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PDM CLO I: Moody's Rates EUR13.5 Mln Class E Notes at (P)Ba3
Moody's Investors Service assigned long term credit ratings to 5 classes of notes issued by PDM CLO I B.V., a Dutch special purpose company. The ratings are:
-- (P)Aaa to the EUR208,500,000 Class A Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2024
-- (P)Aa2 to the EUR11,250,000 Class B Deferrable Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2024
-- (P)A2 to the EUR17,250,000 Class C Deferrable Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2024
-- (P)Baa3 to the EUR16,500,000 Class D Deferrable Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2024
-- (P)Ba3 to the EUR13,500,000 Class E Deferrable Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2024
The provisional ratings of the Notes address the expected loss posed to investors by the legal maturity of each class (in 2024).
These provisional ratings are based upon:
1. An assessment of the eligibility criteria and portfolio guidelines applicable to the future additions to the portfolio;
2. The protection against losses through the subordination of the more junior classes of Notes to the more senior classes of Notes;
3. The overcollateralization of the Notes;
4. The proposed currency swap transactions, which insulate the Issuer from the volatility of the foreign currency exchange rates in respect of non-Euro denominated obligations;
5. The expertise of Permira Debt Managers Group Holding Limited, as investment manager, and Permira Debt Managers Limited as investment sub-manager; and
6. The legal and structural integrity of the issue.
This transaction is a high yield collateralized loan obligation related to a collateral portfolio of approximately EUR300 million, comprised primarily of European senior, second lien and mezzanine loans, high yield bonds and structured finance securities. This portfolio is dynamically managed by the investment manager and the investment sub-manager. This portfolio will be partially acquired at the closing date and during the six months ramp-up period in compliance with portfolio guidelines which include, among other tests, a diversity score test, a weighted average rating factor test, a weighted average recovery rate test and a weighted average spread test. Thereafter, the portfolio of loans will be actively managed and the investment manager will have the option to buy or sell assets in the portfolio. Any addition or removal of assets will be subject to a number of portfolio criteria.
Moody's issues provisional ratings in advance of the final sale of securities and these ratings reflect Moody's preliminary credit opinion regarding the transaction. Upon a conclusive review of the final versions of all the documents and legal opinions, Moody's will endeavor to assign definitive ratings to the transaction. A definitive rating may differ from a provisional rating.
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