Fitch Rates Magnetite XIV, Limited/LLC; Publishes New Issue Report

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has assigned the following rating to Magnetite XIV, Limited/LLC:

--$325,500,000 class A notes 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable.

Fitch does not expect to rate the class B, C, D, E, or F, subordinated notes or the funding notes corresponding to each class of secured notes.

TRANSACTION SUMMARY

Magnetite XIV, Limited (the issuer) and Magnetite XIV, LLC (the co-issuer) comprise an arbitrage cash flow collateralized loan obligation (CLO) that will be managed by BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (BlackRock). Net proceeds from the issuance of the secured notes and subordinated securities will be used to purchase a portfolio of approximately $525 million of primarily senior secured leveraged loans. The CLO will have an approximately five-year reinvestment period and a noncall period ending in July 2017.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

Sufficient Credit Enhancement: Credit enhancement (CE) of 38.0% for class A notes, in addition to excess spread, is sufficient to protect against portfolio default and recovery rate projections in a 'AAAsf' stress scenario. The degree of CE available to class A notes is above the average CE of recent CLO issuances.

'B+/B' Asset Quality: The average credit quality of the indicative portfolio is approximately 'B+/B', which is comparable to recent CLOs. Issuers rated in the 'B' rating category denote a highly speculative credit quality; however, in Fitch's opinion, class A notes are unlikely to be affected by the foreseeable level of defaults. Class A notes are projected to be able to withstand default rates of up to 63.2%.

Strong Recovery Expectations: The indicative portfolio consists of 96.1% first lien loans. Approximately 89.6% of the indicative portfolio has strong recovery prospects or a Fitch-assigned recovery rating of 'RR2' or higher and the base case recovery assumption is 77.9%. In determining the class A note rating, Fitch stressed the indicative portfolio by assuming a higher portfolio concentration of assets with lower recovery prospects and further reduced recovery assumptions for higher rating stresses resulting in a 37.4% recovery rate in Fitch's 'AAAsf' scenario.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

Fitch evaluated the structure's sensitivity to the potential variability of key model assumptions, including decreases in recovery rates and increases in default rates or correlation. Fitch expects the class A notes to remain investment grade even under the most extreme sensitivity scenarios. Results under these sensitivity scenarios ranged between 'A+sf' and 'AAAsf' for the class A notes.

DUE DILIGENCE USAGE

No third party due diligence was provided or reviewed in relation to this rating action.

The publication of a Representations, Warranties and Enforcement Mechanisms appendix is not required for this transaction.

Additional information is available at www.fitchratings.com.

Sources of Information:

The sources of information used to assess these ratings were provided by the arranger (Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.) and the public domain.

Magnetite XIV, Limited/LLC

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=867505

Applicable Criteria

Counterparty Criteria for Structured Finance and Covered Bonds (pub. 14 May 2014)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=744158

Criteria for Interest Rate Stresses in Structured Finance Transactions and Covered Bonds (pub. 19 Dec 2014)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=838868

Global Rating Criteria for Corporate CDOs (pub. 25 Jul 2014)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=753057

Global Structured Finance Rating Criteria (pub. 31 Mar 2015)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=864268

Additional Disclosures

Dodd-Frank Rating Information Disclosure Form

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/press_releases/content/ridf_frame.cfm?pr_id=986976

Solicitation Status

https://www.fitchratings.com/gws/en/disclosure/solicitation?pr_id=986976

Endorsement Policy

https://www.fitchratings.com/jsp/creditdesk/PolicyRegulation.faces?context=2&detail=31

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Fitch Ratings
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Source: Fitch Ratings

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