Middle Market Investing: Surveying the Runway Thomson Reuters LPC Middle Market Conference April 27, 2017
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Middle Market Investing: Surveying the Runway Moderator: James Hussney Managing Director, Loan Syndicate, Sales and Research KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. jhussney@key.com Panelists: Spyro Alexopoulos Managing Director Golub Capital salexopoulous@golubcapital.com Carey Davidson Head of Capital Markets Monroe Capital cdavidson@monroecap.com Heath Fuller Capital Markets Head NXT Capital heath.fuller@nxtcapital.com Christine Harrington Managing Director Apollo Global Management charrington@apollolp.com Contacts: Robyn Roof KeyBanc Capital Markets 212-476-7423 / rroof@key.com James Hussney KeyBanc Capital Markets 216-689-3559 / jhussney@key.com Juan Gomez KeyBanc Capital Markets 216-689-3234 / juan.gomez@key.com Steve Rasoletti KeyBanc Capital Markets 216-689-3228 / stephen.rasoletti@key.com 5
Agenda Agenda I. Pre-Flight / Fueling I. Pre-Flight / Fueling II. In-Flight / Flight Plan II. In-Flight / Flight Plan III. Flight Conditions & Duration III. Flight Conditions & Duration IV. Landing Approach IV. Landing Approach 6
Pre-Flight / Assessment 7
Pre-Flight / Assessment Middle Market Asset Manager Vehicles Banks CLO BDC Direct Lending Platforms * * * * Note: Each category organized top down, from newest to oldest Sources: SEC filings, Thomson Reuters LPC Loan Connector, Standard & Poor s Leveraged Commentary & Data ( LCD ), Bloomberg & individual investor websites * Denotes inaugural MM CLO issuance Denotes merger or consolidation Denotes partnership 8
Pre-Flight / Fueling Are middle market sources of capital unlimited? 9
Pre-Flight / Fueling Are middle market sources of capital unlimited? $60.0 Annual Middle Market Loan Fundraising $50.0 $40.0 $30.0 $57.8 $20.0 $10.0 $17.0 $23.3 $18.2 $0.0 2014 2015 2016 YTD2017 Source: Thomson Reuters LPC Loan Connector 10
In-Flight / Flight Plan What are the parameters in which you operate: segment, structure, yield 11
In-Flight / Flight Plan What are the parameters in which you operate: segment, structure, yield COMPARATIVE RISK/RETURN OF PRIVATE CREDIT Illiquidity, 10 year lock-up Intermediate Liquidity, 5-to-7- year lock-up Senior Direct Lending 6-8% IRRD Unitranche 7-10% IRR Mezzanine 10-15% IRR Distressed Credit 20+% IRR Daily Liquidity Corporate Bonds 2-4% Broadly Syndicated Large Bank Loans 3-5% High Yield Bonds 5-7% 5% 10% 20% Less Liquid, Higher Return Private credit ranging from senior direct lending to distressed credit offers a higher potential return than publicly traded fixed income securities while requiring a longer lock-up period Source: Brown Advisory. The disclosure for alternative investments is available at: http://www.brownadvisory.com/en/alternativeinvestmetndisclosures 12
Flight Conditions & Duration Is it smooth sailing or is there turbulence ahead? 13
Flight Conditions & Duration Is it smooth sailing or is there turbulence ahead? $60.0 Annual Middle Market Loan Fundraising $50.0 $40.0 $30.0 $57.8 $20.0 $10.0 $17.0 $23.3 $18.2 $0.0 2014 2015 2016 YTD2017 Source: Thomson Reuters LPC Loan Connector 14
Landing Approach How do economic conditions and investment performance look? 16
Landing Approach Middle market investing 4.0 what does it look like? 17
