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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER:  814-01044

 

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

MARYLAND

 

46-3082016

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.

2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150, Menlo Park, California 94025

(Address of principal executive office)

(650) 854-2090

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  o    No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

o

 

Accelerated filer

o

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

x

 

Smaller reporting company

o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  o    No  x

The number of shares of the issuer’s common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of November 9, 2015 was 16,680,177.

 

 

 

 


 

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

PAGE

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2015 (unaudited) and December 31, 2014

 

3

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited), the Three Months ended September 30, 2014 and the Period from March 5, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to September 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

4

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited) and the Period from March 5, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to September 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

5

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited) and the Period from March 5, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to September 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

6

 

Condensed Consolidated Schedules of Investments as of September 30, 2015 (unaudited) and December 31, 2014

 

8

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of September 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

22

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

42

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

42

 

Overview

 

43

 

Portfolio Composition, Investment Activity and Asset Quality

 

44

 

Results of Operations

 

49

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

55

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

55

 

Recent Developments

 

59

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

59

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

60

 

 

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

61

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

61

Item 2

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

61

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

61

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

61

Item 5.

Other Information

 

61

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

61

SIGNATURES

 

62

 

 

2


 

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at fair value (amortized cost of $260,737 and $256,485, respectively)

 

$

262,130

 

 

$

257,971

 

Short-term investments at fair value (cost of $59,996 and $49,998, respectively)

 

 

59,994

 

 

 

49,995

 

Cash

 

 

46,889

 

 

 

6,906

 

Restricted cash

 

 

3,489

 

 

 

8,033

 

Deferred credit facility costs

 

 

1,888

 

 

 

2,921

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

607

 

 

 

503

 

Total Assets

 

 

374,997

 

 

 

326,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

14,000

 

 

 

118,000

 

2020 Notes, net

 

 

52,819

 

 

 

 

Payable for U.S. Treasury bill assets

 

 

59,996

 

 

 

49,998

 

Base management fee payable

 

 

1,490

 

 

 

1,905

 

Income incentive fee payable

 

 

170

 

 

 

2,350

 

Accrued capital gains incentive fee

 

 

215

 

 

 

296

 

Payable to directors and officers

 

 

58

 

 

 

96

 

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

 

 

4,124

 

 

 

8,705

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

132,872

 

 

 

181,350

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

242,125

 

 

$

144,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (50,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of  September 30, 2015  and December 31, 2014)

 

$

 

 

$

 

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share (450,000,000 shares authorized;  16,680,177 and 9,924,171 shares issued and outstanding as of  September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)

 

 

167

 

 

 

99

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

 

 

239,754

 

 

 

142,635

 

Net investment income

 

 

28,719

 

 

 

12,808

 

Accumulated net realized losses

 

 

(317

)

 

 

 

Accumulated net unrealized gains

 

 

1,391

 

 

 

1,483

 

Dividend distributions

 

 

(27,589

)

 

 

(12,046

)

Net Assets

 

$

242,125

 

 

$

144,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share

 

$

14.52

 

 

$

14.61

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

3


 

TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

For the Period from March 5, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income from investments

 

$

9,184

 

 

$

7,802

 

 

$

28,832

 

 

$

14,504

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expiration / termination of unfunded commitments

 

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,383

 

 

 

9

 

Other fees

 

 

16

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

444

 

 

 

143

 

Total investment and other income

 

 

9,245

 

 

 

7,858

 

 

 

30,659

 

 

 

14,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base management fee

 

 

1,490

 

 

 

850

 

 

 

4,053

 

 

 

1,668

 

Income incentive fee

 

 

170

 

 

 

938

 

 

 

2,907

 

 

 

1,157

 

Capital gains incentive fee

 

 

209

 

 

 

230

 

 

 

(81

)

 

 

512

 

Interest expense and amortization of fees

 

 

1,656

 

 

 

1,370

 

 

 

4,494

 

 

 

2,300

 

Administration agreement expenses

 

 

417

 

 

 

344

 

 

 

1,194

 

 

 

737

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

632

 

 

 

604

 

 

 

2,181

 

 

 

1,336

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

 

4,574

 

 

 

4,336

 

 

 

14,748

 

 

 

7,710

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

4,671

 

 

 

3,522

 

 

 

15,911

 

 

 

6,946

 

Net realized losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(317

)

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

 

 

1,044

 

 

 

1,151

 

 

 

(92

)

 

 

2,561

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

5,715

 

 

$

4,673

 

 

$

15,502

 

 

$

9,507

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net investment income per share

 

$

0.28

 

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

1.10

 

 

$

0.70

 

Basic and diluted net increase in net assets per share

 

$

0.34

 

 

$

0.47

 

 

$

1.07

 

 

$

0.96

 

Basic and diluted weighted average shares of common stock outstanding

 

 

16,648,379

 

 

 

9,872,564

 

 

 

14,524,330

 

 

 

9,858,725

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

4


 

TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

 

Shares of

Common Stock

 

 

Total Net Assets

 

Balance as of March 5, 2014

 

1,668

 

 

$

25

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

 

 

9,507

 

Dividend distributions

 

 

 

 

(6,998

)

Common stock issuance, net

 

9,889,907

 

 

 

142,262

 

Balance as of September 30, 2014

 

9,891,575

 

 

$

144,796

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of January 1, 2015

 

9,924,171

 

 

$

144,979

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

 

 

15,502

 

Dividend distributions

 

 

 

 

(15,543

)

Common stock issuance, net

 

6,756,006

 

 

 

97,187

 

Balance as of September 30, 2015

 

16,680,177

 

 

$

242,125

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

5


 

TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

 

 

For the Period from March 5, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to September 30, 2014

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

$

15,502

 

 

$

9,507

 

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from

   operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fundings and purchases of investments

 

(70,637

)

 

 

(243,099

)

Purchases of short-term investments, net

 

(9,998

)

 

 

(50,000

)

Principal payments on investments

 

71,281

 

 

 

1,049

 

Net change in unrealized losses (gains) on investments

 

92

 

 

 

(2,226

)

Net change in realized losses on investments

 

317

 

 

 

 

Amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts, net

 

(1,290

)

 

 

(343

)

Accretion of end-of-term payments

 

(3,923

)

 

 

(3,096

)

Amortization of deferred credit facility and 2020 Notes issuance costs

 

1,055

 

 

 

643

 

Change in restricted cash

 

4,544

 

 

 

(2,374

)

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable for U.S. Treasury bill assets

 

9,998

 

 

 

50,000

 

Prepaid expenses

 

(228

)

 

 

(218

)

Base management fee payable

 

(415

)

 

 

850

 

Income incentive fee payable

 

(2,180

)

 

 

938

 

Accrued capital gains incentive fee

 

(81

)

 

 

512

 

Payable to directors and officers

 

(38

)

 

 

109

 

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

 

(4,088

)

 

 

3,641

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

9,911

 

 

 

(234,107

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowing under bridge facility

 

 

 

 

121,662

 

Repayment of bridge facility

 

 

 

 

(121,662

)

(Repayments) borrowings under revolving credit facility, net

 

(104,000

)

 

 

109,000

 

Dividend distributions, net

 

(14,293

)

 

 

(6,284

)

Deferred credit facility costs

 

(503

)

 

 

(2,639

)

Net proceeds from issuance of 2020 Notes

 

52,931

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

95,937

 

 

 

141,548

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

30,072

 

 

 

241,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

39,983

 

 

 

7,518

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

6,906

 

 

 

25

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

46,889

 

 

$

7,543

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 

 

6


 

TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

 

 

For the Period from March 5, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to September 30, 2014

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued deferred credit facility cost

$

 

 

$

1,188

 

Accrued and deferred shelf registration costs

$

262

 

 

$

 

Accrued 2020 Notes issuance costs

$

172

 

 

$

 

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during period for interest

$

2,917

 

 

$

1,414

 

Dividend distributions reinvested

$

1,250

 

 

$

714

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

7


 

TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

As of September 30, 2015

 

Venture Growth Stage Company

 

Industry

 

Type of Investment

 

Outstanding Principal

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Maturity Date

Debt Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birchbox, Inc. (2)

 

E-Commerce - Personal Goods

 

Growth Capital Loan

(10.00% interest rate,

8.00% EOT payment)

 

$

5,000

 

 

$

4,916

 

 

$

4,916

 

 

2/28/2019

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(10.00% interest rate,

7.00% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

4,959

 

 

 

4,959

 

 

2/28/2019

Birchbox, Inc. Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

9,875

 

 

 

9,875

 

 

 

Birst, Inc.

 

Business Applications Software

 

Growth Capital Loan

(Prime + 6.90% interest rate,

2.00% EOT payment)

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

9,944

 

 

 

9,949

 

 

11/30/2017

Cambridge Broadband Network

   Limited (1) (3)

 

Wireless Communications Equipment

 

Growth Capital Loan

(13.50% interest rate,

15.10% EOT payment)

 

 

5,474

 

 

 

5,636

 

 

 

5,661

 

 

9/30/2017

Harvest Power, Inc.

 

Biofuels / Biomass

 

Growth Capital Loan

(12.00% interest rate,

9.00% EOT payment)

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

21,053

 

 

 

20,986

 

 

11/30/2016

Hayneedle, Inc.

 

E-Commerce - Household Goods

 

Growth Capital Loan

(12.50% interest rate,

12.00% EOT payment)

 

 

15,000

 

 

 

15,536

 

 

 

15,528

 

 

8/31/2017

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(12.75% interest rate,

16.00% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

5,271

 

 

 

5,301

 

 

12/31/2017

Hayneedle, Inc. Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

20,807

 

 

 

20,829

 

 

 

HouseTrip Limited (1) (3)

 

Travel and Arrangement / Tourism

 

Growth Capital Loan

(Prime + 8.75% interest rate,

5.00% EOT payment)

 

 

6,887

 

 

 

7,115

 

 

 

7,150

 

 

11/30/2016

Intermodal Data, Inc. (2) (5)

 

Data Storage

 

Growth Capital Loan

(10.00% interest rate)

 

 

16,336

 

 

 

14,554

 

 

 

10,986

 

 

4/15/2019

Jasper Technology, Inc.

 

Communications software

 

Growth Capital Loan

(Prime + 6.25% interest rate,

3.75% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

4,940

 

 

 

4,939

 

 

1/31/2017

KnCMiner AB (1) (3)

 

Financial Institution and Services

 

Growth Capital Loan

(9.00% interest rate,

6.00% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

4,894

 

 

 

4,901

 

 

6/9/2018

Lattice Engines, Inc.

 

Business Applications Software

 

Growth Capital Loan

(8.50% interest rate,

8.00% EOT payment)

 

 

2,896

 

 

 

3,180

 

 

 

3,195

 

 

12/31/2016

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(8.50% interest rate,

8.00% EOT payment)

 

 

1,719

 

 

 

1,832

 

 

 

1,841

 

 

3/31/2017

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(9.50% interest rate,

8.00% EOT payment)

 

 

2,249

 

 

 

2,314

 

 

 

2,322

 

 

9/30/2017

Lattice Engines, Inc. Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,864

 

 

 

7,326

 

 

 

7,358

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

8


 

TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

As of September 30, 2015

 

Venture Growth Stage Company

 

Industry

 

Type of Investment

 

Outstanding Principal

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Maturity Date

Debt Investments (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MapR Technologies, Inc. (2)

 

Business Applications Software

 

Equipment Loan

(8.00% interest rate)

 

$

3,064

 

 

$

3,015

 

 

$

3,015

 

 

9/30/2018

Mind Candy Limited (1) (3)

 

Entertainment

 

Growth Capital Loan

(12.00% interest rate,

9.50% EOT payment)

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

10,149

 

 

 

10,205

 

 

6/30/2017

ModCloth, Inc.

 

E-Commerce - Clothing and Accessories

 

Growth Capital Loan

(11.50% interest rate,

13.40% EOT payment)

 

 

684

 

 

 

765

 

 

 

768

 

 

6/30/2016

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(11.50% interest rate,

13.70% EOT payment)

 

 

1,475

 

 

 

1,629

 

 

 

1,632

 

 

7/31/2016

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(13.00% interest rate,

15.50% EOT payment)

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

2,089

 

 

 

2,100

 

 

8/31/2017

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(13.00% interest rate,

16.00% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

5,189

 

 

 

5,212

 

 

11/30/2017

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(13.00% interest rate,

16.50% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

5,143

 

 

 

5,155

 

 

2/28/2018

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(13.00% interest rate,

11.60% EOT payment)

 

 

4,115

 

 

 

4,192

 

 

 

4,184

 

 

6/30/2017

 

 

 

 

Equipment Financing

(7.50% interest rate,

15.00% EOT payment) (1)

 

 

508

 

 

 

513

 

 

 

512

 

 

8/31/2016

 

 

 

 

Equipment Financing

(7.50% interest rate,

15.00% EOT payment) (1)

 

 

195

 

 

 

196

 

 

 

196

 

 

10/31/2016

 

 

 

 

Equipment Financing

(7.50% interest rate,

15.00% EOT payment) (1)

 

 

124

 

 

 

124

 

 

 

124

 

 

3/31/2017

 

 

 

 

Equipment Financing

(7.50% interest rate,

15.00% EOT payment) (1)

 

 

19

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

18

 

 

6/30/2017

 

 

 

 

Equipment Financing

(7.50% interest rate,

15.00% EOT payment) (1)

 

 

13

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

13

 

 

7/31/2017

ModCloth, Inc. Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,133

 

 

 

19,872

 

 

 

19,914

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

As of September 30, 2015

 

Venture Growth Stage Company

 

Industry

 

Type of Investment

 

Outstanding Principal

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Maturity Date

Debt Investments (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SimpliVity Corporation

 

Database Software

 

Growth Capital Loan

(10.00% interest rate,

8.50% EOT payment)

 

$

7,000

 

 

$

6,990

 

 

$

7,059

 

 

6/30/2018

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(10.00% interest rate,

8.50% EOT payment)

 

 

3,000

 

 

 

2,972

 

 

 

3,002

 

 

10/31/2018

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(11.50% interest rate,

9.00% EOT payment)

 

 

7,000

 

 

 

6,924

 

 

 

7,021

 

 

10/31/2018

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(11.50% interest rate,

9.00% EOT payment)

 

 

3,000

 

 

 

2,951

 

 

 

2,997

 

 

12/31/2018

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(12.75% interest rate,

9.50% EOT payment)

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

9,793

 

 

 

9,857

 

 

1/31/2019

SimpliVity Corporation Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

29,630

 

 

 

29,936

 

 

 

Thrillist Media Group, Inc.

 

General Media and Content

 

Growth Capital Loan

(Prime + 8.50% interest rate,

9.00% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

4,855

 

 

 

5,495

 

 

9/30/2017

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(Prime + 8.50% interest rate,

9.00% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

4,794

 

 

 

5,346

 

 

12/31/2017

Thrillist Media Group, Inc.

   Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

9,649

 

 

 

10,841

 

 

 

Thinking Phone Networks, Inc. (2)

 

Wireless Communications Equipment

 

Growth Capital Loan

(9.50% interest rate,

1.75% EOT payment)

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

29,065

 

 

 

29,056

 

 

9/30/2018

Virtual Instruments Corporation

 

Network Systems Management Software

 

Growth Capital Loan

(9.50% interest rate,

9.25% EOT payment)

 

 

4,216

 

 

 

4,497

 

 

 

4,526

 

 

12/31/2016

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(9.50% interest rate,

9.25% EOT payment)

 

 

4,479

 

 

 

4,741

 

 

 

4,771

 

 

1/31/2017

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(9.50% interest rate,

9.25% EOT payment)

 

 

4,740

 

 

 

4,982

 

 

 

5,014

 

 

2/28/2017

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(Prime + 6.75% interest rate,

50.0% EOT payment)

 

 

2,500

 

 

 

3,250

 

 

 

3,251

 

 

12/31/2015

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(Prime + 6.75% interest rate,

60.0% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

5,924

 

 

 

5,899

 

 

12/31/2015

Virtual Instruments

Corporation Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,935

 

 

 

23,394

 

 

 

23,461

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

As of September 30, 2015

 

Venture Growth Stage Company

 

Industry

 

Type of Investment

 

Outstanding Principal

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Maturity Date

Debt Investments (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Xirrus, Inc.

 

Wireless Communications Equipment

 

Growth Capital Loan

(Prime + 10.25% interest rate,

9.80% EOT payment)

 

$

1,587

 

 

$

1,783

 

 

$

1,804

 

 

6/30/2016

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(Prime + 10.25% interest rate,

10.10% EOT payment)

 

 

3,172

 

 

 

3,439

 

 

 

3,476

 

 

12/31/2016

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(Prime + 10.25% interest rate,

10.30% EOT payment)

 

 

3,648

 

 

 

3,819

 

 

 

3,880

 

 

3/31/2017

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(Prime + 10.25% interest rate,

11.00% EOT payment)

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

9,957

 

 

 

9,990

 

 

12/31/2017

Xirrus, Inc. Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,407

 

 

 

18,998

 

 

 

19,150

 

 

 

Total Debt Investments

 

 

 

 

 

$

247,100

 

 

$

249,916

 

 

$

248,212

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

As of September 30, 2015

 

Venture Growth Stage Company

 

Industry

 

Type of Warrant

 

Shares

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerohive Networks, Inc. (2) (6)

 

Wireless Communications Equipment

 

Common Stock

 

 

33,993

 

 

$

153

 

 

$

2

 

AirStrip Technologies, Inc. (2)

 

Medical Software and Information Services

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

31,063

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

74

 

Birchbox, Inc. (2)

 

E-Commerce - Personal Goods

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

53,237

 

 

 

611

 

 

 

1,766

 

Birst, Inc.

 

Business Applications Software

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

428,491

 

 

 

129

 

 

 

600

 

Cambridge Broadband Network

   Limited (1) (3)

 

Wireless Communications Equipment

 

Preferred Shares

 

 

33,000

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

95

 

CipherCloud, Inc. (2)

 

Business Applications Software

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

58,746

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

36

 

Dollar Shave Club, Inc. (2)

 

Specialty Retailers

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

15,627

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

58

 

Harvest Power, Inc.

 

Biofuels / Biomass

 

Common Stock

 

 

350

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

-

 

Hayneedle, Inc.

 

E-Commerce - Household Goods

 

Common Stock

 

 

400,000

 

 

 

468

 

 

 

360

 

HouseTrip SA (1) (3)

 

Travel and Arrangement / Tourism

 

Preferred Shares

 

 

212,804

 

 

 

93

 

 

 

60

 

InMobi Pte Ltd. (1) (2) (3)

 

Advertising / Marketing

 

Ordinary Shares

 

 

48,500

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

106

 

Inspirato, LLC (2)

 

Travel and Leisure

 

Preferred Units

 

 

1,994

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

37

 

Jasper Technology, Inc.

