As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 14, 2015

Securities Act File No. 333-199622

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-2

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
x   Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1
o   Post-Effective Amendment No.

 

ALCENTRA CAPITAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

200 Park Avenue, 7 ^th Floor
New York, New York 10166

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(212) 922-8240

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Paul J. Echausse, Esq.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Alcentra Capital Corporation
200 Park Avenue, 7 ^th Floor
New York, New York 10166

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

COPIES TO:

Steven B. Boehm, Esq. Harry S. Pangas, Esq. Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP 700 Sixth Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20001 Tel: (202) 383-0100 Fax: (202) 637-3593		Anna T. Pinedo, Esq. Morrison & Foerster LLP 250 West 55th Street New York, NY 10019 Tel: (212) 468-8000 Fax: (212) 468-7900

 

Approximate date of proposed public offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this form are offered on a delayed or continuous basis in reliance on Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered in connection with a dividend reinvestment plan, check the following box. x

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Title of Securities Being Registered		Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (1) (2)				Amount of Registration Fee (2)
Notes			$40,000,000				$4,648

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Subject to Completion dated January 14, 2015

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

Up to $40,000,000
    % Notes due 20  

Alcentra Capital Corporation
Alcentra Capital InterNotes®

 

We are a specialty finance company that operates as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Our investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation primarily by making direct investments in lower middle-market companies in the form of subordinated debt and, to a lesser extent, senior debt and minority equity investments. We have elected to be regulated as a business development company, or BDC, under the Investment Company Act of 1940. We intend to elect to be treated as a regulated investment company, or RIC, under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We are an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 and are subject to reduced public company reporting requirements.

We are offering up to $40,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of     % notes, which we refer to as the “Notes”, on a continuous basis through Incapital LLC as the purchasing agent. The Notes will mature on January   , 20  . We will pay interest on the Notes on July 15 and January 15 of each year, beginning on                 . Under normal circumstances no principal will be repaid on the Notes prior to their maturity date. However, we may redeem the Notes in whole or in part at any time, or from time to time on or after             , 2016, at the redemption price of par, plus accrued interest, as discussed under the caption “Description of the Notes — Optional Redemption.” The Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. We may change the terms of the Notes, including the interest rate, optional redemption date and the maturity date, from time to time during the course of the offering of the Notes. Any such change will be described in one or more supplements to this prospectus. Such supplement will be provided to prospective purchasers prior to the offer and sale of any such notes.

The Notes will be our direct unsecured obligations and rank pari passu , meaning equal in right of payment, with all outstanding and future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness issued by Alcentra Capital Corporation. We currently do not have any indebtedness outstanding that is subordinated to the Notes and have no intention of issuing any such subordinated indebtedness. The Notes are and will be effectively subordinated, or junior in right of payment, to our existing and any future secured indebtedness and structurally subordinated, or junior in right of payment, to all existing and future indebtedness and other obligations of any of our subsidiaries. See “Specific Terms of the Notes and Offering — Ranking of Notes” on page 13. In any liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy or other similar proceeding, the holders of any of our existing or future secured indebtedness and any indebtedness of any future subsidiaries may assert rights of payment prior to the holders of the Notes. See the related disclosure in “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the Notes” beginning on page 44 of this prospectus.

We are externally managed by our investment adviser, Alcentra NY, LLC, which is registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. Alcentra NY provides the administrative services necessary for us to operate. We have limited experience operating as a BDC or a RIC, and Alcentra NY has limited experience serving as an investment adviser to a BDC and a RIC.

An investment in our Notes is subject to risks and involves a heightened risk of total loss of investment. In addition, the companies in which we invest are subject to special risks. For example, substantially all of the securities we invest in are rated below investment grade by rating agencies or that would be rated below investment grade if they were rated. Below investment grade securities, which are often referred to as “high yield” and “junk,” have predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. In addition, a substantial amount of our investment portfolio will consist of debt investments for which issuers will not be required to make principal payments until the maturity of the loans, which will result in a substantial loss to us if such issuers are unable to refinance or repay their debt at maturity. A substantial amount of our subordinated debt and preferred equity investments pay payment-in-kind interest, which potentially creates negative amortization on a loan, resulting in an increase in the amounts that our portfolio companies will ultimately be required to pay us. Further, a material amount of our debt and preferred equity investments have interest reset provisions, which may make it more difficult for the borrowers to make debt repayments to us.

We do not intend to list the Notes on any stock exchange. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 22 to read about factors you should consider, including the lack of a secondary market for the Notes and the the risk of leverage, before investing in our Notes.

This prospectus contains important information you should know before investing in our Notes. Please read it before you invest and keep it for future reference. We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information about us with the SEC. The SEC also maintains a website at http://www.sec.gov that contains such information. This information will also be available free of charge by contacting us at 200 Park Avenue, 7 ^th Floor, New York, New York 10166, or by telephone at (212) 922-8240 or on our website at www.alcentracapital.com . Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and you should not consider that information to be part of this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

		Per Note				Total
Public offering price
Sales load
Proceeds to us, before expenses (1)

THE NOTES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY.

We will sell the Notes through Incapital LLC as agent.

Delivery of the Notes in book-entry form only through The Depository Trust Company will be made and or about   , 2015.

 

Incapital LLC

The date of this prospectus is            , 2015

InterNotes® is a registered trademark of Incapital Holdings LLC.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC in connection with a continuous offering process for us to raise debt capital. When material changes in the information included in this prospecuts occurs, including in connection with the terms of the offering or developments involving our business, we will provide a prospectus supplement that may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus.

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not, and the Incapital LLC has not, authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not, and Incapital LLC is not, making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and prospects may have changed since that date.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY			1
SPECIFIC TERMS OF THE NOTES AND OFFERING			12
SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA			19
SELECTED QUARTERLY DATA			21
RISK FACTORS			22
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS			51
USE OF PROCEEDS			52
CAPITALIZATION			53
RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES			54
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS			55
BUSINESS			67
PORTFOLIO COMPANIES			77
SENIOR SECURITIES			81
MANAGEMENT			82
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT			88
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS			90
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS			98
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS			102
CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS			103
CERTAIN CONSIDERATIONS APPLICABLE TO ERISA, GOVERNMENTAL AND OTHER PLAN INVESTORS			110
DESCRIPTION OF OUR NOTES			111
REGULATION			124
CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR			130
BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES			131
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION			132
LEGAL MATTERS			133
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM			133
AVAILABLE INFORMATION			133
Index to Financial Statements			F-1

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights some of the information in this prospectus. It is not complete and may not contain all of the information that you may want to consider. You should read the more detailed information set forth under “Risk Factors” and the other information included in this prospectus carefully.

We were formed on June 6, 2013 and commenced operations on May 8, 2014. On May 14, 2014, we closed our initial public offering, or the IPO, issuing 6,666,666 shares of our common stock and raising approximately $100 million. Except as otherwise indicated, the terms: “we,” “us,” “our” “Alcentra Capital” and the “Company” refer to Alcentra Capital Corporation; our “Adviser” or “Alcentra NY” refers to our investment adviser, Alcentra NY, LLC.

Alcentra Capital Corporation

We are a specialty finance company that operates as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. We have elected to be regulated as a BDC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which we refer to as the 1940 Act. In addition, we intend to elect for U.S. federal income tax purposes to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which we refer to as the Code.

We provide customized debt and equity financing solutions to lower middle-market companies, which we define as companies having annual earnings, before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, of between $5 million and $15 million, and/or revenues of between $10 million and $100 million, although we may opportunistically make investments in larger or smaller companies. Our investments typically range in size from $5 million to $15 million. Our internal target on leverage is in the 0.65-0.75x range.

Our investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation primarily by making direct investments in lower middle-market companies in the form of subordinated debt and, to a lesser extent, senior debt and minority equity investments. The companies in which we invest are typically highly leveraged, and, in most cases, our investments in such companies will not be rated by any rating agency. If such investments were rated, we believe that they would likely receive a below-investment grade rating, which is often referred to as “high-yield” or “junk.” While our primary investment focus is to make loans to, and selected equity investments in, privately held lower-middle-market companies, we may also make opportunistic investments in larger or smaller companies.

Our Adviser has a history of investing in companies that seek capital to use for growth initiatives or a generational change of ownership, or what we refer to as Growth Companies. We define a Growth Company as a company that has experienced growth of at least two to three times the rate of gross domestic product, or GDP, or have a catalyst to achieve that type of growth. It has been the experience of our Adviser’s investment team that Growth Companies typically incur less leverage than larger companies in order to maintain the financial flexibility to continue to invest in the growth of their businesses. In the experience of our Adviser’s investment team, our targeted industry sectors tend to have a greater proportion of Growth Companies and therefore offer greater investment opportunities to pursue. Our targeted industry sectors are: healthcare and pharmaceutical services; defense, homeland security and government services; business and outsourced services; and energy services. We may also make investments in portfolio companies that do not possess these characteristics or are outside of these industry sectors.

Portfolio Composition

As of September 30, 2014, we had approximately $214.2 million (at fair value) invested in 24 portfolio companies. Our portfolio included approximately 35.6% of first lien debt, 6.3% of second lien debt, 30.1% of mezzanine debt and 27.9% of equity investments at fair value. Going forward we intend to reduce our equity allocation to 15-20% of our portfolio investments. At September 30, 2014, our average portfolio company investment at amortized cost and fair value was approximately $8.7 million and $8.9 million, respectively, and our largest portfolio company

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investment by amortized cost and fair value was approximately $16.6 million and $16.8 million, respectively. At September 30, 2014, 21.3% of our debt investments bore interest based on floating rates (subject to interest rate floors), such as LIBOR, and 78.7% bore interest at fixed rates. We intend to re-balance our portfolio investments with more floating rate loans.

The weighted average yield on all of our debt investments as of September 30, 2014 was approximately 12.0%. The weighted average yield of our debt investments is not the same as a return on investment for our stockholders but, rather, relates to a portion of our investment portfolio and is calculated before the payment of all of our and our subsidiaries’ fees and expenses. The weighted average yield was computed using the effective interest rates for all of our debt investments. The effective interest rates on our debt investments is computed by taking into account the contractual interest rates on our debt investments as adjusted for any premium or discount and includes payment-in-kind interest. As a result, the weighted average yield figure set forth above does not represent the cash interest payments we received on our debt investments during the period noted above. In this regard, the weighted average cash yield on all of our debt investments as of September 30, 2014 was approximately 10.0%. These yields do not include the dividends, including PIK dividends, received on our preferred equity investments. PIK dividends on preferred equity functions in much the same way as PIK interest on debt investments in that it is paid in the form of additional preferred securities and not cash. There can be no assurance that the weighted average yield and the weighted average cash yield will remain at their current levels.

Organizational Structure

The following chart shows the ownership structure and various entities affiliated with us and our Adviser.

Our Adviser

Alcentra NY, LLC, which we refer to as Alcentra NY, or our Adviser, serves as our investment adviser and is the U.S. affiliate of Alcentra, Ltd., which we refer to as Alcentra, an asset management platform focused on below-investment grade credit. Both Alcentra NY and Alcentra are subsidiaries of BNY Alcentra Group Holdings, Inc., which we refer to as the Alcentra Group. The investment professionals of our Adviser who work in the direct debt and equity division of our Adviser, which we refer to as Alcentra Mezzanine, have worked together for more than 8 years and as of September 30, 2014 have invested more than $500 million in lower middle-market

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companies. Alcentra Mezzanine combines significant credit analysis, structuring capability and transactional experience within the larger credit investment platform of Alcentra.

Our Adviser is responsible for sourcing investment opportunities, conducting industry research, performing diligence on potential investments, structuring our investments and monitoring our portfolio companies on an ongoing basis through a team of investment professionals.

Our Adviser’s investment team is led by Paul J. Echausse, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Scott Gold, our Senior Vice President. Messrs. Echausse and Gold were founders of Alcentra Mezzanine in 1998 through the investment of subordinated debt investments on the Bank of New York platform. Our investment committee, which we refer to as the Investment Committee, is comprised of Paul Echausse, Paul Hatfield, Chairman of our Board of Directors, Kevin Bannon and Graeme Delaney Smith. Each member of our Investment Committee has at least 20 years of experience investing and lending across changing market cycles, and, with other investment professionals of our Adviser, collectively have more than 60 years of such experience. The biographies and experience of the members of our Investment Committee are included under “Portfolio Management — Investment Committee.”

Our Adviser furnishes us with office facilities and equipment and provides us with clerical, bookkeeping, record keeping and other administrative services at such facilities. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, we pay a fee based on our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by our Adviser.

We have entered into an investment advisory agreement, or the Investment Advisory Agreement, with our Adviser pursuant to which we pay a base management fee and incentive fees to our Adviser for its services under the agreement. See “Management Agreements — Investment Advisory Agreement.” Our Adviser has agreed to waive its fees (base management and incentive fee), without recourse against or reimbursement by us, for the remainder of the quarter in which the IPO was completed and the subsequent four quarters to the extent required in order for the Company to earn a quarterly net investment income to maintain a targeted dividend payment on shares of common stock outstanding on the relevant dividend payment dates of 9.0% (to be paid on a quarterly basis).

Our Administrator

We have entered into a fund administration and accounting agreement, or the Administration Agreement, with State Street Bank and Trust Company, or State Street, pursuant to which State Street provides us with financial reporting, post-trade compliance, and treasury services. Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, we pay a fixed annual fee, paid in monthly installments in arrears, along with additional fees and expenses as incurred each month. See “Management Agreements — Administration Agreement.”

Alcentra Mezzanine

Alcentra Mezzanine has sponsored three private investment funds that focus on subordinated debt and equity investments in middle market companies, each of which is managed by Alcentra NY. BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III, L.P., which we refer to as Fund III, the last of the private investment funds, was formed in 2010 by institutions, family offices and private wealth investors.

Alcentra Mezzanine combines significant credit analysis, structuring capability and transactional experience within the larger credit investment platform of the Alcentra Group. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, or BNY Mellon, the Alcentra Group manages approximately $23.3 billion in below-investment grade debt assets across more than 76 credit-focused funds and managed accounts. The Alcentra Group collectively employed 107 investment professionals as of September 30, 2014.

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Alcentra Group and BNY Mellon

The Alcentra Group was formed in 2002 through the merger of two asset management divisions from Barclays Bank Plc in the United Kingdom and Imperial Credit Industries, Inc. In January 2006, Alcentra Group was purchased by BNY Mellon. Alcentra Group is the specialist below-investment grade debt manager within BNY Mellon’s group of asset management boutiques.

BNY Mellon is one of the largest bank holding companies in the U.S. with a market capitalization of approximately $43.6 billion. BNY Mellon is also one of the largest securities servicing organizations with $28.3 trillion of assets under custody and administration and boasts a global platform across 35 countries as of September 30, 2014. BNY Mellon is a substantial player in asset management with approximately $1.65 trillion of assets under management as of September 30, 2014. Currently, BNY Mellon is the principal owner of the Alcentra Group.

We refer to BNY Mellon, Alcentra Group, Alcentra Mezzanine, our Adviser and their Affiliates together as the BNY Mellon Group.

Market Opportunity

We believe that the limited amount of capital available to lower middle-market companies, coupled with the desire of these companies for flexible and partnership-oriented sources of capital, creates an attractive investment environment for us. We believe the following factors will continue to provide us with opportunities to grow and deliver attractive returns to our stockholders. However, there can be no assurances that we will be able to successfully implement our business strategy and, as a result, meet our investment objective.

The Lower Middle-Market Represents a Large, Underserved Market.    We believe that lower middle-market companies, most of which are privately held, are relatively underserved by traditional capital providers such as commercial banks, finance companies, hedge funds and collateralized loan obligation funds. Further, we believe that companies of this size generally are less leveraged relative to their enterprise value, as compared to larger companies with a greater range of financing options.

Reduced Availability of Capital for Lower Middle-Market Companies Presents Opportunities for Attractive Risk-Adjusted Returns.   Beginning with the credit crisis that began in 2007, we believe that the subsequent exit of traditional capital providers from lower middle-market lending created a less competitive market and an increased opportunity for alternative funding sources like us to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns. The remaining lenders and investors in the current environment require lower levels of senior and total leverage, increased equity commitments and more comprehensive covenant packages than were customary prior to the credit crisis. We believe that our ability to offer flexible financing solutions positions us to take advantage of this dislocation.

Regulatory Changes Have Decreased Competition among Lower Middle-Market Lenders.   We believe recent regulatory changes, including the adoption of the Dodd-Frank Act and the introduction of new international capital and liquidity requirements under the Basel III Accords have caused banking institutions to curtail their lending to lower middle-market companies. As a result, we believe that less competition will facilitate higher quality deal flow and allow for greater selectivity for us throughout the investment process.

Large Pools of Uninvested Private Equity Capital should Drive Future Transaction Velocity.   We expect that private equity firms will remain active investors in lower middle-market companies. Private equity funds generally seek to leverage their investments by combining their equity capital with senior secured loans and/or mezzanine debt, or subordinated debt that is not secured by collateral, provided by other sources. We believe that our investment strategy positions us well to partner with such private equity investors, although there can be no assurance that we will be successful in this regard. Although our interests may not always be aligned with the private equity sponsors of our portfolio companies given their positions as the equity holders and our position as the debt holder in our portfolio companies, we believe that private equity sponsors will

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provide significant benefits including incremental due diligence, additional monitoring capabilities and a potential source of capital and operational expertise for our portfolio companies.

Growth Companies Typically Pursue Mezzanine Debt as an Efficient Cost of Capital.   Mezzanine debt can be an effective source of capital for companies experiencing rapid growth. We typically focus on companies that can achieve a revenue growth rate of at least two to three times the rate of GDP growth. It is not uncommon for Growth Companies to grow faster than their banks can provide debt to support that growth. Growth Companies therefore have two primary capital market options to fund that growth: (i) raise private equity from individuals or institutions; or (ii) raise mezzanine debt capital. We believe that mezzanine debt capital can be a more cost effective alternative for Growth Companies, and can be more competitive than raising private equity capital.

Competitive Advantages

Experienced Management Team.   Members of our Investment Committee and other investment professionals of our Adviser collectively have more than 60 years of experience investing and lending across changing market cycles. These professionals have diverse backgrounds with prior experience in investment and management positions at investment banks, small business investment companies, or SBICs, commercial banks and privately held companies. As of September 30, 2014, the investment professionals of our Adviser have invested more than $500 million in debt and equity securities of primarily lower middle-market companies. We believe this experience provides our Adviser with an in-depth understanding of the strategic, financial and operational challenges and opportunities of lower middle-market companies. Further, we believe this positions our Adviser to effectively identify, assess, structure and monitor our investments.

Strong Transaction Sourcing Network.    Our Adviser’s investment professionals possess an extensive network of long-standing relationships with private equity firms, middle-market senior lenders, junior-capital partners, SBICs, financial intermediaries, law firms, accountants and management teams of privately owned businesses. We believe that the combination of these relationships and our reputation as a reliable, responsive and value-added financing partner will generate a steady stream of new investment opportunities and proprietary deal flow.

Access to the BNY Wealth Management Platform.   BNY Mellon maintains a substantial Wealth Management business that provides investment advisory and other services to high net worth individuals, families and family offices. BNY Mellon’s Wealth Management business interacts regularly with privately owned businesses and the family owners thereof. The Alcentra Mezzanine team maintains an active calling program on these offices as a source of deal flow and deal referrals. We utilize our access to BNY Mellon’s Wealth Management business as an important component of our network of relationships in sourcing investment opportunities.

