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Published on 11/29/2018 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: TPG RE Finance prices $1 billion commercial real estate CLO notes

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Nov. 29 – TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. closed on a new $1 billion commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation transaction, according to a market source and a news release on Thursday.

TRTX 2018-FL2 Issuer, Ltd./TRTX 2018-FL2 Issuer, LLC priced with a weighted average interest rate of Libor plus 145 basis points before transaction costs.

The CLO sold $505.1 million of class A floating-rate notes at Libor plus 113 bps; $85 million of class A-S floating-rate notes at Libor plus 145 bps; $62.5 million of class B floating-rate notes at Libor plus 165 bps; $66.3 million of class C floating-rate notes at Libor plus 230 bps; $76.3 million of class D floating-rate notes at Libor plus 270 bps; $48.8 million of class E floating-rate notes at Libor plus 400 bps; $28.8 million of class F floating-rate notes at Libor plus 500 bps and $127.5 million of preferred shares.

The CLO placed $795.1 million of investment-grade bonds with third party institutional investors.

Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC were the bookrunners.

TPG RE Finance Trust Management, LP will manage the CRE CLO.

The notes are due Nov. 17, 2037. The CLO is non-callable until June 2020 and has a 24-month reinvestment period.

Proceeds will be used to retire borrowings under certain secured credit facilities and to fund new first mortgage loan investments.

The CLO is collateralized by 25 existing TRTX first mortgage loan investments, which included 23 pari passu participation interests and two whole loans.

The offering is the second CRE CLO the company has priced year to date.

TPG RE Finance Trust is a San Francisco-based commercial real estate finance company. The firm is externally managed by TPG RE Finance Trust Management, LP, a part of TPG Real Estate, which is the real estate investment platform of alternative investment firm TPG Global, LLC.

Issuer:TRTX 2018-FL2 Issuer, Ltd./TRTX 2018-FL2 Issuer, LLC
Amount:$1 billion
Maturity:Nov. 17, 2037
Securities:Notes and preferred shares
Structure:CRE CLO
Weighted average rate:Libor plus 145 bps
Bookrunners:Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC [sole structuring agent], J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Manager:TPG RE Finance Trust Management, LP
Call feature:June 2020
Settlement date:Nov. 29
Class A notes
Amount:$505.1 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 113 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
Kroll: AAA
Class A-S notes
Amount:$85 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 145 bps
Ratings:Kroll: AAA
Class B notes
Amount:$62.5 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 165 bps
Ratings:Kroll: AA-
Class C notes
Amount:$66.3 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 230 bps
Ratings:Kroll: A-
Class D notes
Amount:$76.3 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 270 bps
Ratings:Kroll: BBB-
Class E notes
Amount:$48.8 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 400 bps
Ratings:Kroll: BB-
Class F notes
Amount:$28.8 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 500 bps
Ratings:Kroll: B-
Equity
Amount:$127.5 million
Securities:Preferred shares
Ratings:Non-rated

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