Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 12, 2025.
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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 12, 2025
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Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-09-30; filed 2024-11-08.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-05-12.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsItem Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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On March 24, 2025, we consummated the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated November 12, 2024, with Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. II, a Maryland corporation (“OTF II”), Oriole Merger Sub, Inc., a Maryland corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiary (“Merger Sub”), and, solely for the limited purposes set forth therein, the Adviser, and OTCA II, investment adviser to OTF II. In connection therewith, Merger Sub merged with and into OTF II, with OTF II continuing as the surviving company and our wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Initial Merger”) and, immediately thereafter, OTF II merged with and into us, and we continued as the surviving company (together with the Initial Merger, the “Mergers”).
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Currently, the economic outlook is uncertain and stocks and public fixed income markets have been volatile; however, the credit quality of our portfolio has been consistent. We continue to focus on investing in non-cyclical industries we view as recession resistant and that we are familiar with, including defensive service-oriented sectors that provide intangible products such as healthcare, business services, financial services or software. These companies have a reduced reliance on manufactured goods or commodities which minimizes direct tariff impacts.
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Blue Owl serves as the lead, co-lead or administrative agent on many of our investments and the majority of our investments are supported by sophisticated financial sponsors who provide operational and financial resources. As of March 31, 2025, 82.1% of our portfolio at fair value is comprised of first or second lien loans. These positions have a weighted average annual revenue of $880.0 million, weighted average annual EBITDA of $250.9 million, and a weighted average enterprise value of $5.3 billion. 16.7% of our portfolio at fair value is comprised of unsecured debt and equity investments. These positions have a weighted average annual revenue of $910.5 million and enterprise value of $24.3 billion. These statistics exclude strategic portfolio transactions, which comprise 1.1% of the book at fair value. In addition, Blue Owl’s direct lending strategy continues to invest in, and is often the lead lender or administrative agent on, transactions in excess of $1 billion in size, which gives us the ability to structure the terms of such deals to maximize deal economics and credit protection. The average hold size of Blue Owl’s direct lending strategy’s new investments is approximately $350 million (up from approximately $200 million in 2021) and average total new deal size is approximately $1.0 billion (up from approximately $600 million in 2021).
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(1)Includes scheduled paydowns.
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(4)On March 24, 2025, in connection with the Mergers, we acquired investments of $5.56 billion from OTF II and assumed unfunded loan commitments totaling $754.9 million which are excluded from the table above. The investments acquired consisted of 129 portfolio companies, 32 of which were not previously held by us. For additional information see “Note 12. Merger with Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. II”.
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(5)Includes equity investment in Credit SLF.
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(1)Includes investments in Amergin AssetCo.
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(4)Includes equity investment in LSI Financing DAC and LSI Financing LLC.
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LSI Financing LLC
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LSI Financing LLC is a separately managed portfolio company formed to indirectly own royalty purchase agreements and loans in the life sciences space. An affiliate of the Adviser provides consulting services to a subsidiary of LSI Financing LLC in exchange for a fee. An affiliate of the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the management fee payable by the Company pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement equal to the Company’s pro rata amount of such consulting fee. On November 25, 2024, the Company redeemed a portion of its interest in LSI Financing DAC in exchange for common shares of LSI Financing LLC. As of March 31, 2025, the fair value of our investment in LSI Financing LLC was $95.9 million and our total commitment was $93.4 million. We do not consolidate our equity interest in LSI Financing LLC.
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Joint Venture
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Blue Owl Credit SLF LLC
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On March 24, 2025, we completed the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and OBDE was merged with and into us. The Mergers were accounted for as an asset acquisition in accordance with ASC 805-50, Business Combinations — Related Issues. The consideration paid to OTF II’s shareholders was more than the aggregate fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which resulted in a purchase premium (the “purchase premium”). The purchase premium was allocated to the cost of OTF II investments acquired by us on a pro-rata basis based on their relative fair values as of the closing date. Immediately following the Mergers, the investments were marked to their respective fair values and, as a result, the purchase premium allocated to the cost basis of the investments acquired was immediately recognized as unrealized depreciation on our Consolidated Statement of Operations. The purchase premium allocated to the loan investments acquired will amortize over the life of each respective loan through interest expense with a corresponding adjustment recorded as unrealized appreciation on such loans acquired through their ultimate disposition. The purchase premium allocated to equity investments acquired will not amortize over the life of such investments through interest expense and, assuming no subsequent change to the fair value of the equity investments acquired and disposition of such equity investments at fair value, we will recognize a realized loss with a corresponding reversal of the unrealized depreciation on disposition of such equity investments acquired.
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(1)Refer to Note 3 “Agreements and Related Party Transactions” for additional details on management fee waiver.
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Taxable Subsidiaries
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Certain of our consolidated subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal and state corporate-level income taxes. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we recorded U.S. federal and state income tax expense/(benefit) of $(60) thousand and $1 thousand, respectively.
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We recorded a net deferred tax liability of $680 thousand as of March 31, 2025, for taxable subsidiaries, which is significantly related to GAAP to tax outside basis differences in the taxable subsidiaries’ investment in certain partnership interests. We recorded a net deferred tax liability of $36 thousand for taxable subsidiaries as of December 31, 2024.
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The ten largest contributors to the change in net unrealized gain (loss) on investments during the three months ended March 31, 2025 consisted of the following:
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(3)Net carrying value is inclusive of change in fair market value of effective hedge.
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(1)Refer to “ITEM 1. – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 5. Debt – March 2028 Notes and April 2029 Notes” for details on the facility’s interest rate swap.
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SPV Asset Facilities Assumed in the Mergers
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On March 24, 2025, we became party to and assumed all of OTF II’s obligations under OTF II’s SPV asset facilities (the “OTF II SPV Asset Facility Assumption Date”).
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SPV Asset Facility III
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On July 15, 2022 (the “SPV Asset Facility III Closing Date”), Athena Funding I LLC (“Athena Funding I”), a Delaware limited liability company and our wholly-owned subsidiary entered into a Credit Agreement (the “SPV Asset Facility III”), with Athena Funding I, as borrower, Société Générale, as administrative agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as collateral agent, collateral administrator and custodian, Alter Domus (US) LLC, as document custodian, and the lenders party thereto (the “SPV Asset Facility III Lenders”). The parties to the SPV Asset Facility III have entered into various amendments, including those relating to the calculation of principal collateralization amounts. The following describes the terms of SPV Asset Facility III as amended through the OTF II SPV Asset Facility Assumption Date.
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The maximum principal amount which may be borrowed under the SPV Asset Facility III is$925.0 million (increased from$625.0 million to$925.0 million on June 28, 2024) which, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, may be increased to up to$1.50 billion. The availability of this amount is subject to a borrowing base test, which is based on the value of Athena Funding I’s assets from time to time, and satisfaction of certain conditions, including coverage tests, collateral quality tests, a lender advance rate test and certain concentration limits.
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The SPV Asset Facility III provides for the ability to draw term loans and to draw and redraw revolving loans under the SPV Asset Facility III until July 15, 2026. Unless otherwise terminated, the SPV Asset Facility III will mature on July 15, 2034 (the “SPV Asset Facility III Stated Maturity”). Prior to the SPV Asset Facility III Stated Maturity, proceeds received by Athena Funding I from principal and interest, dividends, or fees on assets must be used to pay fees, expenses and interest on outstanding borrowings, and the excess may be returned to us, subject to certain conditions. On the SPV Asset Facility III Stated Maturity, Athena Funding I must pay in full all outstanding fees and expenses and all principal and interest on outstanding borrowings, and the excess may be returned to us. The credit facility may be permanently reduced, in whole or in part, at the option of Athena Funding I subject to payment of a premium for a period of time.
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Amounts drawn bear interest at a reference rate (initially SOFR) plus a spread of 2.50%, and term loans and revolving loans are subject to a minimum utilization amount, after one year, subject to certain terms and conditions. The undrawn amount of the commitment not subject to such spread payment is subject to an undrawn fee of 0.50% to 1.50% per annum on the undrawn amount, if any, of the commitments. Certain additional fees are payable to Société Générale as administrative agent.
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SPV Asset Facility IV
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On November 8, 2022 (the “SPV Asset Facility IV Closing Date”), Athena Funding II LLC (“Athena Funding II”), a Delaware limited liability company entered into a Loan and Management Agreement (the “SPV Asset Facility IV”), with Athena Funding II LLC, as borrower, us, as collateral manager and transferor, MUFG Bank, Ltd. (“MUFG”), as administrative agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as collateral agent and collateral administrator, Alter Domus (US) LLC as custodian, the lenders from time to time parties thereto (the “SPV Asset Facility IV Lender”) and the group agents from time to time parties thereto. On August 20, 2024, the parties to the SPV Asset Facility IV entered into an amendment, including to extend the availability period and maturity date, change the interest rate, replace Alter Domus as custodian with State Street Bank and Trust Company and make various other changes. The following describes the terms of SPV Asset Facility IV as amended through the OTF II SPV Asset Facility Assumption Date.
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The maximum principal amount of the SPV Asset Facility IV is$300.0 million; the availability of this amount is subject to a borrowing base test, which is based on the value of Athena Funding II’s assets from time to time, an advance rate and concentration limitations, and satisfaction of certain conditions, including collateral quality tests.
