Los Angeles pension fund narrows down global direct lending search to four managers
Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System (Lacers) has listed the finalists for a private credit mandate, according to an agenda document seen by Creditflux.  

Bain plans $3 billion distressed fund with US pension fund eyeing commitment
Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS) is set to invest $200 million to Bain Capital Distressed and Special Situations 2019 (DSS 19) fund, according to documents seen by Creditflux.  

Owl Creek turns heads to special situations with new fund
The firm joins several other distressed investors preparing to take advantage of a potential downturn

US CLO round-up: Golub orbits curve as managers double up
A breakthrough regarding Japanese risk retention rules ended last week on a high note for CLOs as the Japan Financial Services Agency has announed that CLOs can sit outside the remits of its securitisation regulations

Bain prices EU-compliant US CLO in first partnership with Jefferies
Bain Capital Credit priced a $506.75 million new issue CLO yesterday, known as Bain Capital Credit 2019-1

Bain teams with Jefferies as it markets four CLO triple A tranches in latest deal
Bain Capital floated price guidance today via Jefferies on a two-year non call, five-year US CLO, according to market sources

Bain BDC wins leverage approval from shareholders
Bain Capital Speciality Finance has won shareholder approval to double the amount of leverage it can use 

Bain looks to go public with $1.3 billion BDC
Boston-based Bain Capital Credit is going public with its $1.3 billion business development company with an initial public offering

Bain teams with Goldman Sachs to price its second European CLO of 2018
Bain Capital returned to the CLO primary market yesterday with its second new issue in Europe of the year

Bain to launch its second European CLO of the year
Bain Capital Credit is planning its second new issue CLO in Europe this year and has hired Goldman Sachs as arranger

Bain enters mid-market CLOs with inaugural pricing
Bain Capital has become a middle market CLO manager after pricing its inaugural deal named BCC Middle Market CLO 2018-1

HarbourVest adds managing director to private credit team
HarbourVest Partners has strengthened its private credit team with the appointment of a former Bain Capital Credit official 

Bain prints two-year reinvestment CLO refi
Bain Capital Credit has refinanced a US CLO with two years of its reinvestment period outstanding – the first transaction of its kind in a month

Bain targets $500 million for CLO-focused vehicle
Bain Capital Credit is targeting $500 million for its CLO-focused vehicle, Bain Capital Credit CLO Management, according to sources familiar with the situation

Boston manager looks towards middle market for latest credit fund
Bain Capital Credit has launched its middle market credit fund, according to US regulatory filings 

Manager races to beat July payment date by resetting 2016 CLO
A CLO manager priced its first US CLO reset of 2018 yesterday in a $405.35 million deal arranged by Citi

CLO b-wic line-up: $97.5 million of amortising triple As go on sale
$396.1 million worth of notes are up for grabs today in the US secondary CLO market

CLO manager teams with Barclays to price third new issue deal of the year
A large US credit manager priced its third new issue CLO of the year on Friday, according to market sources

Bain raises at least $239 million for structured credit fund
Credit specialist Bain Capital Credit has raised at least $239.5 million for its structured credit fund , according to US SEC filings.

Kirkland brings in Bain lawyer as partner
Global law firm Kirkland & Ellis has added Bain Capital's in-house counsel Ranesh Ramanathan as corporate partner

Boston manager markets its second European CLO via JP Morgan
The manager is preparing its second CLO transaction in the European market, market sources say

US CLO round-up: triple A notes come in all different shapes and sizes
CLO triple As priced at varying levels this week with an 8.5bp gap between the tightest and widest prints

Bain prices first new issue CLO of the year
Bain Capital priced a $611.3 million new issue CLO yesterday, according to market sources.

Euro CLO round-up: Managers race to the bottom as spreads dip below 70bp
With the recent ruling in the US causing uncertainty, managers including Blackrock and Bain have been ensuring they’re risk retention compliant on both sides of the Atlantic. Meanwhile, European CLO spreads continue on a monumental rally

Los Angeles pension fund looks to renew US loans relationship with Bain
A $15.7 billion Los Angeles pension fund is looking to renew its contract with Bain Capital Credit, according to investment committee board documentation