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      FRIDAY, 03/07/2020 - Scope Ratings GmbH
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      Scope affirms and withdraws the ratings of Renew Project Finance CLO 2017-1, DAC

      Scope has today affirmed and withdrawn the ratings on credit protection agreement tranches A through E of the SRT synthetic project finance CLO originated by Banco Santander SA in December 2017. The structure was amended on 29 June 2020.

      Rating action

      Tranche A, EUR 952m: withdrawn from AAASF

      Tranche B, EUR 83m: withdrawn from AASF

      Tranche C, EUR 133m: withdrawn from A+SF

      Tranche D, EUR 90m: withdrawn from BBB+SF

      Tranche E, EUR 108m: withdrawn from BB-SF

      Tranche F, EUR 71m: not rated

      The ratings reflect the risk for the credit protection seller to make payments with respect to a credit event under the terms of the credit protection deed. The ratings do not address potential losses arising from the transaction’s early termination, nor any market risk associated with the transaction. All ratings reflect the expected loss on each respective tranche, in a risk horizon equal to the expected weighted average life of the tranche.

      The rating action incorporates information available from transaction reporting dated 29 June 2020.

      Rating rationale

      Today’s rating action is driven by the amendment of the transaction including the full repayment and settlement of the senior notes A through D on 29 June 2020. The ratings were withdrawn at the request of the issuer.

      The transaction has performed in line with Scope’s expectations since the final ratings were assigned on 22 December 2017.

      Stress testing
      No stress testing was performed.

      Cash flow analysis
      No cashflow analysis was performed.

      Methodology
      The methodologies used for this rating are the General Structured Finance Rating Methodology (18 December 2019) and Rating Methodology for Counterparty Risk in Structured Finance Transactions (24 July 2019), the analysis also considered the analytical principles of the ‘General Project Finance Rating Methodology’ (18 November 2019). All documents are available on https://www.scoperatings.com/#!methodology/list.
      Information on the meaning of each rating category, including definitions of default and recoveries can be viewed in the “Rating Definitions - Credit Ratings and Ancillary Services” published on https://www.scoperatings.com/#!governance-and-policies/rating-scale. Historical default rates of the entities rated by Scope Ratings can be viewed in the rating performance report on https://www.scoperatings.com/#governance-and-policies/regulatory-ESMA. Please also refer to the central platform (CEREP) of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA): http://cerep.esma.europa.eu/cerep-web/statistics/defaults.xhtml. A comprehensive clarification of Scope’s definitions of default and rating notations can be found at https://www.scoperatings.com/#governance-and-policies/rating-scale. Guidance and information on how Environmental, Social or Governance factors (ESG factor) are incorporated into the rating can be found in the respective sections of the methodologies or guidance documents provided on https://www.scoperatings.com/#!methodology/list.

      Solicitation, key sources and quality of information
      The rated entity and/or its agents participated in the rating process.
      The following substantially material sources of information were used to prepare the credit rating: public domain, the rated entity, the rated entities’ agents, third parties and Scope internal sources.
      Scope considers the quality of information available to Scope on the rated entity or instrument to be satisfactory. The information and data supporting Scope’s ratings originate from sources Scope considers to be reliable and accurate. Scope does not, however, independently verify the reliability and accuracy of the information and data.
      Scope Ratings GmbH has not received a third-party asset due diligence assessment/asset audit. Scope has performed its own analysis of the data quality, based on information received from the rated entity or related third parties, which is not and should be not deemed equivalent to the performance of due diligence or an audit. The external due diligence assessment/asset audit/internal analysis was considered when preparing the rating and it has no impact on the credit rating.
      Prior to the issuance of the rating or outlook action, the rated entity was given the opportunity to review the rating and/or outlook and the principal grounds on which the credit rating and/or outlook is based. Following that review, the rating was not amended before being issued.

      Regulatory disclosures
      This credit rating is issued by Scope Ratings GmbH, Lennéstraße 5, D-10785 Berlin, Tel +49 30 27891-0.
      Lead analyst: Aaron Konrad, Director.
      Person responsible for approval of the rating: Carlos Terré, Managing Director
      The ratings were first released by Scope on 22 December 2017. The ratings assigned to tranches A, B, C and D were last updated on 20 November 2018.The rating assigned to tranche E was last updated on 20 December 2019.

      Potential conflicts
      Please see www.scoperatings.com for a list of potential conflicts of interest related to the issuance of credit ratings.

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      © 2020 Scope SE & Co. KGaA and all its subsidiaries including Scope Ratings GmbH, Scope Analysis GmbH, Scope Investor Services GmbH and Scope Risk Solutions GmbH (collectively, Scope). All rights reserved. The information and data supporting Scope’s ratings, rating reports, rating opinions and related research and credit opinions originate from sources Scope considers to be reliable and accurate. Scope does not, however, independently verify the reliability and accuracy of the information and data. Scope’s ratings, rating reports, rating opinions, or related research and credit opinions are provided ‘as is’ without any representation or warranty of any kind. In no circumstance shall Scope or its directors, officers, employees and other representatives be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, incidental or other damages, expenses of any kind, or losses arising from any use of Scope’s ratings, rating reports, rating opinions, related research or credit opinions. Ratings and other related credit opinions issued by Scope are, and have to be viewed by any party as, opinions on relative credit risk and not a statement of fact or recommendation to purchase, hold or sell securities. Past performance does not necessarily predict future results. Any report issued by Scope is not a prospectus or similar document related to a debt security or issuing entity. Scope issues credit ratings and related research and opinions with the understanding and expectation that parties using them will assess independently the suitability of each security for investment or transaction purposes. Scope’s credit ratings address relative credit risk, they do not address other risks such as market, liquidity, legal, or volatility. The information and data included herein is protected by copyright and other laws. To reproduce, transmit, transfer, disseminate, translate, resell, or store for subsequent use for any such purpose the information and data contained herein, contact Scope Ratings GmbH at Lennéstraße 5 D-10785 Berlin.

      Scope Ratings GmbH, Lennéstraße 5, 10785 Berlin, District Court for Berlin (Charlottenburg) HRB 192993 B, Managing Director: Guillaume Jolivet. 

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