Highland Capital Management is targeting its second pro rata collateralized loan obligation, only months after closing on the $550 million Bristol Bay vehicle. A source said Citibank is now bringing a $600 million deal called Valhalla to the market for the Dallas-based asset manager. The equity investment has already been raised, the source noted. A Citibank banker did not return calls and a Highland official declined comment.
Last month Citi priced the $585 million Dryden 6 CLO for Prudential Investments that used the same Citi vehicle. Other big name managers such as PIMCO and Trust Company of the West have also used the structure. Highland recently bought the retail loan fund business of Columbia Management Advisors increasing its assets under management to approximately $10 billion.