Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Closing of a $1.024 Billion CRE CLO

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FBRT) today announced the closing of BSPRT 2024-FL11 (“FL11”), a $1.024 billion managed Commercial Real Estate Collateralized Loan Obligation. FL11 features a 36-month reinvestment period and includes a $100 million, all multifamily 180-day ramp-up acquisition period. The transaction has an initial advance rate of 86.5% and a weighted average interest rate of 1M CME Term SOFR+1.99% before accounting for discount and transaction costs.

Michael Comparato, President of FBRT, commented: “We are excited to announce the successful closing of FL11. Year-to-date, FBRT has been very active originating loans in the middle market, with a meaningful amount of those originations included in the FL11 collateral pool. Strong investor interest led to significant oversubscription across all bond classes, and we are very appreciative of the continued support of our offerings by some of the largest institutional investors in the world.”

Barclays Capital Inc. served as sole structuring agent. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC served as co-lead managers and joint bookrunners.

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About Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that originates, acquires and manages a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt secured by properties located in the United States. As of June 30, 2024, FBRT had approximately $6.3 billion of assets. FBRT is externally managed by Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. For further information, please visit www.fbrtreit.com.

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