Flexible Financing Solutions.   We offer a variety of financing structures and have the flexibility to structure our investments to meet the custom needs of our portfolio companies, including among investment types and investment terms. Typically we invest in subordinated debt, coupled with an equity or equity-like component to increase the total investment return profile. We believe our ability to offer a variety of financing arrangements makes us an attractive partner to lower middle-market companies and enables our Adviser to identify attractive investment opportunities throughout economic cycles and across a company’s capital structure.

Rigorous Underwriting Policies and Active Portfolio Management.   Our Adviser has implemented rigorous underwriting policies that are followed in each transaction. These policies include an extensive review and credit analysis of portfolio companies, historical and projected financial performance, as well as an assessment of the portfolio company’s business model and forecasts that are designed to assess investment prospects via a thorough analysis of each potential portfolio company’s competitive position, financial performance, management team operating discipline, growth potential and industry attractiveness. In addition, we structure our debt investments with protective financial covenants, designed to proactively address changes in a

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portfolio company’s financial performance. Covenants are negotiated before an investment is completed and are based on the projected financial performance of the portfolio company. These processes are designed to, among other things, provide us with an assessment of the ability of the portfolio company to repay its debt at maturity. After investing in a portfolio company, we monitor the investment closely, receiving financial statements on at least a quarterly basis as well as annual audited financial statements. We analyze and discuss in detail the portfolio company’s financial performance with management in addition to attending regular board meetings. We believe that our initial and ongoing portfolio review process allows us to identify and maintain superior risk adjusted return opportunities in our target portfolio companies.

Minimize Portfolio Concentration.   While we focus our investments in lower middle-market companies, we seek to diversify our portfolio across various industries, geographic sectors and financial sponsors. We actively monitor our investment portfolio to ensure we are not overly concentrated across industries, geographic sectors or private equity or other sponsors. By monitoring our investment portfolio in this manner we seek to reduce the effects of economic downturns associated with any particular industry sector or geographic region.

Access to the Alcentra Group Platform.   We seek to leverage the depth and breadth of resources of the Alcentra Group platform across all aspects of its operations, benefiting from the Alcentra Group’s investment professionals, who in addition to their credit expertise, possess industry expertise. As of September 30, 2014 the Alcentra Group employs more than 35 industry focused senior analysts that closely follow a variety of industries, including healthcare, defense and business services. This unique access to in-house expertise will also be utilized in the ongoing monitoring of our investments.

Investment Guidelines for Evaluating Investment Opportunities

We use the following guidelines in evaluating investment opportunities and constructing our portfolio. However, not all of these guidelines have been, or will be, met in connection with each of our investments.

Experienced Management Teams With Meaningful Equity Ownership.   We target portfolio companies that have management teams with significant experience and/or relevant industry experience coupled with meaningful equity ownership. We believe management teams with these attributes are more likely to manage the companies in a manner that protects our debt investment and enhances the value of our equity investment.

Strong Competitive Position.   We seek to invest in companies that have developed strong positions within their respective markets, are well positioned to capitalize on growth opportunities and compete in industries with barriers to entry. We also seek to invest in companies that we believe exhibit a sustainable competitive advantage vis-a-vis their competitors, which may help to protect their market position and profitability.

Growth Companies.   We target Growth Companies that have experienced growth of at least two to three times the rate of GDP. For illustrative purposes, if GDP growth is 3%, then we will seek to invest in companies whose revenue growth rate is 6% – 9%. We believe that mezzanine debt capital affords a more attractive cost of capital solution for such companies, rather than private equity.

Diversified Customer and Supplier Base.   We prefer to invest in companies that have a diversified customer and supplier base. Companies with a diversified customer and supplier base are generally better able to endure economic downturns, industry consolidation and shifting customer preferences.

Significant Invested Capital.   We believe the existence of significant underlying equity value provides important support to our investments. We will look for portfolio companies that we believe have sufficient value beyond the layer of the capital structure in which we invest.

Visible Exit Strategy.   We invest in companies that we believe will provide a steady stream of cash flow to repay our loans while reinvesting in their respective businesses. In addition, we also

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seek to invest in companies whose business models and expected future cash flows offer attractive exit possibilities for our equity investments. We seek to execute each investment with a visible and articulated exit strategy determined by a variety of factors, including the company’s financial position, anticipated growth dynamics and the prevailing mergers and acquisitions environment.

Operating and Regulatory Structure

Our investment activities are managed by our Adviser and supervised by our board of directors, a majority of whom are independent of our Adviser and its affiliates. Our Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, which we refer to as the Advisers Act. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, we have agreed to pay Alcentra NY an annual base management fee based on our gross assets as well as an incentive fee based on our performance. See “Management Agreements — Management Fee” and “Incentive Fee.” Our Adviser also provides us with certain administrative and other services necessary for us to operate pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement. See “Management Agreements.”

As a BDC, we are required to comply with certain regulatory requirements. The 1940 Act and the Code impose numerous constraints on the operations of BDCs and RICs. BDCs are required, for example, to invest at least 70% of their total assets primarily in securities of U.S. private or thinly traded public companies, cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality debt instruments that mature in one year or less from the date of investment. Moreover, qualification for taxation as a RIC requires satisfaction of certain source-of-income, asset diversification and distribution requirements. The 1940 Act also contains prohibitions and restrictions relating to transactions between BDCs and their affiliates (including any investment advisers), principal underwriters and affiliates of those affiliates or underwriters. However, we may seek to co-invest on a concurrent basis with funds or entities managed by our Adviser, BNY Mellon or their affiliates, subject to compliance with existing regulatory guidance, applicable regulations and our allocation procedures. Certain types of co-investment transactions would only be permitted pursuant to an exemptive order from the SEC. Any such order will be subject to certain terms and conditions. Further there is no assurance that this application for exemptive relief will be granted by the SEC. See “Regulation.”

Also, while we may borrow funds to make investments, our ability to use debt is limited in certain significant aspects. In particular, BDCs must have at least 200% asset coverage calculated in accordance with the 1940 Act in order to incur debt or issue preferred stock (which we refer to collectively as “senior securities”). As a result, we are required to finance our investments with at least as much equity as senior securities in the aggregate.

In addition, we intend to elect for U.S. federal income tax purposes to be treated as, and to qualify annually as, a RIC under the Code. As a consequence of our proposed RIC status, as well as our status as a BDC, our asset growth is dependent on our ability to raise equity capital through the issuance of common stock. RICs generally must distribute substantially all of their earnings to stockholders as dividends in order to preserve their status as a RIC and avoid corporate-level U.S. federal income tax. This requirement, in turn, generally prevents us from using earnings to support our operations, including making new investments. See “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

Corporate History

Immediately prior to the completion of the IPO, we purchased a portfolio of approximately $155.9 million in debt and equity investments which consisted of all of the investment assets of Fund III except for its equity investment and warrants in GTT Communications. We refer to the portfolio assets we acquired from Fund III as the Fund III Acquired Assets. We also purchased approximately $29 million of debt and equity investments which consisted of assets held by our affiliate, Alcentra Group, that were purchased under a warehouse facility in anticipation of the IPO, which we refer to as the Warehouse Portfolio.

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Recent Developments

The Company has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Amounts are gross of fees.

On October 1, 2014, we committed to fund a debt investment of $20,000,000 to Hotel SystemsPro. Hotel SystemsPro, headquartered in Atlanta, GA, is an enterprise application provider for the hospitality industry. Hotel SystemsPro offers software-as-a-service to mid-tier hotels operators and management companies with group sales tracking, contact management and reporting across multiple hotel properties. Hotel SystemsPro offers a full suite of hospitality- focused software solutions, including its primary software products: “Hotel SalesPro” and “Hotel ServicePro.”

On October 6, 2014, we paid a dividend of $0.34 per share of our common stock to our shareholders of record as of September 30, 2014 in the aggregate amount of $4,595,700.

On October 10, 2014, we funded a debt investment in Bioventus LLC of $12,000,000. Bioventus LLC is a global leader in orthopedic healing products, offering active healing therapies in a growing end-market. Bioventus LLC is a market leader in low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) technology bone stimulation devices and among the leading distributors of osteoarthritis injection treatments. Bioventus LLC’s active healing therapies aim to work together with the body’s natural healing process, thereby shortening recovery time and potentially minimizing the overall cost of care. Bioventus LLC is headquartered in Durham, N.C. and has more than 550 employees.

On October 16, 2014, we filed an exemptive application with the SEC to permit us to co-invest with funds or entities managed by the Adviser in certain negotiated transactions where co-investing would otherwise be prohibited under the 1940 Act. Any such order will be subject to certain terms and conditions. Furthermore, there is no assurance that this application for exemptive relief will be granted by the SEC.

On November 4, 2014, our Board of Directors declared a fourth quarter calendar dividend of $0.34 per share, payable on January 6, 2015 to shareholders of record of December 30, 2014.

On November 13, 2014, we funded a debt investment in NARL Marketing LP of $15,000,000. NARL Marketing LP sells refined petroleum to customers through five segments: retail, commercial, home heat, wharf and wholesale. NARL Marketing LP’s business activities include providing refined petroleum to retail gasoline stations and card lock stations, a branded home heating business, a wharf business and the supply of refined petroleum products to commercial and wholesale customers. NARL Marketing LP is located in Newfoundland, Canada.

On December 2, 2014 we completed a refinancing of Southern Technical Institute, an existing portfolio company, for $12,000,000. Founded in 2000 Southern Technical Institute is a for-profit vocational college with 9 campuses located in Florida. Southern Technical Institute’s academic programs focus on career training and education in applied technology (e.g., heating, ventilation and air conditioning (or HVAC) and electrical trade), medical billing and coding, medical assisting and massage therapy. Southern Technical Institute currently enrolls over 1,000 students. Southern Technical Institute is based in Orlando, Florida.

On December 10, 2014 we funded a debt investment IGT Enterprises, Inc. of $9,000,000. IGT Enterprises, Inc. is a provider of repair and maintenance services and manufacturer of components to the industrial gas turbine market. IGT Enterprises, Inc. primarily serves the power generation, industrial and aerospace end markets. IGT Enterprises, Inc. is located in Houston, TX.

On December 19, 2014, we entered into Amendment No. 1 to our existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Revolver Amendment”) and an Incremental Commitment Agreement to our existing Senior Secured Revolving Loan Credit Agreement (the “Incremental Commitment Amendment,” together with the “Revolver Amendment,” the “Amendments”), each with certain lenders party thereto and ING Capital LLC, as administrative agent (the

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“Administrative Agent”). The Amendments amend certain provisions of our Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Credit Facility”).

The Credit Facility was amended to, among other things, (i) increase the threshold under which the borrowing base may consist of 12 issuers; (ii) increase the required weighted average leverage ratio from 4.0x to 4.5x; (iii) increase the permitted amount of investments that are not in cash or cash equivalents, first lien bank loans, last-out loans, or second lien bank loans from not more than 40% to not more than 50%; (iv) modify the test for the minimum obligors’ net worth to include unsecured longer term indebtedness not to exceed $50,000,000; and (v) modify the eligibility criteria to permit, under certain circumstances, investments with EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) of less than $20,000,000. The Incremental Commitment Agreement provides for increased commitments under the Credit Facility of $35 million.

Concurrently with the effectiveness of the Amendments, we closed on an additional $35 million of commitments under the Credit Facility (which was funded in full on the Closing Date). As of December 19, 2014, total commitments under the Credit Facility were $115 million.

On December 19, 2014, we funded a $1.2 million senior secured debt investment in Triton Technologies, Inc. Triton Technologies, Inc. provides fully integrated call center services including telemarketing, technology services, marketing services and consulting services. Triton Technologies, Inc. performs marketing, sales and customer support services through call centers located in Massachusetts and Arizona.

On January 6, 2015, we committed to fund a $14.0 million second lien debt investment in Alpine Disposal, Inc., of which $9.0 million was initially funded. Alpine Disposal, Inc. is a Denver, Colorado-based waste management and recycling company, serving commercial and multi-tenant residential customers in the greater Denver area. Alpine Disposal, Inc. provides collection services and processes collected waste at its recycling facility, compost processing plant and privately owned landfill.

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

We qualify as an emerging growth company, as that term is used in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. An emerging growth company may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other burdens that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include an exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of the emerging growth company’s internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, for so long as we qualify as an emerging growth company.

In addition, Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act and Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, as amended by Section 102(b) of the JOBS Act provide that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. However, pursuant to Section 107 of the JOBS Act, we are choosing to “opt out” of such extended transition period, and as a result, we will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. Our decision to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards is irrevocable.

We could remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (a) up to five years measured from the IPO, (b) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our annual gross revenues are $1 billion or more, (c) the date that we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which would occur if the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, or (d) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt during the preceding three year period.

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Summary Risk Factors

An investment in our Notes is subject to risks. The following is a summary of the principal risks that you should carefully consider before investing in our Notes. In addition, see “Risk Factors” on page 22 to read about risks you should consider before deciding to invest in our Notes.

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Significant Material Actual and Potential Conflicts of Interest

We have conflicts of interest arising out of the investment advisory activities of our Adviser and other operations of Alcentra Group and BNY Mellon. For example, we are an affiliate of BNY Mellon, which is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high net worth individuals, providing asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team. While we may benefit from BNY Mellon’s relationship and activities, situations will arise in which the interests of BNY Mellon and its affiliates will conflict with our interests and the interests of our stockholders. For example, we face potential conflicts of interest, including those relating to:

In addition, as a result of restrictions imposed on bank holding companies and entities managed by bank holding companies (including us), our Adviser may be required or may decide to structure an investment in a manner that would be less favorable to us than structures available to a non-regulated entity. See “Related Party Transactions and Certain Relationships” and “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Structure — There are significant potential conflicts of interest that could negatively affect our operations and investment returns.”

Corporate Information

Our principal executive offices are located at 200 Park Avenue, 7 ^th Floor, New York, New York 10166, and our telephone number is (212) 922-8240. We maintain a website located at www.alcentracapital.com . Information on our website is not incorporated into or a part of this prospectus.

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SPECIFIC TERMS OF THE NOTES AND THE OFFERING

This section outlines the specific legal and financial terms of the Notes. You should read this section together with the more general description of the Notes under the heading “Description of Our Notes” before investing in the Notes.

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SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA

The following selected consolidated financial data of BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III, L.P., which is deemed to be a predecessor entity of ours, as of and for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 is derived from our consolidated financial statements that have been audited by KPMG LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm. The selected financial data for the period from January 1, 2014 to May 7, 2014 and the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is derived from the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III, L.P. The selected financial data for the period from May 8, 2014 to September 30, 2014 is derived from the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company. In the opinion of management, the selected financial data for the interim periods reflects all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that are necessary to present fairly the results for such interim period. The selected financial data for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2014 or for any other period. This financial data should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus and with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” which follows (dollars in thousands except share and per share data):

		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
		Alcentra Capital Corporation For the period from May 8, 2014* through September 30, 2014 (unaudited)				BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III, L.P. For the period from January 1, 2014 through May 7, 2014 (unaudited)				BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III, L.P. for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 (unaudited)				BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III, L.P. For the year ended December 31, 2013				BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III, L.P. For the year ended December 31, 2012
Statement of operations data:
Total investment income		$	9,495,811			$	7,761,894			$	7,615,671			$	11,051,383			$	12,687,061
Total expenses			2,445,485				834,336				2,421,019				3,541,736				5,052,550
Net investment income			7,050,326				6,927,558				5,194,652				7,509,647				7,634,511
Net realized gain from investments			17,875				51,961				2,872,411				3,547,235				3,195,488
Net increase/decrease in unrealized appreciation on investments			4,620,751				2,974,591				(832,250	)			(1,404,471	)			4,618,531
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations		$	11,688,952			$	9,954,110			$	7,234,813			$	9,652,411			$	15,448,530
Per share data:
Net investment income		$	0.52				N.A.				N.A.				N.A.				N.A.
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations		$	0.86				N.A.				N.A.				N.A.				N.A.
Dividends declared		$	0.86				N.A.				N.A.				N.A.				N.A.
Net asset value per share		$	15.00				N.A.				N.A.				N.A.				N.A.

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		September 30, 2014
		Alcentra Capital Corporation For the period from May 8, 2014* through September 30, 2014 (unaudited)				BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III, L.P. For the period from January 1, 2014 through May 7, 2014 (unaudited)				BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III, L.P. September 30, 2013 (unaudited)				BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III, L.P. December 31, 2013				BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III, L.P. December 31, 2012
Balance sheet data:
Total assets		$	236,220,675			$	175,925,784			$	106,198,903			$	126,788,126			$	101,858,640
Cash and cash equivalents			19,196,748				10,703,472				6,515,911				729,431				869,836
Total net assets		$	202,786,655			$	175,567,210			$	94,680,980			$	110,639,427			$	96,719,585

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SELECTED QUARTERLY DATA

The following tables set forth certain quarterly financial information for each of the quarters up to and ended September 30, 2014. This information was derived from our and Fund III’s unaudited consolidated financial statements. Results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for the past fiscal year or for any future quarter.

						Quarter Ended June 30, 2014
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)		Alcentra Capital Corporation for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 (unaudited)				Alcentra Capital Corporation For the period from May 8, 2014 through June 30, 2014 (unaudited)				BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III, L.P. for the period from April 1, 2014 through May 7, 2014 (unaudited)				BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III, L.P. for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (unaudited)
Total investment income		$	5,861			$	3,635			$	3,766			$	3,995
Net investment income		$	4,596			$	2,455			$	3,752			$	3,176
Net increase in net assets from operations		$	7,901			$	3,787			$	3,487			$	6,467
Net investment income per share		$	0.34			$	0.18			$	N.A.			$	N.A.
Net increase in net assets from operations per share		$	0.58			$	0.28			$	N.A.			$	N.A.
Net asset value per share at end of period		$	15.00			$	14.76			$	N.A.			$	N.A.

		BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezannine III, L.P. for the quarter ended (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)		December 31, 2013				September 30, 2013				June 30, 2013				March 31, 2013
Selected Quarterly Data (unaudited):
Total investment income		$	3,436			$	2,226			$	2,750			$	2,640
Net investment income before investment gains and losses			2,315				1,352				1,953				1,889
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations			2,418				1,601				3,503				2,131
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations per common share (basic)			N.A.				N.A.				N.A.				N.A.

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our Notes involves a number of significant risks. Before you invest in our Notes, you should be aware of various risks, including those described below. You should carefully consider these risk factors, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus, before you decide whether to make an investment in our Notes. The risks set out below present the principal risk factors associated with an investment in our Notes as well as those factors generally associated with investment in a company with investment objectives, investment policies, capital structure or trading markets similar to ours. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or not presently deemed material by us may also impair our operations and performance. If any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected. In such case, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Relating to our Business and Structure

Both we and our Adviser have a limited history operating and advising a BDC or a RIC, and we may not be able to operate our business successfully or generate sufficient revenue to make or sustain distributions to our stockholders.

We have limited experience operating as and our Adviser limited experience managing a BDC or a RIC. The 1940 Act and the Code impose numerous constraints on the operations of BDCs and RICs that do not apply to other investment vehicles managed by our Adviser. BDCs are required, for example, to invest at least 70% of their total assets primarily in securities of U.S. private or thinly traded public companies, cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality debt instruments that mature in one year or less from the date of investment. Moreover, qualification for taxation as a RIC requires satisfaction of certain source-of-income, asset diversification and distribution requirements. Both we and our Adviser have limited experience operating and advising under these constraints, which may hinder our ability to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities and to achieve our investment objective. If we are unable to comply with the requirements imposed on BDCs by the 1940 Act, the SEC could bring an enforcement action against us and/or we could be exposed to claims of private litigants. In addition, we could be regulated as a closed-end management investment company under the 1940 Act, which could further decrease our operating flexibility and may prevent us from operating our business as described in this prospectus, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Furthermore, the investment philosophy and techniques used by our Adviser to manage a BDC may differ from the investment philosophy and techniques previously employed by our Adviser in identifying and managing past investments. Accordingly, we can offer no assurance that we will replicate our historical performance or that of other entities that our Adviser has managed or advised in the past, and we caution you that our investment returns could be substantially lower than our past returns or those achieved by other entities managed or advised by our Adviser.

