v3.26.1
Agreements and Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Agreements And Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Agreements and Related Party Transactions

Note 3. Agreements and Related Party Transactions

Pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement we have entered into with the Adviser, we intend to pay the Adviser certain management and incentive fees prior to and following an Exchange Listing. Prior to an Exchange Listing, the Adviser has been appointed to provide administrative and coordination services to the Company (in such capacity, the “Administrative Coordinator”). The Company will pay an administration fee to the Administrative Coordinator for such administrative and coordination services. Following an Exchange Listing, we intend to enter into a separate administration agreement with an affiliate pursuant to which administrative services would be provided to the Company, as described further below. The cost of the base management fee, the incentive fee and the administration fee will ultimately be borne by our Unitholders.

Management Fees

The Company will pay the Adviser a management fee prior to an Exchange Listing (as the same may be adjusted pursuant to the LLC Agreement and the Investment Management Agreement, the “Pre-Exchange Listing Management Fee”) and a management fee following an Exchange Listing (as the same may be adjusted pursuant to the LLC Agreement and the Investment Management Agreement, the “Post-Exchange Listing Management Fee” and, together with the Pre-Exchange Listing Management Fee, the “Management Fee”). The Management Fee will be payable quarterly in arrears, as follows:

Pre-Exchange Listing. Prior to an Exchange Listing, the Pre-Exchange Listing Management Fee will be calculated as of the close of business on the last day of each calendar quarter in an amount equal to 1.50% per annum of Invested Capital (defined as, as of any date, the sum of (i) capital contributions to the Company used to make Portfolio Investments and (ii) the total amount of credit drawn on subscription or similarly structured credit facilities).
Post-Exchange Listing. Following an Exchange Listing, the Post-Exchange Listing Management Fee will be an amount equal to 1.50% per annum of the average value of the Company’s total assets at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters; provided, however, the Post-Exchange Listing Management Fee will be calculated at an annual rate of 1.00% of the average value of the Company’s total assets at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters that exceeds the product of (i) 200% and (ii) the value of the Company’s total net assets at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

The Management Fee will be appropriately adjusted for any stub period. The Adviser may arrange for the Company to direct to a placement agent any portion of the Management Fee which the Adviser is owed for purposes of paying any placement fee that the Adviser owes to such placement agent.

The Adviser will have the right, in its sole discretion, to waive or reduce, as well as recoup in a subsequent period, the Management Fee to which the Adviser is entitled in respect of all Unitholders’ units in any particular calendar quarter. Any such Management Fee may be recouped by the Adviser in a future calendar quarter within three years of the date of the applicable waiver of the Management Fee. No Management Fees have been waived as of March 31, 2026.

Incentive Fee

Distributions. Prior to an Exchange Listing, the Company makes distributions out of two categories: Current Proceeds and Disposition Proceeds (collectively referred to as “Investment Proceeds”). “Disposition Proceeds” means all amounts received by the Company upon the disposition of an investment, including full or partial repayments or amortization of principal (but excluding Current Proceeds). “Current Proceeds” means all proceeds from investments, including interest income, fee income, prepayment fees and exit fees, other than Disposition Proceeds, less Company expenses. The Adviser apportions each Unitholder’s pro rata share of Investment Proceeds between Disposition Proceeds and Current Proceeds.

Pre-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee. Prior to an Exchange Listing, and subject to availability, the Company will cause distributable cash to be distributed to Unitholders and to be paid to the Adviser as an incentive fee (the “Pre-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee”). Amounts of Investment Proceeds apportioned to Unitholders are divided between and distributed to Unitholders, on the one hand, and the Adviser, on the other hand, in the following amounts and order of priority:

(i) Disposition Proceeds apportioned to Unitholders shall be divided between and distributed to Unitholders, on the one hand, and paid to the Adviser as a Pre-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee, on the other hand, in the following amounts and order of priority:

(A) First, Return of Capital Contributions: 100% to such Unitholder until such Unitholder has received cumulative distributions of Investment Proceeds pursuant to this clause (A) equal to such Unitholder’s total capital contributions to the Company (including amounts contributed to pay Pre-Exchange Listing Management Fees, Pre-Exchange Listing Administration Fees (defined below), Organizational Expenses (defined below) and other Company expenses);