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The SPV Asset Facility IV provides for the ability to draw and redraw revolving loans under the SPV Asset Facility IV until October 27, 2026 (the “SPV Asset Facility IV Reinvestment Period”) unless the SPV Asset Facility IV Reinvestment Period is terminated sooner as provided in the SPV Asset Facility IV. Unless otherwise terminated, the SPV Asset Facility IV will mature P3Y after the last day of the SPV Asset Facility IV Reinvestment Period, on October 27, 2029 (the “SPV Asset Facility IV Stated Maturity”). Prior to the SPV Asset Facility IV Stated Maturity, proceeds received by Athena Funding II from principal and interest, dividends, or fees on assets must be used to pay fees, expenses and interest on outstanding borrowings, and the excess may be returned to us, subject to certain conditions. On the SPV Asset Facility IV Stated Maturity, Athena Funding II must pay in full all outstanding fees and expenses and all principal and interest on outstanding borrowings, and the excess may be returned to us. The credit facility may be permanently reduced, in whole or in part, at the option of Athena Funding II.
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Amounts drawn bear interest at a cost of funds rate as determined by MUFG periodically (or Term SOFR under certain circumstances) plus an applicable margin of 2.625% during the SPV Asset Facility IV Reinvestment Period and 3.025% after the end of the SPV Asset Facility IV Reinvestment Period. During the SPV Asset Facility IV Reinvestment Period, there is an unused fee of 0.50% on the undrawn amount, if any, of the revolving commitments in the SPV Asset Facility IV.
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Debt Securitization Transactions Assumed in the Mergers
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Athena CLO II
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On December 13, 2023 (the “Athena CLO II Closing Date”), OTF II completed a $475.3 million term debt securitization transaction (the “Athena CLO II Transaction”). The secured notes and preferred shares issued in the Athena CLO II Transaction and the secured loan borrowed in the Athena CLO II Transaction were issued and incurred, as applicable, by the our consolidated subsidiary Athena CLO II, LLC, a limited liability organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Athena CLO II Issuer”). On March 24, 2025, as a result of the consummation of the Mergers, we became party to the relevant agreements with respect to and assumed all of OTF II’s obligations under the Athena CLO II Transaction.
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The Athena CLO II Transaction was executed by (A) the issuance of the following classes of notes and preferred shares pursuant to an indenture and security agreement dated as of the Athena CLO II Closing Date (the “Athena CLO II Indenture”), by and among the Athena CLO II Issuer and State Street Bank and Trust Company: (i)$40.0 million of AAA(sf) Class A Notes, which bear interest at three-month term SOFR plus 2.85%, (ii) $16.5 million of AA(sf) Class B-1 Notes, which bear interest at three-month term SOFR plus 3.95%, (iii) $7.5 million of AA(sf) Class B-2 Notes, which bear interest at 7.25% and (iv) $24.0 million of A(sf) Class C Notes, which bear interest at three-month term SOFR plus 4.95% (together, the “Athena CLO II Secured Notes”) and (B) the borrowing by the Athena CLO II Issuer of$200.0 million under floating rate Class A-L loans (the “Athena CLO II Class A-L Loans” and together with the Athena CLO II Secured Notes, the “Athena CLO II Debt”). The Athena CLO II Class A-L Loans bear interest at three-month term SOFR plus 2.85%. The Athena CLO II Class A-L Loans were borrowed under a credit agreement (the “Athena CLO II Class A-L Credit Agreement”), dated as of the Athena CLO II Closing Date, by and among the Athena CLO II Issuer, as borrower, a financial institution, as lender, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as collateral trustee and loan agent. The Athena CLO II Debt is secured by middle-market loans, participation interests in middle-market loans and other assets of the Athena CLO II Issuer. The Athena CLO II Debt is scheduled to mature on the Payment Date (as defined in the Athena CLO II Indenture) in January 2036. The Athena CLO II Secured Notes were privately placed by SG Americas Securities, LLC as Initial Purchaser.
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Concurrently with the issuance of the Athena CLO II Secured Notes and the borrowing under the Athena CLO II Class A-L Loans, the Athena CLO II Issuer issued approximately $187.3 of subordinated securities in the form of 187,300 preferred shares at an issue price of $1,000 per share (the “Athena CLO II Preferred Shares”).
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As part of the Athena CLO II Transaction, OTF II entered into a loan sale agreement with the Athena CLO II Issuer dated as of the Athena CLO II Closing Date, which provided for the contribution of approximately$83.9 million funded par amount of middle-market loans from OTF II to the Athena CLO II Issuer on the Athena CLO II Closing Date and for future sales from OTF II to the Athena CLO II Issuer on an ongoing basis. Such loans constituted part of the initial portfolio of assets securing the Athena CLO II Debt. The remainder of the initial portfolio assets securing the Athena CLO II Debt consisted of approximately$380.6 million funded par amount of middle-market loans purchased by the Athena CLO II Issuer from Athena Funding I LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours, under an additional loan sale agreement executed on the Athena CLO II Closing Date between the Athena CLO II Issuer and Athena Funding I LLC. No gain or loss was recognized as a result of these sales and contributions. OTF II and Athena Funding I each made customary representations, warranties, and covenants to the Athena CLO II Issuer under the applicable loan sale agreement.
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Through January 20, 2028, a portion of the proceeds received by the Athena CLO II Issuer from the loans securing the Athena CLO II Secured Notes may be used by the Athena CLO II Issuer to purchase additional middle-market loans under the direction of the Adviser, in its capacity as collateral manager for the Athena CLO II Issuer and in accordance with our investing strategy and ability to originate eligible middle-market loans.
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The Athena CLO II Debt is the secured obligation of the Athena CLO II Issuer, and the Athena CLO II Indenture and Athena CLO II Class A-L Credit Agreement each includes customary covenants and events of default.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Traditional financings are typically senior secured loans primarily in the form of first lien loans (including “unitranche” loans, which are loans that combine both senior and subordinated debt, generally in a first lien position) and second lien loans. In connection with our senior secured loans, we generally receive a security interest in certain of the assets of the borrower and consequently such assets serve as collateral in support of the repayment of such senior secured loans.
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Growth capital investments are typically unsecured obligations of the borrower, and might be structured as unsecured indebtedness, convertible bonds, convertible equity, preferred equity, and common equity. We seek to limit the downside potential of our investments by negotiating covenants in connection with our investments consistent with preservation of our capital. Such restrictions may include affirmative covenants (including reporting requirements), negative covenants (including financial covenants), lien protection, change of control provisions and board rights, including either observation rights or rights to a seat on the board under some circumstances. Except for our specialty financing portfolio investments, our equity investments are typically not control-oriented investments and we may structure such equity investments to include provisions protecting our rights as a minority-interest holder.
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We target portfolio companies where we can structure larger transactions. As of September 30, 2024, our average investment size in each of our portfolio companies was approximately $43.8 million based on fair value. As of September 30, 2024, investments we classify as traditional financing, excluding the investment in Blue Owl Credit SLF LLC (“Credit SLF”) and certain investments that fall outside our typical borrower profile, represented 75.1% of our total portfolio based on fair value and these portfolio companies had weighted average annual revenue of $690 million, weighted average annual EBITDA of $201 million and weighted average enterprise value of $3.98 billion. As of September 30, 2024, investments we classify as growth capital represented 23.9% of our total portfolio based on fair value and these portfolio companies had weighted average annual revenue of $724 million and a weighted average enterprise value of $14.80 billion.
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The credit quality of our portfolio has been consistent. We continue to focus on investing in industries we view as recession resistant and that we are familiar with, including service-oriented sectors such as software and healthcare, all of which serve diversified and durable end markets. Blue Owl serves as the administrative agent on many of our investments and the majority of our investments are supported by sophisticated financial sponsors who provide operational and financial resources. Our borrowers that we classify as traditional financing, which exclude certain investments that fall outside of our typical borrower profile, have a weighted average EBITDA of $201 million and we believe this scale contributes to the durability of our borrowers and their ability to adapt to different economic environments. In addition, Blue Owl continues to invest in, and is often the lead lender or administrative agent on, transactions in excess of $1 billion in size, which gives us the ability to structure the terms of such deals to maximize deal economics and credit protection.
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(3)Includes equity investment in Credit SLF. See below, within Note 4, for more information regarding Credit SLF.
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Joint Venture - Blue Owl Credit SLF LLC
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Investment income increased to $517.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $505.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to an increase in dividends received from certain of our equity investments. Included in interest income are other fees such as prepayment fees and accelerated amortization of upfront fees from unscheduled paydowns. Income generated from these fees increased from $5.1 million to $13.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2024, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2024, there were one-time prepayment fees of approximately $1.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively. Payment-in-kind income was approximately 22.1% of investment income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, consistent with approximately 22.1% of investment income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Other income increased period-over-period due to an increase in incremental fee income, which are fees that are generally available to us as a result of closing investments and generally paid at the time of closing. We expect that investment income will vary based on a variety of factors including the pace of our originations and repayments.
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Total expenses decreased to $222.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $230.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to decreases in interest expense, management fees and incentive fees. The decrease in interest expense was mainly driven by a decrease in average daily borrowings to $2.96 billion from $3.06 billion, partially offset by an increase in the average interest rate to 6.2% from 6.1% period over period. The decrease in incentive fees was driven by reversals of previously recorded capital gains incentive fees recognized during the period. As a percentage of total assets, professional fees, directors’ fees and other general and administrative expenses remained relatively consistent period over period.
