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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-K

 

 

(Mark One)

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

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2015

OR

 

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

Commission file number 814-00827

 

 

Corporate Capital Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   27-2857503

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

CNL Center at City Commons

450 South Orange Avenue

Orlando, Florida

  32801
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) 745-3797

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Name of exchange on which registered

None   Not applicable

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

(Title of class)

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

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  ¨

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  ¨    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (229.05 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  x

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   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

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

There is no established market for the Registrant’s shares of common stock. The Registrant is currently conducting an ongoing public offering of its shares of common stock pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form N-2, which shares were offered and sold at $11.00 per share (as of June 30, 2015), with discounts available for certain categories of purchasers, or at a price necessary to ensure that shares are not sold at a price, net of sales load, below net asset value per share. The number of shares held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2015 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was approximately 254,496,559.

As of March 16, 2016, there were 301,783,417 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Registrant incorporates by reference portions of the Corporate Capital Trust, Inc. definitive proxy statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III) to be filed no later than April 30, 2016. Certain exhibits previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference into Part IV of this report.

 

 

 


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Contents

 

         Page  

Part I.

    
  Statement Regarding Forward Looking Information      1   

Item 1.

  Business      1   

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors      7   

Item 1B.

  Unresolved Staff Comments      32   

Item 2.

  Properties      32   

Item 3.

  Legal Proceedings      32   

Item 4.

  Mine Safety Disclosures      32   

Part II.

    

Item 5.

  Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities      33   

Item 6.

  Selected Financial Data      36   

Item 7.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      37   

Item 7A.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      58   

Item 8.

  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data      60   

Item 9.

  Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure      60   

Item 9A.

  Controls and Procedures      60   

Item 9B.

  Other Information      61   

Part III.

    

Item 10.

  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance      62   

Item 11.

  Executive Compensation      62   

Item 12.

  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters      62   

Item 13.

  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence      62   

Item 14.

  Principal Accountant Fees and Services      62   

Part IV.

    

Item 15.

  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules      63   

Signatures

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PART I

STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

The following information contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These statements generally are characterized by the use of terms such as “may,” “should,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “predict,” “believe” and “expect” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, our actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Some factors that might cause such a difference include the following: persistent economic weakness at the global or national level, increased direct competition, changes in government regulations or accounting rules, changes in local, national and global capital market conditions, our ability to obtain or maintain credit lines or credit facilities on satisfactory terms, changes in interest rates, availability of proceeds from our offering of shares, our ability to identify suitable investments, our ability to close on identified investments, our ability to maintain our qualification as a regulated investment company and as a business development company, the ability of our Advisors (defined below) and their affiliates to attract and retain highly talented professionals, inaccuracies of our accounting estimates, the ability of our Advisors to locate suitable borrowers for our loans and the ability of such borrowers to make payments under their respective loans. Given these uncertainties, we caution you not to place undue reliance on such statements, which apply only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect future events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. The forward-looking statements should be read in light of the risk factors identified in Item A. “Risk Factors” of this report.

The forward-looking statements and projections contained in this report are excluded from the safe harbor protection provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act.

 

Item 1. Business

General

Corporate Capital Trust, Inc. (which is referred to in this report as “we,” “our,” “us” and “our company”) is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the “1940 Act.” Formed as a Maryland corporation on June 9, 2010, we are externally managed by CNL Fund Advisors Company (“CNL”) and KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC (“KKR”). CNL, which is our investment advisor, and KKR, which is our investment sub-advisor, are referred to in this report as our “Advisors.” Our Advisors are collectively responsible for sourcing potential investments, conducting due diligence on prospective investments, analyzing investment opportunities, structuring investments and monitoring our portfolio on an ongoing basis. Both Advisors are registered as investment advisers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). CNL also provides the administrative services necessary for our company to operate.

We are currently selling shares of our common stock pursuant to a registration statement on Form N-2 (as amended and supplemented, the “Follow-On Registration Statement”) covering our continuous public offering of up to 209 million shares of common stock (the “Follow-On Offering”). The Follow-On Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on November 1, 2013. Immediately prior to the commencement of the Follow-On Offering, we terminated our initial continuous public offering (the “Initial Offering”). The Initial Offering and Follow-On Offering are collectively referred to as the “Offerings.” See Item 5. “Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities” for information on our Follow-On Offering. In January 2015, we filed a shelf registration statement, which we refer to as our “Shelf Registration Statement,” with the SEC. Our Shelf Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on January 16, 2015. Pursuant to our Shelf Registration Statement, we may publicly offer and sell, from time to time, up to $750 million of our common stock, preferred stock, warrants representing rights to purchase shares of our common stock, preferred stock or debt securities, subscription rights and/or debt securities, all on terms to be determined at the time of each such offering. As of the date of this report, we have not offered or sold securities under our Shelf Registration Statement.

On February 12, 2016, our Follow-On Offering closed to investors who purchase shares of our common stock through the independent broker-dealer channel. However, our Follow-On Offering remains open to investors who purchase shares of our common stock through the registered investment advisor channel. See Item 5. “Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities” for additional information.

Our investment objective is to provide our shareholders with current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation. We pursue our investment objective by investing primarily in the debt of privately owned U.S. companies with a focus on originated transactions sourced through the networks of our Advisors. As of December 31, 2015, our investment portfolio, excluding our short term investments, totaled $3.72 billion and consisted primarily of senior and subordinated debt. As we continue to grow our investment portfolio, we anticipate that a substantial portion of our portfolio will consist of senior and subordinated debt, which we believe offer opportunities for superior risk-adjusted returns and income generation. Our debt investments may take the form of corporate loans or bonds, may be

 

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secured or unsecured and may, in some cases, be accompanied by warrants, options, equity co-investments, or other forms of equity participation. We may separately purchase common or preferred equity interests in transactions. Our portfolio includes fixed-rate investments that generate absolute returns, as well as floating-rate investments that provide protection in rising interest rate and inflationary environments.

We will seek to continue to build on the strong investment expertise and sourcing networks of our Advisors and adhere to an investment approach that emphasizes strong fundamental credit analysis and rigorous portfolio monitoring. We intend to continue to be disciplined in selecting investments and focused on opportunities that we perceive offer favorable risk/reward characteristics and relative value. We believe the market for lending is currently characterized by significant demand for capital and that we will continue to have considerable opportunities as a provider of capital to achieve attractive pricing and terms on our investments. We plan to continue to raise capital with the goal of serving our target market and continuing to capitalize on what we believe is a compelling and sustained market opportunity.

Throughout this report, we may refer to the issuers of our debt and equity investments as portfolio companies.

Our Investment Focus

While we consider each investment opportunity independently, we generally focus on portfolio companies that share the following characteristics:

 

    Size. We seek to provide capital to medium- and large-sized private companies, which typically have more defensible market positions, stronger franchises and operations and better credit characteristics relative to their smaller peers. Although there are no strict lower or upper limits on the size of a company in which we may invest, we expect to focus on companies with EBITDAs (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) greater than $25 million.

 

    Capital Structure. Our portfolio consists primarily of senior and subordinated debt, which may in some cases be accompanied by warrants, options, equity co-investments, or other forms of equity participation. We seek to invest in companies that generate free cash flow at the time of our investment and benefit from material investments from well-known equity investors.

 

    Management Team. We seek to prioritize investing in portfolio companies with strong management teams that we believe have a clear strategic vision, long-standing experience in their industry and a successful operating track record. We favor companies in which management’s incentives appear to be closely aligned with the long-term performance of the business, such as through equity ownership.

 

    Stage of Business Life Cycle. We seek mature, privately owned businesses that have long track records of stable, positive cash flow. We do not intend to invest in start-up companies or companies with speculative business plans. As a business development company, we generally must, under relevant SEC rules, invest at least 70% of our total assets in “qualifying assets,” which includes all private companies, companies whose securities are not listed on a national securities exchange, and certain public listed companies that have a market capitalization of less than $250 million.

 

    Industry Focus. While we will consider opportunities within all industries, we seek to prioritize industries having, in our view, favorable characteristics from a lending perspective. For example, we seek companies in established industries with stable competitive and regulatory frameworks, where the main participants have enjoyed predictable, low-volatility earnings. We give less emphasis to industries that are frequently characterized by less predictable and more volatile earnings.

 

    Geography. As a business development company under the 1940 Act, we focus on and invest at least 70% of our total assets in U.S. companies. To the extent we invest in foreign companies, we are required to do so in accordance with 1940 Act limitations and only in jurisdictions with established legal frameworks and a history of respecting creditor rights, including countries that are members of the European Union, as well as Canada, Australia and Japan.

While we believe the criteria listed above are important in identifying and investing in portfolio companies, we consider each investment on a case-by-case basis. It is possible that not all of these criteria will be met by each portfolio company in which we invest. There is no limit on the maturity or duration of any investment in our portfolio. Substantially all of the investments held in our portfolio have either a sub-investment grade rating by Moody’s Investors Service and/or Standard & Poor’s or are not rated by any rating agency. Investment sizes vary as our capital base changes and are ultimately at the discretion of our Advisors subject to oversight by our board of directors.

Except as restricted by the 1940 Act or by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), we deem all of our investment policies to be non-fundamental, which means that they may be changed by our board of directors without shareholder approval.

 

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Other Factors Affecting Portfolio Construction

As a business development company under the 1940 Act that intends to continue to qualify annually as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the Code, our investment activities are subject to certain regulatory restrictions. These restrictions include (i) requirements under the 1940 Act that we invest our capital primarily in U.S. companies either that are privately owned or that are listed on a national securities exchange with a market capitalization of less than $250 million, and (ii) investment diversification and source of income criteria imposed by the Code. For a description of certain valuation risks associated with our investments in portfolio companies, see Item 1A. “Risk Factors – Risks Related to Our Business.” A significant portion of our Investment Portfolio is recorded at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors and, as a result, there is and will be uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments and uncertainty as to the accuracy of our net asset value.

In addition, we generally are not permitted to co-invest alongside certain affiliates of our Advisors in privately negotiated transactions, absent an exemptive order from the SEC. On May 21, 2013, the SEC issued an order granting us exemptive relief that expands our ability to co-invest with certain of our affiliates in privately negotiated transactions. Subject to the conditions specified in the exemptive order, we are permitted to co-invest with those affiliates in certain additional investment opportunities, including investments originated and directly negotiated by KKR.

Portfolio and Investment Activity

As of December 31, 2015, our investment program consisted of two main components. First, since the inception of our investment activities, we have been engaged in the direct purchase of debt securities primarily issued by portfolio companies, and directly lending or providing equity capital to portfolio companies. We refer to this investment component as our “Investment Portfolio” in this report. Second, beginning in November 2012, we supplemented our economic exposure to portfolio companies by entering into total return swap (“TRS”) arrangements with a commercial bank counterparty and directing the creation of a portfolio of underlying corporate bonds and loans that serve as reference assets under the TRS. We refer to this investment component as either our portfolio of TRS assets, or our “TRS Portfolio.”

In the case of our TRS Portfolio, we receive all: (i) realized income and fees and (ii) realized capital gains generated by the TRS assets. In return, we must pay quarterly to the TRS counterparty a payment consisting of: (i) realized capital losses and (ii) financing costs that are based on (a) a floating financing rate and (b) the settled notional amount of the TRS assets. The settled notional amount of the TRS assets is the net aggregate cost of the TRS assets underlying the TRS Portfolio that are settled and owned by the counterparty. The total notional amount of TRS assets includes the settled notional amount plus the effect of the purchase and sale of TRS assets where a TRS asset trade settlement, if any, is pending. At the end of the TRS contract life, we will receive additional economic benefit if the net value of the portfolio of TRS assets appreciates relative to the settlement date TRS notional amount. Correspondingly, we will be required to pay the counterparty the amount, if any, by which the net value of the portfolio of TRS assets declines relative to the settlement date TRS notional amount. We do not own, or have physical custody of, the TRS assets. The TRS assets are not direct investments by us.

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, our Investment Portfolio consisted of debt and equity securities relating to 124 and 112 portfolio companies diversified across 21 and 21 industry classifications, respectively, and the TRS Portfolio consisted of debt securities relating to 48 and 47 portfolio companies diversified across 16 and 15 industry classifications, respectively.

Our investment program is not managed with any specific investment diversification or dispersion target goals. The table below summarizes the composition of our Investment Portfolio and TRS Portfolio based on fair value as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, excluding our short term investments.

 

     Investment Portfolio as of (in thousands)  
     December 31, 2015     December 31, 2014  

Asset Category

   Fair Value      Percentage of
Portfolio
    Fair Value      Percentage of
Portfolio
 

Senior debt

          

Senior secured loans - first lien

   $ 1,593,668         42.8   $ 1,128,244         41.5

Senior secured loans - second lien

     1,100,781         29.6        843,957         31.0   

Senior secured bonds

     184,509         5.0        147,817         5.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total senior debt

     2,878,958         77.4        2,120,018         77.9   

Subordinated debt

     457,287         12.3        433,755         16.0   

Structured products

     116,208         3.1        36,421         1.3   

Equity/Other

     269,808         7.2        130,377         4.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,722,261         100.0   $ 2,720,571         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     TRS Portfolio as of (in thousands)  
     December 31, 2015     December 31, 2014  

Asset Category

   Fair Value      Percentage of
Portfolio
    Fair Value      Percentage of
Portfolio
 

Senior debt

       

Senior secured loans - first lien

   $ 256,870         83.3   $ 250,662         89.1

Senior secured loans - second lien

     43,971         14.3        21,932         7.8   

Senior secured bonds

     6,353         2.1        7,066         2.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total senior debt

     307,194         99.7        279,660         99.4   

Subordinated debt

     1,019         0.3        1,630         0.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 308,213         100.0   $ 281,290         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

For a further discussion of our investment activities and investment attributes of both our Investment Portfolio and TRS Portfolio as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and for the years then ended, see Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Portfolio and Investment Activity – Portfolio Investment Activity for the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013.”

Competition

As a business development company with a particular focus on lending activities, we experience competition from other business development companies, commercial banks, specialty finance companies, open-end and closed-end investment companies, opportunity funds, private equity funds and institutional investors, many of which may have greater financial resources than we do for the purposes of lending to U.S. businesses within our stated investment focus. These competitors may also have a lower cost of capital, may be subject to less regulatory oversight, and may have lower overall operating costs. The level of competition impacts both our ability to raise capital, find suitable corporate borrowers that meet our investment criteria and acquire and originate loans to corporate borrowers. We may also face competition from other funds that affiliates of KKR participate in or advise.

We believe we have the following potential competitive advantages over other capital providers that operate in the markets we target, which allow us to take advantage of the market opportunities we have identified:

 

    Proprietary Sourcing and Deal Origination. Our Advisors, through their deep industry relationships and investment teams that actively source new investments, provide us with immediate access to an established source of proprietary investment opportunities. CNL and KKR have built leading franchises and deep relationships with major companies, financial institutions and other investment and advisory institutions for sourcing new investments. KKR’s investment professionals are also organized into industry groups that conduct their own primary research, develop views on industry themes and trends and proactively work to identify companies in which to invest, often on an exclusive basis. We believe that our Advisors’ broad networks and the internal deal generation strategies of their investment teams create favorable opportunities to deploy capital across a broad range of originated transactions that have attractive investment characteristics.

 

    Focus on Preserving Capital and Minimizing Losses. We believe that protecting principal and avoiding capital losses are critical to generating attractive risk-adjusted returns. Toward that end, our investment process is designed to: (i) utilize our Advisors’ proprietary knowledge and deep industry relationships to identify attractive prospective portfolio companies, (ii) conduct rigorous due diligence to evaluate the creditworthiness of, and potential returns from, credit investments in such portfolio companies, (iii) stress test prospective investments to assess the viability of potential portfolio companies in a downside scenario and their ability to repay principal and (iv) structure investments and design covenants and other rights that anticipate and mitigate issues identified through this process.

 

    Experienced Management and Investment Expertise. Affiliates of each of our Advisors have more than 35 years of investment experience that spans a broad range of economic, market and financial conditions. By accessing the combined resources, skills and experience of our Advisors, we believe we benefit from CNL’s contrarian investment philosophy of focusing on underserved, undercapitalized markets and KKR’s rigorous investment approach, industry expertise and experience investing throughout a company’s capital structure.

 

    Disciplined Credit Analysis and Portfolio Monitoring. Our Advisors provide us with immediate access to an established platform for evaluating investments, managing risk and focusing on opportunities that generate superior returns with appropriate levels of risk. Through KKR, we benefit from an investment infrastructure that allows for intensive due diligence to filter investment opportunities and helps select investments that offer favorable risk/reward characteristics.

 

   

Versatile Transaction Structuring and Flexible Capital. Our Advisors have experience and expertise in evaluating and structuring investments at all levels of a company’s capital structure and with varying features, providing numerous tools to manage risk while preserving opportunities for income, capital preservation and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital

 

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appreciation. We seek to continue to capitalize on this expertise and build our Investment Portfolio that performs in a broad range of economic conditions while meeting the unique needs of a broad range of borrowers. Although we are subject to regulation as a business development company, we are not subject to many of the regulatory limitations that govern traditional lending institutions. As a result, we believe that we can be more flexible in selecting and structuring investments and adjusting investment criteria. We believe borrowers view this flexibility as a benefit, making us an attractive financing partner.

 

    Long-Term Investment Horizon. We believe that our flexibility to make investments with a long-term perspective provides us with the opportunity to generate favorable returns on invested capital and expands the types of investments that we may consider. The long-term nature of our capital helps us avoid disposing of assets at unfavorable prices and we believe makes us a better financing partner for portfolio companies.

Business Development Company Requirements

Business development companies are closed-end funds that elect to be treated as business development companies under the 1940 Act. As such, business development companies are subject to only certain provisions of the 1940 Act, as well as the Exchange Act. Business development companies are provided greater flexibility under the 1940 Act than other investment companies in dealing with their portfolio companies, issuing securities, and compensating their advisors. Business development companies can be internally or externally managed and may qualify to elect to be taxed as RICs for federal tax purposes. The 1940 Act contains prohibitions and restrictions relating to transactions between business development companies and their affiliates, principal underwriters, and affiliates of those affiliates or underwriters. The 1940 Act requires that a majority of a business development company’s directors be persons other than “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. In addition, the 1940 Act provides that we may not change the nature of our business so as to cease to be, or withdraw our election as, a business development company unless approved by a majority of our outstanding voting securities. The 1940 Act defines “a majority of the outstanding voting securities” as the lesser of: (1) 67% or more of the voting securities present at a meeting if the holders of more than 50% of our outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy or (2) 50% of our outstanding voting securities.

We are generally unable to issue and sell our common stock at a price below net asset value per share. We may, however, sell our common stock, or warrants, options, or rights to acquire our common stock, at a price below the then-current net asset value of our common stock if our board of directors determines that such sale is in our best interests and the best interests of our shareholders, and our shareholders approve such sale. In addition, we may generally issue new shares of our common stock at a price below net asset value in rights offerings to existing shareholders, in payment of dividends, and in certain other limited circumstances.

As a business development company, we are generally not permitted to invest in any portfolio company in which our Advisors or any of their affiliates currently have an investment, or to make any co-investments with our Advisors or any of their affiliates, without an exemptive order from the SEC. We may, however, invest alongside our Advisors and their affiliates’ other clients in certain circumstances where doing so is consistent with applicable law and SEC staff interpretations. For example, we may invest alongside such other clients’ accounts consistent with guidance promulgated by the SEC staff permitting us and such other clients’ accounts to purchase interests in a single class of privately placed securities so long as certain conditions are met, including that neither of our Advisors, acting on our behalf or on behalf of other clients, negotiates any term other than price. We may also invest alongside our Advisors’ respective other clients as otherwise permissible under regulatory guidance, applicable regulations and our Advisors’ allocation policies. Furthermore, on May 21, 2013, the SEC issued an order granting us exemptive relief that expands our ability to co-invest with certain of our affiliates in privately negotiated transactions (the “SEC Exemptive Order”). Subject to the conditions specified in the SEC Exemptive Order, we are permitted to co-invest with those affiliates in certain additional investment opportunities, including investments originated and directly negotiated by our Advisors.

Financial Information About Industry Segments and Geographic Areas

Our primary objectives include investing in and originating a portfolio of loans, bonds and equity investments to commercial businesses located throughout the United States. We presently do not evaluate our investments by industry segment but rather, we review performance on an individual basis. Accordingly, we do not report industry or geographic area segment information.

Agreements for Investment Advisory Services, Managing Dealer Services and Administrative Services

We are party to an investment advisory agreement, or the Investment Advisory Agreement with CNL for the overall management of our company’s investment activities. Our company and CNL have also entered into a sub-advisory agreement, or the Sub-Advisory Agreement, with KKR under which KKR is responsible for the day-to-day management of our company’s investment portfolio. CNL compensates KKR for advisory services that it provides to our company with 50% of the fees that CNL receives under the Investment Advisory Agreement. For a further discussion of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements, see Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Contractual Obligations — Investment Advisory Agreements.”

 

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We are also party to an administrative services agreement with CNL (the “Administrative Services Agreement”) whereby CNL performs, and oversees the performance of various administrative services on our behalf. Administrative services generally include investor services, general ledger accounting, fund accounting, maintaining required corporate and financial records, financial reporting for us and our subsidiaries, preparation of reports to our board of directors and lenders, calculating our net asset value, filing tax returns, preparing and filing SEC reports, preparing, printing and disseminating shareholder reports and proxy statements, overseeing the payment of our expenses and distributions on common stock, oversight of service providers and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to our company by others.

By their terms, each of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Advisory Agreement and the Administrative Services Agreement must be approved annually by our board of directors (including a majority of our independent directors), or the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities. On March 18, 2016, our board of directors, including our independent directors, approved the renewal of each of these agreements for an additional one-year term through March 18, 2017, subject to earlier termination in accordance with their respective terms.

CNL Securities Corp., an affiliate of CNL, serves as the managing dealer of our Follow-On Offering (the “Managing Dealer”) and in connection therewith receives certain compensation.

CNL, certain CNL affiliates, and KKR receive compensation and reimbursement of expenses and personnel time in connection with (i) the performance and supervision of administrative services on our behalf, (ii) certain expenses associated with investment advisory activities and (iii) the Offerings. See Note 6. “Related Party Transactions” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional information on amounts paid to these related parties.

Employees

Reference is made to Item 10. “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance” and in our definitive proxy statement for our 2016 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2016 Proxy Statement”) for a listing of our executive officers. We have no employees. Our executive officers are compensated through CNL and/or its affiliates.

Tax Status

Beginning with our 2011 tax year, we elected to be treated for federal income tax purposes, and intend to qualify annually, as a regulated investment company, or a RIC, under the Code. As a RIC, we generally will not be subject to federal income tax on distributed taxable income to the extent we distribute annually at least 90% of our taxable income (excluding capital gains) to our shareholders and meet other compliance requirements.

Corporate Information

Our executive offices are located at 450 S. Orange Ave., Orlando, FL 32801, and our telephone number is 866-650-0650.

We make available all of our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to such reports free of charge on our internet website at www.corporatecapitaltrust.com as soon as reasonably practical after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. These reports are also available on the SEC’s internet website at www.sec.gov. The public may also read and copy paper filings we have made with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room, located at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

 

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

Risks Related to Our Business

We have a limited operating history.

We are a relatively new company and are subject to all of the business risks and uncertainties associated with any business with a relatively short operating history, including the risk that we will not sustain our investment objective and that the value of our securities could decline substantially.

The lack of liquidity in our investments may adversely affect our business.

We acquire a significant percentage of our portfolio company investments from privately held companies in directly negotiated transactions or through less liquid markets. Substantially all of these securities are subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or are otherwise less liquid than exchange-listed securities. We typically would be unable to exit these investments unless and until the portfolio company has a liquidity event such as a sale, refinancing, or initial public offering.

The illiquidity of our investments may make it difficult or impossible for us to calculate a fair value or sell such investments if the need arises. In addition, if we are required to liquidate all or a portion of our portfolio quickly, we may realize significantly less than the value at which we have previously recorded our investments, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Moreover, securities purchased by us that are liquid at the time of purchase may subsequently become illiquid due to events relating to the issuer of the securities, market events, economic conditions or investor perceptions, or the absence of active investment market participants making it more difficult to sell and fair value these securities.

Price declines in the corporate leveraged loan market may adversely affect the fair value of our portfolio, reducing our net asset value through increased net unrealized depreciation and the incurrence of realized losses.

Conditions in the U.S. corporate debt market may experience disruption or deterioration in the future, which may cause pricing levels to decline or be volatile. As a result, our net asset value could decline through an increase in unrealized depreciation and incurrence of realized losses in connection with the sale of our investments, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our ability to achieve our investment objective depends on our Advisors’ ability to manage and support our investment process. If our Advisors were to lose a significant number of their respective key professionals, or terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement and/or the Sub-Advisory Agreement, our ability to sustain our investment objective could be significantly harmed.

We do not have employees. Additionally, we have no internal management capacity other than our appointed executive officers and are dependent upon the investment expertise, skill and network of business contacts of our Advisors to achieve our investment objective. Our Advisors evaluate, negotiate, structure, execute, monitor, and service our investments. Our success depends to a significant extent on the continued service and coordination of our Advisors, including their respective key professionals. The departure of a significant number of key professionals from KKR and CNL could have a material adverse effect on our ability to sustain our investment objective. Our Advisors do not currently plan to enter into employment contracts with such key professionals.

Our ability to sustain our investment objective also depends on the continued ability of our Advisors to identify, analyze, invest in, finance, and monitor companies that meet our investment criteria. Our Advisors’ capabilities in structuring the investment process, providing competent, attentive and efficient services to us, and facilitating access to financing on acceptable terms depend on the involvement of investment professionals of adequate number and sophistication to match the corresponding flow of transactions. To sustain our investment objective, our Advisors may need to retain, hire, train, supervise, and manage new investment professionals to participate in our investment selection and monitoring process. Our Advisors may not be able to find qualified investment professionals in a timely manner or at all. Any failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, both the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement have termination provisions that allow the agreements to be terminated by us on 60 days’ notice without penalty. Our Investment Advisory Agreement may be terminated at any time, without penalty, by CNL upon 120 days’ notice to us. The Sub-Advisory Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by KKR upon 120 days’ notice and may be terminated, without the payment of penalty, by CNL upon 60 days’ notice if our board of directors or holders of a majority of our outstanding shares of common stock so direct. In addition, CNL and KKR have agreed that, in the event that one of them is removed by us other than for cause, or the advisory agreement of either of them is not renewed, the other will also terminate its agreement with us. The termination of either agreement may adversely affect the quality of our investment opportunities. In addition, in the event either agreement were terminated, it may be difficult for us to replace CNL or for CNL to replace KKR and we would no longer have the ability to co-invest in privately negotiated transactions unless we filed a new SEC Exemptive Order.

 

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The amount of any distributions we may make on our common stock is uncertain. We may not be able to pay you distributions, or be able to sustain distributions at any particular level, and our distributions per share, if any, may not grow over time, and our distributions per share may be reduced.

We pay distributions out of assets legally available for distribution. However, we cannot assure you that we will achieve investment results that will allow us to sustain a consistent targeted level of cash distributions or year-to-year increases in cash distributions. Our ability to pay distributions might be adversely affected by the impact of the risks described in this report. In addition, the inability to satisfy the asset coverage test applicable to us as a business development company and certain covenants in our credit facilities can limit our ability to pay distributions. We cannot assure you that we will continue to pay distributions to our shareholders in the future.

Distributions on our common stock may exceed our taxable earnings and profits; therefore, portions of the distributions that we pay may represent a return of capital to you, which will (i) lower your tax basis in your shares and thereby increase the amount of capital gain (or decrease the amount of capital loss) realized upon a subsequent sale or redemption of such shares, and (ii) reduce the amount of funds we have for investment in portfolio companies. We have not established any limit on the extent to which we may use borrowings, if any, or offering proceeds to fund distributions (which may reduce the amount of capital we ultimately invest in portfolio companies).

We may pay our distributions from offering proceeds or from borrowings in anticipation of future cash flow, which may constitute a return of your capital and will lower your tax basis in your shares, thereby increasing the amount of capital gain (or decreasing the amount of capital loss) realized upon a subsequent sale or redemption of such shares, even if such shares have not increased in value or have, in fact, lost value. Distributions from offering proceeds or from borrowings also could reduce the amount of capital we ultimately have available to invest in debt or equity securities of portfolio companies.

Because our business model depends to a significant extent upon relationships with corporations, financial institutions and investment firms, the inability of our Advisors to maintain or develop these relationships, or the failure of these relationships to generate investment opportunities, could adversely affect our business.

We expect that CNL and KKR will depend on their relationships with corporations, financial institutions and investment firms, and we rely to a significant extent upon these relationships to provide us with potential investment opportunities. If CNL or KKR fails to maintain its existing relationships or develop new relationships or sources of investment opportunities, we may not be able to grow our investment portfolio. In addition, individuals with whom CNL and KKR have relationships are not obligated to provide us with investment opportunities, and, therefore, there is no assurance that such relationships will generate investment opportunities for us.

We may face increasing competition for investment opportunities, which could delay further deployment of our capital, reduce returns and result in losses.

We compete for investments with other business development companies and investment funds (including registered investment companies, private equity funds and mezzanine funds), as well as traditional financial services companies such as commercial banks and other sources of funding. Moreover, alternative investment vehicles, such as hedge funds, continue to increase their investment focus in our target market of privately owned U.S. companies. We have experienced, and may continue to experience, increased competition from banks and investment vehicles who may continue to lend to the middle market. Additionally, the Federal Reserve and other bank regulators may periodically provide incentives to U.S. commercial banks to originate more loans in the middle market of private companies. As a result of these market participants and regulatory incentives, competition for investment opportunities in privately owned U.S. companies is strong and may intensify. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and have considerably greater financial, technical, and marketing resources than we do. For example, some competitors may have a lower cost of capital and access to funding sources that are not available to us. In addition, some competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments than us. These characteristics could allow our competitors to consider a wider variety of investments, establish more relationships and offer better pricing and more flexible structuring than we are able to do.

We may lose investment opportunities if we do not match our competitors’ pricing, terms, and investment structure criteria. If we are forced to match these competitors’ investment terms criteria, we may not be able to achieve acceptable returns on our investments or may bear substantial risk of capital loss. A significant increase in the number and/or the size of our competitors in this target market could force us to accept less attractive investment terms. Furthermore, many competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the 1940 Act imposes on us as a business development company or the source of income, asset diversification and distribution requirements we must satisfy to maintain our RIC status. The competitive pressures we face, and the manner in which we react or adjust to competitive pressures, may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, effective yield on investments, investment returns, leverage ratio, and cash flows. As a result of this competition, we may not be able to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities from time to time. Also we may not be able to identify and make investments that are consistent with our investment objective.

 

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A majority of our investment portfolio is recorded at fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by our board of directors and, as a result, there is and will be uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments.

A majority of our investment portfolio is comprised of investments that are negotiated and originated directly with portfolio companies. Such investments should be considered illiquid or requiring a lengthy time to sell. Additionally, such investments feature more uncertainty as to the precise accuracy of their fair market value since these investments are not positioned in any active securities exchange or secondary market that would otherwise enable informed market participants and dealers to submit bid prices.

Under the 1940 Act, we are required to carry our portfolio investments at market value or, if there is no readily available market value, at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by our board of directors. There is not a public market or active secondary market for many of the securities of the privately held companies in which we invest. The majority of our investments are not publicly traded or actively traded on a secondary market but, instead, may be traded on a privately negotiated over-the-counter secondary market for institutional investors. As a result, we value a majority of our securities quarterly at fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with valuation policy and procedures approved by our board of directors.

The determination of fair value, and thus the amount of unrealized gains or losses we may recognize in any reporting period, is to a degree subjective, and our Advisors have a conflict of interest in making recommendations of fair value. We value our investments quarterly at fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by our board of directors based on input from our Advisors. Our board of directors utilizes the services of an independent third-party valuation firm to aid us in determining the fair value of certain securities. The types of factors that may be considered in determining the fair values of our investments include the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparison to publicly traded companies, discounted cash flow, current market interest rates and other relevant factors. Because such valuations, and particularly valuations of private securities and private companies, are inherently uncertain, the valuations may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time due to changes in current market conditions. The determinations of fair value in accordance with procedures established by our board of directors may differ materially from the values that would have been used if an active market and market quotations existed for such investments. Our net asset value could be adversely affected if the determinations regarding the fair value of the investments were materially higher than the values that we ultimately realize upon the disposal of such investments. Additionally, a substantial over-estimate of the fair value of our investments may result in excessive borrowing advances relative to collateral value in certain of our credit facilities and lead to remedial margin calls.

Our board of directors may change our operating policies and strategies without prior notice or shareholder approval, the effects of which may be adverse to our shareholders.

Our board of directors has the authority to modify or waive current operating policies, investment criteria and strategies without prior notice and without shareholder approval. We cannot predict the effect any changes to current operating policies, investment criteria and strategies would have on our business, net asset value, operating results and the value of our securities. However, the effects might be adverse, which could negatively impact our ability to pay you distributions and cause you to lose all or part of your investment. Moreover, we will have significant flexibility in investing the net proceeds of the Offering and may use the net proceeds from the Offering in ways with which investors in us may not agree.

Changes in laws or regulations governing our operations may adversely affect our business or cause us to alter our business strategy.

We and our portfolio companies are subject to regulation at the local, state, and federal levels. Changes to the laws and regulations governing our permitted investments may require a change to our investment strategy. Such changes could differ materially from our strategies and plans as set forth in our prospectus and may shift our investment focus from the areas of expertise of our Advisors. Thus, any such changes, if they occur, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment in us.

We may experience fluctuations in our operating results.

We could experience fluctuations in our operating results due to a number of factors, including our ability or inability to make investments in companies that meet our investment criteria, interest rates and default rates on the debt securities we acquire, the level of our expenses, variations in and the timing of the recognition of realized and unrealized gains or losses, the degree to which we encounter competition in our markets, and general economic conditions. These occurrences could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, the value of your investment in us and our ability to pay distributions to you and our other shareholders.

Any unrealized losses we experience on our portfolio may be an indication of future realized losses, which could reduce our income available for distribution.

As a business development company, we are required to carry our investments at market value or, if no market value is ascertainable, at the fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by our board of directors. Decreases in the market values or fair values of our investments relative to amortized cost will be recorded as unrealized depreciation. Any unrealized losses in our loan portfolio could be an indication of a portfolio company’s inability to meet its repayment obligations to us with respect to the affected loans. This could result in realized losses in the future and ultimately in reductions of our income available for distribution in future periods. In addition, decreases in the market value or fair value of our investments will reduce our net asset value.

 

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We are a non-diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, and therefore we are not limited with respect to the proportion of our assets that may be invested in securities of a single issuer.

We are classified as a non-diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, which means that we are not limited by the 1940 Act with respect to the proportion of our assets that we may invest in securities of a single issuer. To the extent that we hold large positions in the securities of a small number of issuers, or within a particular industry, our net asset value may fluctuate to a greater extent than that of a diversified investment company as a result of changes in the issuer’s financial condition or the market’s assessment of the issuer. We may also be more susceptible to any single economic or regulatory occurrence than a diversified investment company. However, we are subject to the diversification requirements applicable to RICs under Subchapter M of the Code.

We are dependent on information systems and systems failures could significantly disrupt our business, which may, in turn, negatively affect our liquidity, financial condition or results of operations.

Our business is dependent on our and third parties’ communications and information systems. Any failure or interruption of those systems, including as a result of the termination of an agreement with any third-party service providers, could cause delays or other problems in our activities. Our financial, accounting, data processing, backup or other operating systems and facilities may fail to operate properly or become disabled or damaged as a result of a number of factors including events that are wholly or partially beyond our control. There could be:

 

    sudden electrical or telecommunications outages;

 

    natural disasters such as earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes;

 

    disease pandemics;

 

    events arising from local or larger scale political or social matters, including terrorist acts; and

 

    cyber-attacks.

These events, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and negatively affect the net asset value of our common stock and our ability to pay dividends to our shareholders.

We are exposed to risks resulting from the current low interest rate environment.

Since we will borrow money to make investments, our net investment income depends, in part, upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds and the rate at which we invest those funds. The current, historically low interest rate environment can, depending on our cost of capital, depress our net investment income, even though the terms of our investments generally will include a minimum interest rate. In addition, any reduction in the level of interest rates on new investments relative to interest rates on our current investments could adversely impact our net investment income, reducing our ability to service the interest obligations on, and to repay the principal of, our indebtedness, as well as our capacity to pay distributions. Any such developments would result in a decline in our net asset value and in net asset value per share. Floating interest rate investments tied to certain indices that tend to lag behind the market may perform better in a falling interest rate environment, while floating interest rate investments tied to other indices, such as LIBOR, may do better in a rising rate environment. Not all investments perform alike under different interest rate scenarios. Generally, our variable interest rate debt investments provide for interest payments based on three-month LIBOR (the base rate) and typically, every three months, the base rates are reset to then prevailing three-month LIBOR.

The downgrade of the U.S. credit rating and the economic crisis in Europe could negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In August 2011, and later affirmed in August 2013, Standard & Poor’s Rating Services lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the U.S. from “AAA” to “AA+.” Moody’s and Fitch Ratings, Inc. have also warned that they may downgrade the U.S. federal government’s credit rating. In addition, the economic downturn and the significant government interventions into the financial markets and fiscal stimulus spending over the last several years have contributed to significantly increased U.S. budget deficits. The U.S. government has on several occasions adopted legislation to suspend the federal debt ceiling. If the debt ceiling is not increased, the U.S. Treasury Department will not be authorized to issue additional debt that increases the current amount outstanding. Further downgrades or warnings by S&P or other rating agencies, and the U.S. government’s credit and deficit concerns in general, including issues around the federal debt ceiling, could cause interest rates and borrowing costs to rise, which may negatively impact both the perception of credit risk associated with our debt portfolio and our ability to access the debt markets on favorable terms. Furthermore, in February 2014, the Federal Reserve began scaling back its bond-buying program, or quantitative easing, which it ended in October 2014. Quantitative easing was designed to stimulate the economy and expand the Federal Reserve’s holdings of long-term securities until key economic indicators, such as the unemployment rate, showed signs of improvement. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates in December 2015, and indicated that it may raise interest rates again in 2016. It is unclear what effect, if any, the end of quantitative easing and the Federal Reserve’s stated intentions to raise interest rates will have on the value of our investments or our ability to access the debt markets on favorable terms.

 

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Additionally, in 2010, a financial crisis emerged in Europe, triggered by high budget deficits and rising direct and contingent sovereign debt in Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain, which created concerns about the ability of these nations to continue to service their sovereign debt obligations. In 2012, Standard & Poor’s Rating Services lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating for several large European countries (“EU countries”), which has negatively impacted global markets and economic conditions. While the financial stability of such countries has improved, risks resulting from any future debt crisis in Europe or any similar crisis could have a detrimental impact on the global economic recovery, sovereign and non-sovereign debt in these countries and the financial condition of U.S. and European financial institutions. Market disruptions in Europe, including the increased cost of funding for certain governments and financial institutions, could negatively impact the global economy, and there can be no assurance that assistance packages will be available, or if available, will be sufficient to stabilize countries and markets in Europe. To the extent uncertainty regarding any economic recovery in Europe negatively impacts consumer confidence levels and spending, personal bankruptcy rates, levels of incurrence and default on consumer debt and home prices, or other credit factors, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be significantly and adversely affected.

Although the U.S. lawmakers have taken steps to avoid further downgrades, U.S. budget deficit concerns and similar conditions in Europe have increased the possibility of additional credit-rating downgrades and worsening global economic and market conditions. There can be no assurance that current or future governmental measures to mitigate these conditions will be effective. These conditions, government actions and future developments may cause interest rates and borrowing costs to rise, which may adversely impact our ability to access debt financing on favorable terms. Continued or future adverse economic conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Future disruptions or instability in capital markets could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

From time to time, the global capital markets may experience periods of disruption and instability, which could materially and adversely impact the broader financial and credit markets and reduce the availability to us of debt and equity capital. For example, between 2008 and 2009, instability in the global capital markets resulted in disruptions in liquidity in the debt capital markets, significant write-offs in the financial services sector, the repricing of credit risk in the broadly syndicated credit market, the failure of major domestic and international financial institutions and a response from the U.S. Federal Reserve of lowering interest rates and quantitative easing. While market conditions have experienced relative stability in recent years, there have been continuing periods of volatility and there can be no assurance that adverse market conditions will not repeat themselves in the future which may require similar, or more experimental action by the U.S. Federal Reserve, such as negative interest rates. Global capital markets are sensitive to U.S. domestic and international economic conditions, social and political tensions, military conflict, and terrorism, including the financial stability of EU countries, perceived or actual downturns in China’s economy, further and sustained depreciation in the price of oil, and political and social unrest and military conflict in the Middle East.

We monitor U.S and global developments and seek to manage our investments in a manner consistent with achieving our investment objectives, however, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in doing so. The re-appearance of market conditions similar to those experienced from 2008 through 2009 for any substantial length of time could lead to increased market volatility and tighter credit markets, which could make it difficult to extend the maturity of or refinance our existing indebtedness or obtain new indebtedness with similar terms. Significant changes or volatility in the capital markets may also have a negative effect on the valuations of our investments. While most of our investments will not be publicly traded, applicable accounting standards require us to assume as part of our valuation process that our investments are sold in a principal market to market participants (even if we plan on holding an investment through its maturity) and impairments of the market values or fair market values of our investments, even if unrealized, must be reflected in our financial statements for the applicable period, which could result in significant reductions to our net asset value for the period. With certain limited exceptions, we are only allowed to borrow amounts or issue debt securities if our asset coverage, as calculated pursuant to the 1940 Act, equals at least 200% immediately after such borrowing. Equity capital may also be difficult to raise during periods of adverse or volatile market conditions because, subject to some limited exceptions, as a BDC, we are generally not able to issue additional shares of our common stock at a price less than net asset value without first obtaining approval for such issuance from our stockholders and our independent directors. If we are unable to raise capital or refinance existing debt on acceptable terms, then we may be limited in our ability to make new commitments or to fund existing commitments to our portfolio companies. Significant changes in the capital markets may also affect the pace of our investment activity and the potential for liquidity events involving our investments. Thus, the illiquidity of our investments may make it difficult for us to sell such investments to access capital if required, and as a result, we could realize significantly less than the value at which we have recorded our investments if we were required to sell them for liquidity purposes.

 

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Risks Related to Our Advisors and their Respective Affiliates

Our Advisors and their respective affiliates have limited experience managing a business development company.

Our Advisors and their respective affiliates have only four years of experience managing a vehicle regulated as a business development company and may not be able to continue to operate our business successfully or achieve our investment objective. As a result, an investment in our securities may entail more risk than the securities of a comparable company with a substantial operating history.

The 1940 Act and the Code impose numerous constraints on the operations of business development companies and RICs that do not apply to the other types of investment vehicles previously managed by our Advisors and their respective affiliates. For example, under the 1940 Act, business development companies are generally required to invest at least 70% of their total assets primarily in securities of qualifying U.S. private or thinly traded companies. Moreover, qualification for RIC tax treatment under subchapter M of the Code requires satisfaction of source-of-income, asset diversification and other requirements. Any failure by us to comply with these provisions could prevent us from maintaining our qualification as a business development company or RIC or could force us to pay unexpected taxes and penalties, which could be material. Our Advisors’ and their respective affiliates’ limited experience in managing a portfolio of assets under such constraints may hinder their ability to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities and, as a result, achieve our investment objective.

Our Advisors and their respective affiliates, including our officers and some of our directors, may face conflicts of interest caused by compensation arrangements with us and our affiliates, which could result in increased risk-taking by us.

Our Advisors and their respective affiliates will receive substantial fees from us in return for their services, including certain incentive fees based on the amount of appreciation of our investments. These fees could influence the advice provided to us. Generally, the more equity we sell in public offerings and the greater the risk assumed by us with respect to our investments, the greater the potential for growth in our assets and profits (and, correlatively, the fees payable by us to the Managing Dealer and our Advisors). These compensation arrangements could affect our Advisors’ or their respective affiliates’ judgment with respect to public offerings of equity and investments made by us, which allow the Managing Dealer to earn additional selling commissions and marketing support fees and our Advisors to earn increased asset management fees.

The time and resources that individuals associated with our Advisors devote to us may be diverted, and we may face additional competition due to the fact that neither CNL nor KKR is prohibited from raising money for or managing another entity that makes the same types of investments that we target.

Our Advisors and their respective affiliates currently manage other investment entities and are not prohibited from raising money for and managing future investment entities that make the same types of investments as those we target. As a result, the time and resources that our Advisors devote to us may be diverted, and during times of intense activity in other programs they may devote less time and resources to our business than is necessary or appropriate. In addition, we may compete with any such investment entity for the same investors and investment opportunities.

Our Advisors will experience conflicts of interest in connection with the management of our business affairs.

Our Advisors will experience conflicts of interest in connection with the management of our business affairs, including relating to the allocation of investment opportunities by our Advisors and their respective affiliates; compensation to our Advisors; services that may be provided by our Advisors and their respective affiliates to issuers in which we invest; investments by us and other clients of our Advisors, subject to the limitations of the 1940 Act; the formation of additional investment funds by our Advisors; differing recommendations given by our Advisors to us versus other clients; our Advisors’ use of information gained from issuers in our portfolio for investments by other clients, subject to applicable law; and restrictions on our Advisors’ use of “inside information” with respect to potential investments by us.

Our Advisors and their respective affiliates may have an incentive to delay a liquidity event, which may result in actions that are not in the best interest of our stockholders.

We will pay certain amounts to our Managing Dealer and participating broker-dealers in connection with the distribution of our shares for the ongoing marketing, sale and distribution of such shares, including an ongoing distribution and shareholder servicing fee. The ongoing distribution and shareholder servicing fee will terminate for all shareholders upon a liquidity event. As such, our Advisors may have an incentive to delay a liquidity event or making such recommendation to our board if such amounts receivable by our Managing Dealer have not been fully paid. A delay in a liquidity event may not be in the best interests of our shareholders.

 

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Our Advisors and their respective affiliates may experience conflicts of interest in connection with the negotiation of arranging and other transaction-related fees paid by our portfolio companies.

In negotiating originated loans and certain other originated credit investments on our behalf, our Advisors and their affiliates may have the ability to negotiate the payment of arranging and other transaction-related fees by the relevant counterparty to our Advisors and their affiliates and/or an original issue discount (“OID”). In such circumstances, our Advisors will face a conflict of interest to the extent that a portion of any arranging or transaction-related fees payable to our Advisors and their affiliates may be retained by our Advisors and their affiliates, whereas any OID provided by the relevant counterparty would solely benefit us.

Our Advisors may face conflicts of interest with respect to services performed for issuers in which we invest.

Our Advisors and their affiliates may provide a broad range of financial services to companies in which we invest, in compliance with applicable law, and will generally be paid fees for such services. In addition, affiliates of our Advisors may act as underwriters or placement agents in connection with an offering of securities by one of the companies in our portfolio. Any compensation received by our Advisors for providing these services will not be shared with us and may be received before we realize a return on our investment. Our Advisors may face conflicts of interest with respect to services performed for these companies, on the one hand, and investments recommended to us, on the other hand. Depending on the nature and magnitude of the fees, we could perform these services through a taxable subsidiary.

Our Advisors have incentives to favor their respective other accounts and clients over us, which may result in conflicts of interest that could be harmful to us.

Because our Advisors and their respective affiliates manage assets for other investment companies, pooled investment vehicles and/or other accounts (including institutional clients, pension plans and certain high net worth individuals), certain conflicts of interest are present. For instance, an Advisor and its affiliates may receive fees from certain accounts that are higher than the fees received by our Advisor from us, or receive a performance-based fee on certain accounts. In those instances, a portfolio manager for our Advisor has an incentive to favor the higher fee and/or performance-based fee accounts over us. In addition, a conflict of interest exists to the extent an Advisor has proprietary investments in certain accounts, where its portfolio managers or other employees have personal investments in certain accounts, or when certain accounts are investment options in our Advisor’s employee benefit plans. Our Advisors have an incentive to favor these accounts over us. Our board of directors monitors these conflicts.

An Advisor’s actions on behalf of its other accounts and clients may be adverse to us and our investments and harmful to us.

Our Advisors and their respective affiliates manage assets for accounts other than us, including private funds (for purposes of this section, “Advisor Funds”). Actions taken by an Advisor on behalf of its Advisor Funds may be adverse to us and our investments which could harm our performance. For example, we may invest in the same credit obligations as other Advisor Funds, although, to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, our investments may include different obligations of the same issuer. Decisions made with respect to the securities held by one Advisor Fund may cause (or have the potential to cause) harm to a different class of securities of the issuer held by other Advisor Funds (including us). As a further example, an Advisor may manage accounts that engage in short sales of (or otherwise take short positions in) securities or other instruments of the type in which we invest, which could harm our performance for the benefit of the accounts taking short positions, if such short positions cause the market value of the securities to fall.

Our access to confidential information may restrict our ability to take action with respect to some investments, which, in turn, may negatively affect our results of operations.

We, directly or through our Advisors, may obtain confidential information about the companies in which we have invested or may invest. If we possess confidential information about such companies, there may be restrictions on our ability to make, dispose of, increase the amount of, or otherwise take action with respect to, an investment in those companies. The impact of these restrictions on our ability to take action with respect to our investments could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

Our Advisors or their respective affiliates currently serve as advisers to one other business development company with substantially the same investment objectives and strategies as the Company, thereby subjecting our Advisors and their respective affiliates to actual and potential conflicts of interests in connection with the management of our business affairs.

The members of the senior management and investment teams of CNL, KKR, and certain of their respective affiliates are presently, and plan in the future to continue to be, involved with activities which are unrelated to us, including serving as officers, directors or principals of entities that operate in the same or a related line of business as us. For example, CNL’s senior management and investment teams and other CNL personnel also serve in similar capacities to the investment adviser for Corporate Capital Trust II, another business development company affiliated with CNL Financial Group. By serving in these multiple capacities, they may have obligations to Corporate Capital Trust II and/or other entities, and to the investors of such entities, which may conflict with our best interests or the best interest of our shareholders. For instance, we rely on CNL to manage our day-to-day activities and to implement our investment strategy. As a result of these activities, CNL, its senior management, investment team and other personnel, and certain of CNL’s affiliates may have conflicts of interest in allocating their time between us and the other activities in which they are or may become involved, including the management of Corporate Capital Trust II and other entities affiliated with CNL Financial Group. Similarly, KKR, on which CNL relies to assist it in identifying investment opportunities and making investment recommendations, may have similar conflicts of interest, including serving as the investment sub-adviser to Corporate Capital Trust II. CNL, KKR and their respective managers, partners, officers and employees will devote only so much of its or their time to our business as CNL, KKR and their respective employees determine, in their respective judgments, is reasonably required, which may be substantially less than their full time.

 

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Furthermore, our investment objectives overlap with those of Corporate Capital Trust II, and may overlap with the investment objectives of other clients and affiliates of CNL and KKR, subjecting our Advisors to additional conflicts of interest. For example, we may compete for investments with Corporate Capital Trust II, thereby subjecting our Advisors and their affiliates to certain conflicts of interest with respect to evaluating the suitability of investment opportunities and making or recommending acquisitions on our behalf. To mitigate these conflicts, our Advisors will seek to execute such transactions for all of the participating investment accounts, including us, on a fair and equitable basis and in accordance with their respective allocation policies, taking into account such factors as the relative amounts of capital available for new investments, the investment programs and portfolio positions of the participating investment accounts, the clients for which participation is appropriate, and any other factors deemed appropriate.

Our Advisors will face restrictions on their use of inside information about existing or potential investments that they acquire through their relationships with other advisory clients, and those restrictions may limit the freedom of our Advisors to enter into or exit from investments for us, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

In the course of their respective duties, the members, officers, directors, employees, principals or affiliates of our Advisors may come into possession of material, non-public information. The possession of such information may, to our detriment, limit the ability of our Advisors to buy or sell a security or otherwise to participate in an investment opportunity for us. In certain circumstances, employees of our Advisors may serve as board members or in other capacities for portfolio or potential portfolio companies, which could restrict our ability to trade in the securities of such companies. For example, if personnel of an Advisor come into possession of material non-public information with respect to our investments, such personnel will be restricted by our Advisor’s information-sharing policies and procedures or by law or contract from sharing such information with our management team, even where the disclosure of such information would be in our best interests or would otherwise influence decisions taken by the members of the management team with respect to that investment. This conflict and these procedures and practices may limit the freedom of our Advisors to enter into or exit from potentially profitable investments for us which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will be able to fully leverage the resources and industry expertise of our Advisors’ other businesses. Additionally, there may be circumstances in which one or more individuals associated with an Advisor will be precluded from providing services to us because of certain confidential information available to those individuals or to other parts of our Advisor.

