Investors have received allocations of The Hillman Group Inc.'s $1.185 billion term loan financing that will be used in connection with the company's merger with Landcadia Holdings III Inc., a special purpose acquisition company, according to sources. The term loan priced tight of talk at L+275, with a 0.50% Libor floor and an original issue discount of 99.75 via lead arrangers Jefferies and Barclays. There is also one 25-basis-point margin step-down at 0.5x inside closing leverage. The financing is split between an $835 million term loan B-1, a $150 million term loan B-2 and a $200 million delayed-draw term loan. All three term loan tranches allocated as a strip. The OID on the delayed-draw tranche will be paid at funding. The delayed-draw tranche is available for 24 months. There is a long-close ticking fee on all three tranches that is 50% of the margin from days 46-90, stepping to 100% of the margin thereafter. The ticking fee on the delayed-draw tranche is 0% through the first 60 days, 50% of the margin from days 61-120, stepping to 100% of the margin thereafter. Financing also includes a $250 million, five-year asset-based loan revolver.
Hillman provides hardware-related products and merchandising services to retail markets.
Terms:
Borrower | The Hillman Group |
Issue | $835 million term loan B-1, $150 million term loan B-2, $200 million delayed-draw term loan |
UoP | Refinancing |
Spread | L+275 |
Libor floor | 0.50% |
Price | 99.75 |
Tenor | 7-year |
YTM | 3.33% |
Four-year yield | 3.36% |
Call protection | 101 soft call for 6 months |
Corporate ratings | B-/B1/CCC+ |
Facility ratings | B+(prelim)/B1/BB(exp) |
Recovery ratings | 3(prelim)/2 |
Financial covenants | None |
Arrangers | Jeff/Barc |
Admin agent | Jeff |
Px Talk | L+300-325/0.50%/99.5 |
Sponsor | Public |
Notes | One 25 bps margin step-down at 0.5x inside closing leverage. |