NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guggenheim Partners, LLC (“Guggenheim”), a diversified financial services firm, announced the closing of a $1,043,000,000 collateralized loan obligation transaction (“5180 CLO” or the “transaction”).
The CLO, named “5180 CLO LP”, will invest in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of senior secured bank loans. It is the largest CLO issued in 2011 year-to-date and one of the largest arbitrage CLOs issued since the inception of the market. The transaction comes at a time when yield spreads on many of the underlying securities are near the widest levels since December 20091.
“We believed this was an opportune time to acquire collateral and we had strong support from the investor community,” said Todd Boehly, president of Guggenheim Partners. “The 5180 CLO transaction exemplifies our commitment to utilizing innovative solutions to unlock value for investors. We are pleased to have partnered with Citigroup and our clients on this transaction.”
5180 CLO will be managed by Guggenheim Investment Management, LLC (“GIM”), an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners. Prior to this transaction, Guggenheim Partners, on behalf of GIM, was awarded “2011 CLO Manager of the Year” in the United States by Creditflux. Details of 5180 CLO’s various tranche sizes, ratings, and coupons can be found in the table below:
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5180 CLO LP Capital Structure |
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CLASS |
MOODY'S / S&P RATING |
AMOUNT |
COUPON |
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| Class A-1 Notes |
Aaa / AAA |
$600,000,000 | L + 1.75% | ||||||||||||
| Class A-2 Notes | NR / AA | $63,650,000 | L + 3.20% | ||||||||||||
| Class B Notes | NR / A | $11,635,000 | L + 4.50% | ||||||||||||
| Class C Notes | NR / BBB | $64,250,000 | L + 6.20% | ||||||||||||
| Class D Notes | NR / BB | $48,150,000 | L + 8.65% | ||||||||||||
| Income Notes |
NR / NR |
$120,500,000 | -- | ||||||||||||
About Guggenheim Partners
Guggenheim Partners is a privately held global financial services firm with more than $125 billion in assets under management. The firm provides asset management, investment banking and capital markets services, insurance, institutional finance and investment advisory solutions to institutions, governments and agencies, corporations, investment advisors, family offices and individuals. Guggenheim Partners is headquartered in New York and Chicago and serves clients from more than 25 offices in nine countries.
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This is not an offer to buy or sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any security or fund interest. Any investment decision to invest must be made based on the offering materials, which will contain additional information about the investment objectives, terms and conditions of an investment and will be subject to the terms and conditions contained in such offering materials. Investors should consider the investment objectives and policies, risk considerations, charges and expenses carefully before investing. Investors should read the offering materials carefully before they invest.
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NOT FDIC INSURED • NOT BANK GUARANTEED •
MAY LOSE VALUE
1 According to data compiled by Bloomberg: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-02/citigroup-said-to-sell-1-billion-clo-for-guggenheim-investment.html