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Published on 9/22/2017 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Bain Capital prices $509.7 million in refinancing and reset of Race Point IX CLO

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Sept. 22 – Bain Capital Credit Ltd. priced $509.7 million of notes and preferred shares in a refinancing and reset of the vintage 2015 Race Point IX CLO Ltd./Race Point IX CLO Corp. offering, according to a market source and a notice of executed supplemental indenture on Thursday.

The CLO sold $2.8 million of class X floating-rate notes at Libor plus 65 basis points; $285 million of class A-1A-R floating-rate notes at Libor plus 121 bps; $31 million of class A-1B-R floating-rate notes at Libor plus 135 bps; $59.5 million of class A-2-R floating-rate notes at Libor plus 165 bps; $30 million of class B-R deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 215 bps; $29.75 million of class C-R deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 320 bps; and $8.5 million of class D-R deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 690 bps.

The deal included $63.15 million of preferred shares as equity.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. arranged the refinancing.

Bain Capital, formerly known as Sankaty Advisors LP, is the CLO manager.

The maturity on the refinanced notes was extended to Oct. 15, 2030 from the original April 2027 maturity.

The refinanced CLO has a two-year non-call period and a five-year reinvestment period.

The original $506.9 million deal priced on Feb. 13, 2015. The CLO sold $323.1 million of class A-1 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 151 bps; $49 million of class A-2 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 225 bps; $25.9 million of class B floating-rate notes at Libor plus 310 bps; $32.9 million of class C floating-rate notes at Libor plus 360 bps; $29.5 million of class D floating-rate notes at Libor plus 520 bps; $6.3 million of class E floating-rate notes at Libor plus 585 bps; and $40.2 million of subordinated notes.

The reset deal is backed primarily by broadly syndicated senior secured loans.

Proceeds from the refinancing were used to redeem the original notes.

Bain Capital Credit is an asset management firm based in Boston.

Issuer:Race Point IX CLO Ltd./Race Point IX CLO Corp.
Amount:$509.7 million refinancing
Maturity:Oct. 15, 2030
Securities:Floating-rate notes and preferred shares
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Refinancing agent:Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Manager:Bain Capital Credit Ltd.
Call feature:Oct. 15, 2019
Settlement date:Sept. 21
Distribution:Rule 144A, Regulation S
Class X notes
Amount:$2.8 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 65 bps
Ratings:S&P: AAA
Fitch: AAA
Class A-1A-R notes
Amount:$285 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 121 bps
Ratings:S&P: AAA
Fitch: AAA
Class A-1B-R notes
Amount:$31 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 135 bps
Ratings:Fitch: AAA
Class A-2-R notes
Amount:$59.5 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 165 bps
Ratings:S&P: AA
Class B-R notes
Amount:$30 million
Securities:Deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 215 bps
Ratings:S&P: A
Class C-R notes
Amount:$29.75 million
Securities:Deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 320 bps
Ratings:S&P: BBB-
Class D-R notes
Amount:$8.5 million
Securities:Deferrable floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 690 bps
Ratings:S&P: BB-
Equity
Amount:$63.15 million
Securities:Preferred shares
Ratings:Non-rated

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