 

Communications software

 

Preferred Units

 

 

7,379

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

37

 

KnCMiner AB (1) (3)

 

Financial Institution and Services

 

Preference Shares

 

 

22,727

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

75

 

Lattice Engines, Inc.

 

Business Applications Software

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

396,652

 

 

 

48

 

 

 

127

 

MapR Technologies, Inc. (2)

 

Business Applications Software

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

21,295

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

Medallia, Inc. (2)

 

Business Applications Software

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

55,814

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

87

 

Mind Candy, Inc. (1) (3)

 

Entertainment

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

287,187

 

 

 

751

 

 

 

738

 

ModCloth, Inc.

 

E-Commerce - Clothing and Accessories

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

5,590,041

 

 

 

746

 

 

 

783

 

Nutanix, Inc. (2)

 

Database Software

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

45,000

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

290

 

One Kings Lane, Inc. (2)

 

E-Commerce - Household Goods

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

13,635

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

29

 

Optoro, Inc. (2)

 

Business to Business Marketplace

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

10,346

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

40

 

Shazam Entertainment Limited

   (1) (2) (3)

 

MultiMedia / Streaming Software

 

Ordinary Shares

 

 

2,669,479

 

 

 

134

 

 

 

166

 

SimpliVity Corporation

 

Database Software

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

655,639

 

 

 

775

 

 

 

1,351

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 


 

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TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

As of September 30, 2015

 

Venture Growth Stage Company

 

Industry

 

Type of Warrant

 

Shares

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

Warrants (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TechMediaNetwork, Inc. (2)

 

General Media and Content

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

72,234

 

 

$

31

 

 

$

38

 

Thrillist Media Group, Inc.

 

General Media and Content

 

Common Stock

 

 

283,401

 

 

 

712

 

 

 

674

 

Thinking Phone Networks, Inc. (2)

 

Wireless Communications Equipment

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

276,807

 

 

 

612

 

 

 

612

 

Virtual Instruments Corporation

 

Network Systems Management Software

 

Preference Shares

 

 

694,788

 

 

 

612

 

 

 

592

 

Xirrus, Inc.

 

Wireless Communications Equipment

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

5,568,203

 

 

 

749

 

 

 

693

 

Total Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,347

 

 

$

9,530

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

13


 

TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

As of September 30, 2015

 

Venture Growth Stage Company

 

Industry

 

Type of Equity

 

Shares

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

Equity Investments (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birchbox, Inc.

 

E-Commerce - Personal Goods

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

2,839

 

 

$

250

 

 

$

261

 

Birst, Inc.

 

Business Applications Software

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

42,801

 

 

250

 

 

250

 

Dollar Shave Club, Inc.

 

Specialty Retailers

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

19,533

 

 

500

 

 

500

 

EndoChoice Holdings, Inc. (6)

 

Medical Device and Equipment

 

Common Stock

 

 

50,992

 

 

224

 

 

556

 

Inspirato, LLC (1) (4)

 

Travel and Leisure

 

Preferred Units

 

 

1,948

 

 

250

 

 

250

 

MongoDB, Inc.

 

Software Development Tools

 

Common Stock

 

 

74,742

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

1,000

 

Nutanix, Inc.

 

Database Software

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

137,202

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

1,571

 

Total Equity Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,474

 

 

$

4,388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Portfolio Companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

260,737

 

 

$

262,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

 

$60,000 Face Value

Maturity Date 02/18/2016

Yield to Maturity 0.015%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

59,996

 

 

$

59,994

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

59,996

 

 

$

59,994

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

320,733

 

 

$

322,124

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

14


 

TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(dollars in thousands)

As of December 31, 2014

 

Venture Growth Stage Company

 

Industry

 

Type of Investment

 

Outstanding

Principal

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Maturity Date

Debt Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerohive Networks, Inc.

 

Wireless

Communications

Equipment

 

Growth Capital Loan (9.25% interest rate, 6.00% EOT payment)

 

$

2,500

 

 

$

2,569

 

 

$

2,601

 

 

12/31/2015

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(10.25% interest rate,

6.75% EOT payment)

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

7,619

 

 

 

7,902

 

 

12/31/2017

Aerohive Networks, Inc. Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

10,188

 

 

 

10,503

 

 

 

AirStrip Technologies, Inc.

 

Medical Software and

Information Services

 

Growth Capital Loan

(8.75% interest rate,

9.00% EOT payment)

 

 

4,616

 

 

 

4,818

 

 

 

4,835

 

 

10/31/2016

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(8.75% interest rate,

9.00% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

5,112

 

 

 

5,125

 

 

3/31/2017

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(8.75% interest rate,

9.00% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

5,051

 

 

 

5,062

 

 

7/31/2017

AirStrip Technologies, Inc. Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,616

 

 

 

14,981

 

 

 

15,022

 

 

 

Birst, Inc.

 

Business Applications

Software

 

Growth Capital Loan

(Prime + 6.90% interest rate,

2.00% EOT payment)

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

9,870

 

 

 

9,864

 

 

11/30/2017

Cambridge Broadband Network

   Limited (1) (3)

 

Wireless

Communications

Equipment

 

Growth Capital Loan

(11.50% interest rate,

9.50% EOT payment)

 

 

6,000

 

 

 

5,914

 

 

 

5,923

 

 

9/30/2017

Coraid, Inc.

 

Data Storage

 

Growth Capital Loan

(10.00% interest rate,

6.00% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

5,072

 

 

 

5,031

 

 

12/31/2016

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(10.00% interest rate,

6.00% EOT payment)

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

9,881

 

 

 

9,817

 

 

6/30/2017

Coraid, Inc. Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,000

 

 

 

14,953

 

 

 

14,848

 

 

 

EndoChoice, Inc.

 

Medical Device and

Equipment

 

Growth Capital Loan

(11.75% interest rate,

8.00% EOT payment)

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

10,091

 

 

 

10,032

 

 

2/28/2018

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(11.75% interest rate,

8.00% EOT payment)

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

10,041

 

 

 

10,032

 

 

2/28/2018

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(11.75% interest rate,

8.00% EOT payment)

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

10,003

 

 

 

10,032

 

 

2/28/2018

EndoChoice, Inc. Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

30,135

 

 

 

30,096

 

 

 

Harvest Power, Inc.

 

Biofuels / Biomass

 

Growth Capital Loan

(12.00% interest rate,

9.00% EOT payment)

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

20,633

 

 

 

20,535

 

 

11/30/2016

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(dollars in thousands)

As of December 31, 2014

 

Venture Growth Stage Company

 

Industry

 

Type of Investment

 

Outstanding

Principal

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Maturity Date

Debt Investments (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hayneedle, Inc.

 

E-Commerce -

Household Goods

 

Growth Capital Loan (12.50% interest rate, 12.00% EOT payment)

 

$

15,000

 

 

$

15,136

 

 

$

15,129

 

 

8/31/2017

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(12.75% interest rate,

16.00% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

5,076

 

 

 

5,089

 

 

12/31/2017

Hayneedle, Inc. Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

20,212

 

 

 

20,218

 

 

 

HouseTrip Limited (1) (3)

 

Travel and Arrangement / Tourism

 

Growth Capital Loan

(10.00% interest rate,

5.00% EOT payment)

 

 

9,624

 

 

 

9,605

 

 

 

9,620

 

 

11/30/2016

Lattice Engines, Inc.

 

Business Applications

Software

 

Growth Capital Loan

(8.50% interest rate,

8.00% EOT payment)

 

 

4,492

 

 

 

4,663

 

 

 

4,677

 

 

12/31/2016

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(8.50% interest rate,

8.00% EOT payment)

 

 

2,500

 

 

 

2,539

 

 

 

2,549

 

 

3/31/2017

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(9.50% interest rate,

8.00% EOT payment)

 

 

2,500

 

 

 

2,490

 

 

 

2,490

 

 

9/30/2017

Lattice Engines, Inc. Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,492

 

 

 

9,692

 

 

 

9,716

 

 

 

Mind Candy Limited (1) (3)

 

Entertainment

 

Growth Capital Loan

(12.00% interest rate,

9.50% EOT payment)

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

9,794

 

 

 

9,813

 

 

6/30/2017

ModCloth, Inc.

 

E-Commerce - Clothing

and Accessories

 

Growth Capital Loan

(10.50% interest rate,

10.00% EOT payment)

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

1,052

 

 

 

1,055

 

 

6/30/2016

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(10.50% interest rate,

10.00% EOT payment)

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

2,095

 

 

 

2,100

 

 

7/31/2016

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(12.00% interest rate,

10.50% EOT payment)

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

2,047

 

 

 

2,045

 

 

8/31/2017

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(12.00% interest rate,

11.00% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

5,087

 

 

 

5,078

 

 

11/30/2017

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(12.00% interest rate,

11.50% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

5,040

 

 

 

5,019

 

 

2/28/2018

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(12.00% interest rate,

7.50% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

4,928

 

 

 

4,933

 

 

6/30/2017

 

 

 

 

Equipment Financing (1)

(7.50% interest rate,

15.00% EOT payment)

 

 

804

 

 

 

832

 

 

 

817

 

 

8/31/2016

 

 

 

 

Equipment Financing (1)

(7.50% interest rate,

15.00% EOT payment)

 

 

292

 

 

 

301

 

 

 

296

 

 

10/31/2016

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(dollars in thousands)

As of December 31, 2014

 

Venture Growth Stage Company

 

Industry

 

Type of Investment

 

Outstanding

Principal

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Maturity Date

Debt Investments (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ModCloth, Inc. (continued)

 

 

 

Equipment Financing (1) (7.50% interest rate, 15.00% EOT payment)

 

$

152

 

 

$

152

 

 

$

152

 

 

3/31/2017

 

 

 

 

Equipment Financing (1)

(7.50% interest rate,

15.00% EOT payment)

 

 

20

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

20

 

 

6/30/2017

 

 

 

 

Equipment Financing (1)

(7.50% interest rate,

15.00% EOT payment)

 

 

13

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

13

 

 

7/31/2017

ModCloth, Inc. Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,281

 

 

 

21,567

 

 

 

21,528

 

 

 

SimpliVity Corporation

 

Database Software

 

Growth Capital Loan

(10.00% interest rate,

8.50% EOT payment)

 

 

7,000

 

 

 

6,859

 

 

 

6,856

 

 

6/30/2018

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(10.00% interest rate,

8.50% EOT payment)

 

 

3,000

 

 

 

2,919

 

 

 

2,918

 

 

10/31/2018

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(11.50% interest rate,

9.00% EOT payment)

 

 

7,000

 

 

 

6,794

 

 

 

6,791

 

 

10/31/2018

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(11.50% interest rate,

9.00% EOT payment) (2)

 

 

3,000

 

 

 

2,896

 

 

 

2,895

 

 

12/31/2018

SimpliVity Corporation Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

19,468

 

 

 

19,460

 

 

 

TechMediaNetwork, Inc.

 

General Media and

Content

 

Growth Capital Loan

(9.25% interest rate,

8.00% EOT payment)

 

 

2,276

 

 

 

2,319

 

 

 

2,326

 

 

3/31/2017

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(9.25% interest rate,

8.00% EOT payment)

 

 

2,500

 

 

 

2,490

 

 

 

2,493

 

 

9/30/2017

TechMediaNetwork, Inc. Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,776

 

 

 

4,809

 

 

 

4,819

 

 

 

Thrillist Media Group, Inc.

 

General Media and

Content

 

Growth Capital Loan

(Prime + 8.50% interest rate,

9.00% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

4,621

 

 

 

4,629

 

 

9/30/2017

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(Prime + 8.50% interest rate,

9.00% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

4,562

 

 

 

4,561

 

 

12/31/2017

Thrillist Media Group, Inc. Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

9,183

 

 

 

9,190

 

 

 

Virtual Instruments Corporation

 

Network Systems

Management Software

 

Growth Capital Loan

(9.50% interest rate,

9.25% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

5,111

 

 

 

5,129

 

 

12/31/2016

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(9.50% interest rate,

9.25% EOT payment)

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

5,092

 

 

 

5,109

 

 

1/31/2017

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(dollars in thousands)

As of December 31, 2014

 

Venture Growth Stage Company

 

Industry

 

Type of Investment

 

Outstanding

Principal

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Maturity Date

Debt Investments (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virtual Instruments Corporation

   (continued)

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(9.50% interest rate,

9.25% EOT payment)

 

$

5,000

 

 

$

5,073

 

 

$

5,089

 

 

2/28/2017

Virtual Instruments

   Corporation Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,000

 

 

 

15,276

 

 

 

15,327

 

 

 

Xirrus, Inc.

 

Wireless

Communications Equipment

 

Growth Capital Loan

(11.50% interest rate,

8.50% EOT payment)

 

 

2,315

 

 

 

2,440

 

 

 

2,460

 

 

6/30/2016

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(11.50% interest rate,

8.50% EOT payment)

 

 

4,114

 

 

 

4,285

 

 

 

4,321

 

 

12/31/2016

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(11.50% interest rate,

8.50% EOT payment)

 

 

4,564

 

 

 

4,596

 

 

 

4,663

 

 

3/31/2017

 

 

 

 

Growth Capital Loan

(Prime + 8.25% interest rate,

8.50% EOT payment) (2)

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

9,685

 

 

 

9,683

 

 

12/31/2017

Xirrus, Inc. Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,993

 

 

 

21,006

 

 

 

21,127

 

 

 

Total Debt Investments

 

 

 

 

 

$

246,782

 

 

$

247,285

 

 

$

247,609

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
(dollars in thousands)

As of December 31, 2014

 

Venture Growth Stage Company

 

Industry

 

Type of Warrant

 

Shares

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerohive Networks, Inc.

 

Wireless Communications

Equipment

 

Common Stock

 

 

33,993

 

 

$

153

 

 

$    *

 

AirStrip Technologies, Inc.

 

Medical Software and

Information Services

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

31,063

 

 

112

 

 

95

 

Birchbox, Inc. (2)

 

E-Commerce — Personal

Goods

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

49,829

 

 

566

 

 

 

1,487

 

Birst, Inc.

 

Business Applications

Software

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

428,491

 

 

129

 

 

 

129

 

Cambridge Broadband Network

   Limited (1) (3)

 

Wireless Communications

Equipment

 

Preferred Shares

 

 

33,000

 

 

95

 

 

95

 

CipherCloud, Inc. (2)

 

Business Applications

Software

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

58,746

 

 

36

 

 

36

 

Coraid, Inc.

 

Data Storage

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

157,710

 

 

317

 

 

243

 

ECPM Holdings, LLC

 

Medical Device and

Equipment

 

Class A Units

 

 

1,184,373

 

 

224

 

 

275

 

Harvest Power, Inc.

 

Biofuels / Biomass

 

Common Stock

 

 

350

 

 

77

 

 

*

 

Hayneedle, Inc.

 

E-Commerce —

Household Goods

 

Common Stock

 

 

400,000

 

 

468

 

 

375

 

HouseTrip SA (1) (3)

 

Travel and Arrangement /

Tourism

 

Preferred Shares

 

 

212,804

 

 

93

 

 

60

 

InMobi Pte Ltd. (1) (2) (3)

 

Advertising / Marketing

 

Ordinary Shares

 

 

48,500

 

 

35

 

 

106

 

Inspirato, LLC (2)

 

Travel and Leisure

 

Preferred Units

 

 

1,994

 

 

37

 

 

43

 

Lattice Engines, Inc.

 

Business Applications

Software

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

255,913

 

 

48

 

 

51

 

Medallia, Inc. (2)

 

Business Applications

Software

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

55,814

 

 

11

 

 

11

 

Mind Candy, Inc. (1) (3)

 

Entertainment

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

287,187

 

 

751

 

 

732

 

ModCloth, Inc.

 

E-Commerce — Clothing

and Accessories

 

Common Stock

 

 

419,620

 

 

545

 

 

421

 

Nutanix, Inc. (2)

 

Database Software

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

45,000

 

 

77

 

 

290

 

One Kings Lane, Inc. (2)

 

E-Commerce - Household

Goods

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

13,635

 

 

29

 

 

29

 

Shazam Entertainment Limited

   (1) (2) (3)

 

MultiMedia / Streaming

Software

 

Ordinary Shares

 

 

2,669,479

 

 

134

 

 

125

 

SimpliVity Corporation

 

Database Software

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

430,849

 

 

509

 

 

509

 

TechMediaNetwork, Inc.

 

General Media and

Content

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

72,234

 

 

31

 

 

31

 

Thrillist Media Group, Inc.

 

General Media and Content

 

Common Stock

 

 

283,401

 

 

712

 

 

712

 

Tintri, Inc. (2)

 

Data Storage

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

120,750

 

 

367

 

 

367

 

Virtual Instruments Corporation

 

Network Systems

Management Software

 

Preference Shares

 

 

694,788

 

 

612

 

 

593

 

Xirrus, Inc.

 

Wireless Communications

Equipment

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

3,820,887

 

 

532

 

 

476

 

Total Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,700

 

 

$

7,291

 

 

*: Less than $0.5 thousand. 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(dollars in thousands)

As of December 31, 2014

 

Venture Growth Stage Company

 

Industry

 

Type of Equity

 

Shares

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

Equity Investments (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birchbox, Inc.

 

E-Commerce — Personal

Goods

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

2,839

 

 

$

250

 

 

$

250

 

Inspirato, LLC (1) (4)

 

Travel and Leisure

 

Preferred Units

 

 

1,948

 

 

250

 

 

250

 

MongoDB, Inc.

 

Software Development

Tools

 

Common Stock

 

 

74,742

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

1,000

 

Nutanix, Inc.

 

Database Software

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

137,202

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

1,571

 

Total Equity Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,500

 

 

$

3,071

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Portfolio

   Companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

256,485

 

 

$

257,971

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

U.S. Treasury Bills

 

$50,000 Face Value

Maturity Date 04/02/2015

Yield to Maturity 0.038%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

49,998

 

 

$

49,995

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

49,998

 

 

$

49,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

306,483

 

 

$

307,966

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

As of September 30, 2015 (unaudited) and as of December 31, 2014 (audited)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

Notes applicable to the investments presented in the foregoing tables:

Unless otherwise noted, all of the investments in the foregoing tables are in entities that are domiciled in the United States and/or have a principal place of business in the United States.

No investment represents a 5% or greater interest in any outstanding class of voting security of the portfolio company.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, unless otherwise noted, certain of the Company’s debt investments and certain of the Company’s warrants, with an aggregate fair value of approximately $201.5 million and $239.8 million, respectively, were pledged for borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

Notes applicable to the debt investments presented in the foregoing tables:

Interest rate is the annual interest rate on the debt investment and does not include any original issue discount, end-of-term (“EOT”) payment, or any additional fees related to the investments, such as deferred interest, commitment fees or prepayment fees.