We may be obligated to pay our Advisors incentive fees even if we incur a net loss due to a decline in the value of our portfolio and even if our earned interest income is not payable in cash.

Our Investment Advisory Agreement entitles CNL to receive an incentive fee based on our pre-incentive fee net investment income regardless of any capital losses. In such case, we may be required to pay CNL an incentive fee for a fiscal quarter even if there is a decline in the value of our portfolio or if we incur a net loss for that quarter. CNL will pay 50% of any such incentive fee to KKR.

Any incentive fee payable by us that relates to our pre-incentive fee net investment income may be computed and paid on income that may include interest that has been accrued but not yet received or interest in the form of securities received rather than cash (“payment-in-kind,” or “PIK,” income). If a portfolio company defaults on a loan that is structured to provide accrued interest income, it is possible that accrued interest income previously included in the calculation of the incentive fee will become uncollectible. Our Advisors are not obligated to reimburse us for any part of the incentive fee they received that was based on accrued interest income that we never received as a result of a subsequent default. PIK income will be included in the pre-incentive fee net investment income used to calculate the incentive fee to our Advisors even though we do not receive the income in the form of cash.

The quarterly incentive fee on income is recognized and paid without regard to: (i) the trend of pre-incentive fee net investment income as a percent of adjusted capital over multiple quarters in arrears which may in fact be consistently less than the preference return, or (ii) the net income or net loss in the current calendar quarter, the current year or any combination of prior periods.

For federal income tax purposes, we may be required to recognize taxable income in some circumstances in which we do not receive a corresponding payment in cash and to make distributions with respect to such income to maintain our status as a RIC and/or minimize excise tax. Under such circumstances, we may have difficulty meeting the annual distribution requirement necessary to maintain RIC tax treatment under the Code. This difficulty in making the required distribution may be amplified to the extent that we are required to pay a subordinated incentive fee on income with respect to such accrued income. As a result, we may have to sell some of our investments at times and/or at prices we would not consider advantageous, raise additional debt or equity capital, or forgo new investment opportunities for this purpose. If we are not able to obtain cash from other sources, we may fail to qualify for RIC tax treatment and thus become subject to corporate-level income tax.

 

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Our incentive fee may induce our Advisors to make speculative investments.

The incentive fee payable by us to CNL (50% of which will be paid to KKR) may create an incentive for our Advisors to make investments on our behalf that are risky or more speculative than would be the case in the absence of such compensation arrangements. The way in which the incentive fee is determined may encourage our Advisors to use leverage to increase the leveraged return on our investment portfolio.

In addition, the fact that our base management fee— a portion of which is paid to KKR —is payable based upon our average gross assets (which includes any borrowings for investment purposes, any unrealized depreciation or appreciation on the TRS Portfolio and any cash collateral on deposit pursuant to the terms of the TRS) may encourage our Advisors to use leverage to make additional investments. Such a practice could result in our investing in more speculative securities than would otherwise be the case, which could result in higher investment losses, particularly during cyclical economic downturns. Under certain circumstances, the use of substantial leverage may increase the likelihood of our defaulting on our borrowings, which would be detrimental to holders of our securities.

Our ability to enter into transactions with our affiliates will be restricted.

We are prohibited under the 1940 Act from participating in certain transactions with certain of our affiliates without the prior approval of a majority of our independent directors and, in some cases, the SEC. Any person that owns, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of our outstanding voting securities will be our affiliate for purposes of the 1940 Act, and we will generally be prohibited from buying or selling any securities from or to such affiliate on a principal basis, absent the prior approval of our board of directors and, in some cases, the SEC. The 1940 Act also prohibits certain “joint” transactions with certain of our affiliates, which in certain circumstances could include investments in the same portfolio company (whether at the same or different times to the extent the transaction involves a joint investment), without prior approval of our board of directors and, in some cases, the SEC. If a person acquires more than 25% of our voting securities, we will be prohibited from buying or selling any security from or to such person or certain of that person’s affiliates, or entering into prohibited joint transactions with such persons, absent the prior approval of the SEC. Similar restrictions limit our ability to transact business with our officers or directors or their affiliates. The SEC has interpreted the business development company regulations governing transactions with affiliates to prohibit certain joint transactions involving entities that share a common investment advisor. As a result of these restrictions, we may be prohibited from buying or selling any security from or to any portfolio company that is controlled by a fund managed by either of our Advisors or their respective affiliates without the prior approval of the SEC, which may limit the scope of investment opportunities that would otherwise be available to us.

We may, however, invest alongside our Advisors’ and their respective affiliates’ other clients, including other entities they manage, which we refer to as affiliates’ other clients, in certain circumstances when doing so is consistent with applicable law and SEC staff interpretations and guidance. We may also invest alongside the other clients of our Advisors, as otherwise permissible under regulatory guidance, applicable regulations and the Advisors’ allocation policies. It is our policy to base our board of directors’ determinations as to the amount of capital available for investment are based on such factors as: the amount of cash on-hand, existing commitments and reserves, the targeted leverage level, the targeted asset mix and diversification requirements and other investment policies and restrictions set by our board of directors or imposed by applicable laws, rules, regulations or interpretations. However, there can be no assurance that investment opportunities will be allocated to us fairly or equitably in the short-term or over time.

The SEC Exemptive Order granted by the SEC to us, our Advisors and certain of their respective affiliates, permits us to participate in certain transactions originated by the Advisors or their respective affiliates. However, affiliates of our Advisors whose primary business includes the origination of investments may engage in investment advisory businesses with client accounts that compete with us, and those affiliates have no obligation to make their originated investment opportunities available to our Advisors or to us.

In situations when co-investment with affiliates’ other clients is not permitted under the 1940 Act and related rules, existing or future staff guidance, or the terms and conditions of exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC (as discussed above), our Advisors will need to decide which client or clients will proceed with the investment. Generally, we will not have an entitlement to make a co-investment in these circumstances and, to the extent that another client elects to proceed with the investment, we will not be permitted to participate. Moreover, except in certain circumstances, we are unable to invest in any issuer in whom an affiliate’s other client holds a controlling interest.

We may make investments that could give rise to a conflict of interest.

We do not expect to invest in, or hold securities of, companies that are controlled by affiliates’ other clients. However, an affiliates’ other clients may invest in, and gain control over, one of our portfolio companies. If an affiliates’ other client, or clients, gains control over one of our portfolio companies, it may create conflicts of interest and may subject us to certain restrictions under the 1940 Act. As a result of these conflicts and restrictions our Advisors may be unable to implement our investment strategies as effectively as they could have in the absence of such conflicts or restrictions. For example, as a result of a conflict or restriction, our Advisors may be unable to engage in certain transactions that they would otherwise pursue. In order to avoid these conflicts and restrictions, our Advisors may choose to exit such investments prematurely and, as a result, we would forego any positive returns associated with such investments. In addition, to the extent that an affiliates’ other client holds a different class of securities than us as a result of such transactions, our interests may not be aligned.

The recommendations given to us by our Advisors may differ from those rendered to their other clients.

Our Advisors and their affiliates may give advice and recommend securities to other clients which may differ from advice given to, or securities recommended or bought for, us even though such other clients’ investment objectives may be similar to ours.

 

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We are not managed by KKR & Co. or CNL Financial Group, but rather subsidiaries of both and may not replicate the success of those entities.

We are managed by our Advisors and not by CNL Financial Group or KKR & Co. Our performance may be lower or higher than the performance of other entities managed by CNL Financial Group or KKR & Co. or their affiliates and their past performance is no guarantee of our future results.

Our Advisors’ liability is limited under the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, and we are required to indemnify our Advisors against certain liabilities, which may lead our Advisors to act in a riskier manner on our behalf than it would when acting for its own account.

Our Advisors have not assumed any responsibility to us other than to render the services described in the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, and they will not be responsible for any action of our board of directors in declining to follow our Advisors’ advice or recommendations. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, our Advisors and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, members, agents, employees, controlling persons, and any other person or entity affiliated with, or acting on behalf of our Advisors will not be liable to us for their acts under the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard in the performance of their duties. We have also agreed to indemnify, defend and protect our Advisors and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, members, agents, employees, controlling persons and any other person or entity affiliated with, or acting on behalf of our Advisors with respect to all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses resulting from acts of our Advisors not arising out of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard in the performance of their duties. These protections may lead our Advisors to act in a riskier manner when acting on our behalf than it would when acting for its own account.

Our Advisors’ net worth is not available to satisfy our liabilities and other obligations.

As required by the Omnibus Guidelines, as adopted by the North American Securities Administrators Association, our Advisors and their parent entities have an aggregate net worth in excess of $22.1 million. However, no portion of such net worth will be available to us to satisfy any of our liabilities or other obligations. The use of our own funds to satisfy such liabilities or other obligations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to Business Development Companies

The requirement that we invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets could preclude us from investing in accordance with our current business strategy; conversely, the failure to invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets could result in our failure to maintain our status as a business development company.

As a business development company, the 1940 Act prohibits us from acquiring any assets other than certain qualifying assets unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such acquisition, at least 70% of our total assets are qualifying assets. Therefore, we may be precluded from investing in what we believe are attractive investments if such investments are not qualifying assets. Conversely, if we fail to invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets, we could lose our status as a business development company, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Similarly, these rules could prevent us from making additional investments in existing portfolio companies, which could result in the dilution of our position, or could require us to dispose of investments at an inopportune time to comply with the 1940 Act. If we were forced to sell non-qualifying investments in the portfolio for compliance purposes, the proceeds from such sale could be significantly less than the current value of such investments.

Failure to maintain our status as a business development company would reduce our operating flexibility.

If we do not remain a business development company, we might be regulated as a closed-end investment company under the 1940 Act, which would subject us to substantially more regulatory restrictions and correspondingly decrease our operating flexibility.

Regulations governing our operation as a business development company and RIC affect our ability to raise capital and the way in which we raise additional capital or borrow for investment purposes, which may have a negative effect on our growth. As a business development company, the necessity of raising additional capital may expose us to risks, including risks associated with leverage.

As a result of the annual distribution requirement to qualify as a RIC, we may need to access the capital markets periodically to raise cash to fund new investments in portfolio companies. We may continue to issue “senior securities,” including borrowing money from banks or other financial institutions only in amounts such that our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 200% after such incurrence or issuance. The senior securities we have issued, as well as senior securities we may issue in the future, expose us to risks associated with leverage, including an increased risk of loss. Our ability to issue different types of securities is also limited. Compliance with these distribution requirements may unfavorably limit our investment opportunities and reduce our ability in comparison to other companies to profit from favorable spreads between the rates at which we can borrow and the rates at which we can lend.

 

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We have and may continue to borrow for investment purposes. If the value of our assets declines, we may be unable to satisfy the asset coverage test, which would prohibit us from paying distributions and could prevent us from qualifying as a RIC, which would generally result in a corporate-level tax on any income and net gains. If we cannot satisfy the asset coverage test, we may be required to sell a portion of our investments and, depending on the nature of our debt financing, repay a portion of our indebtedness at a time when such sales may be disadvantageous. Also, any amounts that we use to service our indebtedness would not be available for distributions to our shareholders.

In addition, we anticipate that as market conditions permit, we may securitize our loans to generate cash for funding new investments. To securitize loans, we may create a wholly owned subsidiary, contribute a pool of loans to the subsidiary and have the subsidiary issue primarily investment grade debt securities to purchasers who we would expect to be willing to accept a substantially lower interest rate than the loans earn. We would retain all or a portion of the equity in the securitized pool of loans. Our retained equity would be exposed to any losses on the portfolio of loans before any of the debt securities would be exposed to such losses. Accordingly, if the pool of loans experienced a low level of losses due to defaults, we would earn an incremental amount of income on our retained equity but we would be exposed, up to the amount of equity we retained, to that proportion of any losses we would have experienced if we had continued to hold the loans in our portfolio.

Risks Related to Our Investments

Our investments in portfolio companies may be risky, and we could lose all or part of our investment.

We pursue a strategy focused on investing primarily in the debt of privately owned U.S. companies with a focus on originated transactions sourced through the networks of our Advisors. Short transaction closing timeframes associated with originated transactions coupled with added tax or accounting structuring complexity and international transactions may result in a higher risk in comparison to non-originated transactions.

 

    Senior Debt. When we invest in senior debt, we generally seek to take a security interest in the available assets of the portfolio company, including equity interests in any of its subsidiaries. These investments will generally take the form of senior secured first lien loans, senior secured second lien loans, or senior secured bonds. There is a risk that the collateral securing our investments may decrease in value over time or lose its entire value, may be difficult to sell in a timely manner, may be difficult to appraise and may fluctuate in value based upon the success of the business and market conditions, including as a result of the inability of the portfolio company to raise additional capital. Also, in some circumstances, our lien could be subordinated to claims of other creditors. In addition, deterioration in a portfolio company’s financial condition and prospects, including its inability to raise additional capital, may be accompanied by deterioration in the value of the collateral for the loan. Consequently, the fact that a loan is secured does not guarantee that we will receive principal and interest payments according to the loan’s terms, or at all, or that we will be able to collect on the loan should we decide to enforce our remedies.

 

    Subordinated Debt. Our subordinated debt investments are generally subordinated to senior debt and are generally unsecured, which may result in a heightened level of risk and volatility or a loss of principal, which could lead to the loss of the entire investment. These investments may involve additional risks that could adversely affect our investment returns as compared to our senior debt investments. To the extent interest payments associated with such debt are deferred, such debt may be subject to greater fluctuations in valuations, and such debt could subject us and our shareholders to non-cash income. Since we will not receive any principal repayments prior to the maturity of some of our subordinated debt investments, such investments will be of greater risk than amortizing loans.

 

    Equity Investments. We expect to make selected equity investments which may be illiquid with no readily available market and involve more risk than senior or subordinated debt. In addition, when we invest in senior and subordinated debt, we may acquire warrants or options to purchase equity securities or benefit from other types of equity participation. Our goal is ultimately to dispose of these equity interests and realize gains upon our disposition of such interests. However, the equity interests we receive may not appreciate in value and, in fact, may decline in value. Accordingly, we may not be able to realize gains from our equity interests, and any gains that we do realize on the disposition of any equity interests may not be sufficient to offset any other losses we experience. Depending on the nature of the equity investment, we could invest through a taxable subsidiary which could impact the return on investment.

 

    Convertible Securities. We may invest in convertible securities, such as bonds, debentures, notes, preferred stocks or other securities that may be converted into, or exchanged for, a specified amount of common stock of the same or different issuer within a particular period of time at a specified price or formula. A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security’s governing instrument. If a convertible security held by us is called for redemption, we will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into the underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Any of these actions could have an adverse effect on our ability to achieve our investment objective.

 

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    Investments in Private Investment Funds or other subsidiaries. We may invest in, or wholly own, private investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, limited liability companies, REITs, and other business entities. In valuing our investments in private investment funds, we rely primarily on information provided by managers of such funds. Valuations of illiquid securities, such as interests in certain private investment funds, involve various judgments and consideration of factors that may be subjective. There is a risk that inaccurate valuations provided by managers of private investment funds could adversely affect the value of our common stock. We may not be able to withdraw our investment in certain private investment funds promptly after we have made a decision to do so, which may result in a loss to us and adversely affect our investment returns.

 

    Derivatives. Derivative investments have risks, including: the imperfect correlation between the value of such instruments and the underlying assets of the Company, which creates the possibility that the loss on such instruments may be greater than the gain in the value of the underlying assets in our portfolio; the loss of principal; the possible default of the other party to the transaction; and illiquidity of the derivative investments. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations under a derivative contract due to financial difficulties, we may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery under the derivative contract in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding, or may not recover at all. In addition, in the event of the insolvency of a counterparty to a derivative transaction, the derivative contract would typically be terminated at its fair market value. If we are owed this fair market value in the termination of the derivative contract and our claim is unsecured, we will be treated as a general creditor of such counterparty and will not have any claim with respect to the underlying security. Certain of the derivative investments in which we may invest may, in certain circumstances, give rise to a form of financial leverage, which may magnify the risk of owning such instruments. The ability to successfully use derivative investments depends on the ability of our Advisors to predict pertinent market movements, which cannot be assured. In addition, amounts paid by us as premiums and cash or other assets held in margin accounts with respect to our derivative investments would not be available to us for other investment purposes, which may result in lost opportunities for gain.

The Dodd-Frank Act could, depending on future rulemaking by regulatory agencies, impact the use of derivatives. The Dodd-Frank Act is intended to regulate the OTC derivatives market by requiring many derivative transactions to be cleared and traded on an exchange, expanding entity registration requirements, imposing business conduct requirements on dealers and requiring banks to move some derivatives trading units to a non-guaranteed affiliate separate from the deposit-taking bank or divest them altogether. Future rulemaking to implement these requirements could potentially limit or completely restrict our ability to use these instruments as a part of our investment strategy, increase the costs of using these instruments or make them less effective. Limits or restrictions applicable to the counterparties with which we engage in derivative transactions could also prevent us from using these instruments or affect the pricing or other factors relating to these instruments, or may change availability of certain investments. The SEC has also indicated that it may adopt new policies on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies. Such policies could affect the nature and extent of our use of derivatives.

The credit ratings of certain of our investments may not be indicative of the actual credit risk of such rated instruments.

Rating agencies rate debt securities based upon their assessment of the likelihood of the receipt of principal and interest payments. Rating agencies do not consider the risks of fluctuations in market value or other factors that may influence the value of debt securities. Therefore, the credit rating assigned to a particular instrument may not fully reflect the true risks of an investment in such instrument. Credit rating agencies may change their methods of evaluating credit risk and determining ratings. These changes may occur quickly and often. While we may give some consideration to ratings, ratings may not be indicative of the actual credit risk of our investments in rated instruments.

A redemption of convertible securities held by us could have an adverse effect on our ability to achieve our investment objective.

A convertible security may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible security’s governing instrument. If a convertible security held by us is called for redemption, we will be required to permit the issuer to redeem the security, convert it into the underlying common stock or sell it to a third party. Any of these actions could have an adverse effect on our ability to achieve our investment objective.

To the extent original issue discount (OID) and payment-in-kind (PIK) interest income constitute a portion of our income, we will be exposed to risks associated with the deferred receipt of cash representing such income.

Our investments may include OID and PIK instruments. To the extent OID and PIK constitute a portion of our income, we will be exposed to risks associated with such income being required to be included in income for financial reporting purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and taxable income prior to receipt of cash, including the following:

 

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    OID and PIK instruments may create heightened credit risks because the inducement to the borrower to accept higher interest rates in exchange for the deferral of cash payments typically represents, to some extent, speculation on the part of the borrower;

 

    For GAAP purposes, cash distributions to shareholders that include a component of OID or PIK income are not considered a return of capital, although they may be paid from the offering proceeds. Thus, although a distribution of OID or PIK income may be funded from the cash invested by the shareholders, the 1940 Act does not require that shareholders be given notice of this fact;

 

    The presence of OID and PIK creates the risk of non-refundable cash payments to our Advisors in the form of subordinated incentive fees on income based on non-cash OID and PIK income accruals that may never be realized; and

 

    In the case of payment-in-kind, or “PIK,” “toggle” debt, the PIK election has the simultaneous effects of increasing the investment income, thus increasing the potential for realizing incentive fees.

Our portfolio companies may incur debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, our investments in such companies.

We pursue a strategy focused on investing primarily in the debt of privately owned U.S. companies with a focus on originated transactions sourced through the networks of our Advisors. Our portfolio companies may have, or may be permitted to incur, other debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, the debt in which we invest. By their terms, such debt instruments may entitle the holders to receive payment of interest or principal on or before the dates on which we are entitled to receive payments with respect to the debt instruments in which we invest. Also, in the event of insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of a portfolio company, holders of debt instruments ranking senior to our investment in that portfolio company would typically be entitled to receive payment in full before we receive any distribution. After repaying such senior creditors, such portfolio company may not have any remaining assets to use for repaying its obligation to us. In the case of debt ranking equally with debt instruments in which we invest, we would have to share on an equal basis any distributions with other creditors holding such debt in the event of an insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of the relevant portfolio company.

If we cannot obtain debt financing or equity capital on acceptable terms, our ability to acquire investments and to expand our operations will be adversely affected.

The net proceeds from the sale of our shares will be used for our investment opportunities, and, if necessary, the payment of operating expenses and the payment of various fees and expenses such as management fees, incentive, and other fees and distributions. Any working capital reserves we maintain may not be sufficient for investment purposes, and we may require additional debt financing or equity capital to operate. Pursuant to tax rules that apply to us, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our net ordinary income and net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses, if any, to our shareholders to maintain our RIC status. Accordingly, in the event that we need additional capital in the future for investments or for any other reason we may need to access the capital markets periodically to issue debt or equity securities or borrow from financial institutions in order to obtain such additional capital. These sources of funding may not be available to us due to unfavorable economic conditions, which could increase our funding costs, limit our access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to us. Consequently, if we cannot obtain further debt or equity financing on acceptable terms, our ability to acquire additional investments and to expand our operations will be adversely affected. As a result, we would be less able to achieve portfolio diversification and our investment objective, which may negatively impact our results of operations and reduce our ability to make distributions to our shareholders.

Subordinated liens on collateral securing debt investments that we have made or may make to portfolio companies may be subject to control by senior creditors with first priority liens. If there is a default, the value of the collateral may not be sufficient to repay in full both the first priority creditors and us.

Certain debt investments that we make in portfolio companies will be secured on a second priority basis by the same collateral securing senior debt of such companies. The first priority liens on the collateral will secure the portfolio company’s obligations under any outstanding senior debt and may secure certain other future debt that may be permitted to be incurred by the portfolio company under the agreements governing the debt. In the event of a default, the holders of obligations secured by the first priority liens on the collateral will generally control the liquidation of and be entitled to receive proceeds from any realization of the collateral to repay their obligations in full before us. In addition, the value of the collateral in the event of liquidation will depend on market and economic conditions, the availability of buyers and other factors. There can be no assurance that the proceeds, if any, from the sale or sales of all of the collateral would be sufficient to satisfy the debt obligations secured by the second priority liens after payment in full of all obligations secured by the first priority liens on the collateral. If such proceeds are not sufficient to repay amounts outstanding under the debt obligations secured by the second priority liens, then us, to the extent not repaid from the proceeds of the sale of the collateral, will only have an unsecured claim against the portfolio company’s remaining assets, if any.

We may also make unsecured debt investments in portfolio companies, meaning that such investments will not benefit from any interest in collateral of such companies. Liens on any such portfolio company’s collateral, if any, will secure the portfolio company’s obligations under its outstanding secured debt and may secure certain future debt that is permitted to be incurred by the portfolio company under its secured debt agreements. The holders of obligations secured by such liens will generally control the

 

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liquidation of, and be entitled to receive proceeds from, any realization of such collateral to repay their obligations in full before us. In addition, the value of such collateral in the event of liquidation will depend on market and economic conditions, the availability of buyers and other factors. There can be no assurance that the proceeds, if any, from sales of such collateral would be sufficient to satisfy our unsecured debt obligations after payment in full of all secured debt obligations. If such proceeds were not sufficient to repay the outstanding secured debt obligations, then our unsecured claims would rank equally with the unpaid portion of such secured creditors’ claims against the portfolio company’s remaining assets, if any.

The rights we may have with respect to the collateral securing the debt investments we make in our portfolio companies with senior debt outstanding may also be limited pursuant to the terms of one or more inter-creditor agreements that we enter into with the holders of senior debt. Under such an inter-creditor agreement, at any time obligations that have the benefit of the first priority liens are outstanding, any of the following actions that may be taken in respect of the collateral will be at the direction of the holders of the obligations secured by the first priority liens: the ability to cause the commencement of enforcement proceedings against the collateral; the ability to control the conduct of such proceedings; the approval of amendments to collateral documents; releases of liens on the collateral; and waivers of past defaults under collateral documents. We may not have the ability to control or direct such actions, even if our rights are adversely affected.

Certain of our investments may be adversely affected by laws relating to fraudulent conveyance or voidable preferences.

Certain of our investments could be subject to federal bankruptcy law and state fraudulent transfer laws, which vary from state to state, if the debt obligations relating to such investments were issued with the intent of hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors or, in certain circumstances, if the issuer receives less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration in return for issuing such debt obligations. If the debt is used for a buyout of shareholders, this risk is greater than if the debt proceeds are used for day-to-day operations or organic growth. If a court were to find that the issuance of the debt obligations was a fraudulent transfer or conveyance, the court could void or otherwise refuse to recognize the payment obligations under the debt obligations or the collateral supporting such obligations, further subordinate the debt obligations or the liens supporting such obligations to other existing and future indebtedness of the issuer or require us to repay any amounts received by us with respect to the debt obligations or collateral. In the event of a finding that a fraudulent transfer or conveyance occurred, we may not receive any repayment on the debt obligations.

Under certain circumstances, payments to us and distributions by us to our shareholders may be reclaimed if any such payment or distribution is later determined to have been a fraudulent conveyance, preferential payment or similar transaction under applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws. Furthermore, investments in restructurings may be adversely affected by statutes relating to, among other things, fraudulent conveyances, voidable preferences, lender liability and the court’s discretionary power to disallow, subordinate or disenfranchise particular claims or recharacterize investments made in the form of debt as equity contributions.

There may be circumstances where our debt investments could be subordinated to claims of other creditors or we could be subject to lender liability claims.

Although we generally structure certain of our investments as senior debt, if one of our portfolio companies were to go bankrupt, depending on the facts and circumstances, including the extent to which we provided managerial assistance to that portfolio company or a representative of us or our Advisors sat on the board of directors of such portfolio company, a bankruptcy court might re-characterize our debt investment and subordinate all or a portion of our claim to that of other creditors. In situations where a bankruptcy carries a high degree of political significance, our legal rights may be subordinated to other creditors.

In addition, a number of U.S. judicial decisions have upheld judgments obtained by borrowers against lending institutions on the basis of various evolving legal theories, collectively termed “lender liability.” Generally, lender liability is founded on the premise that a lender has violated a duty (whether implied or contractual) of good faith, commercial reasonableness and fair dealing, or a similar duty owed to the borrower or has assumed an excessive degree of control over the borrower resulting in the creation of a fiduciary duty owed to the borrower or its other creditors or shareholders. Because of the nature of our investments in portfolio companies (including that, as a business development company, we may be required to provide managerial assistance to those portfolio companies), we may be subject to allegations of lender liability.

We generally will not control the business operations of our portfolio companies and, due to the illiquid nature of our holdings in our portfolio companies, we may not be able to dispose of our interest in our portfolio companies.

We do not expect to control most of our portfolio companies, even though we may have board representation or board observation rights, and our debt agreements may impose certain restrictive covenants on our borrowers. As a result, we are subject to the risk that a portfolio company in which we invest may make business decisions with which we disagree and the management of such company, as representatives of the holders of their common equity, may take risks or otherwise act in ways that do not serve our interests as a debt investor. Due to the lack of liquidity for our investments in private companies, we may not be able to dispose of our interests in our portfolio companies as readily as we would like or at an appropriate valuation. As a result, a portfolio company may make decisions that could decrease the value of our portfolio holdings.

 

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We are exposed to risks associated with changes in interest rates.

General interest rate fluctuations may have a substantial negative impact on our investments and investment opportunities and, accordingly, may have a material adverse effect on our ability to achieve our investment objective and the rate of return on invested capital. Because we borrow money and may issue debt securities to make investments, our net investment income is dependent, in part, upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds or pay interest on such debt securities and the rate at which we invest these funds. As a result, there can be no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income.

Trading prices for debt that pays a fixed rate of return tend to fall as interest rates rise. Trading prices tend to fluctuate more for fixed-rate securities that have longer maturities. We may enter into certain hedging transactions, such as interest rate swap agreements, to mitigate our exposure to adverse fluctuations in interest rates and we may increase our floating rate investments to position the portfolio for rate increases. However, we cannot assure you that such transactions will be successful in mitigating our exposure to interest rate risk or if we will enter into such interest rate hedges. Hedging transactions may also limit our ability to participate in the benefits of lower interest rates with respect to our portfolio investments.

We do not have a policy governing the maturities of our investments. This means that we are subject to greater risk (other things being equal) than a fund invested solely in shorter-term securities. A decline in the prices of the debt we own could adversely affect our net asset value. Also, an increase in interest rates available to investors could make an investment in our common stock less attractive if we are not able to increase our dividend rate.

International investments create additional risks.

We have made, and expect to continue to make, investments in portfolio companies that are domiciled outside of the United States. We anticipate that up to 30% of our investments may be in these types of assets. Our investments in foreign portfolio companies are deemed “non-qualifying assets,” which means, as required by the 1940 Act, they, along with other non-qualifying assets, may not constitute more than 30% of our total assets at the time of our acquisition of any asset, after giving effect to the acquisition. Notwithstanding the limitation on our ownership of foreign portfolio companies, such investments subject us to many of the same risks as our domestic investments, as well as certain additional risks, including the following:

 

    foreign governmental laws, rules and policies, including those restricting the ownership of assets in the foreign country or the repatriation of profits from the foreign country to the United States;

 

    foreign currency devaluations that reduce the value of and returns on our foreign investments;

 

    adverse changes in the availability, cost and terms of investments due to the varying economic policies of a foreign country in which we invest;

 

    adverse changes in tax rates, the tax treatment of transaction structures and other changes in operating expenses of a particular foreign country in which we invest;

 

    the assessment of foreign-country taxes (including withholding taxes, transfer taxes and value added taxes, any or all of which could be significant) on income or gains from our investments in the foreign country;

 

    adverse changes in foreign-country laws, including those relating to taxation, bankruptcy and ownership of assets;

 

    changes that adversely affect the social, political and/or economic stability of a foreign country in which we invest;

 

    high inflation in the foreign countries in which we invest, which could increase the costs to us of investing in those countries;

 

    deflationary periods in the foreign countries in which we invest, which could reduce demand for our assets in those countries and diminish the value of such investments and the related investment returns to us; and

 

    legal and logistical barriers in the foreign countries in which we invest that materially and adversely limit our ability to enforce our contractual rights with respect to those investments.

In addition, we may make investments in countries whose governments or economies may prove unstable. Certain of the countries in which we may invest may have political, economic and legal systems that are unpredictable, unreliable or otherwise inadequate with respect to the implementation, interpretation and enforcement of laws protecting asset ownership and economic interests. In some of the countries in which we may invest, there may be a risk of nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, which may have an adverse effect on our portfolio companies in those countries and the rates of return that we are able to achieve on such investments. We may also lose the total value of any investment which is nationalized, expropriated or confiscated. The financial results and investment opportunities available to us, particularly in developing countries and emerging markets, may be materially and adversely affected by any or all of these political, economic and legal risks.

 

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Our investments in private investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, limited liability companies and other business entities, subject us indirectly to the underlying risks of such private investment funds and additional fees and expenses.

We may invest in private investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, limited liability companies and other business entities which would be required to register as investment companies but for an exemption under Sections 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act. Our investments in such private investment funds expose us to the risks associated with the businesses of such funds or entities. These private investment funds are not registered investment companies and, thus, are not subject to protections afforded by the 1940 Act, covering, among other areas, liquidity requirements, governance by an independent board, affiliated transaction restrictions, leverage limitations, public disclosure requirements and custody requirements.

We rely primarily on information provided by managers of private investment funds in valuing our investments in such funds. There is a risk that inaccurate valuations provided by managers of private investment funds could adversely affect the value of our common stock. In addition, there can be no assurance that a manager of a private investment fund will provide advance notice of any material change in such private investment fund’s investment program or policies and thus, our investment portfolio may be subject to additional risks which may not be promptly identified by our Advisors.

Before investing in any private investment fund, the Advisors, under the oversight of our board of directors, will conduct a due diligence review of the valuation methodology utilized by the private investment fund, which as a general matter we expect would utilize market values when available, and otherwise utilize principles of fair value that the Advisors reasonably believe to be consistent with those used by us for valuing our own investments. After investing in a private investment fund, the Advisors will monitor the valuation methodology used by the asset manager and/or issuer of the private investment fund. Following procedures adopted by our board of directors, in the absence of specific transaction activity in a particular private investment fund, our board of directors will consider whether it is appropriate, in light of all relevant circumstances, to value our investment at the net asset value reported by the private investment fund at the time of valuation or to adjust the value to reflect a premium or discount.

Our Advisors will provide our board of directors with periodic reports, no less frequently than quarterly, that discuss the functioning of the valuation process, if applicable to that period, and that identify issues and valuations problems that have arisen, if any. To the extent deemed necessary by the Advisors, our board of directors will review any securities valued by the Advisors in accordance with our valuation policies.

Our board of directors – with the assistance of the Advisors, officers and, through them, independent valuation agents – is responsible for determining in good faith the fair value of our portfolio investments for which market quotations are not readily available (as is the case of private investment funds). Our board of directors will make this determination on a quarterly basis and any other time when a decision is required regarding the fair value of our investments in private investment funds or other portfolio investments for which market quotations are not available. A determination of fair value involves subjective judgments and estimates, and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may differ materially from the value that could be realized upon the sale of the security.

Investments in the securities of private investment funds may also involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. By investing in private investment funds indirectly through us, you bear a pro rata portion of our advisory fees and other expenses, and also indirectly bear a pro rata portion of the advisory fees, performance-based allocations and other expenses borne by us as an investor in the private investment funds.

In addition, certain private investment funds may not provide us with the liquidity we require and would thus subject us to liquidity risk. Further, even if an investment in a private investment fund is deemed liquid at the time of investment, the private investment fund may, in the future, alter the nature of our investments and cease to be a liquid investment fund, subjecting us to liquidity risk.

We may acquire various structured financial instruments for purposes of “hedging” or reducing our risks, which may be costly and ineffective and could reduce the cash available to service our debt or for distribution to our shareholders.

We may seek to hedge against interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations and credit risk by using structured financial instruments such as futures, options, swaps and forward contracts, subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act. Use of structured financial instruments for hedging purposes may present significant risks, including the risk of loss of the amounts invested. Defaults by the other party to a hedging transaction can result in losses in the hedging transaction. Hedging activities also involve the risk of an imperfect correlation between the hedging instrument and the asset being hedged, which could result in losses both on the hedging transaction and on the instrument being hedged. Use of hedging activities may not prevent significant losses and could increase our losses. Further, hedging transactions may reduce cash available to service our debt or pay distributions to our shareholders.

 

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The TRS and any other derivative transactions into which we may enter expose us to certain risks, including market risk, liquidity risk and other risks associated with the use of leverage.

In November 2012, our wholly owned special purpose financing subsidiary, Halifax Funding, became a party to a total return swap arrangement, or TRS, with The Bank of Nova Scotia, referred to as the counterparty. Pursuant to the TRS, we periodically receive any income generated by TRS assets underlying the TRS and collected by the counterparty. We also receive the net realized gains from the liquidation of TRS assets over the life of the TRS. Correspondingly, if there is a net realized loss from the liquidation of TRS assets over the life of the TRS, we are required to periodically pay the counterparty the amount of such net realized losses. Pursuant to the terms of the TRS arrangement, we must pay the counterparty a series of floating rate periodic payments over the life of the TRS. These periodic payments are based on the settled notional amounts of the underlying TRS assets.

The TRS effectively adds leverage to our portfolio by providing us investment and economic exposure to a security or portfolio of securities without our owning, investing directly in, or taking physical custody of such security or portfolio of securities.

The TRS is subject to market risk, liquidity risk and risk of imperfect correlation between the value of the TRS and the TRS assets underlying the TRS. In addition, because the TRS is a form of synthetic leverage, it is subject to risks associated with the use of leverage. Moreover, we may incur certain costs in connection with the TRS that could in the aggregate be significant.

The TRS is subject to the risk that the counterparty will default on its payment obligations under the TRS arrangement or that one party will otherwise not be able to meet its contractual obligations to the other. Under the TRS, we make periodic payments based on a variable interest rate and have to post collateral to secure our obligations to the counterparty. In addition, by making periodic payments based on a variable interest rate, we bear the risk of depreciation with respect to the value of the TRS assets underlying the TRS and may be required under the terms of the TRS to post additional collateral on a dollar-for-dollar basis in the event the value of the TRS assets underlying the TRS depreciates in a material amount relative to any cash collateral previously posted by us.

If the counterparty chooses to exercise its termination rights under the TRS, it is possible that, because of adverse market conditions existing at the time of such termination, we will owe more to the counterparty (or will be entitled to receive less from the counterparty) than we would otherwise have if we controlled the timing of such termination.

For purposes of determining our compliance with the asset coverage ratio test applicable to us as a business development company, we will treat the outstanding notional amount of the TRS and any further total return swap to which we are a party, less the actual amount of any cash collateral posted by us under the TRS and such further total return swap, as a senior security for the life of that instrument. Further, for purposes of determining our compliance with the 70% qualifying assets requirement of Section 55(a) under the 1940 Act, we will treat each loan or bond underlying the TRS and any further total return swap to which we are a party as a qualifying asset if the obligor on such loan is an eligible portfolio company and as a non-qualifying asset if the obligor is not an eligible portfolio company.

Economic recessions or downturns could impair our portfolio companies and harm our operating results.

Many of our portfolio companies are susceptible to economic slowdowns or recessions and may be unable to repay our debt investments during these periods. Therefore, the amount of any non-performing assets may increase, and the value of our portfolio is likely to decrease during these periods. Adverse economic conditions may also decrease the value of any collateral securing our senior or second lien loans. A severe recession may further decrease the value of such collateral and result in losses of value in our portfolio and a decrease in our revenues, net income, assets and net worth. Unfavorable economic conditions also could increase our funding costs, limit our access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to us on terms we deem acceptable. These events could prevent us from increasing investments and harm our operating results.

In late 2007, the U.S. economy entered a recession that officially lasted until June 2009, although the effects continued thereafter. As a result of those economic conditions, the financial services sector was negatively impacted by significant write-offs as the value of the assets held by financial firms declined, impairing their capital positions and abilities to lend and invest. Such value declines were exacerbated by widespread forced liquidations. Such forced liquidations impacted many investors and investment vehicles, leading to a decline in the supply of capital for investment and depressed pricing levels for many assets. These events significantly diminished overall confidence in the debt and equity markets, engendered unprecedented declines in the values of certain assets and caused extreme economic uncertainty. Although there has been improvement in the U.S. economy since then, certain sectors remain weak and unemployment remains at higher than historical levels.

A return of recessionary conditions and/or continued negative developments in the domestic and international credit markets may significantly affect the markets in which we do business, the value of our loans and investments, and our ongoing operations, costs and profitability. Any such unfavorable economic conditions, including rising interest rates, may also increase our funding costs, limit our access to capital markets or negatively impact our ability to obtain additional financing, particularly from the debt markets. In addition, any future financial market uncertainty could lead to financial market disruptions and could impact our ability to obtain additional financing. These events could limit our investment originations, limit our ability to grow and negatively impact our operating results and financial condition.

Defaults by our portfolio companies will harm our operating results.

A portfolio company’s failure to satisfy financial or operating covenants imposed by us or other lenders could lead to defaults and, potentially, termination of its debt financing and foreclosure on its secured assets, which could trigger cross-defaults under other agreements and jeopardize a portfolio company’s ability to meet its obligations under the debt or equity securities that we hold. We may incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms, which may include the waiver of certain financial covenants, with a defaulting portfolio company.

 

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An investment strategy focused primarily on privately held companies presents certain challenges, including the lack of available information about these companies.

We invest primarily in privately held companies. Investments in private companies pose certain incremental risks as compared to investments in public companies including that they:

 

    have reduced access to the capital markets, resulting in diminished capital resources and ability to withstand financial distress;

 

    may have limited financial resources and may be unable to meet their obligations under their debt securities that we hold, which may be accompanied by a deterioration in the value of any collateral and a reduction in the likelihood of us realizing any guarantees we may have obtained in connection with our investment;

 

    may have shorter operating histories, narrower product lines and smaller market shares than larger businesses, which tend to render them more vulnerable to competitors’ actions and changing market conditions, as well as general economic downturns;

 

    are more likely to depend on the management talents and efforts of a small group of persons; therefore, the death, disability, resignation or termination of one or more of these persons could have a material adverse impact on a privately held company and, in turn, on us; and

 

    generally have less predictable operating results, may from time to time be parties to litigation, may be engaged in rapidly changing businesses with products subject to a substantial risk of obsolescence, and may require substantial additional capital to support their operations, finance expansion or maintain their competitive position. In addition, our executive officers, directors and members of the Advisors’ management may, in the ordinary course of business, be named as defendants in litigation arising from our investments in the portfolio companies.

In addition, investments in private companies tend to be less liquid. The securities of private companies are not publicly traded or actively traded on the secondary market and are, instead, traded on a privately negotiated over-the-counter secondary market for institutional investors. These over-the-counter secondary markets may be inactive during an economic downturn or a credit crisis. In addition, the securities in these companies will be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or will otherwise be less liquid than publicly traded securities. If there is no readily available market for these investments, we are required to carry these investments at fair value as determined by our board of directors. As a result, if we are required to liquidate all or a portion of our portfolio quickly, we may realize significantly less than the value at which we had previously recorded these investments. We may also face other restrictions on our ability to liquidate an investment in a portfolio company to the extent that we, our Advisors or any of their respective affiliates have material nonpublic information regarding such portfolio company or where the sale would be an impermissible joint transaction. The reduced liquidity of our investments may make it difficult for us to dispose of them at a favorable price, and, as a result, we may suffer losses.

Finally, little public information generally exists about private companies and these companies may not have third-party credit ratings or audited financial statements. We must therefore rely on the ability of our Advisors to obtain adequate information through due diligence to evaluate the creditworthiness and potential returns from investing in these companies. Additionally, these companies and their financial information will not generally be subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other rules that govern public companies. If we are unable to uncover all material information about these companies, we may not make a fully informed investment decision, and we may lose money on our investments.

Certain investment analyses and decisions by the Advisors may be required to be undertaken on an expedited basis.

Investment analyses and decisions by the Advisors may be required to be undertaken on an expedited basis to take advantage of investment opportunities. While we generally will not seek to make an investment until the Advisors have conducted sufficient due diligence to make a determination as to the acceptability of the credit quality of the investment and the underlying issuer, in such cases, the information available to the Advisors at the time of making an investment decision may be limited. Therefore, no assurance can be given that the Advisor will have knowledge of all circumstances that may adversely affect an investment. In addition, the Advisors expect often to rely upon independent consultants in connection with its evaluation of proposed investments. No assurance can be given as to the accuracy or completeness of the information provided by such independent consultants and we may incur liability as a result of such consultants’ actions.

 

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We may not have the funds or ability to make additional investments in our portfolio companies or to fund our unfunded commitments.

After our initial investment in a portfolio company, we may be called upon from time to time to provide additional funds to such company or have the opportunity to increase our investment through the exercise of a warrant or other right to purchase common stock. There is no assurance that we will make, or will have sufficient funds to make, follow-on investments. Even if we do have sufficient capital to make a desired follow-on investment, we may elect not to make a follow-on investment because we may not want to increase our level of risk, we prefer other opportunities, we are limited in our ability to do so by compliance with business development company requirements, or we desire to maintain our RIC status. Our ability to make follow-on investments may also be limited by our Advisors’ allocation policies. Any decisions not to make a follow-on investment or any inability on our part to make such an investment may have a negative impact on a portfolio company in need of such an investment, may result in a missed opportunity for us to increase our participation in a successful operation or may reduce the expected return on the investment.

Prepayments of our debt investments by our portfolio companies could adversely impact our results of operations and reduce our return on equity.

We are subject to the risk that the investments we make in our portfolio companies may be repaid prior to maturity. When this occurs, we will generally reinvest these proceeds in temporary investments, pending their future investment in new portfolio companies. These temporary investments will typically have substantially lower yields than the debt being prepaid and we could experience significant delays in reinvesting these amounts. Any future investment in a new portfolio company may also be at lower yields than the debt that was repaid. As a result, our results of operations could be materially adversely affected if one or more of our portfolio companies elect to prepay amounts owed to us. Additionally, prepayments, net of prepayment fees, could negatively impact our return on equity.

The agreements governing each of our revolving credit facilities and our senior secured term loan contain various covenants which, if not complied with, could accelerate repayment under the relevant facility, thereby materially and adversely affecting our liquidity, financial condition, results of operations and our ability to service our debt or pay distributions to our shareholders.

We and each of our wholly owned, special purpose financing subsidiaries are party to revolving or term credit facilities with one or more lenders. We or our special purpose financing subsidiaries may become party to additional such facilities in the future. The agreements governing these facilities currently, and are likely to continue to, contain default provisions such as:

 

    the failure to make principal payments when due or interest payments within three business days of when due;

 

    borrowings under the facility exceeding the applicable advance rates;

 

    the purchase by us or the relevant financing subsidiary, as applicable, of certain ineligible assets;

 

    the insolvency or bankruptcy of us or the relevant financing subsidiary;

 

    the decline of our or the relevant financing subsidiary’s, as applicable, net asset value below a specified threshold; and

 

    fraud or other illicit acts by us, KKR or CNL in our or their respective investment advisory capacities.

An event of default under any one credit facility may result, among other things, in the termination of the availability of further funds under that facility and other unrelated credit facilities, and an accelerated maturity date for all amounts outstanding under the credit facility or facilities. This could disrupt our business, reduce our revenues and, by delaying any dividends allowed to us under the facility until the lender has been paid in full, reduce our liquidity and cash flow and impair our ability to grow our business, service our debt, make distribution payments to our shareholders and maintain our status as a RIC.

The agreements governing each credit facility would require us or the relevant financing subsidiary, as applicable, to comply with certain operational covenants. These covenants may, for example, require us or the relevant financing subsidiary, as applicable, to, among other things, maintain eligible assets with an aggregate equity value, net of borrowing balance, equal to or exceeding specified amounts under the facility. In addition, under the relevant facility, the occurrence of certain “Super-Collateralization Events” may result in an increase of the collateral equity value that we or the relevant financing subsidiary, as applicable, is required to maintain. Super-Collateralization Events would include, among other things:

 

    certain key employees ceasing to be directors, principals, officers or investment managers of KKR;

 

    the bankruptcy or insolvency of KKR or CNL;

 

    KKR or CNL ceasing to act as sub-advisor or advisor for us or the relevant financing subsidiary;

 

    our ceasing to act as the relevant financing subsidiary’s investment manager, becoming bankrupt or insolvent, defaulting on certain material agreements or failing to maintain a net asset value above a specified threshold; and

 

    fraud or other illicit acts by us, KKR or CNL in our or their respective investment advisory capacities.

A decline in the value of assets owned by us or the relevant financing subsidiary, as applicable or the occurrence of a Super-Collateralization Event under the relevant facility could result in our being required to retain, acquire or contribute to the relevant financing subsidiary, as applicable, additional assets, which would likely disrupt our business and impact our ability to meet our investment objectives, service our debt and pay distributions to our shareholders.

 

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The failure to meet collateral requirements under the relevant facility or the occurrence of any other event of default that results in the termination of such facility may force us to liquidate positions at a time and/or at a price that is disadvantageous to us and could result in losses. In addition, upon the occurrence of an event of default under the relevant facility, the related lender would have the right to the assets pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under the facility and could sell such assets in order to satisfy amounts due under the facility.

Each borrowing under any credit facility will be subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. We cannot assure you that we or the relevant financing subsidiary, as applicable, will be able to borrow funds under the relevant facility at any particular time or at all.

To the extent that we borrow money, the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested in us will be magnified and may increase the risk of investing in us. Borrowed money may also adversely affect the return on our assets, reduce cash available to service our debt or for distribution to our shareholders, and result in losses.

The use of borrowings, also known as leverage, increases the volatility of investments by magnifying the potential for gain or loss on invested equity capital. Since we use leverage to partially finance our investments, through borrowing from banks and other lenders, you will experience increased risks of investing in our securities. If the value of our assets decreases, leveraging will cause our net asset value to decline more sharply than it otherwise would if we had not borrowed and employed leverage. Similarly, any decrease in our income would cause our net income to decline more sharply than it would have if we had not borrowed and employed leverage. Such a decline could negatively affect our ability to service our debt or make distributions to our shareholders. In addition, our shareholders will bear the burden of any increase in our expenses as a result of our use of leverage, including interest expenses and any increase in the management or incentive fees payable to our Advisors.

The amount of leverage that we employ depends on our Advisors’ and our board of directors’ assessment of market and other factors at the time of any proposed borrowing. There can be no assurance that additional leveraged financing will be available to us on favorable terms or at all. However, to the extent that we use leverage to finance our assets, our financing costs will reduce cash available for servicing our debt or distributions to shareholders. Moreover, we may not be able to meet our financing obligations and, to the extent that we cannot, we risk the loss of some or all of our assets to liquidation or sale to satisfy the obligations. In such an event, we may be forced to sell assets at significantly depressed prices due to market conditions or otherwise, which may result in losses.

As a business development company, we are required to meet a coverage ratio of total assets to total borrowings and other senior securities, which include all of our borrowings and any preferred stock that we may issue in the future, of at least 200%. If this ratio declines below 200%, we cannot incur additional debt and could be required to sell a portion of our investments to repay some debt when it is disadvantageous to do so. This could have a material adverse effect on our operations, and we may not be able to service our debt or make distributions.

Risks Related to an Investment in our Common Stock

Investors will not know the purchase price per share at the time they submit their subscription agreements and could receive fewer shares of common stock than anticipated if our board of directors determines to increase the offering price to comply with the requirement that we avoid selling shares below net asset value.

The purchase price at which you purchase shares will be determined at each closing date to ensure that the sales price is equal to or greater than the then-current net asset value of our shares, after deducting selling commissions and marketing support fees. As a result, your purchase price may be higher than the prior subscription closing price per share, and therefore you may receive a smaller number of shares than if you had subscribed at the prior subscription closing price. 

Our shares are not listed on an exchange or quoted through a quotation system and will not be listed for the foreseeable future, if ever; and we are not required to complete a liquidity event by a specific date. Therefore, our shareholders will have limited liquidity and may not receive a full return of invested capital (including front-end commissions, fees and expenses), upon selling their shares or upon liquidation of our company.

Our shares are illiquid investments for which there is not a secondary market nor is it expected that any such secondary market will develop in the future. Therefore it is difficult for a shareholder to sell his or her shares. On or before December 31, 2018, our board of directors must consider, but is not required to recommend, a liquidity event for our shareholders. A future liquidity event could include: (i) a listing of our shares on a national securities exchange; (ii) a merger or another transaction approved by our board of directors in which our shareholders will receive cash or shares of a listed company; or (iii) a sale of all or substantially all of our assets either on a complete portfolio basis or individually followed by a liquidation. Certain types of liquidity events, such as a listing, would allow us to retain our investment portfolio intact while providing our shareholders with access to a trading market for their securities.

We do not know at this time what circumstances will exist in the future and therefore we do not know what factors our board of directors will consider in determining whether to pursue a liquidity event in the future. A liquidity event may include a sale, merger or rollover transaction with one or more affiliated investment companies managed by our Advisors.

 

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Also, since a portion of the public offering price from the sale of shares in the Offering is used to pay offering expenses and recurring expenses, the full offering price paid by our shareholders is not invested in portfolio companies. As a result, even if we do complete a liquidity event, you may not receive a return of all of your invested capital. If we do not successfully complete a liquidity event, liquidity for your shares will be limited to participation in our share repurchase program, which we have no obligation to maintain.

In addition, any shares repurchased pursuant to our share repurchase program may be purchased at a price which may reflect a discount from the purchase price shareholders paid for the shares being repurchased. If our shares are listed on a national securities exchange or quoted through a quotation system, we cannot assure you a public trading market will develop or, if one develops, that such trading market can be sustained. Shares of companies offered in an initial public offering often trade at a discount to the initial offering price due to underwriting discounts and related offering expenses. Also, shares of closed-end investment companies and business development companies frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value. This characteristic of closed-end investment companies is separate and distinct from the risk that our net asset value per share of common stock may decline. We cannot predict whether our common stock, if listed on a national securities exchange, will trade at, above or below net asset value.

We intend, but are not required, to offer to repurchase our shares on a quarterly basis. As a result shareholders will have limited opportunities to sell their shares.

