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Published on 9/18/2018 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Eaton Vance Management prices $458.73 million Eaton Vance 2018-1 CLO

By Rebecca Melvin

New York, Sept. 18 – Eaton Vance Management priced $458,725,000 of notes due Oct. 26, 2030 in its first new collateralized loan obligation deal this year, according to a market source.

Eaton Vance CLO 2018-1 Ltd./Eaton Vance CLO 2018-1, LLC sold $276.75 million of class A-1 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 113 basis points; $15.75 million of class A-2 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 140 bps; $49.5 million of class B senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 170 bps; $26.5 million of class C senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 215 bps; $27.25 million of class D senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 310 bps; $18.25 million of class E secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 580 bps; $44,725,000 of subordinated notes.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC was the underwriter.

Eaton Vance will manage the CLO.

The CLO has a non-call period that ends in October 2020. The reinvestment period ends in October 2023.

The deal is backed primarily by broadly syndicated loans and other assets that the manager trades in the primary and secondary markets.

Boston-based Eaton Vance Management, a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., placed its last new CLO transaction in 2015.

Issuer:Eaton Vance CLO 2018-1 Ltd./Eaton Vance CLO 2018-1, LLC
Amount:$458,725,000
Maturity:Oct. 26, 2030
Securities:Floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Underwriter:Wells Fargo Securities LLC
Manager:Eaton Vance Management
Call feature:October 2020
Settlement date:Oct. 26
Class A-1 notes
Amount:$276.75 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 113 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
S&P: AAA
Class A-2 notes
Amount:$15.75 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 140 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Aaa
Class B notes
Amount:$49.5 million
Securities:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 170 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Aa2
Class C notes
Amount:$26.5 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 215 bps
Rating:Moody’s: A2
Class D notes
Amount:$27.25 million
Securities:Senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 310 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Baa3
Class E notes
Amount:$18.25 million
Securities:Secured deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 580 bps
Rating:Moody’s: Ba3
Equity
Amount:$44,725,000
Securities:Subordinated notes
Rating:Non-rated

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