First Lien Loan. A Mortgage Loan secured by a first lien Mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property.
First Lien Loan. A Mortgage Loan secured by a first lien Mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property. Fitch: Fitch, Inc., or its successor in interest.
First Lien Loan means any Collateral Loan (for purposes of this definition, a “loan”) that meets the following criteria:
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Interest RatesWe are exposed to interest rate volatility with regard to our 2018 First Lien Loan and revolving credit facility.
Each of the First Lien Loan Documents is valid, binding, and, subject to applicable bankruptcy law, enforceable against the Debtors in accordance with its terms.
As of the Petition Date, there were no security interests or liens on the Prepetition Collateral other than as permitted by the First Lien Loan Documents.
We manage this interest rate risk by entering into interest rate derivative agreements to attempt to hedge the variability of future interest payments driven by fluctuations in interest rates.Our 2018 First Lien Loan bears interest at an annual rate of 1-month LIBOR plus 2.75%.
The 2018 Credit Agreement requires quarterly principal payments equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2018 First Lien Loan, including incremental borrowings.
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First Lien Loan means any Loan that (i) is not (and cannot by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to any obligation of the related Obligor in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, (ii) is secured by a pledge of collateral, which security interest is validly perfected and first priority under Applicable Law (subject to liens permitted under the applicable Underlying Instruments that are reasonable for similar loans, and liens accorded priority by law in favor of any Official Body), and (iii) the Servicer determines in good faith that the value of the collateral or the enterprise value securing the Loan on or about the time of acquisition equals or exceeds the outstanding principal balance of the Loan plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other loans of equal or higher seniority secured by the same collateral; provided that, with respect to any Loan that would otherwise be a First Lien Loan but for the fact that such Loan is subordinated in right of payment to obligations of the applicable Obligor, such Loan will be deemed to be a First Lien Loan for all purposes hereunder so long as (a) all such obligations that are senior to such Loan do not exceed an amount equal to the product of (i) 25% multiplied by (ii) the aggregate principal amount of senior tranches of such credit facility (including any such revolving tranche or senior tranche as well as the “first lien” tranche acquired by the Borrower) and (b) all such obligations that are senior to such Loan do not represent more than 1.0x of leverage of such Obligor, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent ; provided further that, with respect to any First Lien Loan that utilizes clauses (a) and (b) of the foregoing proviso, if the sum of the Collateral Obligation Amounts of such Loans exceed 25.0% of the Collateral Obligation Amounts of all Collateral Obligations that are First Lien Loans, any such First Lien Loans in excess of the 25.0% threshold in the foregoing clause shall be deemed not to be First Lien Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, DIP Loans shall constitute First Lien Loans.
First Lien Loan any Loan that (i) is secured by a valid and perfected first priority Lien on substantially all of the Obligor’s assets constituting collateral for the Loan, subject to any expressly permitted liens under the applicable Underlying Instruments for such Loan, including those set forth in “permitted liens” as defined in such Underlying Instruments, or such comparable definition if “permitted liens” is not defined therein, (ii) provides that the payment obligation of the Obligor on such Loan is either senior to, or pari passu with, and is not (and cannot by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to all other Indebtedness of such Obligor, subject to any expressly permitted liens under the applicable Underlying Instruments for such Loan, including those set forth in “permitted liens” as defined in such Underlying Instruments, or such comparable definition if “permitted liens” is not defined in such Underlying Instruments, (iii) for which Liens on the assets constituting collateral securing any other outstanding Indebtedness of the Obligor (including Liens securing Second Lien Loans, but otherwise excluding expressly permitted liens referred to in (i) and (ii) above) is expressly subject to and contractually or structurally subordinate to the priority claim under the Underlying Instruments governing such Loan or the related documentation of the “first lien” lenders under such “First Lien Loan”, and (iv) is not a First Lien Last Out Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, at any time, the Senior Debt / EBITDA Ratio of an Obligor with respect to a Loan that otherwise qualifies as a First Lien Loan and is not a Broadly Syndicated Loan exceeds 4.50 to 1.00, the portion of such Loan in a principal amount that results in such excess shall be treated as a Second-Lien Middle Market Loan for Advance Rate and Concentration Limit purposes.