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For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the net unrealized gain was primarily driven by an increase in the fair value of our investments as compared to June 30, 2024 and a reversal of a prior period unrealized loss that was realized during the period in connection with the restructuring of a debt investment. As of September 30, 2024, the fair value of our debt investments as a percentage of principal was 99.2%, as compared to 97.6% as of June 30, 2024. The ten largest contributors to the change in net unrealized gain (loss) on investments during the following period consisted of the following:
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the net unrealized loss was primarily driven by a decrease in the fair value of our investments as compared to December 31, 2022. As of September 30, 2023, the fair value of our debt investments as a percentage of principal was 98.6%, as compared to 97.9% as of December 31, 2022. The primary drivers of our portfolio's unrealized losses were decreases in the fair value of certain equity investments and reversals of prior period unrealized gains that were realized during the period, partially offset by reversals of prior period unrealized losses that were realized during the period and the impact of credit spreads tightening across the broader market as compared to December 31, 2022. The ten largest contributors to the change in net unrealized gain (loss) on investments during the period consisted of the following:
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Realized Gross Internal Rate of Return
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Since we began investing in 2018 through September 30, 2024, our exited investments have resulted in an aggregate cash flow realized gross internal rate of return to us of approximately 10.4% (based on total capital invested of $4.00 billion and total proceeds from these exited investments of $4.84 billion).
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IRR, is a measure of our discounted cash flows (inflows and outflows). Specifically, IRR is the discount rate at which the net present value of all cash flows is equal to zero. That is, IRR is the discount rate at which the present value of total capital invested in each of our investments is equal to the present value of all realized returns from that investment. Our IRR calculations are unaudited.
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Capital invested, with respect to an investment, represents the aggregate cost basis allocable to the realized or unrealized portion of the investment, net of any upfront fees paid at closing for the term loan portion of the investment.
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Realized returns, with respect to an investment, represents the total cash received with respect to each investment, including all amortization payments, interest, dividends, prepayment fees, upfront fees (except upfront fees paid at closing for the term loan portion of an investment), administrative fees, agent fees, amendment fees, accrued interest, and other fees and proceeds.
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Gross IRR, with respect to an investment, is calculated based on the dates that we invested capital and dates we received distributions, regardless of when we made distributions to our shareholders. Initial investments are assumed to occur at time zero.
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Gross IRR reflects historical results relating to our past performance and is not necessarily indicative of our future results. In addition, gross IRR does not reflect the effect of management fees, expenses, incentive fees or taxes borne, or to be borne, by us or our shareholders, and would be lower if it did.
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Aggregate cash flow realized gross IRR on our exited investments reflects only invested and realized cash amounts as described above, and does not reflect any unrealized gains or losses in our portfolio.
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Prior to August 1, 2021, we entered into subscription agreements (the“Subscription Agreements”) with investors providing for the private placement of our common shares. Under the terms of the Subscription Agreements, investors were required to fund drawdowns to purchase our common shares up to the amount of their respective Capital Commitment on an as-needed basis each time we delivered a drawdown notice to our investors. As of November 5, 2021, all Capital Commitments had been drawn.
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(1)Partially paid from sources other than ordinary income, including long-term capital gains.
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(1)Partially paid from sources other than ordinary income, including long-term capital gains.
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(2)Includes the unrealized translation gain (loss) on borrowings denominated in foreign currencies.
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Subscription Credit Facility
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On November 19, 2018, we entered into a revolving credit facility (as amended, the “Subscription Credit Facility”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and letter of credit issuer, and the banks of financial institutions from time to time party thereto, as lenders.
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The Subscription Credit Facility permitted us to borrow up to $700 million, subject to availability under the “Borrowing Base.” The Borrowing Base was calculated based on the unused Capital Commitments of the investors meeting various eligibility requirements above certain concentration limits. Effective November 5, 2021, the outstanding balance on the Subscription Credit Facility was paid in full and the facility was terminated pursuant to its terms.
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Borrowings under the Subscription Credit Facility bore interest, at our election at the time of drawdown, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of LIBOR rate loans, an adjusted LIBOR rate for the applicable interest period plus 1.50% or (ii) in the case of reference rate loans, the greatest of (A) a prime rate plus 0.50%, (B) the federal funds rate plus 1.00%, and (C) one-month LIBOR plus 1.50%. We generally borrowed utilizing LIBOR rate loans, generally electing one-month LIBOR upon borrowing. Loans were able to be converted from one rate to another at any time at our election, subject to certain conditions. We also will paid an unused commitment fee of 0.25% per annum on the unused commitments.
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Amounts drawn bear interest at term SOFR plus a spread of 3.31%. The SPV Asset Facility I contains customary covenants, limitations on the activities of OR Tech Financing I, including limitations on incurrence of incremental indebtedness, and customary events of default. The SPV Asset Facility I is secured by a perfected first priority security interest in the assets of OR Tech Financing I and on any payments received by OR Tech Financing I in respect of those assets. Assets pledged to the SPV Asset Facility I Lenders will not be available to pay our debts.
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•Our Audit Committee reviews the valuations recommendations and recommends values for each investment to our Board;
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On October 1, 2024, the Board declared a distribution of an amount equal to the greater of (i) any undistributed investment company taxable income determined pursuant to the Code and any undistributed net capital gain to the extent allowable under the Code for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and (ii) 90% of estimated fourth quarter investment company taxable income, if any, for shareholders of record on December 31, 2024, payable on or before January 31, 2025.
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SPV Asset Facility I Amendment
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On October 30, 2024, OR Tech Financing I entered into the Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which amended SPV Asset Facility I in order to, among other changes, (i) increase the total term commitment from $600,000,000 to $700,000,000, (ii) amend the Commitment Fee from 0.35% to 0.50%, (iii) amend the Applicable Margin from 3.31% to 2.25%, (iv) extend the end of the reinvestment period from December 22, 2025 to October 30, 2027, (v) extend the maturity date from December 22, 2033 to October 30, 2035 and (vi) amend the Prepayment Make-Whole Premium (as defined in SPV Asset Facility I).
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SPV Asset Facility II Amendment
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On October 30, 2024, ORTF Funding I entered into Amendment No. 2 which amended SPV Asset Facility II in order to, among other changes, (i) replace Alter Domus (US) LLC with State Street Bank and Trust Company as Collateral Custodian under SPV Asset Facility II, (ii) increase the commitments under SPV Asset Facility II from $300,000,000 to $400,000,000, (iii) extend the reinvestment period through November 16, 2027 and the scheduled maturity date to November 16, 2029 and (iv) reduce the spread from 2.625% to 2.400% and remove the term SOFR adjustment.
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The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with “ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS”. This discussion contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or the future performance or financial condition of Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 in“ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS”. This discussion also should be read in conjunction with “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Actual results could differ materially from those implied or expressed in any forward-looking statements.
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The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with “ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS”. This discussion contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or the future performance or financial condition of Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 in “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS”. This discussion also should be read in conjunction with the “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Actual results could differ materially from those implied or expressed in any forward-looking statements.
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Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. (the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is a Maryland corporation formed on July 12, 2018. We were formed primarily to originate and make debt and equity investments in technology-related companies based primarily in the United States. We originate and invest in senior secured or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans, and equity-related securities including common equity, warrants, preferred stock and similar forms of senior equity, which may or may not be convertible into a portfolio company’s common equity. Our investment objective is to maximize total return by generating current income from our debt investments and other income producing securities, and capital appreciation from our equity and equity-linked investments.
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Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. (the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is a Maryland corporation formed on July 12, 2018. We were formed primarily to originate and make debt and equity investments in technology-related, specifically software, companies based primarily in the United States. We originate and invest in senior secured or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans, and equity-related securities including common equity, warrants, preferred stock and similar forms of senior equity, which may or may not be convertible into a portfolio company’s common equity. Our investment objective is to maximize total return by generating current income from our debt investments and other income producing securities, and capital appreciation from our equity and equity-linked investments. We may hold our investments directly or through special purpose vehicles.
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We are managed by Blue Owl Technology Credit Advisors LLC (“the Adviser” or “our Adviser”). The Adviser is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), an indirect affiliate of Blue Owl Capital Inc. (“Blue Owl”) (NYSE: OWL) and part of Blue Owl’s Credit platform, which focuses on direct lending. Subject to the overall supervision of our board of directors (the “Board”), the Adviser manages our day-to-day operations, and provides investment advisory and management services to us. The Adviser or its affiliates may engage in certain origination activities and receive attendant arrangement, structuring or similar fees. The Adviser is responsible for managing our business and activities, including sourcing investment opportunities, conducting research, performing diligence on potential investments, structuring our investments, and monitoring our portfolio companies on an ongoing basis through a team of investment professionals.
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We are externally managed by Blue Owl Technology Credit Advisors LLC (“the Adviser” or “our Adviser”). The Adviser is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), an indirect affiliate of Blue Owl Capital Inc. (“Blue Owl”) (NYSE: OWL) and part of Blue Owl’s Credit platform, which includes several strategies, including direct lending, alternative credit, investment grade credit, liquid credit and other adjacent investment strategies. Subject to the overall supervision of our board of directors (the “Board”), the Adviser manages our day-to-day operations, and provides investment advisory and management services to us. The Adviser or its affiliates may engage in certain origination activities and receive attendant arrangement, structuring or similar fees. The Adviser is responsible for managing our business and activities, including sourcing investment opportunities, conducting research, performing diligence on potential investments, structuring our investments, and monitoring our portfolio companies on an ongoing basis through a team of investment professionals.