The EOT payments are contractual and fixed interest payments due in cash at the maturity date of the loan, including upon prepayment, and are a fixed percentage of the original principal balance of the loan unless otherwise noted. The EOT payment is amortized and recognized as non-cash income over the loan or lease prior to its payment.

Some of the terms noted in the foregoing tables are subject to change based on certain events such as prepayments.

Notes applicable to the equipment financings presented in the foregoing tables:

At the end of the term of certain equipment financings, the lessee has the option to purchase the underlying assets at fair market value in certain cases subject to a cap, return the equipment or continue to finance the assets. The fair market values for these financings have been estimated as a percentage of original cost for purposes of the EOT payment value.

Notes applicable to the warrants presented in the foregoing tables:

Warrants are associated with funded debt instruments as well as certain commitments to provide future funding.

Specific notes applicable to specific investments in the foregoing tables:

(1) Investment is a non-qualifying asset under Section 55(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, non-qualifying assets as a percentage of total assets were 8.1% and 8.6%, respectively.

(2) As of September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014, these debt investments, warrants, equity investments and short-term investments were not pledged as collateral as part of the Company’s revolving credit facility.

(3) Entity is not domiciled in the United States and does not have its principal place of business in the United States.

(4) Investment is owned by TPVG Investment LLC, a wholly owned taxable subsidiary of the Company.

(5) Investment is a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) debt investment.

(6) Entity is publically traded and listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”).

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

 

Note 1. Organization

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, was formed on June 28, 2013 and priced its initial public offering and commenced investment operations on March 5, 2014. The Company is structured as an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As a BDC, the Company expects to qualify annually as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

The Company was formed to expand the venture growth stage business segment of TriplePoint Capital LLC’s (“TPC”) investment platform. TPC is widely recognized as a leading global financing provider devoted to serving venture capital-backed companies with creative, flexible and customized debt financing, equity capital and complementary services throughout their lifespan. The Company’s investment objective is to maximize total return to stockholders primarily in the form of current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by primarily lending to venture growth stage companies focused in technology, life sciences and other high growth industries backed by TPC’s select group of leading venture capital investors. The Company is externally managed by TPVG Advisers LLC (the “Adviser”) which is registered as an investment adviser under the 1940 Act and is a wholly owned subsidiary of TPC. The Adviser is responsible for sourcing, reviewing and structuring investment opportunities, underwriting and performing due diligence on investments and monitoring the investment portfolio on an ongoing basis. The Adviser was organized in August 2013 and, pursuant to an investment advisory agreement entered into between the Company and the Adviser, the Company pays the Adviser a base management fee and an incentive fee for its services. The Company has also entered into an administration agreement with TPVG Administrator LLC (the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser, and pays fees and expenses for services provided.

The Company has two wholly owned subsidiaries: TPVG Variable Funding Company LLC (the “Financing Subsidiary”), a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity established for utilizing the Company’s revolving credit facility, and TPVG Investment LLC, an entity established for holding certain of the Company’s investments in order to benefit from the tax treatment of these investments and create a tax structure that is more advantageous with respect to the Company’s RIC status. These subsidiaries are consolidated in the financial statements of the Company.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company and related financial information have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-Q and Articles 6 or 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and reflect all adjustments and reclassifications that are necessary for the fair representation of financial results as of and for the periods presented. Certain items in the prior period’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation. These reclassifications did not impact any prior amounts of reported total assets, total liabilities, net assets or results of operations. All intercompany account balances and transactions have been eliminated.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 18, 2015. There have been no changes in the significant accounting policies from those disclosed in the audited consolidated financial statements for 2014 included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, other than those expanded upon and described below.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of collections of interest and principal payments on investments maintained in segregated trust accounts for the benefit of the lenders and administrative agent of the Company’s revolving credit facility.

 

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Income Recognition

Interest income, adjusted for amortization of market premium and accretion of market discount, is recorded on an accrual basis to the extent that the Company expects to collect such amounts. Original issue discount, principally representing the estimated fair value of detachable equity or warrants obtained in conjunction with the Company’s debt investments, and market discount or premium are capitalized and accreted or amortized into interest income over the life of the respective security using the effective interest method. Loan origination fees received in connection with the closing of investments are reported as unearned income which is included as amortized cost of the investment; the unearned income from such fees is accreted over the contractual life of the loan based on the effective interest method as interest income. Upon prepayment of a loan or debt security, unamortized loan origination fees and unamortized market discounts are recorded as interest income. End-of-term (“EOT”) payments are contractual and fixed interest payments due in cash at the maturity date of the loan, including upon prepayment, and are a fixed percentage of the original principal balance of the loan unless otherwise noted. Interest is accrued during the life of the loan on the EOT payment using the effective interest method as non-cash income. The EOT payment generally ceases accruing to the extent the borrower is unable to pay the remaining principal and interest due. The EOT payment may also include a cash success fee due upon the earlier of the maturity date of the loans or in the event of a certain milestone reached by the portfolio company.

For debt investments with contractual payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest, which represents contractual interest accrued and added to the principal balance that generally becomes due at maturity, the Company does not accrue PIK interest if it is deemed uncollectible or if the fair value of the debt investment is below cost basis.

Other income includes certain fees paid by portfolio companies (for example, extension fees, revolver loan facility fees, prepayment fees) and the recognition of the value of unfunded commitments that expired during the reporting period.

Non-accrual loans

A loan may be left on accrual status during the period the Company is pursuing repayment of the loan. The Company reviews all loans that become 90 days or more past due on principal and interest, or when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected, for possible placement on non-accrual status. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, unpaid interest credited to income is reversed. Additionally, any original issue discount and market discount are no longer accreted to interest income as of the date the loan is placed on non-accrual status. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans may be recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon the Company’s judgment. Non-accrual loans are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid and, in the Company’s judgment, payments are likely to remain current.

Organizational and Offering Costs

The Company incurred $1.75 million in offering costs in completing its initial public offering in March 2014, which were charged against paid-in capital. Organizational and offering costs in excess of this amount were paid by the Adviser. None of the expenses borne by the Adviser in connection with the Company’s initial public offering above the $1.75 million threshold are subject to recoupment from the Company.

The Company incurred approximately $0.9 million in offering costs in completing its public offering of common stock in March 2015 and the underwriter’s partial exercise of their overallotment option in April 2015, which were charged against paid-in capital. 

Debt Issuance Costs

Debt issuance costs are fees and other direct incremental costs incurred by the Company in obtaining debt financing. Debt issuance costs are recognized as prepaid expenses and amortized and included in interest expense over the life of the related debt instrument using the effective yield method. The respective debt payable is presented net of the unamortized debt issuance costs in the condensed consolidated statement of assets and liabilities.

Note 3. Related Party Agreements and Transactions

Acquisition of Initial Portfolio

On March 5, 2014, the Company acquired from TPC and certain of its subsidiaries, a select portfolio of investments in venture growth stage companies originated through TPC consisting of funded debt and direct equity investments, future funding commitments and warrants associated with both the funded debt investments and future funding commitments. This initial portfolio included 23 secured loans with an aggregate outstanding principal amount of approximately $119.2 million, two equity investments of approximately $2.0 million and warrants to purchase shares in 15 portfolio companies of approximately $3.2 million. The valuation of

 

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this initial portfolio was conducted by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) in consultation with the Adviser and consideration of valuations performed by a third-party valuation firm.

The funding for the acquisition of this portfolio was provided through a credit facility (the “Bridge Facility”) with Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“Deutsche Bank”). The fees and expenses associated with entering into the Bridge Facility were covered by TPC. The Bridge Facility, along with the interest expense incurred thereon, was repaid in full on March 11, 2014, with a portion of the proceeds from the initial public offering.

Investment Advisory Agreement

Prior to the commencement of operations, the Board approved an investment advisory agreement, dated February 18, 2014 (the “Advisory Agreement”). Subject to the overall supervision of the Board and in accordance with 1940 Act, the Adviser manages the day-to-day operations and provides investment advisory services to the Company. Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser:

 

determines the composition of the Company’s portfolio, the nature and timing of the changes to the Company’s portfolio and the manner of implementing such changes;

 

identifies, evaluates and negotiates the structure of the investments the Company makes;

 

executes, closes, services and monitors the investments the Company makes;

 

determines the securities and other assets that the Company purchases, retains or sells;

 

performs due diligence on prospective investments; and

 

provides the Company with such other investment advisory, research and related services as the Company may, from time to time, reasonably require for the investment of its funds.

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Company has agreed to pay the Adviser a fee for its investment advisory and management services consisting of two components — a base management fee and an incentive fee. The cost of both the base management fee and incentive fee is ultimately borne by the Company’s stockholders.

The base management fee is calculated at an annual rate of 1.75% of the Company’s average adjusted gross assets, including assets purchased with borrowed funds. For services rendered under the Advisory Agreement, the base management fee is payable quarterly in arrears. The base management fee is calculated based on the average value of the Company’s gross assets at the end of its two most recently completed calendar quarters. Such amount is appropriately adjusted (based on the actual number of days elapsed relative to the total number of days in such calendar quarter) for any stock issuance or repurchases during a calendar quarter. Base management fees for any partial month or quarter are appropriately pro-rated.

The incentive fee, which provides the Adviser with a share of the income it generates for the Company, consists of two components — investment income and capital gains — which are largely independent of each other, with the result that one component may be payable even if the other is not payable.

Under the investment income component, the Company pays the Adviser 20.0% of the amount by which the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for the quarter exceeds a hurdle rate of 2.0% (which is 8.0% annualized) of the Company’s net assets at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, subject to a “catch-up” provision pursuant to which the Adviser receives all of such income in excess of the 2.0% level but less than 2.5% and subject to a total return requirement. The effect of the “catch-up” provision is that, subject to the total return provision discussed below, if pre-incentive fee net investment income exceeds 2.5% in any calendar quarter, the Adviser receives 20.0% of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income as if the 2.0% hurdle rate did not apply. The foregoing incentive fee is subject to a total return requirement, which provides that no incentive fee in respect of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income is payable except to the extent that 20.0% of the cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations since the effective date of the Company’s election to be treated as a BDC exceeds the cumulative incentive fees accrued and/or paid since the effective date of the Company’s election to be treated as a BDC. In other words, any investment income incentive fee that is payable in a calendar quarter is limited to the lesser of (i) 20.0% of the amount by which the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for such calendar quarter exceeds the 2.0% hurdle, subject to the “catch-up” provision and (ii) (x) 20.0% of the cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations since the effective date of the Company’s election to be treated as a BDC minus (y) the cumulative incentive fees accrued and/or paid since the effective date of the Company’s election to be treated as a BDC. For the foregoing purpose, the “cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations” is the sum of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income, realized gains and losses and unrealized gains and losses since the effective date of the Company’s election to be treated as a BDC. The Company elected to be treated as a BDC on March 5, 2014.

 

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Pre-incentive fee net investment income does not include any realized gains, realized losses or unrealized gains or losses. Because of the structure of the incentive fee, it is possible that the Company may pay an incentive fee in a quarter where it incurs a loss, subject to the total return requirement described in the preceding paragraph. For example, if the Company receives pre-incentive fee net investment income in excess of the quarterly minimum hurdle rate, the Company may pay the applicable incentive fee even if it has incurred a loss in that quarter due to realized and unrealized losses subject to the total return requirement. The Company’s net investment income used to calculate this component of the incentive fee is also included in the amount of the Company’s assets used to calculate the 1.75% base management fee. These calculations are appropriately pro-rated for any period of less than three months and adjusted for any stock issuance or repurchase during the current quarter.

Under the capital gains component of the incentive fee, the Company pays the Adviser at the end of each calendar year 20.0% of the Company’s aggregate cumulative realized gains from inception through the end of that year, computed net of aggregate cumulative realized losses and aggregate cumulative unrealized losses through the end of such year, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gains incentive fees. For the foregoing purpose, the Company’s “aggregate cumulative realized capital gains” does not include any unrealized gains. It should be noted that the Company accrues an incentive fee for accounting purposes taking into account any unrealized gains in accordance with GAAP. The capital gains component of the incentive fee is not subject to any minimum return to stockholders. If such amount is negative, then no capital gains incentive fee is payable for such year. Additionally, if the Advisory Agreement is terminated as of a date that is not a calendar year end, the termination date will be treated as though it were a calendar year end for purposes of calculating and paying the capital gains incentive fee.

The base management fee accrued and payable, income incentive fee accrued and payable, and capital gains incentive fee accrued are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and summarized in the table below. The Adviser has agreed not to include the U.S. Treasury bills acquired at the end of a quarter in the calculation of gross assets for purposes of determining its base management fee. There were no realized gains since the inception of the Company and, thus, no capital gains incentive fee was earned or is payable. The Company accrued $0.2 million in capital gains incentive fee during the three months ended September 30, 2015. The Company had net unrealized losses during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, and, as a result, recorded a reversal in accrued capital gains incentive fee. The Company had net unrealized gains during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014, and, as a result, accrued a capital gains incentive fee equal to 20% of that amount.

 

Management and Incentive Fees

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

For the Period from

March 5, 2014

(Commencement of

Operations) to

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Base management fee

 

$

1,490

 

 

$

850

 

 

$

4,053

 

 

$

1,668

 

Income incentive fee

 

$

170

 

 

$

938

 

 

$

2,907

 

 

$

1,157

 

Capital gains incentive fee

 

$

209

 

 

$

230

 

 

$

(81

)

 

$

512

 

 

Management and incentive fee accruals are generally paid in the following quarter after they are earned. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, approximately $1.4 million and $4.5 million, respectively, of base management fees earned in prior periods were paid and $1.6 million and $5.1 million, respectively, of income incentive fees earned in prior periods were paid. For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014, approximately $0.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, of base management fees were paid, and $0.2 million of income incentive fees were paid.

Administration Agreement

Prior to the commencement of operations, the Board approved an administration agreement, dated February 18, 2014 (the “Administration Agreement”). The Administration Agreement provides that the Administrator is responsible for furnishing the Company with office facilities and equipment and provide the Company with clerical, bookkeeping, recordkeeping services and other administrative services at such facilities. Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator performs, or oversees, or arranges for, the performance of the Company’s required administrative services, which includes being responsible for the financial and other records which the Company is required to maintain and preparing reports to the Company’s stockholders and reports and other materials filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and any other regulatory authority. In addition, the Administrator assists the Company in determining and publishing net asset value, overseeing the preparation and filing of the Company’s tax returns and printing and disseminating reports and other materials to the Company’s stockholders, and generally oversees the payment of the Company’s expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to the Company by others. Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator also provides managerial assistance on the Company’s behalf to those companies that have accepted the Company’s offer to provide such assistance.

 

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Payments under the Administration Agreement are equal to the Company’s allocable portion (subject to the review of the Board) of the Administrator’s overhead resulting from its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent and the allocable portion of the cost of the chief compliance officer and chief financial officer and their respective staffs. In addition, if requested to provide significant managerial assistance to the Company’s portfolio companies, the Administrator is paid an additional amount based on the services provided, which shall not exceed the amount the Company receives from such companies for providing this assistance.

The Administrator engages a sub-administrator to provide certain administrative services. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, expenses paid or payable by the Company to the Administrator under the Administration Agreement were approximately $0.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of which approximately $59 thousand and $186 thousand, respectively, were paid or payable to third-party service providers. For the three months ended September 30, 2014, and for the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014, expenses paid or payable by the Company to the Administrator under the Administration Agreement were approximately $0.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively, of which approximately $59 thousand and $179 thousand, respectively, were paid or payable to third-party service providers.

Note 4. Investments

The Company measures the value of its investments at fair value in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure ( “ASC Topic 820”) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

The Valuation Committee of the Board is responsible for assisting the Board in valuing investments that are not publicly traded or for which current market values are not readily available. Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued using market quotations, which are generally obtained from independent pricing services, broker-dealers or market makers. With respect to portfolio investments for which market quotations are not readily available, the Board, with the assistance of the Adviser and its senior investment team and independent valuation agents, is responsible for determining, in good faith, the fair value in accordance with the valuation policy approved by the Board. If more than one valuation method is used to measure fair value, the results are evaluated and weighted, as appropriate, considering the reasonableness of the range indicated by those results. The Adviser considers a range of fair values based upon the valuation techniques utilized and generally selects a value within that range that most represents fair value based on current market conditions as well as other factors the Adviser’s senior investment team considers relevant. The Board makes this fair value determination at least on a quarterly basis or at such other times when the Board feels it would be appropriate to do so, given the circumstances. A determination of fair value involves subjective judgments and estimates and depends on the facts and circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of portfolio investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a readily available market value existed for such investments, and the differences could be material.

ASC Topic 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. ASC Topic 820 also provides guidance regarding a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes information used to measure fair value and the effect of fair value measurements on earnings and provides for enhanced disclosures determined by the level within the hierarchy of information used in the valuation. In accordance with ASC Topic 820, these inputs are summarized in the three levels listed below.

Level 1—Valuations are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible at the measurement date.

Level 2—Valuations are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant inputs are observable.

Level 3—Valuations are based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models incorporating significant unobservable inputs, such as discounted cash flow models and other similar valuations techniques. The valuation of Level 3 assets and liabilities generally requires significant management judgment due to the inability to observe inputs to valuation.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of observable input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and it considers factors specific to the investment.

 

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Under ASC 820, the fair value measurement also assumes that the transaction to sell an asset occurs in the principal market for the asset or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset, which may be a hypothetical market, and excludes transaction costs. The principal market for any asset is the market with the greatest volume and level of activity for such asset in which the reporting entity would or could sell or transfer the asset. In determining the principal market for an asset or liability, it is assumed that the reporting entity has access to such market as of the measurement date. Market participants are defined as buyers and sellers in the principal or most advantageous market that are independent, knowledgeable and willing and able to transact.

With respect to investments for which market quotations are not readily available, the Board undertakes a multi-step valuation process each quarter, as described below:

 

The quarterly valuation process begins with each portfolio company or investment being initially valued by the Adviser’s professionals that are responsible for the portfolio investment;

 

Preliminary valuation conclusions are then documented and discussed with the Adviser’s senior investment team;

 

The Valuation Committee then reviews these preliminary valuations and makes fair value recommendations to the Board;

 

At least once annually, the valuation for each portfolio investment will be reviewed by an independent valuation firm. However, the Board does not intend to have de minimis investments of less than 1.0% of the Company’s gross assets (up to an aggregate of 10.0% of the Company’s gross assets) independently reviewed; and

 

The Board then discusses valuations and determines, in good faith, the fair value of each investment in the Company’s portfolio based on the input of the Adviser, the respective independent valuation firms and the Valuation Committee.

