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Published on 7/29/2014 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: CSAM refinances $348.75 million Madison Park Funding VIII CLO

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., July 29 – Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC refinanced $348.75 million of notes due April 22, 2022 at par in a vintage 2012 collateralized loan obligation, according to a market source.

The Madison Park Funding VIII Ltd./Madison Park Funding VIII LLC CLO priced $252.5 million of class A-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 125 basis points; $48.5 million of class B-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 220 bps; $27.5 million of class C-R senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 280 bps and $20.25 million of class D-R senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 385 bps.

The $19 million tranche of class E senior secured deferrable notes (/BB/) brought in the original transaction at Libor plus 535 bps and the $45.2 million equity tranche of subordinated notes were not refinanced.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. was the refinancing agent.

Credit Suisse Asset Management is the CLO manager.

The CLO is backed primarily by broadly syndicated first-lien senior secured corporate loans.

The firm refinanced the notes through an optional redemption on the July 22 payment date and the issuance of new notes.

Credit Suisse Asset Management was in the primary market on July 7 with its third CLO deal of the year, the $1.04 billion Madison Park Funding XIV Ltd./Madison Park Funding XIV LLC transaction. The firm is a unit of Credit Suisse Group AG.

Issuer:Madison Park Funding VIII Ltd./Madison Park Funding VIII LLC
Amount:$348.75 million refinancing
Maturity:April 22, 2022
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Refinancing agent:Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Manager:Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC
Pricing date:July 2
Settlement date:July 22
Class A-R notes
Amount:$252.5 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 125 bps
Price:Par
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
Standard & Poor’s: AAA
Class B-R notes
Amount:$48.5 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 220 bps
Price:Par
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: AA
Class C-R notes
Amount:$27.5 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 280 bps
Price:Par
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: A
Class D-R notes
Amount:$20.25 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 385 bps
Price:Par
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: BBB

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