Press Release|Structured Credit

KBRA Affirms the Ratings for Monroe Capital ABS Funding 2021-1, Ltd.

4 Mar 2025   |   New York

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KBRA affirms ratings for the Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2 Notes, and Class B Notes issued by Monroe Capital ABS Funding 2021-1, Ltd., a portfolio of recurring revenue loans (“RRLs”) and middle market loans (“MMLs”). Since the transaction closed, the rated notes have received timely distributions of interest payments.

Monroe Capital ABS Funding 2021-1, Ltd. (“MCAF 2021-1”) was a $400.0 million securitization managed by Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLC (“Monroe” or the “Collateral Manager”), an affiliate of Monroe Capital LLC. The transaction closed in March 2021 and the reinvestment period ended in April 2023. The ratings reflect current credit enhancement levels, excess spread, and structural features.

As of the January 2025 trustee report, the portfolio comprises 196 assets from 42 obligors, the pool balance of the collateral obligations is $319.6 million and there is an excess concentration balance of $20.1 million, bringing the adjusted pool balance to $299.5 million. The transaction is in compliance with the borrowing base condition and all portfolio tests except for the largest obligor, five largest obligors, and ten largest obligors concentration limitations. The current portfolio K-WARF is 3700, which represents a weighted average portfolio credit assessment of around B-/CCC+.

KBRA’s ratings on the Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2 Notes, and Class B Notes consider timely payment of interest and ultimate payment of principal by the applicable stated maturity date.

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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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