We have adopted a share repurchase program to allow you to tender your shares to us on a quarterly basis at a price that is approximately equal to our net asset value as of the last business date of each relevant calendar quarter. The share repurchase program includes numerous restrictions that limit your ability to sell your shares. We intend to limit the number of shares to be repurchased during any calendar year to the number of shares we can repurchase with the proceeds we receive from the issuance of shares of our common stock under our distribution reinvestment plan, although at the discretion of our board of directors, we may also use cash on hand, cash available from borrowings and cash from the sale of our investments as of the end of the applicable period to repurchase shares. We limit repurchases in each quarter to 2.5% of the weighted average number of shares of our common stock outstanding in the prior four calendar quarters. To the extent that the number of shares put to us for repurchase exceeds the number of shares that we are able to purchase, we will repurchase shares on a pro rata basis, not on a first-come, first-served basis. Further, we will have no obligation to repurchase shares if the repurchase would violate the restrictions on distributions under federal law or Maryland law, which prohibits distributions that would cause a corporation to fail to meet statutory tests of solvency. Further, certain covenants in our senior credit facility may limit our ability to offer to repurchase your shares on a quarterly basis. These limits may prevent us from accommodating all repurchase requests made in any year. Our board of directors may amend, suspend or terminate the share repurchase program upon 30 days’ notice. We will notify our shareholders of such developments: (i) in our quarterly reports or (ii) by means of a separate mailing to you, accompanied by disclosure in a current or periodic report under the Exchange Act. In addition, under the quarterly share repurchase program, we have discretion to not repurchase shares, to suspend the program, and to cease repurchases. Further, the program has many limitations and should not be relied upon as a method to sell shares promptly and at a desired price.

The timing of our repurchase offers pursuant to our share repurchase program may be at a time that is disadvantageous to our shareholders, and, to the extent you are able to sell your shares under the program, you may not be able to recover the amount of your investment in our shares.

When we make repurchase offers pursuant to the share repurchase program, we may offer to repurchase shares at a price that is lower than the price that you paid for our shares. As a result, to the extent you paid a price that includes the related sales load and to the extent you have the ability to sell your shares pursuant to our share repurchase program, then the price at which you may sell shares, which will be approximately equivalent to our estimated net asset value on the last business day of the prior calendar quarter, may be lower than the amount you paid in connection with the purchase of shares in the Offering.

Because our Managing Dealer is an affiliate of CNL, its due diligence review of us is not considered independent. The absence of an independent due diligence review increases the risks and uncertainty you face as a shareholder.

Our Managing Dealer, CNL Securities Corp., is an affiliate of CNL. As a result, its due diligence review and investigation of us and our prospectus cannot be considered to be an independent review. Therefore, by relying on the Managing Dealer alone, you do not have the benefit of an independent review and investigation of the Offering of the type normally performed by an unaffiliated, independent underwriter in an underwritten public securities offering.

We may be unable to invest a significant portion of the net proceeds of the Offering on acceptable terms in an acceptable timeframe.

Delays in investing the net proceeds of the Offering may impair our performance. We cannot assure you that we will be able to continue to identify investments that meet our investment objective or that any investment that we make will produce a positive return. We may be unable to invest the net proceeds of our Offering on acceptable terms within the time period that we anticipate or at all, which could harm our financial condition and operating results.

 

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Before making investments, we will invest the net proceeds of our public offering primarily in cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities, repurchase agreements, and/or other high-quality debt instruments maturing in one year or less from the time of investment. This will produce returns that are significantly lower than the returns, which we expect to achieve when our portfolio is fully invested in securities meeting our investment objective. As a result, any distributions that we pay while our portfolio is not fully invested in securities meeting our investment objective may be lower than the distributions that we may be able to pay when our portfolio is fully invested in securities meeting our investment objective.

A shareholder’s interest in us will be diluted if we issue additional shares, which could reduce the overall value of an investment in us.

Our shareholders do not have preemptive rights to any shares we issue in the future. Our charter, which we refer to herein as the articles of incorporation, authorizes us to issue up to 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock. Pursuant to our articles of incorporation, a majority of our entire board of directors may amend our articles of incorporation to increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized shares of stock or the number of authorized shares of stock of any class or series without shareholder approval. Our board may elect to sell additional shares in the future or issue equity interests in private offerings. To the extent we issue additional equity interests at or below net asset value, your percentage ownership interest in us may be diluted. In addition, depending upon the terms and pricing of any additional offerings and the value of our investments, you may also experience dilution in the book value and fair value of your shares.

Under the 1940 Act, we generally are prohibited from issuing or selling our common stock at a price below net asset value per share, which may be a disadvantage as compared with certain public companies. We may, however, sell our common stock, or warrants, options, or rights to acquire our common stock, at a price below the current net asset value of our common stock if our board of directors and independent directors determine that such sale is in our best interests and the best interests of our shareholders, and our shareholders, including a majority of those shareholders that are not affiliated with us, approve such sale. In any such case, the price at which our securities are to be issued and sold may not be less than a price that, in the determination of our board of directors, closely approximates the fair value of such securities (less any distributing commission or discount). If we raise additional funds by issuing common stock or senior securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, our common stock, then the percentage ownership of our shareholders at that time will decrease and you will experience dilution.

Preferred stock could be issued with rights and preferences that would adversely affect holders of our common stock.

Under the terms of our articles of incorporation, our board of directors is authorized to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series without shareholder approval, which could potentially adversely affect the interests of existing shareholders.

Certain provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law could deter takeover attempts.

Our bylaws exempt us from the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act, which significantly restricts the voting rights of control shares of a Maryland corporation acquired in a control share acquisition. If our bylaws were amended to repeal this exemption from the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act, that statute may make it more difficult for a third party to obtain control of us and increase the difficulty of consummating such a transaction. Although we do not presently intend to adopt such an amendment to our bylaws, there can be no assurance that we will not so amend our bylaws at some time in the future. We will not, however, amend our bylaws to make us subject to the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act without our board of directors determining that doing so would not conflict with the 1940 Act and obtaining confirmation from the SEC that it does not object to that determination.

Additionally, our board of directors may, without shareholder action, authorize the issuance of shares of stock in one or more classes or series, including preferred stock. Our board of directors may also, without shareholder action, amend our articles of incorporation to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that we have authority to issue. These provisions may inhibit a change of control in circumstances that could give the holders of our common stock the opportunity to realize a premium over the value of our common stock.

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk.

The investments we make in accordance with our investment objective may result in a higher amount of risk than alternative investment options and includes volatility or loss of principal. Our investments in portfolio companies may be highly speculative and aggressive and, therefore, an investment in our common stock may not be suitable for someone with lower risk tolerance.

The net asset value of our common stock may fluctuate significantly.

The net asset value and liquidity, if any, of the market for shares of our common stock may be significantly affected by numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control and may not be directly related to our operating performance. These factors include:

 

  changes in the value of our portfolio of investments and derivative instruments as a result of changes in market factors, such as interest rate shifts, and also portfolio specific performance, such as portfolio company defaults, among other reasons;

 

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  changes in regulatory policies or tax guidelines, particularly with respect to RICs or business development companies;

 

  loss of RIC or business development company status;

 

  distributions that exceed our net investment income and net income as reported according to GAAP;

 

  changes in earnings or variations in operating results;

 

  changes in accounting guidelines governing valuation of our investments;

 

  any shortfall in revenue or net income or any increase in losses from levels expected by investors;

 

  departure of either of our Advisors or certain of their respective key personnel;

 

  general economic trends and other external factors; and

 

  loss of a major funding source.

We may pay distributions from offering proceeds, borrowings or the sale of assets to the extent our cash flows from operations, net investment income or earnings are not sufficient to fund declared distributions.

We may fund distributions from the uninvested proceeds of an offering and borrowings, and we have not established limits on the amount of funds we may use from such proceeds or borrowings to make any such distributions. We have paid and may continue to pay distributions from the sale of assets to the extent distributions exceed our earnings or cash flows from operations. Distributions from offering proceeds or from borrowings could reduce the amount of capital we ultimately invest in our investment portfolio.

Shareholders may experience dilution in their ownership percentage if they do not participate in our distribution reinvestment plan.

All distributions declared in cash payable to shareholders that are participants in our distribution reinvestment plan will generally be automatically reinvested in shares of our common stock. As a result, shareholders that do not participate in our distribution reinvestment plan may experience dilution over time. Shareholders who do not participate in our distribution reinvestment plan may experience accretion to the net asset value of their shares if our shares are trading at a premium to net asset value and dilution if our shares are trading at a discount to net asset value. The level of accretion or discount would depend on various factors, including the proportion of our shareholders who participate in the plan, the level of premium or discount at which our shares are trading and the amount of the distribution payable to shareholders.

The existence of a large number of outstanding shares and shareholders prior to completion of the listing of our securities on a national securities exchange could negatively affect our stock price.

As of December 31, 2015, we had 290.43 million shares of our common stock outstanding and the ability of our shareholders to liquidate their investments is limited. If we were to list our common stock on a securities exchange in the future, a large volume of sales of these shares could decrease the prevailing market prices of our common stock and could impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of equity securities in the future. Even if a substantial number of sales are not effected, the mere perception of the possibility of these sales could depress the market price of our common stock and have a negative effect on our ability to raise capital in the future. In addition, anticipated downward pressure on our common stock price due to actual or anticipated sales of common stock from this market overhang could cause some institutions or individuals to engage in short sales of our common stock, which may itself cause the price of our stock to decline.

Your interest in us may be diluted if you do not fully exercise your subscription rights in any rights offering. In addition, if the subscription price is less than our net asset value per share, then you will experience an immediate dilution of the aggregate net asset value of your shares.

In the event we issue subscription rights, shareholders who do not fully exercise their subscription rights should expect that they will, at the completion of a rights offering pursuant to our prospectus, own a smaller proportional interest in us than would otherwise be the case if they fully exercised their rights. We cannot state precisely the amount of any such dilution in share ownership because we do not know at this time what proportion of the shares will be purchased as a result of such rights offering.

In addition, if the subscription price is less than the net asset value per share of our common stock, then our shareholders would experience an immediate dilution of the aggregate net asset value of their shares as a result of the Offering. The amount of any decrease in net asset value is not predictable because it is not known at this time what the subscription price and net asset value per share will be on the expiration date of a rights offering or what proportion of the shares will be purchased as a result of such rights offering. Such dilution could be substantial.

 

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These dilutive effects may be exacerbated if we were to conduct multiple subscription rights offerings, particularly if such offerings were to occur over a short period of time. In addition, subscription rights offerings and the prospect of future subscription rights offerings may create downward pressure on the secondary market price of our common stock due to the potential for the issuance of shares at a price below our net asset value, without a corresponding change to our net asset value.

The price that the investor pays for our shares may not reflect the current net asset value of our company at the time of his or her subscription.

If our net asset value increases above our net proceeds per share as stated in our prospectus, we will sell our shares at a higher price as necessary to ensure that shares are not sold at a net price, after deduction of selling commissions and marketing support fees, that is below our net asset value per share. Also we will file a supplement to the prospectus with the SEC, or amend the Registration Statement, if our net asset value per share: (i) declines more than 10% from the net asset value per share as of the effective date of the Registration Statement or (ii) increases to an amount that is greater than the net proceeds per share as stated in our prospectus. Therefore, the net proceeds per share, net of all sales load, from a new investor may be in excess of the then current net asset value per share.

In addition, if the net asset value per share were to decline below 97.5% of the public offering price, net of sales load, for ten continuous business days (for this purpose, any day on which the principal stock markets in the United States are open for business), then, unless and until our board of directors determines otherwise, we will voluntarily suspend selling shares in the Offering until the net asset value per share is greater than 97.5% of the public offering price, net of sales load.

If we issue preferred stock, debt securities or convertible debt securities, the net asset value of our common stock may become more volatile.

We cannot assure you that the issuance of preferred stock and/or debt securities would result in a higher yield or return to the holders of our common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, debt securities or convertible debt would likely cause the net asset value of our common stock to become more volatile. If the dividend rate on the preferred stock, or the interest rate on the debt securities, were to approach the net rate of return on our investment portfolio, the benefit of leverage to the holders of our common stock would be reduced. If the dividend rate on the preferred stock, or the interest rate on the debt securities, were to exceed the net rate of return on our portfolio, the use of leverage would result in a lower rate of return to the holders of common stock than if we had not issued the preferred stock or debt securities. Any decline in the net asset value of our investment would be borne entirely by the holders of our common stock. Therefore, if the market value of our portfolio were to decline, the leverage would result in a greater decrease in net asset value to the holders of our common stock than if we were not leveraged through the issuance of preferred stock. This decline in net asset value would also tend to cause a greater decline in the market price, if any, for our common stock.

There is also a risk that, in the event of a sharp decline in the value of our net assets, we would be in danger of failing to maintain required asset coverage ratios which may be required by the preferred stock, debt securities or convertible debt or our current investment income might not be sufficient to meet the dividend requirements on the preferred stock or the interest payments on the debt securities. In order to counteract such an event, we might need to liquidate investments in order to fund redemption of some or all of the preferred stock, debt securities or convertible debt. In addition, we would pay (and the holders of our common stock would bear) all costs and expenses relating to the issuance and ongoing maintenance of the preferred stock, debt securities, convertible debt, any combination of these securities. Holders of preferred stock, debt securities or convertible debt may have different interests than holders of common stock and may at times have disproportionate influence over our affairs.

Holders of any preferred stock that we may issue will have the right to elect members of the board of directors and have class voting rights on certain matters.

The 1940 Act requires that holders of shares of preferred stock must be entitled as a class to elect two directors at all times and to elect a majority of the directors if dividends on such preferred stock are in arrears by two years or more, until such arrearage is eliminated. In addition, certain matters under the 1940 Act require the separate vote of the holders of any issued and outstanding preferred stock, including changes in fundamental investment restrictions and conversion to open-end status and, accordingly, preferred shareholders could veto any such changes. Restrictions imposed on the declarations and payment of dividends or other distributions to the holders of our common stock and preferred stock, both by the 1940 Act and by requirements imposed by rating agencies, might impair our ability to maintain our qualification as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Federal Income Tax Risks

We will be subject to corporate-level income tax if we are unable to maintain our qualification as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code or if we make investments through taxable subsidiaries.

To maintain RIC tax treatment under the Code, we must meet the following minimum annual distribution, income source and asset diversification requirements.

 

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The minimum annual distribution requirement for a RIC will be satisfied if we distribute to our shareholders on an annual basis at least 90% of our investment company taxable income. In addition, a RIC may, in certain cases, satisfy the 90% distribution requirement by distributing dividends relating to a taxable year after the close of such taxable year under the “spillback dividend” provisions of subchapter M. We would be taxed, at regular corporate rates, on retained income and/or gains, including any short-term capital gains or long-term capital gains. We must also satisfy an additional annual distribution requirement with respect to each calendar year in order to avoid a 4% excise tax on the amount of the under-distribution. Because we use debt financing, we are subject to (i an asset coverage ratio requirement under the 1940 Act and (ii) certain financial covenants under loan and credit agreements that could, under certain circumstances, restrict us from making distributions necessary to satisfy the distribution requirements. If we are unable to obtain cash from other sources, or chose or be required to retain a portion of our taxable income or gains, we could (1) be required to pay excise tax and (2) fail to qualify for RIC tax treatment, and thus become subject to corporate-level income tax on our taxable income (including gains).

The income source requirement will be satisfied if we obtain at least 90% of our annual income from dividends, interest, gains from the sale of stock or securities, or other income derived from the business of investing in stock or securities.

The asset diversification requirement will be satisfied if we meet certain asset diversification requirements at the end of each quarter of our taxable year. To satisfy this requirement, at least 50% of the value of our assets must consist of cash, cash equivalents (including receivables), U.S. Government securities, securities of other RICs, and other acceptable securities; and no more than 25% of the value of our assets can be invested in the securities, other than U.S. government securities or securities of other RICs, of one issuer, of two or more issuers that are controlled, as determined under applicable Code rules, by us and that are engaged in the same or similar or related trades or businesses or of certain “qualified publicly traded partnerships.” Failure to meet these requirements may result in our having to dispose of certain investments quickly in order to prevent the loss of RIC status. Because most of our investments will be in private companies, and therefore will be relatively illiquid, any such dispositions could be made at disadvantageous prices and could result in substantial losses.

If we fail to qualify for or maintain RIC tax treatment for any reason and are subject to corporate income tax, the resulting corporate taxes could substantially reduce our net assets, the amount of income available for distribution, and the amount of our distributions.

We may invest in certain debt and equity investments through taxable subsidiaries and the net taxable income of these taxable subsidiaries will be subject to federal and state corporate income taxes. We may invest in certain foreign debt and equity investments which could be subject to foreign taxes (such as income tax, withholding, and value added taxes).

We may have difficulty paying our required distributions if we recognize income before or without receiving cash representing such income.

For federal income tax purposes, we may be required to recognize taxable income in circumstances in which we do not receive a corresponding payment in cash. For example, since we will likely hold debt obligations that are treated under applicable tax rules as having original issue discount (such as debt instruments with PIK, secondary market purchases of debt securities at a discount to par, interest or, in certain cases, increasing interest rates or debt instruments that were issued with warrants), we must include in income each year a portion of the original issue discount that accrues over the life of the obligation, regardless of whether cash representing such income is received by us in the same taxable year. We may also have to include in income other amounts that we have not yet received in cash, such as unrealized appreciation for foreign currency forward contracts and deferred loan origination fees that are paid after origination of the loan or are paid in non-cash compensation such as warrants or stock. Furthermore, we may invest in non-U.S. corporations (or other non-U.S. entities treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that could be treated under the Code and U.S. Treasury regulations as “passive foreign investment companies” and/or “controlled foreign corporations.” The rules relating to investment in these types of non-U.S. entities are designed to ensure that U.S. taxpayers are either, in effect, taxed currently (or on an accelerated basis with respect to corporate level events) or taxed at increased tax rates at distribution or disposition. In certain circumstances this could require us to recognize income where we do not receive a corresponding payment in cash.

Unrealized appreciation on derivatives, such as foreign currency forward contracts, may be included in taxable income while the receipt of cash may occur in a subsequent period when the related contract expires. Any unrealized depreciation on investments that the foreign currency forward contracts are designed to hedge is not currently deductible for tax purposes. This can result in increased taxable income whereby we may not have sufficient cash to pay distributions or we may opt to retain such taxable income and pay a 4% excise tax. In such case we could still rely upon the “spillback provisions” to maintain RIC qualification.

A portion of our income may constitute original issue discount or other income required to be included in taxable income prior to receipt of cash. Further, we may elect to amortize market discounts with respect to debt securities acquired in the secondary market and include such amounts in our taxable income in the current year, instead of upon disposition, as an election not to do so would limit our ability to deduct interest expenses for tax purposes. Because any original issue discount or other amounts accrued will be included in our investment company taxable income for the year of the accrual, we may be required to make a distribution to our shareholders in order to satisfy the annual distribution requirement, even if we will not have received any corresponding cash amount. As a result, we may have difficulty meeting the annual distribution requirement necessary to maintain RIC tax treatment under the Code. We may have to sell some of our investments at times and/or at prices we would not consider advantageous, raise additional debt or equity capital, make a partial share distribution, or forgo new investment opportunities for this purpose. If we are not able to obtain cash from other sources, and choose not to make a qualifying share distribution, we may fail to qualify for RIC tax treatment and thus become subject to corporate-level income tax.

 

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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Properties

We do not own any real estate or other physical properties materially important to our operation. We believe that the office facilities of the Advisor are suitable and adequate for our business as it is contemplated to be conducted.

 

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

Neither we nor any of our subsidiaries, are currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against us or our subsidiaries. In addition, to our knowledge, none of our Advisors or our Administrator is currently subject to any material legal proceedings nor is any material legal proceeding threatened against them. From time to time, we, our subsidiaries, our Advisors or Administrator may be a party to certain legal proceedings in the ordinary course of, or incidental to the normal course of, our business, including the enforcement of our rights under contracts with our portfolio companies. While we cannot predict the outcome of these legal proceedings with certainty, we do not expect that these proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

 

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PART II

 

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Market Information

There is currently no established public trading market for our common stock. Therefore, there is a risk that a shareholder may not be able to sell our shares of common stock at a time or price acceptable to the shareholder, or at all.

Continuous Public Offering of Common Stock

We are currently selling our shares on a continuous basis at an offering price of $9.80 per share under our Follow-On Registration Statement. To the extent that our net asset value (“NAV”) per share increases, we will ensure that our shares are not sold at a price, after deduction of selling commissions and marketing support fees, that is below our NAV per share. In connection with each weekly closing on the sale of shares of our common stock pursuant to our Follow-On Offering and periodic reinvestment of distributions in our shares, we make the determination that we are not selling shares of our common stock at a price below our then current NAV per share within 48 hours before the time that we issue shares. In addition, if the NAV per share were to decline below 97.5% of the public offering price, net of sales load, for ten continuous business days (for this purpose, any day on which the principal stock markets in the United States are open for business), then, unless and until our board of directors determines otherwise, we will voluntarily suspend selling shares in the Follow-On Offering until the NAV per share is greater than 97.5% of the public offering price, net of sales load. On February 12, 2016, our Follow-On Offering closed to investors who purchase shares of our common stock through the independent broker-dealer channel. However, our Follow-On Offering remains open to investors who purchase shares of our common stock through the registered investment advisor channel. Following the closing of the Follow-On Offering to investors who purchase shares through the independent broker-dealer channel, we expect that, subject to the discretion of our board of directors and applicable law (i) we will continue to conduct quarterly tender offers pursuant to our share repurchase program, (ii) we will declare and pay distributions on a monthly basis, as determined by our board of directors, and (iii) the distribution reinvestment plan will remain in effect, and participating shareholders will be able to reinvest distributions at a per share price equivalent to 90% of the public offering price pursuant to the effective registration statement at the time of purchase. Our board of directors may determine to raise additional capital through the sale of debt or equity securities through our Shelf Registration Statement or otherwise in the future.

The following table lists the NAV per share, the public offering price per share for shares sold in our Offerings including and excluding sales load, the net public offering price premium as a percentage of NAV, and quarterly declared distributions per share as of the end of each quarter for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

     End of Quarter  
     NAV(1)      Public
Offering Price
     Net POP(2)      Net POP
Premium to
NAV(3)
    Declared
Distributions
per Share
 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

             

First Quarter

   $ 10.13       $ 11.30       $ 10.17         0   $ 0.18   

Second Quarter

   $ 10.15       $ 11.30       $ 10.17         0   $ 0.20   

Third Quarter

   $ 10.06       $ 11.30       $ 10.17         1   $ 0.22   

Fourth Quarter

   $ 9.79       $ 11.00       $ 9.90         1   $ 0.20   

Year Ended December 31, 2015

             

First Quarter

   $ 9.74       $ 11.00       $ 9.90         2   $ 0.20   

Second Quarter

   $ 9.67       $ 11.00       $ 9.90         2   $ 0.20   

Third Quarter

   $ 9.26       $ 10.45       $ 9.41         2   $ 0.20   

Fourth Quarter

   $ 8.93       $ 10.00       $ 9.00         1   $ 0.20   

 

(1)  NAV per share is determined as of the last day in the period. NAV is based on outstanding shares at the end of the period.
(2)  Net public offering price excluding sales load (“Net POP”) is equal to public offering price less 10% for selling commissions and marketing support fees. Net POP is also the price employed in the distribution reinvestment plan.
(3)  Calculated at end of the period, Net POP divided by NAV, less 100%.

 

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Set forth below is a chart that reconciles gross and net proceeds from the Offerings since we commenced our Initial Offering on April 4, 2011:

 

     As of December 31, 2015  

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

   Shares      Amount  

Gross Proceeds from Offerings

     272,346,847       $ 2,969,605   

Commissions and Marketing Support Fees

     —           (274,402

Reinvestment of Distributions

     23,804,499         234,712   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Proceeds from Offerings

     296,151,346       $ 2,929,915   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Net Proceeds Per Share

       $9.89   

Holders

As of March 16, 2016, we had 72,621 record holders of our common stock. No shares of our common stock have been authorized for issuance under any equity compensation plan. Set forth below is a chart describing the single class of our securities outstanding as of March 16, 2016:

 

(1)

   (2)      (3)      (4)  

Title of Class

   Amount
Authorized
     Amount Held by Us 
or for Our Account
     Amount Outstanding Exclusive
of Amount Under Column (3)
 

Common Stock

     1,000,000,000         —           301,783,417   

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

None.

Share Repurchase Program

We commenced our share repurchase program in July 2012 and the first repurchase of shares occurred in August 2012. We limit repurchases in each quarter to 2.5% of the weighted average number of shares of our common stock outstanding in the prior four calendar quarters. We currently intend to limit the number of shares to be repurchased during any calendar year to the number of shares we can repurchase with the proceeds we receive from the issuance of shares of our common stock under our distribution reinvestment plan. At the discretion of our board of directors, we may also use cash on hand, cash available from borrowings and cash from the sale of our investments as of the end of the applicable period to repurchase shares. Our board of directors may amend, suspend or terminate the share repurchase program upon 30 days’ notice. All shares purchased by us pursuant to the terms of each tender offer will be retired and thereafter will be authorized and unissued shares. The table below provides information concerning our repurchases of shares of our common stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2015 pursuant to our share repurchase program.

 

Period

   Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
     Average Price
Paid per Share
     Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Programs
     Maximum Number
of Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Program
 

October 1, 2015 through October 31, 2015

     —         $ —           —           —     

November 1, 2015 through November 30, 2015

     —           —           —           —     

December 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015

     1,243,483         9.25         1,243,483         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     1,243,483       $ 9.25         1,243,483         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions

Distributions to our shareholders are governed by our articles of incorporation. Our board of directors declares a weekly record date, a weekly distribution rate and a monthly payment date. We intend to continue to pay monthly distributions to our shareholders. The timing and amount of our monthly distributions, if any, is determined by our board of directors. Any distributions to our shareholders are declared out of assets legally available for distribution. (See Note 8. “Distributions” and Note 12. “Federal Income Taxes” included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”)

 

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The following table presents the total cash distributions declared per share of common stock outstanding during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

     Cash Distributions Declared Per Share  

Quarter

   2015      2014  

First

   $ 0.201279       $ 0.180048   

Second

     0.201279         0.201279   

Third

     0.201279         0.216762   

Fourth

     0.201279         0.201279   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 0.805116       $ 0.799368   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Because we intend to maintain our qualification as a RIC, we intend to distribute at least 90% of our annual taxable income to our shareholders. To the extent our taxable earnings fall below the total amount of our paid distributions for any given fiscal year, a portion of those paid distributions may be deemed to be a tax return of capital to our shareholders. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, 100% of the distributions paid to shareholders were comprised of taxable income (ordinary income and capital gains, if any) for federal income tax purposes, and none of the paid distributions were determined to be a return of capital. In January 2016 and 2015, a Form 1099-DIV was sent to our shareholders which stated the amount and sources of the paid distributions and provided information with respect to appropriate tax treatment of the paid distributions.

On December 30, 2015, January 28, 2016, February 26, 2016 and March 18, 2016, our board of directors declared distributions for January 2016, February 2016, March 2016 and April 2016, respectively, which represent an annualized distribution rate of 8.22% based on our current public offering price of $9.80 per share. The annualized distribution rate should not be interpreted to be a measure of our current or future performance. It is anticipated that these distributions, in the aggregate, will be substantially supported by our taxable income and the sources of distributions will be disclosed in our regular financial reports. Distributions will be recorded weekly and paid monthly in accordance with the schedule below.

 

Record Date

   Distribution
Payment Date
     Declared Distribution
Per Share Per Record Date
 

January 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2016

     January 27, 2016       $ 0.015483   

February 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2016

     February 24, 2016       $ 0.015483   

March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2016

     March 30, 2016       $ 0.015483   

April 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2016

     April 27, 2016       $ 0.015483   

We have adopted a distribution reinvestment plan that enables our shareholders to elect for the reinvestment of distributions in shares of common stock. As a result, if our board of directors authorizes and declares a cash distribution, then shareholders who have elected to participate in the distribution reinvestment plan will have their cash distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of common stock at a price equivalent to the public offering prices exclusive of selling commissions and marketing support fees, rather than receiving the cash distributions.

 

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The following selected financial data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 and as of and for the period from June 17, 2011 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2011 is derived from our consolidated financial statements. The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” included elsewhere in this report.

 

     Year Ended December 31,     Period from
June 17, 2011
(commencement of
operations)
through
 

($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

   2015     2014     2013     2012     December 31, 2011  

Statement of operations data:

          

Investment income

   $ 311,097      $ 230,712      $ 119,573      $ 35,583      $ 959   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

          

Total expenses

     131,443        99,194        68,502        19,651        1,482   

Reimbursement of expense support

     —          —          1,136        1,830        —     

Advisors’ expense support

     —          —          —          (1,590     (1,376
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     131,443        99,194        69,638        19,891        106   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income before taxes

     179,654        131,518        49,935        15,692        853   

Income tax expense, including excise tax

     2,966        1,392        —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     176,688        130,126        49,935        15,692        853   

Net realized and unrealized gains
(losses) (4)

     (214,895     (45,809     55,022        9,962        529   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (38,207   $ 84,317      $ 104,957      $ 25,654      $ 1,382   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Per share data:

          

Net investment income – basic and diluted

   $ 0.69      $ 0.73      $ 0.48      $ 0.50      $ 0.67   

Net (decrease) increase in net assets resulting from operations – basic and diluted

   $ (0.15   $ 0.48      $ 1.00      $ 0.82      $ 1.09   

Distributions declared

   $ 0.80      $ 0.80      $ 0.83      $ 0.76      $ 0.37   

Other data:

          

Total investment return-net price (1)

     (2.0 )%      4.1     10.2     14.2     6.5

Total investment return-net asset value (2)

     (0.9 )%      5.9     11.4     14.3     6.5

Number of portfolio companies at period end (3)

     124        112        94        126        110   

Total portfolio investments for the
period (3)

   $ 2,068,738      $ 1,899,447      $ 2,090,370      $ 991,952      $ 106,811   

Investment sales and prepayments for the period (3)

   $ 842,372      $ 1,058,221      $ 925,095      $ 410,530      $ 776   
     As of December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Balance sheet data:

          

Total assets

   $ 4,045,125      $ 2,971,720      $ 2,281,186      $ 850,324      $ 116,223   

Credit facilities and term loan, net of discount

   $ 1,422,592      $ 772,678      $ 707,389      $ 159,620      $ 25,340   

Total net assets

   $ 2,594,022      $ 2,145,821      $ 1,430,434      $ 611,484      $ 65,163   

 

(1)  Total investment return-net price is a measure of total return for shareholders who purchased our common stock at the beginning of the period, including distributions declared during the period. Total investment return-net price is based on (i) the purchase of one share at the public offering price, net of sales load, on the first day of the period, (ii) the sale at the net asset value per share on the last day of the period, of (A) one share plus (B) any fractional shares issued in connection with the reinvestment of monthly distributions, and (iii) the cash payment for distributions payable, if any, on the last day of the period. The total investment return-net price calculation assumes that (i) monthly cash distributions are reinvested in accordance with our distribution reinvestment plan and (ii) the fractional shares issued pursuant to the distribution reinvestment plan are issued at the then public offering price, net of sales load, on each monthly distribution payment date. There is no public market for our shares and the market value at sale is assumed to be equal to net asset value per share on the last day of the period. Our performance changes over time and currently may be different than that shown above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment performance is presented without regard to sales load that may be incurred by our shareholders in the purchase of our shares of common stock.
(2)  Total investment return-net asset value is a measure of the change in total value for shareholders who held our common stock at the beginning and end of the period, including distributions declared during the period. Total investment return-net asset value is based on (i) the beginning period net asset value per share on the first day of the period, (ii) the net asset value per share on the last day of the period, of (A) one share plus (B) any fractional shares issued in connection with the reinvestment of monthly distributions, and (iii) the value of distributions payable, if any, on the last day of the period. The total investment return-net asset value calculation assumes that (i) monthly cash distributions are reinvested in accordance with our distribution reinvestment plan and (ii) the fractional shares issued pursuant to the distribution reinvestment plan are issued at the then public offering price, net of sales load, on each monthly distribution payment date. There is no public market for our shares. Our performance changes over time and currently may be different than that shown above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment performance is presented without regard to sales load that may be incurred by our shareholders in the purchase of our shares of common stock.

 

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(3)  Excludes TRS portfolio companies and TRS transactions.
(4)  See Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Results of Operations” for a discussion of realized and unrealized gains and losses for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K. In this report, “we,” “our,” “us” and “our company” refer to Corporate Capital Trust, Inc.

Overview

We are a non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the 1940 Act. Formed as a Maryland corporation on June 9, 2010, we are externally managed by CNL and KKR, which are responsible for sourcing potential investments, conducting due diligence on prospective investments, analyzing investment opportunities, structuring investments, determining the securities and other assets that we will purchase, retain or sell, and monitoring our portfolio on an ongoing basis. Both Advisors are registered as investment advisers with the SEC. CNL also provides the administrative services necessary for us to operate.

Investment Objective, Investment Program and Primary Investment Types

Our investment objective is to provide our shareholders with current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation. We pursue our investment objective by investing primarily in the debt of privately owned and thinly traded U.S. companies (also referred to as “portfolio companies”) with a focus on originated transactions sourced through the networks of our Advisors. We define originated transactions as any negotiated investment where we, through our Advisors’ direct efforts, provide funds directly to a portfolio company. We also have the ability, as granted through our SEC Exemptive Order, to co-invest in privately negotiated transactions alongside other investment funds managed by or affiliated with KKR (the “Co-Investment Transactions”). We anticipate that a substantial portion of our investment portfolio will consist of senior and subordinated debt, which we believe offer potential opportunities for superior risk-adjusted returns and income generation. Our debt investments may take the form of corporate loans or bonds, may be secured or unsecured and may, in some cases, be accompanied by warrants, options, equity co-investments, or other forms of equity participation. We may separately purchase common or preferred equity interests in transactions. We may also invest in structured products, such as collateralized loan obligations, and loan participations and assignments.

As of December 31, 2015, our investment program consisted of two main components. First, since the inception of our investment activities, we have been engaged in the direct purchase of debt and equity securities, primarily issued by portfolio companies, through both secondary market and direct lending transactions. We refer to this investment program component as our “Investment Portfolio.” Second, beginning in November 2012, we supplemented our economic exposure to portfolio companies by entering into TRS with a commercial bank counterparty and directing the creation of a portfolio of debt investments that serve as reference assets under the TRS. We refer to this investment program component as our portfolio of TRS assets or our “TRS Portfolio.” In the case of our TRS Portfolio, we receive all (i) realized income and fees and (ii) realized capital gains generated by the TRS assets. In return, we must pay quarterly to the TRS counterparty a payment consisting of (i) realized capital losses generated by the TRS assets and (ii) financing costs that are based on (a) a floating financing rate and (b) the settled notional amount of TRS assets.

References to the term “settled notional amount” in association with the TRS mean the aggregate cost of the TRS assets underlying the TRS that are settled and owned by the counterparty. In addition, this aggregate cost serves as the basis for our payments of financing charges to the counterparty under the TRS. References to the term “total notional amount” mean the settled notional amount plus the effect of the purchase and sale cost of all TRS assets where trade settlement is pending. We will receive additional economic benefit if the value of the underlying TRS asset appreciates relative to the total notional amount through the final settlement date following termination of the agreement. Conversely, we will be required to pay the counterparty the amount, if any, by which the value of the underlying TRS asset declines relative to the total notional amount through such final settlement date. We do not own, or have physical custody of, the TRS assets and the TRS assets are not direct investments by us. Our subsidiary is required to post collateral with a custodian of at least 33.3% of the notional amount of each TRS asset and may be required to post additional collateral in the event the value of the TRS assets decreases below a specified amount.

Our investment strategy is focused on creating and growing an Investment Portfolio that generates superior risk-adjusted returns by carefully selecting investments through rigorous due diligence and actively managing and monitoring our Investment Portfolio. When evaluating an investment and the related portfolio company, we use the resources of our Advisors to develop an investment thesis and a proprietary view of a potential portfolio company’s intrinsic value. We believe our flexible approach to investing allows us to take advantage of opportunities that offer favorable risk/reward characteristics.

 

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We primarily focus on the following investment types:

 

    Senior Debt. We invest in senior debt, in which we generally take a security interest in the available assets of the portfolio company, including equity interests in any of its subsidiaries. These investments generally take the form of senior secured first lien loans, senior secured second lien loans or senior secured bonds. In some circumstances, our lien could be subordinated to claims of other creditors.

 

    Subordinated Debt. Our subordinated debt investments are generally subordinated to senior debt and are generally unsecured. These investments are generally structured with interest-only payments throughout the life of the security, with the principal due at maturity.

 

    Structured Products. We also invest in structured products, which may include collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”), collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), structured notes and credit-linked notes. The issuers of such investment products may be structured as trusts or other types of pooled investment vehicles. Such products may also involve the deposit with or purchase by an entity of the underlying investments and the issuance by that entity of one or more classes of securities backed by, or representing interests in, the underlying investments or referencing an indicator related to such investments.

 

    Equity Investments. We also make selected equity investments. In addition, when we invest in senior and subordinated debt, we may acquire warrants or options to purchase equity securities or benefit from other types of equity participation. Our goal is ultimately to dispose of these equity interests and realize gains upon our disposition of such interests.

The level of our investment activity can and does vary substantially from period to period depending on many factors, including: the demand for debt from creditworthy privately owned U.S. companies, the level of merger, acquisition and refinancing activity involving private companies, the availability of credit to finance transactions, the general economic environment, the competitive investment environment for the types of investments we currently seek and intend to seek in the future, the amount of equity capital we raise from offering common stock in our company and the amount of capital we may borrow.

As a business development company, we are required to comply with certain regulatory requirements. For instance, we may not acquire any assets other than “qualifying assets” as specified in the 1940 Act unless, at the time the acquisition is made, at least 70% of our total assets are qualifying assets as determined at the end of the prior quarter (with certain limited exceptions). Qualifying assets include investments in “eligible portfolio companies.” Under the relevant SEC rules, the term “eligible portfolio company” includes all private companies, companies whose securities are not listed on a national securities exchange and certain public companies that have listed their securities on a national securities exchange and have a market capitalization of less than $250 million. These rules also permit us to include as qualifying assets certain follow-on investments in companies that were eligible portfolio companies at the time of our initial investment but no longer meet the definition of eligible portfolio company at the time of the follow-on investment.

Revenues

We generate revenues primarily in the form of interest on the debt securities of portfolio companies that we acquire and hold for investment purposes. Our investments in debt securities generally have an expected maturity of three to ten years, although we have no lower or upper constraint on maturity, and typically earn interest at fixed or floating rates. Interest on our debt securities is generally payable to us quarterly or semi-annually. Some of our investments in debt securities contain payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest provisions. The outstanding principal amount of our debt securities and any accrued but unpaid interest will generally become due at the maturity date. In addition, we may generate revenue in the form of dividends from equity investments, prepayment fees, commitment fees, origination fees and fees for providing significant managerial assistance. While the TRS assets also generate interest income and fees, such amounts, net of the financing expenses, are recognized as (i) realized gains from derivative investments pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) when payable to us quarterly and (ii) unrealized gains from derivative investments for any accrued but unpaid amounts.

Operating Expenses

Our primary operating expenses include an investment advisory fee and, depending on our operating results, performance-based incentive fees, interest expense, administrative expenses, custodian and accounting fees, other third-party professional services and expenses and amortization of deferred offering expenses. The investment advisory fee and performance-based incentive fees compensate the Advisors for their services in identifying, evaluating, negotiating, closing and monitoring our investments.

 

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Financial and Operating Highlights

The following table presents financial and operating highlights as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, and for the year ended December 31, 2013:

 

As of December 31, (in thousands, except ratio and per share amounts)

   2015     2014        

Total assets

   $ 4,045,125      $ 2,971,720     

Adjusted total assets (Total assets, net of payable for investments purchased)

   $ 4,045,125      $ 2,936,832     

Investments in portfolio companies

   $ 3,722,261      $ 2,720,571     

Borrowings – credit facilities and term loan, net of discount

   $ 1,422,592      $ 772,678     

Deemed borrowings (TRS implied leverage classified as senior securities)

   $ 182,326      $ 172,041     

Net assets

   $ 2,594,022      $ 2,145,821     

Net asset value per share

   $ 8.93      $ 9.79     

Leverage ratio (Borrowings + Deemed borrowings)/Adjusted total assets)

     40     32  

Activity for the Year Ended December 31, (in thousands, except ratios and per share amounts)

   2015     2014     2013  

Average net assets

   $ 2,428,271      $ 1,783,121      $ 1,036,498   

Average borrowings under credit facilities and term loan

   $ 1,011,175      $ 572,484      $ 339,271   

Purchases of investments

   $ 2,068,738      $ 1,899,447      $ 2,090,370   

Sales, principal payments and other exits

   $ 842,372      $ 1,058,221      $ 925,095   

Net investment income

   $ 176,688      $ 130,126      $ 49,935   

Net realized gains on investments, derivative instruments and foreign currency transactions

   $ 50,657      $ 18,997      $ 28,047   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, derivative instruments and foreign currency translation

   $ (265,552   $ (64,806   $ 26,975   

Net (decrease) increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (38,207   $ 84,317      $ 104,957   

Total distributions declared

   $ 205,044      $ 142,018      $ 87,005   

Net investment income before unearned incentive fees per share

   $ 0.69      $ 0.68      $ 0.54   

Net investment income per share

   $ 0.69      $ 0.73      $ 0.48   

(Losses) earnings per share

   $ (0.15   $ 0.48      $ 1.00   

Distributions declared per share outstanding for the entire period

   $ 0.80      $ 0.80      $ 0.83   

Summary of Common Stock Offerings for the Year Ended December 31, (in thousands, except share and
per share amounts)

   2015     2014     2013  

Gross proceeds, excluding reinvestment of distributions

   $ 679,862      $ 781,169      $ 849,308   

Net proceeds to Company, excluding reinvestment of distributions

   $ 618,505      $ 709,070      $ 770,595   

Reinvestment of distributions

   $ 105,363      $ 80,646      $ 36,605   

Average net proceeds per share

   $ 9.69      $ 10.16      $ 9.97   

Shares issued in connection with Offerings, excluding reinvestment of distributions

     63,742,355        69,802,396        77,259,720   

Shares issued in connection with reinvestment of distributions

     10,950,275        7,952,695        3,664,801   

Business Environment

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2015, markets were influenced by geopolitical concerns as well as sector specific dislocations, such as commodities and energy. Significant recurring outflows in open ended credit mutual funds and exchange traded funds have occurred. These factors, along with thin liquidity, have placed downward pressure on valuations and contributed to an increase in volatility.

CCT’s closed-end structure and long term fundamental underwriting approach positions us to continue to focus on providing capital to companies that, for a variety of reasons, are unable to access the syndicated debt markets and/or achieve attractive terms on their debt. In the United States, successful access to the liquid credit markets is often limited by the issuer’s size, complicated industry dynamics, regulatory overhang, and unique or complex capital structures Therefore, considering the recent dynamic market environment, our basic investment premise emphasizing directly originated and other private credit investments remains unchanged. However, we remain mindful of, and continue to scan for attractive opportunities in secondary credit markets resulting from specific situations and volatility.

We believe that privately originated transactions with both U.S. and foreign middle market companies will outperform low-yielding government bonds and high grade credit over the long-term. Furthermore, we believe future lending opportunities will expand given recent financial regulation that is resulting in commercial banks reducing lending levels to middle-market companies. We maintain a high degree of caution and believe continued focus on the fundamentals, including rigorous due diligence, robust credit underwriting and direct structuring of investments best positions the portfolio to protect principal and generate attractive risk-adjusted returns.

 

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Portfolio and Investment Activity

Portfolio Investment Activity as of and for the Years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

The following tables summarize our investment activity as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 and for the year ended December 31, 2013, excluding our short term investments:

 

     Investment Activity Summary as of
($ in thousands)
 
     December 31, 2015      December 31, 2014  
     Investment
Portfolio
     TRS
Portfolio
     Investment
Portfolio
     TRS
Portfolio
 

Total fair value

   $ 3,722,261       $ 308,213       $ 2,720,571       $ 281,290   

No. portfolio companies

     124         48         112         47   

No. debt investments

     141         51         127         49   

No. structured product investments

     5         —           3         —     

No. equity/other investments

     32         —           22         —     

 

     Investment Portfolio Activity Summary
($ in thousands)
    TRS Portfolio Activity Summary
($ in thousands)
 
     Year Ended December 31,     Year Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2015     2014     2013  

Purchases of investments:

          

Senior secured loans – first lien

   $ 785,833      $ 965,332      $ 661,983      $ 174,138      $ 264,268      $ 262,924   

Senior secured loans – second lien

     514,469        458,531        731,935        33,892        16,759        11,123   

Senior secured bonds

     123,404        72,767        180,936        —          —          27,029   

Subordinated debt

     343,916        291,214        439,520        —          1,002        56,202   

Structured products

     141,892        3,000        52,195        —          —          —     

Equity/other

     159,224        108,603        23,801        —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,068,738      $ 1,899,447      $ 2,090,370      $ 208,030      $ 282,029      $ 357,278   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sales, principal payments and other exits:

          

Senior secured loans – first lien

   $ 205,660      $ 468,091      $ 368,097      $ 159,172      $ 45,349      $ 350,808   

Senior secured loans – second lien

     217,911        258,572        136,747        9,968        —          11,135   

Senior secured bonds

     72,082        86,497        153,219        —          3,780        16,821   

Subordinated debt

     263,178        215,044        262,105        875        6,930        85,244   

Structured products

     5,743        24,597        —          —          —          —     

Equity/other

     77,798        5,420        4,927        —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 842,372      $ 1,058,221      $ 925,095      $ 170,015      $ 56,059      $ 464,008   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio Company Additions

     40        49        61        15        37        16   

Portfolio Company Exits

     (28     (31     (93     (14     (10     (43

Debt Investment Additions

     52        81        82        18        42        18   

Debt Investment Exits

     (38     (57     (148     (16     (13     (52

While the Investment Portfolio and the TRS Portfolio are accounted for and presented as two distinct portfolios, the two portfolios had 28 and 26 debt investment positions and 32 and 34 portfolio companies in common as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The changes in the fair value of our Investment Portfolio and our TRS Portfolio are directly related to (i) the changes in their cost basis and notional amounts, respectively, as a result of incremental purchases, sales and principal payments as described in the table above, and (ii) the changes in fair value for assets held at the beginning and end of the period. The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were ($232.45) million, ($104.59) million and $31.03 million, respectively, for our Investment Portfolio, and ($10.30) million, ($6.64) million and ($0.57) million, respectively, for our TRS Portfolio. See “Results of Operations – Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation” below for further details relating to the changes.

As discussed above under “— Overview,” since receiving our SEC Exemptive Order, we have increased our focus on originated investments, including Co-Investment Transactions, as a main element of our investment strategy. Co-Investment Transactions give us the opportunity to participate in those investments alongside KKR’s institutional clients and proprietary funds. Our total origination activity in Co-Investment Transactions, at par, plus future expected fundings related to such investments, totaled approximately $1.19 billion and $1.04 billion for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, representing 34% of approximately $3.49 billion and $3.05 billion, respectively, in total originations by KKR in Co-Investment Transactions for each period.

 

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The following summarizes our investment activity associated with our investment focus on originated debt investments during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 and the status of originated investments held in the Investment Portfolio as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

Originated Investment Activity for the Year Ended December 31, ($ in thousands)

   2015     2014     2013  

Number of originated investments, by issuer

     20        22        15   

Total amount of originated investments, at cost (1)

   $ 1,167,195      $ 897,628      $ 704,319   

Originated investments as a percentage of total investment activity

     56.4     47.3     33.7

Fee income recognized in connection with originated investments

   $ 7,610      $ 5,706      $ 10,486   

Originated Investments Summary as of December 31, (in thousands)

   2015     2014        

Total originated investments, at fair value

   $ 2,305,938      $ 1,405,625     

Total originated investments as a percentage of total Investment Portfolio, at fair value

     61.9     51.7  

Weighted average annual yield of originated debt investments (2) (3)

     10.3     10.8  

 

(1)  The total amount of originated investments, at cost, includes new issuers during the reporting periods and any follow-on originated investments from existing issuers.
(2)  The weighted average annual yield on debt investments is based on amortized cost as of the end of the applicable period. The weighted average annual yield for our debt investments is computed as (i) the sum of (a) the annual interest rate of each accruing debt investment multiplied by its par amount as of the end of the applicable reporting period, plus (b) the annual amortization of the purchase or original issue discount or premium of accruing each debt investment, if any; divided by (ii) the total amortized cost of all accruing debt investments included in the calculated group as of the end of the applicable reporting period.
(3)  The weighted average annual yield of originated debt investments is higher than what investors in our Company will realize because it does not reflect expenses of the Company or any sales load. Total investment return – net price and total investment return – net asset value were (2.0)% and (0.9)%, respectively, as of December 31, 2015. See Note 13. “Financial Highlights” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for information on how such returns were calculated.

The following information presents additional analysis of our Investment Portfolio and TRS Portfolio as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, excluding our short term investments. Our investment program is not managed with any specific asset category target goals. The primary investment type concentrations include (i) senior debt and (ii) subordinated debt securities.

 

     Investment Portfolio as of (in thousands)  
     December 31, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Asset Category

   Amortized Cost      Fair Value      Amortized Cost      Fair Value  

Senior debt

           

Senior secured loans - first lien

   $ 1,721,163       $ 1,593,668       $ 1,152,555       $ 1,128,244   

Senior secured loans - second lien

     1,154,518         1,100,781         858,829         843,957   

Senior secured bonds

     217,350         184,509         154,125         147,817   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total senior debt

     3,093,031         2,878,958         2,165,509         2,120,018   

Subordinated debt

     525,301         457,287         459,004         433,755   

Structured products

     111,640         116,208         33,721         36,421   

Equity/Other

     292,059         269,808         129,658         130,377   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,022,031       $ 3,722,261       $ 2,787,892       $ 2,720,571   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     TRS Portfolio as of (in thousands)  
     December 31, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Asset Category

   Notional Amount      Fair Value      Notional Amount      Fair Value  

Senior debt

           

Senior secured loans - first lien

   $ 269,945       $ 256,870       $ 255,966       $ 250,662   

Senior secured loans - second lien

     46,704         43,971         22,802         21,932   

Senior secured bonds

     7,315         6,353         7,315         7,066   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total senior debt

     323,964         307,194         286,083         279,660   

Subordinated debt

     1,002         1,019         1,658         1,630   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 324,966       $ 308,213       $ 287,741       $ 281,290   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The weighted average yield on debt investments at amortized cost and fair value held in our Investment Portfolio as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

 

    December 31, 2015     December 31, 2014  

Asset Category

  Investment Portfolio
at Amortized Cost
    TRS Portfolio at
Notional Amount
    Investment Portfolio
at Amortized Cost
    TRS Portfolio at
Notional Amount
 

Senior debt (1) (2)

       

Senior secured loans - first lien

    8.7     5.8     8.8     5.1

Senior secured loans - second lien

    10.4     9.5     10.1     9.9

Senior secured bonds

    9.5     8.4     11.2     8.5

Subordinated debt (1) (2)

    10.1     6.8     12.3     7.1

Structured products (1) (2)

    10.8     —          10.8     —     

 

  (1)  The weighted average yield on debt investments is based on amortized cost as of the end of the applicable period. The weighted average yield for our debt investments is computed as, (i) the sum of (a) the annual interest rate of each accruing debt investment multiplied by its par amount as of the end of the applicable reporting period, plus (b) the annual amortization of the purchase or original issue discount or premium of each accruing debt investment, if any; divided by (ii) the total amortized cost of all accruing debt investments included in the calculated group as of the end of the applicable reporting period.
  (2)  The weighted average annual yield of originated debt investments is higher than what investors in our Company will realize because it does not reflect expenses of the Company or any sales load. Total investment return – net price and total investment return – net asset value were (2.0)% and (0.9)%, respectively, as of December 31, 2015. See Note 13. “Financial Highlights” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for information on how such returns were calculated.

The following table presents a summary of interest rate and maturity statistics for the debt investments, based on par value, in our Investment Portfolio and the TRS Portfolio as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

     Investment Portfolio as of
December 31,
    TRS Portfolio as of
December 31,
 

Floating interest rate debt investments:

   2015     2014     2015     2014  

Percent of debt portfolio

     71.4     67.5     96.7     96.1

Percent of floating rate debt investments with interest rate floors

     93.6     97.9     98.8     98.6

Weighted average interest rate floor

     1.0     1.1     1.1     1.0

Weighted average coupon spread to base rate

     764 bps        748 bps        484 bps        419 bps   

Weighted average years to maturity

     4.9        5.4        4.5        5.3   

Fixed interest rate debt investments:

                        

Percent of debt portfolio

     28.6     32.5     3.3     3.9

Weighted average coupon rate

     10.2     10.9     9.9     9.9

Weighted average years to maturity

     5.6        5.3        4.7        5.7   

All of our floating interest rate debt investments have base rate reset frequencies of less than twelve months with the majority resetting at least quarterly. The three-month LIBOR, the most prevalent index employed among our floating interest rate debt investments, ranged between 0.251% and 0.613%, and 0.223% and 0.257% during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and the terminal value was 0.613% and 0.256% on December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Base rate resets for floating interest rate investments will only result in interest income increases when the reset base interest rate exceeds the associated interest rate floor.