(B) Second, Unitholder Preferred Return: 100% of all remaining Disposition Proceeds to Unitholders until they have each received cumulative distributions of Investment Proceeds, without duplication, pursuant to this clause (B) and clause (D) below and clauses (ii)(A) and (ii)(C) below equal to 6% per annum, compounded annually, on Unitholders’ capital contributions to the Company (including amounts contributed to pay Pre-Exchange Listing Management Fees, Pre-Exchange Listing Administration Fees, Organizational Expenses and other Company expenses), determined on the basis of all capital contributions made by such Unitholder and considering all distributions (including the subject distribution) under this “—Pre-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee” made to such Unitholder (computed from the dates that such capital contributions were due (or, if actually made later, the date on which such capital contributions were actually made) until the date that the Company, in its sole discretion, designates distributable cash as available for distribution or, if no such designation is made, the occurrence of an Event of Dissolution, as defined in the LLC Agreement) (the “Preferred Return”);

(C) Third, Adviser Catch Up: 100% of all remaining Disposition Proceeds to the Adviser as a Pre-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee, until the Adviser has received payments of Investment Proceeds with respect to Unitholders pursuant to this clause (C) and clause (ii)(B) below equal to 10% of the total amounts due to Unitholders and earned by the Adviser pursuant to clause (B) above and this clause (C) and clauses (ii)(A) and (ii)(B) below; and

(D) Fourth, 90%/10%: 90% of all remaining Disposition Proceeds to Unitholders and 10% of all remaining Disposition Proceeds to the Adviser as a Pre-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee.

In no event will the Adviser receive amounts of Pre-Exchange Listing Incentive Fees under clauses (i)(C) and (i)(D) above in excess of the percentage of the Disposition Proceeds actually distributed to Unitholders pursuant to clauses (i)(B), (i)(C) and (i)(D) above.

In no event will the Adviser receive amounts attributable to Disposition Proceeds that, as of any distribution or payment date, exceed 20% of cumulative realized capital gains net of all cumulative realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation.

(ii) Current Proceeds apportioned to Unitholders shall be divided between and distributed to Unitholders, on the one hand, and paid to the Adviser as a Pre-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee, on the other hand, in the following amounts and order of priority:

(A) First, Unitholder Preferred Return: 100% of all Current Proceeds to Unitholders until Unitholders have received cumulative distributions of Investment Proceeds, without duplication, pursuant to this clause (A) and clause (C) below and pursuant to clause (i)(B) and clause (i)(D) above equal to the Preferred Return;

(B) Second, Adviser Catch Up: 100% of all remaining Current Proceeds to the Adviser as a Pre-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee until the Adviser has received payments of Investment Proceeds with respect to Unitholders pursuant to this clause (B) and clause (i)(C) above equal to 10% of the total amounts due to Unitholders and earned by the Adviser pursuant to clause (A) above and this clause (B) and pursuant to clause (i)(B) and clause (i)(C) above; and

(C) Third, 90%/10%: 90% of all remaining Current Proceeds to Unitholders and 10% of all remaining Current Proceeds to the Adviser as a Pre-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee.

In no event will the Adviser receive amounts of Pre-Exchange Listing Incentive Fees under clauses (ii)(B) and (ii)(C) above in excess of the percentage of the Current Proceeds actually distributed to Unitholders pursuant to clauses (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(C) above.

Post-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee. Following an Exchange Listing, the Company will pay an incentive fee to the Adviser consisting of two parts, as follows (the “Post-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee” and, together with the Pre-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee, the “Incentive Fee”):

(i)
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income. One part will be calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on the net investment income for the immediately preceding calendar quarter.
a.
For this purpose, Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees (other than fees for providing managerial assistance), such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that the Company receives from portfolio companies) accrued by the Company during the calendar quarter, minus the Company’s operating expenses for the quarter (including the Post-Exchange Listing Management Fee, expenses payable under an administration agreement, and any interest expense and dividends paid on any issued and outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the Post-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee).
b.
Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Company’s net assets at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, will be compared to a “hurdle rate” of 1.50% per quarter (6.00% annualized). The Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income used to calculate this part of the Post-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee is also included in the amount of its gross assets used to calculate the 1.50% Post-Exchange Listing Management Fee.
c.
The Company will pay the Adviser a Post-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee with respect to the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income in each calendar quarter as follows:
i.
no Post-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee in any calendar quarter in which the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed the quarterly hurdle rate of 1.50%;
ii.
100% of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than 1.875% in any calendar quarter (7.5% annualized); this portion of the Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income (which exceeds the hurdle but is less than 1.875%) is referred to herein as the “catch-up.” The “catch-up” is meant to provide the Adviser with 20% of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income as if a hurdle did not apply if this Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds 1.875% in any calendar quarter; and
iii.
20% of the amount of the Company’s Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds 1.875% in any calendar quarter (7.5% annualized) payable to the Adviser (once the hurdle is reached and the catch-up is achieved, 20% of all Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income thereafter is allocated to the Adviser).