Finally, given our limited operating history, you will have limited information about us in connection with your decision to invest in our Notes and, in light of the fact that our historical cost structure will substantially increase as a result of our issuance of the Notes in this offering, additionaly borrowings under the Credit Facility and the related management fees payable by us to the Adviser on assets funded thereby, such limited operating history may even be less meaningful in connection with your evaluation of whether to purchase our Notes.

We may not replicate the historical results achieved by other entities managed or advised by our Adviser.

We may be unable to replicate the historical results achieved by other entities managed or advised by our Adviser, and our investment returns could be substantially lower than the returns achieved by our Adviser in prior periods. In particular, our Adviser’s returns from several of its

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other investment vehicles may not be comparable because of the economic period in which those investments were made; or the compositions of those prior portfolios will be different from prospective portfolios. Our Adviser was not subject to the same tax and regulatory conditions that we operate under. Furthermore, none of the prior results were from BDCs or public reporting companies. Additionally, all or a portion of these prior results may have been achieved in particular market conditions, which may never be repeated. Moreover, current or future market volatility and regulatory uncertainty may also have an adverse impact on our future performance.

We are dependent upon key personnel of our Adviser and the Alcentra Group for our future success. If our Adviser or the Alcentra Group were to lose any of its key personnel, our ability to achieve our investment objective could be significantly harmed.

We depend on the diligence, skill and network of business contacts of the investment professionals of our Adviser and the Alcentra Group to achieve our investment objective. Our Adviser’s team of investment professionals evaluates, negotiates, structures, closes and monitors our investments in accordance with the terms of our Investment Advisory Agreement.

Our Investment Committee, which provides oversight over our investment activities, is provided to us by our Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement. Our Investment Committee consists of Paul J. Echausse, our President and Chief Executive Officer, Paul Hatfield, the Chairman of our board of directors, Kevin Bannon and Graeme Delaney Smith. The loss of any member of our Investment Committee would limit our ability to achieve our investment objective and operate as we anticipate. This could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Our business model depends to a significant extent upon our Adviser’s network of relationships with financial sponsors, service providers and other intermediaries. Any inability of our Adviser to maintain or develop these relationships, or the failure of these relationships to generate investment opportunities, could adversely affect our business.

We depend upon our Adviser to maintain its relationships with private equity sponsors, placement agents, investment banks, management groups and other financial institutions, and we expect to rely to a significant extent upon these relationships to provide us with potential investment opportunities. If our Adviser fails to maintain such relationships, or to develop new relationships with other sources of investment opportunities, we will not be able to grow our investment portfolio. In addition, individuals with whom our Adviser has relationships are not obligated to provide us with investment opportunities, and we can offer no assurance that these relationships will continue to generate investment opportunities for us in the future.

Our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows depend on our ability to manage our business effectively.

Our ability to achieve our investment objective depends on our ability to manage our business and to grow our investments and earnings. This depends, in turn, on our Adviser’s ability to identify, invest in and monitor portfolio companies that meet our investment guidelines. The achievement of our investment objective on a cost-effective basis depends upon our Adviser’s execution of our investment process, its ability to provide competent, attentive and efficient services to us and, to a lesser extent, our access to financing on acceptable terms. Our Adviser’s investment professionals have substantial responsibilities in connection with the management of other investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles. The personnel of our Adviser may be called upon to provide managerial assistance to our portfolio companies. These activities may distract them from servicing new investment opportunities for us or slow our rate of investment. Any failure to manage our business and our future growth effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

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There are significant potential conflicts of interest that could negatively affect our operations and investment returns.

There are significant potential conflicts of interest that could negatively affect our operations and investment returns. A number of these potential conflicts of interest with affiliates of our Adviser and BNY Mellon are discussed in more detail under “Related Party Transactions and Certain Relationships,” including those relating to:

There may be times when our Adviser, our Adviser’s affiliates including BNY Mellon, or its investment professionals have interests that differ from those of our stockholders, giving rise to conflicts of interest. The members of our Investment Committee and its investment professionals serve, or may serve, as officers, directors, members, or principals of entities that operate in the same or a related line of business as we do, or of investment funds, accounts, or investment vehicles managed by our Adviser. Similarly, our Adviser or its affiliates may have other clients with similar, different or competing investment objectives. In serving in these multiple capacities, they may have obligations to other clients or investors in those entities, the fulfillment of which may not be in the best interests of us or our stockholders. In addition, our Adviser may enter into fee-sharing arrangements with other entities that may include our affiliates or stockholders.

While we may co-invest with investment entities managed by our Adviser or its affiliates to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, the 1940 Act imposes significant limits on co-investment. As a result, we and our Adviser have applied for exemptive relief from the SEC under the 1940 Act, which, if granted, would allow additional latitude to co-invest. However, there is no assurance that we will obtain such relief. In the event the SEC does not grant us relief, we will be limited in our ability to invest in certain portfolio companies in which the Adviser or any of its respective affiliates are investing or are invested. Even if we are able to obtain exemptive relief, we will be unable to participate in certain transactions originated by the Adviser or its respective affiliates prior to receipt of such relief.

In addition, we are an affiliate of BNY Mellon. While we may benefit from BNY Mellon’s relationships and activities, situations will arise in which the interests of BNY Mellon and its affiliates will conflict with our interests and the interests of our stockholders. Stockholders should note the matters discussed in “Related Party Transactions and Certain Relationships.”

The investment professionals of our Adviser may, from time to time, possess material nonpublic information, limiting our investment discretion.

The investment professionals of our Adviser, including members of our Investment Committee, may serve as directors of, or in a similar capacity with, portfolio companies in which we invest, the securities of which are purchased or sold on our behalf. In the event that material nonpublic information is obtained with respect to such companies, or we become subject to trading restrictions under the internal trading policies of those companies or as a result of applicable law or regulations, we could be prohibited for a period of time from purchasing or selling the securities of such companies, and this prohibition may have an adverse effect on us.

Adverse market conditions for debt and equity capital markets in the United States and around the world, may have a negative impact on our business and operations.

From 2007 through 2009, the global capital markets experienced a period of disruption resulting in increasing spreads between the yields realized on riskier debt securities and those realized on risk-free securities and a lack of liquidity in parts of the debt capital markets,

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significant write-offs in the financial services sector relating to subprime mortgages and the re-pricing of credit risk in the broadly syndicated market. These events, along with the deterioration of the housing market, illiquid market conditions, declining business and consumer confidence and the failure of major financial institutions in the United States, led to a decline of general economic conditions. As a result, many commercial banks and other financial institutions stopped lending or significantly curtailed their lending activity. In addition, in an effort to stem losses and reduce their exposure to segments of the economy deemed to be high risk, some financial institutions limited refinancing and loan modification transactions and reviewed the terms of existing facilities to identify bases for accelerating the maturity of existing lending facilities. This economic decline materially and adversely affected the broader financial and credit markets and reduced the availability of debt and equity capital for the market as a whole and to financial firms in particular during that time.

If these conditions recur, we and other companies in the financial services sector may have to access, if available, alternative markets for debt and equity capital in order to grow. Equity capital may be difficult to raise because, subject to some limited exceptions, as a BDC, we are generally not able to issue additional shares of our common stock at a price less than net asset value without first obtaining approval for such issuance from our stockholders and our independent directors. In addition, our ability to incur indebtedness (including by issuing preferred stock) is limited by applicable regulations such that our asset coverage, as calculated in accordance with the 1940 Act, must equal at least 200% immediately after each time we incur indebtedness. The debt capital that will be available to us in the future, if at all, may be at a higher cost and on less favorable terms and conditions than what we currently experience. Any inability to raise capital could have a negative effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Moreover, the re-appearance of market conditions similar to those experienced from 2007 through 2009 for any substantial length of time could make it difficult to extend the maturity of or refinance our existing indebtedness under similar terms and any failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Changes in interest rates may increase our cost of capital, reduce the ability of our portfolio companies to service their debt obligations and decrease our net investment income.

General interest rate fluctuations and changes in credit spreads on floating rate loans may have a substantial negative impact on our investments and investment opportunities and, accordingly, may have a material adverse effect on our rate of return on invested capital, our net investment income, our net asset value and the market price of our securities. A substantial portion of our debt investments have variable interest rates that reset periodically based on benchmarks such as LIBOR and the prime rate, so an increase in interest rates from their historically low present levels may make it more difficult for our portfolio companies to service their obligations under the debt investments that we hold. To the extent that interest rates increase, this may negatively impact the operating performance of our portfolio companies due to increasing debt service obligations and, therefore, may affect our results of operations. In addition, to the extent that an increase in interest rates make it difficult or impossible to make payments on outstanding indebtedness to us or other financial sponsors or refinance debt that is maturing in the near term, some of our portfolio companies may be unable to repay such debt at maturity and may be forced to sell assets, undergo a recapitalization or seek bankruptcy protection. In addition, any such increase in interest rates would make it more expensive to use debt to finance our investments. Decreases in credit spreads on debt that pays a floating rate of return would have an impact on the income generation of our floating rate assets. Trading prices for debt that pays a fixed rate of return tend to fall as interest rates rise. Trading prices tend to fluctuate more for fixed rate securities that have longer maturities. Although we have no policy governing the maturities of our investments, under current market conditions we expect that we will invest in a portfolio of debt generally having maturities of up to seven years. This means that we will be subject to greater risk (other things being equal) than an entity investing solely in shorter-term securities.

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Because we may borrow to fund our investments, a portion of our net investment income may be dependent upon the difference between the interest rate at which we borrow funds and the interest rate at which we invest these funds. Portions of our investment portfolio and our borrowings have floating rate components. As a result, a significant change in market interest rates could have a material adverse effect on our net investment income. In periods of rising interest rates, our cost of funds could increase, which would reduce our net investment income. We may hedge against such interest rate fluctuations by using standard hedging instruments such as interest rate swap agreements, futures, options and forward contracts, subject to applicable legal requirements, including without limitation, all necessary registrations (or exemptions from registration) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or CFTC. These activities may limit our ability to participate in the benefits of lower interest rates with respect to the hedged borrowings. Adverse developments resulting from changes in interest rates or hedging transactions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our incentive fee may induce our Adviser to make speculative investments.

Our Adviser receives an incentive fee based, in part, upon net realized gains on our investments. Unlike that portion of the incentive fee based on income, there is no hurdle rate applicable to the portion of the incentive fee based on net realized gains. Additionally, under the incentive fee structure, our Adviser may benefit when capital gains are recognized and, because our Adviser determines when to sell a holding, our Adviser controls the timing of the recognition of such capital gains. As a result, our investment advisor may have a tendency to invest more capital in investments that are likely to result in capital gains as compared to income-producing securities. Such a practice could result in our investing in more speculative securities than would otherwise be the case, which could result in higher investment losses, particularly during economic downturns.

We may be obligated to pay our Adviser incentive compensation even if we incur a loss and may pay more than 20.0% of our net capital gains because we cannot recover payments made in previous years.

Our Adviser is entitled to incentive compensation for each fiscal quarter in an amount equal to a percentage of the excess of our investment income for that quarter (before deducting incentive compensation) above a threshold return for that quarter. Thus, we may be required to pay our Adviser incentive compensation for a fiscal quarter even if there is a decline in the value of our portfolio or we incur a net loss for that quarter. If we pay an incentive fee of 20.0% of our realized capital gains (net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis) and thereafter experience additional realized capital losses or unrealized capital depreciation, we will not be able to recover any portion of the incentive fee previously paid.

The involvement of our interested directors in the valuation process may create conflicts of interest.

We make many of our portfolio investments in the form of loans and securities that are not publicly traded and for which no market based price quotation is available. As a result, our board of directors determines the fair value of these loans and securities in good faith as described in “Determination of Net Asset Value.” In connection with that determination, investment professionals from our Adviser may provide our board of directors with valuations based upon the most recent portfolio company financial statements available and projected financial results of each portfolio company. While the valuation for at least a portion of our investment portfolio reviewed by an independent valuation firm quarterly, the ultimate determination of fair value will be made by our board of directors and not by such third party valuation firm. In addition, Mr. Echausse, who is an interested member of our board of directors, has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in our Adviser. The participation of Mr. Echausse in our valuation process, and his pecuniary interest in our Adviser, could result in a conflict of interest as our Adviser’s base management fee is based, in part, on the value of our gross assets, and our Advisor’s incentive fees are based, in part, on realized gains and realized and unrealized losses.

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There are conflicts related to other arrangements with our Adviser.

We have entered into a License Agreement with our Adviser under which our Adviser has granted us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “Alcentra.” See “Management Agreements — License Agreement.” This creates conflicts of interest that our board of directors will continue to monitor. For example, under the terms of the License Agreement, we are unable to preclude our Adviser from licensing or transferring the ownership of the “Alcentra” name to third parties, some of whom may compete against us. Consequently, we are unable to prevent any damage to goodwill that may occur as a result of the activities of our Adviser or others. Furthermore, in the event the License Agreement is terminated, we will be required to change our name and cease using “Alcentra” as part of our name. Any of these events could disrupt our recognition in the market place, damage any goodwill we may have generated and otherwise harm our business.

The Investment Advisory Agreement was not negotiated on an arm’s length basis and may not be as favorable to us as if it had been negotiated with an unaffiliated third party.

The Investment Advisory Agreement was negotiated between related parties. Consequently, its terms, including fees payable to our Adviser, may not be as favorable to us as if they had been negotiated with an unaffiliated third party. In addition, we may choose not to enforce, or to enforce less vigorously, our rights and remedies under this agreement because of our desire to maintain our ongoing relationship with our Adviser. Any such decision, however, would breach our fiduciary obligations to our stockholders.

The time and resources that our Adviser devotes to us may be diverted, and we may face additional competition due to the fact that our Adviser and its affiliates are not prohibited from raising money for, or managing, another entity that makes the same types of investments that we target.

Our Adviser and some of its affiliates, including our officers and our interested directors, are not prohibited from raising money for, or managing, another investment entity that makes the same types of investments as those we target. As a result, the time and resources they could devote to us may be diverted. In addition, we may compete with any such investment entity for the same investors and investment opportunities.

Our incentive fee arrangements with our Adviser may vary from those of other investment funds, accounts or investment vehicles that our Adviser currently manages or may manage in the future, which may create an incentive for our Adviser to devote time and resources to a higher fee-paying fund.

Our Adviser manages private investment funds, accounts and other investment vehicles and may manage other funds, accounts and investment vehicles in the future. If our Adviser is paid a higher performance-based fee from any other fund that it may manage in the future, it may have an incentive to devote more research and development or other activities, and/or recommend the allocation of investment opportunities, to such higher fee-paying fund. For example, to the extent our Adviser’s incentive compensation is not subject to a hurdle or total return requirement with respect to another fund, it may have an incentive to devote time and resources to such other fund. As a result, the investment professionals of our Adviser may devote time and resources to a higher fee-paying fund.

Our Adviser’s liability is limited under the Investment Advisory Agreement and we have agreed to indemnify our Adviser against certain liabilities, which may lead our Adviser to act in a riskier manner on our behalf than it would when acting for its own account.

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, our Adviser has not assumed any responsibility to us other than to render the services called for under that agreement. It will not be responsible for any action of our board of directors in following or declining to follow our Adviser’s advice or recommendations. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, our Adviser, its officers, members

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and personnel, and any person controlling or controlled by our Adviser will not be liable to us, any subsidiary of ours, our directors, our stockholders or any subsidiary’s stockholders or partners for acts or omissions performed in accordance with and pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, except those resulting from acts constituting gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or reckless disregard of the duties that our Adviser owes to us under the Investment Advisory Agreement. In addition, as part of the Investment Advisory Agreement, we have agreed to indemnify our Adviser and each of its officers, directors, members, managers and employees from and against any claims or liabilities, including reasonable legal fees and other expenses reasonably incurred, arising out of or in connection with our business and operations or any action taken or omitted on our behalf pursuant to authority granted by the Investment Advisory Agreement, except where attributable to gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or reckless disregard of such person’s duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement. These protections may lead our Adviser to act in a riskier manner when acting on our behalf than it would when acting for its own account.

We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities, which could reduce returns and result in losses.

A number of entities compete with us to make the types of investments that we plan to make. We compete with public and private funds, other BDCs, commercial and investment banks, commercial financing companies and, to the extent they provide an alternative form of financing, private equity and hedge funds. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and have considerably greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we do. For example, we believe some of our competitors may have access to funding sources that are not available to us. In addition, some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, which could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments and establish more relationships than us. Furthermore, many of our competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the 1940 Act imposes on us as a BDC or the source-of-income, asset diversification and distribution requirements we must satisfy to maintain our RIC qualification. The competitive pressures we face may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. As a result of this competition, we may not be able to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities from time to time, and we may not be able to identify and make investments that are consistent with our investment objective.

With respect to the investments we make, we do not seek to compete based primarily on the interest rates we offer, and we believe that some of our competitors may make loans with interest rates that will be lower than the rates we offer. With respect to all investments, we may lose some investment opportunities if we do not match our competitors’ pricing, terms and structure. However, if we match our competitors’ pricing, terms and structure, we may experience decreased net interest income, lower yields and increased risk of credit loss.

Our activities may be limited as a result of being controlled by a bank holding company.

BNY Mellon is a bank holding company, or a BHC, under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, or the BHCA, and thereby subject to supervision and regulation by the Federal Reserve. BNY Mellon is also a financial holding company, or a FHC, under the BHCA, which is a status available to BHCs that meet certain criteria. FHCs may engage in a broader range of activities than BHCs that are not FHCs. However, the activities of FHCs and their affiliates remain subject to certain restrictions imposed by the BHCA and related regulations. Because BNY Mellon may be deemed to “control” us within the meaning of the BHCA, these restrictions could apply to us as well. Accordingly, the BHCA and other applicable banking laws, rules, regulations and guidelines, and their interpretation and administration by the appropriate regulatory agencies, including but not limited to the Federal Reserve, may restrict the transactions and relationships between our Adviser, BNY Mellon and their affiliates, on the one hand, and us on the other hand, and may restrict our investments, transactions and operations. For example, the BHCA regulations applicable to BNY Mellon and us may, among other things, restrict our ability to make certain

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investments or the size of certain investments, impose a maximum holding period on some or all of our investments, and restrict our Adviser’s ability to participate in the management and operations of the companies in which we invest. In addition, certain BHCA regulations may require aggregation of the positions owned, held or controlled by related entities. Thus, in certain circumstances, positions held by BNY Mellon and its affiliates (including our Adviser) for client and proprietary accounts may need to be aggregated with positions held by us. In this case, where BHCA regulations impose a cap on the amount of a position that may be held, BNY Mellon may utilize available capacity to make investments for its proprietary accounts or for the accounts of other clients, which may require us to limit and/or liquidate certain investments.

These restrictions may materially adversely affect us by, among other things, affecting our Adviser’s ability to pursue certain strategies within our investment program or trade in certain securities. In addition, BNY Mellon may cease in the future to qualify as an FHC, which may subject us to additional restrictions. Moreover, there can be no assurance that the bank regulatory requirements applicable to BNY Mellon and us will not change, or that any such change will not have a material adverse effect on us.

