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Published on 6/8/2018 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Exantas Capital prices $514.1 million of notes in new CRE CLO

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., June 8 – Exantas Capital Corp. priced $514.1 million of floating-rate notes and preferred shares in a commercial real estate-backed collateralized loan obligation transaction, according to a market source and a company news release on Friday.

Exantas Capital Corp. 2018-RSO6, Ltd. priced $409 million of floating-rate notes at a weighted average cost of Libor plus 112 basis points in the deal, its largest CRE CLO issuance to date.

The CLO sold $290.5 million of class A notes at Libor plus 83 bps; $39.2 million of class B notes at Libor plus 115 bps; $30.2 million of class C notes at Libor plus 185 bps and $45 million of class D notes at Libor plus 250 bps.

The deal was also expected to include $17.9 million of class E subordinated notes, $21.9 million of class F subordinated notes and $69.4 million of preferred shares.

Exantas said it will retain the class E and F subordinated notes and the preferred shares.

The CLO has a 4.5-year weighted average life and a maturity of June 15, 2035.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Barclays were the placement agents.

Exantas Capital is the CLO manager.

The CLO is non-callable until July 2020. The issue does not have a reinvestment period.

The notes are collateralized by commercial mortgage loans originated by the company.

Exantas Capital is a New York-based real estate investment trust that originates, holds and manages commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate-related debt investments. The company is externally managed by Exantas Capital Manager Inc., formerly known as Resource Capital Manager, Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of C-III Capital Partners LLC, a commercial real estate investment management and services company.

Issuer:Exantas Capital Corp. 2018-RSO6, Ltd.
Amount:$514.1 million
Maturity:June 15, 2035
Securities:Floating-rate and subordinated notes and preferred shares
Structure:CRE CLO
Placement agents:Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Barclays
Manager:Exantas Capital Corp.
Call feature:Two years
Settlement date:June 26
Distribution:Private
Class A notes
Amount:$290.5 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 83 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
Fitch: AAA
Kroll: AAA expected
Class B notes
Amount:$39.2 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 115 bps
Rating:Kroll: AA- expected
Class C notes
Amount:$30.2 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 185 bps
Rating:Kroll: A- expected
Class D notes
Amount:$45 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 250 bps
Rating:Kroll: BBB- expected
Class E notes
Amount:$17.9 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated
Class F notes
Amount:$21.9 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated
Equity
Amount:$69.4 million
Securities:Preferred shares
Ratings:Non-rated

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