Our weighted average annual yield on debt investments was 9.5% as of December 31, 2015, compared to 10.0% as of December 31, 2014. The decrease is partly attributable to a decrease in our investment concentration in fixed interest rate debt investments, which currently have a higher weighted average coupon rate than our floating interest rate debt investments, as illustrated in the above table. The weighted average annual yield on debt investments is higher than what investors in our Company will realize because it does not reflect expenses of the Company or any sales load. Total investment return - net price and total investment return – net asset value were (2.0)% and (0.9)%, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2015. See Note 13. “Financial Highlights” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

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The following table shows the credit ratings of the investments in our Investment Portfolio and TRS Portfolio, based upon the rating scale of Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

     Investment Portfolio as of December 31, (in thousands)     TRS Portfolio as of December 31, (in thousands)  
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Standard & Poor’s rating

   Fair
Value
     Percentage
of

Portfolio
    Fair
Value
     Percentage
of

Portfolio
    Fair
Value
     Percentage
of

Portfolio
    Fair
Value
     Percentage
of

Portfolio
 

BB

   $ —           —     $ —           —     $ 404         0.1   $ —           —  

BB-

     43,253         1.2        21,536         0.8        24,999         8.1        27,610         9.8   

B+

     155,395         4.2        161,172         5.9        40,695         13.2        47,837         17.0   

B

     265,440         7.1        174,797         6.4        147,430         47.9        127,542         45.3   

B-

     316,944         8.5        331,145         12.2        55,993         18.2        53,309         19.0   

CCC+

     649,508         17.4        617,925         22.7        30,808         10.0        9,162         3.3   

CCC

     102,191         2.7        156,206         5.7        —           —          4,575         1.6   

CCC-

     48,501         1.3        53,089         2.0        4,391         1.4        11,255         4.0   

D

     9,640         0.3        567         —          3,493         1.1        —           —     

Not rated

     2,131,389         57.3        1,204,134         44.3        —           —          —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,722,261         100.0   $ 2,720,571         100.0   $ 308,213         100.0   $ 281,290         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The table below presents a summary of our debt investment positions held in our Investment Portfolio that feature PIK interest provisions for some or all of the applicable portfolio company’s interest payment obligations.

 

PIK Summary as of December 31, ($ in thousands)

   2015     2014  

Total number of all investments with PIK feature

     23        22   

Par value of all investments with PIK feature

   $ 707,559      $ 609,971   

Total number of all investments that have active PIK election

     19        17   

Par value of all investments that have active PIK election

   $ 648,196      $ 498,706   

Percent of debt investment portfolio with active PIK election, at par value

     17.5     18.5

Number of originated investments with PIK feature and active PIK election

     12        9   

Par value of originated investments with PIK feature and active PIK election

   $ 524,303      $ 402,244   

 

PIK Interest Income Activity for the Year Ended December 31, (in thousands)

   2015     2014     2013  

PIK interest income

   $ 30,402      $ 35,041      $ 9,318   

PIK interest income as a percentage of interest income and PIK interest income

     10.8     16.3     8.8

PIK interest income as a percentage of total investment income

     9.8     15.2     7.8

Collections of PIK interest

   $ 853      $ 6,803      $ —     

As of December 31, 2015, our Investment Portfolio consisted of 124 portfolio companies, diversified across 21 industry classifications, as compared to our Investment Portfolio as of December 31, 2014 that consisted of 112 portfolio companies, diversified across 21 distinct industry classifications. As of December 31, 2015, the TRS Portfolio consisted of 48 portfolio companies, diversified across 16 distinct industry classifications, as compared to our TRS Portfolio as of December 31, 2014 that consisted of 47 portfolio companies, diversified across 15 distinct industry classifications. The following table presents a summary of our Investment Portfolio and TRS Portfolio arranged by industry classifications of the portfolio companies as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

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     Investment Portfolio as of (in thousands)     TRS Portfolio as of (in thousands)  
     December 31, 2015     December 31, 2014     December 31, 2015     December 31, 2014  

Industry Classification

   Fair
Value
     Percentage
of Portfolio
    Fair
Value
     Percentage
of Portfolio
    Fair
Value
     Percentage
of Portfolio
    Fair
Value
     Percentage
of Portfolio
 

Capital Goods

   $ 621,721         16.7   $ 226,158         8.3   $ 31,229         10.1   $ 37,966         13.5

Software & Services

     416,659         11.2        394,377         14.5        68,767         22.3        68,344         24.3   

Consumer Durables & Apparel

     358,089         9.6        458,310         16.8        12,750         4.1        9,072         3.2   

Retailing

     309,014         8.3        218,902         8.0        29,078         9.4        19,445         6.9   

Diversified Financials

     231,820         6.2        139,597         5.1        —           —          —           —     

Automobiles & Components

     178,077         4.8        118,322         4.3        —           —          —           —     

Health Care Equipment & Services

     178,069         4.8        187,834         6.9        36,248         11.8        31,296         11.1   

Technology Hardware & Equipment

     176,343         4.7        181,005         6.7        8,216         2.7        3,303         1.2   

Transportation

     174,014         4.7        63,510         2.3        11,459         3.7        —           —     

Energy

     164,056         4.4        226,564         8.3        —           —          —           —     

Commercial & Professional Services

     155,039         4.2        58,540         2.2        16,043         5.2        2,009         0.7   

Materials

     146,239         3.9        96,320         3.5        12,183         4.0        3,669         1.3   

Food & Staples Retailing

     101,854         2.7        74,289         2.7        12,078         3.9        7,697         2.7   

Consumer Services

     89,389         2.4        48,047         1.8        3,897         1.3        8,363         2.9   

Media

     85,122         2.3        43,915         1.6        24,699         8.0        27,251         9.7   

Real Estate

     82,720         2.2        28,213         1.0        12,366         4.0        —           —     

Telecommunications Services

     80,681         2.2        80,584         3.0        8,280         2.7        18,033         6.4   

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

     62,134         1.7        39,108         1.4        8,522         2.8        8,758         3.1   

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Science

     53,634         1.4        5,264         0.2        —           —          12,639         4.5   

Remaining Industries

     57,587         1.6        31,712         1.4        12,398         4.0        23,445         8.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,722,261         100.0   $ 2,720,571         100.0   $ 308,213         100.0   $ 281,290         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Resources and Liquidity

Sources and Uses of Capital

Our capital resources and liquidity are derived primarily from (i) cash flows from operations, including investment sales and repayments, (ii) our distribution reinvestment plan, (iii) borrowings, and (iv) equity capital proceed from our Follow-On Offering through the registered investment advisor channel. Our primary uses of funds include (i) investments in debt of portfolio companies, (ii) distributions to our shareholders, (iii) advisory fees, (iv) interest expense and other financing fees, (v) periodic reductions in the outstanding principal amounts on our borrowings, and (vi) operating expenses. We have used, and expect to continue to use, proceeds from the turnover of our Investment Portfolio, equity capital proceeds from our Offerings, and borrowings under our credit facilities to finance our investment activities primarily focused on directly originated investments in portfolio companies. In addition, in January 2015, we filed our Shelf Registration Statement with the SEC that was declared effective on January 16, 2015, under which we may offer, from time to time, up to $750 million of our debt and/or equity securities, on terms to be determined at the time of each such offering.

Liquidity

As of December 31, 2015, we had the following sources of immediate liquidity available to us:

 

(in thousands)

   Amount  

Cash and Foreign Currency

   $ 69,204   

Short Term Investments

     7,071   

Credit Facilities-Effective Borrowing Capacity(1)

     149,503   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 225,778   
  

 

 

 

 

(1)  Effective borrowing capacity represents additional amounts that we could borrow from our credit facilities based on collateral in place as of December 31, 2015.

In addition to the sources of liquidity listed above, we continue to raise capital through our Follow-On Offering. On February 12, 2016, our Follow-On Offering closed to investors who purchase shares of our common stock through the independent broker-dealer channel. However, our Follow-On Offering remains open to investors who purchase shares of our common stock through the registered investment advisor channel. As of December 31, 2015, the cumulative capital raised through the independent broker-dealer channel accounted for 98.7% of the total capital raised across our Follow-On Offerings, excluding reinvestment of distributions. See Item 5. “Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities” for additional information. As of December 31, 2015, we had approximately 54 million additional shares of common stock available for sale through the Follow-On Offering. In addition, our Shelf Registration Statement provides us the ability to offer, from time to time, up to $750 million of our debt equity and/or securities.

 

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Borrowings-Credit Facilities and Term Loan

Our outstanding borrowings as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

 

     As of December 31, 2015     As of December 31, 2014  

(in thousands)

   Total
Aggregate
Principal
Amount
Committed
     Principal
Amount
Outstanding
    Carrying
Value
    Total
Aggregate
Principal
Amount
Committed
     Principal
Amount
Outstanding
     Carrying
Value
 

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (1) (2)

   $ 700,000       $ 632,980 (4)    $ 632,980      $ 655,000       $ 230,000       $ 230,000   

Deutsche Bank Credit Facility (1) (3)

     250,000         210,000        210,000        340,000         47,000         47,000   

BNP Credit Facility (1)

     200,000         188,000        188,000        200,000         100,450         100,450   

SMBC Credit Facility (1)(6)

     200,000         —          —          —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total credit facilities

     1,350,000         1,030,980        1,030,980        1,195,000         377,450         377,450   

2014 Senior Secured Term Loan

     393,000         393,000        391,612 (5)      397,000         397,000         395,228 (5) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,743,000       $ 1,423,980      $ 1,422,592      $ 1,592,000       $ 774,450       $ 772,678   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  Subject to borrowing base and leverage restrictions.
(2)  Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility includes a provision that allows us, under certain circumstances, to increase the size of the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility to a maximum of $900 million.
(3)  During the year ended December 31, 2015, CCT Funding LLC (“CCT Funding”) entered into two separate amendments to the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility whereby the aggregate amount of commitments were decreased by $90 million, net of an increase of $100 million, for a total facility size of $250 million as of December 31, 2015.
(4)  Includes $49.70 million denominated in Euros and $58.28 million denominated in British Pound Sterling.
(5)  Comprised of outstanding principal less unaccreted original issue discount.
(6)  On December 2, 2015, CCT Tokyo Funding LLC (“CCT Tokyo Funding”) entered into a revolving credit facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, under which CCT Tokyo Funding may borrow up to $200 million. See Note 10. “Borrowings” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional disclosures regarding this borrowing. As of December 31, 2015, CCT Tokyo Funding has not drawn on the credit facility.

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, our total all-in cost of financing, including fees and expenses, was 3.59% and 4.45%, respectively. We expect to continue to draw on the revolving credit facilities to finance our acquisition of investment positions in portfolio companies. We are currently exploring alternatives to modify, extend, or refinance our Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, which matures in September 2017. We may further increase our aggregate borrowing capacity in the future beyond the current combined commitment amount of $1.74 billion that is available to us from our revolving credit facilities and term loan, and we may add additional credit arrangements or other forms of financing arrangements including joint ventures.

During the period from January 1, 2016 through March 16, 2016, we made repayments on two of our credit facilities in the aggregate amount of $166.40 million.

See Note 10. “Borrowings” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional disclosures regarding our borrowings.

Total Return Swaps

In 2012, Halifax Funding LLC (“Halifax Funding”), our wholly owned, special purpose financing subsidiary, entered into a TRS arrangement with The Bank of Nova Scotia (“BNS”). Our TRS arrangement with BNS consists of a set of agreements between Halifax Funding, BNS and State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Custodian”) that are collectively referred to herein as the “TRS Agreements.” Under the terms of the TRS Agreements, each asset in the TRS Portfolio constitutes a separate TRS transaction, although all calculations, payments and transfers required to be made under the TRS Agreements are calculated and treated on an aggregate basis, based upon all such transactions. On October 27, 2015, Halifax Funding amended the TRS agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the amended TRS Agreements, Halifax Funding may select single-name corporate loans and bonds and create a TRS Portfolio with a maximum aggregate total notional amount of $500 million. Halifax Funding receives quarterly from BNS all collected interest and fees from the TRS Portfolio. Halifax Funding pays BNS interest at a rate equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 1.40% per annum. In addition, upon the sale or repayment of any TRS asset, Halifax Funding will either receive from BNS the realized gain in the value of such asset relative to its notional amount, or pay to BNS any realized loss in the value of the asset relative to its notional amount.

 

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The obligations of Halifax Funding under the TRS Agreements are non-recourse to us and our exposure under the TRS Agreements is limited to the amount of collateral that is posted by Halifax Funding pursuant to the terms of the TRS Agreements. As of December 31, 2015, the posted collateral of $142.64 million equaled 43.9% of the total notional amount, as compared to $115.70 million, or 40.2% of the total notional amount as of December 31, 2014. The minimum required collateral amount (33.3% of the total notional amount, plus additional required collateral due to concentration limits in the TRS Portfolio) was $108.75 million as of December 31, 2015.

See Note 4. “Derivative Instruments” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional disclosures on the TRS.

Commitments and Contingencies

See Note 11. “Commitments and Contingencies” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for information on our commitments and contingencies as of December 31, 2015.

Distributions to Shareholders

We pay monthly distributions to our shareholders in the form of cash. Shareholders may elect to reinvest their distributions as additional shares of our common stock under our distribution reinvestment plan. Dividends are taxable to our shareholders even if they are reinvested in additional shares of our common stock. The following table reflects the cash distributions per share and the total amount of distributions that we have declared on our common stock during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

   Per Share      Amount  

December 31, 2015

   $ 0.80       $ 205,044   

December 31, 2014

   $ 0.80       $ 142,018   

December 31, 2013

   $ 0.83       $ 87,005   

Approximately 51% of the distributions we declared in each of the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were reinvested in shares of our common stock by participants in our distribution reinvestment plan and the reinvested distributions represent an additional source of capital to us. Net investment income and realized capital gains represent the primary sources for us to pay distributions. See Note 8. “Distributions” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional disclosures on distributions.

For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, 100% of our declared distributions were covered by taxable income available for distributions. We routinely disclose the sources of funds used to pay distributions to our shareholders in periodic reports that accompany (i) quarterly account statements and (ii) monthly distribution checks that are prepared and sent directly by our transfer agent to our shareholders. See Note 8. “Distributions” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for a discussion of the sources of funds used to pay distributions on a GAAP and tax basis for the periods presented.

Results of Operations

As of December 31, 2015, the fair value of our investments totaled $3.72 billion for our Investment Portfolio and $308.21 million for our TRS Portfolio. The majority of our investments at December 31, 2015 consisted of debt investments. See the section entitled “Portfolio and Investment Activity” above for a discussion of the general terms and characteristics of our investments, and for information regarding investment activities during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013. The growth of our Investment Portfolio was the primary contributing factor to the significant increases in investment income, operating expenses, investment advisory fees, net investment income and net assets between the comparative periods, as discussed below.

The following is a summary of our operating results for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

(in thousands)

   2015      2014      2013  

Total investment income

   $ 311,097       $ 230,712       $ 119,573   

Net operating expenses

     (131,443      (99,194      (69,638

Income tax expense, including excise tax

     (2,966      (1,392      —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

     176,688         130,126         49,935   

Net realized gains

     50,657         18,997         28,047   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (265,552      (64,806      26,975   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (38,207    $ 84,317       $ 104,957   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Investment income

Investment income consisted of the following for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

(in thousands)

   2015      2014      2013  

Interest income

   $ 250,599       $ 179,972       $ 96,253   

Payment-in-kind interest income

     30,402         35,041         9,318   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     281,001         215,013         105,571   

Fee income

     18,305         7,030         13,803   

Dividend and other income

     11,791         8,669         199   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

   $ 311,097       $ 230,712       $ 119,573   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The increase in interest income was due primarily to the growth of our portfolio of debt investments. Our average debt investment balance was $3.20 billion, $2.29 billion and $1.29 billion for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, based on par value. Variations in interest income are also partly due to nonrecurring recognition of prepayment penalties and unamortized loan fees, discounts and premiums upon the prepayment of debt investments. We recorded interest income from these sources in the combined amount of $6.37 million, $12.37 million and $0.87 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2015, 10.8% of our total interest income including PIK interest income was attributable to PIK interest income as compared to 16.3% for the same period in 2014 and 8.8% for the same period in 2013. As of December 31, 2015, our weighted average annual yield on our accruing debt investments was 9.5% based on amortized cost, as defined above in “Portfolio and Investment Activity.” As of December 31, 2015, approximately 71.4% of our debt investments had floating rate interest; therefore, changes in interest rates could have a material impact on our interest income in the future. See Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” for further information on the impact interest rate changes could have on our results of operations.

Interest income earned on TRS assets is not included in investment income in the consolidated statements of operations, but rather is recorded as part of (i) realized gains or losses on derivative instruments in connection with quarterly TRS settlement payments and (ii) unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives for amounts not yet received from the counterparty as of period end.

Our fee income is transaction-based fees and is nonrecurring. The increase in fee income for the year ended December 31, 2015 was primarily due to an amendment fee received in the amount of $7.76 million earned during the first quarter of 2015 from one of our portfolio companies seeking financial covenant relief and an increase in capital restructuring fees earned related to our Co-Investment Transactions. Going forward, we expect to earn additional structuring services fees on Co-Investment Transactions as a result of our persistent focus on direct lending activities. See Note 7. “Fee Income” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional information on fee income.

The increase in dividend and other income year over year was primarily due to an increase in the number of income-producing equity investments in our Investment Portfolio which were largely originated by us after receiving our SEC Exemptive Order in May 2013. The largest sources of dividend income earned during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were non-recurring dividends totaling $5.28 million and $7.93 million received from our equity investments in seven and four portfolio companies, respectively. We did not have any non-recurring dividends during the year ended December 31, 2013.

Operating expenses

Our operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

(in thousands)

   2015      2014      2013  

Investment advisory fees

   $ 70,298       $ 48,903       $ 30,089   

Interest expense

     36,311         25,518         9,285   

Performance-based incentive fees

     8,733         8,229         16,033   

Offering expense

     4,481         6,833         6,502   

Administrative services

     2,728         2,997         2,049   

Professional services

     2,913         2,016         1,432   

Custodian and accounting fees

     1,309         883         561   

Director fees and expenses

     569         560         374   

Other

     4,101         3,255         2,177   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     131,443         99,194         68,502   

Reimbursement of expense support

     —           —           1,136   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net operating expenses

   $ 131,443       $ 99,194       $ 69,638   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Investment advisory fees and performance-based incentive fees – Our investment advisory fees are calculated at an annual rate of 2% of our average gross assets; therefore, the increase in these fees year over year was directly attributable to the increase in our gross assets each year.

Our Advisors are also eligible to receive incentive fees based on performance. Our performance-based incentive fees, which are comprised of two parts, consisted of the following for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

(in thousands)

   2015      2014      2013  

Subordinated incentive fee on income

   $ 8,733       $ 17,034       $ 6,992   

Incentive fee on capital gains

     —           (8,805      9,041   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total performance-based incentive fees

   $ 8,733       $ 8,229       $ 16,033   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subordinated incentive fee on income is payable to our Advisors each calendar quarter if our pre-incentive fee net investment fee income (as defined in the Investment Advisory Agreement and approved by our board of directors) exceeds 1.75% quarterly preference return to our shareholders (the ratio of pre-incentive fee net investment income divided by average adjusted capital). During 2015, our pre-incentive fee net investment income exceeded the preference return to shareholders for two quarters, as compared to three quarters during 2014 and two quarters during 2013.

The annual incentive fees on capital gains recorded for GAAP purposes is equal to (i) 20% of our realized and unrealized capital gains on a cumulative basis since inception, net of all realized capital losses and unrealized depreciation on a cumulative basis from inception, less (ii) the aggregate amount of any previously paid incentive fees on capital gains. As discussed in Note 6. “Related Party Transactions” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” the calculation of performance-based incentive fees disregards any net realized and unrealized gains associated with the TRS interest spread. In addition, for financial reporting purposes, in accordance with GAAP, we include unrealized appreciation on our Investment Portfolio and derivative instruments in the calculation of incentive fees on capital gains; however, such amounts are not payable by us unless and until the net unrealized appreciation is actually realized. The actual amount of the incentive fee on capital gains that is due and payable to the Advisors is determined at the end of the calendar year.

The Advisors did not earn any incentive fees on capital gains for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, and earned $2.32 million of incentive fees on capital gains for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Advisors were paid this earned portion in the first quarter of 2014.

The components of incentive fees on capital gains consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:

 

(in thousands)

   2015      2014      2013  

Incentive fees payable on net realized gains (1)

   $ —         $ —         $ 2,323   

Incentive fees accrued for GAAP purposes on unrealized gains (2)(3)

     —           (8,805      6,718   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ —         $ (8,805    $ 9,041   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  Amount is based on cumulative realized gains, net of cumulative realized losses since inception and unrealized losses as of the end of the applicable period, less prior incentive fees paid. The incentive fee earned and payable to the Advisors is determined at the end of each calendar year.
(2)  This amount is not payable to the Advisors. Represents accrual for GAAP reporting purposes only for incentive fee on unrealized gains as of the end of the applicable period.
(3)  During 2014, we reversed accrued incentive fees as of December 31, 2013 relating to unrealized gains for GAAP reporting purposes due to the cumulative nature of this fee as the result of unrealized losses during 2014.

As of December 31, 2015, we had unrealized losses of $280.40 million in excess of our cumulative realized net capital gains since inception. The Advisors were previously paid incentive fees on capital gains for the year ended December 31, 2013, at which time we had cumulative realized net capital gains since inception of $11.61 million in excess of our realized losses as of that date. Due to the cumulative nature of the incentive fee on capital gains, we will not owe the Advisors any incentive fees on capital gains for future years until such time, if any, that our cumulative realized net capital gains since inception exceed our unrealized losses as of a particular measurement date by more than $11.61 million.

See “— Contractual Obligations — Investment Advisory Agreements,” below for further details about the performance-based incentive fees.

 

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Interest expense - The components of interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

(in thousands)

   2015      2014      2013  

Stated interest expense

   $ 30,522       $ 17,270       $ 7,371   

Unused commitment fees

     2,172         5,086         736   

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     3,233         2,934         1,178   

Accretion of discount on term loan

     384         228         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest expense

   $ 36,311       $ 25,518       $ 9,285   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The increase in interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2015 was primarily attributable to the increase in our weighted average debt outstanding to $1.01 billion, as compared to $572.48 million for the same period in 2014. This increase is partially offset by a decrease in our all-in cost of financing, including fees and expenses, to 3.59%, as compared to 4.45% for the same period in 2014. Our all-in cost of financing was higher during the year ended December 31, 2014 because our 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan comprised a higher proportion of our total borrowings during the period, as compared to other periods. Our all-in cost of financing will fluctuate between periods depending on the relative use of the 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan as compared to our other credit facilities, which bear lower stated interest rates.

The increase in interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2014 was primarily attributable to (i) the increase in our weighted average debt outstanding to $572.48 million, as compared to $339.27 million for the same period in 2013, and (ii) an increase in our all-in cost of financing, including fees and expenses, to 4.45%, as compared to 2.73% for the same period in 2013. The increase in our all-in cost of financing was due primarily to a higher stated interest rate on our 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan (initially five-year term) as compared to our other credit facilities and the amortization of upfront fees incurred on both our Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility and 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan. Additionally, as our borrowing capacity increased, we incurred incremental unused commitment fees to the extent we did not borrow all available amounts.

Our performance-based incentive fees and interest expense, among other things, may increase or decrease our overall operating expenses and expense ratios relative to comparative periods depending on portfolio performance, an increase or reduction in borrowed funds and borrowing commitments, and changes in benchmark interest rates, such as LIBOR, among other factors.

All other operating expenses – In general, our other operating expenses increased period over period due to increased administrative and professional services associated with our owning a larger portfolio of investments.

Our offering expenses have decreased during the year ended December 31, 2015 as a result of a decrease in the amount of reimbursement payments to our Advisors. Our offering expenses are capitalized as deferred offering expenses and then subsequently expensed over a 12-month period. During the year ended December 31, 2015, we recorded deferred offering expenses of $3.48 million, as compared to $6.05 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. The $1.61 million of deferred offering expenses recorded in the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2015 represents the amount that will be recorded as offering expenses in the consolidated statements of operations over the next 12 months. Going forward, we expect a reduction in offering expenses due to the February 2016 closing of our Follow-On Offering to investors who purchase share through the independent broker-dealer channel. See Item 5. “Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases Equity Securities” for additional information.

During the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the ratio of core operating expenses (excluding investment advisory fees, performance-based incentive fees, interest expense and organization and offering expenses, and including net expense support) to average net assets was 0.48%, 0.54% and 0.75%, respectively. Effective on January 1, 2015, we no longer reimburse CNL for certain personnel expenses as described in the Administrative Services Agreement. These personnel expenses were approximately $0.90 million and $0.63 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Income tax expense, including excise tax

We have elected to be treated as a RIC under the Code and operate in a manner so as to qualify for the tax treatment applicable to RICs. To qualify as a RIC, we must, among other things, timely distribute to our shareholders generally at least 90% of our investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code, for each year. In order to maintain our RIC status, we, among other things, have made and intend to continue to make the requisite distributions to our shareholders which will generally relieve us from U.S. federal corporate-level income taxes.

Depending on the level of taxable income earned in a tax year, we may choose to carry forward taxable income in excess of current calendar year dividend distributions into the next tax year and pay a 4% excise tax on the amount of current year taxable income in excess of distributions, as required. As a result of our estimated taxable income exceeding distributions paid to our shareholders, we recorded net excise tax expense of $2.89 million and $1.39 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

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Certain of our consolidated subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes and foreign income taxes. For the year ended December 31, 2015, we recorded a net tax expense of approximately $0.56 million for these subsidiaries, of which $0.48 million represents foreign income tax withholding and is recorded net against the related interest income in the consolidated statements of operations. We did not record any net U.S. federal and state income tax expense or foreign income tax expense during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Net realized gain and losses

Net realized gains and losses for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

(in thousands)

   2015      2014      2013  

Net realized (losses) gains on investments

   $ (29,310    $ 17,594       $ 20,042   

Net realized gains on derivative instruments

     83,550         7,354         9,135   

Net realized losses on foreign currency transactions

     (3,583      (5,951      (1,130
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gains

   $ 50,657       $ 18,997       $ 28,047   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As the result of our investment sales and principal payments, as described above in “Portfolio and Investment Activity,” we realized net gains (losses) on investments for each of the periods presented. The change in the amount of net realized gains (losses) on investments for the year ended December 31, 2015 as compared to the same periods in 2014 and 2013 was partially due to a restructure of one of the portfolio companies in whose debt securities we have invested, Towergate Finance PLC, resulting in a realized loss of $23.0 million. The amount of gains or losses realized upon investment sales will not bear a direct relationship to the volume of investment sales because such sales are driven largely by portfolio management and liquidity decisions, rather than by the gains to be realized upon the sale.

Our net realized gains (losses) on derivative instruments for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

(in thousands)

   2015      2014      2013  

Net realized gains (losses) on:

        

Foreign currency forward contracts

   $ 70,096       $ 2,867       $ (1,174

Cross currency swaps

     541         —           —     

TRS

     12,913         4,487         10,309   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 83,550       $ 7,354       $ 9,135   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See Note 4. “Derivative Instruments” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for more information about the components of the realized gain on TRS recorded during each period.

As described in Note 4. “Derivative Instruments” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”, we utilize foreign currency forward contracts and cross currency swaps to economically hedge the impact that changes in foreign exchange rates have on the value of our investments denominated in foreign currencies. We record realized gains on these derivative instruments upon periodic settlement dates and upon maturity or termination. During the year ended December 31, 2015, we terminated all of our outstanding foreign currency forward contracts and entered into new foreign currency forward contracts and cross currency swaps. Although both types of instruments serve as an economic hedge against changes in foreign exchange rates, the unrealized gains and losses may have differing tax treatments. By hedging our foreign investments with a combination of foreign currency forward contracts and cross currency swaps, we expect to reduce potential volatility in our taxable income while maintaining some flexibility to increase or decrease the overall notional balance of our hedges when deemed necessary. The terminated foreign currency forward contracts resulted in a realized gain of $43.54 million. The cross currency swaps generate realized gains or losses upon each quarterly settlement payment. The realized gains on foreign currency forward contracts and cross currency swaps help offset realized and unrealized losses in investments denominated in foreign currencies as a result of foreign currency movements, as described further below.

 

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Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation

For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, net unrealized appreciation and depreciation consisted of the following:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

(in thousands)

   2015      2014      2013  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments

   $ (232,449    $ (104,589    $ 31,027   

Derivative instruments

     (34,881      38,320         (2,522

Foreign currency translation

     1,778         1,463         (1,530
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (265,552    $ (64,806    $ 26,975   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments consisted of the following:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

(in thousands)

   2015      2014      2013  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments:

        

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 29,519       $ 33,991       $ 41,536   

Unrealized depreciation

     (281,185      (123,771      (3,387

Net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation reversal related to net realized gains or losses (1)

     19,217         (14,809      (7,122
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (232,449    $ (104,589    $ 31,027   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  Represents the unrealized appreciation or depreciation recorded on the related asset at the end of prior period.

Approximately 15.9% of our Investment Portfolio, measured at fair value, is denominated in foreign currencies. We do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in fair values of investments held; therefore, fluctuations related to foreign exchange rate conversions are included with unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments.

We have entered into foreign currency forward contracts and cross currency swaps to economically hedge the impact that changes in foreign exchange rates have on the value of our investments denominated in foreign currencies. The following table presents the combined realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments, including the impact of our hedges. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates could impact our earnings to the extent that our investments denominated in foreign currencies are not hedged or the hedges are not effective. See Item 3. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” for further discussion of the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on our earnings.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

(in thousands)

   2015      2014      2013  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

   $ (261,759    $ (86,995    $ 51,069   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency forward contracts

     31,368         46,493         (4,208

Net realized and unrealized gains on cross currency swaps

     8,484         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (221,907    $ (40,502    $ 46,861   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The net realized and unrealized losses on investments during the year ended December 31, 2015, after applying the net impacts of movements in valuation on the underlying foreign currency forward contracts and cross currency swaps put in place to mitigate currency risk, were partly attributable to declines in the fair values of the Company’s investments in securities of portfolio companies directly or indirectly related to the energy sector. During the year ended December 31, 2015, volatility in commodities, energy and equities impacted various credits contributing to increasing unrealized depreciation in the portfolio. The net realized and unrealized losses on investments during the year ended December 31, 2014, were partly due to a $17.41 million unrealized decline in the fair value of our investment in our portfolio company Towergate Finance PLC. The net realized and unrealized gains and losses on the foreign currency forward contracts largely offset the valuation movements in investments denominated in foreign currencies causes by foreign exchange rate fluctuations.

 

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The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative instruments consisted of the following:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

(in thousands)

   2015      2014      2013  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on TRS Portfolio:

        

Unsettled amounts at end of period:

        

Spread interest income

   $ 3,762       $ 3,032       $ 1,703   

Realized losses on TRS assets

     (571      (26      (27

Receipt of prior period unsettled amounts

     (3,006      (1,676      (593

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on TRS assets

     (10,302      (6,636      (571
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (10,117      (5,306      512   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency forward contracts

        

Unrealized appreciation

     2,258         41,659         8   

Unrealized depreciation

     (541      (458      (3,189

Net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation reversal related to net realized gains or losses (1)

     (40,445      2,425         147   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (38,728      43,626         (3,034
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on cross currency swaps:

        

Unrealized appreciation

     8,247         —           —     

Unrealized depreciation

     (304      —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     7,943         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on interest rate swaps

        

Unrealized appreciation

     6,021         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     6,021         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative instruments

   $ (34,881    $ 38,320       $ (2,522
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  Represents the unrealized appreciation or depreciation recorded at the end of prior period.

We are not aware of any material trends or uncertainties, favorable or unfavorable, that may be reasonably anticipated to have a material impact on either capital resources or the revenues or income to be derived from our investments, other than those described above, and the risk factors described in this report, see Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”

Adjusted net investment income

Our net investment income totaled $176.69 million ($0.69 per share), $130.13 million ($0.73 per share) and $49.94 million ($0.48 per share) for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. As described above in “- Investment advisory fees and performance-based incentive fees,” we accrue estimated incentive fees on capital gains with respect to any net realized and unrealized appreciation in our Investment Portfolio and derivative instruments. The capital gains incentive fees are treated as an operating expense and therefore are a deduction in calculating our net investment income on a GAAP basis. However, the incentive fees on capital gains related to net unrealized appreciation on our Investment Portfolio and derivative instruments are not payable by us unless and until the net unrealized appreciation is actually realized. Therefore, in order to evaluate our net investment income without regard to unrealized appreciation in our Investment Portfolio, we have developed a supplemental, non-GAAP measure, which we refer to as “adjusted net investment income,” which presents net investment income before the effects of unearned performance- based incentive fees.

We believe that adjusted net investment income is useful to assess the sustainability of our distributions and operating performance. Adjusted net investment income is not necessarily indicative of cash flows available to fund cash needs and should not be considered as an alternative to net investment income as an indication of our performance, as an alternative to cash flows from operations as an indication of our liquidity, or indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs including our ability to make future distributions to our shareholders. Adjusted net investment income should not be construed as a historic performance measure or as more relevant or accurate than the current GAAP methodology in calculating net investment income and its applicability in evaluating our operating performance.

 

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The following table presents a reconciliation of our net investment income to adjusted net investment income for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013; the increase in adjusted net investment income was primarily the result in the growth of our Investment Portfolio and earnings thereon.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

   2015      2014      2013  

Net investment income (GAAP)

   $ 176,688       $ 130,126       $ 49,935   

Add: Estimated unearned performance-based incentive fees

     —           (8,805      6,718   

Net reimbursement of expense support

     —           —           1,136   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted net investment income (non-GAAP)

   $ 176,688       $ 121,321       $ 57,789   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income per share (GAAP)

   $ 0.69       $ 0.73       $ 0.48   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted net investment income per share (non-GAAP)

   $ 0.69       $ 0.68       $ 0.55   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

In addition, the relative utilization of the TRS can cause variability in net investment income in accordance with GAAP, earnings on assets within the TRS Portfolio are not included in the calculation of net investment income. The TRS Portfolio accrued interest income and financing charges are included in the fair value of the TRS and are not recorded as realized gain or loss on derivative instruments until quarterly TRS settlement payments are finalized. If the TRS assets had instead been included in our Investment Portfolio as owned assets, the interest income and financing charges would have been included in net investment income.

The following table presents the TRS interest income and financing charges for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

   2015      2014      2013  

Interest and fee income included in TRS fair value

   $ 4,658       $ 3,545       $ 1,806   

Financing charges included in TRS fair value

     (896      (513      (103
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     3,762         3,032         1,703   

Interest and fee income included in TRS net realized gains

     17,242         4,928         10,017   

Financing charges included in TRS net realized gains

     (4,028      (696      (1,848

Amounts included in prior period fair value

     (3,032      (1,703      (938
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TRS net interest spread

   $ 13,944       $ 5,561       $ 8,934   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TRS Net interest spread per share

   $ 0.05       $ 0.03       $ 0.09   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, Net Asset Value per Share, Annual Investment Return and Total Return Since Inception

Net assets increased $448.20 million, $715.39 million and $818.95 million during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The most significant increase in net assets year over year was attributable to capital transactions including (i) the issuance of shares of common stock and (ii) reinvestment of distributions in the combined amount of $723.87 million, $789.72 million and $807.20 million, respectively. Our operations resulted in net assets (decreasing) increasing ($38.21) million, $84.32 million and $104.96 million during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Distributions to shareholders in the amount of $205.04 million, $142.02 million and $87.00 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, as well as the repurchase of shares of common stock in the amount of $32.42 million, $16.63 million and $6.20 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, contributed to reductions in our net assets.

Our net asset value per share was $8.93, $9.79 and $10.00 on December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. After considering (i) the overall changes in net asset value per share, (ii) distributions paid of approximately $0.80, $0.80 and $0.83 per share during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and (iii) the assumed reinvestment of those distributions at 90% of the prevailing offering price per share, the total investment return was (0.9)%, 5.9% and 11.4% for shareholders who held our shares over the entire 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Initial shareholders who subscribed to the Initial Offering in June 2011 with an initial investment of $10,000 and an initial purchase price equal to $9.00 per share (public offering price net of sales load) have seen the value of their investment grow by 42.4% (see first chart below), or an annualized return of 8.1% (see second chart below). Initial shareholders who subscribed to the Initial Offering in June 2011 with an initial investment of $10,000 and an initial purchase price equal to $10.00 per share (the initial public offering price) have registered a total investment return of 28.1% (see first chart below), or an annualized return of 5.6% (see second chart below). The S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index, a primary measure of senior debt covering the U.S. leveraged loan market, which currently consists of approximately 1,100 credit facilities throughout numerous industries, and the Merrill Lynch US High Yield Master II Index, a primary measure of subordinated debt consisting of approximately 2,000 high yield corporate bonds, registered cumulative total returns of approximately 15.4% and 21.2%, respectively, in the period from June 17, 2011 to December 31, 2015.

 

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The calculations for the Growth of $10,000 Initial Investment in the shares of our common stock are based upon (i) an initial investment of $10,000 in our common stock at the beginning of the period at a share price of $10.00 per share (including sales load) and $9.00 per share (excluding sales load), (ii) assumed reinvestment of monthly distributions in accordance with our distribution reinvestment plan, (iii) the sale of the entire investment position at the net asset value per share on the last day of the period; and (iv) distributions payable, if any, on the last day of the period.

 

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Public Offering Price/Share

  $10.00       $11.30       $11.00   
   

Net Offering Price/Share

  $  9.00       $10.17       $  9.90   
   

Distributions/Share

  $  3.55       $  1.60       $  0.80   
   

Terminal Value/Share (NAV)

  $  8.93       $  8.93       $  8.93   

In the chart above, we also present the average annual returns for the trailing 24 months and trailing 12 months, in each case assuming (i) the purchase of shares of common stock at the public offering price and net offering price (90% of public offering price) at the beginning of the period, (ii) reinvestment of distributions in the common stock, (iii) a terminal value at December 31, 2015 equal to net asset value of $8.93 per share and (iv) distributions payable to shareholders as of December 31, 2015.

Our shares are illiquid investments for which there is currently not a secondary market. You should not expect to be able to resell your shares regardless of how we perform. If you are able to sell your shares, you will likely receive less than your purchase price. Our net asset value and annualized returns — which are based in part upon determinations of fair value of Level 3 investments by our board of directors, not active market quotations — are inherently uncertain. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Note 2. “Significant Accounting Policies” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” describes the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. We consider the accounting policies listed below to be critical because they involve management judgments and assumptions, require estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain and are important for understanding and evaluating our reported financial results. These judgments affect (i) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, (ii) our disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the dates of the financial statements and (iii) the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. With different estimates or assumptions, materially different amounts could be reported in our financial statements. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining such estimates could cause actual results to differ materially from the amounts reported based on these policies.

Valuation of Investments and Unrealized Gain (Loss) – Our investments consist primarily of investments in senior and subordinated debt of private U.S. companies and are presented in our consolidated financial statements at fair value. See Note 3.

 

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“Investments,” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for more information on our investments. As described more fully in Note 2. “Significant Accounting Policies” and Note 5. “Fair Value of Financial Instruments” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” a valuation hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence available regarding value is used to measure the fair value of our investments. 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 our portfolio investments for which market quotations are not readily available, our board of directors is responsible for determining in good faith the fair value of our portfolio investments in accordance with, and the consistent application of, the valuation policy and procedures approved by our board of directors, based on, among other things, the input of our Advisors, audit committee and independent third-party valuation firms.

We utilize several valuation techniques that use unobservable inputs and assumptions in determining the fair value of our Level 3 investments. For senior debt, subordinated debt and structured products categorized as Level 3 investments, we initially value the investment at its initial transaction price and subsequently value using (i) market data for similar instruments (e.g., recent transactions or indicative broker quotes), (ii) comparisons to benchmark derivative indices and/or (iii) valuation models. Valuation models are based on yield analysis and discounted cash flow techniques, where the key inputs are based on relative value analyses and the assignment of risk-adjusted discounted rates derived from the analysis of similar credit investments from similar issuers. In addition, an illiquidity discount is applied where appropriate. The valuation techniques used by us for other types of assets and liabilities that are classified as Level 3 investments are described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements. The unobservable inputs and assumptions may differ by asset and in the application of our valuation methodologies. The reported fair value estimates could vary materially if we had chosen to incorporate different unobservable inputs and other assumptions.

We and our board of directors conduct our fair value determination process on a quarterly basis and any other time when a decision regarding the fair value of our portfolio investments is required. A determination of fair value involves subjective judgments and estimates. 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 our portfolio investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been determined had a readily available market value existed for such investments, and the differences could be material. Further, such investments are generally less liquid than publicly traded securities. If we were required to liquidate a portfolio investment that does not have a readily available market value in a forced or liquidation sale, we could realize significantly less than the fair value recorded by us.

The table below presents information on the significant presence of investments classified as Level 3 as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

As of December 31, ($ in thousands)

   2015     2014  

Fair value of investments classified as Level 3

   $ 2,416,535      $ 1,502,332   

Total fair value of investments

   $ 3,729,332      $ 2,721,200   

% of fair value classified as Level 3

     64.8     55.2

Number of positions classified as Level 3

     93        63   

Total number of positions

     180        154   

% of positions classified as Level 3

     51.7     40.9

Fair value of individual positions classified as Level 3:

    

Largest Level 3 position

   $ 102,760      $ 109,556   

Smallest Level 3 position

   $ 0      $ 32   

Average fair value

   $ 25,984      $ 23,847   

The ranges of unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of our Level 3 investments as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are described in Note 5. “Fair Value of Financial Instruments” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”, as well as, the directional impact to the valuation from an increase in various unobservable inputs.

In addition to impacting the estimated fair value recorded for our investments in our statements of assets and liabilities, had we used different key unobservable inputs to determine the estimated fair value of our investments, amounts recorded in our statements of operations, including the net change in unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments, investment advisory fees and performance-based incentive fees would also be impacted since such amounts are directly impacted by the estimated fair value of our assets. For instance, a 5% overstatement of the fair value of our Level 3 investments as of December 31, 2015, assuming all other estimates remain unchanged, would otherwise result in a $115.07 million overstatement of net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, a $0.20 million overstatement of our investment advisory fees payable to our Advisors, a $114.88 million overstatement of our net increase in net assets resulting from operations, a $0.45 overstatement in our earnings per share and a $0.40 overstatement of our net asset value per share.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We had no off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2015.

 

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Contractual Obligations

Investment Advisory Agreements – We have entered into the Investment Advisory Agreement with CNL for the overall management of our investment activities. We and CNL have also entered into the Sub-Advisory Agreement with KKR, under which KKR is responsible for the day-to-day management of our Investment Portfolio and TRS Portfolio. CNL compensates KKR for advisory services that it provides to us with 50% of the base management fees and performance-based incentive fees that CNL receives under the Investment Advisory Agreement. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, CNL earns a base management fee equal to an annual rate of 2% of our average gross assets (including unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the TRS and collateral posted with the custodian in connection with the TRS, but excluding deferred offering expenses), and an incentive fee based on our performance. The incentive fee is comprised of the following two parts:

 

  (i) a subordinated incentive fee on pre-incentive fee net investment income, paid quarterly, if earned, computed as the sum of (a) 100% of quarterly pre-incentive fee net investment income in excess of 1.75% of average adjusted capital up to a limit of 0.4375% of average adjusted capital, and (b) 20% of pre-incentive fee net investment income in excess of 2.1875% of average adjusted capital, and

 

  (ii) an incentive fee on capital gains paid annually, if earned, equal to (A) 20% of all realized gains on a cumulative basis from inception, net of (1) all realized losses on a cumulative basis, (2) unrealized depreciation at year-end and (3) disregarding any net realized gains associated with the TRS interest spread, (which represents the difference between (a) the interest and fees received on total return swaps, and (b) the financing fees paid to the total return swaps counterparty), less (B) the aggregate amount of any previously paid incentive fee on capital gains.

As of December 31, 2015, we had accrued a subordinated incentive fee on income of $0.75 million. See Note 6. “Related Party Transactions” in our consolidated financial statements for expanded discussion of the Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements.

The terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement entitle CNL (and indirectly KKR) to receive up to 5% of gross proceeds in connection with the Offerings as reimbursement for organization and offering expenses incurred by the Advisors on our behalf. The final reimbursement rate was 0.8% of gross offering proceeds from the Initial Offering.

The reimbursement rate was 0.5% of gross offering proceeds during the year ended December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2015, the Advisors had incurred $9.79 million for offering expenses from the Follow-On Offering. As of the date of this filing, the Advisors were fully reimbursed for all offering expenses in connection with the Follow-On Offering that they incurred on our behalf as of December 31, 2015. The Advisors are expected to continue to incur offering expenses on our behalf throughout the remainder of the Follow-On Offering period and we expect to continue reimbursement of the Advisors for offering expenses they incur on our behalf through the termination date of the Follow-On Offering. We expect the reimbursement rate to remain at or below 1.0% of gross offering proceeds for the remainder of the Follow-On Offering.

Unfunded Commitments - Unfunded commitments to provide funds to portfolio companies are not recorded on our consolidated statements of assets and liabilities. Because these commitments may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future cash requirements. We intend to use cash flow from scheduled and early principal repayments and proceeds from borrowings and securities offerings to fund these commitments. As of December 31, 2015, our unfunded investment commitments totaled $186.85 million, representing 82.8% of our immediate liquidity available to us as of December 31, 2015. We believe we maintain sufficient liquidity in the form of cash on hand and borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facilities to fund such unfunded loan commitments when the need arises.

Borrowings - As discussed above under “Capital Resources and Liquidity – Borrowings – Credit Facilities and Term Loan,” we, either directly or through our wholly owned subsidiaries, have borrowing agreements with several lenders in connection with our revolving credit facilities and the 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan. As of December 31, 2015, the credit facilities provided for $149.50 million of additional borrowing capacity. (See — “Capital Resources and Liquidity — Borrowings Credit Facilities and Term Loan” above and Note 10. “Borrowings” in our consolidated financial statements for expanded discussion of the revolving credit facilities and the 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan.)

 

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A summary of our significant contractual payment obligations for the repayment of outstanding borrowings and interest expense and other fees related to the credit facilities and 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

(in thousands)

   Total      < 1 year      1-3 years      3-5 years      After 5 years  

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility

   $ 632,980       $ —         $ 632,980       $ —         $ —     

Deutsche Bank Credit Facility

     210,000         —           210,000         —           —     

BNP Credit Facility

     188,000         188,000         —           —           —     

2014 Senior Secured Term Loan

     393,000         4,000         8,000         381,000         —     

Interest and Credit Facilities Fees Payable(1)

     95,023         43,322         45,780         5,921         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,519,003       $ 235,322       $ 896,760       $ 386,921       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  Estimated interest payments have been calculated based on interest rates of our credit facilities and term loan payables as of December 31, 2015.

Related Party Transactions

We have entered into agreements with our Advisors and certain of their affiliates, whereby, we agree to pay certain fees to, or reimburse certain expenses of, our Advisors and their affiliates for investment and advisory services, selling commissions and marketing support fees in connection with our Offerings, and reimbursement of offering and administrative and operating costs. In addition, we have reimbursed CNL for personnel expenses associated with our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. See Note 6. “Related Party Transactions” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” and Item 13. “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence” for a discussion of the various related party transactions, agreements and fees.

Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2. “Significant Accounting Policies” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for a summary of the impact of any recent accounting pronouncements, if any.

 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

We are subject to financial market risks, in particular changes in interest rates. Future changes in interest rates will likely have effects on the interest income we earn on our portfolio investments, the fair value of our fixed income investments, the interest rates and interest expense associated with the money we borrow and the fair value of loan balances.

Subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, we may hedge against interest rate fluctuations by using standard hedging instruments such as futures, options and forward contracts. Although hedging activities may insulate us against adverse changes in interest rates, they may also limit our ability to participate in the benefits of lower interest rates. In October 2015, we entered into a series of pay-fixed, receive-floating interest rate swaps which were effective on December 31, 2015. We will pay an annual fixed rate of 1.363% to 1.428% and receive three-month LIBOR on an aggregate notional amount of $500 million. The interest rate swaps will have quarterly settlement payments beginning in March 2016.

As of December 31, 2015, approximately 71.4% of our portfolio of debt investments (excluding TRS assets), or approximately $2.64 billion measured at par value, featured floating or variable interest rates. The variable interest rate debt investments usually provide for interest payments based on three-month LIBOR (the base rate) and typically have durations of three months after which the base rates are reset to then prevailing three-month LIBOR. As of December 31, 2015, approximately 93.6% of our portfolio of variable interest rate debt investments, or approximately $2.47 billion measured at par value, featured minimum base rates, or base rate floors, and the weighted average base rate floor for such investments was 1.0%. Variable interest rate investments that feature a base rate floor generally reset to the then prevailing three-month LIBOR only if the reset base rate exceeds the base rate floor on the applicable interest rate reset date, in which cases, we may benefit through an increase in interest income from such interest rate adjustments. At December 31, 2015, we held an aggregate investment position of $167.83 million at par value in variable interest rate debt investments that featured variable interest rates without any minimum base rates, or approximately 6.4% of our portfolio of variable interest rate debt investments. In the case of these “no base rate floor” variable interest debt investments held in our portfolio, we may benefit from increases in the base rates that may subsequently result in an increase in interest income from such interest rate adjustments.

Because we borrow money to make investments, our net investment income is partially dependent upon the difference between the interest rates at which we invest borrowed funds and the interest rates at which we borrow funds. In periods of rising interest rates, if we have borrowed capital with floating interest rates, our interest expense will increase, which will increase our financing costs and may reduce our net investment income, especially to the extent we continue to acquire and hold fixed-rate debt investments. As a result, there can be no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income.

 

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Pursuant to the terms of our credit facilities and 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan, as discussed above (see “Capital Resources and Liquidity – Borrowings – Credit Facilities and Term Loan”), all of our borrowing as of December 31, 2015 provide for floating base rates based on short-term LIBOR. Therefore, if we were to completely draw down (i) the unused commitment amounts in our Deutsche Bank Credit Facility (as amended), (ii) the maximum commitment amount in our BNP Credit Facility, (iii) the maximum commitment in our Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility under an interest election of LIBOR plus 2.50%, and (iv) the maximum commitment in our SMBC Credit Facility, we expect that our weighted average direct interest rate would decrease by approximately 3 basis points (“bps”), as compared to our current weighted average direct interest cost for borrowed funds. We expect that any further expansion of our current revolving credit facilities, or any future credit facilities that we or any subsidiary may enter into, will also be based on a floating base rate. As a result, we are subject to continuous risks relating to changes in market interest rates.

Under the terms of the TRS Agreements between Halifax Funding and BNS, Halifax Funding pays interest to BNS at a floating rate based on three-month LIBOR in exchange for the right to receive the economic benefits of a portfolio of TRS assets having a maximum aggregate notional amount of $500 million.

Based on our December 31, 2015 balance sheet, the following table shows the annual impact on net investment 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:

 

     As of December 31, 2015 (in millions)  

Basis Point Change

   Interest
Income
    Interest
Expense
    Net
Investment
Income (1)
    TRS
Portfolio (2)
    Interest Rate
Swap (3)
 

Down 50 basis points

   $ (0.713   $ (4.906   $ 4.193      $ 1.608      $ (2.500

Up 50 basis points

   $ 2.806      $ 6.478      $ (3.672   $ (1.340   $ 2.500   

Up 100 basis points

   $ 13.768      $ 13.598      $ 0.170      $ (1.642   $ 5.000   

Up 150 basis points

   $ 25.219      $ 20.718      $ 4.501      $ (1.845   $ 7.500   

Up 200 basis points

   $ 36.670      $ 27.838      $ 8.832      $ (2.047   $ 10.000   

 

(1)  Excludes the impact of performance-based incentive fees. See Note 6. “Related Party Transactions” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for more information on the performance-based incentive fees.
(2)  Pursuant to the TRS Agreements, Halifax Funding receives from BNS all collected interest and fees derived from the TRS assets and pays to BNS interest at a rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 140 bps per annum on the settled notional amount of TRS assets. As of December 31, 2015, 96.7% of the TRS assets, or approximately $320.07 million measured at par value, featured floating or variable interest rates. At December 31, 2015, 98.8% of the TRS assets with variable interest rates featured minimum base rate floors, or approximately $316.07 million measured at par value, and the weighted average base rate floor for such TRS assets was 1.1%. As of December 31, 2015, the total notional amount of the portfolio of TRS assets was $324.97 million, and the settled notional amount was $310.37 million. For the purpose of presenting the net interest sensitivity analysis above, we have assumed that all TRS assets are settled as of December 31, 2015 and that the TRS notional amount would equal $324.97 million upon which the financing payments to BNS are based.
(3)  Excludes the impact of quarterly fixed rate payments on interest rate swaps. See Note 4. “Derivative Instruments” in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for more information on our open interest rate swaps as of the end of the reporting period.

