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Published on 10/11/2018 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Aegon USA Investment refinances $498.48 million Cedar Funding VI CLO

By Rebecca Melvin

New York, Oct. 11 – Aegon USA Investment Management LLC priced $498.48 million of notes due Oct. 20, 2028 in a refinancing of a CLO, according to a market source.

The Cedar Funding VI CLO Ltd./Cedar Funding VI CLO LLC transaction includes $320 million of class A senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 109 basis points at the top of the stack. The original class A tranche priced at Libor plus 147 bps.

The CLO also repriced $65 million of class B senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 160 bps; $27.5 million of class C secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 210 bps; $27.5 million of class D senior deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 300 bps; $20.625 million of class E senior deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 590 bps and $37.85 million of subordinated notes in the equity tranche.

The deal represents a refinancing of a CLO originally priced in November 2016.

Jefferies LLC arranged the transaction and Aegon manages the CLO, which has a non-call period that ends Oct. 20, 2019.

The reinvestment period ends Feb. 10, 2021.

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

Issuer:Cedar Funding VI CLO Ltd./Cedar Funding VI CLO LLC
Amount:$498.48 million
Maturity:Oct. 20, 2028
Securities:Floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:Jefferies LLC
Manager:Aegon USA Investment Management LLC
Call feature:Oct. 20, 2019
Pricing date:Oct. 11
Settlement date:Oct. 22
Class A notes
Amount:$320 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 109 bps
Rating:S&P: AAA
Class B notes
Amount:$65 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 160 bps
Rating:S&P: AA
Class C notes
Amount:$27.5 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 210 bps
Rating:S&P: A
Class D notes
Amount:$27.5 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 300 bps
Rating:S&P: BBB-
Class E notes
Amount:$20.625 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 590 bps
Rating:S&P: BB-
Equity
Amount:$37.85 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated

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