BNY Mellon may in the future, in its sole discretion and without notice to investors, engage in activities impacting us and/or our Adviser in order to comply with the BHCA or other legal requirements applicable to, or reduce or eliminate the impact or applicability of any bank regulatory or other restrictions on, BNY Mellon, us or other funds and accounts managed by our Adviser and its affiliates. BNY Mellon may seek to accomplish this result by causing Alcentra NY, LLC to resign as our Adviser, voting for changes to our board of directors, causing BNY Mellon personnel to resign from our board of directors, reducing the amount of BNY Mellon’s investment in us (if any), or any combination of the foregoing, or by such other means as it determines in its sole discretion. Any replacement investment adviser appointed by us may be unaffiliated with BNY Mellon.

We will be subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax if we are unable to qualify or maintain our qualification as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code.

To obtain and maintain our qualification as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, we must meet certain source-of-income, asset diversification and distribution requirements. The distribution requirement for a RIC is satisfied if we distribute at least 90% of our net ordinary income and net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses, if any, to our stockholders on an annual basis. Because we incur debt, we will be subject to certain asset coverage ratio requirements under the 1940 Act and financial covenants under loan and credit agreements that could, under certain circumstances, restrict us from making distributions necessary to qualify as a RIC. If we are unable to obtain the necessary distributions, we may fail to qualify as a RIC and, thus, may be subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax. To qualify as a RIC, we must also meet certain asset diversification requirements at the end of each calendar quarter. Failure to meet these tests may result in our having to dispose of certain investments quickly in order to prevent the loss of our qualification as a RIC. Because most of our investments will be in private or thinly-traded public companies, any such dispositions may be made at disadvantageous prices and may result in substantial losses. 

If we are unable to meet the RIC asset diversification requirements, we may fail to qualify as a RIC.

No certainty can be provided that we will satisfy the asset diversification requirements or the other requirements necessary to qualify as a RIC. If we fail to qualify as a RIC for any reason and become subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax, the resulting corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes could substantially reduce our net assets, the amount of income available for distributions to our stockholders and the amount of funds available for new investments. Furthermore, if we fail to qualify as a RIC, we may be in default under the terms of the Credit Facility. Such a failure would have a material adverse effect on us and our stockholders. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Structure — We may default under the Credit

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Facility or any future borrowing facility we enter into or be unable to amend, repay or refinance any such facility on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows” and “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — Taxation as a RIC.”

We may need to raise additional capital to grow because we must distribute most of our income.

We may need additional capital to fund new investments and grow our portfolio of investments. We intend to access the capital markets periodically to issue debt or equity securities or borrow from financial institutions in order to obtain such additional capital. Unfavorable economic conditions could increase our funding costs, limit our access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to us. A reduction in the availability of new capital could limit our ability to grow. In addition, we will be required to distribute at least 90% of our net ordinary income and net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses, if any, to our stockholders to maintain our qualification as a RIC. As a result, these earnings will not be available to fund new investments. An inability on our part to access the capital markets successfully could limit our ability to grow our business and execute our business strategy fully and could decrease our earnings, if any, which would have an adverse effect on the value of our securities.

We may have difficulty paying our required distributions if we recognize income before, or without, receiving cash representing such income.

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, we will include in income certain amounts that we have not yet received in cash, such as the accrual of original issue discount, or OID. This may arise if we receive warrants in connection with the making of a loan and in other circumstances, or through contractual PIK interest, which represents contractual interest added to the loan balance and due at the end of the loan term. Such OID, which could be significant relative to our overall investment activities, and increases in loan balances as a result of contracted PIK arrangements will be included in income before we receive any corresponding cash payments. We also may be required to include in income certain other amounts that we will not receive in cash.

Since in certain cases we may recognize income for U.S. federal income tax purposes before or without receiving cash representing such income, we may have difficulty meeting the requirement to distribute at least 90% of our net ordinary income and net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses, if any, to maintain our qualification as a RIC. In such a case, we may have to sell some of our investments at times we would not consider advantageous, raise additional debt or equity capital or reduce new investment originations to meet these distribution requirements. If we are not able to obtain such cash from other sources, we may fail to qualify as a RIC and thus be subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax. See “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — Taxation as a RIC.”

PIK interest payments we receive increases our assets under management and, as a result, increases the amount of base management fees and incentive fees payable by us to our Adviser.

Certain of our debt investments contain provisions providing for the payment of PIK interest. Because PIK interest results in an increase in the size of the loan balance of the underlying loan, the receipt by us of PIK interest has the effect of increasing our assets under management. As a result, because the base management fee that we pay to our Adviser is based on the value of our gross assets, the receipt by us of PIK interest results in an increase in the amount of the base management fee payable by us. In addition, any such increase in a loan balance due to the receipt of PIK interest causes such loan to accrue interest on the higher loan balance, which will result in an increase in our pre-incentive fee net investment income and, as a result, an increase in incentive fees that are payable by us to our Adviser.

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To the extent original issue discount and PIK interest constitute a portion of our income, we are exposed to typical risks associated with such income being required to be included in taxable and accounting income prior to receipt of cash representing such income.

Our investments may include OID instruments and contractual PIK interest. To the extent OID or PIK interest constitute a portion of our income, we are exposed to typical risks associated with such income being required to be included in taxable and accounting income prior to receipt of cash, including the following:

Regulations governing our operation as a BDC affect our ability to, and the way in which we raise additional capital. As a BDC, the necessity of raising additional capital may expose us to risks, including the typical risks associated with leverage.

We may issue debt securities or preferred stock and/or borrow money from banks or other financial institutions, which we refer to collectively as “senior securities,” up to the maximum amount permitted by the 1940 Act. Under the provisions of the 1940 Act, we are permitted as a BDC to issue senior securities in amounts such that our asset coverage ratio, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 200% of our gross assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, after each issuance of senior securities. If the value of our assets declines, we may be unable to satisfy this test. If that happens, we may be required to sell a portion of our investments at a time when such sales may be disadvantageous to us in order to repay a portion of our indebtedness. Also, any amounts that we use to service our indebtedness would not be available for principal and interest payments on the Notes. If we issue senior securities, we will be exposed to typical risks associated with leverage, including an increased risk of loss.

Proposed legislation may allow us to incur additional leverage.

As a BDC under the 1940 Act, we are generally not permitted to incur indebtedness unless immediately after such borrowing we have an asset coverage for total borrowings of at least 200% (i.e., the amount of debt may not exceed 50% of the value of our assets). Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 113th Congress proposed to modify this section of the 1940 Act and increase the amount of debt that BDCs may incur by modifying the percentage from 200% to 150%. If such legislation is reintroduced and eventually passed, we may be able to incur additional indebtedness in the future and therefore your risk of an investment in securities may increase.

We finance our investments with borrowed money, which will magnify the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and may increase the risk of investing in us.

Borrowings, also known as leverage, magnify the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and, therefore, increase the risks associated with investing in our securities. The use of leverage is generally considered a speculative investment technique and increases the risks associated with investing in our securities. However, we borrow from, and may in the future issue

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debt securities to, banks, insurance companies and other lenders. Lenders of these funds will have fixed dollar claims on our assets that may be superior to the claims of our securities holders, and we would expect such lenders to seek recovery against our assets in the event of a default. We may pledge up to 100% of our assets and may grant a security interest in all of our assets under the terms of any debt instruments we may enter into with lenders.

In addition, under the terms of the Credit Facility and any borrowing facility or other debt instruments we may enter into, we are likely to be required to use the net proceeds of any investments that we sell to repay a portion of the amount borrowed under such facility or instruments before applying such net proceeds to any other uses. If the value of our assets decreases, leveraging would cause net asset value to decline more sharply than it otherwise would have had we not leveraged, thereby magnifying losses or eliminating our stake in a leveraged investment. Similarly, any decrease in our revenue or income will cause our net income to decline more sharply than it would have had we not borrowed. Such a decline would also negatively affect our ability to make principal and interest payments on the Notes.

Our ability to service any debt will depend largely on our financial performance and will be subject to prevailing economic conditions and competitive pressures. Moreover, as the base management fee payable to our Adviser will be payable based on the value of our gross assets, including those assets acquired through the use of leverage, our Adviser will have a financial incentive to incur leverage, which may not be consistent with our stockholders’ interests. In addition, our common stockholders will bear the burden of any increase in our expenses as a result of our use of leverage, including interest expenses and any increase in the base management fee payable to our Adviser.

Our Credit Facility and any future indebtedness may impose financial and operating covenants that restrict our business activities, including limitations that hinder our ability to finance additional loans and investments or to make the distributions required to maintain our qualification as a RIC under the Code.

As a BDC, we generally are required to meet a coverage ratio of total assets to total borrowings and other senior securities, which include all of our borrowings (other than potential leverage in future SBIC subsidiaries, should we receive an SBIC license(s), subject to exemptive relief) and any preferred stock that we may issue in the future, of at least 200%. If this ratio declines below 200%, we will not be able to incur additional debt and could be required to sell a portion of our investments to repay some debt when it is otherwise disadvantageous for us to do so. This could have a material adverse effect on our operations, and we may not be able to make distributions. The amount of leverage that we employ will depend on our Adviser’s and our board of directors’ assessment of market and other factors at the time of any proposed borrowing. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain credit at all or on terms acceptable to us.

We may default under the Credit Facility or any future borrowing facility we enter into or be unable to amend, repay or refinance any such facility on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

In the event we default under the Credit Facility or any other future borrowing facility, our business could be adversely affected as we may be forced to sell a portion of our investments quickly and prematurely at what may be disadvantageous prices to us in order to meet our outstanding payment obligations and/or support working capital requirements under the Credit Facility or such future borrowing facility, any of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, following any such default, the agent for the lenders under the Credit Facility or such future borrowing facility could assume control of the disposition of any or all of our assets, including the selection of such assets to be disposed and the timing of such disposition, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

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Because we use debt to finance our investments, if market interest rates were to increase, our cost of capital could increase, which could reduce our net investment income.

Because we borrow money to make investments, our net investment income will depend, in part, upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds and the rate at which we invest those funds. As a result, we can offer no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates would not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income in the event we use debt to finance our investments. In periods of rising interest rates, our cost of funds would increase, which could reduce our net investment income. We may use interest rate risk management techniques in an effort to limit our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. Such techniques may include various interest rate hedging activities to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. There is no limit on our ability to enter derivative transactions.

In addition, a rise in the general level of interest rates typically leads to higher interest rates applicable to our debt investments. Accordingly, an increase in interest rates may result in an increase of the amount of our pre-incentive fee net investment income and, as a result, an increase in incentive fees payable to our Adviser.

Provisions in the Credit Facility or any other future borrowing facility may limit our discretion in operating our business.

The Credit Facility is, and any future borrowing facility may be, backed by all or a portion of our loans and securities on which the lenders will or, in the case of a future facility, may have a security interest. We may pledge up to 100% of our assets and may grant a security interest in all of our assets under the terms of any debt instrument we enter into with lenders. We expect that any security interests we grant will be set forth in a guarantee pledge and security agreement and evidenced by the filing of financing statements by the agent for the lenders. In addition, we expect that the custodian for our securities serving as collateral for such loan would include in its electronic systems notices indicating the existence of such security interests and, enter into a control agreement that provides that following notice of occurrence of an event of default, if any, and during its continuance, the custodian will only accept transfer instructions with respect to any such securities from the lender or its designee. If we were to default under the terms of any debt instrument, the agent for the applicable lenders would be able to assume control of the timing of disposition of any or all of our assets securing such debt, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

In addition, any security interests granted by us as well as negative covenants under the Credit Facility or any other borrowing facility may provide may limit our ability to create liens on assets to secure additional debt and may make it difficult for us to restructure or refinance indebtedness at or prior to maturity or obtain additional debt or equity financing. For example, under the terms of the Credit Facility, we have agreed not to incur any additional secured indebtedness other than in certain limited circumstances as permitted under the Credit Facility. In addition, if our borrowing base under the Credit Facility or any other borrowing facility were to decrease, we would be required to secure additional assets in an amount equal to any borrowing base deficiency. In the event that all of our assets are secured at the time of such a borrowing base deficiency, we could be required to repay advances under the Credit Facility or any other borrowing facility, which could have a material adverse impact on our ability to fund future investments and to make stockholder distributions.

In addition, under the Credit Facility we are subject to limitations as to how borrowed funds may be used, which include restrictions on geographic and industry concentrations, loan size, payment frequency and status, average life, collateral interests and investment ratings, as well as regulatory restrictions on leverage which may affect the amount of funding that may be obtained. There may also be certain requirements relating to portfolio performance, including required minimum portfolio yield and limitations on delinquencies and charge-offs, a violation of which could limit further advances and, in some cases, result in an event of default. An event of default under the Credit Facility or any other borrowing facility could result in an accelerated maturity

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date for all amounts outstanding thereunder, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition. This could reduce our revenues and, by delaying any cash payment allowed to us under the Credit Facility or any other borrowing facility until the lenders have been paid in full, reduce our liquidity and cash flow and impair our ability to grow our business and maintain our qualification as a RIC.

If we do not invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets, we could fail to qualify as a BDC or be precluded from investing according to our current business strategy.

As a BDC, we may not acquire any assets other than “qualifying assets” unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such acquisition, at least 70% of our total assets are qualifying assets. See “Regulation — Qualifying Assets.”

We may be precluded from investing in what we believe to be attractive investments if such investments are not qualifying assets for purposes of the 1940 Act. If we do not invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets, we could violate the 1940 Act provisions applicable to BDCs. As a result of such violation, specific rules under the 1940 Act could prevent us, for example, from making follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies (which could result in the dilution of our position) or could require us to dispose of investments at inappropriate times in order to come into compliance with the 1940 Act. If we need to dispose of such investments quickly, it could be difficult to dispose of such investments on favorable terms. We may not be able to find a buyer for such investments and, even if we do find a buyer, we may have to sell the investments at a substantial loss. Any such outcomes would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

If we do not maintain our status as a BDC, we would be subject to regulation as a registered closed-end investment company under the 1940 Act. As a registered closed-end investment company, we would be subject to substantially more regulatory restrictions under the 1940 Act which would significantly decrease our operating flexibility.

A general increase in interest rates will likely have the effect of increasing our net investment income, which would make it easier for our Adviser to receive incentive fees.

Given the structure of the Investment Advisory Agreement with our Adviser, any general increase in interest rates will likely have the effect of making it easier for our Adviser to meet the quarterly hurdle rate for payment of income incentive fees under the Investment Advisory Agreement without any additional increase in relative performance on the part of our Adviser. In addition, in view of the catch-up provision applicable to income incentive fees under the Investment Advisory Agreement, our Adviser could potentially receive a significant portion of the increase in our investment income attributable to such a general increase in interest rates. If that were to occur, our increase in net earnings, if any, would likely be significantly smaller than the relative increase in our Adviser’s income incentive fee resulting from such a general increase in interest rates.

Most of our portfolio investments are recorded at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors and quoted prices or observable inputs may not be available to determine such values, resulting in the use of significant unobservable inputs in our quarterly valuation process.

Most of our portfolio investments take the form of securities that are not publicly traded. The fair value of loans, securities and other investments that are not publicly traded may not be readily determinable, and we value these investments at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors, including to reflect significant events affecting the value of our investments. Most, if not all, of our investments (other than cash and cash equivalents) are classified as Level 3 under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure, or ASC Topic 820. This means that our portfolio valuations are based on unobservable inputs and our own assumptions about how market participants would price the asset or liability in question.

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Inputs into the determination of fair value of our portfolio investments require significant management judgment or estimation. Even if observable market data are available, such information may be the result of consensus pricing information or broker quotes, which include a disclaimer that the broker would not be held to such a price in an actual transaction. The non-binding nature of consensus pricing and/or quotes accompanied by disclaimers materially reduces the reliability of such information. We have retained the services of an independent service provider to review the valuation of these loans and securities. The types of factors that the board of directors may take into account in determining the fair value of our investments generally include, as appropriate, comparison to publicly traded securities including such factors as yield, maturity and measures of credit quality, the enterprise value of a portfolio company, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flow, the markets in which the portfolio company does business and other relevant factors. Because such valuations, and particularly valuations of private securities and private companies, are inherently uncertain, may fluctuate over short periods of time and may be based on estimates, our determinations of fair value may differ materially from the values that would have been used if a ready market for these loans and securities existed. Our net asset value could be adversely affected if our determinations regarding the fair value of our investments were materially higher than the values that we ultimately realize upon the disposal of such loans and securities.

We will adjust quarterly the valuation of our portfolio to reflect our board of directors’ determination of the fair value of each investment in our portfolio. Any changes in fair value are recorded in our statement of operations as net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation.

We are restricted in our ability to enter into transactions with entities deemed to be our affiliates, which may limit the scope of investments available to us.

As a BDC, we are prohibited under the 1940 Act from knowingly participating in certain transactions with our affiliates without, among other things, the prior approval of a majority of our independent directors who have no financial interest in the transaction, or in some cases, the prior approval of the SEC. For example, any person that owns, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of our outstanding voting securities is deemed our affiliate for purposes of the 1940 Act and, if this is the only reason such person is our affiliate, we are generally prohibited from buying any asset from or selling any asset (other than our capital stock) to such affiliate, absent the prior approval of such directors. The 1940 Act also prohibits “joint” transactions with an affiliate, which could include joint investments in the same portfolio company, without approval of our independent directors or, in some cases, the prior approval of the SEC. Moreover, except in certain limited circumstances, we are prohibited from buying any asset from or selling any asset to a holder of more than 25% of our voting securities, absent prior approval of the SEC. The analysis of whether a particular transaction constitutes a joint transaction requires a review of the relevant facts and circumstances then existing.

We and our Adviser have applied for exemptive relief from the SEC under the 1940 Act, which, if granted, would allow additional latitude to co-invest. However, there is no assurance that we will obtain such relief. In the event the SEC does not grant us relief, we will be limited in our ability to invest in certain portfolio companies in which the Adviser or any of its respective affiliates are investing or are invested. Even if we are able to obtain exemptive relief, we will be unable to participate in certain transactions originated by the Adviser or its respective affiliates prior to receipt of such relief.

We may experience fluctuations in our quarterly operating results.

We could experience fluctuations in our quarterly operating results due to a number of factors, including the interest rate payable on the loans and debt securities we acquire, the default rate on such loans and securities, the level of our expenses, variations in and the timing of the recognition of realized and unrealized gains or losses, the degree to which we encounter competition in our

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markets and general economic conditions. In light of these factors, results for any period should not be relied upon as being indicative of performance in future periods.

We are an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act, and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our securities less attractive to investors.

We are and we will remain an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act until the earlier of (a) the last day of the fiscal year (i) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of the IPO, (ii) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.0 billion, or (iii) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30 ^th , and (b) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during the prior three-year period. For so long as we remain an “emerging growth company” we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We cannot predict if investors will find our securities less attractive because we will rely on some or all of these exemptions. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the price of our securities may be more volatile.

Our status as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act may make it more difficult to raise capital as and when we need it.

Because of the exemptions from various reporting requirements provided to us as an “emerging growth company,” we may be less attractive to investors and it may be difficult for us to raise additional capital as and when we need it. Investors may be unable to compare our business with other companies in our industry if they believe that our financial accounting is not as transparent as other companies in our industry. If we are unable to raise additional capital as and when we need it, our financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, securityholders could lose confidence in our financial and other public reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our securities.

Effective internal controls over financial reporting are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and, together with adequate disclosure controls and procedures, are designed to prevent fraud. Any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. In addition, any testing by us conducted in connection with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or the subsequent testing by our independent registered public accounting firm (when undertaken, as noted below), may reveal deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses or that may require prospective or retroactive changes to our consolidated financial statements or identify other areas for further attention or improvement. Inferior internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our securities.