The interest rate sensitivity analysis presented above does not consider the potential impact of the changes in fair value of our debt investments and the net asset value of our common stock in the event of sudden increases in interest rates associated with high yield corporate bonds. Approximately 28.6% of our debt investment portfolio was invested in fixed interest rate, high yield corporate debt investments as of December 31, 2015. Rising market interest rates will most likely lead to fair value declines for high yield corporate bonds and a decline in the net asset value of our common stock, while declining market interest rates will most likely lead to an increase in bond values.

As of December 31, 2015, approximately 37.8% of our fixed interest rate debt investments, or approximately $342.79 million measured at fair value, had prices that are generally available from third party pricing services. We consider these debt investments to be one of the more liquid subsets of our Investment Portfolio since these types of assets are generally broadly syndicated and owned by a wide group of institutional investors, business development companies, mutual funds and other investment funds. Additionally, this group of assets is susceptible to revaluation, or changes in bid-ask values, in response to sudden changes in expected rates of return associated with these investments. We have other fixed interest rate investments in the less liquid subset of our Investment Portfolio that are not included in this analysis.

We have computed a duration of approximately 4.8 for this liquid/fixed subset of our total portfolio. This implies that a sudden increase in the market’s expected rate of return of 100 basis points for this subset of our Investment Portfolio may result in a reduction in fair value of approximately 4.8%, all other financial and market factors assuming to remain unchanged. A 4.8% decrease in the valuation of this Investment Portfolio subset equates to a decrease of $16.37 million, or a 0.6% decline in net assets relative to $8.93 net asset value per share as of December 31, 2015.

 

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Foreign Currency Risk

From time to time, we may make investments that are denominated in a foreign currency that are subject to the effects of exchange rate movements between the foreign currency of each such investment and the U.S. dollar, which may affect future fair values and cash flows, as well as amounts translated into U.S. dollars for inclusion in our consolidated financial statements.

The table below presents the effect that a 10% immediate, unfavorable change in the foreign currency exchange rates (i.e. further strengthening U.S. Dollar) would have on the fair value of investments in our Investment Portfolio denominated in foreign currencies as of December 31, 2015, by foreign currency, all other valuation assumptions remaining constant. Our TRS Portfolio did not contain any investments denominated in foreign currencies as of December 31, 2015. In addition, the table below presents the par value of our investments denominated in foreign currencies and the notional amount of foreign currency forward contracts in local currency in place as of December 31, 2015, to hedge against foreign currency risks.

 

         Investments Denominated in Foreign Currencies    

Hedges

 
         As of December 31, 2015      Reduction in Fair
Value as of
December 31,
2015 if 10%
Adverse Change
in Exchange Rate(2)
   

As of December 31, 2015

 

(in thousands)

       Par Value/
Cost in Local
Currency(1)
     Par Value/
Cost in US$(1)
     Fair Value       

Net Foreign
Currency

Hedge Amount

in Local Currency

     Net Foreign
Currency
Hedge Amount
in U.S. Dollars
 

Euros

       417,365       $ 455,024       $ 382,294       $ 38,229           333,447       $ 372,935   

British Pound Sterling

  £      127,657         188,244         187,447         18,745      £      89,890         138,232   

Australian Dollars

  A$      32,119         24,968         21,471         2,147      A$      30,887         21,781   

Swedish Kronor

  SEK      97,249         15,145         213         21      SEK      —           —     
       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total

        $ 683,381       $ 591,425       $ 59,142            $ 532,948   
       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

(1)  Amount represents the par value of debt investments and cost of equity investments denominated in foreign currencies.
(2)  Excludes effect, if any, of any foreign currency hedges.

As illustrated in the table above, we use derivative instruments from time to time, including foreign currency forward contracts, to manage the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. In addition, we have the ability to borrow in foreign currencies under our Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, which provides a natural hedge with regard to changes in exchange rates between the foreign currencies and U.S. dollar and reduces our exposure to foreign exchange rate differences. We are typically a net receiver of these foreign currencies as related for our international investment positions, and, as a result, our investments denominated in foreign currencies, to the extent not hedged, benefit from a weaker U.S. dollar and are adversely affected by a stronger U.S. dollar.

As of December 31, 2015, the net contractual notional balance of our foreign currency forward contracts and cross currency swaps totaled $532.95 million, all of which related to hedging of our foreign currency denominated debt investments. As of December 31, 2015, we had $107.98 million outstanding borrowings denominated in foreign currencies on our Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, our foreign currency transactions and foreign currency translation adjustment recorded in our consolidated statements of operations resulted in net realized and unrealized losses of ($1.81) million. Our foreign currency forward contracts and cross currency swaps, employed for hedging purposes, generated net realized and unrealized gains of $39.85 million during the year ended December 31, 2015. We do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in fair values of investments held; therefore, the fluctuations related to foreign exchange rate conversion are included with the net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments. See “Results of Operations – Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation” for additional information on the foreign currency exchange changes.

 

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Information required by this Item is included herein beginning on page F-1.

 

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

 

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Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and board of directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Based on management’s assessment, we maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015 using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in “Internal Control Integrated Framework (2013)”.

Pursuant to rules established by the SEC, this annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the most recent fiscal quarter, there was no change in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined under Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Item 9B. Other Information

Not applicable.

 

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PART III

 

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to our 2016 Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our company’s fiscal year.

 

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to our 2016 Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our company’s fiscal year.

 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to our 2016 Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our company’s fiscal year.

 

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to our 2016 Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our company’s fiscal year.

 

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to our 2016 Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our company’s fiscal year.

 

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PART IV

 

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

a. The following financial statements are filed as part of this report in Part II, Item 8:

 

     Page  

Report of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm

     F-1   

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     F-2   

Consolidated Statements of Operations

     F-3   

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     F-4   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

     F-5   

Consolidated Schedules of Investments

     F-6   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-40   

 

b. No financial statement schedules are being filed because the required information is not applicable or is presented in the consolidated financial statements or notes.

 

c. The following exhibits are filed or incorporated as part of this report.

 

  3.1    Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2012.)
  3.2    Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 8, 2014.)
  4.1    Form of Indenture. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2(d)(2) of the Company’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-201499) filed on January 14, 2015.)
10.1    Form of Managing Dealer Agreement by and between the Registrant and CNL Securities Corp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2(h)(1) filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-189544) filed on October 16, 2013.)
10.2    Form of Participating Broker Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2(h)(2) filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-189544) filed on October 16, 2013.)
10.3    Form of Distribution Reinvestment Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2(e) filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-167730) filed on February 18, 2011.)
10.4    Form of Intellectual Property License Agreement by and between the Registrant and CNL Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2(k)(3) filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-167730) filed on February 18, 2011.)
10.5    Administrative Services Agreement by and between the Registrant and CNL Fund Advisors Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2(k)(2) filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-167730) filed on March 29, 2011.)
10.6    Custodian Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2(j) filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-167730) filed on March 29, 2011.)
10.7    Investment Advisory Agreement by and between the Registrant and CNL Fund Advisors Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2(g)(1) filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-167730) filed on March 29, 2011.)
10.8    Sub-Advisory Agreement by and among the Registrant, CNL Fund Advisors Company and KKR Asset Management LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2(g)(2) filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-167730) filed on March 29, 2011.)
10.9    Amended and Restated Escrow Agreement by and among the Registrant, UMB Bank N.A., and CNL Securities Corp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 12, 2011.)

 

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10.10    Limited Liability Company Agreement of CCT Funding LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 10, 2011.)
10.11    Credit Agreement between CCT Funding LLC and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 10, 2011.) (Confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and filed separately with the SEC.)
10.12    Custodial Agreement among the Registrant, CCT Funding LLC, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 10, 2011.) (Confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and filed separately with the SEC.)
10.13    Asset Contribution Agreement between the Registrant and CCT Funding LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 10, 2011.)
10.14    Security Agreement between CCT Funding LLC and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 10, 2011.)
10.15    Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant and CCT Funding LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 10, 2011.)
10.16    First Amendment to Credit Agreement between CCT Funding LLC and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2012.) (Confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and filed separately with the SEC.)
10.17    Amended and Restated Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement by and among the Registrant, CNL Fund Advisors Company and KKR Asset Management LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2012.)
10.18    Amendment No. 1 to Investment Advisory Agreement by and between the Registrant and CNL Fund Advisors Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2012.)
10.19    Second Amendment to Credit Agreement between CCT Funding LLC and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 24, 2012.) (Confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and filed separately with the SEC.)
10.20    ISDA 2002 Master Agreement, together with the Schedule thereto and Credit Support Annex to such Schedule, each dated as of November 15, 2012, by and between Halifax Funding LLC and The Bank of Nova Scotia. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 21, 2012.)
10.21    Confirmation Letter Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2012, by and between Halifax Funding LLC and The Bank of Nova Scotia. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 21, 2012.)
10.22    Amendment to Amended and Restated Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement by and among the Registrant, CNL Fund Advisors Company and KKR Asset Management LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2013.)
10.23    Third Amendment to Credit Agreement between CCT Funding LLC, the lenders referred to therein and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 14, 2013.) (Confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and filed separately with the SEC.)

 

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10.24    U.S. PB Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2013, by and between the Registrant and BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 18, 2013.)
10.25    Special Custody and Pledge Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2013, by and between the Registrant, BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. and State Street Bank and Trust Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 18, 2013.)
10.26    Control Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2013, by and among Halifax Funding LLC, The Bank of Nova Scotia, and State Street Bank and Trust Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 26, 2013.)
10.27    Amending Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2013, by and among the Registrant, Halifax Funding LLC, The Bank of Nova Scotia, and The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 26, 2013.)
10.28    Amended and Restated Committed Facility Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2013, by and between Paris Funding LLC and BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 5, 2013.)
10.29    Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2013, among the Registrant, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and ING Capital LLC as syndication agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 10, 2013.)
10.30    Guarantee and Security Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2013, and entered into among the Registrant, as borrower, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and the other parties thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 10, 2013.)
10.31    Control Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2013, among the Registrant, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as collateral agent, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as custodian (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 10, 2013.)
10.32    Amending Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2013, by and between Halifax Funding LLC and The Bank of Nova Scotia. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2013.)
10.33    Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement between CCT Funding LLC, the lenders referred to therein and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 31, 2014.) (Confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and filed separately with the SEC.)
10.34    Commitment Increase Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2014, among the Registrant, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and issuing bank. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 10, 2014.)
10.35    Selected Dealer Agreement among the Registrant, CNL Securities Corp., CNL Fund Advisors Company, CNL Financial Group, LLC, KKR Asset Management LLC and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 20, 2014.) (Confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and filed separately with the SEC.)
10.36    Omnibus Amendment to the Senior Secured Term Loan Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2014, among the Registrant, as borrower, the subsidiary guarantor party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 22, 2014.)
10.37    Senior Secured Term Loan Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2014, among the Registrant, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 22, 2014.)

 

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10.38    First Amendment Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2014, to the Amended and Restated Committed Facility Agreement dated August 29, 2013, between BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. and Paris Funding LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 13, 2014.)
10.39    Commitment Increase Agreement, dated as of November 24, 2014, by and among the Registrant, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and issuing bank. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 25, 2014.)
10.40    Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement between CCT Funding LLC, the lenders referred to therein and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 9, 2015.)
10.41    Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated September 11, 2015, by and among CCT Funding LLC, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2015.)
10.42    Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2015, among CCT Tokyo Funding LLC, Corporate Capital Trust, Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. (Filed herewith.)
10.43    Custody Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2015, among CCT Tokyo Funding LLC, Corporate Capital Trust, Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. (Filed herewith.)
10.44    Securities Account Control Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2015, among CCT Tokyo Funding LLC, Corporate Capital Trust, Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. (Filed herewith.)
14.1    Amended and Restated Code of Ethics of the Registrant. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2012.)
21.1    Subsidiaries of the Registrant (Filed herewith.)
31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Corporate Capital Trust, Inc., Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (Filed herewith.)
31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Corporate Capital Trust, Inc., Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (Filed herewith.)
32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Corporate Capital Trust, Inc., Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (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, on the 21st day of March 2016.

 

CORPORATE CAPITAL TRUST, INC.
By:  

/s/    Thomas K. Sittema        

  THOMAS K. SITTEMA
  Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
By:  

/s/    Steven D. Shackelford        

  STEVEN D. SHACKELFORD
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/    Thomas K. Sittema        

Thomas K. Sittema

  

Director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

  March 21, 2016

/s/    Erik A. Falk        

Erik A. Falk

  

Director

  March 21, 2016

/s/    Frederick Arnold        

Frederick Arnold

  

Independent Director

  March 21, 2016

/s/    James H. Kropp        

James H. Kropp

  

Independent Director

  March 21, 2016

/s/    Kenneth C. Wright        

Kenneth C. Wright

  

Independent Director

  March 21, 2016

/s/    Steven D. Shackelford        

Steven D. Shackelford

  

Chief Financial Officer, President and Treasurer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

  March 21, 2016

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Corporate Capital Trust, Inc.:

Orlando, Florida

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of assets and liabilities of Corporate Capital Trust, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”), including the consolidated schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015 and the consolidated financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended December 31, 2015 and the period from June 17, 2011 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2011. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, by correspondence with the custodians, or loan agents; where replies were not received we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Corporate Capital Trust, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of their operations, changes in their net assets, and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015 and the financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended December 31, 2015 and the period from June 17, 2011 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2011, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

San Francisco, CA

March 21, 2016

 

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Corporate Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

     December 31,  
     2015     2014  

Assets

    

Investment at fair value:

    

Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments (amortized cost of $3,643,035 and $2,569,096, respectively) - including $315,881 and $258,344, respectively, of investments pledged to creditors (Note 10)

   $ 3,422,335      $ 2,512,428   

Non-controlled, affiliated investments (amortized cost of $302,648 and $213,925, respectively)

     219,099        203,272   

Controlled, affiliated investments (amortized cost of $83,419 and $5,500, respectively)

     87,898        5,500   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments, at fair value (amortized cost of $4,029,102 and $2,788,521, respectively)

     3,729,332        2,721,200   

Cash

     54,016        46,388   

Cash denominated in foreign currency (cost of $15,171 and $618, respectively)

     15,188        589   

Collateral on deposit with custodian

     142,640        115,700   

Dividends and interest receivable

     46,533        32,523   

Receivable for investments sold

     25,587        —     

Principal receivable

     2,234        1,420   

Unrealized appreciation on derivative instruments

     16,526        40,903   

Receivable from advisors

     181        —     

Deferred offering expense

     1,608        2,612   

Prepaid and other deferred expenses

     11,280        10,385   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     4,045,125        2,971,720   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Revolving credit facilities

     1,030,980        377,450   

Term loan payable, net of discount

     391,612        395,228   

Unrealized depreciation on derivative instruments

     14,407        3,903   

Accrued investment advisory fees

     6,748        4,964   

Accrued performance-based incentive fees

     749        5,108   

Accrued directors’ fees

     12        57   

Payable for investments purchased

     —          34,888   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     6,595        4,301   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,451,103        825,899   

Commitments and contingencies ($186,848 as of December 31, 2015, Note 11)

    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 2,594,022      $ 2,145,821   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Components of Net Assets

    

Common stock, $0.001 par value per share, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 290,430,338 and 219,131,729 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively

   $ 290      $ 219   

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

     2,850,563        2,166,554   

Undistributed net investment income

     67,248        9,099   

Accumulated net realized gains (losses)

     (28,141     335   

Accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments, derivative instruments and foreign currency translation

     (295,938     (30,386
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 2,594,022      $ 2,145,821   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share

   $ 8.93      $ 9.79   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013  

Investment income

      

Interest income:

      

Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments (net of tax withholding, $479, $- , and $-, respectively)

   $ 248,362      $ 179,059      $ 96,253   

Non-controlled, affiliated investments

     2,237        913        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest income

     250,599        179,972        96,253   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payment-in-kind interest income:

      

Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments

     16,853        22,743        9,318   

Non-controlled, affiliated investments

     13,549        12,298        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total payment-in-kind interest income

     30,402        35,041        9,318   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fee income:

      

Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments

     18,305        6,438        13,803   

Non-controlled, affiliated investments

     —          592        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fee income

     18,305        7,030        13,803   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividend and other income:

      

Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments

     340        5,515        199   

Non-controlled, affiliated investments

     1,505        3,154        —     

Controlled, affiliated investments

     9,946        —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividend and other income

     11,791        8,669        199   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     311,097        230,712        119,573   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

      

Investment advisory fees

     70,298        48,903        30,089   

Interest expense

     36,311        25,518        9,285   

Performance-based incentive fees

     8,733        8,229        16,033   

Offering expenses

     4,481        6,833        6,502   

Administrative services

     2,728        2,997        2,049   

Professional services

     2,913        2,016        1,432   

Custodian and accounting fees

     1,309        883        561   

Director fees and expenses

     569        560        374   

Other

     4,101        3,255        2,177   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     131,443        99,194        68,502   

Reimbursement of expense support

     —          —          1,136   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net operating expenses

     131,443        99,194        69,638   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income before taxes

     179,654        131,518        49,935   

Income tax expense, including excise tax

     2,966        1,392        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     176,688        130,126        49,935   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

      

Net realized gains (losses) on:

      

Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments

     (29,310     17,594        20,042   

Derivative instruments

     83,550        7,354        9,135   

Foreign currency transactions

     (3,583     (5,951     (1,130
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains

     50,657        18,997        28,047   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

      

Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments

     (164,032     (93,929     31,020   

Non-controlled, affiliated investments

     (72,896     (10,660     7   

Controlled, affiliated investments

     4,479        —          —     

Derivative instruments

     (34,881     38,320        (2,522

Foreign currency translation

     1,778        1,463        (1,530
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (265,552     (64,806     26,975   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     (214,895     (45,809     55,022   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (38,207   $ 84,317      $ 104,957   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income per share

   $ 0.69      $ 0.73      $ 0.48   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted and basic (losses) earnings per share

   $ (0.15   $ 0.48      $ 1.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding (basic and diluted)

     254,845,972        177,394,267        104,505,667   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions declared per share

   $ 0.80      $ 0.80      $ 0.83   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013  

Operations

  

Net investment income

   $ 176,688      $ 130,126      $ 49,935   

Net realized gains on investments, derivative instruments and foreign currency transactions

     50,657        18,997        28,047   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, derivative instruments and foreign currency translation

     (265,552     (64,806     26,975   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (38,207     84,317        104,957   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

      

Net investment income

     (176,688     (130,126     (49,935

Net realized gains

     (28,356     (11,892     (28,047

Distributions in excess of net investment income (Note 8)

     —          —          (9,023
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from shareholders’ distributions

     (205,044     (142,018     (87,005
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

      

Issuance of shares of common stock

     618,505        709,070        770,595   

Reinvestment of shareholders’ distributions

     105,363        80,646        36,605   

Repurchase of shares of common stock

     (32,416     (16,628     (6,202
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     691,452        773,088        800,998   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     448,201        715,387        818,950   

Net assets at beginning of year

     2,145,821        1,430,434        611,484   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets at end of year

   $ 2,594,022      $ 2,145,821      $ 1,430,434   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share activity

      

Shares issued from subscriptions

     63,742,355        69,802,396        77,259,720   

Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions

     10,950,275        7,952,695        3,664,801   

Shares repurchased

     (3,394,021     (1,647,464     (628,858
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     71,298,609        76,107,627        80,295,663   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income at end of year

   $ 67,248      $ 9,099      $ (5,896
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013  

Operating Activities:

      

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (38,207   $ 84,317      $ 104,957   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating activities:

      

Purchases of investments

     (2,068,738     (1,899,447     (2,090,370

Increase (decrease) in payable for investments purchased

     (34,888     (66,149     28,618   

Payment-in-kind interest capitalized

     (29,730     (35,041     (9,318

Proceeds from sales of investments

     303,077        500,294        807,216   

Proceeds from principal payments

     539,295        557,927        117,879   

Net realized (gains) losses on investments

     29,310        (17,594     (20,042

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments

     232,449        104,589        (31,027

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on derivative instruments

     34,881        (38,320     2,522   

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on foreign currency translation

     (1,778     (1,463     1,530   

Amortization of premium/discount, net

     (7,353     (6,430     (1,539

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     3,233        2,934        1,178   

Accretion of discount on term loan payable

     384        228        —     

Decrease (increase) in short-term investments, net

     (6,442     149,274        (136,700

Decrease (increase) in collateral on deposit with custodian

     (26,940     (78,199     50,473   

Increase in dividends and interest receivable

     (13,973     (6,987     (16,331

Decrease (increase) in receivable for investments sold

     (25,693     46,453        (8,749

Increase in principal receivable

     (814     (625     (332

Increase in receivable from advisors

     (181     —          —     

Decrease (increase) in other assets

     421        283        (1,307

Increase in accrued investment advisory fees

     1,784        1,139        2,391   

Increase (decrease) in accrued performance-based incentive fees

     (4,359     (11,305     14,325   

Increase in other accrued expenses and liabilities

     2,249        96        835   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     (1,112,013     (714,026     (1,183,791
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing Activities:

  

Proceeds from issuance of shares of common stock

     618,505        709,070        770,595   

Payments on repurchases of shares of common stock

     (32,416     (16,628     (6,202

Distributions paid

     (99,681     (76,295     (35,477

Borrowings under term loan payable

     —          398,000        —     

Repayments under term loan payable

     (4,000     (3,000     —     

Borrowings under revolving credit facilities

     1,114,792        692,000        710,560   

Repayments of revolving credit facilities

     (459,450     (1,020,331     (164,400

Deferred financing costs paid

     (3,556     (7,989     (5,386
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     1,134,194        674,827        1,269,690   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     46        (29     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     22,227        (39,228     85,899   

Cash and cash denominated in foreign currency, beginning of year

     46,977        86,205        306   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash denominated in foreign currency, end of year

   $ 69,204      $ 46,977      $ 86,205   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information and non-cash financing activities:

  

Cash paid for interest

   $ 32,041      $ 22,839      $ 7,450   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions reinvested

   $ 105,363      $ 80,646      $ 36,605   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred financing costs accrued in other expenses and liabilities

   $ —        $ 255      $ 65   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions payable

   $ —        $ —        $ 14,923   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Taxes paid, including excise tax

   $ 2,047        —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Corporate Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
    Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
   
        Cost (d)
   
Fair Value
 

Senior Secured Loans—First Lien—61.5%

  

       

Abaco Systems, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Capital Goods     L  +  600        1.00     12/7/2021      $ 106,016      $ 101,282      $ 101,245   

ABILITY Network, Inc.

   (e)(g)   Health Care Equipment & Services     L + 500        1.00     5/14/2021        19,962        19,785        19,762   

Agro Merchants NAI Holdings, LLC

   (e)(f)   Transportation     L + 700        1.00     10/1/2020        71,696        70,998        70,132   

Algeco/Scotsman (LUX)

   (h)(i)(j)(f)(k)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     15.75% PIK                5/1/2018        35,983        32,642        6,273   

AltEn, LLC

   (f)(j)(k)(l)(m)   Energy     L + 900 PIK        1.00     9/12/2018        33,055        29,834        9,353   

American Freight, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Retailing     L + 625        1.00     10/31/2020        32,363        32,227        31,978   

Amtek Global Technology Pte. Ltd. (SGP)

   (f)(h)(i)(n)(EUR)   Automobiles & Components     E + 900        1.00     11/10/2019      59,707        60,594        58,235   
   (f)(h)(i)(n)(EUR)       E + 900        1.00     11/10/2019        61,150        62,059        59,642   
     (f)(h)(i)(n)(EUR)         E + 900        1.00     11/10/2019        8,515        8,641        8,305   

Applied Systems, Inc.

   (e)(g)   Software & Services     L + 325        1.00     1/25/2021      $ 648        644        637   

Belk, Inc.

   (e)   Retailing     L + 475        1.00     11/18/2022        4,230        4,030        3,744   

BeyondTrust Software, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Software & Services     L + 700        1.00     9/25/2019        12,882        12,768        12,477   

BRG Sports, Inc.

   (l)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     L + 550        1.00     4/15/2021        3,869        3,807        3,826   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

   (e)(g)(i)(k)   Consumer Services     L + 725                3/1/2017        10,800        10,164        9,639   

California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.

   (e)(g)   Food & Staples Retailing     L + 425        1.00     3/29/2018        17,012        16,471        15,800   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Corporate Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
    Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
   
        Cost (d)
   
Fair Value
 

Casual Dining Bidco Limited

   (f)(h)(i)(w)(GBP)   Consumer Services     L + 825                12/11/2020      £ 40,546      $ 60,143      $ 58,279   

Charlotte Russe, Inc.

   (e)   Retailing     L + 550        1.25%        5/22/2019      $ 4,478        4,457        3,119   
     (e)         L + 550        1.25%        5/22/2019        18,291        18,155        12,895   

CityCenter Holdings, LLC

   (g)(l)   Real Estate     L + 325        1.00%        10/16/2020        5,773        5,729        5,742   

David’s Bridal, Inc.

   (e)(g)   Retailing     L + 400        1.25%        10/11/2019        8,368        8,170        6,971   

Distribution International, Inc.

   (g)(l)   Retailing     L + 500        1.00%        12/10/2021        6,359        6,303        5,914   

EagleView Technology Corp.

   (e)   Software & Services     L + 425        1.00%        7/15/2022        6,930        6,864        6,794   

Emerald Performance Materials, LLC

   (g)(l)   Materials     L + 350        1.00%        7/30/2021        635        632        624   

Exemplis Corp.

   (e)(f)   Commercial & Professional Services     L + 650        1.00%        3/23/2022        67,777        67,163        67,974   

Football Association of Ireland (IRL)

   (f)(h)(i)(EUR)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     6.40%                12/20/2020      41,615        55,884        46,258   

Greystone & Co., Inc.

   (e)(f)   Diversified Financials     L + 800        1.00%        3/26/2021      $ 33,581        33,107        32,228   

Grocery Outlet, Inc.

   (e)(g)   Food & Staples Retailing     L + 375        1.00%        10/21/2021        2,953        2,962        2,849   

Gymboree Corp.

   (e)   Retailing     L + 350        1.50%        2/23/2018        11,892        10,958        6,142   

Hanson Building Products North America

   (e)(g)(i)   Materials     L + 550        1.00%        3/13/2022        22,995        22,802        22,363   

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.

   (e)(g)   Capital Goods     L + 375        1.00%        7/26/2019        2,823        2,828        2,824   

Hillman Group, Inc.

   (e)(g)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     L + 350        1.00%        6/30/2021        829        831        804   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Corporate Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
    Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
   
        Cost (d)
   
Fair Value
 

iPayment, Inc.

   (e)(g)   Software & Services     L + 525        1.50     5/8/2017      $ 29,163      $ 29,016      $ 28,037   

Jacuzzi Brands, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Capital Goods     L + 650        1.25     7/3/2019        18,200        17,960        18,054   

Jacuzzi Brands, Inc. (LUX)

   (e)(f)(h)   Capital Goods     L + 650        1.25     7/3/2019        20,118        19,853        19,956   

KeyPoint Government Solutions, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Capital Goods     L + 650        1.25     11/13/2017        32,217        31,949        32,242   

Keystone Australia Holdings, Pty. Ltd. (AUS)

   (f)(h)(i)(AUD)   Consumer Services     15.00%                8/7/2019      A$ 31,021        29,176        21,471   

Koosharem, LLC

   (e)(g)   Commercial & Professional Services     L + 650        1.00     5/15/2020      $ 42,645        42,283        40,087   

Kurt Geiger Ltd. (GBR)

   (f)(h)(i)(j)(GBP)   Consumer Durables & Apparel    

 

10.00%

1.00% PIK

  

  

            4/8/2019      £ 47,339        78,021        71,880   

Marshall Retail Group, LLC

   (e)(f)   Retailing     L + 600        1.00     8/25/2020      $ 16,636        16,483        15,088   

MCS AMS Sub-Holdings, LLC (e)

       Commercial & Professional Services     L + 650        1.00     10/15/2019        26,981        26,353        22,124   

MSX International, Inc.

   (e)   Software & Services     L + 500        1.00     8/18/2020        2,368        2,270        2,362   

Neiman Marcus Group, LLC

   (e)(g)   Retailing     L + 325        1.00     10/25/2020        4,926        4,863        4,374   

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.

   (e)(f)   Capital Goods     L + 700        1.00     2/12/2019        56,298        56,298        55,234   

Nine West Holdings, Inc.

   (e)(g)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     L + 375        1.00     10/8/2019        13,417        13,214        9,486   

NMI Holdings, Inc.

   (f)(i)(o)   Insurance     L + 750        1.00     11/15/2018        37,810        37,447        37,610   

P & L Development, LLC

   (f)(j)(l)   Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences    

 

L + 750

1.00% PIK

  

  

            5/1/2020        56,305        55,805        53,634   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Corporate Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
    Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
   
        Cost (d)
   
Fair Value
 

Pacific Union Financial, LLC

   (f)(l)   Diversified Financials     L + 800        1.00     5/31/2019      $ 60,650      $ 59,793      $ 58,703   

Paradigm Acquisition Corp.

   (e)   Health Care Equipment & Services     L + 500        1.00     6/2/2022        11,036        10,881        10,833   

Payless, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Retailing     L + 625        1.00     3/2/2019        12,973        12,771        12,766   

Petroplex Acidizing, Inc.

   (e)(f)(j)   Energy    

 

L + 625

1.75% PIK

  

  

    1.00     12/4/2019        36,623        36,173        28,473   

Plaskolite, LLC

   (e)(g)   Materials     L + 475        1.00     11/3/2022        3,250        3,218        3,234   

Proserv Acquisition, LLC

   (e)(i)   Energy     L + 538        1.00     12/22/2021        27,309        21,576        19,344   

Proserv Acquisition, LLC (GBR)

   (e)(h)(i)   Energy     L + 538        1.00     12/22/2021        16,029        12,663        11,354   

Raley’s

   (e)   Food & Staples Retailing     L + 625        1.00     4/10/2022        29,216        28,259        29,070   

RedPrairie Corp.

   (e)(g)   Software & Services     L + 500        1.00     12/21/2018        26,276        25,400        23,498   

Riverbed Technology, Inc.

   (e)(g)   Technology Hardware & Equipment     L + 500        1.00     4/24/2022        7,672        7,636        7,652   

SARquavitae Servicios a la Dependencia, S.L. (LUX)

   (f)(h)(i)(n)(EUR)   Health Care Equipment & Services     E + 800        1.00     9/30/2022      3,131        3,226        3,304   
   (f)(h)(i)(n)(EUR)       E + 800        1.00     9/30/2022        14,306        14,741        15,096   
     (f)(h)(i)(n)(EUR)         E + 800        1.00     9/30/2022        28,297        29,158        29,861   

TIBCO Software, Inc.

   (g)(l)   Software & Services     L + 550        1.00     12/4/2020      $ 57,661        56,102        52,543   

Traverse Midstream Partners, LLC

   (f)(l)   Energy     L + 1000        1.00     11/10/2020        17,611        17,267        16,301   

TTM Technologies, Inc.

   (e)(i)   Technology Hardware & Equipment     L + 500        1.00     5/31/2021        11,950        11,562        10,845   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
    Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

Tweddle Group, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Automobiles & Components     L + 675        1.00     4/7/2020      $ 42,905      $          42,069      $          42,590   

Waste Pro USA, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Transportation     L + 750        1.00     10/15/2020        36,314                36,314                35,891   

Willbros Group, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Energy     L + 975        1.25     12/15/2019        26,467                26,467                25,686   

Z Gallerie, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Retailing     L + 650        1.00     10/8/2020        32,273                31,962                32,157   

Total Senior Secured Loans—First Lien

               $          1,721,163      $          1,593,668   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

Senior Secured Loans - Second Lien—42.4%

                                                                        

Abaco Systems, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Capital Goods     L + 1050        1.00     6/7/2022      $ 63,371      $          62,107      $          62,104   

Angelica Corp.

   (e)(f)   Health Care Equipment & Services     L + 875        1.25     8/20/2019        50,869                50,869                44,179   

Applied Systems, Inc.

   (e)(g)   Software & Services     L + 650        1.00     1/24/2022        36,703                36,953                34,134   

Belk, Inc.

   (f)   Retailing     10.50%                6/12/2023        99,615                97,627                95,730   

Brake Bros Ltd. (GBR)

   (h)(i)(j)(w)(GBP)   Food & Staples Retailing    

 

L + 325

3.00% PIK

  

  

            3/12/2017      £ 3,480                5,014                5,130   

BRG Sports, Inc.

   (l)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     L + 925        1.00     4/15/2022      $ 23,855                23,678                21,947   

CPI International, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Capital Goods     L + 700        1.00     9/16/2017        28,000                27,504                27,175   

CTI Foods Holding Co., LLC

   (e)   Food, Beverage & Tobacco     L + 725        1.00     6/28/2021        23,219                22,954                21,129   

Deltek, Inc.

   (e)(g)   Software & Services     L + 850        1.00     6/17/2023        62,369                61,775                61,823   

EagleView Technology Corp.

   (e)   Software & Services     L + 825        1.00     7/14/2023        33,000                32,522                31,639   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
    Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

Emerald Performance Materials, LLC

   (g)(l)   Materials     L + 675        1.00     8/1/2022      $ 2,041      $          2,032      $          1,939   

Excelitas Technologies Corp.

   (e)(f)(j)   Technology Hardware & Equipment    

 

L + 975

3.00% PIK

  

  

    1.00     4/29/2021        110,862                110,862                102,760   

Genoa, a QoL Healthcare Co., LLC

   (e)   Health Care Equipment & Services     L + 775        1.00     4/28/2023        6,403                6,342                6,019   

Greenway Medical Technologies

   (e)   Health Care Equipment & Services     L + 825        1.00     11/4/2021        23,057                22,779                22,135   

Grocery Outlet, Inc.

   (e)(g)   Food & Staples Retailing     L + 825        1.00     10/21/2022        49,688                48,285                49,005   

Gruppo Argenta S.p.A. (LUX)

   (f)(h)(i)(j)(EUR)   Retailing     12.00% PIK          1/31/2019      25,598          29,189          24,415   
     (f)(h)(i)(j)(EUR)         12.00% PIK                1/31/2019        3,485                3,747                3,324   

Gypsum Management & Supply, Inc.

   (e)(g)   Capital Goods     L + 675        1.00     4/1/2022      $ 14,802                14,411                13,886   

iParadigms Holdings, LLC

   (e)   Software & Services     L + 725        1.00     7/29/2022        24,366                24,205                23,879   

Learfield Communications, Inc.

   (e)   Media     L + 775        1.00     10/8/2021        26,434                26,620                26,170   

Lightower Fiber, LLC

   (e)(g)   Telecommunication Services     L + 675        1.25     4/12/2021        29,022                28,565                28,097   

Maxim Crane, LP

   (g)(l)   Capital Goods     L + 925        1.00     11/26/2018        970                988                960   

Misys Ltd. (GBR)

   (g)(h)(i)   Software & Services     12.00%                6/12/2019        3,000                3,259                3,215   

NEP Group, Inc.

   (e)(g)   Media     L + 875        1.25     7/22/2020        1,150                1,116                1,087   

NewWave Communications

   (e)   Media     L + 800        1.00     10/30/2020        13,712                13,678                13,370   

P2 Energy Solutions, Inc.

   (e)(i)   Software & Services     L + 800        1.00     4/30/2021        74,312          72,439          62,236   
     (e)(g)(i)         L + 800        1.00     4/30/2021        9,283                9,210                7,774   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
    Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
        Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

Petrochoice Holdings, Inc.

   (f)(l)   Capital Goods     L + 875        1.00     8/21/2023      $ 50,000      $          49,024      $          47,943   

Plaskolite, LLC

   (e)(f)   Materials     L + 825        1.00     9/14/2023        29,350                28,410                27,990   

Polyconcept Finance B.V. (NLD)

   (f)(h)(i)(l)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     L + 875        1.25     6/28/2020        46,727                46,727                45,852   

Progressive Solutions

   (l)   Health Care Equipment & Services     L + 850        1.00     10/22/2021        17,145                17,007                16,974   

RedPrairie Corp.

   (e)   Software & Services     L + 1000        1.25     12/21/2019        39,868                37,602                32,925   

Safety Technology Holdings, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Technology Hardware & Equipment     L + 825        1.00     6/2/2020        30,402                29,834                30,244   

SI Organization, Inc.

   (e)   Capital Goods     L + 800        1.00     5/23/2020        56,000                55,558                55,020   

Talbots, Inc.

   (e)(g)   Retailing     L + 850        1.00     3/19/2021        8,022                7,993                7,567   

Valeo Foods Group Ltd. (IRL)

   (f)(h)(i)(x)(GBP)   Food, Beverage & Tobacco     L + 800        1.00     5/8/2023      £ 29,125                43,633                41,005   

Total Senior Secured Loans—Second Lien

               $          1,154,518      $          1,100,781   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

Senior Secured Bonds—7.1%

                                                                        

Altice International S.A.R.L. (LUX)

   (h)(i)(r)(s)   Media     6.63%                2/15/2023      $ 1,420      $          1,420      $          1,402   

Artesyn Technologies, Inc.

   (g)(r)(s)   Technology Hardware & Equipment     9.75%                10/15/2020        24,387                23,937                21,643   

Guitar Center, Inc.

   (r)(s)   Retailing     6.50%                4/15/2019        27,739                27,336                23,578   

Hot Topic, Inc.

   (r)(s)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     9.25%                6/15/2021        887                961                785   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
  Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
        Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

iPayment, Inc.

   (r)(s)   Software & Services     9.50%            12/15/2019      $ 8,597      $          8,597      $          8,919   

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority

   (f)(k)   Energy     11.50%          1/1/2020        34,330          33,586          32,946   
     (f)(k)(r)         L + 1000            1/1/2020        10,650                10,650                10,159   

NESCO, LLC

   (r)(s)   Capital Goods     6.88%            2/15/2021        12,190                8,153                7,314   

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.

   (j)(s)   Capital Goods    

 

7.00%

6.00% PIK

  

  

        3/15/2018        36,933                39,189                37,672   

OAG Holdings, LLC

   (f)(j)   Energy    

 

8.00%

2.00% PIK

  

  

        12/20/2020        20,834                18,376                2,879   

Rockport Group, LLC

   (f)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     9.50%            7/31/2022        28,516                27,836                27,173   

SquareTwo Financial Corp.

   (k)(s)   Banks     11.63%            4/1/2017        16,044                15,885                8,824   

Towergate (GBR)

   (h)(i)(s)(GBP)   Insurance     8.75%            4/2/2020      £ 936                1,424                1,215   

Total Senior Secured Bonds

               $          217,350      $          184,509   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Senior Debt

               $          3,093,031      $          2,878,958   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

Subordinated Debt—17.6%

                                                                    

Alion Science & Technology Corp.

   (f)(r)   Capital Goods     11.00%            8/19/2022      $ 68,603      $          67,598      $          64,606   

Block Communications, Inc.

   (r)(s)   Media     7.25%            2/1/2020        463                473                461   

Builders FirstSource, Inc.

   (i)(r)(s)   Capital Goods     10.75%            8/15/2023        15,522                15,522                15,405   

Cemex Materials, LLC

   (r)(s)   Materials     7.70%            7/21/2025        58,454                62,281                55,209   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
  Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
        Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

Cequel Communications Holdings, LLC

   (r)(s)   Media     5.13%          12/15/2021      $ 20,751      $          20,536      $          18,676   
     (i)(r)(s)         7.75%            7/15/2025        20,456                20,135                18,717   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.

   (i)(s)   Health Care Equipment & Services     6.88%            2/1/2022        114                114                108   

Datatel, Inc.

   (r)(s)   Software & Services     9.00%            9/30/2023        3,120                3,014                3,015   

Essar Steel Algoma, Inc. (CAN)

   (h)(i)(j)(k)(s)   Materials     14.00% PIK            2/13/2020        5,069                4,383                1   

Exemplis Corp.

   (e)(f)(j)   Commercial & Professional Services    

 

L + 700

2.00% PIK

  

  

        3/23/2020        25,167                25,167                24,854   

GCI, Inc.

   (s)   Telecommunication Services     6.75%          6/1/2021        2,430          2,424          2,466   
     (s)         6.88%            4/15/2025        30,141                29,979                30,819   

Global Closure Systems (FRA)

   (f)(h)(i)(j)(EUR)   Materials     13.00% PIK            11/15/2019      22,936                29,782                25,175   

Gruppo Argenta S.p.A. (LUX)

   (f)(h)(i)(j)(EUR)   Retailing     15.00% PIK            11/11/2018        773                1,035                658   

Hilding Anders (SWE)

   (f)(h)(i)(j)(m)(EUR)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     13.00% PIK          6/30/2021        105,174          125,732          92,984   
   (f)(h)(i)(j)(k)(m)(EUR)       12.00% PIK          12/31/2023        19,813          939          0   
     (f)(h)(i)(j)(k)(m)(EUR)         18.00% PIK            12/31/2024        9,860                8,485                1,489   

Hillman Group, Inc.

   (r)(s)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     6.38%            7/15/2022      $ 3,953                3,812                3,281   

Hot Topic, Inc.

   (j)(r)(s)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     12.00%            5/15/2019        9,662                9,616                8,068   

IMS Health, Inc.

   (i)(r)(s)   Health Care Equipment & Services     6.00%            11/1/2020        9,513                9,880                9,798   

JC Penney Corp., Inc.

   (i)(s)   Retailing     5.65%            6/1/2020        8,440                6,069                6,752   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
  Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
        Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.

   (r)(s)   Transportation     7.88%            7/31/2023      $ 30,097      $          30,097      $          29,909   

Lightower Fiber, LLC

   (f)   Telecommunication Services     10.00%          2/12/2022        11,555          11,324          11,187   
     (f)(j)         12.00% PIK            8/12/2025        8,531                8,362                8,112   

Platform Specialty Products Corp.

   (i)(r)   Materials     10.38%            5/1/2021        7,813                7,813                7,793   

TIBCO Software, Inc.

   (r)(s)   Software & Services     11.38%            12/1/2021        21,219                20,729                17,744   

Total Subordinated Debt

               $          525,301      $          457,287   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

Structured Products—4.5%

                                                                    

Comet Aircraft S.A.R.L. (LUX), Common Shares

   (f)(h)(i)(t)   Capital Goods                       $ 49,618      $          49,618      $          52,126   

Guardian Investors, LLC, Membership Interest

   (f)(i)(t)   Diversified Financials                         N/A                10,429                11,821   

Innovating Partners, LLC, Membership Interest

   (f)(i)(t)   Diversified Financials                         N/A                13,872                16,826   

KKR BPT Holdings Aggregator, LLC, Membership Interest

   (f)(i)(t)*   Diversified Financials                         N/A                9,500                7,125   

Trade Finance Funding I, Ltd. 2013-1A Class B (CYM)

   (f)(h)(i)(r)   Diversified Financials     10.75%            11/13/2018        28,221                28,221                28,310   

Total Structured Products

               $          111,640      $          116,208   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

Equity/Other—10.4%

                                                                    

Alion Science & Technology Corp., Membership Interest

   (f)*   Capital Goods                         N/A      $          7,350      $          7,955   

AltEn, LLC, Membership Units

   (f)(m)*   Energy                         2,384                2,955                  

Amtek Global Technology Pte. Ltd. (SGP), Warrants

   (f)(h)(i)*(EUR)   Automobiles & Components         12/31/2017        9,991          4,636          4,551   
   (f)(h)(i)*(EUR)           12/31/2018        9,991          4,785          4,754   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
  Base Rate
Floor
  Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
        Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

Belk, Inc., Common Stock

   (f)*   Retailing                     1,642      $          9,961      $          9,510   

Cengage Learning Holdings II, LP, Common Stock

       Media                     227,802                7,529                5,239   

Education Management Corp., Common Stock

   (f)*   Consumer Services         1/5/2022        3,779,591          1,047            

Education Management Corp., Warrants

   (f)*                         2,320,791                371                  

Excelitas Technologies Corp., Class A Membership Interest

   (f)*   Technology Hardware & Equipment                     N/A                5,636                3,199   

GA Capital Specialty Lending Fund, Limited Partnership Interest

   (f)(i)   Diversified Financials                     N/A                33,881                33,881   

Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc., Common Stock

   (f)*   Software & Services                     5,775                449                712   

Global Closure Systems (FRA), Limited Partnership Interest

   (f)(h)(i)*(EUR)   Materials                     N/A                823                1,911   

Gruppo Argenta S.p.A. (LUX), Warrants

   (f)(h)(i)*(EUR)   Retailing             (y )      225,289                5,342                2,332   

Hilding Anders (SWE), Class A Common Stock

   (f)(h)(i)(m)*(SEK)   Consumer Durables & Apparel         12/31/2020        1,394,288          132            

Hilding Anders (SWE), Class B Common Stock

   (f)(h)(i)(m)*(SEK)             260,253          25            

Hilding Anders (SWE), Equity Options

   (f)(h)(i)(m)*(SEK)                         236,160,807                14,988                213   

Home Partners of America, Inc., Common Stock

   (f)(m)*   Real Estate           73,500          73,208          76,608   

Home Partners of America, Inc., Warrants

   (f)(m)*                 8/7/2024        2,675                292                370   

iPayment, Inc., Common Stock

   (f)*   Software & Services                     538,144                1,988                2,296   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
  Maturity
Date
   

No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)

   
        Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

Jones Apparel Group Holdings, Inc., Common Stock

   (f)*   Consumer Durables & Apparel                         5,451      $ 872      $          2,289   

Keystone Australia Holdings, Pty. Ltd. (AUS), Warrants

   (f)(h)(i)*(AUD)   Consumer Services                 (y )      1,588,469        1,019                  

Kurt Geiger Ltd. (GBR), Common Stock

   (f)(h)(i)   Consumer Durables & Apparel                         5,451        65                14,272   

Nine West Holdings, Inc., Common Stock

   (f)*   Consumer Durables & Apparel                         5,451        6,541                82   

OAG Holdings, LLC, Overriding Royalty Interest

   (f)   Energy                         N/A        2,354                  

Orchard Marine, Ltd. (VGB), Class B Common Stock

   (f)(h)(i)(m)*   Transportation           1,964        3,069            

Orchard Marine, Ltd. (VGB), Series A Preferred Stock

   (f)(h)(i)(m)         9.00%                    43,945        42,987                38,082   

Star Mountain SMB Multi-Manager Credit Platform, LP, Limited Partnership Interest(f)(i)

       Diversified Financials                         N/A        42,756                42,926   

Stuart Weitzman, Inc., Other

   (f)   Consumer Durables & Apparel                         N/A                       1,127   

SUN NewCo, Common Shares A

   (f)(i)*(GBP)   Insurance           16,450                   

SUN NewCo, Preference B Shares

   (f)(i)*(GBP)                             6,113,719        9,065                9,752   

Towergate (GBR), Ordinary Shares

   (f)(h)(i)*(GBP)   Insurance                         116,814        173                186   

Willbros Group, Inc., Common Stock

   *   Energy                         2,810,814        7,760                7,561   

Total Equity/Other

               $ 292,059      $          269,808   
              

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Investments, excluding Short Term Investments — 143.5%

               $ 4,022,031      $          3,722,261   
              

 

 

     

 

 

 

Short Term Investments—0.3%

                                                            

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds—Prime Obligations Fund FST Preferred Shares

   (g)(u)       0.14%            3,669,013      $ 3,669      $          3,669   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
  Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
        Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Premier Class

   (u)         0.23%                    3,401,999      $          3,402      $          3,402   

Total Short Term Investments

               $          7,071      $          7,071   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 143.8%(v)

               $          4,029,102      $          3,729,332   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(43.8%)

                       (1,135,310

NET ASSETS—100.0%

                   $          2,594,022   
                    

 

 

 

Collateral on Deposit with Custodian—5.5%

                                                                    

Bank of Nova Scotia— Certificate of Deposit

             0.51%            3/31/2016        142,640      $          142,640                142,640   

Total Collateral on Deposit with Custodian

               $          142,640      $          142,640   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

Derivative Instruments (Note 4)—0.1%

                                                                    

Cross Currency Swaps

   (i)             $               $          7,943   

Foreign currency forward contracts

   (i)             $                   1,717   

Interest rate swaps

   (i)             $                   6,021   

Total return swaps

   (f)(i)                                   $               $          (13,562

Total Derivative Instruments

               $               $          2,119   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) Security may be an obligation of one or more entities affiliated with the named company.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

(b) Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), unless otherwise indicated. Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments are investments that are neither controlled investments nor affiliated investments.

 

(c) Denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

 

(d) Represents amortized cost for debt securities and cost for common stocks translated to U.S. dollars.

 

(e) The interest rate on these investments is subject to a base rate of 3-Month LIBOR, which at December 31, 2015 was 0.61%. The current base rate for each investment may be different from the reference rate on December 31, 2015.

 

(f) Investments classified as Level 3 whereby fair value was determined by the Company’s Board of Directors (see Note 2).

 

(g) Security or portion thereof was held within CCT Funding, LLC and was pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility with Deutsche Bank as of December 31, 2015.

 

(h) A portfolio company domiciled in a foreign country. The jurisdiction of the security issuer may be a different country than the domicile of the portfolio company.

 

(i) The investment is not a qualifying asset as defined in Section 55(a) under the 1940 Act. A business development company may not acquire any asset other than qualifying assets, unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the company’s total assets. The Company calculates its compliance with the qualifying assets test on a “look through” basis by disregarding the value of the Company’s total return swaps and treating each loan underlying the total return swaps as either a qualifying asset or non-qualifying asset based on whether the obligor is an eligible portfolio company. On this basis, 72.7% of the Company’s total assets represented qualifying assets as of December 31, 2015.

 

(j) The interest rate on these investments contains a PIK provision, whereby the issuer has either the option or the obligation to make interest payments with the issuance of additional securities. The interest rate in the schedule represents the current interest rate in effect for these investments. The following table provides additional details on these PIK investments, including the maximum PIK interest rate allowed under the existing credit agreements.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

              Year Ended December 31, 2015                          

PIK Security Name

  Local
Currency
  Local Par
as of
December 31,
2014
    Local Par
Additions
    Local Par
Capitalized
PIK
    Local Par
Reductions
    Local Par
as of
December 31,
2015
    Total
Current
Interest
Rate
    Current
PIK Rate
    Maximum
Current
PIK Rate
 

Algeco/Scotsman—15.75% PIK

  USD     30,859               5,124               35,983        15.75     15.75     15.75

AltEn, LLC – L + 900 PIK

  USD     29,610        2,665        780               33,055        L + 900        L+900        L+900   

Brake Bros Ltd. – L + 325, 3.00% PIK

  GBP     8,912               239        (5,671     3,480        L + 625        3.00     3.00

Datatel, Inc. – 9.63%

  USD     9,287        1,438               (10,725            N/A        N/A        N/A   

Eagle Midco, Inc. – 9.00%

  USD     31,796                      (31,796            N/A        N/A        N/A   

Education Management, LLC—16.00% PIK

  USD     1,403                      (1,403            N/A        N/A        N/A   

Essar Steel Algoma, Inc. – 14.00% PIK

  USD     4,570               499               5,069        14.00     14.00     14.00

Excelitas Technologies Corp. – L + 975, 3.00% PIK

  USD     108,997               1,865               110,862        L + 1275        3.00     3.00

Exemplis Corp.—L + 700, 2.00% PIK

  USD            25,000        370        (203     25,167        L + 900        2.00     2.00

Global Closure Systems—13.00% PIK

  EUR     20,221               2,715               22,936        13.00     13.00     13.00

Gruppo Argenta S.p.A.—15.00% PIK

  EUR     684               89               773        15.00     15.00     15.00

Gruppo Argenta S.p.A.—12.00% PIK

  EUR     22,754               2,844               25,598        12.00     12.00     12.00

Gruppo Argenta S.p.A.—12.00% PIK

  EUR     3,205               280               3,485        12.00     12.00     12.00

Hilding Anders—18.00% PIK

  EUR     8,331               1,529               9,860        18.00     18.00     18.00

Hilding Anders—13.00% PIK

  EUR     92,571               12,603               105,174        13.00     13.00     13.00

Hilding Anders—12.00% PIK

  EUR     17,653               2,160               19,813        12.00     12.00     12.00

Hot Topic, Inc. – 12.00%

  USD     8,113        2,419               (870     9,662        12.00     0.00     12.75

Kurt Geiger Ltd.—10.00%, 1.00% PIK

  GBP     46,862               477               47,339        11.00     1.00     1.00

Lightower FibeR, LLC – 12.00%

  USD            8,531                      8,531        12.00     12.00     12.00

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.—7.00%, 6.00% PIK

  USD     10,841        50,397        1,455        (25,760     36,933        13.00     6.00     12.00

OAG Holdings, LLC – 10.00% PIK

  USD     20,417               417               20,834        10.00     2.00     2.00

P & L Development, LLC—L + 750, 1.00% PIK

  USD            56,205        381        (281     56,305        L + 850        1.00     1.00

Petroplex Acidizing, Inc. – L + 625, 1.75% PIK

  USD     36,438               185               36,623        L + 800        1.75     1.75

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. – 9.38%

  USD     5,151                      (5,151            N/A        N/A        N/A   

Stuart Weitzman, Inc. – 11.50%

  USD     56,918                      (56,918            N/A        N/A        N/A   

The TelX Group, Inc.—13.50% PIK

  USD     3,457               232        (3,689            N/A        N/A        N/A   

Towergate Finance PLC – 10.0% PIK

  GBP            1,325        10        (1,335            N/A        N/A        N/A   

 

(k) Investment was on non-accrual status as of December 31, 2015.

