Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Investments

v3.22.4
Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Schedule Of Investments [Abstract]  
Investment Holdings, Schedule of Investments [Text Block]

4. Investments

Control and Affiliate Investments

As required by the 1940 Act, the Company classifies its investments by level of control. “Control investments” are defined in the 1940 Act as investments in those companies that the Company is deemed to “control”. Under the 1940 Act, the Company is generally deemed to “control” a company in which it has invested if it owns 25% or more of the voting securities of such company or has greater than 50% representation on its board. “Affiliate investments” are investments in those companies that are “affiliated companies” of the Company, as defined in the 1940 Act, which are not control investments. The Company is deemed to be an “affiliate” of a company in which it has invested if it owns 5% or more, but generally less than 25%, of the voting securities of such company. “Non-control/non-affiliate investments” are investments that are neither control investments nor affiliate investments. For purposes of determining the classification of its investments, the Company has included consideration of any voting securities or board appointment rights held by the Adviser Funds.

The following table summarizes the Company’s realized gains and losses and changes in unrealized appreciation and depreciation on control and affiliate investments for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020.

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

Portfolio Company(1)

 

Type

 

Fair Value as of
December 31, 2022

 

 

Interest Income

 

 

Fee Income

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

Realized Gain (Loss)

 

Control Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coronado Aesthetics, LLC

 

Control

 

$

319

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

(246

)

 

$

 

Gibraltar Business Capital, LLC

 

Control

 

 

36,944

 

 

 

3,385

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

(6,968

)

 

 

 

Hercules Adviser LLC

 

Control

 

 

31,153

 

 

 

546

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,163

 

 

 

 

Tectura Corporation

 

Control

 

 

8,042

 

 

 

690

 

 

 

 

 

 

(227

)

 

 

 

Total Control Investments

 

$

76,458

 

 

$

4,621

 

 

$

68

 

 

$

(278

)

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black Crow AI, Inc.(2)

 

Affiliate

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

(120

)

 

$

3,772

 

Pineapple Energy LLC(2)

 

Affiliate

 

 

 

 

 

1,204

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,209

 

 

 

(2,014

)

Total Affiliate Investments

 

$

 

 

$

1,204

 

 

$

 

 

$

4,089

 

 

$

1,758

 

Total Control & Affiliate Investments

 

$

76,458

 

 

$

5,825

 

 

$

68

 

 

$

3,811

 

 

$

1,758

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2021

 

Portfolio Company(1)

 

Type

 

Fair Value as of
December 31, 2021

 

 

Interest Income

 

 

Fee Income

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

Realized Gain (Loss)

 

Control Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coronado Aesthetics, LLC

 

Control

 

$

565

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

315

 

 

$

 

Gibraltar Business Capital, LLC

 

Control

 

 

43,830

 

 

 

3,178

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

(14,616

)

 

 

 

Hercules Adviser LLC

 

Control

 

 

20,840

 

 

 

141

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,955

 

 

 

 

Tectura Corporation

 

Control

 

 

8,269

 

 

 

690

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

(331

)

 

 

 

Total Control Investments

 

$

73,504

 

 

$

4,009

 

 

$

59

 

 

$

(2,677

)

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black Crow AI, Inc.

 

Affiliate

 

$

1,120

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,905

 

 

$

 

Pineapple Energy LLC

 

Affiliate

 

 

8,338

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

(282

)

 

 

 

Solar Spectrum Holdings LLC (p.k.a. Sungevity, Inc.)

 

Affiliate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,183

 

 

 

(62,143

)

Total Affiliate Investments

 

$

9,458

 

 

$

10

 

 

$

 

 

$

63,806

 

 

$

(62,143

)

Total Control & Affiliate Investments

 

$

82,962

 

 

$

4,019

 

 

$

59

 

 

$

61,129

 

 

$

(62,143

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020

 

Portfolio Company(1)

 

Type

 

Fair Value as of
December 31, 2020

 

 

Interest
Income

 

 

Fee Income

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

Realized Gain (Loss)

 

Control Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gibraltar Business Capital, LLC

 

Control

 

$

48,800

 

 

$

2,249

 

 

$

21

 

 

$

(1,419

)

 

$

 

Tectura Corporation

 

Control

 

 

8,600

 

 

 

608

 

 

 

 

 

 

(852

)

 

 

 

Total Control Investments

 

$

57,400

 

 

$

2,857

 

 

$

21

 

 

$

(2,271

)

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optiscan BioMedical, Corp.