We are required to disclose changes made in our internal control and procedures on a quarterly basis and our management is required to assess the effectiveness of these controls annually. However, for as long as we are an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act, our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404. We could be an emerging growth company for up to five years. An independent assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls could detect problems that our management’s assessment might not. Undetected material weaknesses in our internal controls could lead to financial statement restatements and require us to incur the expense of remediation.

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Our board of directors may change our investment objective, operating policies and strategies without prior notice or stockholder approval.

Our board of directors has the authority, except as otherwise provided in the 1940 Act, to modify or waive certain of our operating policies and strategies without prior notice and without stockholder approval. However, absent stockholder approval, we may not change the nature of our business so as to cease to be, or withdraw our election as, a BDC. We cannot predict the effect any changes to our current operating policies and strategies would have on our business, operating results and the market price of our securities. Nevertheless, any such changes could adversely affect our business and impair our ability to make principal and interest payments on the Notes.

Our Adviser can resign as our investment adviser upon 60 days’ notice and we may not be able to find a suitable replacement within that time, or at all, resulting in a disruption in our operations that could adversely affect our financial condition, business and results of operations.

Our Adviser has the right under the Investment Advisory Agreement to resign as our investment adviser at any time upon not less than 60 days’ written notice, whether we have found a replacement or not. If our Adviser was to resign, we may not be able to find a new investment adviser or hire internal management with similar expertise and ability to provide the same or equivalent services on acceptable terms within 60 days, or at all. If we are unable to do so quickly, our operations are likely to experience a disruption, our financial condition, business and results of operations as well as our ability to pay distributions to our stockholders are likely to be adversely affected and the market price of our shares may decline. In addition, the coordination of our internal management and investment activities, as applicable, is likely to suffer if we are unable to identify and reach an agreement with a single institution or group of executives having the expertise possessed by our Adviser. Even if we are able to retain comparable management, whether internal or external, the integration of such management and their lack of familiarity with our investment objective may result in additional costs and time delays that may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

We are highly dependent on information systems, and systems failures could significantly disrupt our business, which may, in turn, negatively affect the market price of our common stock and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

Our business is highly dependent on the communications and information systems of our Adviser. In addition, certain of these systems are provided to our Adviser by third party service providers. Any failure or interruption of such systems, including as a result of the termination of an agreement with any such third party service provider, could cause delays or other problems in our activities. This, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and negatively affect the market price of our securities and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

If we receive qualification from the SBA to be licensed as an SBIC but we are unable to comply with SBA regulations after the SBIC subsidiary is licensed as an SBIC, our business plan and investment objective could be adversely affected.

We intend to apply for a license to form an SBIC subsidiary; however, the application is subject to approval by the United States Small Business Administration, or the SBA, and we can make no assurances that the SBA will approve our application. If we receive this qualification, we will become subject to SBA regulations that may constrain our activities. We may need to make allowances in our investment activity to comply with SBA regulations. In addition, SBA regulations may impose parameters on our business operations and investment objective that are different than what we otherwise would do if we were not subject to these regulations. Failure to comply with the SBA regulations could result in the loss of the SBIC license and the resulting inability to participate in the SBA-sponsored debenture program. The SBA also limits the maximum amount that may be borrowed by any single SBIC. The SBA prohibits, without prior

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SBA approval, a “change of control” of an SBIC or transfers that would result in any person (or a group of persons acting in concert) owning 10% or more of a class of capital stock of a licensed SBIC. A “change of control” is any event which would result in the transfer of the power, direct or indirect, to direct the management and policies of an SBIC, whether through ownership, contractual arrangements or otherwise. To the extent that we obtain an SBIC license, this would prohibit a change of control of our SBIC subsidiary without prior SBA approval. If we are unable to comply with SBA regulations, our business plan and growth strategy could be materially adversely affected.

Risks Related to our Investments

Our investments are risky and highly speculative, and the lower middle-market companies we target may have difficulty accessing the capital markets to meet their future capital needs, which may limit their ability to grow or to repay their outstanding indebtedness upon maturity.

Investing in lower middle-market companies involves a number of significant risks, including:

In addition to the risks associated with our investments in general, there are unique risks associated with our investments in each of these entities. In this regard, DRC Emergency Services, LLC derives significantly all of its revenue from contracts with federal, state and local governments and governmental agencies. As a result, if it does not comply with the terms of a contract or with regulations or statutes, it could be subject to downward contract price adjustments or refund obligations or could in extreme circumstances be assessed penalties or be debarred or suspended from obtaining future contracts for a specified period of time. Any such suspension or debarment or other sanction could have an adverse effect on its business.

Similarly, the business and growth of FST Technical Services, LLC (FST) depends in large part on the continued trend toward outsourcing of certain services in the semiconductor and biopharmaceutical industries. There can be no assurance that this trend in outsourcing will continue, as companies may elect to perform such services internally. A significant change in the

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direction of this trend generally, or a trend in the semiconductor and biopharmaceutical industry not to use, or to reduce the use of, outsourced services such as those provided by it, could significantly decrease its revenues and such decreased revenues could have a material adverse effect on it or its results operations or financial condition.

Investing in lower middle-market companies involves a high degree of risk and our financial results may be affected adversely if one or more of our significant portfolio investments defaults on its loans or fails to perform as we expect.

Our portfolio consists primarily of debt and equity investments in lower middle-market companies. Investing in lower middle-market companies involves a number of significant risks. Typically, the debt in which we invest is not initially rated by any rating agency; however, we believe that if such investments were rated, they would be below investment grade. Compared to larger publicly owned companies, these lower middle-market companies may be in a weaker financial position and experience wider variations in their operating results, which may make them more vulnerable to economic downturns and other business disruptions. Typically, these companies need more capital to compete; however, their access to capital is limited and their cost of capital is often higher than that of their competitors. Our portfolio companies face intense competition from larger companies with greater financial, technical and marketing resources and their success typically depends on the managerial talents and efforts of an individual or a small group of persons. Therefore, the loss of any of their key employees could affect a portfolio company’s ability to compete effectively and harm its financial condition. Further, some of these companies conduct business in regulated industries that are susceptible to regulatory changes. These factors could impair the cash flow of our portfolio companies and result in other events, such as bankruptcy. These events could limit a portfolio company’s ability to repay its obligations to us, which may have an adverse effect on the return on, or the recovery of, our investment in these businesses. Deterioration in a borrower’s financial condition and prospects may be accompanied by deterioration in the value of the loan’s collateral and the fair market value of the loan.

Some of these companies cannot obtain financing from public capital markets or from traditional credit sources, such as commercial banks. Accordingly, loans made to these types of companies pose a higher default risk than loans made to companies that have access to traditional credit sources.

Economic recessions or downturns could impair our portfolio companies and harm our operating results.

Portfolio companies are likely to be susceptible to economic slowdowns or recessions and may be unable to repay our loans during such periods. Therefore, the portion of our investment portfolio composed of non-performing assets are likely to increase and the value of our portfolio is likely to decrease during such periods. Adverse economic conditions may decrease the value of collateral securing some of our loans and debt securities and the value of our equity investments. Economic slowdowns or recessions could lead to financial losses in our portfolio and a decrease in revenues, net income and assets. Unfavorable economic conditions also could increase our funding costs, limit our access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to us. These events could prevent us from increasing our investments and harm our operating results.

A portfolio company’s failure to satisfy financial or operating covenants imposed by us or other lenders could lead to defaults and, potentially, termination of its loans and foreclosure on its assets, which could trigger cross-defaults under other agreements and jeopardize our portfolio company’s ability to meet its obligations under the loans and debt securities that we hold. We may incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms with a defaulting portfolio company. In addition, lenders in certain cases can be subject to lender liability claims for actions taken by them when they become too involved in the borrower’s business or exercise control over a borrower. It is possible that we could become subject to a

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lender’s liability claim, including as a result of actions taken if we render significant managerial assistance to the borrower. Furthermore, if one of our portfolio companies were to file for bankruptcy protection, a bankruptcy court might re-characterize our debt holding and subordinate all or a portion of our claim to claims of other creditors, even though we may have structured our investment as senior secured debt. The likelihood of such a re-characterization would depend on the facts and circumstances, including the extent to which we provided managerial assistance to that portfolio company.

Our investments in leveraged portfolio companies may be risky, and we could lose all or part of our investment.

Investment in leveraged companies involves a number of significant risks. Leveraged companies in which we invest may have limited financial resources and may be unable to meet their obligations under their loans and debt securities that we hold. Such developments may be accompanied by deterioration in the value of any collateral and a reduction in the likelihood of our realizing any guarantees that we may have obtained in connection with our investment. Smaller leveraged companies also may have less predictable operating results and may require substantial additional capital to support their operations, finance their expansion or maintain their competitive position.

We may hold the loans and debt securities of leveraged companies that may, due to the significant operating volatility typical of such companies, enter into bankruptcy proceedings.

Leveraged companies may experience bankruptcy or similar financial distress. The bankruptcy process has a number of significant inherent risks. Many events in a bankruptcy proceeding are the product of contested matters and adversary proceedings and are beyond the control of the creditors. A bankruptcy filing by a portfolio company may adversely and permanently affect that company. If the proceeding is converted to a liquidation, the value of the portfolio company may not equal the liquidation value that was believed to exist at the time of the investment. The duration of a bankruptcy proceeding is also difficult to predict, and a creditor’s return on investment can be adversely affected by delays until the plan of reorganization or liquidation ultimately becomes effective. The administrative costs in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding are frequently high and would be paid out of the debtor’s estate prior to any return to creditors. Because the standards for classification of claims under bankruptcy law are vague, our influence with respect to the class of securities or other obligations we own may be lost by increases in the number and amount of claims in the same class or by different classification and treatment. In the early stages of the bankruptcy process, it is often difficult to estimate the extent of, or even to identify, any contingent claims that might be made. In addition, certain claims that have priority by law (for example, claims for taxes) may be substantial.

Our investments in private and middle-market portfolio companies are risky, and we could lose all or part of our investment.

Investment in private and middle-market companies involves a number of significant risks. Generally, little public information exists about these companies, and we will rely on the ability of our Adviser’s investment professionals to obtain adequate information to evaluate the potential returns from investing in these companies. If we are unable to uncover all material information about these companies, we may not make a fully informed investment decision, and we may lose money on our investments. Middle-market companies may have limited financial resources and may be unable to meet their obligations under their loans and debt securities that we hold, which may be accompanied by a deterioration in the value of any collateral and a reduction in the likelihood of our realizing any guarantees we may have obtained in connection with our investment. In addition, such companies typically have shorter operating histories, narrower product lines and smaller market shares than larger businesses, which tend to render them more vulnerable to competitors’ actions and market conditions, as well as general economic downturns. Additionally, middle-market companies are more likely to depend on the management talents and

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efforts of a small group of persons. Therefore, the death, disability, resignation or termination of one or more of these persons could have a material adverse impact on one or more of the portfolio companies we invest in and, in turn, on us. Middle-market companies also may be parties to litigation and may be engaged in rapidly changing businesses with products subject to a substantial risk of obsolescence. In addition, our executive officers, directors and Adviser may, in the ordinary course of business, be named as defendants in litigation arising from our investments in portfolio companies.

The lack of liquidity in our investments may adversely affect our business.

All of our assets may be invested in illiquid loans and securities, and a substantial portion of our investments in leveraged companies will be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or will otherwise be less liquid than more broadly traded public securities. The illiquidity of these investments may make it difficult for us to sell such investments if the need arises. In addition, if we are required to liquidate all or a portion of our portfolio quickly, we may realize significantly less than the value at which we have previously recorded our investments. Also, as noted above, we may be limited or prohibited in our ability to sell or otherwise exit certain positions in our initial portfolio as such a transaction could be considered a joint transaction prohibited by the 1940 Act.

Price declines and illiquidity in the corporate debt markets may adversely affect the fair value of our portfolio investments, reducing our net asset value through increased net unrealized depreciation.

As a BDC, we are required to carry our investments at market value or, if no market value is ascertainable, at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors. As part of the valuation process, we may take into account the following types of factors, if relevant, in determining the fair value of our investments:

When an external event such as a purchase transaction, public offering or subsequent equity sale occurs, we use the pricing indicated by the external event to corroborate our valuation. We record decreases in the market values or fair values of our investments as unrealized depreciation. Declines in prices and liquidity in the corporate debt markets may result in significant net unrealized depreciation in our portfolio. The effect of all of these factors on our portfolio may reduce our net asset value by increasing net unrealized depreciation in our portfolio. Depending on market conditions, we could incur substantial realized losses and may suffer additional unrealized losses in future periods, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

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We are a non-diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, and therefore we are not limited with respect to the proportion of our assets that may be invested in securities of a single issuer.

We are classified as a non-diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, which means that we are not limited by the 1940 Act with respect to the proportion of our assets that we may invest in securities of a single issuer. Beyond the asset diversification requirements associated with our qualification as a RIC under the Code, we do not have fixed guidelines for diversification. To the extent that we assume large positions in the securities of a small number of issuers or our investments are concentrated in relatively few industries, our net asset value may fluctuate to a greater extent than that of a diversified investment company as a result of changes in the financial condition or the market’s assessment of the issuer. We may also be more susceptible to any single economic or regulatory occurrence than a diversified investment company.

Our failure to make follow-on investments in our portfolio companies could impair the value of our portfolio.

Following an initial investment in a portfolio company, we may make additional investments in that portfolio company as “follow-on” investments, in seeking to:

We have discretion to make follow-on investments, subject to the availability of capital resources. Failure on our part to make follow-on investments may, in some circumstances, jeopardize the continued viability of a portfolio company and our initial investment, or may result in a missed opportunity for us to increase our participation in a successful operation. Even if we have sufficient capital to make a desired follow-on investment, we may elect not to make a follow-on investment because we may not want to increase our level of risk, because we prefer other opportunities or because we are inhibited by compliance with BDC requirements of the 1940 Act or the desire to maintain our qualification as a RIC.

Because we generally do not hold controlling equity interests in our portfolio companies, we may not be able to exercise control over our portfolio companies or to prevent decisions by management of our portfolio companies that could decrease the value of our investments.

We do not generally hold controlling equity positions in the majority of the portfolio companies included in our portfolio. In addition, we expect to not hold controlling equity positions in portfolio companies in which we will make future investments. As a result, we are subject to the risk that a portfolio company may make business decisions with which we disagree, and that the management and/or stockholders of a portfolio company may take risks or otherwise act in ways that are adverse to our interests. Due to the lack of liquidity of the debt and equity investments that we expect to hold in our portfolio companies, we may not be able to dispose of our investments in the event we disagree with the actions of a portfolio company and may therefore suffer a decrease in the value of our investments.

Defaults by our portfolio companies will harm our operating results.

A portfolio company’s failure to satisfy financial or operating covenants imposed by us or other lenders could lead to defaults and, potentially, termination of its loans and foreclosure on its assets. This could trigger cross-defaults under other agreements and jeopardize such portfolio company’s ability to meet its obligations under the loans or debt or equity securities that we hold.

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We may incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms, which may include the waiver of certain financial covenants, with a defaulting portfolio company.

Prepayments of our debt investments by our portfolio companies could adversely impact our results of operations and ability to make stockholder distributions and result in a decline in the market price of our shares.

We are subject to the risk that the debt investments we make in our portfolio companies may be repaid prior to maturity. We expect that our investments will generally allow for repayment at any time subject to certain penalties. When this occurs, we intend to generally reinvest these proceeds in temporary investments, pending their future investment in accordance with our investment strategy. These temporary investments will typically have substantially lower yields than the debt being prepaid, and we could experience significant delays in reinvesting these amounts. Any future investment may also be at lower yields than the debt that was repaid. As a result, our results of operations could be materially adversely affected if one or more of our portfolio companies elects to prepay amounts owed to us. Additionally, prepayments could negatively impact our ability to make, or the amount of, principal and interest payments on the Notes, which could result in a decline in the market price of our securities.

Our portfolio companies may incur debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, our investments in such companies.

We invest a in second lien and subordinated loans issued by our portfolio companies. The portfolio companies usually have, or may be permitted to incur, other debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, the loans in which we invest. By their terms, such debt instruments may provide that the holders are entitled to receive payment of interest or principal on or before the dates on which we are entitled to receive payments in respect of the loans in which we invest. Also, in the event of insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of a portfolio company, holders of debt instruments ranking senior to our investment in that portfolio company would typically be entitled to receive payment in full before we receive any distribution in respect of our investment. After repaying senior creditors, a portfolio company may not have any remaining assets to use for repaying its obligation to us. In the case of debt ranking equally with loans in which we invest, we would have to share any distributions on an equal and ratable basis with other creditors holding such debt in the event of an insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of the relevant portfolio company.

Additionally, certain loans that we may make to portfolio companies may be secured on a second priority basis by the same collateral securing senior secured debt of such companies. The first priority liens on the collateral will secure the portfolio company’s obligations under any outstanding senior debt and may secure certain other future debt that may be permitted to be incurred by the portfolio company under the agreements governing the loans. The holders of obligations secured by first priority liens on the collateral will generally control the liquidation of, and be entitled to receive proceeds from, any realization of the collateral to repay their obligations in full before us. In addition, the value of the collateral in the event of liquidation will depend on market and economic conditions, the availability of buyers and other factors. There can be no assurance that the proceeds, if any, from sales of all of the collateral would be sufficient to satisfy the loan obligations secured by the second priority liens after payment in full of all obligations secured by the first priority liens on the collateral. If such proceeds were not sufficient to repay amounts outstanding under the loan obligations secured by the second priority liens, then we, to the extent not repaid from the proceeds of the sale of the collateral, will only have an unsecured claim against the portfolio company’s remaining assets, if any.

We may also make unsecured loans to portfolio companies, meaning that such loans will not benefit from any interest in collateral of such companies. Liens on such portfolio companies’ collateral, if any, will secure the portfolio company’s obligations under its outstanding secured debt and may secure certain future debt that is permitted to be incurred by the portfolio company

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under its secured loan agreements. The holders of obligations secured by such liens will generally control the liquidation of, and be entitled to receive proceeds from, any realization of such collateral to repay their obligations in full before us. In addition, the value of such collateral in the event of liquidation will depend on market and economic conditions, the availability of buyers and other factors. There can be no assurance that the proceeds, if any, from sales of such collateral would be sufficient to satisfy our unsecured loan obligations after payment in full of all secured loan obligations. If such proceeds were not sufficient to repay the outstanding secured loan obligations, then our unsecured claims would rank equally with the unpaid portion of such secured creditors’ claims against the portfolio company’s remaining assets, if any.

The rights we may have with respect to the collateral securing the loans we make to our portfolio companies with senior debt outstanding may also be limited pursuant to the terms of one or more intercreditor agreements that we enter into with the holders of such senior debt. Under a typical intercreditor agreement, at any time that obligations that have the benefit of the first priority liens are outstanding, any of the following actions that may be taken in respect of the collateral will be at the direction of the holders of the obligations secured by the first priority liens:

We may not have the ability to control or direct such actions, even if our rights are adversely affected.

If we make subordinated investments, the obligors or the portfolio companies may not generate sufficient cash flow to service their debt obligations to us.

We may make subordinated investments that rank below other obligations of the obligor in right of payment. Subordinated investments are subject to greater risk of default than senior obligations as a result of adverse changes in the financial condition of the obligor or economic conditions in general. If we make a subordinated investment in a portfolio company, the portfolio company may be highly leveraged, and its relatively high debt-to-equity ratio may create increased risks that its operations might not generate sufficient cash flow to service all of its debt obligations.

The disposition of our investments may result in contingent liabilities.