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Pre-Flight / Fueling - Banks Dec-16 Capital One Establishes Unitranche Loan Program Jul-16 BB&T completes national Penn conversion Jun-16 PrivateBank parent to be acquired in $3.8 billion deal Feb-16 Can Hudson Executive Capital activists remake Comerica? Jan-16 Huntington Bancshares to strengthen Midwest franchise with financially and strategically accretive merger with FirstMerit Corporation Oct-15 KeyCorp to acquire First Niagara Financial Group Mar-15 Cerberus PNC Senior Loan Fund, LP Sources: SEC filings, Thomson Reuters LPC Loan Connector, Standard & Poor s Leveraged Commentary & Data ( LCD ), Bloomberg & individual investor websites 19
Pre-Flight / Fueling CLOs Feb-17 SoftBank Group to Acquire Fortress Investment Group for $3.3 Billion Jan-17 Marble Point Acquires ACCLOM Aug-16 CIFC to be acquired by F.A.B Partners for $333 million in cash Jun-16 Blackstone acquiers minority stake in Marathon Asset Management Apr-17 Antares Capital prices $2.1B debut middle market CLO L+172.5 Nov-16 Brightwood Capital prices $750M middle-market LCO via Natixis Mar-17 WFC prices dual RR $511M Neuberger Berman CLO 24 L+123 Mar-17 WFC prices $406M MM CLO for NXT Capital L+170 Feb-17 DB prices $816M CIFC funding 2017 L+136 Feb-17 NewStar prices $397M middle-market deal via Natixis L+178 Dec-16 Citi prices $304M MM CLO for Maranon Capital L+210 Sources: SEC filings, Thomson Reuters LPC Loan Connector, Standard & Poor s Leveraged Commentary & Data ( LCD ), Bloomberg & individual investor websites 20
Pre-Flight / Fueling CLOs Sep-16 Tennenbaum Capital closes $264.2M MM loan warehouse CLO L+225 Aug-16 WFS prices debut TIAA Churchill MM CLO: L+215 Aug-16 Alliance Bernstein debuts middle market CLO Jul-16 Monroe Capital prices $305M middle market CLO via BNP L+225 Apr-16 GC prices $354M middle market Golub 31 CLO L+220 Sources: SEC filings, Thomson Reuters LPC Loan Connector, Standard & Poor s Leveraged Commentary & Data ( LCD ), Bloomberg & individual investor websites 21
Pre-Flight / Fueling BDCs Feb-17 Solar, Deerfield form loan venture Jan-17 New York Life Investments builds platform with purchase of Credit Value Partners May-16 Ares Capital grows even bigger with $3.4B American Capital Purchase Jul-16 Providence Equity Partners subsidiary agrees to buy BDCA Adviser Oct-16 Credit Suisse sells BDC to CION Investment Apr-17 Middle Market: Owl Rock Capital Mar-17 Middle market lender WhiteHorse files for security sale Mar-17 Golub Capital BDC offering common stock Jan-17 PennantPark files $500M shelf Sources: SEC filings, Thomson Reuters LPC Loan Connector, Standard & Poor s Leveraged Commentary & Data ( LCD ), Bloomberg & individual investor websites 22
Direct Lending Platforms Mar-17 NXT manages $500M debt portfolio for Aflac Dec-16 PIMCO, Solar Capital form JV to expand private credit efforts Nov-16 Northleaf Capital Partner acquiers minority stake in Anatares Aug-16 Varagon, Ares Capital complete initial $3B funding for SDLP fund Feb-17 Hancock Capital Adds Leveraged Credit Leadership Team in Chicago Jan-17 Apr-16 Crescent Direct Lending Exceeds $1.7B of AUM and Builds Out Investment Team Onex launches lending platform, hires sponsor-finance veteran Sep-16 Capitala closes $500M private credit fund for middle market loans Oct-16 Oct-16 Jun-16 Audax closes $500M fund for middle market debt investments NXT Capital closes new fund for middle market direct lending Apollo BDC management rejig may signal subtle strategy shift Sources: SEC filings, Thomson Reuters LPC Loan Connector, Standard & Poor s Leveraged Commentary & Data ( LCD ), Bloomberg & individual investor websites 23