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:
Examples of First Lien Loan in a sentence
The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected, first lien (with respect to a First Lien Loan) or second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) on the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems located in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing.
The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as having first (with respect to a First Lien Loan) or second (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) lien priority by a title insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee's consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as having first (with respect to a First Lien Loan) or a second (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) lien priority by a title insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee's consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected, first lien (with respect to a First Lien Loan) or a second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) on the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems located in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing.
The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien (with respect to a First Lien Loan) or second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) on the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems located in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing.
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First Lien Loan means any Loan Asset (other than a Senior Secured Bond) (a) that is secured by a valid and perfected first priority Lien on substantially all of the Obligor’s assets constituting Related Collateral, subject to any Permitted Working Capital Liens and any expressly permitted Liens under the Underlying Instrument for such Loan Asset or such comparable definition if “permitted liens” is not defined therein, (b) that provides that the payment obligation of the Obligor on such Loan Asset 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 (excluding Permitted Working Capital Liens), (c) for which Liens on the Related 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 Servicing Standard that the value (or the enterprise value) of the Related Collateral securing the Loan Asset on or about the time of origination equals or exceeds the Outstanding Balance of the Loan Asset plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other Indebtedness of equal seniority secured by the same Related Collateral, (e) for which the Senior Leverage Ratio as of the Cut-Off Date is less than 4.75:1.00, and (f) that is not a Second Lien Loan, Unitranche Loan or FLLO Loan.
First Lien Loan means any Collateral Asset that meets the following criteria: (i) is not (and is not expressly permitted by its terms to become) contractually subordinate in right of payment to any other obligation for borrowed money of the Obligor of such loan other than a Permitted Working Capital Facility; (ii) is secured by a valid first-priority perfected Lien in, to or on specified collateral securing the Obligor’s obligations under such Collateral Asset (whether or not such Collateral Asset is also secured by any lower priority Lien on other collateral) subject to customary permitted Liens (including any such Lien securing a Permitted Working Capital Facility); and (iii) the Collateral Manager determines in good faith in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard that the value of the collateral securing such Collateral Asset together with other attributes of the Obligor (including, without limitation, the Obligor’s cash flow, enterprise value and general financial condition) on or about the Acquisition Date is at all times adequate to repay the outstanding Principal Balance of such Collateral Asset plus the aggregate outstanding Principal Balances of all other loans of equal seniority secured by a first priority Lien in the same collateral.
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 a “Loan” as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement.
First Lien Loan means any Loan Asset (a) that is secured by a valid and perfected first priority Lien on substantially all of the Obligor's assets constituting Related Collateral, subject to any expressly permitted Liens under the Underlying Instrument for such Loan Asset or such comparable definition if "permitted liens" is not defined therein, (b) that provides that the payment obligation of the Obligor on such Loan Asset 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 (other than customary “super priority” facilities), (c) for which Liens on the Related Collateral securing any other outstanding Indebtedness of the Obligor (excluding expressly permitted Liens described in clause (a) above but including Liens securing second lien loans) is 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 Servicing Standard that the value of the Related Collateral (or the enterprise value) and ability to generate cash flow on or about the time of origination equals or exceeds the Outstanding Balance of the Loan Asset plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other Indebtedness of equal seniority secured by the same Related Collateral, (e) for which the Senior Leverage Ratio as of the Cut-Off Date is less than 4.50:1.00, and (f) that is not a Second Lien Loan, Unitranche Loan (other than a Unitranche Loan described in the proviso of the definition thereof) or FLLO Loan.
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 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.