Press Release|Structured Credit

KBRA Assigns Ratings to Alesco Preferred Funding XII, Ltd.

26 Aug 2024   |   New York

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KBRA assigns ratings to five classes of notes issued by Alesco Preferred Funding XII, Ltd. (Alesco XII), a securitization backed by a portfolio of bank and insurance TruPs CDO assets.

Alesco XII is a 2006 vintage CDO of bank and insurance holding company Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital with Cohen Bros. Financial Management, LLC (“Cohen & Co”) as the initial collateral manager. It had an initial collateral par value of $683.6 million and liabilities of $639.5 million. It is a static cash flow structure and is now managed by Hildene Structured Advisors, LLC (HSA), a relying advisor to Hildene Capital Management, LLC (Hildene).

The securitization consists of $53.7 million Class A1 Notes, $87.0 million Class A2 Notes, $70.0 million Class B Notes, $60.0 million Class C1 Notes, $10.0 million Class C2 Notes, $62.5 million Class D Notes, and $44.1 million of Preferred Shares. The ratings reflect current credit enhancement levels, excess spread, and structural features.

The Classes A1, A2, B, C1, C2 and D Notes have par subs of 80.9%, 50.0%, 25.2%, 0.3%, 0.3%, and -11.2%, respectively. The current portfolio has a K-WARF of 365, which represents a weighted average portfolio assessment between BBB- and BB+, and consists of 41 obligors and 43 assets.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency's (KBRA) ratings on Class A1 and A2 reflects KBRA’s opinion regarding the likelihood of timely payment of interest and ultimate repayment of principal. While the rating assigned to the Class B, C1 and C2 reflects KBRA’s opinion regarding the likelihood of ultimate payment of interest and principal. KBRA does not rate the Class D Notes.

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Disclosures

Further information on key credit considerations, sensitivity analyses that consider what factors can affect these credit ratings and how they could lead to an upgrade or a downgrade, and ESG factors (where they are a key driver behind the change to the credit rating or rating outlook) can be found in the full rating report referenced above.

A description of all substantially material sources that were used to prepare the credit rating and information on the methodology(ies) (inclusive of any material models and sensitivity analyses of the relevant key rating assumptions, as applicable) used in determining the credit rating is available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) located here.

Information on the meaning of each rating category can be located here.

Further disclosures relating to this rating action are available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) referenced above. Additional information regarding KBRA policies, methodologies, rating scales and disclosures are available at www.kbra.com.

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Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA) is a full-service credit rating agency registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an NRSRO. Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited is registered as a CRA with the European Securities and Markets Authority. Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK Limited is registered as a CRA with the UK Financial Conduct Authority. In addition, KBRA is designated as a designated rating organization by the Ontario Securities Commission for issuers of asset-backed securities to file a short form prospectus or shelf prospectus. KBRA is also recognized by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as a Credit Rating Provider.

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