Debt Investments

The debt investments identified on the condensed consolidated schedules of investments are loans and equipment financings made to venture growth stage companies focused in technology, life sciences and other high growth industries which are backed by a select group of leading venture capital investors. These investments are considered Level 3 assets under ASC Topic 820 because there is no known or accessible market or market indices for these types of debt instruments and thus the Adviser’s senior management team must estimate the fair value of these investment securities based on models utilizing unobservable inputs.

To estimate the fair value of debt investments, the Company compares the cost basis of each debt investment, which includes original issue discount, to the resulting fair value determined using a discounted cash flow model, unless another model is more appropriate based on the circumstances at the measurement date. The discounted cash flow approach entails analyzing the interest rate spreads for recently completed financing transactions which are similar in nature to these debt investments, in order to determine a comparable range of effective market interest rates. The range of interest rate spreads utilized is based on borrowers with similar credit profiles. All remaining expected cash flows of the investment are discounted using this range of interest rates to determine a range of fair values for the debt investment.

This valuation process includes, among other things, evaluating the underlying investment performance and the portfolio company’s current financial condition and ability to raise additional capital, as well as macro-economic events that may impact valuations. These events include, but are not limited to, current market yields and interest rate spreads of similar securities as of the measurement date. Changes in these unobservable inputs could result in significantly different fair value measurements.

Under certain circumstances, an alternative technique may be used to value certain debt investments that better reflected the fair value of the investment, such as the price paid or realized in a recently completed transaction or a binding offer received in an arm’s length transaction, the use of multiple probability weighted cash flow models when the expected future cash flows contain elements of variability or estimates of proceeds that would be received in a liquidation scenario.

Warrants

The fair value of the warrants is primarily estimated using a Black Scholes option pricing model. Privately held warrants and equity-related securities are valued based on an analysis of various factors, but not limited to, the following:

 

Underlying enterprise value of the issuer is estimated based on information available, including any information regarding the most recent rounds of borrower funding. Valuation techniques to determine enterprise value include market multiple approaches, income approaches or approaches that utilize recent rounds of financing and the portfolio company’s capital structure to determine enterprise value. Valuation techniques are also utilized to allocate the enterprise fair value of a portfolio company to the specific class of common or preferred stock exercisable in the warrant. Such techniques take into account the rights and preferences of the portfolio company’s securities, expected exit scenarios, and volatility associated

 

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with such outcomes to allocate the fair value to the specific class of stock held in the portfolio. Such techniques included option pricing models, including back solve techniques, probability weighted expected return models and other techniques as determined to be appropriate. 

 

Volatility, or the amount of uncertainty or risk about the size of the changes in the warrant price, is based on comparable publicly traded companies within indices similar in nature to the underlying company issuing the warrant. Increases (decreases) in this unobservable input could result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value.

 

The risk-free interest rates are derived from the U.S. Treasury yield curve. The risk-free interest rates are calculated based on a weighted average of the risk-free interest rates that correspond closest to the expected remaining life of the warrant. Increases (decreases) in this unobservable input could result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value.

 

Other adjustments, including a marketability discount on private company warrants, are estimated based on the Adviser’s judgment about the general industry environment. Changes in this unobservable input could result in a significantly different fair value.

 

Historical portfolio experience on cancellations and exercises of warrants are utilized as the basis for determining the estimated life of the warrants in each financial reporting period. Warrants may be exercised in the event of acquisitions, mergers or initial public offerings, and cancelled due to events such as bankruptcies, restructuring activities or additional financings. These events cause the expected remaining life assumption to be shorter than the contractual term of the warrants. Increases (decreases) in this unobservable input could result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value.

Under certain circumstances alternative techniques may be used to value certain warrants that better reflect the warrants’ fair values, such as an expected settlement of a warrant in the near term, a model that incorporates a put feature associated with the warrant, or the price paid or realized in a recently completed transaction or binding offer received in an arm’s-length transaction. The fair value may be determined based on the expected proceeds to be received from such settlement or based on the net present value of the expected proceeds from the put option.

These valuation methodologies involve a significant degree of judgment. There is no single standard for determining the estimated fair value of investments which do not have an active public market. Valuations of privately held investments are inherently uncertain, as they are based on estimates, and their values may fluctuate over time. The determination of fair value may differ materially from the values that would have been used if an active market for these investments existed. In some cases, the fair value of such investments is best expressed as a range of values derived utilizing different methodologies from which a single estimate may then be determined.

Equity Investments

The fair value of an equity investment in a privately held company is initially the amount invested. The Company adjusts the fair value of equity investments in private companies upon the completion of a new third party round of equity financing subsequent to its investment. The Company may make adjustments to fair value, absent a new equity financing event, based upon positive or negative changes in a portfolio company’s financial or operational performance. The Company may also reference comparable transactions and/or secondary market transactions of comparable companies to estimate fair value. These valuation methodologies involve a significant degree of judgment. The fair value of an equity investment in a publicly traded company is based upon the closing public share price on the date of measurement. These assets are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. There is no single standard for determining the estimated fair value of investments which do not have an active public market. Valuations of privately held investments are inherently uncertain, as they are based on estimates, and their values may fluctuate over time. The determination of fair value may differ materially from the values that would have been used if an active market for these investments existed. In some cases, the fair value of such investments is best expressed as a range of values derived utilizing different methodologies from which a single estimate may then be determined.

The following is a summary by investment type of the fair value according to inputs used in valuing investments listed in the accompanying condensed consolidated schedules of investments as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

 

Investment Type

 

As of  September 30, 2015

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Debt investments

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

248,212

 

 

$

248,212

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

9,528

 

 

 

9,530

 

Equity investments

 

 

 

 

 

556

 

 

 

3,832

 

 

 

4,388

 

Short-term investments

 

 

59,994

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,994

 

Total investments

 

$

59,994

 

 

$

558

 

 

$

261,572

 

 

$

322,124

 

 

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Investment Type

 

As of  December 31, 2014

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Debt investments

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

247,609

 

 

$

247,609

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,291

 

 

 

7,291

 

Equity investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,071

 

 

 

3,071

 

Short-term investments

 

 

49,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49,995

 

Total investments

 

$

49,995

 

 

$

 

 

$

257,971

 

 

$

307,966

 

 

The following table presents additional information about Level 3 investments measured at fair value for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the three months ended September 30, 2014, and for the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014. Both observable and unobservable inputs were used to determine the fair value of positions that the Company has classified within the Level 3 category. As a result, the net unrealized gains and losses for assets within the Level 3 category may include changes in fair value that were attributable to both observable (e.g., changes in market interest rates) and unobservable (e.g., changes in unobservable long-dated volatilities) inputs.

 

Level 3

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

 

Investment Activity

(dollars in thousands)

 

Debt

Investments

 

 

Warrants

 

 

Equity

Investments

 

 

Total

Investments

 

Fair value as of July 1, 2015

 

$

194,864

 

 

$

8,775

 

 

$

3,832

 

 

$

207,471

 

Fundings of investments, at cost

 

 

51,792

 

 

 

692

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,484

 

Principal payments received on investments

 

 

(2,766

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,766

)

Amortization and accretion of fixed income premiums

   and discounts, net and end-of term payments

 

 

3,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,112

 

Gross transfers out of Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains included in earnings

 

 

1,210

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,271

 

Totals

 

$

248,212

 

 

$

9,528

 

 

$

3,832

 

 

$

261,572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains on Level 3 investments held as of September 30, 2015

 

$

1,211

 

 

$

60

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,271

 

 

Level 3

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

 

Investment Activity

(dollars in thousands)

 

Debt

Investments

 

 

Warrants

 

 

Equity

Investments

 

 

Total

Investments

 

Fair value as of January 1, 2015

 

$

247,609

 

 

$

7,291

 

 

$

3,071

 

 

$

257,971

 

Fundings of investments, at cost

 

 

68,701

 

 

 

1,186

 

 

 

750

 

 

 

70,637

 

Principal payments received on investments

 

 

(71,281

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(71,281

)

Amortization and accretion of fixed income premiums

   and discounts, net and end-of term payments

 

 

5,213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,213

 

Gross transfers out of Level 3 (1)

 

 

 

 

 

(491

)

 

 

 

 

 

(491

)

Realized losses

 

 

 

 

 

(317

)

 

 

 

 

 

(317

)

Net change in unrealized (losses) gains included in earnings

 

 

(2,030

)

 

 

1,859

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

(160

)

Totals

 

$

248,212

 

 

$

9,528

 

 

$

3,832

 

 

$

261,572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized (losses) gains on Level 3 investments held as of September 30, 2015

 

$

(1,805

)

 

$

1,567

 

 

$

11

 

 

$

(227

)

 

 

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Level 3

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

 

Investment Activity

(dollars in thousands)

 

Debt

Investments

 

 

Warrants

 

 

Equity

Investments

 

 

Total

Investments

 

Fair value as of July 1, 2014

 

$

197,970

 

 

$

5,498

 

 

$

2,250

 

 

$

205,718

 

Fundings of investments, at cost

 

 

38,909

 

 

 

921

 

 

 

250

 

 

 

40,080

 

Principal payments received on investments

 

 

(809

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(809

)

Amortization and accretion of fixed income premiums

   and discounts, net and end-of term payments

 

 

1,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,911

 

Realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings

 

 

306

 

 

 

(60

)

 

 

571

 

 

 

817

 

Totals

 

$

238,287

 

 

$

6,359

 

 

$

3,071

 

 

$

247,717

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 investments held as of September 30, 2014

 

$

306

 

 

$

(60

)

 

$

571

 

 

$

817

 

 

Level 3

 

For the Period from March 5, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to September 30, 2014

 

Investment Activity

(dollars in thousands)

 

Debt

Investments

 

 

Warrants

 

 

Equity

Investments

 

 

Total

Investments

 

Fair value as of March 5, 2014

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Purchases and fundings of investments, at cost (2)

 

 

234,869

 

 

 

5,730

 

 

 

2,500

 

 

 

243,099

 

Principal payments received on investments

 

 

(1,049

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,049

)

Amortization and accretion of fixed income premiums

   and discounts, net and end-of term payments

 

 

3,439

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,439

 

Realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains included in earnings

 

 

1,028

 

 

 

629

 

 

 

571

 

 

 

2,228

 

Totals

 

$

238,287

 

 

$

6,359

 

 

$

3,071

 

 

$

247,717

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized (losses) gains on Level 3 investments held as of September 30, 2014

 

$

1,028

 

 

$

629

 

 

$

571

 

 

$

2,228

 

 

(1)

Transfers out of Level 3 during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 relate to warrants and equity investments, with certain holding restrictions, as the result of exercising warrants in publicly traded companies. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, the three months ended September 30, 2014 and for the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014, there were no transfers in or out of any levels.

(2)

Purchases and fundings of investments include the purchase of the Company’s initial portfolio on March 5, 2014, and fundings of additional investments during the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014.

Realized gains and losses are included in net realized gains (losses) on investments in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. There were no realized gains or losses during the three months ended September 30, 2015. There were realized losses of approximately $0.3 million as a result of writing off certain warrants during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. There were no realized gains or losses during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014. Unrealized gains and losses are included in net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The change in net unrealized gains (losses) for Level 3 investments in debt, equity and warrants are summarized in the tables above. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company fully reserved the PIK income of approximately $0.4 million and $0.8 million, respectively. Prior to April 2015, the Company did not have any PIK income.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recognized approximately $61 thousand and $1.8 million, respectively, in other income, consisting of $45 thousand and $1.4 million, respectively, from the termination or expiration of unfunded commitments and approximately $16 thousand and $0.4 million, respectively, from amortization of certain fees paid by companies and miscellaneous income. For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014, the Company recognized $56 thousand and $152 thousand, respectively, in other income, consisting of $0 and $9 thousand, respectively, from the termination or expiration of unfunded commitments and approximately $56 thousand and $143 thousand, respectively, from amortization of certain fees paid by companies and miscellaneous income.

 

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The following tables provide a summary of quantitative information about the Level 3 fair value measurements of investments as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. In addition to the techniques and inputs noted in the tables below, the Company may also use other valuation techniques and methodologies when determining fair value measurements. The tables below are not intended to be all inclusive, but rather provide information on significant Level 3 inputs as they relate to the fair value measurements of investments.

 

Level 3 Investments

 

As of  September 30, 2015

(dollars in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Inputs

 

Range (Weighted Average)

Debt investments

 

$

248,212

 

 

Discounted Cash Flows

 

Discount Rate

 

9.21% - 127.05% (19.15%)

Warrants

 

 

7,684

 

 

Black Scholes Option

Pricing Model

 

Share Price and Equity

Value

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Multiples

 

0.69x – 13.00x (2.52x)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility

 

40.00% - 80.00% (55.25%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term

 

1.50– 5.00 Years

(2.43  Years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount for Lack of

Marketability

 

0.00% - 34.50% (17.02%)

 

 

 

1,844

 

 

Option-Pricing Method

and Probability-Weighted

Expected Return Method

 

Weighted Average Cost

of Capital

 

25.00% – 30.00% (26.24%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term

 

0.70 – 1.25 Years

(1.16 Years)

Equity investments

 

 

261

 

 

Black Scholes Option

Pricing Model

 

Share Price and Equity

Value

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Multiples

 

2.00x – 2.00x (2.00x)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility

 

50.00% - 70.00% (62.86%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term

 

1.50– 4.50 Years

(2.93  Years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount for Lack of

Marketability

 

0.00% - 5.00% (5.00%)

 

 

 

1,571

 

 

Option-Pricing Method

and Probability-Weighted

Expected Return Method

 

Weighted  Average Cost of

Capital

 

30.00% – 30.00% (30.00%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term

 

0.75 – 0.75 Years

(0.75 Years)

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Market Approach

 

Price Paid

 

N/A

Total investments

 

$

261,572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Level 3 Investments

 

As of  December 31, 2014

(dollars in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Inputs

 

Range (Weighted Average)

Debt investments

 

$

247,609

 

 

Discounted Cash Flows

 

Discount Rate

 

11.30% - 19.75% (14.90%)

Warrants

 

 

6,359

 

 

Black Scholes Option

Pricing Model

 

Share Price and Equity Value

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Multiples

 

1.00x – 6.50x (2.99x)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Cost of Capital

 

18.50% – 25.00% (22.29%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility

 

42.08% - 70.00% (54.68%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term

 

0.25– 4.40 Years

(2.54 Years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount for Lack of Marketability

 

0.00% - 38.65% (14.69%)

 

 

 

932

 

 

Option-Pricing Method

and Probability-Weighted

Expected Return Method

 

Weighted Average Cost

of Capital

 

30.00% – 30.00% (30.00%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term

 

0.75 – 1.00 Years

(0.92 Years)

Equity investments

 

 

1,571

 

 

Probability-Weighted

Expected Return

Method

 

Volatility

 

70.00% – 70.00% (70.00%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term

 

1.12 – 1.12 Years

(1.12 Years)

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

Market Approach

 

Price Paid

 

N/A

Total investments

 

$

257,971

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2015, the fair values for all the Company’s debt investments were estimated using discounted cash flow models based on anticipated cash flows and a discount rate deemed most appropriate for each investment given the facts and circumstances specific to each portfolio company and market yields at the reporting date.  For all but four warrant positions and one equity investment, fair values were estimated using an Option-Pricing Method that values individual equity classes based on their economic rights and preferences using the Black Scholes Option-Pricing Model. Four warrant positions and one equity investment were valued using a combination of the Option-Pricing Method and the Probability-Weighted Expected Return Method given the outlook for those portfolio companies. The other equity investments were valued using the market approach. The range of the various assumptions and weighted averages of these assumptions are summarized in the tables above.

As of December 31, 2014, the fair values for all the Company’s debt investments were estimated using discounted cash flow models based on anticipated cash flows and a discount rate deemed most appropriate for each investment given the facts and circumstances specific to each portfolio company and market yields at the reporting date. For all but three warrants, fair values were estimated using an Option-Pricing Method that values individual equity classes based on their economic rights and preferences using the Black Scholes Option-Pricing Model. Three warrant positions and one equity investment were valued using a combination of the Option-Pricing Method and the Probability-Weighted Expected Return Method given the outlook for those portfolio companies. The other equity investments were valued using the market approach. The range of the various assumptions and weighted averages of these assumptions are summarized in the table above.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had pledged certain of its debt investments and certain of its warrants with an aggregate fair value of approximately $201.5 million and $239.8 million, respectively, for borrowings under its revolving credit facility.

Note 5. Credit Risk

Debt investments may be affected by business, financial market or legal uncertainties. Prices of investments may be volatile, and a variety of factors that are inherently difficult to predict, such as domestic, economic and political developments, may significantly affect the value of these investments. In addition, the value of these investments may fluctuate as the general level of interest rates fluctuate.

In many instances, the portfolio company’s ability to repay the debt investments is dependent on additional funding by its venture capital investors, a future sale or an initial public offering. The value of these investments may be detrimentally affected to the

 

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extent a borrower defaults on its obligations, there is insufficient collateral and/or there are extensive legal and other costs incurred in collecting on a defaulted loan.

The Company monitors the credit quality of its investments to evaluate the credit risk. In September 2015, the Company downgraded the debt investments to Virtual Instruments Corporation with a principal balance of $20.9 million. The Company continues to monitor the obligor and there is no assurance that further rating adjustments will not occur based on subsequent events and conditions. Other downgrades during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 included the debt investments that were initially to Coraid, Inc., which were assumed by Intermodal Data, Inc. as part of the foreclosure agreement it entered into to purchase certain assets and assume the outstanding obligations owed to the Company.

Note 6. Borrowings

Bridge Facility

In February 2014, the Company entered into a credit agreement with Deutsche Bank for the purpose of acquiring its initial portfolio. On March 5, 2014, the Company borrowed approximately $121.7 million under this facility. On March 11, 2014, the Company paid this borrowing in full with a portion of the net proceeds received in the Company’s initial public offering. The Company paid approximately $25 thousand of interest on this facility. All other fees and expenses associated with entering into this facility were paid by TPC.

Revolving Credit Facility

In February 2014, the Company, along with its Financing Subsidiary, as borrower, entered into a credit agreement with Deutsche Bank, acting as administrative agent and a lender, and KeyBank National Association, Everbank Commercial Lender Finance, Inc., and AloStar Bank of Commerce, as other lenders, which provided the Company with a $150.0 million commitment, subject to borrowing base requirements (“Credit Facility”). In August 2014, the Company amended its Credit Facility to increase the total commitments available there-under by $50.0 million to $200.0 million in aggregate, subject to borrowing base requirements.