We currently expect that substantially all of our investments will continue to involve loans and private securities. In connection with the disposition of an investment in loans and private securities, we may be required to make representations about the business and financial affairs of the portfolio company typical of those made in connection with the sale of a business. We may also be required to indemnify the purchasers of such investment to the extent that any such representations turn out to be inaccurate or with respect to potential liabilities. These arrangements may result in contingent liabilities that ultimately result in funding obligations that we must satisfy through our return of distributions previously made to us.

We may not realize gains from our equity investments.

When we invest in loans and debt securities, we may acquire warrants or other equity securities of portfolio companies as well. We may also invest in equity securities directly. To the extent we hold equity investments, we will attempt to dispose of them and realize gains upon our disposition of them. However, the equity interests we receive may not appreciate in value and may decline in value. As a result, we may not be able to realize gains from our equity interests, and any gains that we do realize on the disposition of any equity interests may not be sufficient to offset any other losses we experience.

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Our investments in non-U.S. companies may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. investments.

Our investment strategy contemplates potential investments in securities of non-U.S. companies to the extent permissible under the 1940 Act. See “Regulation — Qualifying Assets” for a discussion of our ability, as a BDC, to invest in securities of non-U.S. companies. Investing in non-U.S. companies may expose us to additional risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies. These risks include changes in exchange control regulations, political and social instability, expropriation, imposition of non-U.S. taxes (potentially at confiscatory levels), less liquid markets, less available information than is generally the case in the United States, higher transaction costs, less government supervision of exchanges, brokers and issuers, less developed bankruptcy laws, difficulty in enforcing contractual obligations, lack of uniform accounting and auditing standards and greater price volatility.

Our investments that are denominated in a non-U.S. currency will be subject to the risk that the value of a particular currency will change in relation to the U.S. dollar. Among the factors that may affect currency values are trade balances, the level of short-term interest rates, differences in relative values of similar assets in different currencies, long-term opportunities for investment and capital appreciation and political developments.

We may expose ourselves to risks if we engage in hedging transactions.

If we engage in hedging transactions we may expose us to risks associated with such transactions. Such hedging may utilize instruments such as forward contract currency options and interest rate swaps, caps, collars and floors to seek to hedge against fluctuations in the relative values of our portfolio positions from changes in currency exchange rates and market interest rates. Use of these hedging instruments may include counter-party credit risk.

Hedging against a decline in the values of our portfolio positions does not eliminate the possibility of fluctuations in the values of such positions or prevent losses if the values of such positions decline. However, such hedging can establish other positions designed to gain from those same developments, thereby offsetting the decline in the value of such portfolio positions. Such hedging transactions may also limit the opportunity for gain if the values of the underlying portfolio positions should increase. Moreover, it may not be possible to hedge against an exchange rate or interest rate fluctuation that is so generally anticipated that we are not able to enter into a hedging transaction at an acceptable price.

The success of any hedging transactions we may enter into will depend on our ability to correctly predict movements in currencies and interest rates. Therefore, while we may enter into such transactions to seek to reduce currency exchange rate and interest rate risks, unanticipated changes in currency exchange rates or interest rates may result in poorer overall investment performance than if we had not engaged in any such hedging transactions. In addition, the degree of correlation between price movements of the instruments used in a hedging strategy and price movements in the portfolio positions being hedged may vary. Moreover, for a variety of reasons, we may not seek to (or be able to) establish a perfect correlation between such hedging instruments and the portfolio holdings being hedged. Any such imperfect correlation may prevent us from achieving the intended hedge and expose us to risk of loss. In addition, it may not be possible to hedge fully or perfectly against currency fluctuations affecting the value of securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies because the value of those securities is likely to fluctuate as a result of factors not related to currency fluctuations.

The effect of global climate change may impact the operations of our portfolio companies.

There may be evidence of global climate change. Climate change creates physical and financial risk and some of our portfolio companies may be adversely affected by climate change. For example, the needs of customers of energy companies vary with weather conditions, primarily temperature and humidity. To the extent weather conditions are affected by climate change, energy use could increase or decrease depending on the duration and magnitude of any changes. Increases

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in the cost of energy could adversely affect the cost of operations of our portfolio companies if the use of energy products or services is material to their business. A decrease in energy use due to weather changes may affect some of our portfolio companies’ financial condition, through decreased revenues. Extreme weather conditions in general require more system backup, adding to costs, and can contribute to increased system stresses, including service interruptions. Energy companies could also be affected by the potential for lawsuits against or taxes or other regulatory costs imposed on greenhouse gas emitters, based on links drawn between greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

Changes in laws or regulations governing our operations or the operations of our portfolio companies, changes in the interpretation thereof or newly enacted laws or regulations and any failure by us or our portfolio companies to comply with these laws or regulations, could require changes to certain business practices of us or our portfolio companies, negatively impact the operations, cash flows or financial condition of us or our portfolio companies, impose additional costs on us or our portfolio companies or otherwise adversely affect our business or the business of our portfolio companies.

We and our portfolio companies are subject to regulation by laws and regulations at the local, state, federal and, in some cases, foreign levels. These laws and regulations, as well as their interpretation, may be changed from time to time, and new laws and regulations may be enacted. Accordingly, any change in these laws or regulations, changes in their interpretation, or newly enacted laws or regulations and any failure by us or our portfolio companies to comply with these laws or regulations, could require changes to certain business practices of us or our portfolio companies, negatively impact the operations, cash flows or financial condition of us or our portfolio companies, impose additional costs on us or our portfolio companies or otherwise adversely affect our business or the business of our portfolio companies.

Additionally, changes to the laws and regulations governing our operations related to permitted investments may cause us to alter our investment strategy in order to avail ourselves of new or different opportunities. Such changes could result in material differences to the strategies and plans set forth in this prospectus and may shift our investment focus from the areas of expertise of our Adviser to other types of investments in which our Adviser may have little or no expertise or experience. Any such changes, if they occur, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.

Our portfolio companies in the healthcare and pharmaceutical services industry sector are subject to extensive government regulation and certain other risks particular to that industry.

One of our key industry sectors for investment is healthcare and pharmaceutical services. Our investments in portfolio companies that operate in this sector are subject to certain significant risks particular to that industry. The laws and rules governing the business of healthcare companies and interpretations of those laws and rules are subject to frequent change. Broad latitude is given to the agencies administering those regulations. Existing or future laws and rules could force our portfolio companies engaged in healthcare to change how they do business, restrict revenue, increase costs, change reserve levels and change business practices. Healthcare companies often must obtain and maintain regulatory approvals to market many of their products, change prices for certain regulated products and consummate some of their acquisitions and divestitures. Delays in obtaining or failing to obtain or maintain these approvals could reduce revenue or increase costs. Policy changes on the local, state and federal level, such as the expansion of the government’s role in the healthcare arena and alternative assessments and tax increases specific to the healthcare industry or healthcare products as part of federal health care reform initiatives, could fundamentally change the dynamics of the healthcare industry. In particular, recently enacted health insurance reform, including The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, or Health Insurance Reform Legislation, could have a significant effect on our portfolio companies in this industry sector. As Health Insurance Reform Legislation is implemented, our portfolio companies in this industry sector may be forced

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to change how they do business. We can give no assurance that these portfolio companies will be able to adapt successfully in response to these changes. Any of these factors could materially adversely affect the operations of a portfolio company in this industry sector and, in turn, impair our ability to timely collect principal and interest payments owed to us.

Any of these factors could materially adversely affect the operations of a portfolio company in this industry sector and, in turn, impair our ability to timely collect principal and interest payments owed to us.

Our portfolio companies in the defense, homeland security and government services industry sector are subject to certain risks particular to that industry.

One of our key industry sectors for investment is defense, homeland security and government services. Investments in this sector are subject to certain significant risks particular to that industry. These businesses depend upon continued U.S. government expenditures on defense, homeland security and other services. These expenditures have not remained constant over time, have been reduced in certain periods and, recently, have been affected by the U.S. government’s efforts to improve efficiency and reduce costs affecting federal government programs generally. These expenditures are also subject to budgetary constraints affecting U.S. government spending generally or specific agencies in particular. Furthermore, these businesses are generally subject to changes in the political climate and general economic conditions, including a slowdown of the economy or unstable economic conditions and responses to conditions, such as emergency spending, that reduce funds available for other government priorities.

Portfolio companies operating in the defense, homeland security and government services industry sector may be required to comply with laws and regulations relating to the formation, administration, and performance of U.S. government contracts. Such laws and regulations may potentially impose added costs on these businesses and may subject them to civil or criminal penalties, termination of U.S. government contracts, and/or suspension or debarment from contracting with federal agencies, in the event they fail to comply. Further, these portfolio companies may derive significant amounts of their revenue from contracts awarded through a competitive bidding process. Their revenue may be adversely affected if they are unable to compete effectively in the process or there are delays caused by their competitors protecting contract awards.

On August 29, 2014, DRC Emergency Services LLC (“DRC ES” or the “Company”) was suspended from Federal Government contracting and from directly or indirectly receiving the benefits of federal assistance programs. In DRC ES’s opinion the suspension primarily resulted from alleged actions taken by former employees and subcontractors related to two particular contracts. None of the employees in question work for DRC ES or any of its affiliates. The Company is fully cooperating with all Government investigations. The suspension was terminated on October 1, 2014. At this time we believe the Company’s contracts and customer relationships were not materially impacted by the suspension.

Any of these factors could materially adversely affect the operations of a portfolio company in this industry sector and, in turn, impair our ability to timely collect principal and interest payments owed to us.

Risks Relating to the Notes

The Notes will be unsecured and therefore will be effectively subordinated to the secured indebtedness we have outstanding and may incur in the future.

The Notes will not be secured by any of our assets or any of the assets of any future subsidiaries and will rank equally in right of payment of our future unsubordinated, unsecured senior indebtedness. As a result, the Notes are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness we or our subsidiaries have currently outstanding and may incur in the future (or any indebtedness that is initially unsecured to which we subsequently grant security) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. In any liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy

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or other similar proceeding, the holders of any of our existing or future secured indebtedness and the secured indebtedness of any future subsidiaries may assert rights against the assets pledged to secure that indebtedness in order to receive full payment of their indebtedness before the assets may be used to pay other creditors, including the holders of the Notes. As of January 8, 2015 we had $62.5 million outstanding under the Credit Facility. The indebtedness under the Credit Facility is effectively senior to the Notes to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.

The Notes will be structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of any future subsidiaries.

The Notes are obligations exclusively of Alcentra Capital Corporation and not of our subsidiaries. None of our subsidiaries will be a guarantor of the Notes and the Notes are not required to be guaranteed by any subsidiaries we may acquire or create in the future. Except to the extent we are a creditor with recognized claims against our subsidiaries, all claims of creditors of our subsidiaries will have priority over our equity interests in such subsidiaries (and therefore the claims of our creditors, including holders of the Notes) with respect to the assets of such subsidiaries. Even if we are recognized as a creditor of one or more of our subsidiaries, our claims would still be effectively subordinated to any security interests in the assets of any such subsidiary and to any indebtedness or other liabilities of any such subsidiary senior to our claims. Consequently, the Notes will be structurally subordinated to all indebtedness, including any future SBA-guaranteed debentures, and other liabilities of any of our subsidiaries and any subsidiaries that we may in the future acquire or establish. In addition, our subsidiaries may incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future, all of which would be structurally senior to the Notes.

The indenture under which the Notes will be issued contains limited protection for holders of the Notes.

The indenture under which the Notes will be issued offers limited protection to holders of the Notes. The terms of the indenture and the Notes do not restrict our or any of our subsidiaries’ ability to engage in, or otherwise be a party to, a variety of corporate transactions, circumstances or events that could have an adverse impact on your investment in the Notes. In particular, the terms of the indenture and the Notes will not place any restrictions on our or our subsidiaries’ ability to:

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In addition, the indenture will not require us to offer to purchase the Notes in connection with a change of control or any other event.

Furthermore, the terms of the indenture and the Notes do not protect holders of the Notes in the event that we experience changes (including significant adverse changes) in our financial condition, results of operations or credit ratings, as they do not require that we or our subsidiaries adhere to any financial tests or ratios or specified levels of net worth, revenues, income, cash flow, or liquidity other than as described under “Description of Our Notes — Events of Default.”

Our ability to recapitalize, incur additional debt and take a number of other actions that are not limited by the terms of the Notes may have important consequences for you as a holder of the Notes, including making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to the Notes or negatively affecting the trading value of the Notes.

Other debt we issue or incur in the future could contain more protections for its holders than the indenture and the Notes, including additional covenants and events of default. For example, the indenture under which the Notes will be issued does not contain cross-default provisions that are contained in the Credit Facility. The issuance or incurrence of any such debt with incremental protections could affect the market for and trading levels and prices of the Notes.

We cannot assure that a trading market for your Notes will ever develop or be maintained.

In evaluating the Notes, you should assume that you will be holding the Notes until their stated maturity. The Notes are a new issue of securities and will not be listed on an exchange or quoted through a quotation system. We cannot assure you that a trading market for your Notes will ever develop, be liquid or be maintained. Many factors independent of our creditworthiness affect the trading market for and market value of your Notes. Those factors include, without limitation:

There may be a limited number of buyers when you decide to sell your Notes. This may affect the price you receive for your Notes or your ability to sell your Notes at all.

Survivor’s Option may be limited in amount.

We will have a discretionary right to limit the aggregate principal amount of Notes subject to the Survivor's Option that may be exercised in any calendar year to an amount equal to 2% of the outstanding principal amount of all Notes outstanding as of the end of the most recent calendar year. We also have the discretionary right to limit to $250,000 in any calendar year the aggregate principal amount of Notes subject to the Survivor's Option that may be exercised in such calendar year on behalf of any individual deceased beneficial owner of Notes. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that exercise of the Survivor's Option for the desired amount will be permitted in any single calendar year.

We may choose to redeem the Notes when prevailing interest rates are relatively low.

After the first anniversary of the issuance of the Notes, we may choose to redeem the Notes from time to time, especially when prevailing interest rates are lower than the rate borne by the Notes. If prevailing rates are lower at the time of redemption, you would not be able to reinvest the

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redemption proceeds in a comparable security at an effective interest rate as high as the interest rate on the Notes being redeemed. Our redemption right also may adversely impact your ability to sell the Notes as the optional redemption date or period approaches.

Our amount of debt outstanding will increase as a result of this offering, and if we default on our obligations to pay our other indebtedness, we may not be able to make payments on the Notes.

As of January 8, 2015, we had approximately $62.5 million of indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Facility. Any default under the agreements governing our indebtedness, including a default under the Credit Facility or other indebtedness to which we may be a party that is not waived by the required lenders, and the remedies sought by the holders of such indebtedness could make us unable to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and substantially decrease the market value of the Notes. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow and are otherwise unable to obtain funds necessary to meet required payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness, or if we otherwise fail to comply with the various covenants, including financial and operating covenants, in the instruments governing our indebtedness (including the Credit Facility), we could be in default under the terms of the agreements governing such indebtedness. In the event of such default, the holders of such indebtedness could elect to declare all the funds borrowed thereunder to be due and payable, together with accrued and unpaid interest, the lenders under the Credit Facility or other debt we may incur in the future could elect to terminate their commitments, cease making further loans and institute foreclosure proceedings against our assets, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. Our ability to generate sufficient cash flow in the future is, to some extent, subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative and regulatory factors as well as other factors that are beyond our control. We cannot assure you that our business will generate cash flow from operations, or that future borrowings will be available to us under the Credit Facility or otherwise, in an amount sufficient to enable us to meet our payment obligations under the Notes and our other debt and to fund other liquidity needs.

If our operating performance declines and we are not able to generate sufficient cash flow to service our debt obligations, we may in the future need to refinance or restructure our debt, including any Notes sold, sell assets, reduce or delay capital investments, seek to raise additional capital or seek to obtain waivers from the required lenders under the Credit Facility or other debt that we may incur in the future to avoid being in default. If we are unable to implement one or more of these alternatives, we may not be able to meet our payment obligations under the Notes and our other debt. If we breach our covenants under the Credit Facility or other debt and seek a waiver, we may not be able to obtain a waiver from the required lenders. If this occurs, we would be in default under the Credit Facility or other debt, the lenders could exercise their rights as described above, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. If we are unable to repay debt, lenders having secured obligations could proceed against the collateral securing the debt. Because the Credit Facility has, and any future credit facilities will likely have, customary cross-default provisions, if the indebtedness under the Notes, the Credit Facility or under any future credit facility is accelerated, we may be unable to repay or finance the amounts due.

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the statements in this prospectus constitute forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus involve risks and uncertainties, including statements as to:

Such forward-looking statements may include statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “may,” “might,” “will,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “potential,” “plan” or similar words.

We have based the forward-looking statements included in this prospectus on information available to us on the date of this prospectus, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements, and future results could differ materially from historical performance. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law or SEC rule or regulation.

You should understand that, under Sections 27A(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Act and Section 21E(b)(2)B of the Exchange Act, the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 do not apply to statements made in connection with any offering of securities pursuant to this prospectus or in any report that we file under the Exchange Act.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that the net proceeds we will receive from the sale of the Notes upon the conclusion of this continuous offering will be approximately $    million , after deducting the estimated sales load of $    million payable by us and estimated offering expenses of approximately $276,148 payable by us.

We intend to use all of the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes to repay the outstanding indebtedness under our Credit Facility. As of January 8, 2015, we had $62.5 million outstanding under our Credit Facility. We intend to reborrow under our Credit Facility to make investments in portfolio companies in accordance with our investment objective depending on the availability of appropriate investment opportunities consistent with our investment objective and market conditions.

Outstanding indebtedness under our Credit Facility bears interest, as of January 8, 2015, at our election, at a rate per annum equal to (i) LIBOR plus 3.25% or (ii) 2.25% plus the highest of (A) a prime rate, (B) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.5% and (C) three month LIBOR plus 1.0%. The indebtedness under the Credit Facility was incurred to make investments in portfolio companies in accordance with our investment objective.

Although the interest rate under the Credit Facility is lower than the interest rate on the Notes, we are issuing the Notes because it allows us to diversify our funding sources beyond traditional bank financing. Given that we may not have investments to fund immediately after the completion of this offering, we intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility and then reborrow under the Credit Facility to the extent necessary to fund future investments.

Pending such use, we intend to invest the net proceeds of this offering primarily in cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less from the date of investment. These temporary investments may have lower yields than our other investments and, accordingly, may result in lower distributions, if any, during such period. See “Regulation — Temporary Investments” for additional information about temporary investments we may make while waiting to make longer-term investments in pursuit of our investment objective.

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our capitalization:

You should read this table together with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Use of Proceeds” and the financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus. This table does not assume the application of the net proceeds from the offering as set forth in the section entitled “Use of Proceeds.”

		As of September 30, 2014 (unaudited)
		Actual				As Adjusted
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	19,196,748			$	58,140,600
Investments		$	214,215,740			$	214,215,740
Other assets		$	2,808,187			$	3,864,335
Total assets		$	236,220,675			$	276,220,675
Liabilities:
Credit Facility (1)		$	26,939,154			$	26,939,154
Alcentra Capital Internotes®		$	—			$	40,000,000
Other liabilities		$	6,494,866			$	6,494,866
Total liabilities		$	33,434,020			$	73,434,020
Stockholder’s equity:
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share 100,000,000 authorized; 13,516,766 issued and outstanding, pro forma, as adjusted		$	13,517			$	13,517
Total stockholders’ equity		$	202,786,655			$	202,786,655
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	236,220,675			$	276,220,675

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RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

The following table contains our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated, computed as set forth below. You should read these ratios of earnings to fixed charges in connection with our consolidated financial statements, including the notes to those statements, included in this prospectus.

