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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12-31-2014
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This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Sankaty Credit Opportunities V-A, L.P.
Address: C/O SANKATY ADVISORS, LLC, JOHN HANCOCK
TOWER, 200 CLARENDON STREET
BOSTON, MA  02116
Form 13F File Number: 028-16776

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Ranesh Ramanathan
Title: General Counsel
Phone: 6175162000
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/S/ Ranesh Ramanathan BostonMA 02-17-2015
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
The report on Form 13F for the period ended December 31, 2014 for Sankaty Credit Opportunities V-A, L.P. (the Fund), is being filed by Sankaty Advisors, LLC. Sankaty Credit Member, LLC is the general partner of Sankaty Credit Opportunities Investors V-A, L.P., which is the general partner of the Fund. Sankaty Advisors, LLC acts as investment adviser to the Fund. Ranesh Ramanathan is the General Counsel of Sankaty Advisors, LLC, and is also the General Counsel and Secretary of Sankaty Credit Member, LLC.
Report Type (Check only one.):
   13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
X 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
   13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File Number Name
028-11314 Sankaty Advisors, LLC
028-14551 Sankaty Credit Member, LLC
028-16313 Sankaty Credit Opportunities Investors V-A, L.P.