 

(l) The interest rate on these investments is subject to a base rate of 1-Month LIBOR, which at December 31, 2015 was 0.43%. The current base rate for each investment may be different from the reference rate on December 31, 2015.

 

(m) Affiliated investment as defined by the 1940 Act, whereby the Company owns between 5% and 25% of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities and the investments are not classified as controlled investments. The aggregate fair value of non-controlled, affiliated investments at December 31, 2015 represented 8.5% of the Company’s net assets. Fair value as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 along with transactions during the year ended December 31, 2015 in these affiliated investments were as follows (amounts in thousands):

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

            Year Ended December 31, 2015            Year Ended December 31, 2015  

Non-Controlled, Affiliated
Investments

   Fair Value at
December 31,
2014
     Gross
Additions
(Cost)*
     Gross
Reductions
(Cost)**
    Net
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Fair Value at
December 31,
2015
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Interest
Income***
     Fee
Income
     Dividend
Income
 

AltEn, LLC

                        

Common Stock

   $ 2,787       $ -       $ -      $ (2,787   $ -       $ -       $ -       $ -       $ -   

Term Loan

     25,792         3,011         -        (19,450     9,353         -         2,237         -         -   

Hilding Anders

                        

Subordinated Debt

     110,973         14,867         -        (31,367     94,473         -         13,549         -         -   

Class A Common Stock

     257         -         -        (257     -         -         -         -         -   

Class B Common Stock

     48         -         -        (48     -         -         -         -         -   

Equity Options

     11,724         -         -        (11,511     213         -         -         -         -   

Home Partners of America, Inc.

                        

Common Stock

     22,223         51,267         -        3,118        76,608         -         -         -         -   

Warrants

     78         215         -        77        370         -         -         -         -   

Warrants Delivery Rights

     32         -         (32     -        -         -         -         -         -   

Orchard Marine, Ltd.

                        

Class B Common Stock

     3,001         -         -        (3,001     -         -         -         -         -   

Series A Preferred Stock

     23,760         19,395         -        (5,073     38,082         -         -         -         1,505   

VSK Holdings, Ltd.

                        

Class B Preferred Shares

     2,597         -         -        (2,597     -         -         -         -         -   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 203,272       $ 88,755       $ (32   $ (72,896   $ 219,099       $ -       $ 15,786       $ -       $ 1,505   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Gross additions include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new portfolio investments, PIK interest, the amortization of unearned income, the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities and the movement of an existing portfolio company into this category from a different category.

 

** Gross reductions include decreases in the cost basis of investments resulting from principal collections related to investment repayments or sales, the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities and the movement of an existing portfolio company out of this category into a different category.

 

*** Includes payment-in-kind interest income.

 

(n) The interest rate on these investments is subject to the base rate of 3-Month EURIBOR, which at December 31, 2015 was -0.13%. The current base rate for each investment may be different from the reference rate on December 31, 2015.

 

(o) The interest rate on these investments is subject to a base rate of 6-Month LIBOR, which at December 31, 2015 was 0.85%. The current base rate for each investment may be different from the reference rate on December 31, 2015.

 

(p) Position or portion thereof unsettled as of December 31, 2015.

 

(q) The interest rate on these investments is subject to the base rate of 1-Month EURIBOR, which at December 31, 2015 was -0.21%. The current base rate for each investment may be different from the reference rate on December 31, 2015.

 

(r) This security was acquired in a transaction that was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Rule 144A thereunder. This security may be resold only in transactions that are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

(s) Security or portion thereof is held within Paris Funding, LLC and is pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under the committed facility agreement with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. and eligible to be hypothecated as allowed under Rule 15c2-1(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) subject to the limits of the Rehypothecation Agreement. See Note 10, “Borrowings “ for additional information.

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

(t) Controlled investment as defined by the 1940 Act, whereby the Company owns more than 25% of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities or maintains the ability to nominate greater than 50% of the board representation. The aggregate fair value of controlled investments at December 31, 2015 represented 3.4% of the Company’s net assets. Fair value as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 along with transactions during the year ended December 31, 2015 in these controlled investments were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

            Year Ended December 31, 2015            Year Ended December 31, 2015  

Controlled Investments

   Fair Value at
December 31,
2014
     Gross
Additions
(Cost)*
     Gross
Reductions
(Cost)**
     Net
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Fair Value at
December 31,
2015
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Interest
Income
     Fee
Income
     Dividend
Income
 

Comet Aircraft S.A.R.L

                         

Structured Products

   $ —         $ 49,618       $ —         $ 2,508      $ 52,126       $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 4,921   

Guardian Investors, LLC, Membership Interest

     —           10,429         —           1,392        11,821         —           —           —           1,759   

Innovating Partners, LLC,

Membership Interest

     —           13,872         —           2,954        16,826         —           —           —           3,266   

KKR BPT Holdings Aggregator,

                         

LLC, Structured Product

     5,500         4,000         —           (2,375     7,125         —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 5,500       $ 77,919       $ —         $ 4,479      $ 87,898       $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 9,946   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Gross additions include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new portfolio investments, PIK interest, the amortization of unearned income, the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities and the movement of an existing portfolio company into this category from a different category.
** Gross reductions include decreases in the cost basis of investments resulting from principal collections related to investment repayments or sales, the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities and the movement of an existing portfolio company out of this category into a different category.

 

(u) 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2015.

 

(v) As of December 31, 2015, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost was $52,143; the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value was $350,640; the net unrealized depreciation was $298,497; the aggregate cost of securities for Federal income tax purposes was $4,027,829.

 

(w) The interest rate on these investments is subject to the base rate of 3-Month GBP LIBOR, which at December 31, 2015 was 0.59%. The current base rate for each investment may be different from the reference rate on December 31, 2015.

 

(x) The interest rate on these investments is subject to the base rate of 1-Month GBP LIBOR, which at December 31, 2015 was 0.51%. The current base rate for each investment may be different from the reference rate on December 31, 2015.
(y) Expiration date contingent on certain events pursuant to underlying agreements.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2015

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

Abbreviations:

AUD - Australian Dollar; local currency investment amount is denominated in Australian Dollar. A$1 / US $0.730 as of December 31, 2015.

EUR - Euro; local currency investment amount is denominated in Euros. €1 / US $1.091 as of December 31, 2015.

GBP - British Pound Sterling; local currency investment amount is denominated in Pound Sterling. £1 / US $1.480 as of December 31, 2015.

SEK - Swedish Krona; local currency investment amount is denominated in Swedish Kronor. SEK1 / US $0.119 as of December 31, 2015.

AUS - Australia

CAN - Canada

CYM - Cayman Islands

FRA - France

GBR - United Kingdom

IRL - Ireland

LUX - Luxembourg

NLD - The Netherlands

SGP - Singapore

SWE - Sweden

VGB - British Virgin Islands

E = EURIBOR - Euro Interbank Offered Rate

L = LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate, typically 3-Month

PIK - Payment-in-kind; the issuance of additional securities by the borrower to settle interest payment obligations.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments

As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes   
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
    Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
        Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

Senior Secured Loans—First Lien—52.6%

  

ABILITY Network, Inc.

   (e)(f)    Health Care Equipment & Services     L + 500        1.00     5/14/2021      $ 20,165      $          19,958      $          19,812   

Algeco/Scotsman (LUX)

   (e)(g)(h)(i)(k)    Consumer Durables & Apparel     15.75% PIK                5/1/2018        30,859                30,674                27,711   

AltEn, LLC

   (j)(k)    Energy     L + 900        1.00     9/12/2018        29,610                26,825                25,792   

American Freight, Inc.

   (f)(k)    Retailing     L + 625        1.00     10/31/2020        32,690                32,531                32,614   

Amtek Global Technology Pte. Ltd. (SGP)

   (g)(h)(k)(v)(EUR)    Automobiles & Components     E + 800        1.00     11/10/2019              62,849                75,769                73,287   

Applied Systems, Inc.

   (e)(f)    Software & Services     L + 325        1.00     1/25/2021      $ 654                650                646   

Aspen Dental Management, Inc.

   (e)(f)    Health Care Equipment & Services     L + 550        1.50     10/6/2016        5,992                5,958                6,010   

BeyondTrust Software, Inc.

   (f)(k)    Software & Services     L + 700        1.00     9/25/2019        11,156                11,046                11,036   

BRG Sports, Inc.

   (e)(j)    Consumer Durables & Apparel     L + 550        1.00     4/15/2021        4,221                4,143                4,231   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

   (e)(f)(h)    Consumer Services     L + 675                3/1/2017        10,800                10,141                9,492   

California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.

   (e)(f)    Food & Staples Retailing     L + 425        1.00     3/29/2018        18,602                17,816                17,936   

Charlotte Russe, Inc.

   (e)(f)    Retailing     L + 550        1.25     5/22/2019        19,261          19,075          18,828   
     (e)(f)          L + 550        1.25     5/22/2019        4,715                4,689                4,605   

CityCenter Holdings, LLC

   (e)(f)    Real Estate     L + 325        1.00     10/16/2020        5,919                5,866                5,880   

David’s Bridal, Inc.

   (e)(f)    Retailing     L + 400        1.25     10/11/2019        11,216                10,909                10,716   

Distribution International, Inc.

   (e)(f)(l)    Retailing     L + 475        1.00     12/10/2021        6,424                6,359                6,408   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
    Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
        Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

Emerald Performance Materials, LLC

   (e)(j)   Materials     L  +  350        1.00     7/30/2021      $ 654      $          650      $          640   

Football Association of Ireland (IRL)

   (g)(h)(k)(EUR)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     6.40%                12/20/2020      43,615                58,419                53,164   

Greenway Medical Technologies

   (e)(f)   Health Care Equipment & Services     L + 500        1.00     11/4/2020      $ 1,763                1,755                1,754   

Greystone & Co., Inc.

   (f)(k)   Diversified Financials     L + 800        1.00     3/26/2021        33,918                33,373                33,892   

Grocery Outlet, Inc.

   (e)(f)(l)   Food & Staples Retailing     L + 475        1.00     10/21/2021        1,802                1,803                1,807   

Gymboree Corp.

   (e)(f)   Retailing     L + 350        1.50     2/23/2018        14,197                12,716                9,347   

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Capital Goods     L + 375        1.00     7/26/2019        3,063                3,070                3,059   

Hillman Group, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Capital Goods     L + 350        1.00     6/30/2021        838                840                829   

iPayment, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Software & Services     L + 525        1.50     5/8/2017        36,163                35,902                35,560   

J. Jill

   (f)(k)   Retailing     L + 850        1.50     4/29/2017        5,721                5,721                5,721   

Jacuzzi Brands, Inc.

   (f)(k)   Capital Goods     L + 650        1.25     7/3/2019        20,268                19,942                20,116   

Jacuzzi Brands, Inc. (LUX)

   (f)(g)(h)(k)   Capital Goods     L + 650        1.25     7/3/2019        20,118                19,795                19,967   

KeyPoint Government Solutions, Inc.

   (f)(k)   Capital Goods     L + 650        1.25     11/13/2017        37,071                36,602                37,441   

Keystone Australia Holdings, Pty. Ltd. (AUS)

   (g)(h)(i)(k)(AUD)   Consumer Services    
 
7.00%, 8.00%
PIK
  
  
            8/7/2019      A$ 38,054                33,263                29,430   

Kurt Geiger Ltd. (GBR)

   (g)(h)(i)(k)(GBP)   Consumer Durables & Apparel    
 
10.00%, 1.00%
PIK
  
  
            4/8/2019      £ 46,862                77,069                72,668   

Marshall Retail Group, LLC

   (f)(k)   Retailing     L + 600        1.00     8/25/2020      $ 16,804                16,644                16,822   

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
    Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
        Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

MCS AMS Sub-Holdings, LLC

   (f)   Commercial & Professional Services     L + 600        1.00     10/15/2019      $ 45,605      $          44,490      $          40,817   

MSX International, Inc.

   (f)   Software & Services     L + 500        1.00     8/18/2020        9,102                8,663                9,056   

Neiman Marcus Group, LLC

   (e)(f)   Retailing     L + 325        1.00     10/25/2020        4,976                4,901                4,877   

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.

   (f)(k)   Capital Goods     L + 700        1.00     2/12/2019        56,298                56,298                56,549   

Nine West Holdings, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     L + 375        1.00     10/8/2019        13,554                13,306                12,715   

OpenLink Financial, Inc.

   (f)   Software & Services     L + 500        1.25     10/30/2017        46                46                45   

Pacific Union Financial, LLC

   (j)(k)   Diversified Financials     L + 800        1.00     5/31/2019        46,378                45,734                46,078   

Petroplex Acidizing, Inc.

   (f)(k)   Energy     L + 725        1.00     12/4/2019        36,438                35,899                35,891   

RedPrairie Corp.

   (e)(f)(l)   Software & Services     L + 500        1.00     12/21/2018        10,005                9,659                9,348   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Health Care Equipment & Services     L + 425        1.00     11/3/2020        14,834                14,762                14,482   

Sutherland Global Services, Inc.

   (e)(f)(h)   Software & Services     L + 500        1.00     4/23/2021        2,964          2,891          2,956   
     (e)(f)(h)         L + 500        1.00     4/23/2021        12,732                12,419                12,700   

TIBCO Software, Inc.

   (e)(f)(h)(l)   Software & Services     L + 550        1.00     12/4/2020                43,971                42,246                42,762   

Towergate Finance PLC (GBR)

   (g)(h)(m)(o)(GBP)   Insurance     L + 450                11/15/2017      £ 475                659                665   

Travelport, LLC (LUX)

   (e)(f)(g)(h)   Software & Services     L + 500        1.00     9/2/2021      $ 19,751                19,513                19,751   

Tweddle Group, Inc.

   (f)(k)   Automobiles & Components     L + 675        1.00     4/7/2020        45,242                44,205                45,035   

Varsity Brands, Inc.

   (e)(f)(l)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     L + 500        1.00     12/10/2021        5,796                5,738                5,800   

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
    Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
        Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

Waste Pro USA, Inc.

   (f)(k)   Transportation     L + 750        1.00     10/15/2020      $ 36,681      $          36,681      $          36,749   

Willbros Group, Inc.

   (f)(k)   Energy     L + 975        1.25     12/15/2019        74,944                74,944                74,944   

Wilton Brands, LLC

   (e)(f)   Materials     L + 625        1.25     8/30/2018        5,141                5,068                4,807   

Z Gallerie, Inc.

   (k)(n)   Retailing     L + 650        1.00     10/8/2020        33,254                32,883                33,413   

Zayo Group, LLC

   (e)(f)(h)   Telecommunication Services     L + 300        1.00     7/2/2019        1,596                1,577                1,583   

Total Senior Secured Loans—First Lien

            $              1,152,555      $              1,128,244   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

Senior Secured Loans—Second Lien—39.3%

                                                                        

American Casino & Entertainment Properties, LLC

   (f)   Consumer Services     L + 1000        1.25     1/3/2020      $ 1,832      $          1,889      $          1,901   

Angelica Corp.

   (f)(k)   Health Care Equipment & Services     L + 875        1.25     7/15/2019        50,869                50,868                46,131   

Applied Systems, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Software & Services     L + 650        1.00     1/24/2022                24,905                25,336                24,427   

Arysta Lifescience SPC, LLC

   (e)(f)(h)   Food, Beverage & Tobacco     L + 700        1.25     11/30/2020        16,305                16,167                16,295   

AssuredPartners, Inc.

   (f)   Insurance     L + 675        1.00     4/2/2022        7,097                7,092                6,866   

Brake Bros Ltd. (GBR)

   (g)(h)(i)(o)(GBP)   Food & Staples Retailing    
 
L + 325, 3.00%
PIK
  
  
            3/12/2017      £ 8,912                12,872                13,242   

BRG Sports, Inc.

   (j)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     L + 925        1.00     4/15/2022      $ 23,855                23,661                24,034   

Catalina Marketing Corp.

   (j)   Media     L + 675        1.00     4/11/2022        6,020                5,978                5,613   

CHG Companies, Inc.

   (e)(f)   Health Care Equipment & Services     L + 775        1.25     11/19/2020        9,871                9,764                9,896   

CRC Health Group, Inc.

   (f)   Health Care Equipment & Services     L + 800        1.00     9/28/2021        42,358                42,134                43,381   

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
    Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
        Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

CTI Foods Holding Co., LLC

   (f)   Food, Beverage & Tobacco     L + 725        1.00     6/28/2021      $ 23,219      $          22,918      $          22,813   

Emerald Performance Materials, LLC

   (j)   Materials     L + 675        1.00     8/1/2022        2,041                2,031                1,989   

Excelitas Technologies Corp.

   (f)(k)   Technology Hardware & Equipment     L + 1125        1.00     4/29/2021            108,997                108,997                109,556   

Greenway Medical Technologies

   (f)   Health Care Equipment & Services     L + 825        1.00     11/4/2021        26,396                26,035                25,736   

Grocery Outlet, Inc.

   (f)   Food & Staples Retailing     L + 825        1.00     10/21/2022        41,616                40,175                41,304   

Gruppo Argenta S.p.A. (LUX)

   (g)(h)(i)(k)(EUR)   Retailing     12.00% PIK          1/31/2019      3,205          3,356          3,374   
     (g)(h)(i)(k)(EUR)         12.00% PIK                1/31/2019        22,754                25,262                23,951   

Gypsum Management & Supply, Inc.

   (f)   Capital Goods     L + 675        1.00     4/1/2022      $ 13,207                13,085                13,207   

Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc.

   (f)   Telecommunication Services     L + 850        1.25     2/21/2020        3,000                3,059                2,989   

iParadigms Holdings, LLC

   (f)   Software & Services     L + 725        1.00     7/29/2022        23,349                23,180                23,028   

Learfield Communications, Inc.

   (f)   Media     L + 775        1.00     10/8/2021        12,767                12,875                12,703   

Lightower Fiber, LLC

   (e)(f)   Telecommunication Services     L + 675        1.25     4/12/2021        5,282                5,317                5,220   

Maxim Crane, LP

   (e)(f)   Capital Goods     L + 925        1.00     11/26/2018        5,168                5,291                5,220   

Misys Ltd. (GBR)

   (e)(g)(h)   Software & Services     12.00%                6/12/2019        3,000                3,319                3,266   

NewWave Communications

   (f)   Media     L + 800        1.00     10/30/2020        13,712                13,673                13,541   

P2 Energy Solutions, Inc.

   (f)(h)   Software & Services     L + 800        1.00     4/30/2021        74,312          72,104          70,782   
     (f)         L + 800        1.00     4/30/2021        9,283                9,200                8,935   

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
    Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
        Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

Polyconcept Finance B.V. (NLD)

   (g)(h)(j)(k)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     L + 875        1.25     6/28/2020      $ 46,727      $          46,727      $          46,487   

Progressive Solutions

   (j)   Health Care Equipment & Services     L + 850        1.00     10/22/2021        21,145                20,991                20,511   

RedPrairie Corp.

   (e)(f)   Software & Services     L + 1000        1.25     12/21/2019        38,114                36,592                32,270   

Sabine Oil & Gas, LLC

   (e)(f)   Energy     L + 750        1.25     12/31/2018        14,527                14,421                11,258   

SafeNet, Inc.

   (j)(k)   Software & Services     L + 750        1.00     3/5/2021        20,829                20,544                21,015   

Safety Technology Holdings, Inc.

   (f)(k)   Technology Hardware & Equipment     L + 825        1.00     6/2/2020        30,402                29,738                30,560   

SI Organization, Inc.

   (f)   Capital Goods     L + 800        1.00     5/23/2020        56,000                55,483                55,160   

Talbots, Inc.

   (f)   Retailing     L + 725        1.00     3/19/2021        15,074                14,976                14,547   

The TelX Group, Inc.

   (f)   Telecommunication Services     L + 650        1.00     4/9/2021        11,696                11,682                11,448   

Websense, Inc.

   (f)   Technology Hardware & Equipment     L + 725        1.00     12/24/2020              22,131                22,037                21,301   

Total Senior Secured Loans—Second Lien

  

  $                858,829      $          843,957   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

Senior Secured Bonds—6.9%

                                                                        

Artesyn Technologies, Inc.

   (p)(q)   Technology Hardware & Equipment     9.75%                10/15/2020      $ 14,012      $          13,912      $          13,276   

Guitar Center, Inc.

   (p)(q)   Retailing     6.50%                4/15/2019        26,191                25,826                22,524   

Hot Topic, Inc.

   (p)(q)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     9.25%                6/15/2021        2,396                2,375                2,564   

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority

   (k)(p)   Energy     11.50%          1/1/2020        50,580          49,283          50,141   
     (k)(p)         L + 1000                1/1/2020        10,650                10,650                10,534   

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
  Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
        Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.

   (i)(q)   Capital Goods    
 
6.00%, 7.00%
PIK
  
  
        3/15/2018      $ 10,841      $          10,913      $          11,437   

OAG Holdings, LLC

   (i)(k)   Energy    
 
8.00%, 2.00%
PIK
  
  
        12/20/2020        20,417                17,838                13,675   

Ryerson, Inc.

   (e)   Materials     9.00%            10/15/2017        5,814                5,814                5,974   

SquareTwo Financial Corp.

   (q)   Banks     11.625%            4/1/2017        16,359                16,153                16,196   

Towergate Finance PLC (GBR)

   (g)(h)(m)(o)(p)

(GBP)

  Insurance     L + 550            2/15/2018      £ 1,100                1,361                1,496   

Total Senior Secured Bonds

               $          154,125      $          147,817   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Senior Debt

               $            2,165,509      $          2,120,018   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

Subordinated Debt—20.2%

                                                                    

24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc.

   (p)(q)   Consumer Services     8.00%            6/1/2022      $ 7,192      $          6,636      $          5,754   

Cemex Materials, LLC

   (p)(q)   Materials     7.70%            7/21/2025              27,562                27,804                30,870   

Cequel Communications Holdings, LLC

   (p)(q)   Media     5.125%            12/15/2021        7,205                7,018                6,989   

Ceridian Corp.

   (q)   Commercial & Professional Services     11.00%            3/15/2021        16,201                17,433                17,723   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.

   (h)(q)   Health Care Equipment & Services     6.875%            2/1/2022        114                114                121   

Datatel, Inc.

   (e)(p)   Software & Services     9.625%            12/1/2018        9,287                9,215                9,333   

Eagle Midco, Inc.

   (p)(q)   Software & Services     9.00%            6/15/2018        31,796                32,607                32,511   

Education Management Corp.

   (i)(k)(m)(p)   Consumer Services     16.00% PIK            7/1/2018        1,403                1,410                567   

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
  Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
        Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

Essar Steel Algoma, Inc. (CAN)

   (g)(h)(i)(p)(q)   Materials     14.00% PIK            2/13/2020      $ 4,570      $          3,850      $          4,044   

GCI, Inc.

   (q)   Telecommunication Services     8.625%          11/15/2019              53,119          55,914          55,709   
     (q)         6.75%            6/1/2021        158                151                155   

Global Closure Systems (FRA)

   (g)(h)(i)(k)(EUR)   Materials     13.00% PIK            11/15/2019      20,221                26,720                24,452   

Gruppo Argenta S.p.A. (LUX)

   (g)(h)(i)(k)(EUR)   Retailing     15.00% PIK            11/11/2018        684                937                663   

Hilding Anders (SWE)

   (g)(h)(i)(k)(r)(EUR)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     13.00% PIK          6/30/2021      92,571          110,851          101,486   
   (g)(h)(i)(k)(m)(r)(EUR)       12.00% PIK          12/31/2023        17,653          939          1,502   
     (g)(h)(i)(k)(r)(EUR)         18.00% PIK            12/31/2024        8,331                8,499                7,985   

Hillman Group, Inc.

   (p)(q)   Capital Goods     6.375%            7/15/2022      $ 3,305                3,174                3,173   

Hot Topic, Inc.

   (p)(q)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     12.00%            5/15/2019        8,113                7,973                8,275   

iPayment, Inc.

   (q)   Software & Services     10.25%            5/15/2018        8,597                8,597                8,597   

JC Penney Corp., Inc.

   (h)(q)   Retailing     5.65%            6/1/2020        8,440                6,371                6,541   

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.

   (p)(q)   Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences     9.375%            10/15/2017        5,151                5,237                5,264   

Stuart Weitzman, Inc.

   (k)   Consumer Durables & Apparel     11.50%            8/29/2019        56,918                55,585                56,724   

Summit Materials, LLC

   (q)   Materials     10.50%            1/31/2020        19,800                21,625                21,978   

The TelX Group, Inc.

   (i)(k)   Telecommunication Services     13.50% PIK            7/9/2021        3,457                3,680                3,480   

TIBCO Software, Inc.

   (h)(p)(q)   Software & Services     11.375%            12/1/2021        13,819                13,435                13,370   

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
  Maturity
Date
    No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
        Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

Towergate Finance PLC (GBR)

   (g)(h)(m)(p)(q)(GBP)   Insurance     10.50         2/15/2019      £ 14,608      $          23,229      $          6,489   

Total Subordinated Debt

               $          459,004      $          433,755   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

Structured Products—1.7%

                                                                    

KKR BPT Holdings Aggregator, LLC

   (h)(k)(s)*   Diversified Financials                         N/A      $          5,500      $          5,500   

Trade Finance Funding I, Ltd. 2013-1A Class B (CYM)

   (g)(h)(k)(p)   Diversified Financials     10.75         11/13/2018      $ 28,221                28,221                28,324   

VSK Holdings, Ltd. (CYM)

   (g)(h)(k)(r)(EUR)   Diversified Financials                         620,377                —                  2,597   

Total Structured Products

               $          33,721      $          36,421   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

Equity / Other—6.1%

                                                                    

AltEn, LLC, Membership Units

   (k)(r)*   Energy                         611      $          2,955      $          2,787   

Cengage Learning Holdings II, LP, Common Stock

   (e)   Media                         227,802                7,529                5,069   

Excelitas Technologies Corp., Class A Membership Interest

   (k)*   Technology Hardware & Equipment                         N/A                5,636                6,312   

Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc., Common Stock

   (k)*   Software & Services                         5,775                449                760   

Global Closure Systems (FRA), Limited Partnership Interest

   (g)(h)(k)*(EUR)   Materials                         N/A                823                1,566   

Gruppo Argenta S.p.A. (LUX), Warrants

   (g)(h)(k)*(EUR)   Retailing                         225,289                5,342                3,951   

Hilding Anders (SWE), Class A Common Stock

   (g)(h)(k)(r)*(SEK)   Consumer Durables & Apparel           1,394,288          132          257   

Hilding Anders (SWE), Class B Common Stock

   (g)(h)(k)(r)*(SEK)             260,253          25          48   

Hilding Anders (SWE), Equity Options

   (g)(h)(k)(r)*(SEK)                     12/31/2020        236,160,807                14,988                11,724   

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company (a)(b)
   Footnotes  
Industry
  Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
  Maturity
Date
  No. Shares/
Principal
Amount (c)
          
        Cost (d)
          
Fair Value
 

Home Partners of America, Inc., Common Stock

   (k)(r)*   Real Estate           22,050      $          21,941      $          22,223   

Home Partners of America, Inc., Warrant Delivery Rights

   (k)(r)*             1,968          32          32   

Home Partners of America, Inc., Warrants

   (k)(r)*                         707                77                78   

iPayment, Inc. Common Stock

   (k)   Software & Services                     538,144                2,223                2,223   

Jones Apparel Group Holdings, Inc., Common Stock

   (k)   Consumer Durables & Apparel                     5,451                872                2,502   

Keystone Australia Holdings, Pty. Ltd. (AUS), Warrants

   (g)(h)(k)*(AUD)   Consumer Services                     1,588,469                1,019                903   

Kurt Geiger Ltd. (GBR), Common Stock

   (g)(h)(k)*   Consumer Durables & Apparel                     5,451                1,090                6,336   

Nine West Holdings, Inc., Common Stock

   (k)*   Consumer Durables & Apparel                     5,451                6,541                3,672   

OAG Holdings, LLC, Overriding Royalty Interest

   (k)   Energy                     N/A                2,354                1,542   

Orchard Marine, Ltd. (VGB), Class B Common Stock

   (g)(h)(k)(r)*   Transportation           1,964          3,069          3,001   

Orchard Marine, Ltd. (VGB), Series A Preferred Stock

   (g)(h)(k)(r)         9.00             24,550                23,592                23,760   

Star Mountain SMB Multi-Manager Credit Platform, LP, Limited Partnership Interest

   (h)(k)   Diversified Financials                     N/A                25,944                23,206   

Stuart Weitzman, Inc., Common Stock

   (k)   Consumer Durables & Apparel                     5,451                3,025                8,425   

Total Equity / Other

               $          129,658      $          130,377   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Investments, excluding Short Term Investments—126.8%

          $          2,787,892      $          2,720,571   
                

 

 

     

 

 

 

Short Term Investments—0.0%

                                                                

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Funds—Prime Obligations Fund, FST Preferred Shares

   (e)(t)       0.01         583,543      $          584      $          584   

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 


Company
   Footnotes   
Industry
   Interest
Rate
    Base Rate
Floor
   Maturity
Date
     No. Shares/
Principal
Amount
            
        Cost
            
Fair Value
 

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund, Institutional Class

   (t)           0.06                   45,440       $           45       $           45   

Total Short Term Investments

                    $           629       $           629   
                      

 

 

       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 126.8%(u)

                    $           2,788,521       $           2,721,200   
                      

 

 

       

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(26.8%)

                         (575,379

NET ASSETS—100.0%

                    $                 2,145,821   

Collateral on Deposit with Custodian—5.4%

                                                                            

Bank of Nova Scotia—Certificate of Deposit

               0.13          3/31/2015         115,700       $           115,700                  115,700   

Total Collateral on Deposit with Custodian

                    $           115,700       $           115,700   
                      

 

 

       

 

 

 

Derivative Instruments (Note 4)—1.7%

                                                                            

Foreign currency forward contracts

   (h)(k)                  $                      40,445   

Total return swaps

   (h)(k)                                        $                            (3,445

Total Derivative Instruments

                    $                 $           37,000   
                      

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(a) Security may be an obligation of one or more entities affiliated with the named company.

 

(b) Non-Controlled/Non-Affiliate investments as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), unless otherwise indicated. Non-controlled/Non-Affiliate Investments are investments that are neither Controlled Investments nor Affiliate Investments.

 

(c) Denominated in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted.

 

(d) Represents amortized cost for debt securities and cost for common stocks translated to U.S. dollars.

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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As of December 31, 2014

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(e) Security or portion thereof was held within CCT Funding, LLC and was pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility with Deutsche Bank as of December 31, 2014.

 

(f) The interest rate on these investments is subject to a base rate of 3-Month LIBOR, which at December 31, 2014 was 0.26%. The current base rate for each investment may be different from the reference rate on December 31, 2014.

 

(g) A portfolio company domiciled in a foreign country. The jurisdiction of the security issuer may be a different country than the domicile of the portfolio company.

 

(h) The investment is not a qualifying asset as defined in Section 55(a) under the 1940 Act. A business development company may not acquire any asset other than qualifying assets, unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the company’s total assets. The Company calculates its compliance with the qualifying assets test on a “look through” basis by disregarding the value of the Company’s total return swaps and treating each loan underlying the total return swaps as either a qualifying asset or non-qualifying asset based on whether the obligor is an eligible portfolio company. On this basis, 72.6% of the Company’s total assets represented qualifying assets as of December 31, 2014.

 

(i) The interest rate on these investments contains a PIK provision, whereby the issuer has either the option or the obligation to make interest payments with the issuance of additional securities. The interest rate in the schedule represents the current interest rate in effect for these investments. The following table provides additional details on these PIK investments, including the maximum PIK interest rate allowed under the existing credit agreements.

 

              Year Ended December 31, 2014                          

PIK Security Name

  Local
Currency
  Local Par
as of
December 31,
2013
    Local Par
Additions
    Local Par
Capitalized
PIK
    Local Par
Reductions
    Local Par
as of
December 31,
2014
    Total
Current
Interest
Rate
    Currant
PIK
Rate
    Maximum
Current
PIK Rate
 

Algeco/Scotsman - 15.75% PIK

  USD     26,464               4,395               30,859        15.75     15.75     15.75

Brake Bros Ltd. - L + 325, 3.00% PIK

  GBP     8,650               262               8,912        L + 625     3.00     3.00

Datatel, Inc. - 9.63%

  USD     9,287                             9,287        9.63     0.00     10.38

Eagle Midco, Inc. - 9.00%

  USD     39,815        31,796               (39,815     31,796        9.00     0.00     9.75

Education Management, LLC - 15.00%, 1.00% PIK

  USD     1,299                      (1,299            N/A        N/A        N/A   

Education Management, LLC - 16.00% PIK

  USD            1,299        104               1,403        16.00     16.00     16.00

Essar Steel Algoma, Inc. - 14.00% PIK

  USD            4,570                      4,570        14.00     14.00     14.00

Excelitas Technologies Corp. - L + 975, 1.50% PIK

  USD     107,355               1,642               108,997        L + 1125        1.50     1.50

Global Closure Systems - 13.00% PIK

  EUR     17,828               2,393               20,221        13.00     13.00     13.00

Griffins Foods, Ltd. - 13.75% PIK

  NZD     47,417               5,601        (53,018            N/A        N/A        N/A   

Gruppo Argenta S.p.A. - 15.00% PIK

  EUR            635        49               684        15.00     15.00     15.00

Gruppo Argenta S.p.A. - 12.00% PIK

  EUR            21,459        1,295               22,754        12.00     12.00     12.00

Gruppo Argenta S.p.A. - 12.00% PIK

  EUR            3,205                      3,205        12.00     12.00     12.00

Hilding Anders - 18.00% PIK

  EUR            7,046        1,285               8,331        18.00     18.00     18.00

Hilding Anders - 13.00% PIK

  EUR     81,478               11,093               92,571        13.00     13.00     13.00

Hilding Anders - 12.00% PIK

  EUR            15,739        1,914               17,653        12.00     12.00     12.00

Hot Topic, Inc. - 12.00%

  USD     8,113                             8,113        12.00     12.00     12.75

Keystone Australia Holdings, Pty. Ltd. - 7.00%, 8.00% PIK

  AUD            36,858        1,196               38,054        15.00     8.00     8.00

Kurt Geiger Ltd. - 10.00%, 1.00% PIK

  GBP            46,625        237               46,862        11.00     1.00     1.00

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. - 6.00%, 7.00% PIK

  USD     10,071               770               10,841        13.00     7.00     11.00

OAG Holdings, LLC - 8.00%, 2.00% PIK

  USD     20,008               409               20,417        10.00     2.00     2.00

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. - 9.38%

  USD            5,151                      5,151        9.38     0.00     10.13

Stuart Weitzman, Inc. - 11.50%

  USD            56,918                      56,918        11.50     0.00     12.50

The TelX Group, Inc. - 13.50% PIK

  USD            3,142        315               3,457        13.50     13.50     13.50

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

(j)    The interest rate on these investments is subject to a base rate of 1-Month LIBOR, which at December 31, 2014 was 0.17%. The current base rate for each investment may be different from the reference rate on December 31, 2014.

 

(k)    Investments classified as Level 3 whereby fair value was determined by the Company’s Board of Directors (see Note 2).

 

(l)    Position or portion thereof unsettled as of December 31, 2014.

 

(m)   Investment was on non-accrual status as of December 31, 2014.

 

(n)    The interest rate on these investments is subject to a base rate of 6-Month LIBOR, which at December 31, 2014 was 0.36%. The current base rate for each investment may be different from the reference rate on December 31, 2014.

 

(o)    The interest rate on these investments is subject to the base rate of 3-Month GBP LIBOR, which at December 31, 2014 was 0.56%. The current base rate for each investment may be different from the reference rate on December 31, 2014.

 

(p)    This security was acquired in a transaction that was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Rule 144A thereunder. This security may be resold only in transactions that are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

(q)    Security or portion thereof was held within Paris Funding, LLC and was pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under the committed facility agreement with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. as of December 31, 2014 and was eligible to be hypothecated as allowed under Rule 15c2-1(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) subject to the limits of the Rehypothecation Agreement.

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

(r) Affiliated investment as defined by the 1940 Act, whereby the Company owns between 5% and 25% of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities and the investments are not classified as controlled investments. The aggregate fair value of non-controlled, affiliated investments at December 31, 2014 represented 9.5% of the Company’s net assets. Fair value as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014 along with transactions during the year ended December 31, 2014 in affiliated investments were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

            Year Ended December 31, 2014            Year Ended December 31, 2014  

Non-controlled, Affiliated
Investments

   Fair Value at
December 31,
2013
     Gross
Additions
(Cost)*
     Gross
Reductions
(Cost)**
    Net
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Fair Value at
December 31,
2014
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Interest
Income
     Fee
Income
     Dividend
Income
 

AltEn, LLC

                     

Common Stock

   $ -       $ 2,955       $ -      $ (168   $ 2,787       $ -       $ -       $ -       $ -   

Term Loan

        26,825           (1,033     25,792         -         913         592         -   

Hilding Anders

                     

Subordinated Debt

     -         120,289         -        (9,316     110,973         -         12,298         -         -   

Class A Common Stock

     -         132         -        125        257         -         -         -         -   

Class B Common Stock

     -         25         -        23        48         -         -         -         -   

Equity Options

     -         14,988         -        (3,264     11,724         -         -         -         -   

Home Partners of America, Inc.

                     

Common Stock

     -         21,941         -        282        22,223         -         -         -         -   

Warrants

     -         77         -        1        78         -         -         -         -   

Warrants Delivery Rights

     -         32         -        -        32         -         -         -         -   

Orchard Marine, Ltd.

                     

Class B Common Stock

     -         3,069         -        (68     3,001         -         -         -         -   

Series A Preferred Stock

     -         23,592         -        168        23,760         -         -         -         511   

VSK Holdings, Ltd.

                     

Structured Product

     21,481         -         (21,474     2,590        2,597         -         -         -         2,643   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 21,481       $ 213,925       $ (21,474   $ (10,660   $ 203,272       $  -       $ 13,211       $ 592       $ 3,154   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Gross additions include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new portfolio investments, PIK interest, the amortization of unearned income, the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities and the movement of an existing portfolio company into this category from a different category.

 

** Gross reductions include decreases in the cost basis of investments resulting from principal collections related to investment repayments or sales, the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities and the movement of an existing portfolio company out of this category into a different category.

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

(s) Controlled investment as defined by the 1940 Act, whereby the Company owns more than 25% of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities or maintains the ability to nominate greater than 50% of the board representation. The aggregate fair value of controlled at December 31, 2014 represented 0.3% of the Company’s net assets. Fair value as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 along with transactions during the year ended December 31, 2014 in controlled investments were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

            Year Ended December 31, 2014             Year Ended December 31, 2014  

Controlled Investments

   Fair Value at
December 31,
2013
     Gross
Additions
(Cost)*
     Gross
Reductions
(Cost)**
     Net
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
     Fair Value at
December 31,

2014
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Interest
Income
     Fee
Income
     Dividend
Income
 

KKR BPT Holdings Aggregator, LLC Structured Product

   $ 2,500       $ 3,000       $ —         $ —         $ 5,500       $ —         $
 

  
 
  
   $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 2,500       $ 3,000       $ —         $ —         $ 5,500       $ —         $
 

  
 
  
   $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Gross additions include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new portfolio investments, PIK interest, the amortization of unearned income, the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities and the movement of an existing portfolio company into this category from a different category.

 

** Gross reductions include decreases in the cost basis of investments resulting from principal collections related to investment repayments or sales, the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities and the movement of an existing portfolio company out of this category into a different category.

 

(t) 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2014.

 

(u) As of December 31, 2014, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost was $39,298; the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value was $106,618; the net unrealized depreciation was $67,320; the aggregate cost of securities for Federal income tax purposes was $2,788,521.

 

(v) The interest rate on these investments is subject to a base rate of 3-Month EURIBOR LIBOR, which at December 31, 2014 was 0.08%. The current base rate for each investment may be different from the reference rate on December 31, 2014.

Abbreviations:

AUD - Australian Dollar; local currency investment amount is denominated in Australian Dollar. A$1 / US $0.816 as of December 31, 2014.

EUR - Euro; local currency investment amount is denominated in Euros. €1 / US $1.210 as of December 31, 2014.

GBP - British Pound Sterling; local currency investment amount is denominated in Pound Sterling. £1 / US $1.559 as of December 31, 2014.

SEK - Swedish Krona; local currency investment amount is denominated in Swedish Kronas. SEK1 / US $0.128 as of December 31, 2014.

AUS - Australia

CAN - Canada

CYM- Cayman Islands

FRA - France

GBR - United Kingdom

IRL - Ireland

LUX - Luxembourg

NLD - The Netherlands

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)

As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

SGP - Singapore

SWE - Sweden

VGB - British Virgin Islands

E = EURIBOR – Euro Interbank Offered Rate

L = LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate, typically 3-Month

PIK - Payment-in-kind; the issuance of additional securities by the borrower to settle interest payment obligations.

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CORPORATE CAPITAL TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1. Principal Business and Organization

Corporate Capital Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the general corporation laws of the State of Maryland on June 9, 2010. The Company is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company and regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Company’s investment objective is to provide its shareholders with current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation, by investing primarily in the debt of privately owned U.S. companies with a focus on originated transactions sourced through the networks of its advisors. The Company commenced business operations on June 17, 2011 and investment operations on July 1, 2011. The Company has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and operates in a manner so as to qualify for the tax treatment applicable to RICs.

The Company is externally managed by CNL Fund Advisors Company (“CNL”) and KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC (“KKR”) (collectively, the “Advisors”), which are responsible for sourcing potential investments, analyzing and conducting due diligence on prospective investment opportunities, structuring investments and ongoing monitoring of the Company’s investment portfolio. Both Advisors are registered as investment advisers with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). CNL also provides the administrative services necessary for the Company to operate.

The Company sold approximately 141 million shares of common stock through its initial continuous public offering (the “Initial Offering”). The Company is currently offering and selling shares of its common stock pursuant to a registration statement on Form N-2 (the “Follow-On Registration Statement”) covering its follow-on continuous public offering of up to 209 million shares of common stock (the “Follow-On Offering”). The Initial Offering and Follow-On Offering are collectively referred to as the “Offerings.” On January 8, 2016, the Company announced the Follow-On Offering will close on or about February 12, 2016 to investors who purchase shares through the independent broker-dealer channel. The Follow-On Offering will remain open to investors who purchase through the registered investment advisor channel.

In January 2015, the Company filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC on Form N-2 (the “Shelf Registration Statement”) to provide for the Company the ability to offer, from time to time, in one or more offerings or series up to $750 million of its securities, on terms to be determined at the time of each such offering. The Shelf Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC in January 2015.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company had various wholly owned subsidiaries including, among others, (i) CCT Funding LLC (“CCT Funding”), Paris Funding LLC (“Paris Funding”) and CCT Tokyo Funding LLC (“CCT Tokyo Funding”), special purpose financing subsidiaries organized for the purpose of arranging secured debt financing with banks and borrowing money to invest in portfolio companies, (ii) Halifax Funding LLC (“Halifax Funding”), a special purpose financing subsidiary organized to enter into total return swaps (“TRS”) and (iii) FCF LLC and CCT Holdings LLC, taxable subsidiaries (the “Taxable Subsidiaries”), which are taxed as corporations for federal income tax purposes and were organized to hold certain equity securities of portfolio companies organized as pass-through entities for U.S. tax purposes.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation - The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-K and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Company is an investment company following accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies (“ASC Topic 946” ).

Principles of Consolidation - Under ASC Topic 946, the Company is precluded from consolidating any entity other than another investment company or an operating company which provides substantially all of its services to benefit the Company. In accordance therewith, the Company has consolidated the results of its wholly owned subsidiaries in its consolidated financial statements. All intercompany account balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates - The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect (i) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, (ii) the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods presented and (iii) disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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Cash - Cash consists of demand deposits and foreign currency.

Valuation of Investments - The Company measures the value of its investments in accordance with ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure (“ASC Topic 820”), issued by 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. Market participants are defined as buyers and sellers in the principal or most advantageous market (which may be a hypothetical market) that are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact. In accordance with ASC Topic 820, the Company considers its principal market to be the market that has the greatest volume and level of activity.

ASC Topic 820 defines hierarchical levels directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs used to determine fair values of assets and liabilities. The hierarchical levels and types of inputs used to measure fair value for each level are described as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical investments as of the reporting date. Publicly listed equities and debt securities, publicly listed derivatives, money market/short-term investment funds and foreign currency are generally included in Level 1. The Company does not adjust the quoted price for these investments.

Level 2 – Valuation inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date, and fair value is determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies. In certain cases, debt and equity securities are valued on the basis of prices from orderly transactions for similar investments in active markets between market participants and provided by reputable dealers or independent pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment, independent pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrices, market transactions in comparable investments, and various relationships between investments. Investments generally included in this category are corporate bonds and loans, convertible debt indexed to publicly listed securities, foreign currency forward contracts, cross currency and interest rate swaps and certain over-the-counter derivatives.

Level 3 – Valuation inputs are unobservable for the investment and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment. The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant judgment or estimation. Investments generally included in this category are TRS agreements, illiquid corporate bonds and loans, unlisted common and preferred stock investments, and equity options that lack observable market pricing.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall within 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 input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Depending on the relative liquidity in the markets for certain investments, the Company may transfer assets to Level 3 if it determines that observable quoted prices, obtained directly or indirectly, are not available or reliable. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and the consideration of factors specific to the investment.

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 the Company’s portfolio investments for which market quotations are not readily available, the Company’s board of directors is responsible for determining in good faith the fair value of the Company’s portfolio investments in accordance with the valuation policy and procedures approved by the board of directors, based on, among other things, the input of the Company’s Advisors and management, its audit committee, and independent third-party valuation firms.

The Company and the board of directors conduct its fair value determination process on a quarterly basis and any other time when a decision regarding the fair value of the portfolio investments is required. A determination of fair value involves subjective judgments and estimates. 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 determined had a readily available market value existed for such investments, and the differences could be material. Further, such investments are generally less liquid than publicly traded securities. If the Company was required to liquidate a portfolio investment that does not have a readily available market value in a forced or liquidation sale, the Company could realize significantly less than the value recorded by the Company.

 

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The Company and its Advisors undertake a multi-step valuation process each quarter for determining the fair value of the Company’s investments whose market prices are not readily available, as described below:

 

  Each portfolio company or investment is initially valued by KKR (internal valuation) and/or the Company’s independent third party valuation firm (external valuation), which provides a valuation range.

 

  Valuation recommendations are formulated and documented by KKR and reviewed by KKR’s valuation committee. The KKR valuation committee then provides its valuation recommendation for each portfolio investment, along with supporting documentation, to CNL and the Company.

 

  After the Company’s management has substantially completed its review, it forwards the valuation recommendations and supporting documentation for audit committee review.

 

  The Company’s board of directors then discusses the investment valuation recommendations with the Advisors and management and, based on those discussions and the related review process conducted by the Company’s audit committee, determines the fair value of the investments in good faith.

The valuation techniques used by the Company for the assets and liabilities that are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy are described below.

Senior Debt and Subordinated Debt: Senior debt and subordinated debt investments are valued at initial transaction price and are subsequently valued using (i) market data for similar instruments (e.g., recent transactions or indicative broker quotes), (ii) comparisons to benchmark derivative indices or (iii) valuation models. Valuation models are generally based on yield analysis and discounted cash flow techniques, where the key inputs are based on relative value analyses and the assignment of risk-adjusted discounted rates, based on the analysis of similar instruments from similar issuers. In addition, an illiquidity discount is applied where appropriate.

Equity/Other Investments: Equity/other investments are valued at initial transaction price and are subsequently valued using valuation models in the absence of readily observable market prices. Valuation models are generally based on (i) market and income (discounted cash flow) approaches, in which various internal and external factors are considered, and (ii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) valuation multiples analysis. Factors include key financial inputs and recent public and private transactions for comparable investments. Key inputs used for the discounted cash flow approach include the weighted average cost of capital and assumed inputs used to calculate terminal values, such as EBITDA exit multiples. The fair value for a particular investment will generally be within the value range conclusions derived by the two approaches. Upon completion of the valuations conducted, an illiquidity discount is applied where appropriate.

The Company relies primarily on information provided by managers of private investment funds in valuing the Company’s investments in such funds. The Advisors monitor the valuation methodology used by the asset manager and/or issuer of the private investment fund. Following procedures adopted by the Company’s board of directors, in the absence of specific transaction activity in a particular private investment fund, the Company’s board of directors considers whether it is appropriate, in light of all relevant circumstances, to value the Company’s investment at the net asset value reported by the private investment fund at the time of valuation or to adjust the value to reflect a premium or discount.

Total Return Swaps. The Company values its TRS in accordance with the TRS agreements between its wholly owned subsidiary and the TRS counterparty, which collectively established the TRS. Pursuant to the TRS agreements, the value of the TRS is based on (i) the increase or decrease in the value of the TRS assets relative to the notional amounts, (ii) collected and accrued interest income and fee income related to the TRS assets, (iii) TRS financing costs on the TRS settled notional amounts, and (iv) certain other expenses incurred under the TRS. The TRS assets are valued pursuant to the valuation algorithm specified in the TRS agreements, including reliance on indicative bid prices provided by independent third-party pricing services. Bid prices reflect the highest price that market participants may be willing to pay. On a quarterly basis, the Company’s Advisors review, test and compare (i) the indicative bid prices assigned to each TRS asset by the TRS counterparty with (ii) pricing inputs that are independently sourced by the Company’s management and/or its Advisors from third-party pricing services. Additionally, the Company’s Advisors review the calculations of (i) collected and accrued interest, (ii) TRS financing costs, and (iii) realized gains and losses as included components of the TRS fair value. For additional disclosures on the Company’s TRS, including quantitative disclosures of the current period fair value components, see Note 4. “Derivative Instruments.”

 

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The Company utilizes several valuation techniques that use unobservable pricing inputs and assumptions in determining the fair value of its Level 3 investments. The valuation techniques, as well as the key unobservable inputs that have a significant impact on the Company’s Level 3 valuations, are described in Note 5. “Fair Value of Financial Instruments.” The unobservable pricing inputs and assumptions may differ by asset and in the application of the Company’s valuation methodologies. The reported fair value estimates could vary materially if the Company had chosen to incorporate different unobservable pricing inputs and other assumptions.

Security Transactions, Realized/Unrealized Gains or Losses, and Income Recognition - Investments purchased on a secondary basis are recorded on the trade date. Loan originations are recorded on the funding date. The Company measures realized gains or losses from the repayment or sale of investments using the specific identification method. Realized gains or losses are measured by the difference between the net proceeds from the repayment or sale and the amortized cost basis of the investment without regard to unrealized gains or losses previously recognized, and include investments charged off during the period, net of recoveries. Unrealized gains or losses primarily reflect the change in investment values, including the reversal of previously recorded unrealized gains or losses when gains or losses are realized. The amortized cost basis of investments includes (i) the original cost and (ii) adjustments for the accretion/amortization of market discounts and premiums, original issue discount and loan origination fees. The Company reports changes in fair value of investments as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the consolidated statements of operations.