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Through August 1, 2021, we conducted private offerings (each, a “Private Offering”) of our common shares to accredited investors in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At the closing of each Private Offering, each investor made a capital commitment (a “Capital Commitment”) to purchase shares of our common stock pursuant to a subscription agreement entered into with us. Until the earlier of the listing of our common shares on a national securities exchange (an “Exchange Listing”) and the end of the Commitment Period (as defined below), investors were required to fund drawdowns to purchase shares of our common stock up to the amount of their respective Capital Commitment on an as-needed basis each time we delivered a drawdown notice to our investors. The initial closing of the Private Offering occurred on August 10, 2018 (the “Initial Closing”) and through the termination of the Private Offerings on August 1, 2021, we received $3.13 billion in total Capital Commitments from investors, of which $80.9 million is from entities affiliated with or related to our Adviser. As of November 5, 2021, our Capital Commitments were fully drawn. The “Commitment Period” will continue until August 10, 2025, which is the earlier of the (i) five year anniversary of the Final Closing (August 1, 2026) and (ii) the seven year anniversary of the Initial Closing (August 10, 2025). If we have not consummated an Exchange Listing by the end of the Commitment Period, subject to extension for two additional one-year periods, in the sole discretion of the Board, the Board (subject to any necessary shareholder approvals and applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) will use its commercially reasonable efforts to wind down and/or liquidate and dissolve the Company in an orderly manner.
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If we have not listed our common stock on a national securities exchange (an "Exchange Listing") by August 10, 2025, subject to extension for two additional one-year periods, in the sole discretion of the Board, the Board (subject to any necessary shareholder approvals and applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) will use its commercially reasonable efforts to wind down and/or liquidate and dissolve the Company in an orderly manner.
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Blue Owl consists of three investment platforms: (1) Credit, which focuses on direct lending, (2) GP Strategic Capital, which focuses on acquiring equity positions in and providing debt financing to institutional alternative asset managers and (3) Real Estate, which focuses on triple net lease real estate strategies and real estate credit. Blue Owl’s Credit platform is comprised of the Adviser, Blue Owl Credit Advisors LLC (“OCA”), Blue Owl Diversified Credit Advisors LLC (“ODCA”), Blue Owl Technology Credit Advisors II LLC (“OTCA II”), and Blue Owl Credit Private Fund Advisors LLC (“OPFA” and together with the Adviser, OCA, OTCA II, and ODCA, the “Blue Owl Credit Advisers”). As of September 30, 2024, the Adviser and its affiliates had $128.44 billion of assets under management across Blue Owl’s Credit platform.
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Blue Owl consists of three product platforms: (1) Credit, (2) GP Strategic Capital, which primarily focuses on acquiring equity stakes in, or providing debt financing to, large, multi-product private equity and private credit firms and (3) Real Assets, which primarily focuses on the strategies of net lease real estate and real estate credit. The direct lending strategy of Blue Owl’s Credit platform is comprised of the Adviser, Blue Owl Credit Advisors LLC (“OCA”), Blue Owl Technology Credit Advisors II LLC (“OTCA II”), Blue Owl Credit Private Fund Advisors LLC (“OPFA”), and Blue Owl Diversified Credit Advisors LLC (“ODCA” and together with the Adviser, OCA, OTCA II, OPFA, and ODCA, the “Blue Owl Credit Advisers”), which also are investment advisers. As of March 31, 2025, the Adviser and its affiliates had $139.2 billion of assets under management across Blue Owl’s Credit platform.
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The management of our investment portfolio is the responsibility of the Adviser and the Technology Lending Investment Committee. We consider these individuals to be our portfolio managers. The Investment Team is also led by Douglas I. Ostrover, Marc S. Lipschultz and Craig W. Packer and is supported by certain members of the Adviser’s senior executive team and Blue Owl’s Credit platform’s investment committees. Blue Owl’s Credit platform has four investment committees each of which focuses on a specific investment strategy (Diversified Lending, Technology Lending, First Lien Lending and Opportunistic Lending). Douglas I. Ostrover, Marc S. Lipschultz, Craig W. Packer and Alexis Maged sit on each of Blue Owl’s Credit platform’s investment committees. In addition to Messrs. Ostrover, Lipschultz, Packer and Maged, the Technology Lending Investment Committee is comprised of Erik Bissonnette, Pravin Vazirani and Jon ten Oever. The Investment Team, under the Technology Lending Investment Committee’s supervision, sources investment opportunities, conducts research, performs due diligence on potential investments, structures our investments and will monitor our portfolio companies on an ongoing basis.
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The management of our investment portfolio is the responsibility of the Adviser and the Technology Lending Investment Committee. We consider these individuals to be our portfolio managers. The Investment Team is also led by Douglas I. Ostrover, Marc S. Lipschultz and Craig W. Packer and is supported by certain members of the Adviser’s senior executive team and Blue Owl’s Credit platform’s direct lending investment committees. Blue Owl’s four direct lending investment committees each focus on a specific investment strategy (Diversified Lending, Technology Lending, First Lien Lending and Opportunistic Lending). Douglas I. Ostrover, Marc S. Lipschultz, Craig W. Packer and Alexis Maged sit on each of Blue Owl’s Credit platform’s investment committees. In addition to Messrs. Ostrover, Lipschultz, Packer and Maged, the Technology Lending Investment Committee is comprised of Erik Bissonnette, Pravin Vazirani, Jon ten Oever and Arthur Martini. We consider the individuals on the Technology Lending Investment Committee to be our portfolio managers.The Investment Team, under the Technology Lending Investment Committee’s supervision, sources investment opportunities, conducts research, performs due diligence on potential investments, structures our investments and will monitor our portfolio companies on an ongoing basis.
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The Technology Lending Investment Committee meets regularly to consider our investments, direct our strategic initiatives and supervise the actions taken by the Adviser on our behalf. In addition, the Technology Lending Investment Committee reviews and determines whether to make prospective investments (including approving parameters or guidelines pursuant to which investments in broadly syndicated loans may be bought and sold), structures financings and monitors the performance of the investment portfolio. Each investment opportunity requires the approval of a majority of the Technology Lending Investment Committee. Follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies may require the Technology Lending Investment Committee’s approval beyond that obtained when the initial investment in the portfolio company was made. In addition, temporary investments, such as those in cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high quality debt investments that mature in one year or less, may require approval by the Technology Lending Investment Committee. The compensation packages of certain Technology Lending Investment Committee members from the Adviser include various combinations of discretionary bonuses and variable incentive compensation based primarily on performance for services provided and may include shares of Blue Owl.
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The Technology Lending Investment Committee meets regularly to consider our investments, direct our strategic initiatives and supervise the actions taken by the Adviser on our behalf. In addition, the Technology Lending Investment Committee reviews and determines whether to make prospective investments (including approving parameters or guidelines pursuant to which investments in broadly syndicated loans may be bought and sold), structures financings and monitors the performance of the investment portfolio. Each investment opportunity requires the approval of a majority of the Technology Lending Investment Committee. Follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies may require the Technology Lending Investment Committee’s approval beyond that obtained when the initial investment in the portfolio company was made. In addition, temporary investments, such as those in cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high quality debt investments that mature in one year or less, may require approval by the Technology Lending Investment Committee. The compensation packages of Technology Lending Investment Committee members from the Adviser include various combinations of discretionary bonuses and variable incentive compensation based primarily on performance for services provided and may include shares of Blue Owl.
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We may be prohibited under the 1940 Act from participating in certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of our directors who are not interested persons and, in some cases, the prior approval of the SEC. We rely on an order for exemptive relief (as amended, the “Order”), that has been granted by the SEC to OCA and certain of its affiliates, to permit us to co-invest with other funds managed by the Adviser or certain of its affiliates in a manner consistent with our investment objective, positions, policies, strategies and restrictions as well as regulatory requirements and other pertinent factors. Pursuant to the Order, we generally are permitted to co-invest with certain of our affiliates if a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of our independent directors make certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the transactions, including the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to us and our shareholders and do not involve overreaching by us or our shareholders on the part of any person concerned, (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of our shareholders and is consistent with our investment objective and strategies, (3) the investment by our affiliates would not disadvantage us, and our participation would not be on a basis different from or less advantageous than that on which our affiliates are investing, and (4) the proposed investment by us would not benefit our Advisers or its affiliates or any affiliates person of any of them (other than the parties to the transaction, except to the extent permitted by the Order and applicable law, including the limitations set forth in Section 57(k) of the 1940 Act).
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We may be prohibited under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) from participating in certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of our directors who are not interested persons and, in some cases, the prior approval of the SEC. We, the Adviser and certain of our affiliates were granted an order for exemptive relief that permitted co-investing with our affiliates subject to various approvals of the Board and other conditions. On May 6, 2025, we, the Adviser and certain of our affiliates were granted a new order for exemptive relief that superseded the prior order for exemptive relief (the “Order”) by the SEC for us to co-invest with other funds managed by the Adviser or certain affiliates in a manner consistent with our investment objective, positions, policies, strategies and restrictions as well as regulatory requirements and other pertinent factors. Pursuant to the Order, we generally are permitted to co-invest with certain of our affiliates if such co-investments are done on the same terms and at the same time, as further detailed in the Order. The Order requires that a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of the Board make certain findings (1) in most instances when we co-invest with our affiliates in an issuer where our affiliate has an existing investment in the issuer, and (2) if we dispose of an asset acquired in a transaction under the Order unless the disposition is done on a pro rata basis. Pursuant to the Order, the Board will oversee our participation in the co-investment program. As required by the Order, we have adopted, and the Board has approved, policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the terms of the Order, and the Adviser and our Chief Compliance Officer will provide reporting to the Board.
