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Published on 7/15/2015 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: DFG Investment Advisors refinances $281.9 million vintage Vibrant CLO

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., July 15 – DFG Investment Advisors, Inc. refinanced $281.9 million of notes and loans due July 17, 2024 in a vintage 2013 collateralized loan obligation deal, according to a market source.

Vibrant CLO Ltd. sold $100 million of class A-1AR senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 134 basis points and $91.85 million of class A-1L senior secured floating-rate loans at Libor plus 134 bps.

The original $191.85 million offering of class A-1 floating-rate notes priced at Libor plus 148 bps.

The CLO also sold $39.25 million of class A-2R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 210 bps, 30 bps tighter than original issuance.

The CLO refinanced $21.7 million of class B-R senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 280 bps. The class B notes originally priced at Libor plus 330 bps.

The $15.2 million tranche of class C-R senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes were sold at Libor plus 390 bps. The class C notes originally printed at Libor plus 450 bps.

In the final refinanced tranche, the CLO sold $13.9 million of class D-R senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 630 bps, wider than where the class D notes originally priced at Libor plus 550 bps.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. arranged the refinancing.

DFG Investment Advisors is the CLO manager.

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

The proceeds from the refinancing will be used to redeem the original notes.

DFG Investment Advisors was in the primary market in February with the $414.3 million Vibrant CLO III Ltd./Vibrant CLO III LLC deal.

The money manager is based in New York.

Issuer:Vibrant CLO Ltd.
Amount:$281.9 million refinancing
Maturity:July 17, 2024
Securities:Floating-rate notes, floating-rate loans and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Manager:DFG Investment Advisors, Inc.
Pricing date:July 7
Settlement date:July 17
Class A-1AR notes
Amount:$100 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 134 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
Standard & Poor’s: AAA
Class A-1L notes
Amount:$91.85 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate loans
Coupon:Libor plus 134 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: AAA
Class A-2 R notes
Amount:$39.25 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 210 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: AA
Class B-R notes
Amount:$21.7 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 280 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: A
Class C-R notes
Amount:$15.2 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 390 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: BBB
Class D-R notes
Amount:$13.9 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 630 bps
Rating:Standard & Poor’s: BB

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