DBRS Morningstar Finalizes Provisional Ratings on the Collateralized Fund Obligation Notes Issued by MCA Fund III Holding LLC

DBRS, Inc. (DBRS Morningstar) finalized the following provisional ratings on the Class A, B, and C Notes (together, the Notes) issued by MCA Fund III Holding LLC pursuant to the MCA Fund III Indenture dated October 28, 2020, between MCA Fund III Holding LLC, as the Issuer, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (rated AA with a Negative trend by DBRS Morningstar), as the Trustee and Calculation Agent:

-- Class A Notes at A (sf)
-- Class B Notes at BBB (sf)
-- Class C Notes at BB (sf)

The ratings on the Class A, B, and C Notes address the ultimate payment of interest and the ultimate payment of principal on or before the Final Maturity Date (as defined in the Indenture referenced above).

The Notes are backed by a portfolio of limited partnership interests in leveraged buyout, mezzanine debt, secondaries, and venture capital private equity funds. Each class of Notes is able to withstand a percentage of tranche defaults from a Monte Carlo asset analysis commensurate with its respective rating.

The ratings reflect the following:

(1) The Indenture dated October 28, 2020.

(2) The integrity of the transaction’s structure.

(3) DBRS Morningstar’s assessment of the portfolio quality.

(4) Adequate credit enhancement to withstand projected collateral loss rates under various cash flow stress scenarios.

(5) DBRS Morningstar’s assessment of the management capabilities of MEMBERS Capital Advisors, Inc. as the Investment Manager.

(6) The transaction assumptions considering DBRS Morningstar’s set of macroeconomic scenarios for select economies related to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), available in its commentary “Global Macroeconomic Scenarios: September Update,” published on September 10, 2020. DBRS Morningstar initially published macroeconomic scenarios on April 16, 2020. The scenarios were last updated on September 10, 2020, and are reflected in DBRS Morningstar’s rating analysis.

ESG CONSIDERATIONS
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Notes:
All figures are in U.S dollars unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodology is Rating U.S. Collateralized Fund Obligations Backed by Private Equity (November 1, 2018), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria.

For more information regarding rating methodologies and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), please see the following DBRS Morningstar press release: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/357883.

For more information regarding structured finance rating methodologies and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), please see the following DBRS Morningstar press release: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/358308.

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the rating process for this rating action. DBRS Morningstar had access to the accounts and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with this rating action.

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