Borrowings under this revolving Credit Facility bear interest at the sum of (i) the commercial paper rate for certain specified lenders and 30-day LIBOR for other lenders or, if LIBOR is unavailable, the higher of Deutsche Bank’s commercial lending rate or the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% plus (ii) a margin of 3.5% during the revolving period and 4.5% during the amortization period. Borrowings under this revolving Credit Facility are secured only by the assets of the Financing Subsidiary. The Company agreed to pay to Deutsche Bank a syndication fee in 12 monthly installments, of approximately 1.0% of the committed facility amount. The Company also agreed to pay Deutsche Bank a fee to act as administrative agent under this revolving Credit Facility and to pay each lender (i) a commitment fee of 0.65% multiplied by such lender’s commitment on the effective date in 12 equal monthly installments and (ii) a fee of approximately 0.75% per annum of any unused borrowings under this Credit Facility on a monthly basis. This revolving Credit Facility contains affirmative and restrictive covenants, including but not limited to an advance rate limitation of approximately 55.0% of the applicable net loan balance of assets held by the Financing Subsidiary, maintenance of minimum net worth at an agreed level, a ratio of total assets to total indebtedness of not less than approximately 2:1, a key man clause relating to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. James Labe, and the Company’s President and Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Sajal Srivastava, and eligibility requirements, including but not limited to geographic and industry concentration limitations and certain loan grade classifications. Furthermore, events of default under this Credit Facility include, among other things, (i) a payment default; (ii) a change of control; (iii) bankruptcy; (iv) a covenant default; and (v) the Company’s failure to maintain compliance with RIC provisions at all times. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under this Credit Facility.

At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had outstanding borrowings of $14.0 million and $118.0 million, respectively, under its revolving Credit Facility, which is included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of assets and liabilities. The book value of the Company’s revolving Credit Facility not measured at fair value on a recurring basis, approximates fair value due to the relatively short maturity, cash repayments and market interest rates of the instrument. The fair value of revolving Credit Facility would be categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Interest expense on these borrowings includes the interest cost charged on borrowings, the unused fee on the Credit Facility, paying and administrative agent fees, and the amortization of deferred Credit Facility fees and expenses. These expenses are summarized in the table below. 

 

Interest Expense and Amortization of Fees

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

For the Period from March 5, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest cost charged on borrowings

 

$

339

 

 

$

856

 

 

$

2,068

 

 

$

1,159

 

Unused fee

 

 

314

 

 

 

171

 

 

 

717

 

 

 

465

 

Amortization of costs and other fees

 

 

356

 

 

 

343

 

 

 

1,062

 

 

 

676

 

Revolving Credit Facility Total

 

$

1,009

 

 

$

1,370

 

 

$

3,847

 

 

$

2,300

 

2020 Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest cost

 

$

584

 

 

$

 

 

$

584

 

 

$

 

Amortization of costs and other fees

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

2020 Notes Total

 

$

647

 

 

$

 

 

$

647

 

 

$

 

Total interest expense and amortization of fees

 

$

1,656

 

 

$

1,370

 

 

$

4,494

 

 

$

2,300

 

 

2020 Notes

On August 4, 2015, the Company completed a public offering of $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.75% Notes due 2020 (the "2020 Notes") and received net proceeds of $48.3 million after the payment of fees and offering costs. The interest on the 2020 Notes is payable quarterly on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15, beginning on October 15, 2015. The 2020 Notes are currently listed on the NYSE under the symbol “TPVZ”. The 2020 Notes were issued in integral principal amount multiples ("units") of $25.  On September 2, 2015, the Company issued an additional $4.6 million in aggregate principal amount of its 2020 Notes and received net proceeds of approximately $4.5 million after the payment of fees and offering costs as a result of the underwriters’ partial exercise of their option to purchase additional 2020 Notes. The 2020 Notes are disclosed under “2020 Notes” in the condensed consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, net of unamortized issuance costs. The interest expense, including amortization of debt issuance costs are summarized in the table above.

At September 30, 2015, the 2020 Notes had a market price of $25.14 per unit resulting in an aggregate fair value of $54.9 million. The liability of the Company is recorded at amortized cost, which includes $1.8 million of deferred issuance cost which is amortized and expensed over the five year term of the 2020 Notes based on an effective yield method and not at fair value on the condensed consolidated statement of assets and liabilities.

The following table provides additional information about the level in the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s liability at September 30, 2015.

 

Liability

 

As of  September 30, 2015

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

14,000

 

 

$

14,000

 

2020 Notes, net *

 

 

 

 

 

53,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

53,125

 

 

*

Net of $1.8 million of deferred issuance cost.

 

Other Payables

On September 29, 2015, the Company purchased $60.0 million of U.S. Treasury bills for settlement on October 1, 2015. On December 30, 2014, the Company purchased $50.0 million of U.S. Treasury bills for settlement on January 2, 2015. The associated payable was included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had no other payables other than in the ordinary course of business.

 

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Note 7. Commitments

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company’s unfunded commitments to nine and eleven companies, respectively, totaled approximately $170.4 million and $211.0 million, respectively. Our credit agreements contain customary lending provisions which allow us relief from funding obligations for previously made commitments in instances where the underlying company experiences materially adverse events that affect the financial condition or business outlook for the company. Since these commitments may expire without being drawn upon, unfunded commitments do not necessarily represent future cash requirements or future earning assets for the Company. The tables below provide the Company’s unfunded commitments by customer as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

 

 

 

As of  September 30, 2015

 

Unfunded Commitments

(dollars in thousands)

 

Principal Balance

 

 

Fair Value of Unfunded Commitment

Liability

 

Birchbox, Inc.

 

$

15,000

 

 

$

 

Birst, Inc.

 

 

22,500

 

 

 

201

 

CipherCloud, Inc.

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

73

 

Dollar Shave Club, Inc.

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

258

 

Jasper Technologies, Inc.

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

319

 

MapR Technologies, Inc.

 

 

2,936

 

 

 

1

 

Medallia, Inc.

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

111

 

Optoro, Inc.

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

40

 

Shazam Entertainment Limited

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

134

 

Total

 

$

170,436

 

 

$

1,137

 

 

 

 

As of  December 31, 2014

 

Unfunded Commitments

(dollars in thousands)

 

Principal Balance

 

 

Fair Value of Unfunded

Commitment

Liability

 

Birst, Inc.

 

$

22,500

 

 

$

201

 

Cambridge Broadband Network Limited

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

10

 

CipherCloud, Inc.

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

79

 

Inspirato, LLC

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

46

 

Medallia, Inc.

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

11

 

Mind Candy Limited

 

 

15,000

 

 

 

424

 

Nutanix, Inc.

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

64

 

Shazam Entertainment Limited

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

134

 

SimpliVity Corporation

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

191

 

Tintri, Inc.

 

 

35,000

 

 

 

805

 

Virtual Instruments Corporation

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

167

 

Total

 

$

211,000

 

 

$

2,132

 

 

The tables above also provide the fair value of the Company’s unfunded commitment liability as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 totaling approximately $1.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively. The fair value at the inception of the agreement of the delay draw credit agreements is equal to the fees and warrants received to enter into these agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties’ credit profile. The unfunded commitment liability reflects the fair value of these future funding commitments and is included in “Other accrued expenses and liabilities” in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of assets and liabilities. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the fair value of unfunded commitment liability increased by $0.2 million and decreased by $1.0 million, respectively, primarily due to changes in unfunded commitments. The Company entered into $86.0 million and $143.5 million, respectively, of new commitments during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had no unrealized gains and losses for liabilities within Level 3 category.

 

 

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The following table provides additional information on the Company’s unfunded commitments regarding milestones, expirations, the obligors’ industries, and types of loans.

 

 

 

As of  September 30, 2015

 

 

As of  December 31, 2014

 

Unfunded Commitments

(dollars in thousands)

 

Principal Balance

 

 

Principal Balance

 

Dependent on milestones

 

$

22,000

 

 

$

40,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expiring during

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

103,500

 

2016

 

 

125,436

 

 

 

107,500

 

2017

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology-related companies

 

 

150,436

 

 

 

201,000

 

Non-technology related companies

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growth capital loans

 

 

167,500

 

 

 

206,000

 

Equipment financings

 

 

2,936

 

 

 

 

Revolving loans

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

These liabilities are considered Level 3 liabilities under ASC Topic 820 because there is no known or accessible market or market indices for these types of financial instruments. Both observable and unobservable inputs were used to determine the fair value of positions that the Company has classified within the Level 3 category.

 

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Note 8. Financial Highlights

The financial highlights presented below are for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the three months ended September 30, 2014 and for the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014.

 

Financial Highlights

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

or As of  September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

 

 

For the Period from March 5, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to September 30, 2014

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

or As of September 30, 2015

 

 

or As of September 30, 2014

 

Per Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial public offering price (1)

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

15.00

 

Front end sales charges (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.44

)

Net proceeds (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.56

 

Offering costs (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.18

)

Net asset value at beginning of period

 

 

14.54

 

 

 

14.49

 

 

 

14.61

 

 

 

14.38

 

Accretion due to public offering of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

 

Offering costs related to public offering of common

   stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

0.28

 

 

 

0.36

 

 

 

1.10

 

 

 

0.70

 

Net realized losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

0.11

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

0.26

 

Dividends distributed from net investment income

 

 

(0.36

)

 

 

(0.32

)

 

 

(1.08

)

 

 

(0.71

)

Dividends distributed from net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.01

 

Net asset value at end of period

 

$

14.52

 

 

$

14.64

 

 

$

14.52

 

 

$

14.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income per share

 

$

0.28

 

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

1.10

 

 

$

0.70

 

Net increase in net assets per share

 

$

0.34

 

 

$

0.47

 

 

$

1.07

 

 

$

0.96

 

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding

   for period

 

 

16,648,379

 

 

 

9,872,564

 

 

 

14,524,330

 

 

 

9,858,725

 

Shares of common stock outstanding at end of period

 

 

16,680,177

 

 

 

9,891,575

 

 

 

16,680,177

 

 

 

9,891,575

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

or As of  September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

 

 

For the Period from March 5, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to September 30, 2014

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

or As of September 30, 2015

 

 

or As of September 30, 2014

 

Ratios / Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

 

$

241,991

 

 

$

142,951

 

 

$

144,979

 

 

$

141,572

 

Net asset value at end of period

 

$

242,125

 

 

$

144,796

 

 

$

242,125

 

 

$

144,796

 

Average net asset value

 

$

241,397

 

 

$

143,702

 

 

$

211,251

 

 

$

143,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return based on net asset value per share (2)

 

 

3.2

%

 

 

3.3

%

 

 

8.4

%

 

 

6.9

%

Net asset value per share at beginning of period

 

$

14.54

 

 

$

14.49

 

 

$

14.61

 

 

$

14.38

 

Dividends distributed from net investment income per share during period

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

0.32

 

 

$

1.08

 

 

$

0.71

 

Net asset value per share at end of period

 

$

14.52

 

 

$

14.64

 

 

$

14.52

 

 

$

14.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return based on stock price (3)

 

 

(22.3

)%

 

 

(8.8

%)

 

 

(25.5

)%

 

 

2.2

%

Stock price at beginning of period

 

$

13.48

 

 

$

16.38

 

 

$

14.85

 

 

$

15.00

 

Dividends distributed from net investment income per share during period

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

0.32

 

 

$

1.08

 

 

$

0.71

 

Stock price at end of period

 

$

10.14

 

 

$

14.61

 

 

$

10.14

 

 

$

14.61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average portfolio yield (4)

 

 

17.5

%

 

 

14.5

%

 

 

16.7

%

 

 

14.4

%

Coupon income (4)

 

 

10.7

%

 

 

10.9

%

 

 

10.8

%

 

 

11.0

%

Accretion of discount (4)

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

0.3

%

Accretion of end-of-term payments (4)

 

 

6.0

%

 

 

3.2

%

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

3.1

%

Impact of prepayments during the period (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income to average net asset value (5)

 

 

7.7

%

 

 

9.7

%

 

 

10.1

%

 

 

8.4

%

Net increase in net assets to average net asset value (5)

 

 

9.4

%

 

 

12.9

%

 

 

9.8

%

 

 

11.5

%

Ratio of expenses to average net asset value (5) (6)

 

 

7.5

%

 

 

12.0

%

 

 

9.3

%

 

 

9.3

%

 

(1)

The presentation of these line items has been recast from versions previously filed in the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014 in order to disaggregate the impact of front end sales charges from the offering costs in connection with the Company’s initial public offering.  

(2)

Total return based on net asset value (“NAV”) is the change in ending NAV per share plus dividends (distributed from net investment income) per share paid during the period assuming participation in the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan divided by the beginning NAV per share. The NAV per share as of March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) is the NAV per share immediately after the Company’s initial public offering. The total return is for the period shown and is not annualized.

(3)

Total return based on stock price is the change in the ending stock price of the Company’s common stock plus dividends (distributed from net investment income) paid during the period assuming participation in the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan divided by the beginning stock price of the Company’s common stock. The stock price as of March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) is the issuance price per share of the Company’s initial public offering. The total return is for the period shown and is not annualized.

(4)

Weighted average portfolio yields for periods shown are the annualized rates of interest income recognized during the period divided by the average amortized cost of debt investments in the portfolio at the beginning of each month in the period.

(5)

Percentage is presented on an annualized basis.

 

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(6)

Additional financial ratios are provided below:   

 

Ratios

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

or As of September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

 

 

For the Period from March 5, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to September 30, 2014

 

(Percentages, on an annualized basis)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

or As of September 30, 2015

 

 

or As of September 30, 2014

 

Operating expenses excluding incentive

   fees to average net asset value

 

 

6.9

%

 

 

8.8

%

 

 

7.6

%

 

 

7.3

%

Income component of incentive fees to

   average net asset value

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

1.8

%

 

 

1.4

%

Capital gains component of incentive fees

   to average net asset value

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

(0.1

)%

 

 

0.6

%

Note 9. Net Increase in Net Assets per Share

The following information sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the three months ended September 30, 2014, and for the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014.

 

Basic and Diluted Share Information

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

For the Period from March 5, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Net investment income

 

$

4,671

 

 

$

3,522

 

 

$

15,911

 

 

$

6,946

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

5,715

 

 

$

4,673

 

 

$

15,502

 

 

$

9,507

 

Basic and diluted average weighted shares of

   common stock outstanding

 

 

16,648,379

 

 

 

9,872,564

 

 

 

14,524,330

 

 

 

9,858,725

 

Basic and diluted investment income per share of

   common stock

 

$

0.28

 

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

1.10

 

 

$

0.70

 

Basic and diluted net increase in net assets per

   share of common stock

 

$

0.34

 

 

$

0.47

 

 

$

1.07

 

 

$

0.96

 

Note 10. Equity Offerings

On March 5, 2014, the Company issued 9,840,665 shares of common stock through an initial public offering and a concurrent private placement offering and received net proceeds of approximately $143.3 million. A portion of the offering costs, or $1.75 million, were borne by the Company and charged against paid-in capital. The Adviser agreed to pay the balance of the organizational and offering costs and a portion of the front end sales charges, which amounts are not subject to recoupment from the Company.

On March 27, 2015, the Company priced a public offering of 6,500,000 shares of its common stock, raising approximately $93.7 million after offering costs. On April 29, 2015, the Company received an additional approximately $2.2 million through the issuance of 154,018 shares of the Company’s common stock as the result of underwriters’ partial exercise of their overallotment option. Offering costs of approximately $0.9 million were borne by the Company and charged against paid-in capital. The Adviser agreed to pay approximately $3.7 million, which represents a portion of the price discount and the entire front end sales charges, which amounts are not subject to recoupment from the Company.

The Company has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan for its stockholders, which is an “opt out” dividend reinvestment plan. Under this plan, if the Company declares a cash distribution to stockholders, the amount of such distribution is automatically reinvested in additional shares of common stock unless a stockholder specifically “opts out” of the dividend reinvestment plan. If a stockholder opts out, that stockholder receives cash distributions.

 

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Information on the proceeds raised along with any related front end sales charges and associated offering costs borne by the Company, and the price at which common stock was issued by the Company, during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2014, is provided in the following tables.

 

Issuance of Common Stock during the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Date

 

Number of

Shares of

Common

Stock Issued

 

 

Gross Proceeds

Raised

 

 

Front End Sales

Charges

 

 

Offering Expenses

 

 

Gross Offering Price

 

Public offering of common stock

 

3/27/2015

 

 

6,500,000

 

 

$

94,575

 

 

$

 

 

$

847

 

 

$ 14.55 per share

(1)

First quarter 2015 dividend reinvestment

 

4/16/2015

 

 

29,234

 

 

 

390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 13.33 per share

 

Exercise of over-allotment option

 

4/24/2015

 

 

154,018

 

 

 

2,242

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

$ 14.55 per share

(1)

Second quarter 2015 dividend reinvestment

 

6/16/2015

 

 

34,761

 

 

 

449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 12.92 per share

 

Third quarter 2015 dividend reinvestment

 

9/16/2015

 

 

37,993

 

 

 

410

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 10.80 per share

 

Total issuance

 

 

 

 

6,756,006

 

 

$

98,066

 

 

$

 

 

$

879

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of Common Stock for the Period from

March 5, 2014 (Commencement of

Operations) to December 31, 2014

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Date

 

Number of

Shares of

Common

Stock Issued

 

 

Gross Proceeds

Raised

 

 

Front End Sales

Charges

 

 

Offering Expenses

 

 

Gross Offering Price

 

Initial public offering

 

3/5/2014

 

 

8,333,333

 

 

$

125,000

 

 

$

3,750

 

 

$

1,750

 

 

$ 15.00 per share

 

Exercise of over-allotment option

 

3/5/2014

 

 

1,250,000

 

 

 

18,750

 

 

 

562

 

 

 

 

 

$ 15.00 per share

    

Private placement

 

3/5/2014

 

 

257,332

 

 

 

3,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 15.00 per share

 

First quarter 2014 dividend reinvestment

 

4/30/2014

 

 

6,038

 

 

 

87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 14.44 per share

 

Second quarter 2014 dividend reinvestment

 

6/17/2014

 

 

20,489

 

 

 

298

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 14.54 per share

 

Third quarter 2014 dividend reinvestment

 

9/16/2014

 

 

22,715

 

 

 

329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 14.50 per share

 

Fourth quarter 2014 dividend reinvestment

 

12/16/2014

 

 

20,522

 

 

 

277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 13.49 per share

 

Special 2014 dividend reinvestment

 

12/31/2014

 

 

12,074

 

 

 

170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 14.11 per share

 

Total issuance

 

 

 

 

9,922,503

 

 

$

148,771

 

 

$

4,312

 

 

$

1,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

In connection with this offering, the Adviser paid the underwriters a supplemental payment of approximately $0.7 million, or $0.11 per share, which reflected the difference between the public offering price and the proceeds per share received by the Company in the offering.

