Fitch Ratings Upgrades Lehman Brothers 2000-LLF C7.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Fitch upgrades Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LEH), founded in 1850, is a diversified, global financial services firm. It is a participant in investment banking, equity and fixed income sales, research and trading, investment management, private equity, and private banking. floating-rate commercial mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2000-LLF C7, as follows: -- $25.8 million class L to 'AAA' from 'BB+'; -- $25.2 million class M to 'BB-' from 'B+'. The following classes are affirmed by Fitch: -- Interest only class X-2 at 'AAA'; -- $3.6 million class N at 'B+'; -- $3.6 million class P at 'B'; -- $1.8 million class Q at 'B-'; -- $1.8 million class S at 'B-'; -- $1.4 million class T at 'B-'; -- $1.4 million class U at 'CCC'. Classes J-BO, K-BO, L-BO, J-CW, K-CW, L-CW, L-BL, and V are not rated by Fitch. BO classes relate to the Boykin loan. The following classes have been repaid in full: A, X-1, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, and K. The upgrades are due to the increased credit enhancement Credit Enhancement A method whereby a company attempts to improve its debt or credit worthiness. Notes: Credit enhancements take many different forms. An example of a credit enhancement would be conversion rights added on to a debt instrument in order to lower the issuing to the classes as a result of the repayment of the Francisco Bay Office loan. As of the May 2005 distribution, the total principal balance has paid down by 95.2% since issuance. The Boykin Hotel Portfolio loan, the only loan remaining in the pool, is collateralized by six full-service/limited service hotels. The net cash flow (NCF See National Cristina Foundation. ) for the trailing 12 months (TTM TTM Trailing 12 months. Often used with Earnings Per Share. ) ended Feb. 28, 2005 for comparable hotels increased 15.9% since TTM April 2004. The current Fitch DSCR DSCR See: Debt-service coverage ratio was 1.18 times (x), compared with 1.02x for TTM April 30, 2004 and 1.65x at issuance. The TTM Feb. 28, 2005 revenue per available room (RevPAR) increased 9.2% from TTM April 30, 2004. The loan matures July 2005. |
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