Primary European CLO market shows signs of life as Bain enters
Bain is pairing with Goldman Sachs for the €304.4 million transaction named Bain Capital Euro CLO 2020-1

CLO pipeline: fixed income giants plan debut 2.0s with Morgan Stanley
Two large fixed income managers are pre-marketing debut 2.0 CLOs

Bain prepares credit dislocation strategy
Bain Capital Credit looks set to raise a fund dedicated to opportunities arising from credit dislocation, just four months after collecting $3.2 billion for its latest distressed debt and special situations vehicle

CLO pipeline: managers prepare to end quarter with a bang
CLO issuance is showing no signs of slowing down as spreads continue to grind tighter and election day draws ever closer

Global CLO b-wic round-up: dealers get involved amid rally, but dispersion persists
The CLO secondary markets returned to form last week with $716.2 million of US CLO bonds and a further €306.5 million of European CLO paper listed. Although for both markets over half of the total volume listed came from Thursday’s scheduled b-wics

Points up front: Junior infrastructure debt or Julie for short
The most popular names of 2020 are Julia or Julie. No, we’re not talking about baby names, we’re referring to credit portfolios

Bain buys former Italian bank to strengthen NPL platform
Bain Capital Credit says it has bought an entity known as Hypo Alpe Adria from the Austrian government to strengthen its Italian non-performing loan business

Global CLO b-wic round-up: US triple Bs edge wider but 2020 bonds trade at a premium
The furious rally that the secondary CLO markets have gone through over the last two weeks was brought a halt by the Federal Reserve’s reminder on Wednesday night that all is still not well with the economy

Fitch takes action on eight European CLO tranches
Fitch Ratings has revised to negative the outlook on six sub-investment grade tranches from three European CLOs, placed one triple B rated tranche on negative rating watch and downgraded its double B-rated tranche

LP round-up: talf and dislocation funds win as pensions allocate $350 million to credit
Investors poured in $350 million to eight credit-focused funds, primarily to credit dislocation funds. Private debt continued to remain stead with investors maintaining or increase allocations 

European investors eye 180bp pick-up on triple B CLOs traded in April
A b-wic consisting of mostly European triple B CLOs that traded in late April is on offer at 9.30am New York time tomorrow, according to market sources, as data shows spreads for the rating band averaging 546 basis points over Euribor as of 27 May

Fitch takes action on 29 European CLO tranches
Fitch Ratings took action on 29 European CLO tranches yesterday, placing the majority of these on rating watch negative

CLO pipeline: make some noise for repricings
CLOs may be a bit late to the spread-tightening party, but a hoard of CLO repricings is aiming to make up for it by sheer volume

CLO pipeline: a refi of nine cuts time (and margins)
Nine US CLO managers are preparing to refinance one of their CLOs to lower financing costs

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Bain prices euro CLO triple As at 90bp amid signs of single-B spread widening
Bain Capital Credit has become the 47^th manager to issue a new CLO in Europe this year after pricing Bain Capital Europe CLO 2019-1 yesterday. Natixis was responsible for arranging the deal, which resulted in senior notes pricing at benchmark levels of 90 basis points

CLO pipeline: Sculptor begins to mould its first CBO
Silence! Artist at work: Sculptor has got its apron on and is shaping up to launch its first CBO

Global CLO b-wic round-up: 71% of equity positions trade as supply picks up
The European and US secondary CLO market took a step back this week as the primary CLO generated $7.8 billion of deal flow globally

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.  

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

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

Bain swoops for another portfolio in Italy
Bain Capital Credit has acquired yet another portfolio of assets from a European bank