First Lien Loan means any Loan (a) that is secured by a valid and perfected first priority Lien on substantially all of the Obligor’s assets constituting Underlying Collateral, subject to any Permitted Working Capital Liens and any expressly permitted Liens under the Underlying Instrument for such Loan or such comparable definition if “permitted liens” is not defined therein and carveouts for traditional bank revolving asset based loan facilities, in each case that are customary for similar loans, (b) that provides that the payment obligation of the Obligor on such Loan is either senior to, or pari passu with, and is not (and cannot by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of such Obligor (excluding Permitted Working Capital Liens), (c) for which Liens on the Underlying Collateral securing any other outstanding Indebtedness of the Obligor (excluding Permitted Working Capital Liens and expressly permitted Liens described in clause (a) above but including Liens securing Second Lien Loans) are expressly subject to and contractually or structurally subordinate to the priority Liens securing such First Lien Loan, (d) that the Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicer Standard that the value of the Underlying Collateral (or the enterprise value and ability to generate cash flow) securing the Loan on or about the time of origination equals or exceeds the Outstanding Balance of the Loan plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other Indebtedness of equal seniority secured by the same Underlying Collateral, (e) for which the Senior Net Leverage Ratio as of the Addition Date is less than 4.50:1.00, and (f) that is not a Second Lien Loan, Unitranche Loan, Qualified Loan or FLLO Loan; provided that any Loan that would otherwise be a FLLO Loan, but for which the ratio of (x) Indebtedness of the Obligor to (y) EBITDA of the Obligor is less than 1.25:1.00 as of the Addition Date, shall be deemed to be a First Lien Loan for all purposes hereunder.
First Lien Loan means a loan that is entitled to the benefit of a first lien and first priority perfected security interest on a substantial portion of the assets (net of any real estate) of the respective Obligors (including any guarantors) obligated in respect thereof, and which has the most senior pre-petition priority in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceedings, provided, however, that, in the case of accounts receivable and inventory (and the proceeds thereof), such lien and security interest may be second in priority to a working capital facility secured by a Permitted Working Capital Lien so long as the ratio of the amount outstanding under such working capital facility to TTM EBITDA is not greater than 1.5x. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall a First Lien Loan include a Last Out Loan, unless both the First Out Loan and the Last Out Loan are held by the Borrower or its Affiliates.
First Lien Loan means a Loan that is entitled to the benefit of a first lien and first priority perfected security interest on all or substantially all of the assets (net of any real estate) of the respective Obligors obligated in respect thereof, and which has the most senior pre-petition priority in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceedings, provided, however, that, in the case of accounts receivable and inventory (and the proceeds thereof), such lien and security interest may be second in priority to a Permitted Working Capital Lien; and further provided, that, as of any date of determination, the ratio of the principal amount of the Loan secured by such Permitted Working Capital Lien to TTM EBITDA of the Obligor is less than or equal to 1.0x, otherwise, such Loan will be deemed to be a Second Lien Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall a First Lien Loan include a Last Out Loan, unless 100% of the interests in both the First Out Loan and the Last Out Loan are held by the Borrower or the Borrower and its Affiliates, in accordance with that certain exemptive order granted by the SEC to the Originator in July 2012 to the extent that such order remains applicable to Originator and its Affiliates.
First Lien Loan means an Eligible Mortgage Loan for which the related Mortgage constitutes a first priority lien on the related Mortgaged Property.
First Lien Loan means a senior secured term loan, including any Delayed Draw Term Loan or Revolving Loan, documented by way of a loan or credit agreement which trades as a “first lien loan” as determined by the Financing Provider under then-current trading practices in the primary or secondary loan market, as the case may be and which is not a Distressed Loan.