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Agreements and Related Parties
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Agreements and Related Parties Agreements and Related Parties
The Company has entered into an investment advisory and management agreement (as amended and restated on December 13, 2020 and on September 26, 2022, the "Second A&R Investment Management Agreement" or the "Investment Management Agreement") with the Investment Adviser. Under the Investment Management Agreement, the Investment Adviser manages the day-to-day operations of, and provides investment advisory services to the Company. For providing these services, the Investment Adviser receives an annual base management fee from the Company. The Investment Management Agreement was most recently re-approved by the Board on February 11, 2026 for a period of 12 months commencing on March 1, 2026.
Pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, during the Investment Period, the base management fee is calculated at an annual blended rate with respect to the Company's Assets Invested (defined below) at the end of each quarterly period by reference to (i) 0.70% in the case of Assets Invested equal to or less than $500,000, and (ii) 0.60% in the case of
Assets Invested of greater than $500,000, subject, in each case, to the adjustments in the manner set forth in the Investment Management Agreement, as amended.
Pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, the management fee shall be calculated at the blended rate until such time that the Company has $1.0 billion of Assets Invested (as modified by the Second A&R Investment Management Agreement). Upon such time, the Management Fee shall be calculated at the Blended Rate, as defined in the Second A&R Investment Management Agreement, and for the avoidance of doubt, based on the greater of the actual Assets Invested as of the end of any quarter and target Assets Invested for the quarter. The Second A&R Investment Management Agreement modified the definition of "Assets Invested" to mean that as of the end of each quarterly period, the sum of the Company's (i) drawn capital commitments, (ii) the aggregate dollar amount of distributions declared to stockholders from net investment income as of the latest declaration date of any such distribution, less any amounts of such distribution received in cash by stockholders, and (iii) outstanding principal on borrowings.
During the Investment Period, the management fee payable each quarter shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of the quarterly fee percentage multiplied by the Company's cumulative realized losses since inception (calculated net of any subsequently reversed realized losses) (the "Cumulative Losses") on the Company’s portfolio of investments (collectively, the "Withheld Amounts"). Any portion of such Withheld Amounts that is attributable to a subsequently reversed realized loss shall be payable to the Investment Adviser in the quarter in which such reversal occurs. In addition, upon expiration of the Investment Period, the Investment Adviser shall be entitled to an amount equal to the portion of such Withheld Amounts that would have been payable if Cumulative Losses had been calculated net of cumulative realized capital gains on the applicable portfolios of investments.
For the years ended December 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, $9,234, $8,997 and $7,863, respectively, of management fees were incurred by the Company.
The Company has entered into an administration agreement ("Administration Agreement") with the Administrator under which the Administrator provides administrative services to the Company for its day-to-day operations. The Administration Agreement was most recently re-approved by the Board on February 11, 2026 for a period of 12 months commencing on March 1, 2026. The Administrator maintains, or oversees the maintenance of, the Company's consolidated financial records, prepares reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), generally monitors the payment of the Company's expenses and oversees the performance of administrative and professional services rendered by others. The Administrator has hired a third-party sub-administrator to assist with the provision of administrative services.
The Company, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator have also entered into a Trademark License Agreement (the "Trademark License Agreement"), with New Mountain Capital, pursuant to which New Mountain Capital has agreed to grant the Company a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the "NMF" name. Under the Trademark License Agreement, subject to certain conditions, the Company, the Investment Adviser and the Administrator will have a right to use the "NMF" name, for so long as the Investment Adviser or one of its affiliates remains the investment adviser of the Company. Other than with respect to this limited license, the Company will have no legal right to the "NMF" name.
The Investment Adviser and its affiliates may also manage other funds in the future that may have investment mandates that are similar, in whole or in part, to the Company's investment mandates. The Investment Adviser and its affiliates may determine that an investment is appropriate for the Company or for one or more of those other funds. In such event, depending on the availability of such investment and other appropriate factors, the Investment Adviser or its affiliates may determine that the Company should invest side-by-side with one or more other funds. Any such investments will be made only to the extent permitted by applicable law and interpretive positions of the SEC and its staff and consistent with the Investment Adviser's allocation procedures. The Company may be prohibited under the 1940 Act from participating in certain transactions with its affiliates without prior approval of the directors who are not interested persons, and in some cases, the prior approval of the SEC. The Company, the Investment Adviser and certain of their affiliates were granted an order for exemptive relief that permitted co-investing with affiliates of the Company subject to various approvals of the Board and other conditions. On May 13, 2025, the Company, the Investment Adviser and certain of their affiliates were granted a new order for exemptive relief (the“Exemptive Order”) by the SEC. The Exemptive Order allows for the Company to co-invest in certain negotiated transactions with other funds managed by the Investment Adviser or certain affiliates pursuant to the conditions of the Exemptive Order. Pursuant to such Exemptive Order, the Company generally is permitted to co-invest with certain of its affiliates if such co-investments are done on the same terms and at the same time, as further detailed in the Exemptive Order. The Exemptive Order requires that a “required majority” (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of the Board makes certain findings (1) in most instances when the Company co-invests with its affiliates in an issuer where an affiliate of the Company has an existing investment in the issuer, and (2) if the Company disposes of an asset acquired in a transaction under the Exemptive Order unless the disposition is done on a pro rata basis, or is a sale of a tradeable security. Pursuant to the Exemptive Order, the Board oversees the Company’s participation in the co-investment program. As required by the Exemptive Order, the Company has adopted, and the Board has approved, policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure
compliance with the terms of the Exemptive Order, and the Investment Adviser and the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer will provide reporting to the Board.