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Published on 7/20/2015 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Apollo Credit Management prices $1.11 billion ALM XVI CLO offering

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., July 20 – Apollo Credit Management (CLO) LLC brought a $1,111,850,000 collateralized loan obligation deal, according to a market source.

ALM XVI, Ltd./ALM XVI LLC sold $715 million of class A-1 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 146 basis points and $112.2 million of class A-2 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 220 bps at the top of the capital structure.

The CLO also priced $59.4 million of class B senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 290 bps; $60.15 million of class C-1 senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 350 bps; $13 million of class C-2 senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 410 bps; $52.25 million of class D secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 535 bps; $11 million of class E secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 675 bps and $88.85 million of preferred shares in the equity tranche.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC was the deal arranger.

Apollo Credit Management is the CLO manager.

The notes are due July 15, 2027.

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

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

Proceeds from the offering will be used to purchase assets to reach a target portfolio of about $1.1 billion of mainly senior secured leveraged loans.

Apollo Credit Management previously priced the $786.2 million ALM XII, Ltd./ALM XII, LLC CLO on Jan. 26 and refinanced $475 million of notes in the ALM VI, Ltd./ALM VI LLC deal on June 3.

The New York City-based subsidiary of Apollo Global Management, LLC brought two U.S. CLO deals in 2014.

Issuer:ALM XVI, Ltd./ALM XVI LLC
Amount:$1,111,850,000
Maturity:July 15, 2027
Securities:Floating-rate notes and preferred shares
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Manager:Apollo Credit Management (CLO) LLC
Call feature:2017
Pricing date:July 15
Settlement date:Aug. 20
Distribution:Rule 144A
Class A-1 notes
Amount:$715 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 146 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
Fitch: AAA
Class A-2 notes
Amount:$112.2 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 220 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aa2
Class B notes
Amount:$59.4 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 290 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: A2
Class C-1 notes
Amount:$60.15 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 350 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Baa3
Class C-2 notes
Amount:$13 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 410 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Baa3
Class D notes
Amount:$52.25 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 535 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Ba3
Class E notes
Amount:$11 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 675 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: B3
Equity
Amount:$88.85 million
Securities:Preferred shares
Ratings:Non-rated

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