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Published on 9/27/2016 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: GSO/Blackstone refinances $414.9 million tranches from Finn Square CLO

By Cristal Cody

Eureka Springs, Ark., Sept. 27 – GSO/Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC refinanced $414.9 million of notes Dec. 24, 2023 on Monday in a 2012 vintage collateralized loan obligation deal, according to a market source.

Finn Square CLO Ltd. priced $319.3 million of class A-1-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 121 basis points. The original class A-1 tranche priced at Libor plus 139 bps.

The CLO sold $56.1 million of class A-2-R senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 170 bps. The original tranche priced at Libor plus 220 bps.

Finn Square CLO refinanced $19.5 million of class B-1-R senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 220 bps. The class B-1 notes originally priced at Libor plus 280 bps.

The CLO also refinanced $20 million of class B-2 senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 220 bps. The original class B-2 notes priced with a fixed-rate coupon of 4.4%.

The $24.6 million tranche of class C notes and $25.2 million tranche of class D notes were not refinanced and remain outstanding.

GSO/Blackstone is the CLO manager.

Proceeds from the deal were used to refinance the original notes.

The transaction is collateralized mainly by broadly syndicated first-lien senior secured loans.

The CLO manager has priced two U.S. CLO deals and refinanced one vintage CLO year to date.

GSO/Blackstone brought six U.S. CLO deals and one refinanced transaction to market in 2015.

The New York City-based firm is a subsidiary of alternative asset manager GSO Capital Partners LP.

Issuer:Finn Square CLO Ltd.
Amount:$414.9 million refinancing
Maturity:Dec. 24, 2023
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Manager:GSO/Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC
Settlement date:Sept. 26
Class A-1-R notes
Amount:$319.3 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 121 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
S&P: AAA
Class A-2-R notes
Amount:$56.1 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 170 bps
Rating:S&P: AA
Class B-1-R notes
Amount:$19.5 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 220 bps
Rating:S&P: A
Class B-2-R notes
Amount:$20 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 220 bps
Rating:S&P: A

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