1 Nov, 2021

Signature Aviation completes $330M add-on term loan for M&A; terms

Investors on Friday received allocations of the $330 million add-on term loan B for Signature Aviation PLC that will be used to finance the company's acquisition of Vail Valley Jet Center, according to sources. The add-on term loan priced at an original issue discount of 99.625 and is fungible with the issuer's existing covenant-lite first-lien term loan due June 2028 that is priced at L+275, with a 0.50% Libor floor. Pricing includes a 25-basis-point leverage-based margin step-down. Pro forma for the add-on, the total tranche size will be $1.909 billion. Signature Aviation, backed by Blackstone, Global Infrastructure Partners and Cascade Investment, provides the world's largest global fixed-base operation network for business and general aviation customers offering full-service flight support and nonfuel services.

Terms:

Borrower Signature Aviation
Issue $330 million fungible add-on first-lien term loan
UoP M&A
Spread L+275
Libor floor 0.50%
Price 99.625
Tenor June 2028
YTM 3.36%
Four-year yield 3.39%
Call protection N/A
Corporate ratings B+/B1
Facility ratings B+/B1
Recovery ratings 1
Financial covenants None
Arrangers RBC/Barc/HSBC/MUFG/Sant/SMBC/Truist/JPM/Blackstone
Admin agent RBC
Px Talk L+275/0.50%/99.5-99.75
Sponsor Blackstone/Global Infrastructure Partners/Cascade Investment
Notes 25-bps leverage-based margin step-down. Tranche size now totals $1.909 billion.