Interest Income - Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis and includes amortization of premiums to par value and accretion of discounts to par value. Discounts and premiums to par value on securities purchased are accreted/amortized into interest income over the life of the respective security using the effective interest method. Generally, loan origination, closing, commitment and other fees received by the Company directly or indirectly from borrowers in connection with the closing of investments are accreted over the contractual life of the debt investment as interest income based on the effective interest method. Upon prepayment of a debt investment, any prepayment penalties and unamortized loan fees and discounts are recorded as interest income.

Certain of the Company’s investments in debt securities contain a contractual payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest provision. The PIK provisions generally feature the obligation or the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in (i) cash, (ii) additional debt securities or (iii) a combination of cash and additional debt securities. PIK interest, computed at the contractual rate specified in the investment’s credit agreement, is accrued as interest income and recorded as interest receivable up to the interest payment date. On the interest payment dates, the Company will capitalize the accrued interest receivable attributable to PIK as additional principal due from the borrower. When additional PIK securities are received on the interest payment date, they typically have the same terms, including maturity dates and interest rates as the original securities issued. PIK interest generally becomes due at maturity of the investment or upon the investment being called by the issuer.

If the portfolio company valuation indicates the value of the PIK investment is not sufficient to cover the contractual PIK interest, the Company will not accrue additional PIK interest income and will record an allowance for any accrued PIK interest receivable as a reduction of interest income in the period the Company determines it is not collectible.

Debt securities are placed on nonaccrual status when principal or interest payments are at least 90 days past due or when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected. Generally, accrued interest is reversed against interest income when a debt security is placed on nonaccrual status. Interest payments received on debt securities on nonaccrual status may be recognized as interest income or applied to principal based on management’s judgment. Debt securities on nonaccrual status are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest are paid and, in management’s judgment, such investments are likely to remain current on interest payment obligations. The Company may make exceptions to this treatment if the debt security has sufficient collateral value and is in the process of collection.

Fee Income - In its role as the Company’s investment sub-advisor, KKR or its affiliates may provide financial advisory services to portfolio companies and in return may receive fees for capital structuring services. KKR is obligated to remit to the Company any earned capital structuring fees based on the pro-rata portion of the Company’s investment in co-investment transactions and originated investments. These fees are generally nonrecurring and are recognized as fee income by the Company upon the investment closing date.

The Company may also receive fees for commitments, amendments and other services rendered to portfolio companies. Such fees are recognized as fee income when earned or the services are rendered.

 

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Dividend Income - Dividend income on preferred equity securities is recorded as dividend income on an accrual basis to the extent such amounts are payable by the portfolio company and are expected to be collected. Dividend income on common equity securities is recorded on the record date for private portfolio companies or on the ex-dividend date for publicly traded portfolio companies. Each distribution received from limited liability company (“LLC”) and limited partnership (“LP”) investments are evaluated to determine if the distribution should be recorded as dividend income or a return of capital. Generally, the Company will not record distributions from equity investments in LLCs and LPs as dividend income unless there are sufficient accumulated earnings in the LLC or LP prior to the distribution. Distributions that are classified as a return of capital are recorded as a reduction in the cost basis of the investment.

Derivative Instruments - The Company’s derivative instruments include foreign currency forward contracts, cross currency swaps, interest rate swaps and the TRS. The Company recognizes all derivative instruments as assets or liabilities at fair value in its consolidated financial statements. Derivative contracts entered into by the Company are not designated as hedging instruments, and as a result, the Company presents changes in fair value through net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative instruments in the consolidated statements of operations. TRS unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is composed of accrued interest income, net of accrued TRS financing charges owed, and the overall change in fair value of the TRS assets. Realized gains and losses that occur upon the cash settlement of the derivative instruments are included in net realized gains (losses) on derivative instruments in the consolidated statements of operations. TRS realized gains and losses are composed of realized gains or losses on the TRS assets and the net interest and fees received or paid on the quarterly TRS settlement date.

Deferred Financing Costs - Financing costs, including upfront fees, commitment fees and legal fees related to the Company’s credit facilities, term loan and the TRS are deferred and amortized over the life of the related financing instrument using either the effective interest method or straight-line method. Unamortized deferred financing costs are included in prepaid and other deferred expenses in the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities. The amortization of deferred financing costs is included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

Paid In Capital - The Company records the proceeds from the sale of its common stock on a net basis to (i) capital stock and (ii) paid-in capital in excess of par value, excluding selling commissions and marketing support fees.

Foreign Currency Translation, Transactions and Gains/Losses - Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis: (i) at the exchange rate on the last business day of the reporting period for the fair value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities; and (ii) at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective recording dates for the purchase and sale of investment securities, income, expenses, gains and losses.

Net assets and fair values are presented based on the applicable foreign exchange rates described above and the Company does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in fair values of investments held; therefore, fluctuations related to foreign exchange rate conversions are included with the net realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments.

Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions arise from sales of foreign currency, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded by the Company and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid by the Company.

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from foreign currency translation for foreign currency forward contracts, cross currency swaps and interest rate swaps is included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in derivative instruments in the consolidated statements of operations and is included with unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative instruments in the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities. Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from foreign currency translation for other receivables or payables is presented as net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in foreign currency translation in the consolidated statements of operations.

Management Fees - The Company incurs a base management fee (recorded as investment advisory fees) and performance-based incentive fees, including (i) a subordinated incentive fee on income and (ii) an incentive fee on capital gains, due to its Advisors pursuant to an investment advisory agreement described in Note 6. “Related Party Transactions.” The two components of performance-based incentive fees are combined and expensed in the consolidated statements of operations and accrued in the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities as accrued performance-based incentive fees. Pursuant to the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the incentive fee on capital gains is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon

 

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termination of the investment advisory agreement) based on the Company’s realized capitalized gains on a cumulative basis from inception, net of all realized capital losses on a cumulative basis and unrealized depreciation at year end, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gains incentive fees. Although the terms of the investment advisory agreement do not provide for the inclusion of unrealized gains in the calculation of the incentive fee on capital gains, pursuant to an interpretation of an American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Technical Practice Aid for investment companies, for GAAP purposes, the Company includes unrealized gains in the calculation of the incentive fee on capital gains expense and related accrued incentive fee on capital gains. This accrual reflects the incentive fees that would be payable to the Advisors if the Company’s entire portfolio was liquidated at its fair value as of the balance sheet date even though the Advisors are not entitled to an incentive fee with respect to unrealized gains unless and until such gains are actually realized.

Offering Expenses - Offering expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s Offerings, including reimbursement payments to the Advisors, but excluding selling commissions and marketing support fees, are accumulated monthly and capitalized as deferred offering expenses and then subsequently expensed over a 12-month period.

The Company records expenses related to its Shelf Registration Statement as prepaid assets. These expenses will be charged as a reduction of capital upon utilization, in accordance with ASC 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. Such expenses relating to issuances of debt securities by the Company will be capitalized as deferred financing costs and amortized over the term of the related debt using the effective interest or straight line method, as applicable.

Earnings per Share - Earnings per share is calculated based upon the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the reporting period.

Distributions - Weekly distributions are generally declared monthly by the Company’s board of directors and recognized as a liability on the applicable record date. Distributions are paid monthly. The Company has adopted a distribution reinvestment plan that provides for reinvestment of distributions on behalf of shareholders. Shareholders who have elected to participate in the distribution reinvestment plan will have their cash distribution automatically reinvested in additional shares of common stock at a price per share equivalent to the then current public offering price, net of selling commissions and marketing support fees.

Federal Income Taxes - The Company has elected to be treated for federal income tax purposes, and intends to maintain its qualification, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. Generally, a RIC is not subject to federal income taxes on distributed income and gains if it distributes at least 90% of its “Investment Company Taxable Income,” as defined in the Code. The Company intends to distribute sufficient dividends to maintain its RIC status each year.

The Company is generally subject to nondeductible federal excise taxes if it does not distribute to its shareholders an amount at least equal to the sum of (i) 98% of its net ordinary income for the calendar year, (ii) 98.2% of its capital gains in excess of capital losses for the one-year period generally ending on October 31 of the calendar year and (iii) any ordinary income and net capital gains for preceding years that were not distributed during such years and on which the Company paid no federal income tax. The Company may, at its discretion, pay a 4% nondeductible federal excise tax on under-distribution of capital gains and taxable income.

The Taxable Subsidiaries hold certain of the Company’s portfolio investments. The Taxable Subsidiaries are consolidated for GAAP reporting purposes, and the portfolio investments held by such entities are included in the consolidated financial statements. The Taxable Subsidiaries may generate income tax expense, or benefit, and related tax assets and liabilities. As a result, any such income tax expense, or benefit and the related tax assets and liabilities are recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements, using statutory tax rates in effect for the year in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Similarly, certain foreign investments, which may be held outside of the Taxable Subsidiaries, might incur foreign income taxes and have deferred tax assets and liabilities.

The Company recognizes in its consolidated financial statements the effect of a tax position when it is deemed more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. Tax benefits of positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax expense in the current year. The Company did not have any uncertain tax positions that met the recognition or measurement criteria of ASC 740-10-25, Income Taxes – Overall – Recognition, nor did it have any unrecognized tax benefits for the periods presented herein. Although the Company and the Taxable Subsidiaries file federal and state tax returns, their major tax jurisdiction is federal.

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Permanent book and tax basis differences are reclassified among the Company’s capital accounts, as appropriate. Additionally, the tax character amount of distributions is determined in accordance with the Code which differs from GAAP.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - In February 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2015-02, “Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis,” which requires amendments to both the variable interest entity (“VIE”) and voting models. The amendments (i) modify the identification of variable interests (fees paid to a decision maker or service provider), the VIE characteristics for a limited partnership or similar entity and primary beneficiary determination under the VIE model, and (ii) eliminate the presumption within the current voting model that a general partner controls a limited partnership or similar entity. The new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015 with early adoption permitted. The amendments may be applied using either a modified retrospective or full retrospective approach. The Company has determined that it will not early adopt this ASU and is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs,” which requires that loan costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts or premiums. The new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015 with early adoption permitted. The ASU is to be applied retrospectively for each period presented. Upon adoption, an entity is required to comply with the applicable disclosures for a change in an accounting principle. The FASB subsequently issued ASU 2015-15, “Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements,” which clarifies that, given the absence of authoritative guidance in ASU 2015-03 regarding presentation and subsequent measurement of loan costs related to line-of-credit arrangements, the SEC Staff would not object to an entity deferring and presenting loan costs as an asset and subsequently amortizing the loan costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. The Company expects that, upon adoption, this ASU will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements other than corresponding reductions to total assets and total liabilities in the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities for the unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Company’s term loan payable. The amount of unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Company’s term loan payable was $3.93 million as of December 31, 2015.

 

3. Investments

The Company is engaged in a strategy to invest primarily in the debt of privately owned and thinly traded U.S. companies. The primary investment concentrations include (i) senior debt securities and (ii) subordinated debt securities. The Company’s investments may, in some cases, be accompanied by warrants, options or other forms of equity participation. The Company may separately purchase common or preferred equity interests or limited partnership interests. The Company may also invest in structured products, such as collateralized loan obligations. The fair value of the Company’s investments will generally fluctuate with, among other things, changes in prevailing interest rates, the general supply of, and demand for, debt capital among private and public companies, general domestic and global economic conditions, the condition of certain financial markets, developments or trends in any particular industry and changes in the financial condition and credit quality of each security’s issuer.

 

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3. Investments (continued)

 

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s investment portfolio consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     As of December 31, 2015  

Asset Category

   Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Investment
Portfolio
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Senior debt

           

Senior secured loans - first lien

     $     1,721,163         $ 1,593,668         42.8%          61.5%    

Senior secured loans - second lien

     1,154,518         1,100,781         29.6              42.4        

Senior secured bonds

     217,350         184,509         5.0              7.1        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total senior debt

     3,093,031             2,878,958         77.4              111.0        

Subordinated debt

     525,301         457,287         12.3              17.6        

Structured products

     111,640         116,208         3.1              4.5        

Equity/Other

     292,059         269,808         7.2              10.4        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     4,022,031         3,722,261                     100.0%                      143.5%    
        

 

 

    

Short term investments

     7,071         7,071            0.3        
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total investments

     $ 4,029,102         $ 3,729,332            143.8%    
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 
     As of December 31, 2014  

Asset Category

   Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Percentage of
Investment
Portfolio
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Senior debt

           

Senior secured loans - first lien

     $ 1,152,555         $ 1,128,244         41.5%          52.6%    

Senior secured loans - second lien

     858,829         843,957         31.0              39.3        

Senior secured bonds

     154,125         147,817         5.4            6.9        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total senior debt

     2,165,509         2,120,018         77.9              98.8        

Subordinated debt

     459,004         433,755         16.0              20.2        

Structured products

     33,721         36,421         1.3              1.7        

Equity/Other

     129,658         130,377         4.8              6.1        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     2,787,892         2,720,571         100.0%          126.8%    
        

 

 

    

Short term investments

     629         629            —        
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total investments

     $ 2,788,521         $ 2,721,200            126.8%    
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2015, debt investments on nonaccrual status represented 3.6% and 2.1% of total investments on an amortized cost basis and fair value basis, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, debt investments on nonaccrual status represented 1.0% and 0.4% of total investments on an amortized cost basis and fair value basis, respectively.

 

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3. Investments (continued)

 

The industry composition, geographic dispersion, and local currencies of the Company’s investment portfolio as a percentage of total fair value of the Company’s investments, excluding short term investments and derivative instruments, as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

 

     As of December 31,  

Industry Composition

   2015      2014  

Capital Goods

     16.7%           8.3%     

Software & Services

     11.2               14.5         

Consumer Durables & Apparel

     9.6               16.8         

Retailing

     8.3               8.0         

Diversified Financials

     6.2               5.1         

Automobiles & Components

     4.8               4.3         

Health Care Equipment & Services

     4.8               6.9         

Technology Hardware & Equipment

     4.7               6.7         

Transportation

     4.7               2.3         

Energy

     4.4               8.3         

Commercial & Professional Services

     4.2               2.2         

Materials

     3.9               3.5         

Food & Staples Retailing

     2.7               2.7         

Consumer Services

     2.4               1.8         

Media

     2.3               1.6         

Real Estate

     2.2               1.0         

Telecommunication Services

     2.2               3.0         

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

     1.7               1.4         

Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Life Science

     1.4               0.2         

Remaining Industries

     1.6               1.4         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

                                              100.0%                                                    100.0%     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Geographic Dispersion (1)

     

United States

     78.4%           77.3%     

United Kingdom

     4.4               3.8         

Luxembourg

     4.3               3.7         

Singapore

     3.6               2.7         

Sweden

     2.5               4.5         

Ireland

     2.3               2.0         

Netherlands

     1.2               1.7         

British Virgin Islands

     1.0               1.0         

Cayman Islands

     0.8               1.1         

Remaining Countries

     1.5               2.2         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     100.0%           100.0%     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Local Currency

     

U.S. Dollar

     84.1%           84.0%     

Euro

     10.3               11.0         

British Pound Sterling

     5.0               3.5         

Australian Dollar

     0.6               1.1         

Swedish Krona

     -               0.4         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     100.0%           100.0%     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The geographic dispersion is determined by the portfolio company’s country of domicile or the jurisdiction of the security’s issuer.

 

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4. Derivative Instruments

The following is a summary of the fair value and location of the Company’s derivative instruments in the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities held as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

 

         Fair Value as of December 31,  

Derivative Instrument                  

 

Statement Location                

   2015      2014  

Cross currency swaps

  Unrealized appreciation on derivative instruments      $ 8,247         $ -   

Cross currency swaps

  Unrealized depreciation on derivative instruments      (304)         -   

Foreign currency forward contracts

  Unrealized appreciation on derivative instruments      2,258         40,903   

Foreign currency forward contracts

  Unrealized depreciation on derivative instruments      (541)         (458)   

Interest rate swaps

  Unrealized appreciation on derivative instruments      6,021         -   

TRS

  Unrealized depreciation on derivative instruments      (13,562)         (3,445)   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

       $       2,119         $         37,000   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments recorded by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 are in the following locations in the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

 

         Realized Gains (Losses)  
         Year Ended December 31,  

Derivative Instrument

 

      Statement Location      

   2015      2014      2013  

Cross currency swaps

 

Net realized gains on derivative instruments

     $ 541         $ -         $ -   

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

Net realized gains (losses) on derivative instruments

     70,096         2,867         (1,174)   

TRS

 

Net realized gains on derivative instruments

     12,913         4,487         10,309   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

       $         83,550         $         7,354         $         9,135   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
         Unrealized Gains (Losses)  
         Year Ended December 31,  

Derivative Instrument

 

Statement Location

   2015      2014      2013  

Cross currency swaps

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation on derivative instruments

     $ 7,943         $ -         $ -   

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative instruments

     (38,728)         43,626        (3,034)   

Interest rate swaps

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation on derivative instruments

     6,021         -         -   

TRS

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative instruments

     (10,117)         (5,306)         512   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

       $ (34,881)         $ 38,320        $ (2,522)   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Offsetting of Derivative Instruments

The Company has derivative instruments that are subject to master netting agreements. These agreements include provisions to offset positions with the same counterparty in the event of default by one of the parties. The Company’s unrealized appreciation and depreciation on derivative instruments are reported as gross assets and liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities. The following tables present the Company’s assets and liabilities related to derivatives by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting arrangement and net of any collateral received or pledged by the Company for such assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2015, and 2014 (in thousands).

 

     As of December 31, 2015  

Counterparty

   Derivative
Assets Subject

to Master
Netting
Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Received (1)
     Cash
Collateral
Received (1)
     Net
Amount of
Derivative
Assets (2)
 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank

     $         16,526         $         -         $         -         $         -         $         16,526   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $         16,526         $         -         $         -         $         -         $         16,526   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Counterparty

   Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to Master
Netting
Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged (1)
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged (1)
     Net
Amount of
Derivative
Liabilities (3)
 

Bank of Nova Scotia

     $ 13,562         $ -         $ -         $ 13,562         $ -   

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank

     845         -         -         -         845   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 14,407         $ -         $ -         $ 13,562         $ 845   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     As of December 31, 2014  

Counterparty

   Derivative
Assets Subject

to Master
Netting
Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Received (1)
     Cash
Collateral
Received (1)
     Net
Amount of
Derivative
Assets (2)
 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank

     $ 13,317         $ -         $ -         $ -         $ 13,317   

State Street Bank and Trust

     27,586         -         -         -         27,586   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 40,903         $ -         $ -         $ -         $ 40,903   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Counterparty

   Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to

Master
Netting
Agreement
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
     Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged (1)
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged (1)
     Net
Amount of
Derivative
Liabilities (3)
 

Bank of Nova Scotia

     $ 3,445         $ -         $ -         $ 3,445         $ -   

State Street Bank and Trust

     458         -         -         -         458   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 3,903         $ -         $ -         $ 3,445         $ 458   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  In some instances, the actual amount of the collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization.
(2)  Net amount of derivative assets represents the net amount due from the counterparty to the Company in the event of default.
(3)  Net amount of derivative liabilities represents the net amount due from the Company to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

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Foreign Currency Forward Contracts and Cross Currency Swaps:

The Company may enter into foreign currency forward contracts and cross currency swaps from time to time to facilitate settlement of purchases and sales of investments denominated in foreign currencies and to economically hedge the impact that an adverse change in foreign exchange rates would have on the value of the Company’s investments denominated in foreign currencies. A foreign currency forward contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. These contracts are marked-to-market by recognizing the difference between the contract forward exchange rate and the forward market exchange rate on the last day of the period presented as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Realized gains or losses are recognized when forward contracts are settled. Risks arise as a result of the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts; the Company attempts to limit counterparty risk by only dealing with well-known counterparties. The foreign currency forward contracts open at the end of the period are generally indicative of the volume of activity during the period.

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s open foreign currency forward contracts were as follows (in thousands):

 

December 31, 2015  

Foreign Currency

  

Settlement Date

  

Counterparty

   Amount and
Transaction
     US$ Value at
Settlement Date
     US$ Value at
December 31, 2015
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

AUD

   Apr 7, 2016    JP Morgan Chase Bank    A$     17,726 Sold          $ 12,439          $ 12,859          $ (420)   

EUR

   Jan 11, 2016    JP Morgan Chase Bank    50,485 Sold          56,584          54,874          1,710    

GBP

   Jan 11, 2016    JP Morgan Chase Bank    £ 8,953 Sold          13,747          13,199          548    

GBP

   Jan 11, 2016    JP Morgan Chase Bank    £ 3,700 Bought          (5,576)         (5,455)         (121)   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

              $ 77,194          $ 75,477          $ 1,717    
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
December 31, 2014  

Foreign Currency

  

Settlement Date

  

Counterparty

   Amount and
Transaction
     US$ Value at
Settlement Date
     US$ Value at
December 31, 2014
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

AUD

   Oct. 9, 2015    State Street Bank and Trust    A$ 36,489 Sold         $ 33,032         $ 29,251         $ 3,781   

EUR

   Jan. 8, 2015    State Street Bank and Trust    17,000 Sold         22,919         20,572         2,347   

EUR

   Jan. 8, 2015    State Street Bank and Trust    43,500 Sold         59,608         52,639         6,969   

EUR

   Jan. 8, 2015    State Street Bank and Trust    16,903 Sold         22,845         20,455         2,390   

EUR

   Jan. 8, 2015    State Street Bank and Trust    1,153 Sold         1,559         1,396         163   

EUR

   Jan. 8, 2015    State Street Bank and Trust    16,000 Sold         22,235         19,361         2,874   

EUR

   Jan. 8, 2015    State Street Bank and Trust    11,100 Sold         15,114         13,432         1,682   

EUR

   Jan. 8, 2015    State Street Bank and Trust    11,100 Sold         15,112         13,432         1,680   

EUR

   Jan. 8, 2015    State Street Bank and Trust    3,650 Bought         (4,875)         (4,417)         (458)   

EUR

   Jan. 8, 2015    State Street Bank and Trust    4,053 Sold         5,237         4,905         332   

EUR

   Jan. 8, 2015    State Street Bank and Trust    3,575 Sold         4,517         4,326         191   

EUR

   Jan. 8, 2015    State Street Bank and Trust    3,205 Sold         3,983         3,878         105   

EUR

   Oct. 9, 2015    State Street Bank and Trust    61,278 Sold         78,369         74,397         3,972   

EUR

   Jan. 11, 2016    J.P. Morgan Chase Bank    5,400 Sold         7,413         6,571         842   

EUR

   Jan. 11, 2016    J.P Morgan Chase Bank    61,000 Sold         83,436         74,228         9,208   

GBP

   Jan. 8, 2015    State Street Bank and Trust    £ 22,000 Sold         35,388         34,288         1,100   

GBP

   Apr. 7, 2017    J.P. Morgan Chase Bank    £ 45,700 Sold         74,737         71,470         3,267   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

              $ 480,629         $ 440,184         $ 40,445   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company entered into three cross currency swaps with a total notional amount of $455.75 million during the year ended December 31, 2015. Cross currency swaps are interest rate swaps in which interest cash flows are exchanged between two parties based on the notional amounts of two different currencies. These swaps are marked-to-market by recognizing the difference between present value of cash flows of each leg of the swaps as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Realized gain or loss is recognized when periodic payments are received or paid and the swaps are terminated. The entire notional value of a cross currency swap is subject to the risk that the counterparty to the swap will default on its contractual delivery obligations. The Company attempts to limit counterparty risk by only dealing with well-known counterparties.

 

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As of December 31, 2015, the Company’s open cross currency swaps were as follows ($ in thousands). The Company did not have any cross currency swaps as of December 31, 2014.

 

Counterparty

  

Company Receives

Fixed Rate

  

Company Pays

Fixed Rate

   Termination
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A

  

0.300% on USD notional

amount of $9,342

   1.975% on AUD notional amount of $13,161    6/30/2017      $ (304)   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A

  

0.759% on USD notional

amount of $316,351

   0.260% on EUR notional amount of $282,962    12/31/2017      4,402   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A

  

0.590% on USD notional

amount of $130,061

   1.006% on GBP notional amount of $84,637    12/31/2017      3,845   
           

 

 

 
              $ 7,943   
           

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2015, the combined contractual notional balance of the Company’s foreign currency forward contracts and cross currency swaps totaled $532.95 million, all of which related to economic hedging of the Company’s foreign currency denominated debt investments. The table below displays the Company’s foreign currency denominated debt investments and foreign currency forward contracts, summarized by foreign currency type (in thousands).

 

     Debt Investments Denominated in Foreign Currencies
As of December 31, 2015
     Hedges
As of December 31, 2015
 

(in thousands)

   Par Value in Local
Currency
     Par
Value in
US$
     Fair
Value
     Net Foreign
Currency Hedge
Amount in Local
Currency
     Net Foreign
Currency Hedge
Amount in U.S.
Dollars
 

Australian Dollars

   A$ 31,021         $ 23,949         $ 21,471       A$ 30,887         $ 21,781   

Euros

   404,360         439,438         368,746       333,447         372,935   

British Pound Sterling

   £ 121,426         179,006         177,509       £ 89,890         138,232   
     

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

        $ 642,393         $ 567,726            $ 532,948   
     

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 

Interest Rate Swaps:

The Company entered into two interest rate swaps with a total notional amount of $500 million during the year ended December 31, 2015. Interest rate swap contracts are privately negotiated agreements between the Company and a counterparty. Pursuant to interest rate swap agreements, the Company makes fixed-rate payments to the counterparty in exchange for payments on a floating benchmark interest rate. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. During the term of the outstanding swap agreement, changes in the underlying value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The value of the swap is determined by changes in the relationship between two rates of interest. The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparty. Risk may also arise from movements in interest rates. The Company attempts to limit counterparty risk by only dealing with well-known counterparties.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company’s open interest rate swaps were as follows ($ in thousands). The Company did not have any interest rate swaps as of December 31, 2014.

 

Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
    

Company Receives

Floating Rate

   Company Pays
Fixed Rate
    Termination
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A

   $ 100,000       3-Month LIBOR      1.36   12/31/2020      $ 1,457   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A

   $ 400,000       3-Month LIBOR      1.43   12/31/2020      4,564   
             

 

 

 
                $ 6,021   
             

 

 

 

 

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Equity Options and Warrants:

The Company holds equity options and warrants in certain portfolio companies in an effort to achieve additional investment returns. In holding equity options and warrants, the Company bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying equity interests. Equity options and warrants are recorded as investments at fair value in the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities. The aggregate fair value of equity options and warrants included in investments at fair value in the Company’s consolidated statements of assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 represented 0.5% and 1.2%, respectively, of the Company’s net assets.

Below is a summary of the Company’s investments in equity options and warrants as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands, except share amounts):

 

                As of December 31, 2015  


Company

   Expiration
Date
  No. Shares      Cost     
Fair Value
 

Amtek Global Technology Pte. Ltd. (SGP), Warrants

   12/31/2017     9,991         $ 4,636         $ 4,551   

Amtek Global Technology Pte. Ltd. (SGP), Warrants

   12/31/2018     9,991         4,785         4,754   

Education Management Corp., Warrants

   1/5/2022     2,320,791         371         -   

Gruppo Argenta S.p.A., Warrants

   (1)     225,289         5,342         2,332   

Hilding Anders, Equity Options

   12/31/2020     236,160,807         14,988         213   

Home Partners of America, Inc., Warrants

   8/7/2024     2,675         292         370   

Keystone Australia Holdings, Pty. Ltd., Warrants

   (1)     1,588,469         1,019         -   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

          $       31,433         $         12,220   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  Expiration date contingent on certain events pursuant to underlying agreements.

 

                As of December 31, 2014  


Company

   Expiration
Date
  No. Shares     
Cost
    
Fair Value
 

Gruppo Argenta S.p.A., Warrants

   (1)     225,289         $ 5,342         $ 3,951   

Hilding Anders, Equity Options

   12/31/2020     236,160,807         14,988         11,724   

Home Partners of America, Inc., Warrant Delivery Rights

   (1)     1,968         32         32   

Home Partners of America, Inc., Warrants

   (1)     707         77         78   

Keystone Australia Holdings, Pty. Ltd., Warrants

   (1)     1,588,469         1,019         903   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

          $       21,458         $         16,688   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  Expiration date contingent on certain events pursuant to underlying agreements.

The Company may enter into other derivative instruments and incur other exposures with other counterparties in the future. The derivative instruments held as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 generally reflect the volume of derivative activity throughout the periods presented.

Total Return Swaps:

On November 15, 2012, Halifax Funding entered into the TRS with the Bank of Nova Scotia (“BNS” or the “Counterparty”). The TRS arrangement with BNS consists of a set of TRS agreements. On October 22, 2015, Halifax Funding amended the TRS agreements. Pursuant to the amended TRS agreements, Halifax Funding may select a portfolio of single-name corporate loans and/or bonds (each, a “TRS asset” and together, the “TRS assets”) with a maximum aggregate notional amount of $500 million. Under the terms of the TRS agreements, each TRS asset included in the TRS portfolio constitutes a separate total return swap transaction, although all calculations, payments and transfers required to be made under the TRS agreements are calculated and treated on an aggregate basis, based upon all such transactions.

Halifax Funding receives quarterly from BNS (i) all collected interest and fees generated by the TRS assets and (ii) realized gains from the sale or principal payments/paydowns of TRS assets, if any. Halifax Funding pays to BNS (i) a financing charge on the TRS settled notional amount at a rate equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 1.40% per annum and (ii) realized losses, if any, related to the TRS assets. In addition, upon the termination of the TRS arrangement, Halifax Funding will either receive from BNS any net realized gain, or pay to BNS any net realized loss, on the liquidation of TRS assets.

 

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Halifax Funding posts collateral in the form of certificates of deposit held by a custodian. Generally, the required collateral amount is at least 33.3% of the notional amount of each TRS asset at the time that such TRS asset is confirmed for acquisition by the Counterparty. Halifax Funding may be required to post additional collateral in the event the value of the TRS assets decreases below a specified amount. Halifax Funding is required to post additional collateral to ensure that the collateral’s market value, as solely determined by BNS, is at least equal to 25% of the value of the TRS portfolio.

The obligations of Halifax Funding under the TRS agreements are nonrecourse to the Company and the Company’s exposure to the TRS is limited to its equity in Halifax Funding, which is generally equal to the collateral posted by Halifax Funding. The Company has no contractual obligation to post any collateral or to pay any financing charges to BNS. The Company may, but is not obligated to, increase its equity investment in Halifax Funding for the purpose of funding additional collateral or payment obligations for which Halifax Funding may become obligated during the term of the TRS agreements. If the Company does not make any such additional equity investment in Halifax Funding and Halifax Funding fails to meet its obligations under the TRS agreements, then BNS will have the right to terminate the TRS agreements and use the collateral posted by Halifax Funding with the custodian to offset any amount owed to BNS. Halifax Funding may terminate the TRS agreements at any time upon providing at least 30 days’ notice prior to the proposed settlement date of the TRS assets related to such termination. In the absence of an early termination, the TRS will terminate on January 15, 2019. In the event of an early termination of the TRS, Halifax Funding may be required to pay a make-whole fee based on a minimum spread amount to be earned by BNS over the life of the amended TRS agreements. Halifax Funding would have been required to pay a make whole fee of $13.16 million if the TRS had been terminated as of December 31, 2015.

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, Halifax Funding had selected 51 and 49 underlying debt positions, respectively, and had posted $142.64 million and $115.70 million, respectively, in collateral, which are recorded as collateral on deposit with custodian in the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities. The following table reconciles the TRS settled notional amount, upon which the financing charge to BNS is based, to the total, or trade basis, notional amount as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands).

 

     December 31, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Settled notional amount

     $ 310,371         $ 277,375   

Unsettled additions

     14,595         10,366   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total notional amount

     $ 324,966         $ 287,741   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the fair value components of the TRS portfolio (in thousands):

 

     December 31, 2015     December 31, 2014  

Interest and fee income

     $ 4,658        $ 3,545   

Financing charge

     (896     (513

Net realized loss

     (571     (26

Net unrealized depreciation of TRS assets

     (16,753     (6,451
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TRS total fair value

     $ (13,562     $ (3,445
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the components of the net realized gains on derivative instruments relating to the TRS (in thousands):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014  

Interest and fee income

     $         17,242          $         4,928    

Financing charge

     (4,028)         (696)   

Net realized gains (losses)

     (301)         255    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gains on derivative instruments related to the TRS

     $ 12,913          $ 4,487    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following is a summary of the TRS assets as of December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

 

Company (a)               Industry                    Interest
    Rate
      LIBOR    
Floor
    Maturity
Date
       Notional    
Amount
       Fair Value        Unrealized      
Appreciation      
(Depreciation)      
 

Senior Secured Loans – First Lien

              

ABILITY Network, Inc.

  Health Care Equipment & Services    L + 500     1.00   5/14/2021    $ 6,798       $ 6,737       $ (61

Acosta Holdco, Inc.

  Commercial & Professional Services    L + 325     1.00   9/26/2021      4,249         4,043         (206

Alion Science & Technology Corp. (c)

  Capital Goods    L + 450     1.00   8/19/2021      2,858         2,830         (28

Applied Systems, Inc.

  Software & Services    L + 325     1.00   1/25/2021      7,932         7,804         (128

Aspen Dental Management, Inc.

  Health Care Equipment & Services    L + 450     1.00   4/29/2022      6,169         6,174         5   

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.

  Food & Staples Retailing    L + 350     1.00   9/26/2019      3,939         3,743         (196

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. (b)(d)

  Consumer Services    L + 725     0.00   3/1/2017      3,745         3,493         (252

California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.

  Food & Staples Retailing    L + 425     1.00   3/29/2018      3,770         3,582         (188

Catalina Marketing Corp.

  Media    L + 350     1.00   4/9/2021      707         562         (145

CHG Companies, Inc.

  Health Care Equipment & Services    L + 325     1.00   11/19/2019      2,857         2,801         (56

CityCenter Holdings, LLC

  Real Estate    L + 325     1.00   10/16/2020      12,448         12,366         (82

Commercial Barge Line, Co.

  Transportation    L + 875     1.00   11/12/2020      11,898         11,459         (439

CPI International, Inc.

  Capital Goods    L + 325     1.00   11/17/2017      4,772         4,630         (142

CSM Bakery Products

  Food, Beverage & Tobacco    L + 400     1.00   7/3/2020      4,888         4,816         (72

CTI Foods Holding Co., LLC

  Food, Beverage & Tobacco    L + 350     1.00   6/29/2020      3,947         3,706         (241

Distribution International, Inc.

  Retailing    L + 500     1.00   12/10/2021      4,901         4,517         (384

DJO Finance, LLC

  Health Care Equipment & Services    L + 325     1.00   6/8/2020      8,824         8,507         (317

Emerald Expositions Holding, Inc.

  Media    L + 375     1.00   6/17/2020      9,933         9,725         (208

Four Seasons Holdings, Inc. (b)

  Consumer Services    L + 275     0.75   6/27/2020      405         404         (1

Grocery Outlet, Inc.

  Food & Staples Retailing    L + 375     1.00   10/21/2021      4,977         4,753         (224

Gymboree Corp.

  Retailing    L + 350     1.50   2/23/2018      2,834         1,616         (1,218

Gypsum Management & Supply, Inc.

  Capital Goods    L + 375     1.00   4/1/2021      8,353         7,918         (435

Hanson Building Products North America (b)

  Materials    L + 550     1.00   3/13/2022      12,463         12,183         (280

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.

  Capital Goods    L + 375     1.00   7/26/2019      1,901         1,889         (12

Hillman Group, Inc.

  Consumer Durables & Apparel    L + 350     1.00   6/30/2021      9,962         9,670         (292

HUB International, Ltd.

  Insurance    L + 300     1.00   10/2/2020      12,947         12,398         (549

Hyland Software, Inc.

  Software & Services    L + 375     1.00   7/1/2022      6,921         6,747         (174

iPayment, Inc. (c)

  Software & Services    L + 525     1.50   5/8/2017      14,723         14,318         (405

Kronos, Inc.

  Software & Services    L + 350     1.00   10/30/2019      9,833         9,689         (144

Learfield Communications, Inc.

  Media    L + 350     1.00   10/9/2020      7,343         7,233         (110

MCS AMS Sub-Holdings, LLC (c)

  Commercial & Professional Services    L + 650     1.00   10/15/2019      12,150         12,000         (150

MultiPlan, Inc.

  Health Care Equipment & Services    L + 275     1.00   3/31/2021      8,351         8,104         (247

Neiman Marcus Group, LLC

  Retailing    L + 325     1.00   10/25/2020      8,797         7,835         (962

P2 Energy Solutions, Inc. (b)

  Software & Services    L + 400     1.00   10/30/2020      4,698         4,231         (467

RedPrairie Corp.

  Software & Services    L + 500     1.00   12/21/2018      4,838         4,385         (453

Riverbed Technology, Inc.

  Technology Hardware & Equipment    L + 500     1.00   4/24/2022      4,938         4,943         5   

Savers, Inc.

  Retailing    L + 375     1.25   7/9/2019      8,774         7,131         (1,643

Talbots, Inc.

  Retailing    L + 450     1.00   3/19/2020      8,425         7,979         (446

TIBCO Software, Inc.

  Software & Services    L + 550     1.00   12/4/2020      4,714         4,470         (244

Triple Point Technology, Inc.

  Software & Services    L + 425     1.00   7/10/2020      6,963         5,479         (1,484
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Senior Secured Loans - First Lien

              269,945         256,870         (13,075
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Senior Secured Loans - Second Lien

              

Applied Systems, Inc.

  Software & Services    L + 650     1.00   1/24/2022      4,658         4,248         (410

Gypsum Management & Supply, Inc.

  Capital Goods    L + 675     1.00   4/1/2022      5,633         5,274         (359

Lightower Fiber, LLC

  Telecommunication Services    L + 675     1.25   4/12/2021      7,331         7,261         (70

Maxim Crane, LP

  Capital Goods    L + 925     1.00   11/26/2018      9,021         8,688         (333

Misys, Ltd. (b)

  Software & Services    12.00%     6/12/2019      2,898         3,005         107   

NEP Group, Inc.

  Media    L + 875     1.25   7/22/2020      7,653         7,179         (474

Progressive Solutions

  Health Care Equipment & Services    L + 850     1.00   10/22/2021      3,960         3,925         (35

RedPrairie Corp.

  Software & Services    L + 1000     1.25   12/21/2019      5,550         4,391         (1,159
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Senior Secured Loans - Second Lien

              46,704         43,971         (2,733
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Senior Secured Bonds

              

Artesyn Technologies, Inc.

  Technology Hardware & Equipment    9.75%     10/15/2020      3,640         3,273         (367

Hot Topic, Inc.

  Consumer Durables & Apparel    9.25%     6/15/2021      3,675         3,080         (595
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Senior Secured Bonds

              7,315         6,353         (962
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subordinated Debt

              

GCI, Inc.

  Telecommunication Services    6.75%     6/1/2021      1,002         1,019         17   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Subordinated Debt

              1,002         1,019         17   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

            $     324,966       $     308,213       $     (16,753
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Security may be an obligation of one or more entities affiliated with the named company.

(b) The investment is not a qualifying asset as defined in Section 55(a) under the 1940 Act.

(c) TRS asset position or portion thereof unsettled as of December 31, 2015.

(d) Investment was on non-accrual status as of December 31, 2015.

 

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The following is a summary of the TRS assets as of December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

 

Company (a)                   Industry                 Interest
Rate
  LIBOR
Floor
   

Maturity

Date

   Notional
Amount
     Fair Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Senior Secured Loans - First Lien

                 

ABILITY Network, Inc.

  Health Care Equipment & Services    L + 500     1.00   5/14/2021    $ 6,867       $ 6,719       $ (148

Applied Systems, Inc. (c)

  Software & Services    L + 325     1.00   1/25/2021      10,873         10,706         (167

AssuredPartners, Inc.

  Insurance    L + 350     1.00   4/2/2021      9,498         9,408         (90

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.

  Food & Staples Retailing    L + 350     1.00   9/26/2019      3,975         3,880         (95

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. (b)

  Consumer Services    L + 675     0.00   3/1/2017      3,745         3,488         (257

California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.

  Food & Staples Retailing    L + 425     1.00   3/29/2018      3,826         3,817         (9

Catalina Marketing Corp.

  Media    L + 350     1.00   4/9/2021      4,002         3,768         (234

Ceridian Corp.

  Commercial & Professional Services    L + 350     1.00   9/15/2020      2,055         2,009         (46

CHG Companies, Inc.

  Health Care Equipment & Services    L + 325     1.00   11/19/2019      12,929         12,694         (235

CityCenter Holdings, LLC

  Real Estate    L + 325     1.00   10/16/2020      12,762         12,639         (123

CRC Health Group, Inc.

  Health Care Equipment & Services    L + 425     1.00   3/29/2021      2,995         2,993         (2

CSM Bakery Products

  Food, Beverage & Tobacco    L + 400     1.00   7/3/2020      4,938         4,875         (63

CTI Foods Holding Co., LLC

  Food, Beverage & Tobacco    L + 350     1.00   6/28/2020      3,988         3,883         (105

Emerald Expositions Holding, Inc.

  Media    L + 375     1.00   6/17/2020      10,407         10,096         (311

First American Payment Systems, L.P.

  Software & Services    L + 450     1.25   10/12/2018      2,404         2,360         (44

Four Seasons Holdings, Inc. (b)

  Consumer Services    L + 275     0.75   6/27/2020      4,919         4,875         (44

Gymboree Corp.

  Retailing    L + 350     1.50   2/23/2018      2,834         2,038         (796

Gypsum Management & Supply, Inc.

  Capital Goods    L + 375     1.00   4/1/2021      8,437         8,174         (263

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.

  Capital Goods    L + 375     1.00   7/26/2019      8,227         8,142         (85

Hillman Group, Inc.

  Capital Goods    L + 350     1.00   6/30/2021      12,941         12,718         (223

HUB International, Ltd.

  Insurance    L + 325     1.00   10/2/2020      14,217         14,037         (180

Hyland Software, Inc.

  Software & Services    L + 375     1.00   2/19/2021      6,973         6,860         (113

iPayment, Inc.

  Software & Services    L + 525     1.50   5/8/2017      7,885         7,767         (118

Kronos, Inc. (c)

  Software & Services    L + 350     1.00   10/30/2019      9,965         9,906         (59

Learfield Communications, Inc.

  Media    L + 350     1.00   10/9/2020      7,417         7,251         (166

Neiman Marcus Group, LLC

  Retailing    L + 325     1.00   10/25/2020      8,886         8,760         (126

OneStopPlus Group

  Consumer Durables & Apparel    L + 350     1.00   3/18/2021      353         344         (9

OpenLink Financial, Inc.

  Software & Services    L + 500     1.25   10/30/2017      822         808         (14

P2 Energy Solutions, Inc.

  Software & Services    L + 400     1.00   10/30/2020      4,985         4,789         (196

RedPrairie Corp.

  Software & Services    L + 500     1.00   12/21/2018      4,888         4,607         (281

Savers, Inc. (c)

  Retailing    L + 375     1.25   7/9/2019      8,877         8,647         (230

SGS International, Inc.

  Media    L + 325     1.00   10/17/2019      4,918         4,835         (83

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.

  Health Care Equipment & Services    L + 425     1.00   11/3/2020      5,013         4,813         (200

The TelX Group, Inc.

  Telecommunication Services    L + 350     1.00   4/9/2020      3,992         3,858         (134

TIBCO Software, Inc. (b)

  Software & Services    L + 550     1.00   12/4/2020      4,750         4,807         57  

Travelport, LLC (b)

  Software & Services    L + 500     1.00   9/2/2021      3,950         3,989         39  

Triple Point Technology, Inc.

  Software & Services    L + 425     1.00   7/10/2020      4,186         4,123         (63

Varsity Brands, Inc. (c)

  Consumer Durables & Apparel    L + 500     1.00   12/10/2021      4,950         4,965         15  

Wilton Brands, LLC

  Materials    L + 625     1.25   8/30/2018      3,095         3,020         (75

Zayo Group, LLC

  Telecommunication Services    L + 300     1.00   7/2/2019      13,222         13,194         (28
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Senior Secured Loans - First Lien

              255,966         250,662         (5,304
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Senior Secured Loans - Second Lien

                 

CRC Health Group, Inc.

  Health Care Equipment & Services    L + 800     1.00   9/28/2021      4,010         4,077         67  

Maxim Crane, LP

  Capital Goods    L + 925     1.00   11/26/2018      9,021         8,932         (89

Misys Ltd. (b)

  Software & Services    12.00%     6/12/2019      2,898         3,047         149  

NEP Group, Inc.

  Media    L + 825     1.25   7/22/2020      1,323         1,301         (22

RedPrairie Corp.

  Software & Services    L + 1000     1.25   12/21/2019      5,550         4,575         (975
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Senior Secured Loans - Second Lien

              22,802         21,932         (870
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Senior Secured Bonds

                 

Hot Topic, Inc.

  Consumer Durables & Apparel    9.25%     6/15/2021      3,675         3,763         88  

Artesyn Technologies, Inc.

  Technology Hardware & Equipment    9.75%     10/15/2020      3,640         3,303         (337
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Senior Secured Bonds

              7,315         7,066         (249
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subordinated Debt

                 

GCI, Inc.

  Telecommunication Services    6.75%     6/1/2021      1,002         981         (21

Summit Materials, LLC

  Materials    10.50%     1/31/2020      656         649         (7
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Subordinated Debt

              1,658         1,630         (28
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

            $     287,741       $     281,290       $     (6,451
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Security may be an obligation of one or more entities affiliated with the named company.

(b) The investment is not a qualifying asset as defined in Section 55(a) under the 1940 Act.

(c) TRS asset position or portion thereof unsettled as of December 31, 2014.

 

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The Company’s investments were categorized in the fair value hierarchy described in Note 2. “Significant Accounting Policies”, as follows as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

 

     December 31, 2015  

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Senior debt

       $ -           $ 1,064,704          $ 1,814,254          $ 2,878,958    

Subordinated debt

     -           228,222          229,065          457,287    

Structured products

     -                   116,208          116,208    

Equity/Other

     -           12,800          257,008          269,808    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     -           1,305,726          2,416,535          3,722,261    

Short term investments

     7,071                          7,071    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

       $     7,071          $ 1,305,726          $ 2,416,535          $ 3,729,332    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Instruments

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets

           

Cross currency swaps

       $ -           $ 8,247          $         $ 8,247    

Foreign currency forward contracts

     -           2,258                  2,258    

Interest rate swaps

     -           6,021                  6,021    

Liabilities

           

Cross currency swaps

     -           (304)                 (304)   

Foreign currency forward contracts

     -           (541)                 (541)   

Total return swaps

     -                   (13,562)         (13,562)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

       $ -           $ 15,681          $ (13,562)         $ 2,119    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     December 31, 2014  

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Senior debt

       $ -           $ 976,274          $ 1,143,744          $ 2,120,018    

Subordinated debt

     -           236,896          196,859          433,755    

Structured products

     -                   36,421          36,421    

Equity/Other

     -           5,069          125,308          130,377    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     -           1,218,239          1,502,332          2,720,571    

Short term investments

     629                          629    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

       $ 629          $ 1,218,239          $ 1,502,332          $ 2,721,200    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Instruments

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets

           

Foreign currency forward contracts

       $ -           $ 40,903          $         $ 40,903    

Liabilities

           

Foreign currency forward contracts

     -           (458)                 (458)   

Total return swaps

     -                   (3,445)         (3,445)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

       $ -           $ 40,445          $ (3,445)         $ 37,000    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

The carrying value of cash and foreign currency is classified as Level 1 with respect to the fair value hierarchy. The carrying values of the Company’s collateral on deposit with custodian, term loan and revolving credit facilities approximate their fair value and are classified as Level 2 with regards to the fair value hierarchy.

At December 31, 2015, the Company held 93 distinct investment positions classified as Level 3, representing an aggregate fair value of $2.42 billion and 64.8% of the total investment portfolio. At December 31, 2014, the Company held 63 distinct investment positions classified as Level 3, representing an aggregate fair value of $1.50 billion and 55.2% of the total investment portfolio. The ranges of unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s Level 3 investments as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows (in thousands):

 

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As of December 31, 2015

Asset Group    Fair Value (1)(2)      Valuation Techniques (3)    Unobservable Inputs    Range (Weighted Average) (4)    Impact to Valuation
from an Increase in
Input (5)

Senior Debt

     $1,795,749       Discounted Cash Flow    Discount Rate    8.11% - 21.34% (11.99%)    Decrease
         Market Yield    6.25% - 19.32% (9.56%)    Decrease
         Yield Premium    0.00% - 6.50% (2.35%)    Decrease
         Weighted Average Cost of Capital    6.40% - 19.70% (10.53%)    Decrease
         EBITDA Multiple    3.90x - 11.61x (8.21x)    Increase
         Tangible Book Value Multiple    1.30x - 1.40x (1.35x)    Increase
                 Interest Rate Volatility    25.00% (25.00%)    Decrease
     9,353       Option Pricing Model/ Liquidation Analysis    EBITDA Multiple    6.26x (6.26x)    Increase
         Implied Volatility    30.00% (30.00%)    Increase
         Risk Free Rate    0.33% (0.33%)    Increase
         Yield    0.00% (0.00%)    Decrease
         Term    0.38 years (0.38 years)    Increase
         Illiquidity Discounts    0.00% - 15.00% (7.50%)    Decrease
                 Expected Recovery Given Liquidation    18.07% (18.07%)    Increase
     6,273       Discounted Cash Flow/Quote/ Liquidation Analysis    Discount Rate    146.51% (146.51%)    Increase
         Quote    14.50% (14.50%)    Increase
                 Expected Recovery Given Liquidation    0.00% (0.00%)    Increase
       2,879       Liquidation Analysis    Expected Recovery Given Liquidation    13.80% (13.80%)    Increase

Subordinated Debt

     227,576       Discounted Cash Flow    Discount Rate    11.31% - 21.51% (15.12%)    Decrease
         Market Yield    7.21% - 19.53 % (10.11%)    Decrease
         Yield Premium    0.00% - 4.25% (4.20%)    Decrease
         Weighted Average Cost of Capital    10.15% - 19.50% (14.69%)    Decrease
         EBITDA Multiple    6.42x - 22.99x (11.54x)    Increase
                 Interest Rate Volatility    25.00% (25.00%)    Decrease
     1,489       Option Pricing Model    EBITDA Multiple    9.27x (9.27x)    Increase
         Implied Volatility    20.00% (20.00%)    Increase
         Risk Free Rate    1.24% (1.24%)    Increase
         Yield    0.00% (0.00%)    Decrease
                   Term    3.00 years (3.00 years)    Increase

Structured Products

     109,083       Discounted Cash Flow    Discounted Rate    11.22% - 17.38% (15.41%)    Decrease
       7,125       Book Value    Book Value    1.00x (1.00x)    Increase

Equity/Other

     115,060       Waterfall    Asset Appraisals    N/A    Increase
         Change in Market Index    3.93% (3.93%)    Increase
                 Additional Discounts    3.00% (3.00%)    Decrease
     1,127       Discounted Cash Flow    Discount Rate    11.60% - 12.60% (12.60%)    Decrease
     76,807       Net Asset Value    Net Asset Value    N/A    Increase
     52,295       Market Comparables    EBITDA Multiple    5.29x - 12.52x (9.37x)    Increase
         Revenue Multiple    0.24x - 2.24x (1.87x)    Increase
                 Illiquidity Discounts    0.00% - 15.00% (7.86%)    Decrease
     11,719       Option Pricing Model    EBITDA Multiple    5.37x - 11.16x (6.53x)    Increase
         Implied Volatility    20.00% - 37.50% (33.52%)    Increase
         Risk Free Rate    0.00% - 1.24% (0.25%)    Increase
         Yield    0.00% - 0.00% (0.00%)    Decrease
         Term    0.75 years - 3.00 years (2.60 years)    Increase
                   Illiquidity Discounts    0.00% - 15.00% (10.03%)    Decrease

Total

     $2,416,535               
  

 

 

             

 

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As of December 31, 2014

Asset Group    Fair Value (1)(2)      Valuation Techniques (3)    Unobservable Inputs    Range (Weighted Average) (4)    Impact to Valuation
from an Increase in
Input (5)

Senior Debt

     $1,143,744       Discounted Cash Flow    Discount Rate    6.07% - 20.50% (11.49%)    Decrease
         Market Yield    5.89% - 19.69% (8.98%)    Decrease
         Yield Premium    0.00% - 6.50% (1.88%)    Decrease
         Weighted Average Cost of Capital    6.60% - 17.85% (10.78%)    Decrease
         EBITDA Multiple    4.25x - 17.00x (8.34x)    Increase
         Tangible Book Value Multiple    1.65x (1.65x)    Increase
                   Interest Rate Volatility    25.00% (25.00%)    Decrease

Subordinated Debt

     186,805       Discounted Cash Flow    Discount Rate    11.37% - 20.11% (13.89%)    Decrease
         Market Yield    8.08% - 17.51% (10.15%)    Decrease
         Yield Premium    3.80% - 4.00% (3.91%)    Decrease
         Weighted Average Cost of Capital    9.45% - 19.50% (13.33%)    Decrease
         EBITDA Multiple    6.50x - 13.50x (9.53x)    Increase
                 Interest Rate Volatility    25.00% (25.00%)    Decrease
     9,487       Option Pricing Model    EBITDA Multiple    10.30x (10.30x)    Increase
         Implied Volatility    45.00% (45.00%)    Increase
         Risk Free Rate    1.10% (1.10%)    Increase
                 Term    3.00 years (3.00 years)    Increase
       567       Market Comparables    EBITDA Multiple    4.00x (4.00x)    Increase

Structured Products

     36,421       Discounted Cash Flow    Discount Rate    10.95% - 15.50% (11.33%)    Decrease

Equity/Other

     47,210       Market Comparables    EBITDA Multiple    5.30x - 10.50x (8.68x)    Increase
         Revenue Multiple    0.18x (0.18x)    Increase
                 Illiquidity Discount    10.00% - 15.00% (12.22%)    Decrease
     4,256       Option Pricing Model    EBITDA Multiple    10.30x - 13.50x (13.27x)    Increase
         Implied Volatility    30.00% - 45.00% (31.07%)    Increase
         Risk Free Rate    1.10% - 1.28% (1.27%)    Increase
         Term    3.00 years - 4.00 years (3.93 years)    Increase
                 Illiquidity Discount    0.00% - 10.00% (9.28%)    Decrease
     49,094       Waterfall    Asset Appraisals    N/A    Increase
         Change in Market Index    5.47% (5.47%)    Increase
                 Illiquidity Discount    3.50% (3.50%)    Decrease
     23,206       Net Asset Value    Net Asset Value    N/A    Increase
       1,542       Discounted Cash Flow    Discount Rate    12.30% - 13.10% (12.90%)    Decrease

Total

     $1,502,332               
  

 

 

             

 

(1)  The TRS was valued in accordance with the TRS agreements as discussed in Note 2. See Note 4 for quantitative disclosures of the fair value of the TRS.
(2)  Certain investments may be valued at cost for a period of time after an acquisition as the best indicator of fair value.
(3)  For the assets and investments that have more than one valuation technique, the Company may rely on the stated techniques individually or in the aggregate based on a weight ascribed to each valuation technique, ranging from 0 – 100%. Indicative broker quotes obtained for valuation purposes are reviewed by the Company relative to other valuation techniques.
(4)  Weighted average amounts are based on the estimated fair values.
(5)  This column represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase to the corresponding unobservable input. A decrease to the input would have the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs in isolation could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.