Prior to the Company’s initial public offering, there were 1,668 shares of common stock outstanding. As a result of the stock issuance summarized above, 16,680,177 and 9,924,171 shares of common stock were outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

Note 11. Dividends

The Company has elected to be treated and intends to qualify annually as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, beginning with the Company’s taxable year ending December 31, 2014. In order to qualify as a RIC, among other things, the Company is required to distribute at least 90% of the Company’s net ordinary income and net short-term capital gains in excess of its net long-term capital losses, if any, to its stockholders. Additionally, the Company must distribute at least 98% of the Company’s ordinary income and 98.2% of the Company’s capital gain net income on an annual basis and any net ordinary income and net capital gains for preceding years that were not distributed during such years and on which the Company previously paid no U.S. federal income tax to avoid a U.S. federal excise tax. The Company intends to distribute (or retain through a deemed distribution) all of the Company’s investment company taxable income and net capital gains to stockholders. The character of income and gains that the Company distributes is determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from GAAP. Book and tax basis differences relating to stockholder dividends and distributions and other permanent book and tax differences are reclassified to paid-in capital.

 

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The following table summarizes the Company’s cash distributions per share as authorized by the Board since March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations).

 

Period Ended

 

Date Announced

 

Record Date

 

Payment Date

 

Per Share Amount

 

September 30, 2015

 

August 11, 2015

 

August 31, 2015

 

September 16, 2015

 

$

0.36

 

June 30, 2015

 

May 6, 2015

 

May 29, 2015

 

June 16, 2015

 

$

0.36

 

March 31, 2015

 

March 16, 2015

 

March 26, 2015

 

April 16, 2015

 

$

0.36

 

December 31, 2014

 

December 3, 2014

 

December 22, 2014

 

December 31, 2014

 

$

0.15

(1)

 

 

October 27, 2014

 

November 28, 2014

 

December 16, 2014

 

$

0.36

 

September 30, 2014

 

August 11, 2014

 

August 29, 2014

 

September 16, 2014

 

$

0.32

 

June 30, 2014

 

May 13, 2014

 

May 30, 2014

 

June 17, 2014

 

$

0.30

 

March 31, 2014

 

April 3, 2014

 

April 15, 2014

 

April 30, 2014

 

$

0.09

(2)

 

(1)

Represents a special dividend.

(2)

The amount of this initial dividend reflected a quarterly dividend rate of $0.30 per share, prorated for the 27 days for the period from the pricing of the Company’s initial public offering on March 5, 2014 through March 31, 2014.

It is the Company’s intention to distribute all or substantially all of its taxable income earned over the course of the year; thus, no provision for income tax has been recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations through September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively. For the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2014, total dividends of $1.22 per share were declared and paid and represented a distribution of ordinary income as the Company’s earnings and profits for this period exceeded its distributions. As of December 31, 2014, the Company estimated it had approximately $1.2 million of remaining taxable earnings to distribute to stockholders. This “spillover” income was paid as part of the first quarter 2015 dividends. As of September 30, 2015, the Company estimated it had undistributed 2015 taxable earnings of approximately $2.4 million.

Note 12. Subsequent Events

Dividends

On November 10, 2015, the Board announced a $0.36 per share dividend, payable on December 16, 2015, to stockholders of record on November 30, 2015.

Recent Portfolio Activity

From October 1, 2015, through November 10, 2015: TPC’s direct origination platform entered into $27.0 million of additional non-binding signed term sheets with venture growth stage companies, subject to due diligence, definitive documentation and investment committee approval, as well as compliance with TPC’s allocation policy; the Company received prepayments from two customers totaling $16.5 million of outstanding principal balance; the Company provided $5.0 million of additional growth capital loans to Virtual Instruments Corporation.

$25 Million Share Repurchase Program

Subsequent to the end of the third quarter, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to $25 million of its common stock at prices below the Company’s net asset value per share as reported in its most recent financial statements. Under the repurchase program, the Company may, but is not obligated to, repurchase shares of its outstanding common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time.  Any repurchases by the Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any applicable requirements of the 1940 Act. The timing, manner, price and amount of any share repurchases will be determined by the Company, in its discretion, based upon the evaluation of economic and market conditions, stock price, applicable legal and regulatory requirements and other factors.  The Company expects that the program will be in effect until October 30, 2016, or until the approved dollar amount has been used to repurchase shares. The program does not require the Company to repurchase any specific number of shares and no assurance can be given that the Company will purchase shares under the program. The program may be suspended, extended, modified or discontinued at any time.

 

 

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

We make forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and will make forward-looking statements in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), press releases or other written or oral communications within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). For these statements, we claim the protections of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in such sections. The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes and schedules thereto appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as otherwise specified, references to “the Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. and its subsidiaries.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., our current and prospective portfolio investments, our industry, our beliefs, and our assumptions. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “may,” “continue,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “targets,” “projects,” and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include statements as to:

 

our future operating results;

 

our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies;

 

our relationships with third parties including venture capital investors;

 

the impact and timing of our unfunded commitments;

 

the expected market for venture capital investments;

 

the performance of our existing portfolio and other investments we may make in the future;

 

the impact of investments that we expect to make;

 

actual and potential conflicts of interest with TriplePoint Capital LLC (“TPC”) and TPVG Advisers LLC (our “Adviser”) and its senior investment team and Investment Committee;

 

our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties;

 

the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest;

 

the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;

 

our expected financings and investments;

 

the ability of our Adviser to attract, retain and have access to highly talented professionals, including our Adviser’s senior management team;

 

our ability to qualify and maintain our qualification as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”);

 

the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital; and

 

the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies.

These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements, including without limitation:

 

an economic downturn could impair our portfolio companies’ ability to continue to operate, which could lead to the loss of some or all of our investments in such portfolio companies;  

 

a contraction of available credit and/or an inability to access the equity markets could impair our lending and investment activities;

 

interest rate volatility could adversely affect our results, particularly when we elect to use leverage as part of our investment strategy;

 

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currency fluctuations could adversely affect the results of our investments in foreign companies, particularly to the extent that we receive payments denominated in foreign currency rather than U.S. dollars; and 

 

the risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify in “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under Part II, Item 1A and in our other filings with the SEC.

Although we believe that the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate, and as a result, the forward-looking statements based on those assumptions also could be inaccurate. Important assumptions include our ability to originate new loans and investments, certain margins and levels of profitability and the availability of additional capital. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a projection or forward-looking statement in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should not be regarded as a representation by us that our plans and objectives will be achieved. These risks and uncertainties include those described in “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K under Part I, Item 1A. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Overview

We are an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be treated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. We have elected to be treated and intend to qualify annually as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code for U.S. federal income tax purposes beginning with our taxable year ending December 31, 2014.

Our shares are currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “TPVG”. Our 6.75% Notes due 2020 (the "2020 Notes") are currently listed on The NYSE under the symbol “TPVZ”.

Our investment objective is to maximize our total return to stockholders primarily in the form of current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by primarily lending with warrants to venture growth stage companies focused in technology, life sciences and other high growth industries which are backed by TPC’s select group of leading venture capital investors.

We were formed to expand the venture growth stage business segment of TPC’s global investment platform and are the primary vehicle through which TPC focuses its venture growth stage business. TPC is widely recognized as a leading global financing provider devoted to serving venture capital-backed companies with creative, flexible and customized debt financing, equity capital and complementary services throughout their lifespan. TPC is located on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley and has a primary focus in technology, life sciences and other high growth industries. 

We commenced investment activities on March 5, 2014. In order to expedite the ramp-up of our investment activities and further our ability to meet our investment objectives, on March 5, 2014, we acquired our initial portfolio. The net consideration paid was approximately $121.7 million which reflected approximately $123.7 million of investments less approximately $2.0 million of prepaid interest and fair value of unfunded commitments. We financed the acquisition of our initial portfolio by using a portion of a $200.0 million bridge facility (the “Bridge Facility”) provided by Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“Deutsche Bank”). On March 11, 2014, we completed our initial public offering and sold 9,840,655 shares of common stock (including 1,250,000 shares of common stock through the underwriters’ exercise of their overallotment option and the concurrent private placement of 257,332 shares of common stock to our Adviser’s senior team and other persons associated with TPC) at an offering price of $15.00 per share. We received $141.6 million of net proceeds in connection with the initial public offering and concurrent private placement, net of the portion of front end charges and offering costs we paid. We used a portion of these net proceeds to pay down all amounts outstanding under the Bridge Facility and terminated the Bridge Facility in conjunction with such repayment.

In February 2014, we entered into a credit agreement (our “Credit Facility”) with Deutsche Bank acting as administrative agent and a lender, and KeyBank National Association, Everbank Commercial Lender Finance, Inc., and AloStar Bank of Commerce, as other lenders, which provided us with a $150.0 million commitment, subject to borrowing base requirements. In August 2014, we amended our Credit Facility to increase the total commitments by $50.0 million to $200.0 million in aggregate.

On March 27, 2015, we priced a public offering of 6,500,000 shares of our common stock, raising approximately $93.7 million after offering costs. On April 29, 2015, we received an additional approximately $2.2 million through the issuance of 154,018 shares of our common stock as the result of the underwriters’ partial exercise of their overallotment option.

On August 4, 2015, we completed a public offering of $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2020 Notes and received net proceeds of $48.3 million after the payment of fees and offering costs. The interest on the 2020 Notes is payable quarterly on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15, beginning on October 15, 2015. The 2020 Notes are currently listed on the NYSE under the symbol “TPVZ”.  On September 2, 2015, we issued an additional $4.6 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2020

 

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Notes and received net proceeds of approximately $4.5 million, after the payment of fees and offering costs as a result of the underwriters’ partial exercise of their option to purchase additional 2020 Notes.

Portfolio Composition, Investment Activity and Asset Quality

Portfolio Composition

We originate and invest primarily in venture growth stage companies. Companies at the venture growth stage have distinct characteristics differentiating them from venture capital-backed companies at other stages in their development lifecycle. We invest primarily in (i) growth capital loans that have a secured collateral position and that are used by venture growth stage companies to finance their continued expansion and growth, (ii) equipment financings, which may be structured as loans or leases, that have a secured collateral position on specified mission-critical equipment, (iii) on a select basis, revolving loans that have a secured collateral position and that are used by venture growth stage companies to advance against inventory, components, accounts receivable, contractual or future billings, bookings, revenues, sales or cash payments and collections including proceeds from a sale, financing or the equivalent and (iv) direct equity investments in venture growth stage companies. In connection with our growth capital loans, equipment financings and revolving loans, we generally receive warrants that allow us to participate in any equity appreciation of our borrowers and enhance our overall investment returns.

As of September 30, 2015, we had 80 investments in 32 companies. Our investments included 44 debt investments, 29 warrant investments, and seven direct equity investments. The total cost and fair value of these investments were approximately $260.7 million and approximately $262.1 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2015, two of our customers were publicly traded. At September 30, 2015, the 44 debt investments with an aggregate fair value of approximately $248.2 million had a weighted average loan to enterprise value at the time of origination of approximately 19.4%. Excluding the debt investment to Intermodal Data, Inc. (see further discussion in “Asset Quality” section), the weighted average loan to enterprise value at the time of origination ratio was approximately 8.3%.

The following tables provide information on the cost, fair value, and net unrealized gains of our investments in companies along with the number of companies in our portfolio as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

 

 

 

As of  September 30, 2015

 

Investments by Type

(dollars in thousands)

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Net Unrealized

(Losses) Gains

 

 

Number of

Investments

 

 

Number of

Companies

 

Debt investments

 

$

249,916

 

 

$

248,212

 

 

$

(1,704

)

 

 

44

 

 

18

 

Warrants

 

 

7,347

 

 

 

9,530

 

 

 

2,183

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

29

 

Equity investments

 

 

3,474

 

 

 

4,388

 

 

 

914

 

 

 

7

 

 

7

 

Total Investments in Portfolio Companies

 

$

260,737

 

 

$

262,130

 

 

$

1,393

 

 

 

80

 

 

32

*

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

Investments by Type

(dollars in thousands)

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Net Unrealized

Gains

 

 

Number of

Investments

 

 

Number of

Companies

 

Debt investments

 

$

247,285

 

 

$

247,609

 

 

$

324

 

 

 

46

 

 

17

 

Warrants

 

 

6,700

 

 

 

7,291

 

 

 

591

 

 

 

26

 

 

26

 

Equity investments

 

 

2,500

 

 

 

3,071

 

 

 

571

 

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

Total Investments in Portfolio Companies

 

$

256,485

 

 

$

257,971

 

 

$

1,486

 

 

 

76

 

 

27

*

 

*

Represents non-duplicative number of companies.

 

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The following tables show the fair value of the portfolio of investments, by industry and the percentage of the total investment portfolio, as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

 

 

 

As of  September 30, 2015

 

Investments in Portfolio Companies by Industry

(dollars in thousands)

 

At Fair Value

 

 

Percentage of Total

Investments

 

Wireless Communications Equipment

 

$

55,269

 

 

 

21.1

%

Database Software

 

 

33,148

 

 

 

12.6

 

Network Systems Management Software

 

 

24,053

 

 

 

9.2

 

Business Applications Software

 

 

21,426

 

 

 

8.2

 

E-Commerce - Household Goods

 

 

21,218

 

 

 

8.1

 

Biofuels / Biomass

 

 

20,986

 

 

 

8.0

 

E-Commerce - Clothing and Accessories

 

 

20,697

 

 

 

7.9

 

E-Commerce - Personal Goods

 

 

11,902

 

 

 

4.5

 

General Media and Content

 

 

11,553

 

 

 

4.4

 

Data Storage

 

 

10,986

 

 

 

4.2

 

Entertainment

 

 

10,943

 

 

 

4.2

 

Travel and Arrangement / Tourism

 

 

7,210

 

 

 

2.8

 

Financial Institution and Services

 

 

4,976

 

 

 

1.9

 

Communications software

 

 

4,976

 

 

 

1.9

 

Software Development Tools

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

0.4

 

Specialty Retailers

 

 

558

 

 

 

0.2

 

Medical Device and Equipment

 

 

556

 

 

 

0.2

 

Travel and Leisure

 

 

287

 

 

 

0.1

 

Multimedia / Streaming Software

 

 

166

 

 

 

0.1

 

Advertising / Marketing

 

 

106

 

 

*

 

Medical Software and Information Services

 

 

74

 

 

*

 

Business to Business Marketplace

 

 

40

 

 

*

 

Total investments in portfolio companies

 

$

262,130

 

 

 

100.0

%

  

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

Investments in Portfolio Companies by Industry

(dollars in thousands)

 

At Fair Value

 

 

Percentage of Total

Investments

 

Wireless Communications Equipment

 

$

38,123

 

 

 

14.8

%

Medical Device and Equipment

 

 

30,372

 

 

 

11.8

 

E-Commerce - Clothing and Accessories

 

 

21,950

 

 

 

8.5

 

Database Software

 

 

21,830

 

 

 

8.5

 

E-Commerce - Household Goods

 

 

20,621

 

 

 

8.0

 

Biofuels / Biomass

 

 

20,535

 

 

 

8.0

 

Business Applications Software

 

 

19,807

 

 

 

7.7

 

Network Systems Management Software

 

 

15,920

 

 

 

6.2

 

Data Storage

 

 

15,458

 

 

 

6.0

 

Medical Software and Information Services

 

 

15,117

 

 

 

5.9

 

General Media and Content

 

 

14,752

 

 

 

5.7

 

Entertainment

 

 

10,545

 

 

 

4.1

 

Travel and Arrangement / Tourism

 

 

9,680

 

 

 

3.8

 

E-Commerce - Personal Goods

 

 

1,737

 

 

 

0.7

 

Software Development Tools

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

0.4

 

Travel and Leisure

 

 

293

 

 

 

0.1

 

Multimedia / Streaming Software

 

 

125

 

 

*

 

Advertising / Marketing

 

 

106

 

 

*

 

Total investments in portfolio companies

 

$

257,971

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

*

Less than 0.05%.

 

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The following table presents the product type of our debt investments as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

 

 

 

As of  September 30, 2015

 

Debt Investments By Financing Product

(dollars in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

Percentage of

Total Debt

Investments

 

Growth capital loans

 

$

244,334

 

 

 

98.4

%

Equipment loan

 

 

3,015

 

 

 

1.2

 

Equipment financings

 

 

863

 

 

 

0.3

 

Total debt investments

 

$

248,212

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

Debt Investments By Financing Product

(dollars in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

Percentage of

Total Debt

Investments

 

Growth capital loans

 

$

246,311

 

 

 

99.5

%

Equipment financings

 

 

1,298

 

 

 

0.5

 

Total debt investments

 

$

247,609

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

Approximately 35.5% and 20.5% of the debt investments in our portfolio as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, based on the aggregate fair value, consisted of growth capital loans where the borrower has a term loan facility, with or without an accompanying revolving loan, in priority to our senior lien.

Investment Activity

During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we entered into commitments with four new customers totaling $86.0 million, funded six debt investments for approximately $53.1 million in principal value and acquired warrants representing approximately $0.7 million of value. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we entered into eight new commitments with six new customers and two existing customers totaling $143.5 million, funded nine debt investments for approximately $70.6 million in principal value, acquired warrants representing approximately $1.6 million of value, exercised warrants to equity with a cost basis of approximately $0.2 million in one company, and made two equity investments of approximately $0.7 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2014, we entered into three new commitments with two new customers and one existing customer totaling $19.5 million, funded nine debt investments for approximately $39.8 million in principal value, acquired warrants representing approximately $0.9 million of value and made an equity investment of approximately $0.2 million. During the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014, we entered into nine new commitments with seven new customers and two existing customers totaling $122.0 million, funded 25 debt investments for approximately $118.9 million in principal value, acquired warrants representing approximately $2.5 million of value, and made two equity investments totaling approximately $0.5 million.

During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we had no prepayments from any of our portfolio companies. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we had prepayments from four of our portfolio companies for approximately $56.9 million in principal value. We had no prepayments during the three months ended September 30, 2015, the three months ended September 30, 2014 or for the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014.

 

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As of September 30, 2015, our unfunded commitments to nine companies totaled approximately $170.4 million as compared to $211.0 million as of December 31, 2014 to eleven companies. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, $0 and $40.0 million, respectively in unfunded commitments were terminated, $10.0 million and $73.5 million, respectively, in unfunded commitments expired and approximately $53.1 million and approximately $70.6 million, respectively, were funded. The following table provides additional information on our unfunded commitments regarding milestones, expirations, the companies’ industries, and types of loans.

