Morningstar DBRS Discontinues Credit Rating on Lanterna Finance S.r.l. (2021)

DBRS Ratings GmbH (Morningstar DBRS) discontinued its AAA (sf) credit rating on the Class A2 Notes issued by Lanterna Finance S.r.l. (2021).

The discontinuation reflects the full repayment on the Class A2 Notes following the unwinding of the transaction on the 21 June 2024 payment date. Prior to their repayment in full, the outstanding principal balance of the Class A2 Notes was EUR 48,615,335.25.

Please refer to https://dbrs.morningstar.com/issuers/28073 for more information.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE CONSIDERATIONS
There were no Environmental/Social/Governance factors that had a significant or relevant effect on the credit analysis.

A description of how Morningstar DBRS considers ESG factors within the Morningstar DBRS analytical framework can be found in the "Morningstar DBRS Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings" at https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/427030.

Notes:
All figures are in euros unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodology applicable to the credit rating is "Rating CLOs Backed by Loans to European SMEs" (20 June 2024), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/434775.

Other methodologies referenced in this transaction are listed at the end of this press release.

In Morningstar DBRS' opinion, a discontinued-repaid credit rating action does not warrant the application of the entire principal methodology, as the bonds have been repaid in full.

For a more detailed discussion of the sovereign risk impact on Structured Finance credit ratings, please refer to Appendix C: The Impact of Sovereign Ratings on Other DBRS Morningstar Credit Ratings of the "Global Methodology for Rating Sovereign Governments" at: https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/421590.

The sources of data and information used for this credit rating include investor reports provided by Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, Milan Branch.

Morningstar DBRS did not rely upon third-party due diligence in order to conduct its analysis.

At the time of the initial credit rating, Morningstar DBRS was supplied with third-party assessments. However, this did not affect the credit rating analysis.

Morningstar DBRS considers the data and information available to it for the purposes of providing this credit rating to be of satisfactory quality.

Morningstar DBRS does not audit or independently verify the data or information it receives in connection with the credit rating process.

The last credit rating action on this transaction took place on 29 January 2024, when Morningstar DBRS discontinued its AAA (sf) credit rating on the Class A1 Notes due to their full repayment. Prior to that, on 15 December 2023, when Morningstar DBRS upgraded its credit ratings on the Class A1 and Class A2 Notes to AAA (sf) from AA (high) (sf) and A (high) (sf), respectively.

Information regarding Morningstar DBRS credit ratings, including definitions, policies, and methodologies, is available on dbrs.morningstar.com.

As this is a discontinued-repaid credit rating action, a sensitivity analysis is not applicable.

For further information on Morningstar DBRS historical default rates published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in a central repository, see: https://registers.esma.europa.eu/cerep-publication. For further information on Morningstar DBRS historical default rates published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in a central repository, see https://data.fca.org.uk/#/ceres/craStats.

This credit rating is endorsed by DBRS Ratings Limited for use in the United Kingdom.

Lead Analyst: Pascale Kallas, Assistant Vice President
Rating Committee Chair: Alfonso Candelas, Senior Vice President
Initial Rating Date: 22 December 2021

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The credit rating methodologies used in the analysis of this transaction can be found at: https://dbrs.morningstar.com/about/methodologies.

-- Master European Structured Finance Surveillance Methodology (7 March 2024), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/429051
-- Rating CLOs Backed by Loans to European SMEs (20 June 2024) and SME Diversity Model v2.6.1.4., https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/434775
-- Global Methodology for Rating CLOs and Corporate CDOs (23 February 2024), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/428544
-- European RMBS Insight Methodology (25 March 2024), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/430103
-- European RMBS Insight: Italian Addendum (2 October 2023), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/421317
-- Interest Rate Stresses for European Structured Finance Transactions (15 September 2023), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/420602
-- Legal Criteria for European Structured Finance Transactions (30 June 2023), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/416730
-- Operational Risk Assessment for European Structured Finance Servicers (15 September 2023), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/420572
-- Morningstar DBRS Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings (23 January 2024), https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/427030

A description of how Morningstar DBRS analyses structured finance transactions and how the methodologies are collectively applied can be found at: https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/278375.

For more information on this credit or on this industry, visit dbrs.morningstar.com or contact us at [email protected].