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Ellucian completes $1.6B term loan B supporting dividend recap; terms

Accounts have received allocations of Ellucian Co. LP's $1.6 billion covenant-lite first-lien term loan due 2027 that priced tight to talk at L+375, with a 0.75% Libor floor and an original issue discount of 99.25 via a BofA Securities-led arranger group, according to sources. The loan broke for trading at 99.375/99.875, and is now indicated in a 99.25/99.5 context. Proceeds from the term loan B, along with a privately placed $540 million second-lien term loan due 2028 and cash on hand, will be used to fund a $298 million shareholder dividend and refinance $1.852 billion of outstanding debt, according to S&P Global Ratings. Financing also includes a $150 million revolver due 2025. Ellucian provides administrative software products and services to higher-education institutions, serving more than 2,700 customers in over 50 countries. TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners are the sponsors. Terms:

Borrower Ellucian (Sophia, LP)
Issue $1.6 billion first-lien term loan
UoP Dividend recap
Spread L+375
LIBOR floor 0.75%
Price 99.25
Tenor 7-year
YTM 4.71%
Four-year yield 4.79%
Call protection 101 soft call for six months
Corporate ratings B-/B3
Facility ratings B/B2
Recovery ratings 2
Financial covenants None
Arrangers BofA/JPM/MS/GS/UBS/BMO/Barc/DB/TPG
Admin agent BofA
Px Talk L+400/0.75%/99
Sponsor TPG/Leonard Green