These calculations will be appropriately pro-rated for any period of less than three months.

(ii)
Capital Gains Fee. The second part of the Post-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee, the “Capital Gains Fee”, will be determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Investment Management Agreement as set forth below), commencing as of the end of the first fiscal year following an Exchange Listing, and will equal 20.0% of the Company’s realized capital gains, if any, on a cumulative basis through the end of each calendar year, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation as of each fiscal year end, less the amount of any previously paid capital gain Post-Exchange Listing Incentive Fees, with respect to the Company; provided that the Post-Exchange Listing Incentive Fee determined as of the end of the fiscal year in which an Exchange Listing is completed will be calculated for a period of shorter than twelve calendar months to take into account any realized capital gains computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation. In the event that the Investment
Management Agreement will terminate as of a date that is not a calendar year end, the termination date will be treated as though it were a calendar year end for purposes of calculating and paying a Capital Gains Fee.

Administration Fees and Expenses

Pre-Exchange Listing Administration Fees. The Company will pay SLR, in its capacity as the Administrative Coordinator, a fee (the “Pre-Exchange Listing Administration Fee” or “Administration Fee”), calculated as of the close of business in New York, New York on the last day of each calendar quarter (the “Administration Fee Calculation Date”), in an amount equal to 0.08% per annum of the average Cost Basis (defined as, as of any date, the aggregate accreted and amortized cost of all Portfolio Investments, including (i) any amounts reinvested in Portfolio Investments and (ii) the cost of Portfolio Investments acquired using leverage), as measured on the last day of the preceding quarter and the last day of the current quarter for the period ended and payable quarterly in arrears after such Administration Fee Calculation Date. The Pre-Exchange Listing Administration Fee will not offset any fees paid to the Adviser. The Administrative Coordinator will be responsible for all expenses of its own staff responsible for (i) certain on-going, routine, non-investment-related administrative services for the Company, (ii) the coordination of various third-party services needed or required by the Company and (iii) certain Unitholder servicing functions.

The Pre-Exchange Listing Administration Fee will be appropriately adjusted for any stub period.

The Administrative Coordinator will have the right, in its sole discretion, to waive, as well as recoup in a subsequent period, the Pre-Exchange Listing Administration Fee to which it is entitled in respect of all Unitholders’ units in any particular calendar quarter. Any such Pre-Exchange Listing Administration Fee may be recouped by the Administrative Coordinator in a future calendar quarter within three years of the date of the applicable waiver of the Pre-Exchange Listing Administration Fee. No administration fees have been waived as of March 31, 2026.

Post-Exchange Listing Administration Expenses. In connection with an Exchange Listing, and subject to Board approval, the Company intends to enter into an administration agreement with SLR Capital Management, LLC (“SCM”) pursuant to which SCM will provide administrative services to the Company. For providing these services, facilities and personnel, the Company will reimburse SCM for the Company’s allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by SCM in performing its obligations under the administration agreement (together with the Pre-Exchange Listing Administration Fee, the “Administration Expenses”).

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company incurred $246 and $168, respectively, in Management Fees, $18 and $14, respectively, in Administration Fees and $55 and $53, respectively, in Incentive Fees.

Payment of Expenses under the Investment Management Agreement

The Company (directly or indirectly) bears:

