OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings has assigned the following rating to Halcyon Loan Advisors Funding 2015-3 Ltd./LLC:

--\\$322,400,000 class A-1 notes 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable.

Fitch does not rate the class A-2, B, C, D or subordinated notes.

TRANSACTION SUMMARY

Halcyon Loan Advisors Funding 2015-3 Ltd. (issuer) and Halcyon Loan Advisors Funding 2015-3 LLC (co-issuer), together, Halcyon 2015-3, comprise an arbitrage cash flow collateralized loan obligation (CLO) that will be managed by Halcyon Loan Advisors 2015-3 LLC (Halcyon; a wholly owned subsidiary of Halcyon Loan Management LLC). Net proceeds from the issuance of the secured and subordinated notes will be used to purchase a portfolio of approximately \\$500 million of primarily senior-secured leveraged loans. The CLO will have an approximately four-year reinvestment period and two-year noncall period.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

Sufficient Credit Enhancement: Credit enhancement (CE) of 35.5% for class A-1 notes, in addition to excess spread, is sufficient to protect against portfolio default and recovery rate projections in the 'AAAsf' stress scenario. The level of CE for class A-1 notes is lower than the average CE of recent CLO issuances; however, cash flow modeling indicates performance in line with other 'AAAsf' Fitch-rated CLO notes.

'B' Asset Quality: The average credit quality of the indicative portfolio is 'B', which is comparable to recent CLOs. Issuers rated in the 'B' rating category denote relatively weak credit quality; however, in Fitch Ratings' opinion, class A-1 notes are unlikely to be affected by the foreseeable level of defaults. Class A-1 notes are robust against default rates of up to 60.4%.

Strong Recovery Expectations: The indicative portfolio consists of 99% senior secured loans, of which about 92.4% have strong recovery prospects or a Fitch-assigned recovery rating of 'RR2' or higher and the base case recovery assumption is 78.2%. In determining the ratings for class A-1 notes, Fitch stressed the indicative portfolio by assuming a higher portfolio concentration of assets with lower recovery prospects and further reduced recovery assumptions for higher rating stresses, resulting in a 37.1% recovery rate assumption in Fitch's 'AAAsf' scenario.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

Fitch evaluated the structure's sensitivity to the potential variability of key model assumptions, including decreases in recovery rates and increases in default rates or correlation. Fitch expects the class A-1 notes to remain investment grade even under the most extreme sensitivity scenarios. Results under these sensitivity scenarios ranged between 'Asf' and 'AAAsf' for the class A-1 notes.

Key Rating Drivers and Rating Sensitivities are further described in the accompanying new issue report, which will be available shortly to investors on Fitch's website at 'www.fitchratings.com'.

DUE DILIGENCE USAGE

No third party due diligence was provided or reviewed in relation to this rating action.

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