 

Affiliate

 

$

 

 

$

13

 

 

$

 

 

$

4,532

 

 

$

(14,146

)

Pineapple Energy LLC

 

Affiliate

 

 

8,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,927

)

 

 

 

Solar Spectrum Holdings LLC (p.k.a. Sungevity, Inc.)

 

Affiliate

 

 

 

 

 

520

 

 

 

 

 

 

(346

)

 

 

(3

)

Total Affiliate Investments

 

$

8,340

 

 

$

533

 

 

$

 

 

$

259

 

 

$

(14,149

)

Total Control & Affiliate Investments

 

$

65,740

 

 

$

3,390

 

 

$

21

 

 

$

(2,012

)

 

$

(14,149

)

(1)
In accordance with Rules 3-09, 4-08(g), and Rule 10-01(b)(1) of Regulation S-X, (“Rule 3-09”, “Rule 4-08(g)”, and “Rule 10-01(b)(1)”, respectively), the Company must determine if its unconsolidated subsidiaries are considered “significant subsidiaries”. As of December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020 there were no unconsolidated subsidiaries that are considered “significant subsidiaries”.
(2)
As of September 30, 2022, Black Crow AI, Inc. and Pineapple Energy LLC were no longer affiliates as defined under the 1940 Act.

Portfolio Composition

The following table shows the fair value of the Company’s portfolio of investments by asset class as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

(in thousands)

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

Investments at
Fair Value

 

 

Percentage of
Total Portfolio

 

 

Investments at
Fair Value

 

 

Percentage of
Total Portfolio

 

Senior Secured Debt

$

2,741,388

 

 

 

92.5

%

 

$

2,156,709

 

 

 

88.6

%

Unsecured Debt

 

54,056

 

 

 

1.8

%

 

 

52,890

 

 

 

2.2

%

Preferred Stock

 

41,488

 

 

 

1.4

%

 

 

69,439

 

 

 

2.8

%

Common Stock

 

92,484

 

 

 

3.1

%

 

 

115,271

 

 

 

4.7

%

Warrants

 

30,646

 

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

38,399

 

 

 

1.6

%

Investment Funds & Vehicles

 

3,893

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

1,814

 

 

 

0.1

%

Total

$

2,963,955

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

2,434,522

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

A summary of the Company’s investment portfolio, at value, by geographic location as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is shown as follows:

(in thousands)

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

Investments at
Fair Value

 

 

Percentage of
Total Portfolio

 

 

Investments at
Fair Value

 

 

Percentage of
Total Portfolio

 

United States

$

2,670,520

 

 

 

90.1

%

 

$

2,138,184

 

 

 

87.8

%

United Kingdom

 

171,629

 

 

 

5.8

%

 

 

169,407

 

 

 

7.0

%

Netherlands

 

88,915

 

 

 

3.0

%

 

 

82,925

 

 

 

3.4

%

Canada

 

19,472

 

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

27,673

 

 

 

1.1

%

Israel

 

9,052

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

8,980

 

 

 

0.4

%

Ireland

 

2,804

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

5,459

 

 

 

0.2

%

Germany

 

990

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

1,894

 

 

 

0.1

%

Other

 

573

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

Total

$

2,963,955

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

2,434,522

 

 

 

100.0

%

The following table shows the fair value of the Company’s portfolio by industry sector as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

(in thousands)

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

Investments at
Fair Value

 

 

Percentage of
Total Portfolio

 

 

Investments at
Fair Value

 

 

Percentage of
Total Portfolio

 

Drug Discovery & Development

$

1,150,707

 

 

 

38.8

%

 

$

967,383

 

 

 

39.7

%

Software

 

798,264

 

 

 

26.9

%

 

 

585,622

 

 

 

24.1

%

Consumer & Business Services

 

439,384

 

 

 

14.8

%

 

 

395,506

 

 

 

16.3

%

Healthcare Services, Other

 

198,763

 

 

 

6.7

%

 

 

121,003

 

 

 

5.0

%

Communications & Networking

 

101,833

 

 

 

3.5

%

 

 

105,490

 

 

 

4.3

%

Diversified Financial Services

 

68,569

 

 

 

2.3

%

 

 

65,073

 

 

 

2.7

%

Information Services

 

60,759

 

 

 

2.1

%

 

 

74,417

 

 

 

3.1

%

Manufacturing Technology

 

46,109

 

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

14,995

 

 

 

0.6

%

Biotechnology Tools

 

32,825

 

 

 

1.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

Semiconductors

 

21,921

 

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

22,498

 

 

 