(i)
all of its fees, costs, expenses and liabilities, all of its investment-related fees, costs, expenses and liabilities (including with respect to amounts incurred prior to the Company’s initial closing) and all of its other operating fees, costs, expenses and liabilities, including all fees, due diligence costs and other fees, costs, expenses and liabilities related to the identification, sourcing, evaluation, pursuit, acquisition, holding, appraisals, asset management, restructuring and disposing of investments, including all reasonable travel-related fees, costs, expenses and liabilities (such as lodging and meals), all fees, costs, expenses and liabilities of legal counsel and financial and other advisers incurred in connection therewith, all fees, costs, expenses and liabilities of information technology services relating to the ongoing management of investments, and all other investment-related fees, costs, expenses and liabilities (to the extent not reimbursed by the relevant portfolio company);
(ii)
all fees, costs, expenses and liabilities related to any audits or agreed upon procedures, tax forms and return preparations and filings, custodian fees and expenses, fund accounting, administrator services, financial statement preparation and reporting, web services for the benefit of Unitholders, delivery costs and expenses in connection with reporting obligations and communications and compliance services;
(iii)
all fees, costs, expenses and liabilities relating to insurance policies (including director and officer liability insurance) maintained by or for the Company, including in respect of Portfolio Investments and/or personnel of the Adviser, the Adviser in its capacity as Administrative Coordinator and their affiliates;
(iv)
other administrative fees, costs and liabilities;
(v)
all fees, costs, expenses and liabilities of brokers, transaction finders and other intermediaries, including brokerage commissions and spreads, and all other transaction-related fees, costs, expenses and liabilities, including reverse break-up fees;
(vi)
all fees, costs, expenses and liabilities relating to derivatives and hedging transactions;
(vii)
all principal amounts of, and interest expense on, borrowings and guarantees, and all other fees, costs, expenses and liabilities arising out of borrowings and guarantees, including the arranging and maintenance thereof, whether incurred by the Company or incurred or facilitated by a special purpose vehicle that makes Portfolio Investments;
(viii)
management fees and incentive fees;
(ix)
administration expenses;
(x)
all fees, costs, expenses and liabilities incurred through the use or engagement of service providers;
(xi)
all taxes, fees, penalties and other governmental charges levied against the Company and all fees, costs, expenses, penalties and liabilities related to tax compliance;
(xii)
all fees, costs, expenses and liabilities of the Company’s legal counsel related to extraordinary matters, including expenses for any dispute resolution (including litigation and regulatory-related legal expenses);
(xiii)
all fees, costs, expenses and liabilities relating to legal, governance and regulatory compliance and filings, including securities law filings relating to Portfolio Investments;
(xiv)
all fees, costs, expenses and liabilities related to the Company’s indemnification or contribution obligations;
(xv)
all fees, costs, expenses and liabilities for subscription services (to the extent such subscription is required by a placement agent);
(xvi)
any required regulatory filings and related legal fees;
(xvii)
all fees, costs, expenses and liabilities related to liquidating the Company;
(xviii)
transfer agent services;
(xix)
any other fees, costs, expenses and liabilities not specifically assumed by the Adviser or the Administrative Coordinator;
(xx)
all fees, costs, expenses and liabilities of the Company’s independent directors, including resources retained by the independent directors, or on their behalf, while representing and/or acting on behalf of all Unitholders; and
(xxi)
all fees, costs, expenses and liabilities related to an Exchange Listing (including any transactions effectuated in connection therewith) or other business combination.

In addition, prior to an Exchange Listing, the aggregate amount of the annual operating expenses relating to Unitholders investing directly in the Company set forth in clauses (ii)-(iv) and the operating expenses included in clauses (xiii) and (xvi) related to U.S. regulatory bodies above borne by the Company (directly or indirectly) will not exceed the following limits in any fiscal year: (A) if the Company has less than or equal to $400,000 in commitments, an amount equal to the sum of (x) the product of the commitments and 0.0025 and (y) $1,250, or (B) if the Company has greater than $400,000 in commitments, $2,250 (such figure, the “Operating Expense Cap”). Any amount in excess of the Operating Expense Cap for any fiscal year will be paid by the Adviser. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the Operating Expense Cap will not apply to any fees, costs, expenses and liabilities allocable to persons investing indirectly in the Company through any Unitholder, (ii) the Company will not bear the costs of any third-party valuation agent engaged solely for purposes of valuing the Company’s Portfolio Investments at each quarter end and (iii) the Operating Expense Cap will no longer apply upon the effectuation of an Exchange Listing.

 

The Adviser or Administrative Coordinator and/or their affiliates have advanced organizational and offering expenses to the Company, which include organizational fees, costs, expenses and liabilities of the Company, including legal expenses, incurred in connection with the initial offering of units and the formation and establishment of the Company (the “Organizational Expenses”). The Adviser or Administrative Coordinator (or such affiliate) have been reimbursed by the Company for such advanced costs and

expenses in an amount not to exceed $500. The Company is responsible for and pay (or reimburse) the Organizational Expenses subject to the cap described in the preceding sentence. Accordingly, in 2021, $177 of offering expenses were charged to capital and $229 of organizational costs were expensed.