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In addition, the Order permits us to participate in follow-on investments in our existing portfolio companies with certain affiliates that are private funds even if such private funds did not have an investment in such existing portfolio company. The Blue Owl Credit Advisers’ investment allocation policy seeks to ensure equitable allocation of investment opportunities between us and/or other funds managed by our Adviser or its affiliates. As a result of the Order, there could be significant overlap in our investment portfolio and the investment portfolio of the business development companies (“BDCs”), private funds and separately managed accounts managed by the Blue Owl Credit Advisers (collectively, the “Blue Owl Credit Clients”) and/or other funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates that could avail themselves of the Order and that have an investment objective similar to ours.
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The Blue Owl Credit Advisers’ investment allocation policy seeks to ensure equitable allocation of investment opportunities over time between us and other funds managed by our Adviser or its affiliates. As a result of the Order, there could be significant overlap in our investment portfolio and the investment portfolio of the business development companies (“BDCs”), private funds and separately managed accounts managed by the Blue Owl Credit Advisers (collectively, the “Blue Owl Credit Clients”) and/or other funds managed by the Adviser or its affiliates that avail themselves of the Order.
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•the requirement to distribute (or be treated as distributing) in each taxable year at least the sum of 90% of our investment company taxable income and tax-exempt interest for that taxable year.
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•the requirement to distribute (or be treated as distributing) in each taxable year the sum of at least 90% of our investment company taxable income and tax-exempt interest for that taxable year.
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We are a Maryland corporation organized primarily to originate and make debt and equity investments in technology-related companies based primarily in the United States. We originate and invest in senior secured or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans, broadly syndicated loans and equity-related securities including common equity, warrants, preferred stock and similar forms of senior equity, which may or may not be convertible into a portfolio company’s common equity. Our investment objective is to maximize total return by generating current income from debt investments and other income producing securities, and capital appreciation from our equity and equity-linked investments. We may hold our investments directly or through special purpose vehicles. We generally intend to invest in companies with a low loan-to-value ratio, which we consider to be 50% or below. Since our Adviser’s affiliates began investment activities in April 2016 through September 30, 2024, the Blue Owl Credit Advisers have originated $128.73 billion aggregate principal amount of investments across multiple industries, of which $124.90 billion of aggregate principal amount of investments prior to any subsequent exits or repayments, was retained by either us or a corporation or fund advised by our Adviser or its affiliates.
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We are a Maryland corporation formed primarily to originate and make loans to and make debt and equity investments in, technology-related companies based primarily in the United States, with an emphasis on enterprise software investments. We originate and invest in senior secured or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans, and equity-related securities including common equity, warrants, preferred stock and similar forms of senior equity, which may or may not be convertible into a portfolio company’s common equity. Our investment objective is to maximize total return by generating current income from debt investments and other income producing securities, and capital appreciation from our equity and equity-linked investments. We may hold our investments directly or through special purpose vehicles. Since our Adviser’s affiliates began investment activities in April 2016 through March 31, 2025, the Blue Owl Credit Advisers have originated $154.08 billion aggregate principal amount of investments across multiple industries, of which $150.10 billion of aggregate principal amount of investments prior to any subsequent exits or repayments, was retained by either us or a corporation or fund advised by our Adviser or its affiliates.
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We invest at least 80% of the value of our total assets in "technology-related" companies. We define technology-related companies as those that operate in the technology industry or sector, or those that are developing or offering goods to businesses and consumers which utilize scientific knowledge, including techniques, skills, methods, devices and processes to solve problems. We specifically focus on software and enterprise software companies within the technology and technology-related universe of companies. We invest in a broad range of established and high growth technology-related companies with a focus on enterprise software companies that are capitalizing on the large and growing demand for enterprise software products and services. These companies use technology extensively to improve business processes, applications and opportunities or seek to grow through technological developments and innovations. These companies operate in technology-related industries or sectors which include, but are not limited to, application software, systems software, healthcare information technology, technology services and infrastructure, financial technology and internet and digital media.
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We invest at least 80% of the value of our total assets in “technology-related” companies. We define technology-related companies as those that (i) operate directly in the technology industry, which includes, but is not limited to, application software, systems software, healthcare technology, information technology, technology services and infrastructure, financial technology and internet and digital media, (ii) operate indirectly through their reliance on technology (i.e., utilizing scientific knowledge or technology-enabled techniques, skills, methods, devices or processes to deliver goods and/or services) or (iii) seek to grow through technological advancements and innovations. We invest in a broad range of companies with a focus on established enterprise software companies that are capitalizing on the large and growing demand for software products and services.
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The companies in which we invest use our capital primarily to support their growth, acquisitions, market or product expansion, refinancings and/or recapitalizations. The debt in which we invest typically is not rated by any rating agency, but if these instruments were rated, they would likely receive a rating of below investment grade (that is, below BBB- or Baa3), which is often referred to as “high yield” or “junk”.
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The companies in which we invest use our capital primarily to support their growth, acquisitions, market or product expansion, refinancings and/or recapitalizations. The debt in which we invest is generally not rated by any rating agency, but if these instruments were rated, they would likely receive a rating of below investment grade (that is, below BBB- or Baa3), which is often referred to as “high yield” or “junk”.
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We leverage Blue Owl’s relationships and existing origination capabilities to focus our investments in companies with an enterprise value of at least $50 million and that are backed by venture capital firms or private equity firms that are active investors in and have an expertise in technology companies and technology-related industries. We expect that our target investments typically will range in size between $20 million and $500 million. Our expected portfolio composition will be majority debt or income producing securities, with a lesser allocation to equity related opportunities. We anticipate that generally any equity related securities we hold will be minority positions. We expect that our investment size will vary with the size of our capital base and we anticipate that our average investment size will be 1-2% of our entire portfolio with no investment size greater than 5%; however, from time to time certain of our investments may comprise greater than 5% of our portfolio.
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We leverage Blue Owl’s relationships and existing origination capabilities to focus our investments in companies with an enterprise value of at least $250 million and that are typically backed by institutional investors that are active investors in and have an expertise in technology companies and technology-related industries. We expect that our target investments typically will range in size between $50 million and $350 million. Our expected portfolio composition will be majority debt or income producing securities, in particular directly originated debt investments, with a lesser allocation to equity related opportunities. On these investments, we typically invest at a low loan-to-value ratio, which we consider to be 50% or below. We anticipate that generally any equity related securities we hold will be minority positions. We expect that our investment size will vary with the size of our capital base and that our average investment size will be 0.5-1.5% of our entire portfolio with no investment size greater than 5%. As of March 31, 2025, our average investment size in each of our portfolio companies was approximately $66.7 million based on fair value. In addition, we generally do not intend to invest more than 20% of our total assets in companies whose principal place of business is outside the United States, although we do not generally intend to invest in companies whose principal place of business is in an emerging market. Our portfolio composition may fluctuate from time to time based on market conditions and interest rates.
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We expect that generally our portfolio composition will be majority debt or income producing securities, which may include “covenant-lite” loans (as defined below), with a lesser allocation to equity or equity-linked opportunities, including publicly traded debt instruments. In addition, we may invest a portion of our portfolio in opportunistic investments and broadly syndicated loans, which will not be our primary focus, but will be intended to enhance returns to our shareholders and from time to time, we may evaluate and enter into strategic portfolio transactions which may result in additional portfolio companies which we are considered to control. These investments may include high-yield bonds and broadly-syndicated loans, including publicly traded debt instruments, which are typically originated and structured by banks on behalf of large corporate borrowers with employee counts, revenues, EBITDAs and enterprise values larger than those of middle-market companies, and equity investments in portfolio companies that make senior secured loans or invest in broadly syndicated loans or structured products, such as life settlements and royalty interests. In addition, we generally do not intend to invest more than 20% of our total assets in companies whose principal place of business is outside the United States, although we do not generally intend to invest in companies whose principal place of business is in an emerging market. Our portfolio composition may fluctuate from time to time based on market conditions and interest rates.
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We expect that our portfolio composition will be comprised predominantly of directly originated debt and income producing securities, with a lesser allocation to equity or equity-linked opportunities. In addition, we may invest a portion of our portfolio in opportunistic investments and publicly traded debt investments and we may evaluate and enter into strategic portfolio transactions that may result in additional portfolio companies that we are considered to control. These types of investments are intended to supplement our core strategy and further enhance returns to our shareholders. These investments may include high-yield bonds and broadly syndicated loans, including “covenant lite” loans (as defined below), and other publicly traded debt instruments, typically originated and structured by banks on behalf of large corporate borrowers with employee counts, revenues, EBITDAs and enterprise values larger than those of middle-market companies, and equity investments in portfolio companies that make senior secured loans or invest in broadly syndicated loans, structured products, asset-based solutions or other forms of specialty finance, which may include, but is not limited to, investment such as life settlements, royalty interests and equipment finance.
