 70 bps
Rating:S&P: Not rated
Class A-R2 notes
Amount:$384 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 126 bps
Rating:S&P: Not rated
Class B-1-R2 notes
Amount:$58 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 195 bps
Rating:S&P: AA
Class B-2-R2 notes
Amount:$15 million
Securities:Fixed-rate notes
Coupon:4.808%
Rating:S&P: AA
Class C-R2 notes
Amount:$36 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 260 bps
Rating:S&P: A
Class D-R2 notes
Amount:$34.5 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 400 bps
Rating:S&P: BBB-
Class E-R2 notes
Amount:$25.5 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 633 bps
Rating:S&P: Not rated
Class F-R2 notes
Amount:$12 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 868 bps
Rating:S&P: Not rated
Subordinated notes
Amount:$70.5 million
Securities:Notes
Rating:S&P: Not rated

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