The above tables represent the significant unobservable inputs as they relate to the Company’s determination of fair values for the majority of its investments categorized within Level 3 as of December 31, 2015 and 2014. In addition to the techniques and inputs noted in the tables above, according to the Company’s valuation policy, it may also use other valuation techniques and methodologies when determining the fair value estimates for the Company’s investments. Any significant increases or decreases in the unobservable inputs would result in significant increases or decreases in the fair value of the Company’s investments.

 

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Investments that do not have a readily available market value are valued utilizing a market approach, an income approach (i.e. discounted cash flow approach), or both approaches, as appropriate. The market comparables approach uses prices, including third-party indicative broker quotes, and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities (including a business). The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, cash flows or earnings) that are discounted based on a required or expected discount rate to derive a single present value amount. The measurement is based on the value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts. In following these approaches, the types of factors the Company may take into account to determine the fair value of its investments include, as relevant: available current market data, including an assessment of the credit quality of the security’s issuer, relevant and applicable market trading and transaction comparables, applicable market yields and multiples, illiquidity discounts, security covenants, call protection provisions, information rights, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments, its earnings and cash flows, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparisons of financial ratios of peer companies that are public, data derived from merger and acquisition activities for comparable companies, and enterprise values, among other factors.

The following tables provide reconciliations for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 of investments for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining fair value (in thousands):

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2015  
     Senior     Subordinated     Structured     Equity/     Total Return        
     Debt     Debt     Products     Other     Swaps     Total  

Fair value balance as of January 1, 2015

     $ 1,143,744       $ 196,859        $ 36,421        $ 125,308        $ (3,445     $ 1,498,887   

Additions (1)

     921,963       131,879       141,892       163,608       -        1,359,342  

Net realized gains (losses) (2)

     (5,189     1,069       5,361       6,282       12,913       20,436  

Net change in unrealized depreciation (3)

     (112,169     (37,597     1,868        (22,943     (10,117     (180,958

Sales or repayments (4)

     (138,147     (64,314     (69,334     (15,247     (12,913     (299,955

Net discount accretion

     4,052       1,169       -        -        -        5,221  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value balance as of December 31, 2015

     $ 1,814,254       $ 229,065       $ 116,208        $ 257,008        $ (13,562     $ 2,402,973   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in investments still held as of December 31, 2015 (3)

     $ (114,379     $ (37,501     $ 4,465        $ (23,068     $ (10,117     $ (180,600
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)  Includes increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new and add-on portfolio investments and the capitalization of PIK interest.
(2)  Included in net realized gains (losses) in the consolidated statements of operations.
(3)  Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the consolidated statements of operations.
(4)  Includes principal payments/paydowns on debt investments, collection of PIK interest, TRS settlement payments, proceeds from sales of investments and distributions received on equity investments classified as return of capital.

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2014  
     Senior     Subordinated     Structured     Equity/     Total Return        
     Debt     Debt     Products     Other     Swaps     Total  

Fair value balance as of January 1, 2014

     $ 611,276        $ 171,921        $ 55,575        $ 24,671        $ 1,861        $ 865,304   

Additions (1)

     728,137        95,372        3,000        110,597        -        937,106   

Net realized gains (losses) (2)

     733        1,970        (199     -        4,487        6,991   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (3)

     (26,295     (19,101     2,644        2,758        (5,306     (45,300

Sales or repayments (4)

     (201,786     (54,617     (24,597     (5,189     (4,487     (290,676

Net discount accretion

     2,548        1,314        (2     -        -        3,860   

Transfers out of Level 3

     -        -        -        (7,529     -        (7,529

Transfers into Level 3

     29,131        -        -        -        -        29,131   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value balance as of December 31, 2014

     $ 1,143,744        $ 196,859        $ 36,421        $ 125,308        $ (3,445     $ 1,498,887   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in investments still held as of December 31, 2014 (3)

     $ (23,708     $ (16,798     $ 2,678        $ 2,758        $ (5,306     $ (40,376
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)  Includes increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new and add-on portfolio investments and the capitalization of PIK interest.
(2)  Included in net realized gains (losses) in the consolidated statements of operations.
(3)  Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the consolidated statements of operations.
(4)  Includes principal payments/paydowns on debt investments, collection of PIK interest, TRS settlement payments, proceeds from sales of investments and distributions received on equity investments classified as return of capital.

 

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No securities were transferred into or out of the Level 3 hierarchy during the year ended December 31, 2015. One security was transferred into the Level 3 hierarchy and one security was transferred out of the Level 3 hierarchy during the year ended December 31, 2014. These investments were transferred at fair value as of the beginning of the quarter in which they were transferred. The classification transfers between Level 3 and Level 2 were based on the observed changes in liquidity based on information supplied by a third party pricing source, whereby such liquidity information is routinely reviewed no less frequently than monthly. All realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in earnings and are reported as separate line items within the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

 

6. Related Party Transactions

CNL, certain CNL affiliates, and KKR receive compensation for advisory services and other services in connection with (i) the performance and supervision of administrative services (ii) investment advisory activities and (iii) the Company’s Offerings.

CNL Securities Corp., an affiliate of CNL, serves as the managing dealer of the Company’s Offerings and in connection therewith receives selling commissions of up to 7% of gross offering proceeds and a marketing support fee of up to 3% of gross offering proceeds. All or any portion of these fees may be reallowed to participating brokers as determined by CNL Securities Corp. The Company will pay a maximum sales load of 10% of gross offering proceeds related to the Offerings for all combined selling commissions and marketing support fees.

The Company is a party to an investment advisory agreement with CNL, as amended (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”) for the overall management of the Company’s investment activities. The Company and CNL have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with KKR (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”), under which KKR is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Company’s investment portfolio. CNL compensates KKR for advisory services that it provides to the Company with 50% of the base management fees and performance-based incentive fees that CNL receives under the Investment Advisory Agreement. CNL earns a base management fee (referred to as an investment advisory fee) equal to an annual rate of 2% of the Company’s average gross assets as of the end of the two most recently completed months, computed and paid monthly. The computation of gross assets includes unrealized depreciation, appreciation and collateral posted with the custodian in connection with the TRS, and excludes deferred offering expenses. CNL also earns performance-based incentive fees comprised of the following two parts:

(i) a subordinated incentive fee on pre-incentive fee net investment income (as defined in the Investment Advisory Agreement), paid quarterly if earned, computed as the sum of (A) 100% of quarterly pre-incentive fee net investment income in excess of 1.75% of average adjusted capital up to a limit of 0.4375% of average adjusted capital, and (B) 20% of pre-incentive fee net investment income in excess of 2.1875% of average adjusted capital and

(ii) an incentive fee on capital gains, paid annually if earned, equal to (A) 20% of all realized gains on a cumulative basis from inception, net of (1) all realized losses on a cumulative basis, (2) unrealized depreciation at year end and (3) disregarding any net realized gains associated with the TRS interest spread (which represents the difference between (a) the interest and fees received on the TRS, and (b) the financing fees paid to the TRS Counterparty), less (B) the aggregate amount of any previously paid incentive fee on capital gains.

The terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement entitle CNL (and indirectly KKR) to receive up to 5% of gross proceeds in connection with the Offerings as reimbursement for organization and offering expenses incurred by the Advisors on behalf of the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded $3.48 million in deferred offering expenses related to the Follow-On Offering, or 0.5% of gross offering proceeds of the Follow-On Offering.

In addition, under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisors are entitled to reimbursement of certain expenses incurred on behalf of the Company including expenses incurred in connection with its investment operations and investment transactions.

 

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The Company is a party to an administrative services agreement with CNL (the “Administrative Services Agreement”) whereby CNL performs, and oversees the performance of, various administrative services on behalf of the Company. Administrative services may include transfer agency oversight and supervisory services, shareholder communication services, general ledger accounting services, calculating the Company’s net asset value, maintaining required corporate and financial records, financial reporting for the Company and its subsidiaries, internal audit services, reporting to the Company’s board of directors and lenders, preparing and filing income tax returns, preparing and filing SEC reports, preparing, printing and disseminating shareholder reports, overseeing the payment of the Company’s expenses and shareholder distributions, administering the Company’s share repurchase program, and management and oversight of service providers in their performance of administrative and professional services rendered for the Company. CNL may also enter into agreements with its affiliates for the performance of select administrative services. The Company reimburses CNL for the professional services and expenses it incurs in performing its administrative obligations on behalf of the Company. Through December 31, 2014, CNL also received reimbursement payments from the Company for professional services provided by certain officers of the Company.

Related party fees, expenses and expenses incurred on behalf of the Company during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 are summarized below (in thousands):

 

          Year Ended December 31,  

Related Party

  

Source Agreement & Description

   2015      2014      2013  

CNL Securities Corp.

  

Managing Dealer Agreement:

Selling commissions and marketing support fees

     $         61,357         $         72,099         $         78,713   

CNL and KKR

  

Investment Advisory Agreement:

Base management fees (investment advisory fees)

     70,298         48,903         30,089   

CNL and KKR

  

Investment Advisory Agreement:

Subordinated incentive fee on income(1)

     8,733         17,034         6,992   

CNL and KKR

  

Investment Advisory Agreement:

Incentive fee on capital gains(2)

     -         -         2,323   

CNL and KKR

  

Investment Advisory Agreement:

Offering expenses(3)

     3,477         6,051         7,750   

KKR

  

Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement:

Investment expenses reimbursement

     1,518         910         469   

CNL

  

Administrative Services Agreement:

Administrative and compliance services(4)

     1,536         2,125         1,536   

 

(1)  Subordinated incentive fees on income are included in performance-based incentive fees in the consolidated statements of operations. During the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, $13.09 million, $17.21 million and $1.71 million, respectively, of subordinated incentive fees on income were paid to the Advisors. As of December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, a subordinated incentive fee on income of $0.75 million, $5.11 million and $5.28 million, respectively, was payable to the Advisors.

 

(2)  Incentive fees on capital gains are included in performance-based incentive fees in the consolidated statements of operations. The following table provides additional details for the incentive fee on capital gains for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):

 

Incentive Fee on Capital Gains for the Year Ended December 31,

   2015      2014      2013  

Accrued incentive fee on capital gains as of January 1,

     $         -         $     11,128        $         2,087  

Incentive fee on capital gains expense during the year ended December 31,

     -         (8,805      9,041  

Less: Incentive fee on capital gains paid to the Advisors during the year ended December 31,

     -         (2,323      -   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accrued incentive fee on gains as of December 31,

     -         -         11,128  

Less: Accrued incentive fee on capital gains attributable to unrealized gains as of December 31,

     -         -         (8,805
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Incentive fee on capital gains earned by and payable to the Advisors as of December 31,

     $ -         $ -         $ 2,323  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(3)  The following table provides additional details for the organization and offering expenses reimbursement (in thousands):

 

Offering Expenses Reimbursement for the Year Ended December 31,

   2015      2014      2013  

Offering expenses reimbursement payable as of January 1,

     $ 272        $ 240        $ 437  

Additional offering expenses deferred during the year ended December 31,

         3,477            6,051            7,750  

Offering expenses reimbursement payable as of December 31,

     (210      (272      (240
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Offering expenses reimbursement paid to the Advisors during the year ended December 31,

     $ 3,539        $ 6,019        $ 7,947  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding unreimbursed offering expenses (net of amounts payable) as of December 31,

     $ -         $ -         $ 1,561  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(4)  Includes $0.66 million and $0.44 million for reimbursement payments to CNL for services provided to the Company for its Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Financial Officer for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Effective January 1, 2015, these services were no longer reimbursable Advisor expenses.

 

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KKR is obligated to remit to the Company any earned capital structuring fees based on the Company’s pro-rata portion of the co-investment transactions or originated investments in which the Company participates. As a result, the Company earned capital structuring fees of $7.61 million, $5.71 million and $11.39 million during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. As of December 31, 2015, $0.18 million of capital structuring fees were receivable from the Advisors.

Indemnification - The Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement provide certain indemnification to the Advisors, their directors, officers, persons associated with the Advisors, and their affiliates. The managing dealer agreement provides certain indemnification to the managing dealer and each participating broker and their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, associated persons, agents and control persons. In addition, the Company’s articles of incorporation provide certain indemnifications to its officers, directors, agents, and certain other persons. As of December 31, 2015, management believed that the risk of incurring any losses for such indemnification was remote.

 

7. Fee Income

Fee income, which is nonrecurring, consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

          Year Ended December 31,  

Fee Income

              2015                  2014                  2013        

Capital structuring fees

        $     7,610          $ 5,706          $ 11,389     

Commitment fees

        477            498            722     

Consent fees

        —            455            83     

Amendment fees

        9,689            219            1,127     

Other

        529            152            482     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 18,305          $ 7,030          $ 13,803     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

8. Distributions

The Company’s board of directors declared distributions for 52, 52 and 53 record dates in each of the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Declared distributions are paid monthly. The total and the sources of declared distributions on a GAAP basis for the year ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 are presented in the tables below (in thousands, except per share amounts).

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013  
     Per Share      Amount      Allocation     Per Share      Amount      Allocation     Per Share     Amount      Allocation  

Total Declared Distributions

   $  0.80       $  205,044         100.0   $  0.80       $  142,018         100.0   $ 0.83 (1)    $ 87,005         100.0

From net investment income

     0.69         176,688         86.2        0.73         130,126         91.6        0.47        49,935         57.4   

From net realized gains

     0.11         28,356         13.8        0.07         11,892         8.4        0.27        28,047         32.2   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

                                                   0.09        9,023         10.4   

 

(1) Includes a special distribution of $0.03 per share.

 

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Sources of distributions, other than net investment income and realized gains on a GAAP basis, include (i) the ordinary income component of prior year tax basis undistributed earnings and (ii) required adjustments to GAAP net investment income and realized gains in the current year to determine taxable income available for distributions. The following table summarizes the primary sources of differences between (i) GAAP net investment income and realized gains and (ii) taxable income available for distributions that contribute to tax-related distributions in excess of net investment income for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands).

 

Year Ended December 31,

         2015                  2014                  2013        

Ordinary income component of tax basis undistributed earnings

   $ 56,222          $ 3,531          $ 819      

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

     (38,728)           43,626            (3,034)     

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on total return swaps

     (10,117)           (5,306)           512      

Realized losses not currently deductible

     21,802            —            —      

Net investment loss from Taxable Subsidiaries

     2,604            1,002            —      

Unearned performance-based incentive fees on unrealized gains

     —            (8,805)           6,718      

Offering expenses

     4,481            6,833            6,502      

Taxable income from investments on non-accrual status

     8,455            2,615            1,048      

Non-deductible excise tax expense

     2,890            1,392            —      

Other book-tax differences

     (455)           (184)           (12)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total(1)

   $     47,154          $     44,704          $     12,553      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  See Note 12 for a reconciliation of net increase in net assets resulting from operations to taxable income from distributions.

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, there were no distributions in excess of net investment income. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the tax-related sources of distributions of $12.55 million was greater than the distributions in excess of net investment income of $9.02 million. None of the distributions declared during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were classified as a tax basis return of capital.

On December 30, 2015, the Company’s board of directors declared distributions of $0.015483 per share for four record dates beginning on January 5, 2016 through and including January 26, 2016.

 

9. Share Transactions

The following table summarizes the total shares issued and proceeds received in connection with the Company’s Offerings for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands except share and per share amounts).

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013  
     Shares      Amount     Shares      Amount     Shares      Amount  

Gross proceeds from offering

     63,742,355       $ 679,862        69,802,396       $ 781,169        77,259,720       $ 849,308   

Commissions and marketing support fees

             (61,357             (72,099             (78,713
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net proceeds to company

     63,742,355         618,505        69,802,396         709,070        77,259,720         770,595   

Reinvestment of distributions

     10,950,275         105,363        7,952,695         80,646        3,664,801         36,605   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net proceeds from offering

     74,692,630         $     723,868            77,755,091         $     789,716            80,924,521         $     807,200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average net proceeds per share

     $9.69        $10.16        $9.97   

As of December 31, 2015, the Company has sold 296.15 million shares of common stock through the Offerings, including reinvestment of distributions, for total gross proceeds of $3.20 billion.

The Company conducts quarterly tender offers pursuant to its share repurchase program. The Company currently limits the number of shares to be repurchased during any calendar year to the number of shares it can repurchase with the proceeds it receives from the issuance of shares of its common stock under its distribution reinvestment plan. At the discretion of the Company’s board of directors, the Company may also use cash on hand, cash available from borrowings and cash from the sale of investments as of the end of the applicable period to repurchase shares. The Company limits repurchases in each quarter to 2.5% of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding in the prior four calendar quarters. The Company’s board of directors may amend, suspend or terminate the share repurchase program upon 30 days’ notice.

 

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The following table is a summary of the share repurchases completed during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

 

Repurchase Date

   Total Number of
Shares Offered

  to Repurchase
     Total Number of
  Shares Repurchased  
     Total
  Consideration  
     No. of Shares
  Repurchased/Total Offer  
    Price Paid
        Per Share        
 

2015:

             

March 2, 2015

     4,435,072         555,174       $ 5,452         13   $ 9.82   

May 29, 2015

     4,919,566         501,943         4,889         10     9.74   

August 28, 2015

     5,424,683         1,093,421       $ 10,573         20     9.67   

December 1, 2015

     5,911,358         1,243,483         11,502         21     9.25   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

Total

     20,690,679         3,394,021       $ 32,416         16  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

2014:

             

March 3, 2014

     2,612,555         323,324       $ 3,233         12   $ 10.00   

June 2, 2014

     3,091,175         307,909         3,116         10     10.12   

August 29, 2014

     3,550,268         615,007       $ 6,242         17     10.15   

December 1, 2014

     4,000,694         401,224         4,037         10     10.06   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

Total

     13,254,692         1,647,464       $ 16,628         12  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

2013:

             

February 20, 2013

     785,106         84,074       $ 818         11   $ 9.73   

May 24, 2013

     1,158,737         68,788         682         6     9.91   

August 27, 2013

     1,596,287         116,779       $ 1,142         7     9.78   

November 25, 2013

     2,084,159         359,217         3,560         17     9.91   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

Total

     5,624,289         628,858       $ 6,202         11  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

10. Borrowings

The Company’s outstanding borrowings as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     As of December 31, 2015     As of December 31, 2014  
     Total Aggregate
Principal
Amount Committed
    Principal
Amount
Outstanding
    Carrying
Value
    Total Aggregate
Principal
Amount Committed
     Principal
Amount
Outstanding
     Carrying
Value
 

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility(1)

     $ 700,000 (2)      $ 632,980 (3)      $ 632,980        $ 655,000         $ 230,000         $ 230,000   

Deutsche Bank Credit Facility(1)

     250,000        210,000        210,000        340,000         47,000         47,000   

BNP Credit Facility(1)

     200,000        188,000        188,000        200,000         100,450         100,450   

SMBC Credit Facility(1)

     200,000        —          —          —           —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total credit facilities

     1,350,000        1,030,980        1,030,980        1,195,000         377,450         377,450   

2014 Senior Secured Term Loan

     393,000        393,000        391,612 (4)      397,000         397,000         395,228 (4) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total borrowings

     $ 1,743,000        $ 1,423,980        $ 1,422,592        $ 1,592,000         $ 774,450         $ 772,678   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  Subject to borrowing base and leverage restrictions.
(2)  Provides a feature that allows the Company, under certain circumstances, to increase the size of the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility to a maximum of $900 million.
(3)  Includes $49.70 million denominated in Euros and $58.28 denominated in British Pound Sterling.
(4)  Comprised of outstanding principal less the unaccreted original issue discount.

The weighted average stated interest rate and weighted average remaining years to maturity of the Company’s outstanding borrowings as of December 31, 2015 were 2.94% and 2.0 years, respectively, and as of December 31, 2014 were 3.24% and 3.2 years, respectively.

 

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Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility

In September 2013, the Company entered into a revolving credit facility (the “Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility”) with certain lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., acting as administrative agent. The Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility consists of loans to be made in U.S. dollars and other foreign currencies in an aggregate amount of $700 million as of December 31, 2015, with an “accordion” feature that allows the Company, under certain circumstances, to increase the size of the facility to a maximum of $900 million. On May 28, 2015 and September 18, 2015, the aggregate loan commitment under the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility was increased by $20 million and $25 million, respectively. Availability under the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility will terminate on September 4, 2016 and the outstanding loans under the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility will mature on September 4, 2017. The Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s portfolio investments and its cash and securities accounts, excluding those held by CCT Funding, Paris Funding, CCT Tokyo Funding and Halifax Funding, and provides for a guaranty by certain other subsidiaries of the Company.

The stated borrowing rate under the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility is generally based on LIBOR plus an applicable spread of 2.50% or, with respect to borrowings in foreign currencies, on a base interest rate applicable to such currency borrowing plus an applicable spread of 2.50%. The Company also pays an annual commitment fee on any unused commitment amounts between 0.375% and 1.00%, depending on utilization levels. The components of interest expense, average interest rates (i.e., base interest rate in effect plus the spread) and average outstanding balances for the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014      2013  

Stated interest expense

   $ 9,626            $ 3,344            $ 1,588        

Unused commitment fees

     1,413              3,093              180        

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     1,763              1,263              315        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest expense

   $ 12,802            $ 7,700            $ 2,083        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average interest rate

     2.8%           3.1%           2.8%     

Average borrowings

   $ 347,175            $ 108,193            $ 173,356(1)     

 

(1)  Average borrowings for the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility for the year ended December 31, 2013 are calculated since the inception date of the facility, or September 4, 2013

Deutsche Bank Credit Facility

In 2011, CCT Funding became a party to a revolving credit facility with Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“Deutsche Bank”) and the other lenders from time to time thereto (the “Deutsche Bank Credit Facility”). Deutsche Bank serves as administrative agent under the credit facility.

On January 9, 2015, CCT Funding entered into an amendment (the “Fifth Amendment”) to the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility. The Fifth Amendment amended the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility by providing for, among other things, (i) the termination of the Tranche B1 Commitment, Tranche B2 Commitment and Tranche D Commitment, and (ii) borrowings in an aggregate amount up to $150 million on a committed basis (the “Tranche E Loans”). From and after February 11, 2015, the Fifth Amendment effective date, all outstanding loans, including Tranche B1 Loans and Tranche B2 Loans, were converted into Tranche E Loans. The Fifth Amendment also modified the interest rate and maturity date applicable to the Tranche E Loans. Pursuant to the Fifth Amendment, the Tranche E Loans are scheduled to mature, and all accrued and unpaid interest thereunder will be due and payable on February 8, 2017. Upfront fees and unfunded commitment fees were also incurred with respect to the Tranche E Loans.

On September 11, 2015, CCT Funding entered into an amendment (the “Sixth Amendment”) to the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility. The Sixth Amendment provides for, among other things, up to an additional $100 million in borrowings on a committed basis (the “Tranche F Loans”). Upfront fees and unfunded commitment fees were also incurred with respect to the Tranche F Loans. Pursuant to the Sixth Amendment, the Tranche F Loans are scheduled to mature, and all accrued and unpaid interest thereunder will be due and payable on September 11, 2017.

 

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Interest on the Tranche E Loans is charged at the rate of three-month LIBOR plus 1.85%. Interest on the Tranche F Loans is charged at the rate of three-month LIBOR plus 1.95%. CCT Funding also pays an annual commitment fee on any unused commitment amounts of 0.50%, plus an additional annual commitment fee of 1.95% on the excess, if any, of (i) 80% of the total commitment less (ii) the aggregate principal amount outstanding. The components of interest expense, average interest rates (i.e., base interest rate in effect plus the spread) and average outstanding balances for the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014      2013  

Stated interest expense

   $ 3,241            $ 2,557            $ 4,982        

Unused commitment fees

     404              1,310              299        

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     309              788              573        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest expense

   $ 3,954            $ 4,655            $ 5,854        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average interest rate

     2.2%           2.3%           2.3%     

Average borrowings

   $ 147,148            $ 111,976            $ 221,098        

The Deutsche Bank Credit Facility is secured by the portfolio investments held in CCT Funding.

BNP Credit Facility

In 2013, Paris Funding became a party to a revolving credit facility with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. (“BNP”) under which it may borrow up to $200 million (the “BNP Credit Facility”). Paris Funding has the right to prepay loans under the BNP Credit Facility in whole or in part at any time. Paris Funding may terminate the BNP Credit Facility with 180 days’ notice. If certain margin and collateral requirements, minimum net assets or other covenants are not met, the BNP Credit Facility could be deemed in default and result in termination. Absent a default or facility termination event, BNP is required to provide Paris Funding with 364 days’ notice prior to terminating the BNP Credit Facility.

Interest on the BNP Credit Facility is charged at the rate of one month LIBOR plus 1.10% and is payable monthly. Paris Funding also pays an annual commitment fee on any unused commitment amounts of 0.40% or 0.50%, depending on utilization levels. The components of interest expense, average interest rates (i.e., base interest rate in effect plus the spread) and average outstanding balances for the BNP Credit Facility for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014      2013  

Stated interest expense

   $ 1,616            $ 1,356            $ 799        

Unused commitment fees

     355              683              257        

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     —              208              263        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest expense

   $ 1,971            $ 2,247            $ 1,319        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average interest rate

     1.3%           1.3%           1.3%     

Average borrowings

   $ 121,375            $ 106,577            $ 110,950(1)     

 

(1)  Average borrowings for the BNP Credit Facility for the year ended December 31, 2013 are calculated since the inception date of the facility, or June 12, 2013

Paris Funding pledges certain of its assets as collateral to secure borrowings under the BNP Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, Paris Funding had investments with a fair value of $315.88 million and $258.34 million, respectively, pledged as collateral under the BNP Credit Facility. Under the terms of the BNP Credit Facility, BNP has the ability to borrow a portion of the pledged collateral (“Rehypothecated Securities”), provided that, among other things, the fair value of the borrowed collateral does not exceed the value of the loan against which the collateral was pledged and any single borrowed security does not represent the entire position of such security held by Paris Funding. Paris Funding may designate any security within the pledged collateral as ineligible to be a Rehypothecated Security, provided there are eligible securities within the segregated custody account in an amount equal to the outstanding borrowings owed by Paris Funding to BNP. Paris Funding may recall any Rehypothecated Security at any time and BNP must, to the extent commercially reasonable, return such security or equivalent security within a commercially reasonable period. In the event BNP does not return the security, Paris Funding will have the right to, among other things, apply and set off an amount equal

 

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to 100% of the then-current fair market value of such Rehypothecated Securities against any outstanding borrowings owed to BNP under the BNP Credit Facility. Rehypothecated Securities are marked-to-market daily and if the value of all Rehypothecated Securities exceeds 100% of the outstanding borrowings owed by Paris Funding under the BNP Credit Facility, BNP may either reduce the amount of Rehypothecated Securities to eliminate such excess or deposit into the segregated custody account an amount of cash equal to such excess. Paris Funding will continue to receive interest and the scheduled repayment of principal balances on Rehypothecated Securities. Paris Funding may receive a fee from BNP in connection with Rehypothecated Securities meeting certain criteria. Paris Funding did not recognize any fees on Rehypothecated Securities during the year ended December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2015, there were no securities rehypothecated by BNP. Paris Funding recognized fees on Rehypothecated Securities of $0.03 million during the year ended December 31, 2014. Paris Funding did not recognize any fees on Rehypothecated Securities during the year ended December 31, 2013.

SMBC Credit Facility

On December 2, 2015, CCT Tokyo Funding entered into a revolving credit facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (“Sumitomo”), under which CCT Tokyo Funding may borrow up to $200 million (the “SMBC Credit Facility”). The SMBC Credit Facility consists of a Loan and Servicing Agreement among CCT Tokyo Funding, as borrower, the Company, as servicer and transferor, Sumitomo, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and each of the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “LSA”), a Custody Agreement by and among CCT Tokyo Funding, the Company, Sumitomo and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) and a Securities Account Control Agreement by and among CCT Tokyo Funding, the Company, Sumitomo and Wells Fargo, each dated as of December 2, 2015, which are collectively referred to as the SMBC Financing Agreements.

CCT Tokyo Funding’s obligations to Sumitomo under the SMBC Financing Agreements are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of CCT Tokyo Funding, including its portfolio of assets. Such pledged assets are held in a segregated custody account with Wells Fargo. CCT Tokyo Funding retains the benefits of ownership of the assets pledged to secure borrowings under the Financing Agreements. At the option of CCT Tokyo Funding, interest is charged at either the rate of three month LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Bank) plus 1.75%, if the average advances outstanding are greater than $100,000,000, otherwise plus 2.00%, or the higher of the Prime Rate (as defined in the LSA) or the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, plus 0.75% if the average advances outstanding are greater than $100,000,000, otherwise plus 1.00%. Interest is payable quarterly. From and including the Closing Date to and including the earlier to occur of (a) the date six months following the Closing Date and (b) the date upon which the amount of advances outstanding is equal to $200,000,000, CCT Tokyo Funding will also pay a quarterly non-usage fee of 0.35% on any unused commitment amounts if the average daily amount of the advances outstanding during a remittance period is equal to or greater than the lesser of (i) 50% of the borrowing base during the remittance period and (ii) $100,000,000 (such lesser amount, the “Later Period Threshold Amount”). If the average daily amount of the advances outstanding during a remittance period is less than the Later Period Threshold Amount, CCT Tokyo Funding will pay a fee of 0.875% for any unused portion up to or equal to the difference of the Later Period Threshold Amount less the amount of advances outstanding in addition to the non-usage fee of 0.35% on any remaining unused portion.

In connection with the SMBC Financing Agreements, the Company and CCT Tokyo Funding have made customary representations and warranties and are required to comply with various covenants, reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar facilities. In addition to customary events of default and facility termination events, the Financing Agreements contain the following additional facility termination events, among others: (a) the occurrence of a default, termination event or similar condition by the Company or CCT Tokyo Funding under third-party agreements for borrowed money above a specified value; and (b) the unfunded exposure amount exceeds $20,000,000 for more than five business days. CCT Tokyo Funding may terminate the LSA with 3 business days’ prior written notice and upon payment in full of all advances outstanding and other obligations under the credit facility, as well as a prepayment penalty. If certain requirements are not met, the LSA could be deemed in default and result in termination. Absent a default or facility termination event, Sumitomo may not terminate the LSA. The LSA has a stated maturity date of December 2, 2020.

As of December 31, 2015, CCT Tokyo Funding has not borrowed against the SMBC Credit Facility. CCT Tokyo Funding recorded amortization of deferred financing costs of $0.04 million during the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

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2014 Senior Secured Term Loan

On May 20, 2014, the Company entered into a senior secured term loan credit facility (the “2014 Senior Secured Term Loan”) with certain lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan initially provided the Company with $398 million in gross proceeds. The 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan matures in May 2019, and generally bears interest at LIBOR plus 3.25% (with a LIBOR floor of 0.75%). The 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan includes an accordion feature permitting the Company to expand the facility if certain conditions are satisfied; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of the 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan is limited to the amount as determined from time to time which would not cause the covered debt amount (i.e., the Company’s aggregate debt under both the 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan and the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, other permitted debt and certain other unsecured debt) to exceed the borrowing/collateral base. The 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan is secured by substantially all of the Company’s portfolio investments and its cash and securities accounts, excluding those held by CCT Funding, Paris Funding and Halifax Funding.

Maturities of the 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan for each of the next four years, in aggregate, as of December 31, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):

 

2016

   $ 4,000   

2017

     4,000   

2018

     4,000   

2019

     381,000   
  

 

 

 
   $ 393,000   
  

 

 

 

The components of interest expense, average interest rates (i.e., base interest rate in effect plus the spread) and average outstanding balances for the 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014  

Stated interest expense

     $ 16,039             $ 10,014       

Accretion of original issue discount

     384             228       

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     1,088             646       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest expense

     $ 17,511             $ 10,888       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average interest rate

     4.2%         4.2%   

Average borrowings

     $             395,477             $             398,765(1)   

 

(1)  Average borrowings for the 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan for the year ended December 31, 2014 are calculated since the inception date of the facility, or May 20, 2014.

In connection with each of the credit facilities and 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan, the Company has made customary representations and warranties and is required to comply with various covenants, reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar facilities. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company believes it was in compliance with the covenant requirements for all of its credit facilities and 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan.

 

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Unfunded commitments to provide funds to portfolio companies are not recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of assets and liabilities. Since these commitments may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Company has sufficient liquidity to fund these commitments. As of December 31, 2015, the Company’s unfunded commitments consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

Category / Company (1)

  

Unfunded revolvers:

  

Beyond Trust Software

   $ 1,090   
  

 

 

 

Unfunded delayed draw loans:

  

Traverse Midstream Partners, LLC

     18,785   

Marshall Retail Group, LLC

     1,200   
  

 

 

 
     19,985   
  

 

 

 

Unfunded equity commitments:

  

Orchard Marine, Ltd

     14,975   

Star Mountain SMB Multi-Manager Credit Platform, LP

     45,511   

Home Partners of America, Inc.

     28,668   

KKR BPT Holdings Aggregator, LLC

     10,500   

Great American Group

     66,119   
  

 

 

 
     165,773   
  

 

 

 

Total Unfunded Commitments

   $ 186,848   
  

 

 

 

 

(1)  May be commitments to one or more entities affiliated with the named company.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company’s unfunded debt commitments have a fair value of ($0.53) million. The Company funds its equity investments as it receives funding notices from the portfolio companies. As of December 31, 2015, the Company’s unfunded equity commitments have a fair value of zero.

In the normal course of business, the Company may enter into guarantees on behalf of portfolio companies. Under these arrangements, the Company would be required to make payments to third parties if the portfolio companies were to default on their related payment obligations. The Company has no such guarantees outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

12. Federal Income Taxes

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with the Code and federal tax regulations, which may differ from amounts determined in accordance with GAAP. The book-to-tax differences, which could be material, are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Company and expenses incurred by the Company. Permanent book and tax differences, both in timing and character, result in reclassifications to (i) paid-in capital in excess of par value, (ii) undistributed net investment income, (iii) accumulated net realized gains (losses) and (iv) accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments, derivative instruments and foreign currency translation, as appropriate.

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company made the following reclassifications of permanent book and tax basis differences (in thousands):

 

Capital Accounts

   2015      2014  

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

    $ (7,372)          $ (8,224)     

Undistributed net investment income

     58,149            26,886      

Accumulated net realized gains (losses)

             (50,777)                   (18,662)     

 

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The following table reconciles net increase in net assets resulting from operations to estimated taxable income available for distributions for years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, (in thousands):

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
   2015      2014      2013  

Net (decrease) increase in net assets resulting from operations

     $ (38,207)           $ 84,317            $ 104,957      

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments

     232,449            104,589            (31,027)     

Net change in unrealized appreciation on cross currency swaps

     (7,943)           —            —      

Net change in unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps

     (6,021)           —            —      

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on foreign currency translation

     (1,778)           (1,463)            1,530      

Realized losses not currently deductible

     21,802            —            —      

Net investment loss from Taxable Subsidiaries

     2,604            1,002            —      

Unearned performance-based incentive fee on unrealized gains

     —            (8,805)           6,718      

Offering expense

     4,481            6,833            6,502      

Taxable income from investments on non-accrual status

     8,455            2,615            1,048      

Non-deductible excise tax expense

     2,890            1,392            —      

Other book-tax differences

     (455)           (184)           (12)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Taxable income available for distributions

     $         218,277            $         190,296            $         89,716      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The tax character of shareholder distributions attributable to the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     2015      2014      2013  

Paid Distributions attributable to:

   Amount      Percentage      Amount      Percentage      Amount      Percentage  

Ordinary Income

     $ 204,646           99.8(1)          $ 139,453           98.2(1)         $ 80,667           92.7(1)   

Realized long term capital gains

     398           0.2             2,565           1.8             6,338           7.3       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $     205,044           100.0%         $       142,018           100.0%         $       87,005                       100.0%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Paid distributions as a percentage of taxable income available for distributions

     94%         75%         97%   

 

(1) Including short term capital gains of $–, $15,985 and $13,358 for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the components of tax basis accumulated earnings were as follows (in thousands):

 

     2015      2014  

Undistributed ordinary income – net

     $ 69,853          $ 51,410      

Undistributed capital gains

     —            398      

Unrealized gains (losses) – net

     (282,819)           (67,377)     

Other temporary adjustments

     (15,879)           (5,383)     

Capital loss carryover

     (27,986)           —      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings – net

     $         (256,831)           $         (20,952)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital losses in excess of capital gains earned in a tax year may generally be carried forward and used to offset capital gains, subject to certain limitations. The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act (the “RIC Modernization Act”) was enacted on December 22, 2010. Under the RIC Modernization Act, capital losses incurred by taxpayers in taxable years beginning after the date of enactment will be allowed to be carried forward indefinitely and are allowed to retain their character as either short-term or long-term losses. As such, the Company’s capital loss carryover generated during the year ended December 31, 2015 will not be subject to expiration.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company had estimated taxable income in excess of the distributions made from such taxable income during the year. The undistributed taxable income for the year ended December 31, 2015 is estimated to be approximately $69.85 million, which will not be finalized until the 2015 tax returns are filed in 2016. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had taxable income in excess of the distributions made from such taxable income during the year, and therefore, the amounts carried forward to 2015 and 2014 were approximately $51.81 million and $3.53 million, respectively.

 

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The Company is generally subject to nondeductible federal excise taxes if it does not distribute to its shareholders an amount at least equal to the sum of (i) 98% of its net ordinary income for the calendar year, (ii) 98.2% of its capital gains in excess of capital losses for the one-year period generally ending on October 31 of the calendar year and (iii) any ordinary income and net capital gains for preceding years that were not distributed during such years and on which the Company paid no federal income tax. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company determined it had excess excise tax base income over the current year distributions. Accordingly, the Company recorded U.S. federal excise tax of $2.89 million and $1.39 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company did not record any expense for U.S. federal excise tax for the year ended December 31, 2013.

The Company’s Taxable Subsidiaries are subject to U.S. Federal and State income taxes. During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded net federal and state deferred income tax benefits related to its Taxable Subsidiaries of approximately $0.94 million and $1.53 million, respectively, which was primarily comprised of net operating losses and unrealized depreciation in the investments. The Company recorded a valuation allowance against the full amount of the deferred tax asset because as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, it believed that it was more likely than not that the deferred tax asset would not be realized in future periods. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Taxable Subsidiaries had an effective tax rate of zero. The Company did not record any federal or state income tax expense or benefit during the year ended December 31, 2013.

The significant components of the net deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     December 31,  
     2015      2014  

Deferred tax assets:

     

Net operating losses

   $ 1,789          $ 388      

Partnership basis differences

     528            1,125      

Other

     154            —      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal deferred tax assets

     2,471            1,513      

Less: Valuation allowance

     (2,471)           (1,513)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

   $                 —          $                 —      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded foreign income tax expense of $0.56 million, of which $0.48 million represents foreign tax withholding and is recorded net against the related interest income in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company did not record any foreign income tax expense during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

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13. Financial Highlights

The following is a schedule of financial highlights for one share of common stock during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012, and the period from June 17, 2011 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2011.

 

    

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

     Period from
June 17, 2011
(commencement
of operations)

through
December 31,
2011
 
     2015      2014      2013      2012     

OPERATING PERFORMANCE PER SHARE

              

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $           9.79          $         10.00          $           9.75          $           9.21          $           9.00      

Net investment income (loss), before expense support/reimbursement(1)

     0.69            0.73            0.49            0.51            (0.23)     

Expense support/reimbursement(1)

     —            —            (0.01)           (0.01)           0.60      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

     0.69            0.73            0.48            0.50            0.37      

Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss)(1)(2)

     (0.79)           (0.18)           0.55            0.70            0.08      

Net increase (decrease) resulting from investment operations

     (0.10)           0.55            1.03            1.20            0.45      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment
income(3)

     (0.69)           (0.73)           (0.47)           (0.51)           (0.37)     

Distributions from realized gains

     (0.11)           (0.07)           (0.27)           (0.10)           —      

Distributions in excess of net investment income(3)(4)

     —            —            (0.09)           (0.15)           —      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease resulting from distributions to common shareholders

     (0.80)           (0.80)           (0.83)           (0.76)           (0.37)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock above net asset value(5)

     0.04            0.04            0.05            0.10            0.13      

Repurchases of common stock(6)

     —            —            —            —            —      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase resulting from capital share transactions

     0.04            0.04            0.05            0.10            0.13      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 8.93          $ 9.79          $ 10.00          $ 9.75          $ 9.21      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     2015      2014      2013      2012      Period from
June 17, 2011
(commencement
of operations)

through
December 31,

2011
 

OPERATING PERFORMANCE PER SHARE

              

Total investment return-net price(7)

     (2.0)%         4.1%         10.2%         14.2%         6.5%   

Total investment return-net asset
value(8)

     (0.9)%         5.9%         11.4%         14.3%         6.5%   

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA (all amounts in thousands except ratios)

              

Net assets, end of Year

   $ 2,594,022           $ 2,145,821          $       1,430,434          $         611,484          $         65,163      

Average net assets(9)

   $       2,428,271           $       1,783,121          $ 1,036,498          $ 304,261          $ 20,926      

Average borrowings(9)

   $ 1,011,175           $ 572,484          $ 339,271          $ 110,072          $ 4,080      

Shares outstanding, end of Year

     290,430             219,132            143,024            62,728            7,073      

Weighted average shares outstanding

     254,846             177,394            104,506            31,395            2,309      

Ratios to Average Net Assets:(9)

              

Total operating expenses before expense support/reimbursement

     5.54%          5.56%         6.61%         6.46%         7.08%   

Total operating expenses after expense support/reimbursement

     5.54%          5.56%         6.72%         6.54%         0.51%   

Net investment income

     7.28%          7.30%         4.82%         5.16%         4.08%   

Total investment income

     12.81%          12.94%         11.54%         11.69%         4.58%   

Portfolio turnover rate

     26%          23%         73%         85%         1%   

Asset coverage ratio(10)

     2.61             3.27            2.96         3.59         3.57   

 

(1)  The per share data was derived by using the weighted average shares outstanding during the period.
(2)  The amount shown at this caption is the balancing figure derived from the other figures in the schedule. The amount shown at this caption for a share outstanding throughout the year may not agree with the change in the aggregate gains and losses in portfolio securities for the year because of the timing of sales of the Company’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the portfolio.
(3)  The per share data for distributions is the actual amount of distributions paid or payable per share of common stock outstanding during the entire period; distributions per share are rounded to the nearest $0.01.
(4)  See Note 8 for further information on the source of distributions from other than net investment income and realized gains.
(5)  The continuous issuance of common stock may cause an incremental increase in net asset value per share due to the sale of shares at the then prevailing public offering price and the receipt of net proceeds per share by the Company in excess of net asset value per share on each subscription closing date. The per share data was derived by computing (i) the sum of (A) the number of shares issued in connection with subscriptions and/or distribution reinvestment on each share transaction date times (B) the differences between the net proceeds per share and the net asset value per share on each share transaction date, divided by (ii) the total shares outstanding at the end of the period.
(6)  The per share impact of the Company’s repurchase of common stock is a reduction to net asset value of less than $0.01 per share during the applicable period.
(7)  Total investment return-net price is a measure of total return for shareholders who purchased the Company’s common stock at the beginning of the period, including distributions declared during the period. Total investment return-net price is based on (i) the purchase of one share at the public offering price, net of sales load, on the first day of the period, (ii) the sale at the net asset value per share on the last day of the period, of (A) one share plus (B) any fractional shares issued in connection with the reinvestment of monthly distributions, and (iii) distributions payable relating to one share, if any, on the last day of the period. The total investment return-net price calculation assumes that (i) monthly cash distributions are reinvested in accordance with the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan and (ii) the fractional shares issued pursuant to the distribution reinvestment plan are issued at the then current public offering price, net of sales load, on each monthly distribution payment date. Since there is no public market for the Company’s shares, the terminal sales price per share is assumed to be equal to the net asset value per share on the last day of the period presented. The Company’s performance changes over time and currently may be different than that shown above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment performance is presented without regard to sales load that may be incurred by shareholders in the purchase of the Company’s shares of common stock.

 

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(8)  Total investment return-net asset value is a measure of the change in total value for shareholders who held the Company’s common stock at the beginning and end of the period, including distributions declared during the period. Total investment return-net asset value is based on (i) net asset value per share on the first day of the period, (ii) the net asset value per share on the last day of the period, of (A) one share plus (B) any fractional shares issued in connection with the reinvestment of monthly distributions, and (iii) distributions payable relating to one share, if any, on the last day of the period. The total investment return-net asset value calculation assumes that (i) monthly cash distributions are reinvested in accordance with the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan and (ii) the fractional shares issued pursuant to the distribution reinvestment plan are issued at the then current public offering price, net of sales load, on each monthly distribution payment date. Since there is no public market for the Company’s shares, terminal market value per share is assumed to be equal to net asset value per share on the last day of the period presented. The Company’s performance changes over time and currently may be different than that shown above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment performance is presented without regard to sales load that may be incurred by shareholders in the purchase of the Company’s shares of common stock.
(9)  The computation of average net assets and average borrowings during the period is based on the daily value of net assets and borrowing balances, respectively.
(10)  Asset coverage ratio is equal to (i) the sum of (A) net assets at the end of the period and (B) debt outstanding at the end of the period, divided by (ii) total debt outstanding at the end of the period. For purposes of the asset coverage ratio test applicable to the Company as a business development company, the Company regards the TRS total notional amount at the end of the period, less the total amount of cash collateral posted by Halifax Funding under the TRS, as a senior security. These data are presented in Note 4 of the consolidated financial statements.

 

14. Significant Subsidiaries

In accordance with SEC Regulation S-X Rules 3-09 and 4-08(g), the Company must determine which of its unconsolidated controlled portfolio companies, if any, are considered “significant subsidiaries.” After performing this analysis, the Company determined that two of its portfolio companies, Comet Aircraft S.A.R.L. (“Comet Aircraft”) and Innovating Partners, LLC (“Innovating Partners”) are significant subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2015 under at least one of the significance conditions of Rule 4-08(g) of SEC Regulation S-X. Accordingly, aggregate financial information for the period from February 20, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015 for Comet Aircraft and for the period from April 14, 2015 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2015 for Innovating Partners have been included as follows (in thousands):

 

Balance sheet items

   As of
December 31, 2015
 

Current assets

     $ 34,422              

Noncurrent assets

     711,728              

Current liabilities

     58,250              

Noncurrent liabilities

             688,719              

Equity

     (819)             

Statement of operations items

   For the period from
commencement of
operations through
December 31, 2015
 

Total revenue

     $         48,910              

Total operating expense

     62,903              

Net operating loss

     (13,993)             

Net loss

     (13,151)             

 

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15. Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

The following is the quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. The following information reflects all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the information for the periods presented. The operating results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for any future period (in thousands, except per share amounts).

 

     Quarter Ended  
     December 31,
2015
     September 30,
2015
     June 30,
2015
     March 31,
2015
 

Total investment income

   $ 87,046        $ 77,931        $         72,166        $         73,954    

Net investment income

     49,110          45,628          42,760          39,190    

Net realized and unrealized losses

     (88,794)         (105,359)         (13,336)         (7,406)   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (39,684)         (59,731)         29,424          31,784    

Basic and diluted earnings (losses) per common share

     (0.14)         (0.23)         0.12          0.14    

Net asset value per common share at end of quarter

     8.93          9.26          9.67          9.74    
     Quarter Ended  
     December 31,
2014
     September 30,
2014
     June 30,
2014
     March 31,
2014
 

Total investment income

   $ 68,073        $ 63,348        $ 49,358        $ 49,933   

Net investment income

     47,292          35,590          26,533          20,711    

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)

     (65,658)         (13,755)         9,823          23,781    

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (18,366)         21,835          36,356          44,492    

Basic and diluted earnings (losses) per common share

     (0.09)         0.12          0.22          0.30    

Net asset value per common share at end of quarter

     9.79          10.06          10.15          10.13    

 

16. Subsequent Events

On January 8, 2016, the Company announced the Follow-On Offering will be closing on or about February 12, 2016 to investors who purchase shares through the independent broker-dealer channel but will remain open to investors who purchase shares through the registered investment advisor channel. Following the closing of the Follow-On Offering to investors who purchase shares through the independent broker-dealer channel, the Company expects that, subject to the discretion of the Company’s board of directors and applicable law:

 

    it will continue to conduct quarterly tender offers pursuant to its share repurchase program;

 

    distributions will be declared and paid on a monthly basis, as determined by the Board; and

 

    the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan will remain in effect, and participating stockholders will be able to reinvest distributions at a per share price equivalent to 90% of the public offering price pursuant to the effective registration statement at the time of purchase.

On January 13, 2016, the Company filed a tender offer statement with the SEC on Schedule TO. The Company offered to repurchase up to 6,371,100 shares of common stock at a cash price of $8.92 per share. The tender offer terminated on February 24, 2016, upon which the Company repurchased 1.83 million shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $16.30 million.

On January 28, 2016, the Company’s board of directors declared distributions of $0.015483 per share for four record dates beginning on February 2, 2016 through and including February 23, 2016. On February 26, 2016, the Company’s board of directors declared distributions of $0.015483 per share for five record dates beginning on March 1, 2016 through and including March 29, 2016. On March 18, 2016, the Company’s board of directors declared distributions of $0.015483 per share for four record dates beginning on April 5, 2016 through and including April 26, 2016.

On February 2, 2016, the Company’s board of directors decreased the offering price of the Company’s public offering of common stock from $10.00 per share to $9.80 per share.

During the period from January 1, 2016 through March 16, 2016, the Company received additional net proceeds of approximately $118.03 million from its Follow-On Offering and its registered investment advisor channel, including amounts through its distribution reinvestment plan.

During the period from January 1, 2016 through March 16, 2016, the Company made payments on two of its credit facilities in the aggregate amount of $166.40 million.

 

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