KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to LMNT 2021-FL1

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to eight classes of LMNT 2021-FL1, a $1.0 Billion managed CRE CLO with the ability to reinvest principal proceeds for 30 months, which includes a six-month ramp-up period.

The transaction will initially be collateralized by 47 whole loans (or participations therein) with an in-trust balance of $686.4 million and $313.6 million of cash collateral. The cash collateral can be used to acquire previously unidentified whole loans and senior participation interests, and funded companion participations relating to existing assets during the ramp-up period, subject to satisfaction of the eligibility criteria and so long as no event of default is occurring. At the end of the ramp-up period, any unused proceeds up to a limit of $5.0 million will be deposited into the reinvestment account and any remaining amounts will be applied as principal proceeds to pay down the notes sequentially. Additionally, the transaction includes a feature which provides the sponsor with the ability to effectuate significant modifications to performing loans.

This transaction also includes a par value test and an interest coverage test (the note protection tests). If either test is not satisfied on any determination date, on the following payment date, interest proceeds remaining after interest is paid to the Class E notes will be used to pay down the principal balances of the Class A through E notes in sequential order until the tests are satisfied or the Class A through E notes are paid in full. If available interest proceeds are insufficient to satisfy the tests or pay down the applicable classes of notes, available principal proceeds will be used for such purpose.

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Related Publications

• LMNT 2021-FL1 CRE CLO KCAT
• U.S. CMBS Multi-Borrower Rating Methodology
• U.S. CMBS Property Evaluation Methodology
• Global Structured Finance Counterparty Methodology

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.

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