		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
		Alcentra Capital Corporation May 8, 2014 to September 30, 2014 (2) (unaudited)				BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III, L.P. January 1, 2014 to May 7, 2014 (unaudited)				BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III, L.P. December 31, 2013 (unaudited)				BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III, L.P. December 31, 2012 (unaudited)
Earnings to Fixed Charges (1)			13.78				199.23				70.83				173.02

For purposes of computing the ratios of earnings to fixed charges, earnings represent net increase in net assets resulting from operations plus (or minus) income tax expense (benefit) including excise tax expense plus fixed charges. Fixed charges include interest and amortization of debt issuance costs. Fixed charges do not include interest and amortization of offering expenses associated with this offering of our Notes, which, if included, would substantially decrease our ratio of earnings to fixed charges as set forth in the table above.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this prospectus.

When reading this prospectus, it is important to note that the historical financial statements and other historical financial information included herein are those of Fund III. Prior to our initial public offering, Fund III did not pay any advisory fees and was not regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. Therefore, Fund III has not been subject to certain restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act on BDCs prior to our initial public offering and our acquisition of the Fund III Acquired Assets and the Warehouse Portfolio. If Fund III had been regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act, Fund III’s performance may have been adversely affected.

Overview

Alcentra Capital Corporation (the “Company”, “Alcentra”, “ACC”, “we”, “us” or “our”) was formed as a Maryland corporation on June 4, 2013 as an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Alcentra is managed by Alcentra NY, LLC (the “Adviser”, or “Alcentra NY”), a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) provides us with financial reporting, post-trade compliance, and treasury services. In addition, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, Alcentra intends to elect to be treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”), commencing with its tax year ending December 31, 2014, under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code.

BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III, L.P. (the “Partnership” or “Fund III”) is a Delaware limited partnership, which commenced operations on May 14, 2010. The Partnership was formed for the purpose of seeking current income and long-term capital appreciation by making investments in senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, and common and preferred equity securities with equity rights or participations in U.S.-based middle market companies. BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine III (GP), L.P. (the “General Partner”), a Delaware limited liability company, is the General Partner of the Partnership. BNY Mellon-Alcentra Mezzanine Partners (the “Manager”), a division of Alcentra NY, LLC and an affiliate of the General Partner, manages the investment activities of the Partnership. Alcentra NY, LLC is wholly owned by BNY Alcentra Group Holdings, Inc. (“Alcentra Group”) which is wholly owned by The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.

On May 14, 2014, Alcentra completed its initial public offering (the “IPO”), at a price of $15.00 per share. Through the IPO the Company sold 6,666,666 shares for gross proceeds of approximately $100,000,000. On June 6, 2014, Alcentra sold 750,000 shares through the underwriters’ exercise of the overallotment option for gross proceeds of $11,250,000.

Immediately prior to the the IPO, Fund III sold all of its assets other than its investment in the shares of common stock and warrants to purchase common stock of GTT Communications (the “Fund III Acquired Assets”) to the Company for $64.4 million in cash and $91.5 million in shares of the Company’s common stock at the same price as shares sold in the IPO. Concurrent with the acquisition of the Fund III Acquired Assets from Fund III, the Company also purchased for $29 million in cash certain additional investments (the “Warehouse Portfolio”) from Alcentra Group. The Warehouse Portfolio consisted of approximately $29 million in debt investments originated by the investment professionals of the Manager and purchased by Alcentra Group using funds under a warehouse credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation in anticipation of the the IPO.

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the cash portion of the consideration paid to Fund III. In May 2014, the Company used $94.2 million of the proceeds from the IPO to repay the Bridge Facility in full.

The Company’s investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments by targeting investment opportunities with favorable risk-adjusted returns. The Company invests primarily in middle-market companies in the form of mezzanine and senior secured loans, each of which may include an equity component, and, to a lesser extent, by making direct equity investments in such companies.

The Company is required to comply with certain regulatory requirements such as not acquiring any assets other than “qualifying assets” specified in the 1940 Act unless, at the time the acquisition is made, at least 70% of our total assets are qualifying assets. Qualifying assets include investments in “eligible portfolio companies.” Under the relevant SEC rules, the term “eligible portfolio company” includes all private operating companies, operating companies whose securities are not listed on a national securities exchange, and certain public operating companies that have listed their securities on a national securities exchange and have a market capitalization of less than $250 million, in each case organized and with their principal of business in the United States.

Since Alcentra did not commence investment operations until May 8, 2014, the discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations through May 7, 2014 described in this section pertains to the historical operations of Fund III given that the Company acquired substantially all of Fund III’s investment portfolio. However, no liabilities of Fund III were assumed by the Company in connection with the acquisition of the Fund III Acquired Assets other than to fund $2.6 million under revolving lines of credit. As a result, you should be mindful of the foregoing facts when reviewing the discussion and analysis set forth in this section as well as in connection with reviewing the financial information contained elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

As used in this section, the terms “we” and “us” refer to Fund III for the periods prior to the IPO and refer to Alcentra for the period after the IPO.

Portfolio Composition and Investment Activity

Portfolio Composition

We originate and invest primarily in middle-market companies (typically those with $5.0 million to $15.0 million of EBITDA) through first lien, second lien, unitranche and mezzanine debt financing, often times with a corresponding equity investment.

As of September 30, 2014, we had $214.2 million (at fair value) invested in 24 companies. Our portfolio consists of approximately 35.6% of first lien debt, 6.3% of second lien debt, 30.1% of mezzanine debt and 27.9% of equity investments at fair value. The composition of our investments as of September 30, 2014 was as follows:

		Cost				Fair Value
Senior Secured – First Lien		$	76,199,078			$	76,448,740
Senior Secured – Second Lien			13,566,597				13,566,597
Unsecured Debt			64,607,950				64,374,007
Equity			55,221,364				59,826,396
Total Investments		$	209,594,989			$	214,215,740

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As of December 31, 2013, we had $124.9 million (at fair value) invested in 14 portfolio companies, including amortized cost of $2.4 million and $6.2 million (at fair value) relating to the shares of common stock and warrants to purchase common stock of GTT Communications (“Excluded Assets”) which were not acquired by Alcentra in connection of the Fund III Acquired Assets. As of December 31, 2013, our portfolio included approximately 23% of first lien debt, 39% of mezzanine debt and 38% of equity investments at fair value. The composition of our investments as of December 31, 2013 was as follows:

		Cost				Fair Value
Senior Secured – First Lien		$	29,925,987			$	29,151,237
Unsecured Debt			48,309,176				48,309,176
Equity*			42,138,355				47,505,424
Total Investments		$	120,373,518			$	124,965,837

Our investment portfolio may contain loans that are in the form of lines of credit or revolving credit facilities, which require us to provide funding when requested by portfolio companies in accordance with the terms of the underlying loan agreements. As of September 30, 2014 we had four such investments with an aggregate unfunded commitment of $7.9 million and at December 31, 2013, we had one such investment with aggregate unfunded commitments of $2.6 million.

The following is a summary of geographical concentration of our investment portfolio as of September 30, 2014:

		Cost				Fair Value				% of Total Net Assets
Connecticut		$	23,605,360			$	23,870,396				11.77	%
Texas			21,495,325				21,960,000				10.84	%
California			17,501,819				18,186,375				8.98	%
Florida			16,937,612				17,430,800				8.59	%
Arizona			14,306,542				16,839,000				8.30	%
Georgia			16,628,405				16,713,405				8.24	%
Pennsylvania			15,591,954				16,289,783				8.03	%
Alabama			15,986,863				16,288,224				8.03	%
Michigan			14,278,137				13,226,444				6.52	%
North Carolina			12,014,349				12,012,000				5.92	%
Tennessee			11,697,815				11,697,815				5.77	%
New Jersey			8,112,000				9,437,000				4.65	%
Puerto Rico			7,392,799				7,392,799				3.65	%
Colorado			7,130,699				7,130,699				3.52	%
Nevada			6,915,310				5,741,000				2.83	%
Total		$	209,594,989			$	214,215,740				105.64	%

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The following is a summary of geographical concentration of our investment portfolio as of December 31, 2013:

		Cost				Fair Value				% of Net Assets
Connecticut		$	20,135,262			$	21,305,262				19.25	%
Arizona			14,034,723				14,034,723				12.69	%
Texas			12,391,569				13,184,564				11.92	%
California			12,734,744				12,377,994				11.19	%
Georgia			12,122,797				12,325,797				11.14	%
New Jersey			6,852,457				11,964,457				10.81	%
Alabama			13,239,853				11,906,520				10.76	%
Florida			11,590,021				10,702,958				9.67	%
Virginia*			6,754,123				10,493,184				9.48	%
Michigan			10,017,969				6,075,969				5.49	%
Pennsylvania			500,000				594,409				0.54	%
		$	120,373,518			$	124,965,837				112.95	%

The following is a summary of industry concentration of our investment portfolio as of September 30, 2014:

Industry		Cost				Fair Value				% of Net Assets
Healthcare Services		$	22,796,405			$	22,887,404				11.29	%
Technology & Telecom			14,306,542				16,839,000				8.30	%
Infrastructure Maintenance			15,591,954				16,289,783				8.03	%
Disaster Recovery Services			15,986,863				16,288,224				8.03	%
Automotive			14,210,242				14,210,242				7.01	%
Oil & Gas Services			13,495,325				14,164,000				6.99	%
Wholesale			11,333,819				12,012,375				5.92	%
Restoration Services			12,014,349				12,012,000				5.92	%
Media & Entertainment			12,262,274				11,353,000				5.60	%
Waste Management			11,258,396				11,258,396				5.55	%
Education			10,763,814				11,257,002				5.55	%
Technology			8,112,000				9,437,001				4.65	%
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals			8,000,000				8,000,000				3.95	%
Media: Broadcasting & Subscription			7,392,799				7,392,799				3.65	%
Consumer Services			7,130,699				7,130,699				3.52	%
Wholesale/Distribution			7,000,000				7,000,000				3.45	%
Environmental/Energy Services			6,241,693				5,190,000				2.56	%
Food & Beverage			5,000,000				4,796,000				2.37	%
Packaging			3,697,815				3,697,815				1.82	%
Business Services			3,000,000				3,000,000				1.48	%
Total		$	209,594,989			$	214,215,740				105.64	%

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The following is a summary of industry concentration of our investment portfolio as of December 31, 2013:

		Cost				Fair Value				% of Net Assets
Technology and Telecom*		$	27,641,303			$	36,492,364				32.98	%
Healthcare			17,788,791				18,409,791				16.64	%
Media and Entertainment			16,401,228				16,796,478				15.18	%
Food and Beverage			12,391,564				12,391,564				11.20	%
Disaster Recovery Services			13,239,853				11,906,520				10.76	%
Waste Management Services			10,802,784				10,802,784				9.76	%
Education			11,590,021				10,702,958				9.68	%
Energy Service Company			10,017,974				6,868,969				6.21	%
Defense Services			500,000				594,409				.54	%
		$	120,373,518			$	124,965,837				112.95	%

At September 30, 2014, our average portfolio company investment at amortized cost and fair value was approximately $8.7 million and $8.9 million, respectively, and our largest portfolio company investment by amortized cost and fair value was approximately $16.6 million and $16.8 million, respectively. At December 31, 2013, our average portfolio company investment at amortized cost and fair value was approximately $8.5 million and $8.9 million, respectively, and our largest portfolio company investment by amortized cost and fair value was approximately $14.0 million and $14.0 million, respectively.

At September 30, 2014, 21.3% of our debt investments bore interest based on floating rates (subject to interest rate floors), such as LIBOR, and 78.7% bore interest at fixed rates. At December 31, 2013, 100% of our debt investments bore interest at fixed rates.

The weighted average yield on all of our debt investments as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was approximately 12% and 12.4%, respectively. The weighted average yield was computed using the effective interest rates for all of our debt investments, including accretion of original issue discount.

$91.1 million of the portfolio (45%) had a first dollar loss at 0.0x-1.0x EBITDA; $60.3 million of the portfolio (30%) had a first dollar loss at 1.0x-3.0x EBITDA; $33.8 million of the portfolio (16%) had a first dollar loss of 3.0x-4.0x EBITDA; and $18.3 million of the portfolio (9%) had a first dollar loss of 4.0x-4.5x EBITDA; and $0.5 million of the portfolio (<1%) had a first dollar loss >4.5x EBITDA;

As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had cash of $19.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively.

Investment Activity

During the period January 1, 2014 to May 7, 2014, the Partnership invested $48.7 million in new investments and $15.7 million of repayments were received.

From May 8, 2014 to September 30, 2014, Alcentra invested $45.6 million in seven new portfolio companies and $4.1 million of add on investments. We also received $27.4 million in paydowns. $19.3 million was repaid by Net Access Corp ($3.9 million), GTT Communications ($6.3 million) and Wholesome Sweeteners ($9.0 million). $8.1 million was due to principal paydowns.

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During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Partnership invested $0 million and $15.0 million, respectively. During the same period we received $17.5 million and $18.8 million in proceeds from repayments, respectively.

Our level of investment activity can vary substantially from period to period depending on many factors, including the amount of debt and equity capital to middle market companies, the level of merger and acquisition activity, the general economic environment and the competitive environment for the types of investments we make.

Asset Quality

We currently do not use a rating system to monitor portfolio performance. As the portfolio grows in size, we would expect to implement a portfolio rating system.

Loans and Debt Securities on Non-Accrual Status

We will generally not accrue interest on loans and debt securities if principal or interest cash payments are past due 30 days or more and/or we have reason to doubt our ability to collect such interest. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had no loans on non-accrual status.

Results of Operations

An important measure of our financial performance is net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations, which includes net investment income (loss), net realized gain (loss) and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Net investment income (loss) is the difference between our income from interest, dividends, fees and other investment income and our operating expenses including interest on borrowed funds. Net realized gain (loss) on investments is the difference between the proceeds received from dispositions of portfolio investments and their amortized cost. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments is the net change in the fair value of our investment portfolio.

Comparison of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

Revenues

We generate revenue in the form of interest income on debt investments and capital gains and distributions, if any, on investment securities that we may acquire in portfolio companies. Our debt investments typically have a term of five to seven years and bear interest at a fixed or floating rate. Interest on our debt securities is generally payable quarterly. Payments of principal on our debt investments may be amortized over the stated term of the investment, deferred for several years or due entirely at maturity. In some cases, our debt investments may pay interest in-kind, or PIK. Any outstanding principal amount of our debt securities and any accrued but unpaid interest will generally become due at the maturity date. The level of interest income we receive is directly related to the balance of interest-bearing investments multiplied by the weighted average yield of our investments. We expect that the total dollar amount of interest and any dividend income that we earn to increase as the size of our investment portfolio increases. In addition, we may generate revenue in the form of prepayment fees, commitment, loan origination, structuring or due diligence fees, fees for providing significant managerial assistance and consulting fees. Total investment income for the period May 8, 2014 through September 30, 2014 totaled $9.5 million and was primarily composed of interest income, including $1.7 million of PIK income. Total investment income on the Partnership from January 1, 2014 through May 7, 2014 was $7.8 million and was primarily composed of $4.2 million of interest income, including $1.4 million of PIK income, $1.9 million of other income and $0.2 million of dividend income.

Total investment income for the three month period ended September 30, 2013 was $2.2 million, including $0.126 million of PIK interest and $0.088 million of other income.

Total investment income for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $7.6 million including $.483 million of PIK interest and $0.182 million of other income.

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Expenses

Operating expenses for the Partnership for the period January 1, 2014 through May 7, 2014 totaled $0.8 million (inclusive of a management fee of $0.7 million).

Operating expenses for Alcentra for the period May 8, 2014 through September 30, 2014 totaled $2.4 million (inclusive of a management fee of $0.9 million).

Operating expenses for the Partnership for the period July 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013 totaled $0.873 million (including $0.715 million in management fees).

Operating expenses for the Partnership for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 totaled $2.4 million (inclusive of $2.1 million of management fees).

Operating expenses consist of base management fees, administrative services expenses, professional fees, and other general and administrative expenses.

The Partnership had entered into a credit agreement under which it could borrow an aggregate principal amount of $15 million for the financing of portfolio investments. Borrowings under the credit agreement were $0 million and $15.0 million as of May 7, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Interest is charged at the Alternative Rate, defined as the higher of (a) the Federal Fund Rate and (b) the Overnight LIBOR Rate, plus 130 basis points. The interest rate, period to date, ranged from 1.39% to 1.40%. Fund III recorded interest and fee expense of $0.032 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The average borrowings under the credit agreement for the period ended May 7, 2014 was $10.3 million. The credit agreement, which was not assumed by Alcentra in connection with the acquisition of Fund III Acquired Assets, terminated on April 24, 2014.

For the period January 1, 2014 through May 7, 2014 interest expense was $0.050 million.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, interest expense was $0.097 million.

Interest expense for the period May 8, 2014 to September 30, 2014 was $.790 million.

In connection with the IPO, Alcentra entered into a senior secured revolving credit agreement (“Credit Facility”) with ING Capital LLC, as administrative agent and lender. The Credit Facility has an initial commitment of $80 million with an accordion feature that allows for an increase in total commitments to $160 million. The Credit Facility has a maturity date of May 8, 2018 and bears interest, at Alcentra’s election, at a rate per annum equal to (i) the one, three or six month LIBOR, as applicable, plus 3.25% or (ii) 2.25% plus the highest of (A) a prime rate, (B) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.5% and (C) three month LIBOR plus 1.0%. The Credit Facility is secured by a first priority security interest in all of Alcentra’s portfolio investments, the equity interests in certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries and substantially all of its other assets. Alcentra is also subject to customary covenants and events of default typical of a facility of this type.

Under the Advisory Agreement, Alcentra pays Alcentra NY, LLC (the “Adviser”) a base management fee calculated at an annual rate as follows: 1.75% of its gross assets (i.e., total assets held before deduction of any liabilities), including assets purchased with borrowed funds or other forms of leverage and excluding cash and cash equivalents (such as investments in U.S. Treasury Bills), if its gross assets are below $625 million; 1.625% of its total gross assets if our gross assets are between $625 million and $750 million; and 1.5% of its gross assets if its assets are greater than $750 million. These various management fee percentages (i.e., 1.75%, 1.625% and 1.5%) would apply to ACC’s entire gross assets in the event its gross assets exceed the various gross asset thresholds.

In addition, ACC pays the Adviser an incentive fee under the Advisory Agreement which consists of two parts. The first part, which is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears, equals 20% of ACC’s “pre-incentive fee net investment income” for the immediately preceding quarter, subject to a hurdle rate of 2% per quarter (8% annualized), and is subject to a “catch-up” feature.

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The second part is calculated and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or, upon termination of the Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date) and equals 20% of ACC’s aggregate cumulative realized capital gains from inception through the end of each calendar year, computed net of aggregate cumulative realized capital losses and aggregate cumulative unrealized capital depreciation through the end of such year, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain incentive fees.

The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees (base management and incentive fee), without recourse against or reimbursement by ACC, for the remainder of the quarter in which the IPO is completed and the subsequent four quarters to the extent required in order for ACC to earn a quarterly net investment income to maintain a targeted dividend payment on shares of common stock outstanding on the relevant dividend payment dates of 9.0% (to be paid on a quarterly basis).

Alcentra’s primary operating expenses will include the payment of fees to the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement and ACC’s allocable portion of overhead expenses under the Advisory Agreement, including payments under the administration agreement with the Administrator.

Aside from these operating expenses, ACC will bear all other out-of-pocket costs and expenses of its operations and transactions, including:

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Net Investment Income

For the period January 1, 2014 to May 7, 2014, net investment income was $6.9 million.

For the period May 8, 2014 through September 30, 2014, net investment income was $7.1 million.

For the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2013, net investment income was $1.4 million and $5.2 million, respectively.

