Note 1. Organization

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, “our” and “us”) was formed on October 5, 2015 and commenced investment operations on October 13, 2016. The Company has elected to be treated and is regulated as a business development company (a “BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). In addition, for tax purposes the Company has elected to be treated and intends to operate in a manner so as to continuously qualify as a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Company is externally managed by BCSF Advisors, LP (the “Advisor”), our investment adviser that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). The Advisor also provides the administrative services necessary for the Company to operate (in such capacity, the “Administrator”).

On November 19, 2018, the Company closed its initial public offering (the “IPO”), which was a Qualified IPO, issuing 7,500,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $20.25 per share. Shares of common stock of the Company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BCSF” on November 15, 2018.

The Company’s primary focus is capitalizing on opportunities within Bain Capital Credit’s Senior Direct Lending Strategy, which seeks to provide risk-adjusted returns and current income to its investors by investing primarily in middle-market companies with between $10.0 million and $150.0 million in annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”). The Company may, from time to time, invest in larger or smaller companies. The Company focuses on senior investments with a first or second lien on collateral and strong structures and documentation intended to protect the lender (including “unitranche” loans, which are loans that combine both senior and mezzanine debt). The Company generally seeks to retain effective voting control in respect of the loans or particular classes of securities in which the Company invests through maintaining affirmative voting positions or negotiating consent rights that allow the Company to retain a blocking position. The Company may also invest in mezzanine debt and other junior securities, including common and preferred equity and in secondary purchases of assets or portfolios on an opportunistic basis, but such investments are not the principal focus of the Company’s investment strategy. The Company may also invest, from time to time, in distressed debt, debtor-in-possession loans, structured products, structurally subordinate loans, investments with deferred interest features, zero-coupon securities and defaulted securities.

The Company’s operations are comprised of a single operating and reportable business segment, asset management. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (the “CODM”) consists of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as these are the individuals responsible for determining the Company’s investment strategy, capital allocation, expense structure, launch and dissolution and entering into significant contracts on behalf of the Company. The CODM uses key metrics to determine how to allocate resources and in determining the amount of dividends to be distributed to the Company's stockholders. Key metrics include, but are not limited to, net investment income and net increase in net assets resulting from operations that are reported on the Consolidated Statements of Operations, Financial Highlights reported in Note 11, underlying investment cost and market value as disclosed on the consolidated schedule of investments and expected yield relative to the risk of the individual assets as disclosed in the composition of the investment portfolio and associated yield table. As the Company's operations comprise of a single reporting segment, the segment assets are reflected on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as “total assets” and the significant segment expenses are listed on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.