 

 

 

As of  September 30, 2015

 

 

As of  December 31, 2014

 

Unfunded Commitments

(dollars in thousands)

 

Principal Balance

 

 

Principal Balance

 

Dependent on milestones

 

$

22,000

 

 

$

40,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expiring during

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

103,500

 

2016

 

 

125,436

 

 

 

107,500

 

2017

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology-related companies

 

 

150,436

 

 

 

201,000

 

Non-technology related companies

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growth capital loans

 

 

167,500

 

 

 

206,000

 

Equipment financings

 

 

2,936

 

 

 

 

Revolving loans

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

Our credit agreements contain customary lending provisions which allow us relief from funding obligations for previously made commitments in instances where the underlying company experiences materially adverse events that affect the financial condition or business outlook for the company. Since these commitments may expire without being drawn upon, unfunded commitments do not necessarily represent future cash requirements or future earning assets for our company. We generally expect approximately 75% of our gross unfunded commitments to eventually be drawn before the expiration of their corresponding availability periods.

The fair value at the inception of the agreement of the delay draw credit agreements is equal to the fees and/or warrants received to enter into these agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties’ credit profile. The unfunded commitment liability reflects the fair value of these future funding commitments. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the fair value for these unfunded commitments totaled approximately $1.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively, and was included in “other accrued expenses and liabilities” in our condensed consolidated statements of assets and liabilities.

Our level of investment activity can vary substantially from period to period as our Adviser chooses to slow or accelerate new business originations depending on market conditions, rate of investment of TPC’s select group of leading venture capital investors, our Adviser’s knowledge, expertise and experience, our funding capacity (including availability under our credit facilities and our ability or inability to raise equity or debt capital), and other market dynamics.

 

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The following table shows the debt commitments, fundings of debt investments (principal balance) and equity investments and non-binding term sheet activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the three months ended September 30, 2014 and for the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014

 

Commitments and Fundings

Since Acquisition of Initial  Portfolio

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

For the Period From

March 5, 2014

(Commencement of

Operations) to

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Debt Commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New customers

 

$

86,000

 

 

$

17,000

 

 

$

111,000

 

 

$

114,500

 

Existing customers

 

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

7,500

 

Previous customers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

86,000

 

 

$

19,500

 

 

$

143,500

 

 

$

122,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funded Debt Investments

 

$

53,064

 

 

$

39,754

 

 

$

70,564

 

 

$

118,931

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Investments

 

$

 

 

$

250

 

 

$

750

 

 

$

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Binding Term Sheets

 

$

115,500

 

 

$

177,000

 

 

$

250,000

 

 

$

259,500

 

 

On September 29, 2015, we acquired $60.0 million in U.S. Treasury bills which were sold on October 1, 2015. On December 30, 2014, we acquired $50.0 million in U.S. Treasury bills which were sold on January 2, 2015.

Asset Quality

Consistent with TPC’s existing policies, our Adviser maintains a credit watch list with borrowers placed into five groups based on our Adviser’s senior investment team’s judgment, where 1 is the highest rating and new loans are generally assigned a rating of 2. 

 

Category

 

Category Definition

 

Action Item

 

 

 

 

 

Clear (1)

 

Performing above expectations and/or strong financial or enterprise profile, value or coverage.

 

Review quarterly.

 

 

 

 

 

White (2)

 

Performing at expectations and/or reasonably close to it. Reasonable financial or enterprise profile, value or coverage. All new loans are initially graded White.

 

Contact portfolio company regularly in no event less than quarterly.

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow (3)

 

Performing generally below expectations and/or some proactive concern. Adequate financial or enterprise profile, value or coverage.

 

Contact portfolio company monthly or more frequently as determined by our Adviser’s Investment Committee; contact investors.

 

 

 

 

 

Orange (4)

 

Needs close attention due to performance materially below expectations, weak financial and/or enterprise profile, concern regarding additional capital or exit equivalent.

 

Contact portfolio company weekly or more frequently as determined by our Adviser’s Investment Committee; contact investors regularly; our Adviser forms a workout group to minimize risk of loss.

 

 

 

 

 

Red (5)

 

Serious concern/trouble due to pending or actual default or equivalent. May experience partial and/or full loss.

 

Maximize value from assets.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the weighted average investment ranking of our debt investment portfolio was 2.10 and 2.06, respectively. We downgraded the debt investments to Virtual Instruments Corporation with a principal balance of $20.9 million from White (2) to Yellow (3). We continue to monitor the company and there can be no assurance that further rating adjustments will not occur based on subsequent events and conditions. Other downgrades during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 included the debt investments that were initially to Coraid, Inc., which were assumed by Intermodal Data, Inc. as part of the foreclosure agreement it entered into to purchase certain assets and assume the outstanding obligations owed to us. The debt investment to Intermodal Data, Inc. was ranked as Orange (4) as of September 30, 2015. The following table shows the credit rankings

 

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for the 18 and 17 portfolio companies that had outstanding obligations to us as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

 

 

 

As of  September 30, 2015

 

Credit Category

(dollars in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

Percentage of

Total Debt Investments

 

Number of Portfolio Companies

 

Clear (1)

 

$

29,936

 

 

 

12.1

 

%

 

 

1

 

White (2)

 

 

173,624

 

 

 

69.9

 

 

 

 

14

 

Yellow (3)

 

 

33,666

 

 

 

13.6

 

 

 

 

2

 

Orange (4)

 

 

10,986

 

 

 

4.4

 

 

 

 

1

 

Red (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

248,212

 

 

 

100.0

 

%

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

Credit Category

(dollars in thousands)

 

Fair Value

 

 

Percentage of

Total Debt Investments

 

Number of Portfolio Companies

 

Clear (1)

 

$

10,503

 

 

 

4.2

 

%

 

 

1

 

White (2)

 

 

212,445

 

 

 

85.8

 

 

 

 

14

 

Yellow (3)

 

 

24,661

 

 

 

10.0

 

 

 

 

2

 

Orange (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

247,609

 

 

 

100.0

 

%

 

 

17

 

 

Results of Operations

An important measure of our financial performance is net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations, which includes net investment income (loss), net realized gains (losses) and net unrealized gains (losses). Net investment income (loss) is the difference between our income from interest, dividends, fees and other investment income and our operating expenses including interest on borrowed funds. Net realized gains (losses) on investments are the difference between the proceeds received from dispositions of portfolio investments and their amortized cost. Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments are the net change in the fair value of our investment portfolio.

Since we commenced operations on March 5, 2014, the results of operations for the period ended September 30, 2014 represents only 210 days of operations, as compared to 273 days for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, which accounts for most of the differences in operating results over these two periods.

As summarized in the table below, for the three months ended September 30, 2015, our net increase in net assets resulting from operations was approximately $5.7 million, which was comprised of approximately $4.7 million of net investment income and approximately $1.0 million of net unrealized gains. On a per share basis, net investment income was $0.28 per share and the net increase in net assets from operations was $0.34 per share. Our core net investment income for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was approximately $4.9 million, or $0.29 per share. For the three months ended September 30, 2014, our net increase in net assets resulting from operations was approximately $4.7 million, which was comprised of approximately $3.5 million of net investment income and approximately $1.2 million of net unrealized gains. On a per share basis, net investment income was $0.36 per share and the net increase in net assets from operations was $0.47 per share. Our core investment income for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was approximately $3.8 million, or $0.38 per share.

Our investment and other income increased by $1.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014, as the result of an increase in the average portfolio balance and an increase in yield mainly due to the accretion of EOT payments. During the same period, operating expenses increased slightly by $0.2 million. The higher base management fees (due to higher asset balance) of $0.6 million and higher interest expense of $0.3 million (primarily due to the issuance of 2020 Notes) was partially offset by the $0.8 million decrease in income and capital gains incentive fees due to the lower returns during the three months ended September 30, 2015. Net investment income and core net investment income increased during the same period for the reasons noted above.

There were no realized gains or losses during the three months ended September 30, 2015 and we reported approximately $1.0 million in net change in unrealized gains. The net change in unrealized gains included $1.2 million of unrealized gain on anticipated early loan prepayment which occurred on October 2, 2015. For the three months ended September 30, 2014 no capital gains were

 

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realized and we reported approximately $1.2 million in net change in unrealized gains. Our net increase in net assets from operations increased for the reasons noted above.

As summarized in the table below, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, our net increase in net assets resulting from operations was approximately $15.5 million, which was comprised of approximately $15.9 million of net investment income, partially offset by approximately $0.3 million of net realized losses and approximately $0.1 million of net unrealized losses. On a per share basis, net investment income was $1.10 per share and the net increase in net assets from operations was $1.07 per share. Our core net investment income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was approximately $15.8 million, or $1.09 per share. For the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014 increase in net assets resulting from operations was approximately $9.5 million, consisting of approximately $6.9 million in net investment income and approximately $2.6 million in net change in unrealized gains on investments. On a per share basis, net investment income was $0.70 per share and the net change in net assets from operations was $0.96 per share. Our core net investment income for the same period was approximately $7.5 million, or $0.76 per share.

Our investment and other income increased by $16.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, as compared to the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014 primarily due to the increase in average portfolio balance and higher prepayment activity in the first two quarters of 2015. The year-on-year fluctuations were also due to the lower number of days of operations in 2014. Operating expenses also increased by $7.0 million during the same period as the result of $3.5 million in higher fees (due to higher asset balance and higher returns), $2.2 million in higher interest expense (due to higher outstanding average balances and issuance of 2020 Notes in the third quarter of 2015), a $0.8 million increase in general and administrative expenses primarily due to the difference in number of days of operations in 2014 and a $0.5 million increase in administration agreement expenses. Net investment income and core net investment income increased during the same period for the reasons noted above.

Net realized losses were approximately $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 due to the losses on warrants of one portfolio company. There were no realized gains or losses during any period in 2014. Net change in unrealized losses during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, were $0.1 million as compared to a gain of $2.6 million during the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014. These have been discussed in more detail in the tables below. Our net increase in net assets from operations increased for the reasons noted above.

 

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The table below presents our statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, for the three months ended September 30, 2014, and for the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014.

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

For the Period from March 5, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Investment and Other Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income from investments

 

$

9,184

 

 

$

7,802

 

 

$

28,832

 

 

$

14,504

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expiration / termination of unfunded commitments

 

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,383

 

 

 

9

 

Other fees

 

 

16

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

444

 

 

 

143

 

Total Investment and Other Income

 

 

9,245

 

 

 

7,858

 

 

 

30,659

 

 

 

14,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base management fee

 

 

1,490

 

 

 

850

 

 

 

4,053

 

 

 

1,668

 

Income incentive fee

 

 

170

 

 

 

938

 

 

 

2,907

 

 

 

1,157

 

Capital gains incentive fee

 

 

209

 

 

 

230

 

 

 

(81

)

 

 

512

 

Interest expense and amortization of fees

 

 

1,656

 

 

 

1,370

 

 

 

4,494

 

 

 

2,300

 

Administration agreement expenses

 

 

417

 

 

 

344

 

 

 

1,194

 

 

 

737

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

632

 

 

 

604

 

 

 

2,181

 

 

 

1,336

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

 

4,574

 

 

 

4,336

 

 

 

14,748

 

 

 

7,710

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

4,671

 

 

 

3,522

 

 

 

15,911

 

 

 

6,946

 

Net realized losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(317

)

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized (losses) gains on

   investments

 

 

1,044

 

 

 

1,151

 

 

 

(92

)

 

 

2,561

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

5,715

 

 

$

4,673

 

 

$

15,502

 

 

$

9,507

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core net investment income per share

 

$

0.29

 

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

1.09

 

 

$

0.76

 

Net investment income per share

 

 

0.28

 

 

 

0.36

 

 

 

1.10

 

 

 

0.70

 

Net increase in net assets per share

 

 

0.34

 

 

 

0.47

 

 

 

1.07

 

 

 

0.96

 

Weighted average shares of common stock

   outstanding

 

 

16,648,379

 

 

 

9,872,564

 

 

 

14,524,330

 

 

 

9,858,725

 

 

 

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The table below reconciles generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP”) net income to core net investment income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the three months ended September 30, 2014, and for the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014. Core net investment income, unlike GAAP net investment income, excludes accrued, but as yet unearned, capital gains incentive fees. We believe an important measure of the investment income that we will be required to distribute each year is core net investment income as capital gains incentive fees are accrued based on unrealized gains but are not earned until realized gains occur. Specifically, the capital gains component of the incentive fee is paid at the end of each calendar year and is 20.0% of our aggregate cumulative realized gains from commencement of operations through the end of the year, computed net of our aggregate cumulative realized losses and our aggregate cumulative unrealized losses through the end of such year. For the foregoing purpose, our “aggregate cumulative realized capital gains” does not include any unrealized gains. The capital gains component of the incentive fee is not subject to any minimum return to stockholders. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the three months ended September 30, 2014, and during the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014, no net capital gains were realized and thus no capital gains incentive fee was earned and was payable. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, we reported approximately $1.0 million in net unrealized gains and $0.1 million in net unrealized losses, respectively. We accrued approximately $0.2 million of capital gains incentive fee during the three months ended September 30, 2015. We reversed previously accrued capital gains incentive fees of approximately $0.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and for the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014, we reported approximately $1.2 million and $2.6 million, respectively, in net unrealized gains and accrued approximately $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively, in capital gains incentive fee.

 

Net Investment Income and

Core Net Investment  Income

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

For the Period from March 5, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Net Investment Income

 

$

4,671

 

 

$

3,522

 

 

$

15,911

 

 

$

6,946

 

Capital gains incentive fee

 

 

209

 

 

 

230

 

 

 

(81

)

 

 

512

 

Core Net Investment Income

 

$

4,880

 

 

$

3,752

 

 

$

15,830

 

 

$

7,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment Income per Share

 

$

0.28

 

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

1.10

 

 

$

0.70

 

Capital gains incentive fee per share

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

0.06

 

Core Net Investment Income per Share

 

$

0.29

 

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

1.09

 

 

$

0.76

 

Investment income includes interest income on our debt investments utilizing the effective yield method and includes cash interest income as well as the amortization of purchase premium, accretion of purchase discount, original issue discount, facilities fees, and the amortization and payment of the EOT payments. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, investment income totaled approximately $9.2 million and approximately $28.8 million, respectively, representing a weighted average portfolio yield of approximately 17.5% and 16.7%, respectively, on debt investments for the periods held. For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and for the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014, investment income totaled approximately $7.8 million and $14.5 million, respectively, representing a weighted average portfolio yield of approximately 14.5% and 14.4%, respectively, on debt investments for the periods held.

We calculate weighted average portfolio yields for periods shown as the annualized rates of the interest income recognized during the period divided by the average amortized cost of debt investments in the portfolio at the beginning of each month in the period. The weighted average yields reported for these periods are annualized and reflect the weighted average yields to maturities. Should the portfolio companies choose to repay their loans earlier, our weighted average yields will increase for those debt investments affected but may reduce our weighted average yields on the remaining portfolio in future quarters. As our portfolio grows and seasons, we expect our loans to be outstanding for shorter periods than to maturity and to reflect healthy prepayment activity.

 

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The following table provides the weighted average portfolio yield on our portfolio comprising of cash interest income, accretion of the net purchase discount, facilities fees and the value of warrants received, accretion of EOT payments and the accelerated receipt of EOT payments on prepayments.  

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

For the Period from March 5, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to

 

Portfolio Yield (1)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Weighted average portfolio yield

 

 

17.5

%

 

 

14.5

%

 

 

16.7

%

 

 

14.4

%

Coupon income

 

 

10.7

%

 

 

10.9

%

 

 

10.8

%

 

 

11.0

%

Accretion of discount

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

0.3

%

Accretion of end-of-term payments

 

 

6.0

%

 

 

3.2

%

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

3.1

%

Impact of prepayments during the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

 

 

(1)

The yields for periods shown are the annualized rates of interest income or the components of interest income recognized during the period divided by the average amortized cost of debt investments in the portfolio at the beginning of each month in the period.

The yield on our portfolio, excluding the impact of prepayments was approximately 17.5% and 15.4%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. There were no prepayments during the three months ended September 30, 2015 and there were prepayments in the first half of 2015. There were no prepayments during the three months ended September 30, 2014 or during the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014. The yields on our portfolio are dependent on fundings and the performance of our loans including prepayments.

For the three months ended September 30, 2015, we recognized approximately $61 thousand in other income consisting of approximately $45 thousand due to the termination or expiration of unfunded commitments and approximately $16 thousand from amortization of certain fees paid by companies and miscellaneous income. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we recognized approximately $1.8 million in other income consisting of $1.4 million due to the termination or expiration of unfunded commitments and approximately $0.4 million from amortization of certain fees paid by companies and miscellaneous income. For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and for the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014, we recognized approximately $56 thousand and $152 thousand, respectively, in other income from certain fees paid by companies and the recognition of the value of unfunded commitments that expired during these periods, and other miscellaneous income.

Total operating expenses comprising of base management and incentive fees, interest expense, administrative agreement expenses, and general and administrative expenses are summarized in the statement of operations table above. In determining the base management fee, our Adviser had agreed not to include the U.S. Treasury bill assets acquired at the end of each of the quarters of 2014 and at the end of the third quarter of 2015 in the calculation of the gross assets. We anticipate operating expenses will increase over time as our portfolio continues to grow. However, we anticipate operating expenses, as a percentage of totals assets and net assets, will decrease over time as our portfolio and capital base grow. We expect management fees will increase as we grow our asset base and our earnings exceed the hurdle rate for the investment income incentive fee. Capital gains incentive fee will depend on realized and unrealized gains and losses. Interest expense will increase as we utilize more of our Credit Facility, and we expect fees per the administrative agreement and general and administrative agreements will increase to meet the additional requirements associated with servicing a larger portfolio.

 

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There were no realized gains or losses during the three months ended September 30, 2015 and $0.3 million of realized losses during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and no realized gains or losses for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and for the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014.  

 

Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses)

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

For the Period from March 5, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Debt investments

 

$

1,210

 

 

$

306

 

 

$

(2,030

)

 

$

1,028

 

Warrants

 

 

47

 

 

 

(60

)

 

 

1,594

 

 

 

629

 

Equity investments

 

 

(211

)

 

 

571

 

 

 

343

 

 

 

571

 

Short-term investments

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1

)

Unfunded commitments

 

 

 

 

 

334

 

 

 

 

 

 

334

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses)

 

$

1,044

 

 

$

1,151

 

 

$

(92

)

 

$

2,561

 

The table above summarized our net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments, which was primarily due to changes in fair value. Net change in unrealized gains or losses in subsequent periods may be volatile as it depends on changes in the market, changes in the underlying performance of our portfolio companies and their respective industries, and many other factors.