0.9

%

Electronics & Computer Hardware

 

21,517

 

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

1,040

 

 

 

0.0

%

Sustainable and Renewable Technology

 

15,486

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

39,387

 

 

 

1.6

%

Surgical Devices

 

3,038

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

1,029

 

 

 

0.0

%

Consumer & Business Products

 

2,821

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

28,099

 

 

 

1.2

%

Medical Devices & Equipment

 

1,834

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

12,612

 

 

 

0.5

%

Drug Delivery

 

90

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

368

 

 

 

0.0

%

Media/Content/Info

 

35

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

Total

$

2,963,955

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

2,434,522

 

 

 

100.0

%

No single portfolio investment represents more than 10% of the fair value of the Company’s total investments as of December 31, 2022 or December 31, 2021.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

The Company’s customers are primarily privately held companies and public companies which are active in the “Drug Discovery & Development", "Software”, “Consumer & Business Services”, "Healthcare Services, Other", and “Communications & Networking" sectors. These sectors are characterized by high margins, high growth rates, consolidation and product and market extension opportunities. Value for companies in these sectors is often vested in intangible assets and intellectual property.

Industry and sector concentrations vary as new loans are recorded and loans are paid off. Loan revenue, consisting of interest, fees, and recognition of gains on equity and warrant or other equity interests, can fluctuate materially when a loan is paid off or a related warrant or equity interest is sold. Revenue recognition in any given year can be highly concentrated among several portfolio companies.

As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s ten largest portfolio companies represented approximately 29.0% and 30.5% of the total fair value of the Company’s investments in portfolio companies, respectively. As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had eight and six portfolio companies, respectively, that represented 5% or more of the Company’s net assets. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had four equity investments representing approximately 39.8% of the total fair value of the Company’s equity investments, and each represented 5% or more of the total fair value of the Company’s equity investments. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had six equity investments which represented approximately 49.6% of the total fair value of the Company’s equity investments, and each represented 5% or more of the total fair value of such investments.

Investment Collateral

In the majority of cases, the Company collateralizes its investments by obtaining a first priority security interest in a portfolio company’s assets, which may include its intellectual property. In other cases, the Company may obtain a negative pledge covering a company’s intellectual property. The Company's investments were collateralized as follows as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

 

Percentage of debt investments (at fair value), as of

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Senior Secured First Lien

 

 

 

 

 

All assets including intellectual property

 

42.0

%

 

 

37.5

%

All assets with negative pledge on intellectual property

 

26.1

%

 

 

31.6

%

“Last-out” with security interest in all of the assets

 

11.6

%

 

 

7.9

%

Total senior secured first lien position

 

79.7

%

 

 

77.0

%

Second lien

 

18.4

%

 

 

20.6

%

Unsecured

 

1.9

%

 

 

2.4

%

Total debt investments at fair value

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

Investment Income

The Company’s investment portfolio generates interest, fee, and dividend income. The composition of the Company’s interest income and fee income is as follows:

(in thousands)

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Contractual interest income

$

249,375

 

 

$

200,682

 

 

$

208,017

 

Exit fee interest income

 

32,063

 

 

 

37,494

 

 

 

41,191

 

PIK interest income

 

20,455

 

 

 

11,210

 

 

 

9,009

 

Other interest income (1)

 

5,365

 

 

 

3,974

 

 

 

5,162

 

Total interest income

 

307,258

 

 

 

253,360

 

 

 

263,379

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring fee income

 

7,834

 

 

 

7,458

 

 

 

7,768

 

Accelerated fee income - expired commitments

 

1,502

 

 

 

3,031

 

 

 

3,130

 

Accelerated fee income - early repayments

 

5,094

 

 

 

17,127

 

 

 

12,981

 

Total fee income

 

14,430

 

 

 

27,616

 

 

 

23,879

 

(1)
Other interest income includes OID interest income and interest recorded on other assets.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, unamortized capitalized fee income was recorded as follows:

(in millions)

As of December 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Offset against debt investment cost

$

43.1

 

 

$

36.5

 

Deferred obligation contingent on funding or other milestone

 

10.9

 

 

 

6.4

 

Total Unamortized Fee Income

$

54.0

 

 

$

42.9

 

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, loan exit fees receivable were recorded as follows:

(in millions)

As of December 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Included within debt investment cost

$

32.5

 

 

$

29.6

 

Deferred receivable related to expired commitments

 

5.0

 

 

 

5.4

 

Total Exit Fees Receivable

$

37.5

 

 

$

35.0