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Covenants are contractual restrictions that lenders place on companies to limit the corporate actions a company may pursue. Generally, the loans in which we expect to invest will have financial maintenance covenants, which are used to proactively address materially adverse changes in a portfolio company’s financial performance. However, to a lesser extent, we may invest in “covenant-lite” loans. We use the term “covenant-lite” to refer generally to loans that do not have a complete set of financial maintenance covenants. Generally, “covenant-lite” loans provide borrower companies more freedom to negatively impact lenders because their covenants are incurrence-based, which means they are only tested and can only be breached following an affirmative action of the borrower, rather than by a deterioration in the borrower’s financial condition. Accordingly, to the extent we invest in “covenant-lite” loans, we may have fewer rights against a borrower and may have a greater risk of loss on such investments as compared to investments in or exposure to loans with financial maintenance covenants. We classify our debt investments as “traditional financing” or “growth capital” based on a number of factors.
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Covenants are contractual restrictions that lenders place on companies to limit the corporate actions a company may pursue. The loans in which we expect to invest may have financial maintenance covenants, which are used to proactively address materially adverse changes in a portfolio company’s financial performance, or may take the form of “covenant-lite” loans, which generally refers to loans that do not have a complete set of financial maintenance covenants. Generally, “covenant-lite” loans provide borrowers more freedom to negatively impact lenders because their covenants are incurrence-based, which means they are only tested and can only be breached following an affirmative action of the borrower, rather than by a deterioration in the borrower’s financial condition. Accordingly, to the extent we invest in “covenant-lite” loans, we may have fewer rights against a borrower and may have a greater risk of loss on such investments as compared to investments in or exposure to loans with financial maintenance covenants.
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We generate revenues primarily in the form of interest income from the investments we hold. In addition, we may generate income from dividends on either direct equity investments or equity interests obtained in connection with originating loans, such as options, warrants or conversion rights. Our debt investments typically have a term of three to ten years. As of September 30, 2024, 95.9% of our debt investments based on fair value bear interest at a floating rate, subject to interest rate floors, in certain cases. Interest on our debt investments is generally payable either monthly or quarterly.
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We generate revenues primarily in the form of interest income from the investments we hold. In addition, we may generate income from dividends on either direct equity investments or equity interests obtained in connection with originating loans, such as options, warrants or conversion rights. Our debt investments typically have a term of three to ten years. As of March 31, 2025, 97.2% of our debt investments based on fair value bear interest at a floating rate, subject to interest rate floors, in certain cases. Interest on our debt investments is generally payable either monthly or quarterly.
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Our investment portfolio consists primarily of floating rate loans. Macro trends in base interest rates like the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) and any other alternative reference rates may affect our net investment income over the long term. However, because we generally intend to originate loans to a small number of portfolio companies each quarter, and those investments may vary in size, our results in any given period, including the interest rate on investments that may be sold or repaid in a period compared to the interest rate of new investments made during that period, may be idiosyncratic, and reflect the characteristics of the particular portfolio companies that we invested in or exited during the period and not necessarily any trends in our business or macro trends. Generally, because our portfolio consists primarily of floating rate loans, we expect our earnings to benefit from a prolonged higher rate environment.
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Our investment portfolio consists primarily of floating rate loans. Macro trends in base interest rates like SOFR, and any other alternative reference rates may affect our net investment income over the long term. However, because we generally intend to originate loans to a small number of portfolio companies each quarter, and those investments may vary in size, our results in any given period, including the interest rate on investments that may be sold or repaid in a period compared to the interest rate of new investments made during that period, may be idiosyncratic, and reflect the characteristics of the particular portfolio companies that we invested in or exited during the period and not necessarily any trends in our business or macro trends. Generally, because our portfolio consists primarily of floating rate loans, we expect our earnings to benefit from a prolonged higher rate environment.
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Loan origination fees, original issue discount and market discount or premium are capitalized, and we accrete or amortize such amounts under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) as interest income using the effective yield method for term instruments and the straight-line method for revolving or delayed draw instruments. Repayments of our debt investments can reduce interest income from period to period. The frequency or volume of these repayments may fluctuate significantly. We record prepayment premiums on loans as interest income. We may also generate revenue in the form of commitment, loan origination, structuring, or due diligence fees, fees for providing managerial assistance to our portfolio companies and possibly consulting fees. Certain of these fees may be capitalized and amortized as additional interest income over the life of the related loan.
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Loan origination fees, original issue discount and market discount or premium are capitalized, and we accrete or amortize such amounts under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) as interest income using the effective yield method for term instruments and the straight-line method for revolving or delayed draw instruments. Repayments of our debt investments can reduce interest income from period to period. The frequency or volume of these repayments may fluctuate significantly. We record prepayment premiums on loans as interest income. We may also generate revenue in the form of commitment, loan origination, structuring, or due diligence fees, fees for providing managerial assistance to our portfolio companies and possibly consulting fees.
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Except as specifically provided below, we anticipate that all investment professionals and staff of the Adviser, when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory and management services to us, and the base compensation, bonus and benefits, and the routine overhead expenses, of such personnel allocable to such services, will be provided and paid for by the Adviser. In addition, the Adviser shall be solely responsible for any placement or “finder’s” fees payable to placement agents engaged by the Company or its affiliates in connection with the offering of securities by the Company. We will bear our allocable portion of the costs of the compensation, benefits and related administrative expenses (including travel expenses) of our officers who provide operational and administrative services hereunder, their respective staffs and other professionals who provide services to us (including, in each case, employees of the Adviser or an affiliate) who assist with the preparation, coordination, and administration of the foregoing or provide other “back office” or “middle office” financial or operational services to us. We shall reimburse the Adviser (or its affiliates) for an allocable portion of the compensation paid by the Adviser (or its affiliates) to such individuals (based on a percentage of time such individuals devote, on an estimated basis, to our business affairs and in acting on our behalf). We also will bear all other costs and expenses of our operations, administration and transactions, including, but not limited to (i) investment advisory fees, including Management Fees and Incentive Fees, to the Adviser, pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement; (ii) our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Adviser in performing its administrative obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement and (iii) all other costs and expenses of our operations and transactions including, without limitation, those relating to:
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Except as specifically provided below, we anticipate that all investment professionals and staff of the Adviser, when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory and management services to us, and the base compensation, bonus and benefits, and the routine overhead expenses, of such personnel allocable to such services, will be provided and paid for by the Adviser. In addition, the Adviser shall be solely responsible for any placement or “finder’s” fees payable to placement agents engaged by us or our affiliates in connection with the offering of securities by us. We will bear our allocable portion of the costs of the compensation, benefits and related administrative expenses (including travel expenses) of our officers who provide operational and administrative services hereunder, their respective staffs and other professionals who provide services to us (including, in each case, employees of the Adviser or an affiliate) who assist with the preparation, coordination, and administration of the foregoing or provide other “back office” or “middle office” financial or operational services to us. We shall reimburse the Adviser (or its affiliates) for an allocable portion of the compensation paid by the Adviser (or its affiliates) to such individuals (based on a percentage of time such individuals devote, on an estimated basis, to our business affairs and in acting on our behalf). We also will bear all other costs and expenses of our operations, administration and transactions, including, but not limited to (i) investment advisory fees, including Management Fees and Incentive Fees, to the Adviser, pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement; (ii) our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Adviser in performing its administrative obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement and (iii) all other costs and expenses of our operations and transactions including, without limitation, those relating to:
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Limited Availability of Capital for Technology Companies Specifically Enterprise Software. We believe that technology companies have limited access to capital, driven by a lack of dedicated pools of capital focused on technology companies and a reduction in activity from commercial and investment banks as a result of regulatory and structural factors, industry consolidation and general risk aversion. Traditional lenders, such as commercial and investment banks, generally do not have flexible product offerings that meet the needs of technology-related companies. In recent years, many commercial and investment banks have focused their efforts and resources on lending to large corporate clients and managing capital markets transactions rather than lending to technology-related companies. In addition, these lenders may be constrained in their ability to underwrite and hold loans and high yield securities, as well as their ability to provide equity financing, as they seek to meet existing and future regulatory capital requirements. We also believe that there is a lack of scaled market participants that are willing to provide and hold meaningful amounts of a customized financing solution for technology companies. As a result, we believe our focus on technology-related companies and our ability to invest across the capital structure, coupled with a limited supply of capital providers, presents an attractive opportunity to invest in technology companies.
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Limited Availability of Capital for Technology, Specifically Enterprise Software, Companies. We believe that technology companies have limited access to capital, driven by a lack of dedicated pools of capital focused on technology companies. Traditional lenders, such as commercial and investment banks, generally do not have flexible product offerings that meet the needs of technology-related companies and there has been a reduction in activity from commercial and investment banks as a result of regulatory and structural factors, industry consolidation and general risk aversion. In recent years, many commercial and investment banks have focused their efforts and resources on lending to large corporate clients and managing capital markets transactions rather than lending to technology-related companies. In addition, these lenders may be constrained in their ability to underwrite and hold loans and high yield securities, as well as their ability to provide equity financing, as they seek to meet existing and future regulatory capital requirements. We also believe that there is a lack of scaled market participants that are willing to provide and hold meaningful amounts of a customized financing solution for technology companies. As a result, we believe our focus on technology-related companies and our ability to invest across the capital structure, coupled with a limited supply of capital providers, presents an attractive opportunity to invest in technology companies.
