OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings expects to assign the following rating to ICG US CLO 2015-1, Ltd./LLC:

--\\$258,000,000 class A-1 notes 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable.

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

TRANSACTION SUMMARY
ICG US CLO 2015-1, Ltd. (issuer) and ICG US CLO 2015-1, LLC (co-issuer) comprise an arbitrage cash flow collateralized loan obligation (CLO) that will be managed by ICG Debt Advisors LLC. Net proceeds from the issuance of the notes will be used to purchase assets to reach a target portfolio of approximately \\$400 million of primarily senior secured loans. The CLO will have a 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 below the average for recent CLO issuances.

'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's 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 58.6%.

Strong Recovery Expectations: The indicative portfolio consists of 97% senior secured loans. Approximately 90.3% of the indicative portfolio has strong recovery prospects, or a Fitch-assigned Recovery Rating of 'RR2' or higher, and the base case recovery assumption is 77.3%. In determining ratings for the 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 36.8% 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 'BBB+sf' and 'AAAsf' for the class A-1 notes.

Key Rating Drivers and Rating Sensitivities are further described in the accompanying presale report.

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