1.Principal Business and Organization

Brightwood Capital Corporation I (the “Company”) was formed as a Maryland corporation on November 15, 2021. The Company is an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 Act, as amended (the “1940 Act”). In addition, for US federal income tax purposes, the Company has elected to be treated, and to comply with the requirements to qualify annually, as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. BCCI SPV-1, LLC (“SPV-1”) is a Delaware limited liability company that was formed on March 15, 2023. The Company has 100% ownership of SPV-1 and consolidates the results of SPV-1 in its consolidated financial statements. BCCI SPV-2, LLC (“SPV-2”) is a Delaware limited liability company that was formed on September 20, 2024. The Company has 100% ownership of SPV-2 and consolidates the results of SPV-2 in its consolidated financial statements.

The Company is managed by Brightwood Capital Advisors, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”), an investment adviser that is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. The Investment Adviser provides portfolio management services to the Company, pursuant to an investment advisory agreement, including investigating, analyzing, structuring, and negotiating potential investments, monitoring the performance of portfolio companies and determining when to dispose of the Company’s investments. A team of the Investment Adviser’s investment committee servicing the Company (the “Investment Committee”) will evaluate and approve all of the Company’s investments, subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Board consists of four directors, three of whom are independent.

The Company’s investment objective is to achieve risk-adjusted returns via current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation. The Company will focus on lending to middle market companies and will primarily invest in portfolio companies in the form of first lien senior secured loans (including any related warrants or other equity securities of such portfolio companies). These senior secured loans typically provide for cash interest and amortization payments throughout the life of the loan. Brightwood generally obtains security interests in the assets of its portfolio companies that serve as collateral in support of the repayment of these loans.

The Company conducts private offerings of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) to investors in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Under the terms of the subscription agreements, investors are required to fund drawdowns to purchase shares of Common Stock up to the amount of their respective capital commitment on an as-needed basis each time the Company delivers a drawdown notice to its investors.