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Capital Markets Have Been Unable to Fill the Void Left by Banks. Access to underwritten bond and syndicated loan markets is challenging for many technology companies due to loan size and liquidity. For example, high yield bonds are generally purchased by institutional investors such as mutual funds and exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) who, among other things, are highly focused on the liquidity characteristics of the bond being issued in order to fund investor redemptions and/or comply with regulatory requirements. Accordingly, the existence of an active secondary market for bonds is an important consideration in these entities’ initial investment decision. Syndicated loans arranged through a bank are done either on a “best efforts” basis or are underwritten with terms plus provisions that permit the underwriters to change certain terms, including pricing, structure, yield and tenor, otherwise known as “flex”, to successfully syndicate the loan, in the event the terms initially marketed are insufficiently attractive to investors. Loans provided by companies such as ours provide certainty to issuers in that we can commit to a given amount of debt on specific terms, at stated coupons and with agreed upon fees. As we are the ultimate holder of the loans, we do not require market “flex” or other arrangements that banks may require when acting on an agency basis. In addition, our Adviser has teams focused on both liquid credit and private credit and these teams are able to collaborate with respect to syndicated loans.
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Capital Markets Have Been Unable to Fill the Void Left by Banks. Access to the underwritten bond and syndicated loan markets is challenging for many technology companies due to loan size and liquidity. For example, high yield bonds are generally purchased by institutional investors such as mutual funds and exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) who, among other things, are highly focused on the liquidity characteristics of the bond being issued in order to fund investor redemptions and/or comply with regulatory requirements. Accordingly, the existence of an active secondary market for bonds is an important consideration in these entities’ initial investment decision. Syndicated loans arranged through a bank are done either on a “best efforts” basis or are underwritten with terms plus provisions that permit the underwriters to change certain terms, including pricing, structure, yield and tenor, otherwise known as “flex”, to successfully syndicate the loan, in the event the terms initially marketed are insufficiently attractive to investors. Loans provided by companies such as ours provide certainty to issuers in that we can commit to a given amount of debt on specific terms, at stated coupons and with agreed upon fees. As we are the ultimate holder of the loans, we do not require market “flex” or other arrangements that banks may require when acting on an agency basis. In addition, our Adviser has teams focused on both liquid credit and private credit and these teams are able to collaborate with respect to syndicated loans.
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Secular Trends Supporting Growth for Private Credit. According to Gartner, a research and advisory company, global technology spend was $4.7 trillion in 2023 and is expected to grow to more than $5.1 trillion in 2024. We believe global demand for technology products and services will continue to grow rapidly, and that growth will stimulate demand for capital from technology companies which will continue to require access to capital to refinance existing debt, support growth and finance acquisitions. We believe that periods of market volatility, such as the current period of market volatility caused, in part, by elevated inflation and interest rates, and current geopolitical conditions, have accentuated the advantages of private credit. The availability of capital in the liquid credit market is highly sensitive to market conditions whereas we believe private lending has proven to be a stable and reliable source of capital through periods of volatility. We believe the opportunity set for private credit will continue to expand even as the public markets remain open. Financial sponsors and companies today are familiar with direct lending and have seen firsthand the strong value proposition that a private solution can offer. Scale, certainty of execution and flexibility all provide borrowers with a compelling alternative to the syndicated and high yield markets. Based on our experience, there is an emerging trend where higher quality credits that have traditionally been issuers in the syndicated and high yield markets are increasingly seeking private solutions independent of credit market conditions. In our view, this is supported by financial sponsors wanting to work with collaborative financing partners that have scale and breadth of capabilities. We believe the large amount of uninvested capital held by funds of private equity firms, estimated by Preqin Ltd., an alternative assets industry data and research company, to be $2.7 trillion as of December 31, 2023, coupled with a growing focus on technology investing by private equity sponsors, will continue to drive deal activity. We expect that technology companies, private equity sponsors, venture capital firms, and entrepreneurs will continue to seek partners to provide flexible financing for their businesses with debt and equity investments provided by companies such as us.
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Secular Trends Supporting Growth for Private Credit. According to Gartner, a research and advisory company, global technology spend was $5.3 trillion in 2024 and is expected to grow to more than $5.7 trillion in 2025. We believe global demand for technology products and services will continue to grow rapidly, and that growth will stimulate demand for capital from technology companies which will continue to require access to capital to refinance existing debt, support growth and finance acquisitions. We believe that periods of market volatility, such as the current period of market volatility caused, in part, by uncertainty regarding inflation and interest rates, and current geopolitical conditions, have accentuated the advantages of private credit. The availability of capital in the liquid credit market is highly sensitive to market conditions whereas we believe private lending has proven to be a stable and reliable source of capital through periods of volatility. We believe the opportunity set for private credit will continue to expand even as the public markets remain open. Financial sponsors and companies today are familiar with direct lending and have seen firsthand the strong value proposition that a private solution can offer. Scale, certainty of execution and flexibility all provide borrowers with a compelling alternative to the syndicated and high yield markets. Based on our experience, there is an emerging trend where higher quality credits that have traditionally been issuers in the syndicated and high yield markets are increasingly seeking private solutions independent of credit market conditions. In our view, this is supported by financial sponsors wanting to work with collaborative financing partners that have scale and breadth of capabilities. We believe the large amount of uninvested capital held by funds of private equity firms, estimated by Preqin Ltd., an alternative assets industry data and research company, to be $2.6 trillion as of March 31, 2025, coupled with a growing focus on technology investing by private equity sponsors, will continue to drive deal activity. We expect that technology companies, private equity sponsors, venture capital firms, and entrepreneurs will continue to seek partners to provide flexible financing for their businesses with debt and equity investments provided by companies such as us.
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Attractive Investment Dynamics. An imbalance between the supply of, and demand for, capital creates attractive pricing dynamics. With respect to the debt investments in technology companies, we believe the directly negotiated nature of such financings generally provides more favorable terms to the lender, including stronger covenant and reporting packages, better call protection, and lender protective change of control provisions. Further, we believe that historical default rates for technology and software companies have been lower, and recovery rates have been higher, as compared to the broader leveraged finance market, leading to lower cumulative losses. With respect to equity and equity-linked investments, we will seek to structure these investments with meaningful shareholder protections, including, but not limited to, anti-dilution, anti-layering, and liquidation preferences, which we believe will create the potential for meaningful risk-adjusted long-term capital gains in connection with the future liquidity events of these technology companies. Lastly, we believe that in the current environment, lenders with available capital may be able to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities and may be able to achieve improved economic spreads and documentation terms.
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Attractive Investment Dynamics. An imbalance between the supply of, and demand for, capital creates attractive pricing dynamics. With respect to the debt investments in technology companies, we believe the directly negotiated nature of such financings generally provides more favorable terms to the lender, including stronger covenant and reporting packages, better call protection, and lender protective change of control provisions. Further, we believe that historical default rates for technology and software companies have been lower, and recovery rates have been higher, as compared to the broader leveraged finance market, leading to lower cumulative losses. With respect to equity and equity-linked investments, we will seek to structure these investments with meaningful shareholder protections, including, but not limited to, anti-dilution, anti-layering, and liquidation preferences, which we believe will create the potential for meaningful risk-adjusted long-term capital gains in connection with the future liquidity events of these technology companies.
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Compelling Business Models. We believe that the products and services that enterprise software provide often have high switching costs and are fundamental to the operations and success of their customers. We generally invest in dominant or growing players in niche markets that are selling products to established customer bases. As a result, enterprise software have attributes that make them compelling investments, including strong customer retention rates, and highly recurring and predictable revenue. Further, enterprise software are typically highly capital efficient, with limited capital expenditures and high free cash flow conversion. In addition, the replicable nature of technology products creates substantial operating leverage which typically results in strong profitability.
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Compelling Business Models. We believe that the products and services that technology companies with a focus on enterprise software provide often have high switching costs and are fundamental to the operations and success of their customers. We generally invest in dominant or growing players in niche markets that are selling products to established customer bases. As a result, technology companies with a focus on enterprise software have attributes that make them compelling investments, including strong customer retention rates, and highly recurring and predictable revenue. Further, technology companies with a focus on enterprise software are typically highly capital efficient, with limited capital expenditures and high free cash flow conversion. In addition, the replicable nature of technology products, specifically enterprise software, creates substantial operating leverage which typically results in strong profitability.
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Attractive Opportunities in Investments in Technology Companies. We invest in the debt and equity of technology companies. We believe that opportunities in the debt of technology companies are significant because of the floating rate structure of most senior secured debt issuances and because of the strong defensive characteristics of these types of investments. We believe that debt issued with floating interest rates offer a superior return profile as compared with fixed-rate investments, since floating rate structures are generally less susceptible to declines in value experienced by fixed-rate securities in an elevated inflation and interest rates environment. Senior secured debt also provides strong defensive characteristics. Senior secured debt has priority in payment among an issuer’s security holders whereby holders are due to receive payment before junior creditors and equity holders. Further, these investments are generally secured by the issuer’s assets, which may provide protection in the event of a default.
