BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. Announces Completion of Merger With BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation
18 Marzo 2024 - 9:30PM
Business Wire
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC”)(NASDAQ: TCPC) today
announced the closing of the previously announced merger with
BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation (“BCIC”)(NASDAQ:BKCC). The
combined company will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select
Market under the ticker symbol “TCPC” and continue to be externally
managed by its advisor, a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of
BlackRock, Inc.
Rajneesh Vig, Co-Head of US Private Capital (USPC) for
BlackRock, and Chairman and CEO of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.,
said: “We are excited to close this transaction that brings
together two portfolios that we know well and that have substantial
overlap. The combination with BCIC positions TCPC for sustained
growth that we believe will create meaningful value for
shareholders.”
In connection with the merger, former BCIC shareholders will
receive 0.3834 shares of TCPC for each share of BCIC based on the
final exchange ratio, subject to adjustments for cash payable in
lieu of fractional shares. As a result of the merger, legacy TCPC
shareholders and former BCIC shareholders own approximately 67.5%
and 32.5%, respectively, of the combined company.
Also in connection with the closing of the merger, and as
previously announced, TCPC’s advisor has agreed to a reduction in
the base management fee rate from 1.50% to 1.25% on assets equal to
or below 200% of the net asset value of TCPC, and a waiver of all
or a portion of its advisory fees to the extent the adjusted net
investment income of TCPC on a per share basis is less than $0.32
per share in any of the first four (4) fiscal quarters ending after
the closing of the transaction.
Houlihan Lokey served as financial advisor and Dechert LLP as
the legal counsel to the special committee of TCPC. Keefe, Bruyette
& Woods, A Stifel Company, served as financial advisor and
Vedder Price P.C. served as the legal counsel to the special
committee of BCIC. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
served as legal counsel to the advisors of TCPC and BCIC.
ABOUT BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL CORP.
TCPC is a specialty finance company focused on direct lending to
middle-market companies as well as small businesses. TCPC lends
primarily to companies with established market positions, strong
regional or national operations, differentiated products and
services and sustainable competitive advantages, investing across
industries in which it has significant knowledge and expertise.
TCPC’s investment objective is to achieve high total returns
through current income and capital appreciation, with an emphasis
on principal protection. TCPC is a publicly-traded business
development company, or BDC, regulated under the Investment Company
Act of 1940 and is externally managed by its advisor, a
wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. For more
information, visit www.tcpcapital.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the statements in this press release constitute
forward-looking statements because they relate to future events,
future performance or financial condition or the merger of BCIC
with and into the Company (the “Merger”). The forward-looking
statements may include statements as to: future operating results
of TCPC as the combined company following the Merger; business
prospects of TCPC as the combined company following the Merger, and
the prospects of each of the portfolio companies in TCPC as the
combined company; and the impact of the investments that TCPC as
the combined company expects to make following the Merger. In
addition, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “seek,”
“plan,” “should,” “estimate,” “project” and “intend” indicate
forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking
statements include these words. The forward-looking statements
contained in this press release involve risks and uncertainties.
Certain factors could cause actual results and conditions to differ
materially from those projected, including in the “Special Note
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” section in our registration
statement on Form N-14 (333-274897) filed with the SEC on October
6, 2023, as amended, which was declared effective by the Securities
Exchange Commission on November 16, 2023. TCPC has based the
forward-looking statements included in this press release on
information available to it on the date of this press release, and
TCPC assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking
statements. Although TCPC undertakes no obligation to revise or
update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult
any additional disclosures that it may make directly to you or
through reports that TCPC in the future may file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including annual reports on
Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on
Form 8-K.
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BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. Katie McGlynn 310.566.1094
investor.relations@tcpcapital.com
BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation Nik Singhal
212.810.5427
Press: Christopher Beattie 646.231.8518
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