Net unrealized gains on investments as of September 30, 2015 were approximately $1.4 million, or $0.08 per share. Net unrealized gains on investments as of December 31, 2014 were approximately $1.5 million, or $0.15 per share.  The table below summarizes the unrealized gains and losses in our investments in portfolio companies as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. 

 

 

 

As of  September 30, 2015

 

Unrealized Gains and Losses

(dollars in thousands)

 

Debt Investments

 

 

Warrants

 

 

Equity

Investments

 

 

Total

Investments

 

Unrealized gains

 

$

1,984

 

 

$

2,717

 

 

$

914

 

 

$

5,615

 

Unrealized losses

 

 

(3,688

)

 

 

(534

)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,222

)

Net unrealized (losses) gains

 

$

(1,704

)

 

$

2,183

 

 

$

914

 

 

$

1,393

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

Unrealized Gains and Losses

(dollars in thousands)

 

Debt Investments

 

 

Warrants

 

 

Equity

Investments

 

 

Total Investments

 

Unrealized gains

 

$

672

 

 

$

1,265

 

 

$

571

 

 

$

2,508

 

Unrealized losses

 

 

(348

)

 

 

(674

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,022

)

Net unrealized gains

 

$

324

 

 

$

591

 

 

$

571

 

 

$

1,486

 

 

In addition to the unrealized gains and losses in our investments in portfolio companies as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 summarized in the tables above, there were unrealized losses on U.S. Treasury bills of approximately $2 thousand and $3 thousand, respectively.

 

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The table below summarizes our return on average total assets and return on average net asset value for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, three months ended September 30, 2014, and for the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014.

 

Returns on Net Asset Value and Total Assets

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

For the Period from March 5, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Net investment income

 

$

4,671

 

 

$

3,522

 

 

$

15,911

 

 

$

6,946

 

Net increase in net assets

 

 

5,715

 

 

 

4,673

 

 

 

15,502

 

 

 

9,507

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average net asset value

 

 

241,397

 

 

 

143,702

 

 

 

211,251

 

 

 

143,370

 

Average total assets

 

 

316,943

 

 

 

241,601

 

 

 

305,048

 

 

 

203,083

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income to average net asset value (1)

 

 

7.7

%

 

 

9.7

%

 

 

10.1

%

 

 

8.4

%

Net increase in net assets to average net asset value (1)

 

 

9.4

%

 

 

12.9

%

 

 

9.8

%

 

 

11.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income to average total assets (1)

 

 

5.8

%

 

 

5.8

%

 

 

7.0

%

 

 

5.9

%

Net increase in net assets to average total assets (1)

 

 

7.2

%

 

 

7.7

%

 

 

6.8

%

 

 

8.1

%

 

(1)

Percentage is presented on an annualized basis.

The average net asset values and the average total assets are computed based on daily balances.  

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of our financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining such estimates could cause actual results to differ. Valuation of investments, income recognition, realized / unrealized gains or losses, management fees and U.S. federal income taxes are considered to be our critical accounting policies and estimates. These, unless changed, have been disclosed under “Significant Accounting Policies” in the notes to consolidated financial statements described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 18, 2015 and any changes are disclosed in this quarterly report.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, cash provided by operating activities, consisting primarily of purchases, sales and repayments of investments and the items described in “Results of Operations,” was approximately $9.9 million. Cash provided by financing activities, including net proceeds from issuance of common stock and net proceeds from issuance of 2020 Notes, net of repayment of borrowings and dividend distributions, was approximately $30.1 million. As of September 30, 2015, cash, including restricted cash, was approximately $50.4 million.

On March 27, 2015, we priced a public equity offering of 6.5 million shares of our common stock, raising approximately $93.7 million after offering costs. The proceeds from this public equity offering of our common stock were received on April 1, 2015. On April 29, 2015, the Company received an additional approximately $2.2 million through the issuance of 154,018 shares of the Company’s common stock as the result of underwriters’ partial exercise of their overallotment option. We used a portion of the net proceeds of this offering to temporarily repay a portion of our outstanding borrowings under our Credit Facility.

For the period from March 5, 2014 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2014, cash used in operating activities, consisting primarily of purchases, sales and repayments of investments and the items described in “Results of Operations,” was approximately $234.1 million. Cash provided by financing activities, including net proceeds from issuance of common stock and net borrowings, offset by dividend distributions, was approximately $241.6 million. As of September 30, 2014, cash, including restricted cash, was approximately $9.9 million.

As a BDC, we generally have an ongoing need to raise additional capital for investment purposes. As a result, we expect, from time to time, to access the debt and equity markets when we believe it is necessary and appropriate to do so. In this regard, we continue to explore various options for obtaining additional debt or equity capital for investments. This may include expanding or

 

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extending our Credit Facility, or the issuance of additional shares of our common stock or debt securities. If we are unable to obtain leverage or raise equity capital on terms that are acceptable to us, our ability to grow our portfolio could be substantially impacted.

Contractual Obligations

In February 2014, we entered into a credit agreement with Deutsche Bank, acting as administrative agent, and a lender, and KeyBank National Association, Everbank Commercial Lender Finance, Inc., and AloStar Bank of Commerce, as other lenders, which provided us with a $150.0 million commitment, subject to borrowing base requirements. In August 2014, we amended our Credit Facility to increase the total commitments available there-under by $50.0 million to $200.0 million in aggregate, subject to borrowing base requirements.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had outstanding borrowings of $14.0 million and $118.0 million, respectively, under our Credit Facility, which is included in the condensed consolidated statements of assets and liabilities. We had $186.0 million and $82.0 million of remaining capacity on our Credit Facility as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

On August 4, 2015, we completed a public offering of $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2020 Notes and received net proceeds of $48.3 million after the payment of fees and offering costs. The interest on the 2020 Notes is payable quarterly on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15, beginning on October 15, 2015. The 2020 Notes are currently listed on the NYSE under the symbol “TPVZ”. On September 2, 2015, we issued an additional $4.6 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2020 Notes and received net proceeds of approximately $4.5 million after the payment of fees and offering costs as a result of the underwriters’ partial exercise of their option to purchase additional 2020 Notes.

The tables below provide a summary of when payments are due under our Credit Facility and 2020 Notes as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

 

 

 

As of  September 30, 2015

 

Payments Due By Period (dollars in thousands)

 

Total

 

 

Less than 1 year

 

 

1-3 years

 

 

3-5 years

 

 

More than 5 years

 

Credit Facility

 

$

14,000

 

 

$

 

 

$

14,000

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

2020 Notes

 

 

54,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,625

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

68,625

 

 

$

 

 

$

14,000

 

 

$

54,625

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

Payments Due By Period (dollars in thousands)

 

Total

 

 

Less than 1 year

 

 

1-3 years

 

 

3-5 years

 

 

More than 5 years

 

Credit Facility

 

$

118,000

 

 

$

 

 

$

118,000

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Total

 

$

118,000

 

 

$

 

 

$

118,000

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

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We are a party to certain delay draw credit agreements with our portfolio companies, which require us to make future advances at the companies’ discretion during a defined loan availability period. Our credit agreements contain customary lending provisions which allow us relief from funding obligations for previously made commitments in instances where the underlying company experiences materially adverse events that affect the financial condition or business outlook for the company. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, our unfunded commitments to nine companies and eleven companies totaled approximately $170.4 million and $211.0 million, respectively. The following table provides additional information on our unfunded commitments regarding milestones, expirations, the obligors’ industries, and types of loans.

 

 

 

As of  September 30, 2015

 

 

As of  December 31, 2014

 

Unfunded Commitments

(dollars in thousands)

 

Principal Balance

 

 

Principal Balance

 

Dependent on milestones

 

$

22,000

 

 

$

40,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expiring during

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

103,500

 

2016

 

 

125,436

 

 

 

107,500

 

2017

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology-related companies

 

 

150,436

 

 

 

201,000

 

Non-technology related companies

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growth capital loans

 

 

167,500

 

 

 

206,000

 

Equipment financings

 

 

2,936

 

 

 

 

Revolving loans

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Since these commitments may expire without being drawn upon, unfunded commitments do not necessarily represent future cash requirements or future earning assets for us. Over time, we generally expect approximately 75% of our gross unfunded commitments to be drawn before the expiration of their corresponding availability periods. We evaluate funding needs and expectations for each company at the time of commitment and as the company progresses and develops during the availability period.

As of September 30, 2015, we had a payable of approximately $60.0 million due October 1, 2015, for the acquisition of U.S. Treasury bills. On October 1, 2015, we sold the U.S. Treasury bills and settled the payable in full. As of December 31, 2014, we had a payable of approximately $50.0 million due January 2, 2015, for the acquisition of U.S. Treasury bills. On January 2, 2015, we sold the U.S. Treasury bills and settled the payable in full.

In addition to the contractual obligations set forth above, we have certain obligations with respect to the investment advisory and administration services we received during the three months ended September 30, 2015. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the outstanding obligations totaled approximately $2.0 million and $4.6 million, respectively.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We are a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financial needs of our portfolio companies. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, our off-balance sheet arrangements consisted of approximately $170.4 million and $211.0 million, respectively, of unfunded commitments, of which $22.0 million and $40.5 million, respectively, was dependent upon the companies reaching certain milestones before the debt commitment becomes available to them. Our credit agreements contain customary lending provisions which allow us relief from funding obligations for previously made commitments in instances where the underlying company experiences materially adverse events that affect the financial condition or business outlook for the company.

 

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The table below provides our unfunded commitments by customer as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

 

Unfunded Commitments

 

As of  September 30, 2015

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Principal Balance

 

 

Principal Balance

 

Birchbox, Inc.

 

$

15,000

 

 

$

 

Birst, Inc.

 

 

22,500

 

 

 

22,500

 

Cambridge Broadband Network Limited

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

CipherCloud, Inc.

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

30,000

 

Dollar Shave Club, Inc.

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

Inspirato LLC

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

Jasper Technologies, Inc.

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

MapR Technologies, Inc.

 

 

2,936

 

 

 

 

Medallia, Inc.

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

20,000

 

Mind Candy Limited

 

 

 

 

 

15,000

 

Nutanix, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

Optoro, Inc.

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

 

Shazam Entertainment Limited

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

20,000

 

SimpliVity Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

30,000

 

Tintri, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

35,000

 

Virtual Instruments Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

7,500

 

Total

 

$

170,436

 

 

$

211,000

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

In order to qualify as a RIC and to avoid corporate level tax on the income we distribute to our stockholders, we are required, under Subchapter M of the Code, to distribute at least 90% of our ordinary income and net realized short-term capital gains in excess of net realized long-term capital losses to our stockholders on an annual basis. Additionally, we must distribute at least 98% of our ordinary income and 98.2% of our capital gain net income on an annual basis and any net ordinary income and net capital gains for preceding years that were not distributed during such years and on which we previously paid no U.S. federal income tax to avoid a U.S. federal excise tax. To the extent our earnings fall below the total amount of our distributions for a taxable year, a portion of those distributions may be deemed a tax-free return of capital to our stockholders. Our Adviser monitors available taxable earnings, including net investment income and realized capital gains, to determine if a tax-free return of capital may occur for the year. The tax character of distributions will be determined at the end of the taxable year. Stockholders should read any written disclosure accompanying a dividend payment carefully and should not assume that the source of any distribution is our taxable ordinary income or capital gains. The specific tax characteristics of our distributions will be reported to stockholders after the end of the taxable year.

Related Parties

We have entered into a number of business relationships with affiliated or related parties, including the following:

 

We have entered into an investment advisory agreement, dated February 18, 2014, with our Adviser. Certain of our officers are also principals of the Adviser.

 

We have entered into an administration agreement, dated February 18, 2014 (the “Administration Agreement”), with our Administrator. Pursuant to the terms of the Administration Agreement, our Administrator provides us with the office facilities and administrative services necessary to conduct our day-to-day operations. Certain of our officers are also principals of the Administrator.

 

We have entered into a license agreement with TPC pursuant to which TPC has agreed to grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “TriplePoint.”

We have also adopted a Code of Ethics which applies to our senior officers, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as well as all of our officers, directors and employees. Our Code of Ethics requires that all employees and directors avoid any conflict, or the appearance of a conflict, between an individual’s personal interests and our interests. Pursuant to our Code of Ethics, each employee and director must disclose any conflicts of interest, or actions or relationships that might give rise to a conflict, to our Chief Compliance Officer. Our Audit Committee is charged with approving any waivers under our Code of Ethics. As required by the NYSE corporate governance listing standards, the Audit Committee of our board of directors (the “Board”) is also required to review and approve any transactions with related parties (as such term is defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K).

 

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Recent Developments

Dividends

On November 10, 2015, our Board announced a $0.36 per share dividend, payable on December 16, 2015, to stockholders of record on November 30, 2015.

Recent Portfolio Activity

From October 1, 2015, through November 10, 2015: TPC’s direct origination platform entered into $27.0 million of additional non-binding signed term sheets with venture growth stage companies, subject to due diligence, definitive documentation and investment committee approval, as well as compliance with TPC’s allocation policy; we received prepayments from two customers totaling $16.5 million of outstanding principal balance; we provided $5.0 million of additional growth capital loans to Virtual Instruments Corporation.

$25 Million Share Repurchase Program

Subsequent to the end of the third quarter, our Board authorized the repurchase of up to $25 million of our common stock at prices below our net asset value per share as reported in our most recent financial statements. Under the repurchase program, we may, but are not obligated to, repurchase shares of our outstanding common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time.  Any repurchases by us will comply with the requirements of Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act and any applicable requirements of the 1940 Act. The timing, manner, price and amount of any share repurchases will be determined by us, in our discretion, based upon the evaluation of economic and market conditions, stock price, applicable legal and regulatory requirements and other factors.  We expect that the program will be in effect until October 30, 2016, or until the approved dollar amount has been used to repurchase shares. The program does not require us to repurchase any specific number of shares and no assurance can be given that we will purchase shares under the program. The program may be suspended, extended, modified or discontinued at any time.

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate sensitivity refers to the change in our earnings and in the relative values of our portfolio that may result from changes in the level of interest rates. Because we fund a portion of our investments with borrowings, our net investment income is affected by the difference between the rate at which we invest and the rate at which we borrow. As a result, there can be no assurance that a change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income. Because a majority of our loans in our existing portfolio, as of September 30, 2015, have a fixed interest rate, the fair values of these loans may fluctuate from changes in market interest rates.

As of September 30, 2015, a majority of the debt investments (approximately 77%) in our portfolio bore interest at fixed rates with approximately $57.8 million in principal balance of loans outstanding subject to floating interest rates, all of which have interest rate floors. In the future, we may increase the amount of loans in our portfolio subject to floating interest rates. Almost all our unfunded commitments float with changes in the prime rate from the date we enter into the commitment to the date of the actual draw. Our Credit Facility bears interest at a floating rate. As a result, our future earnings may be negatively affected when interest rates rise. Our 2020 Notes bear interest at a fixed rate. Based on our September 30, 2015 balance sheet, the following table shows the annual impact on net income of base rate changes in interest rates (considering interest rate floors for variable rate instruments) assuming no changes in our investment and borrowing structure. 

 

Change in Interest Rates

(dollars in thousands)

 

Increase (decrease) in interest income

 

 

(Increase) decrease in interest expense

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net investment income

 

Up 300 basis points

 

$

1,758

 

 

$

(426

)

 

$

1,332

 

Up 200 basis points

 

$

1,172

 

 

$

(284

)

 

$

888

 

Up 100 basis points

 

$

586

 

 

$

(142

)

 

$

444

 

Up 50 basis points

 

$

293

 

 

$

(71

)

 

$

222

 

Down 25 basis points

 

$

 

 

$

29

 

 

$

29

 

 

 

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This analysis is indicative of the potential impact on our investment income as of September 30, 2015, assuming an immediate and sustained change in interest rates as noted. It should be noted that we anticipate growth in our portfolio funded in part with additional borrowings and such additional borrowings, all else being equal, will increase our investment income sensitivity to interest rates, and such changes could be material. In addition, this analysis does not adjust for potential changes in our portfolio or our borrowing facilities nor does it take into account any changes in the credit performance of our loans that might occur should interest rates change.

Since it is our intention to hold loans to maturity, the fluctuating relative value of these loans that may occur due to changes in interest rate may have an impact on unrealized gains and losses during quarterly reporting periods. Based on our assessment of the interest rate risk, as of September 30, 2015, we had no hedging transactions in place as we deemed the risk acceptable and we did not believe it was necessary to mitigate this risk at that time.

While hedging activities may mitigate our exposure to adverse fluctuations in interest rates, certain hedging transactions that we may enter into in the future, such as interest rate swap agreements, may also limit our ability to participate in the benefits of lower interest rates with respect to our portfolio investments. In addition, there can be no assurance that we will be able to effectively hedge our interest rate risk.

Substantially all of our assets and liabilities are financial in nature. As a result, changes in interest rates and other factors drive our performance more directly than does inflation. Changes in interest rates do not necessarily correlate with inflation rates or changes in inflation rates.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, based on their evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) required by paragraph (b) of Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15, have concluded that as of September 30, 2015, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to give reasonable assurances to the timely collection, evaluation and disclosure of information relating to us that would potentially be subject to disclosure under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated there-under.

During the three months ended September 30, 2015, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within us to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in our periodic reports.

 

 

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We, our Adviser or our Administrator are not currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against us, our Adviser or our Administrator. From time to time, we, our Adviser or our Administrator may be a party to certain legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including proceedings relating to the enforcement of our rights under contracts with our portfolio companies. While the outcome of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that these proceedings will have a material effect upon our financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 filed with Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2015, which are incorporated into this report on Form 10-Q and could materially affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report or hereby incorporated by reference to exhibits previously filed with the SEC:

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description of Document

 

 

 

4.1

 

Indenture between TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. and U.S. National Bank Association, as trustee, dated July 31, 2015(1)

 

 

 

4.2

 

First Supplemental Indenture relating to the 6.75% Notes due 2020, between TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. and U.S. National Bank Association, as trustee, dated August 4, 2015(1)

 

 

 

4.3

 

Form of 6.75% Notes due 2020(1)

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended(2)

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended(2)

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(2)

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(2)

 

(1)

Previously filed on Form 8-A (File No. 001-36328) on August 4, 2015.

(2)

Filed herewith.

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP.

 

 

 

Date: November 10, 2015

By:

/s/ James P. Labe

 

 

James P. Labe, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

Date: November 10, 2015

By:

/s/ Harold F. Zagunis

 

 

Harold F. Zagunis, Chief Financial Officer (Principal

Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

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