OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings assigns the following ratings to Apidos CLO XXII:

--$1,750,000 class X notes 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable;
--$320,000,000 class A-1 notes 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable.

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

TRANSACTION SUMMARY

Apidos CLO XXII (the issuer) and Apidos CLO XXII LLC (the co-issuer) comprise an arbitrage cash flow collateralized loan obligation (CLO) that will be managed by CVC Credit Partners, LLC (CVC). 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 five-year reinvestment period and a three-year noncall period.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

Sufficient Credit Enhancement: Credit enhancement (CE) of 36% for the class A-1 notes, in addition to excess spread, is sufficient to protect against portfolio default and recovery rate projections in an 'AAAsf' stress scenario. The degree of CE available to the class A-1 notes is slightly lower than the average CE of recent CLO issuances; however, cash flow modeling indicates performance is in line with other 'AAAsf' 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 a highly speculative 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 projected to be able to withstand default rates of up to 63.7%.

Strong Recovery Expectations: The indicative portfolio consists of 95.5% first-lien loans. Approximately 89.4% of the indicative portfolio has either strong recovery prospects or a Fitch-assigned recovery rating of 'RR2' or higher, and the base case recovery assumption is 76.3%. In determining the class A-1 note rating, 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 36.3% recovery rate 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 X and A-1 notes to remain investment grade even under the most extreme sensitivity scenarios. Results under these sensitivity scenarios were 'AAAsf' for the class X notes and ranged between 'A+sf' and 'AAAsf' for the class A-1 notes.

DUE DILIGENCE USAGE

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