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Attractive Opportunities in Investments in Technology Companies. We invest in the debt and equity of technology companies. We believe that opportunities in the debt of technology companies are significant because of the floating rate structure of most senior secured debt issuances and because of the strong defensive characteristics of these types of investments. We believe that debt issued with floating interest rates offer a superior return profile as compared with fixed-rate investments, since floating rate structures are generally less susceptible to declines in value experienced by fixed-rate securities in a rising interest rate environment. Senior secured debt also provides strong defensive characteristics. Senior secured debt has priority in payment among an issuer’s security holders whereby holders are due to receive payment before junior creditors and equity holders. Further, these investments are generally secured by the issuer’s assets, which may provide protection in the event of a default.
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As of September 30, 2024, based on fair value, our portfolio consisted of 69.7% first lien senior secured debt investments (of which 69% we consider to be unitranche debt investments (including “last out” portions of such loans)), 5.0% second lien senior secured debt investments, 5.3% unsecured debt investments, 10.8% preferred equity investments and 9.2% common equity investments.
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As of March 31, 2025, based on fair value, our portfolio consisted of 78.1% first lien senior secured debt investments (of which 61% we consider to be unitranche debt investments (including “last out” portions of such loans)), 3.3% second lien senior secured debt investments, 3.8% unsecured debt investments, 7.9% preferred equity investments, 6.9% common equity investments, and less than 0.1% joint ventures.
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As of September 30, 2024, our weighted average total yield of the portfolio at fair value and amortized cost was 10.0% and 9.9%, respectively, and our weighted average yield of accruing debt and income producing securities at fair value and amortized cost was 11.4% and 11.4%, respectively(1). As of September 30, 2024, the weighted average spread of total debt investments was 6.2%.
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As of March 31, 2025, our weighted average total yield of the portfolio at fair value and amortized cost was 9.8% and 9.9%, respectively, and our weighted average yield of debt and income producing securities at fair value and amortized cost was 10.6% and 10.6%, respectively. Refer to our weighted average yields and interest rates table for more information on our calculation of weighted average yields. As of March 31, 2025, the weighted average spread of total debt investments was 5.8%.
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As of September 30, 2024, we had investments in 146 portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of $6.40 billion. As of September 30, 2024, we had net leverage of 0.78x debt-to-equity.
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As of March 31, 2025, we had investments in 181 portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of $12.1 billion. Our current target ratio is 0.90x to 1.25x. As of March 31, 2025, we had net leverage of 0.53x debt-to-equity.
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In the current lending environment, public loan markets have remained active while merger and acquisition activity remains below historical levels; however, our platform continues to find attractive investment opportunities for deployment, predominantly in first lien originations. In addition, a large portion of our originations across the platform this quarter were deployed into existing borrowers as part of add-on transactions.
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The current lending environment is challenging as the potential impact from recent trade and economic policies has resulted in increased uncertainty, merger and acquisition activity remains below historical levels and refinance activity has slowed. However, our platform continues to find attractive investment opportunities for deployment, predominantly in first lien originations to large borrowers. In addition, a large portion of our originations across the platform this quarter were deployed into existing borrowers as part of incumbent transactions.
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Many of the companies in which we invest are continuing to see modest growth in both revenues and EBITDA. However, in the event of further geopolitical, economic and financial market instability, in the U.S. and elsewhere, it is possible that the results of some of the middle-market companies similar to those in which we invest could be challenged. While we are not seeing signs of an overall, broad deterioration in our results or those of our portfolio companies at this time, there can be no assurance that the performance of certain of our portfolio companies will not be negatively impacted by economic conditions, which could have a negative impact on our future results.
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We believe the construction of our current portfolio coupled with our experienced investment team and strong underwriting standards leave us well-positioned for the current economic environment. Many of the companies in which we invest are continuing to see modest growth in both revenues and EBITDA. However, in the event of further geopolitical, economic and financial market instability, in the U.S. and elsewhere, it is possible that the results of some of the middle-market companies similar to those in which we invest could be challenged.
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We also continue to invest in Credit SLF and specialty financing portfolio companies, including Fifth Season Investments LLC (“Fifth Season”), LSI Financing DAC 1 (“LSI Financing”), and AAM Series 1.1 Rail and Domestic Intermodal Feeder, LLC and AAM Series 2.1 Aviation Feeder, LLC (collectively,“Amergin AssetCo”) and in the future may invest through additional specialty finance portfolio companies, joint ventures, partnerships or other special purpose vehicles. These companies may use our capital to support acquisitions which could continue to lead to increased dividend income across well-diversified underlying portfolios. See“Specialty Financing Portfolio Companies.”
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We also continue to invest in Credit SLF and specialty financing portfolio companies, including Fifth Season Investments LLC (“Fifth Season”), LSI Financing 1 DAC (“LSI Financing DAC”), LSI Financing LLC (“LSI Financing LLC”) and AAM Series 1.1 Rail and Domestic Intermodal Feeder, LLC and AAM Series 2.1 Aviation Feeder, LLC (collectively, “Amergin AssetCo”) and in the future may invest through additional specialty finance portfolio companies, joint ventures, partnerships or other special purpose vehicles. See“Specialty Financing Portfolio Companies”and “Joint Ventures.”These companies may use our capital to support acquisitions which could lead to increased dividend income across well-diversified underlying portfolios.
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The table below presents our investment activity for the following periods (information presented herein is at par value unless otherwise indicated):
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Our investment activity for the following periods is presented below (information presented herein is at par value unless otherwise indicated).
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(1)Number of new investment commitments represents commitments to a particular portfolio company.
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(2)Number of new investment commitments represents commitments to a particular portfolio company.
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(2)Assumes each floating rate commitment is subject to the greater of the interest rate floor (if applicable) or 3-month SOFR, which was 4.59% and 5.40% as of September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.
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(3)Assumes each floating rate commitment is subject to the greater of the interest rate floor (if applicable) or 3-month SOFR, which was 4.29% and 5.30% as of March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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(1)69% and 74% of which we consider unitranche loans as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
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(1)61% and 69% of which we consider unitranche loans as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
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(2)Includes investment in LSI Financing.
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(2)Includes investment in Amergin AssetCo.
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(3)Includes equity investment in Fifth Season.
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(3)Includes equity investment in LSI Financing DAC.
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In addition, the Order permits us to participate in follow-on investments in our existing portfolio companies with certain affiliates that are private funds, when such private funds did not have an investment in such existing portfolio company.
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While we are not seeing a meaningful increase in amendment activity, requests for increased revolver borrowings, missed payments, downward movement in our watch list or other or signs of an overall, broad deterioration in our results or those of our portfolio companies at this time, there can be no assurance that the performance of certain of our portfolio companies will not be negatively impacted by economic conditions, which could have a negative impact on our future results.
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(3)Includes equity investment in Credit SLF.
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Subchapter M. As of March 31, 2025 we have generated undistributed taxable earnings “spillover” of $0.66 per share. To maintain our tax treatment as a RIC, we, among other things, intend to make the requisite distributions to our shareholders, which generally relieves us from U.S. federal income taxes at corporate tax rates.
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The December 2025 Notes were issued pursuant to the Base Indenture and a Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 23, 2020 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture” and together with the Base Indenture, the “December 2025 Indenture”), between us and the Trustee. The December 2025 Notes will mature on December 15, 2025 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at our option at any time or from time to time at the redemption prices set forth in the December 2025 Indenture. The December 2025
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Transfers between levels, if any, are recognized at the beginning of the quarter in which the transfer occurred. In addition to using the above inputs in investment valuations, we apply the valuation policy approved by our Board that is consistent with ASC 820. Consistent with the valuation policy, our Adviser, as the valuation designee, evaluates the source of the inputs, including any markets in which our investments are trading (or any markets in which securities with similar attributes are trading), in determining fair value.
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(1)Refer to footnote (1) of our weighted average yields and interest rates table for more information on our calculation of weighted average yields.
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(1)Includes investment in Fifth Season.
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The Adviser focuses on downside protection by leveraging existing rights available under our credit documents; however, for investments that are significantly underperforming or which may need to be restructured, the Adviser's workout team partners with the investment team and all material amendments, waivers and restructurings require the approval of a majority of the Technology Lending Investment Committee. As of September 30, 2024, one of our portfolio companies is on non-accrual. Our average annual gain/(loss) ratio is 0.19%.
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On May 6, 2024 Blue Owl Credit SLF LLC (“Credit SLF”), a Delaware limited liability company, was formed as a joint venture between us, Blue Owl Capital Corporation, Blue Owl Capital Corporation II, Blue Owl Capital Corporation III, Blue Owl
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2026 Notes rank structurally subordinated, or junior, to all existing and future indebtedness and other obligations (including trade payables) incurred by our subsidiaries, financing vehicles or similar facilities.
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The June 2026 Indenture contains certain covenants, including covenants requiring us to (i) comply with the asset coverage requirements of the 1940 Act whether or not it is subject to those requirements, and (ii) provide financial information to the holders of the June 2026 Notes and the Trustee if we are no longer subject to the reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These covenants are subject to important limitations and exceptions that are described in the Indenture.
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The Adviser serves as collateral manager for the CLO 2020-1 Refinancing Issuer under an amended and restated collateral management agreement dated as of the CLO 2020-1 Refinancing Date. The Adviser is entitled to receive fees for providing these services. The Adviser has waived its right to receive such fees but may rescind such waiver at any time.
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To qualify as a RIC, we must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements. In addition, to qualify for RIC tax treatment, we generally must distribute to our shareholders, for each taxable year, at least 90% of our