Net Realized Gains and Losses

We measure realized gains or losses by the difference between the net proceeds from the repayment or sale and the amortized cost basis of the investment, using the specific identification method, without regard to unrealized appreciation or depreciation previously recognized.

For the period May 8, 2014 through September 30, 2014, there were $27.4 million in paydowns on investments, there were no realized gains.

For the period January 1, 2014 to May 7, 2014, there was a realized gain of $0.05 million.

For the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2013 realized gains totaled $2.8 million and $2.9 million, respectively.

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

Net change in unrealized appreciation primarily reflects the change in portfolio investment values during the reporting period, including the reversal of previously recorded appreciation or depreciation when gains or losses are realized.

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments for the period January 1, 2014 to May 7, 2014 totaled $3.0 million.

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments for the period July 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014 totaled $3.2 million.

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments for the period May 8, 2014 through September 30, 2014 totaled $4.6 million.

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 were $(2.6) million and $(.832) million, respectively.

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

For the period January 1, 2014 to May 7, 2014, net increase in net assets resulting from operations totaled $9.9 million.

For the period July 1, 2014 through September, 2014, net increase in assets resulting from operations totaled $7.9 million.

For the period May 8, 2014 through September 30, 2014, net increase in net assets resulting from operations totaled $11.6 million.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, net increase in net assets resulting from operations totaled $1.6 million and $7.2 million, respectively.

Financial condition, liquidity and capital resources

Cash Flows from Operating and Financing Activities

The Partnership’s net cash used in operating activities amounted to $29.9 million for the period from January 1, 2014 to May 7, 2014, primarily in connection with the purchase of investments. Financing activities for the period from January 1, 2014 to May 7, 2014 provided cash of $39.9 million primarily from capital contributions received from limited partners.

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For the period May 8, 2014 through September 30, 2014, Alcentra’s operating activities used cash of $113 million, primarily in connection with the initial purchase of investments. Financing activities for the same period provided $132 million primarily through the IPO.

The Partnership’s operating activities provided cash of $8.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, primarily in connection with purchases of investments. Financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 decreased cash by $2.9 million primarily from capital distributions made to limited partners.

Our liquidity and capital resources are derived from the capital contributions and cash flows from operations, including investment sales and repayments, and income earned. Our primary use of funds from operations includes investments in portfolio companies and other operating expenses we incur, as well as distributions to our stock holders. We expect to use these capital resources as well as proceeds from turnover within our portfolio, borrowings under the Credit Facility and from public and private offerings of securities to finance our investment activities.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We may be a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financial needs of our portfolio companies. As of September 30, 2014, our off-balance sheet arrangements consisted of $7.9 million of unfunded commitments to provide debt financing to two of our portfolio companies. As of December 31, 2013, our off-balance sheet arrangements consisted of $2.6 million of unfunded commitments to provide debt financing to one of our portfolio companies.

Recent Developments

Subsequent to September 30, 2014, the following activity occurred:

On October 1, 2014, Alcentra committed to fund $20,000,000 to Hotel SystemsPro. Hotel SystemsPro, headquartered in Atlanta, GA, is an enterprise application provider for the hospitality industry. Hotel SystemsPro offers software-as-a-service to mid-tier hotels operators and management companies with group sales tracking, contact management and reporting across multiple hotel properties. Hotel SystemsPro offers a full suite of hospitality-focused software solutions, including its primary software products: “Hotel SalesPro” and “Hotel ServicePro.”

On October 6, 2014, a dividend of $0.34 per share was paid to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2014 in the amount of $4,595,700.

On October 10, 2014, Bioventus LLC was funded for $12,000,000. Bioventus LLC is a global leader in orthopedic healing products, offering active healing therapies in a growing end-market. Bioventus LLC is a market leader in low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) technology bone stimulation devices and among the leading distributors of osteoarthritis injection treatments. Bioventus LLC's active healing therapies aim to work together with the body's natural healing process, thereby shortening recovery time and potentially minimizing the overall cost of care. Bioventus LLC is headquartered in Durham, N.C. and has more than 550 employees.

On October 16, 2014, Alcentra recently filed an exemptive application with the SEC to permit it to co-invest with funds or entities managed by the Adviser in certain negotiated transactions where co-investing would otherwise be prohibited under the 1940 Act.

Any such order will be subject to certain terms and conditions. Furthermore, there is no assurance that this application for exemptive relief will be granted by the SEC.

On November 4, 2014, Alcentra’s Board of Directors declared a fourth quarter calendar dividend of $0.34 per share, payable on January 6, 2015 to shareholders of record of December 30, 2014.

On November 13, 2014, Alcentra funded a debt investment in NARL Marketing LP of $15,000,000. NARL Marketing LP sells refined petroleum to customers through five segments: retail, commercial, home heat, wharf and wholesale. NARL Marketing LP’s business activities

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include providing refined petroleum to retail gasoline stations and card-lock stations, a branded home heating business, a wharf business and the supply of refined petroleum products to commercial and wholesale customers. NARL Marketing LP is located in Newfoundland, Canada.

On December 2, 2014 Alcentra completed a refinancing of Southern Technical Institute, an existing portfolio company, for $12,000,000. Founded in 2000 Southern Technical Institute is a for-profit vocational college with 9 campuses located in Florida. Southern Technical Institute’s academic programs focus on career training and education in applied technology (e.g., heating, ventilation and air conditioning (or HVAC) and electrical trade), medical billing and coding, medical assisting and massage therapy. Southern Technical Institute currently enrolls over 1,000 students. Southern Technical Institute is based in Orlando, Florida.

On December 10, 2014 Alcentra funded a debt investment IGT Enterprises, Inc. of $9,000,000. IGT Enterprises, Inc. is a provider of repair and maintenance services and manufacturer of components to the industrial gas turbine market. IGT Enterprises, Inc. primarily serves the power generation, industrial and aerospace end markets. IGT Enterprises, Inc. is located in Houston, TX.

On December 19, 2014, Alcentra entered into Amendment No. 1 to its existing Revolver and the Incremental Commitment Amendment, each with certain lenders party thereto and ING Capital LLC. The Amendments amend certain provisions of Alcentra’s Credit Facility.

The Credit Facility was amended to, among other things, (i) increase the threshold under which the borrowing base may consist of 12 issuers; (ii) increase the required weighted average leverage ratio from 4.0x to 4.5x; (iii) increase the permitted amount of investments that are not in cash or cash equivalents, first lien bank loans, last-out loans, or second lien bank loans from not more than 40% to not more than 50%; (iv) modify the test for the minimum obligors’ net worth to include unsecured longer term indebtedness not to exceed $50,000,000; and (v) modify the eligibility criteria to permit, under certain circumstances, investments with EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) of less than $20,000,000. The Incremental Commitment Agreement provides for increased commitments under the Credit Facility of $35 million.

Concurrently with the effectiveness of the Amendments, Alcentra closed on an additional $35 million of commitments under the Credit Facility (which was funded in full on the Closing Date). As of December 19, 2014, total commitments under the Credit Facility were $115 million.

On December 19, 2014, Alcentra funded a $1.2 million senior secured debt investment in Triton Technologies, Inc. Triton Technologies, Inc. provides fully integrated call center services including telemarketing, technology services, marketing services and consulting services. Triton Technologies, Inc. performs marketing, sales and customer support services through call centers located in Massachusetts and Arizona.

On January 6, 2015, Alcentra committed to fund a $14.0 million second lien debt investment in Alpine Disposal, Inc., of which $9.0 million was initially funded. Alpine Disposal, Inc. is a Denver, Colorado-based waste management and recycling company, serving commercial and multi-tenant residential customers in the greater Denver area. Alpine Disposal, Inc. provides collection services and processes collected waste at its recycling facility, compost processing plant and privately owned landfill.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of our financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining such estimates could cause actual results to differ.

Valuation of portfolio investments

We generally invest in illiquid loans and securities including debt and equity securities of middle-market companies. Debt and equity securities that are not publicly traded or whose market prices are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by Alcentra’s board of directors. Such determination of fair values may involve subjective judgments and estimates, although we engage independent valuation providers to review the valuation of each portfolio investment that does not have a readily available market quotation at least once annually.

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With respect to unquoted securities, we value each investment considering, among other measures, discounted cash flow models, comparisons of financial ratios of peer companies and other factors.

Because there is not a readily available market for substantially all of the investments in our portfolio, we value most of our portfolio investments at fair value as determined in good faith by Alcentra’s board of directors using a documented valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation process. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of our investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a readily available market value existed for such investments, and the differences could be material.

With respect to investments for which market quotations are not readily available, Alcentra’s board of directors undertakes a multi-step valuation process each quarter, as described below:

Revenue recognition

We record interest income on an accrual basis to the extent that we expect to collect such amounts. For loans and debt securities with contractual PIK interest, which represents contractual interest accrued and added to the loan balance that generally becomes due at maturity, we do not accrue PIK interest if the portfolio company valuation indicates that such PIK interest is not collectible. We will not accrue interest on loans and debt securities if principal or interest cash payments are past due 30 days or more and/or we have reason to doubt our ability to collect such interest.

Loan origination fees, original issue discount and market discount or premium are capitalized, and we then accrete or amortize such amounts using the effective interest method as interest income. Upon the prepayment of a loan or debt security, any unamortized loan origination is recorded as interest income. We record prepayment premiums on loans and debt securities as interest income.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. For the period ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, 15.5% and 0%, or 5 and 0 of the loans in our portfolio bore interest at floating rates, respectively. In the future, we expect other loans in our portfolio will have floating rates. For the six months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, we did not engage in hedging activities.

Changes in interest rates will affect our cost of funding. Our interest expense will be affected by changes in certain published indices such as the LIBOR rate in connection with the Credit Facility.

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BUSINESS

Alcentra Capital Corporation

We are a specialty finance company that operates as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. We have elected to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. In addition, we intend to elect for U.S. federal income tax purposes to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code.

We provide customized debt and equity financing solutions to lower middle-market companies, which we define as companies having annual earnings, before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, of between $5 million and $15 million, and/or revenues of between $10 million and $100 million, although we may opportunistically make investments in larger or smaller companies. Our investments typically range in size from $5 million to $15 million.

Our investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation primarily by making direct investments in lower middle-market companies in the form of subordinated debt and, to a lesser extent, senior debt and minority equity investments. The companies in which we invest are typically highly leveraged, and, in most cases, our investments in such companies will not be rated by any rating agency. If such investments were rated, we believe that they would likely receive a rating below investment grade (i.e., below a Standard & Poor’s rating of BBB- or a Moody’s rating of Baa3), which is often referred to as “high-yield” or “junk.” While our primary investment focus is to make loans to, and selected equity investments in, privately held lower-middle-market companies, we may also make opportunistic investments in larger or smaller companies.

Our Adviser has a history of investing in companies that seek capital to use for growth initiatives or a generational change of ownership, or what we refer to as Growth Companies. We define a Growth Company as a company that has experienced growth of at least two to three times the rate of gross domestic product, or GDP. It has been the experience of our Adviser’s investment team that Growth Companies typically incur less leverage than larger companies in order to maintain the financial flexibility to continue to invest in the growth of their businesses. In the experience of our Adviser’s investment team, our targeted industry sectors tend to have a greater proportion of Growth Companies and therefore offer greater investment opportunities to pursue. Our targeted industry sectors are: healthcare and pharmaceutical services; defense, homeland security and government services; business and outsourced services; and energy services. We may also make investments in portfolio companies that do not possess these characteristics or are outside of these industry sectors.

Our investment activities are managed by our Adviser pursuant to the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement. We expect to source investments primarily through the extensive network of relationships that the principals of our Adviser have developed with financial sponsor firms, financial institutions, middle-market companies, management teams and other professional intermediaries.

On May 14, 2014, we completed the IPO, at a price of $15.00 per share. Through the IPO we sold 6,666,666 shares for gross proceeds of approximately $100,000,000. On June 6, 2014, we sold 750,000 shares through the underwriters’ exercise of the overallotment option for gross proceeds of $11,250,000.

Formation Transactions

On May 8, 2014, we purchased a portfolio of approximately $155.9 million in debt and equity investments which consisted of all of the investment assets of Fund III, except for its equity investment and warrants in GTT Communications. We purchased from Fund III for $64.3 million in cash and $91.5 million in shares of our common stock . Concurrent with our acquisition of these

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investment assets from Fund III Acquired Assets, we also purchased approximately $29 million of debt and equity investments which consisted of assets held by Alcentra Group for $29 million in cash.

Portfolio Composition

We originate and invest primarily in middle-market companies (typically those with $5.0 million to $15.0 million of EBITDA) through first lien, second lien, unitranche and mezzanine debt financing, often times with a corresponding equity investment. Our internal target on leverage is in the 0.65-0.75x range.

As of September 30, 2014, we had approximately $214.2 million (at fair value) invested in 24 portfolio companies. Our portfolio included approximately 35.6% of first lien debt, 6.3% of second lien debt, 30.1% of mezzanine debt and 27.9% of equity investments at fair value. Going forward we intend to reduce our equity allocation to 15-20% of our portfolio investments. At September 30, 2014, our average portfolio company investment at amortized cost and fair value was approximately $8.7 million and $8.9 million, respectively, and our largest portfolio company investment by amortized cost and fair value was approximately $16.6 million and $16.8 million, respectively. At September 30, 2014, 21.3% of our debt investments bore interest based on floating rates (subject to interest rate floors), such as LIBOR, and 78.7% bore interest at fixed rates. We intend to re-balance our portfolio investments with more floating rate loans.

The weighted average yield on all of our debt investments as of September 30, 2014 was approximately 12.0%. The weighted average yield of our debt investments is not the same as a return on investment for our stockholders but, rather, relates to a portion of our investment portfolio and is calculated before the payment of all of our and our subsidiaries’ fees and expenses. The weighted average yield was computed using the effective interest rates for all of our debt investments, which represents the interest rate on our debt investment restated as an interest rate payable annually in arrears and is computed including cash and payment in kind, or PIK interest, as well as accretion of original issue discount. There can be no assurance that the weighted average yield will remain at their current levels.

The companies in which we invest are typically highly leveraged, and, in most cases, our investments in such companies are not rated by any rating agency. If such investments were rated, we believe that they would likely receive a below-investment grade rating from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, which is often referred to as “high-yield” or “junk.” Exposure to below-investment grade securities involves certain risks, and those securities are viewed as having predominately speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal. In addition, a substantial portion of our investment portfolio consists of debt investments for which issuers are not required to make principal payments until the maturity of the loans, which may result in a substantial loss to us if such issuers are unable to refinance or repay their debt at maturity. As of September 30, 2014, approximately 25% of the income we received from our portfolio companies was in the form of non-cash income, such as contractual pay-in-kind, or PIK, interest. This percentage is likely to increase in future periods as a result of investments made by us subsequent to September 30, 2014. Since PIK interest involves us recognizing income without receiving cash representing such income, we may have difficulty meeting the annual distribution requirement applicable to RICs. Our failure to meet the annual distribution requirements could reduce the amounts available for distributions. In addition, the PIK feature of our subordinated debt and preferred equity investments increases our credit risk exposure over the life of the investments given that it increases the amounts that our portfolio companies will ultimately be required to pay us. Furthermore, we have not previously been required to manage our portfolio in accordance with the RIC asset diversification requirements. See “Risk Factors — If we are unable to meet the RIC asset diversification requirements, we may fail to qualify as a RIC” and “Risk Factors — PIK interest payments we receive increase our assets under management and, as a result, increases the amount of base management fees and incentive fees payable by us to our Adviser”.

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Organizational Structure

The following chart shows the ownership structure and various entities affiliated with us and our Adviser.

Our Adviser

Alcentra NY, our investment adviser, is the U.S. subsidiary of Alcentra Group, an asset management platform focused on below-investment grade credit, often referred to as “high-yield” or “junk.” Alcentra has offices in London, New York and Boston and manages more than 76 separate investment funds totaling more than $23.3 billion in assets. The Alcentra Mezzanine professionals of our Adviser have worked together for more than 8 years and as of September 30, 2014, have invested more than $500 million in lower middle-market companies. Alcentra Mezzanine combines significant credit analysis, structuring capability and transactional experience within the larger credit investment platform of Alcentra.

Our Adviser is responsible for sourcing investment opportunities, conducting industry research, performing diligence on potential investments, structuring our investments and monitoring our portfolio companies on an ongoing basis through a team of investment professionals.

Our Adviser’s investment team is led by Paul J. Echausse, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Scott Gold, our Senior Vice President. Messrs. Echausse and Gold were founders of Alcentra Mezzanine in 1998 through the investment of subordinated debt investments on the Bank of New York platform. Our Investment Committee is comprised of Paul J. Echausse, our President and Chief Executive Officer, Paul Hatfield, Chairman of our board of directors, Kevin Bannon and Graeme Delaney Smith. Members of our Investment Committee each have at least 20 years of experience investing and lending across changing market cycles, and, with other investment professionals of our Adviser collectively have more than 60 years of such experience. As of September 30, 2014, the investment professionals of our Adviser have invested more than $500 million in debt and equity securities of primarily lower middle-market companies. The biographies and experience of the members of our Investment Committee are included under “Portfolio Management — Investment Committee.”

Our Adviser combines significant credit analysis, structuring capability and transactional experience within the larger credit investment platform of the Alcentra Group. As a wholly owned subsidiary of BNY Mellon, the Alcentra Group manages approximately $23.3 billion in

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sub-investment grade debt assets across more than 76 credit-focused funds and managed accounts. The Alcentra Group collectively employed 107 investment professionals as of September 30, 2014.

We have entered into an the Investment Advisory Agreement with our Adviser pursuant to which we pay a base management fee and incentive fees to our Adviser for its services under the agreement. See “Management Agreements — Investment Advisory Agreement —  Management Fees.” Our Adviser has agreed to waive its fees (base management and incentive fee), without recourse against or reimbursement by us, for the remainder of the quarter in which the IPO was completed and the subsequent four quarters to the extent required in order for us to earn a quarterly net investment income to maintain a targeted dividend payment on shares of common stock outstanding on the relevant dividend payment dates of 9.0% (to be paid on a quarterly basis).

Our Administrator

We have entered into a fund administration and accounting agreement, or the Administration Agreement, with State Street Bank and Trust Company, or State Street, pursuant to which State Street provides us with financial reporting, post-trade compliance, and treasury services. Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, we pay a fixed annual fee, paid in monthly installments in arrears, along with additional fees and expenses as incurred each month. See “Management Agreements — Administration Agreement.”

Alcentra Mezzanine

Alcentra Mezzanine has sponsored three private investment funds that focus on subordinated debt and equity investments in middle market companies, each of which is managed by Alcentra NY. Fund III, the last of the private investment funds, was formed in 2010 and is owned by institutional, family office and private wealth investors.

Alcentra Mezzanine combines significant credit analysis, structuring capability and transactional experience within the larger credit investment platform of the Alcentra Group. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNY Mellon, the Alcentra Group manages approximately $23.3 billion in below-investment grade debt assets across more than 76 credit-focused funds and managed accounts. The Alcentra Group collectively employed 107 investment professionals as of September 30, 2014.

Alcentra Group and BNY Mellon

The Alcentra Group was formed in 2002 through the merger of two asset management divisions from Barclays Bank Plc in the United Kingdom and Imperial Credit Industries, Inc. In January 2006, Alcentra Group was purchased by BNY Mellon. Alcentra Group is the specialist below-investment grade debt manager within BNY Mellon’s group of asset management boutiques.

BNY Mellon is one of the largest bank holding companies in the U.S. with a market capitalization of approximately $43.6 billion and is also one of the largest securities servicing organizations with $28.3 trillion of assets under custody and administration and boasts a global platform across 35 countries as of September 30, 2014. BNY Mellon is a substantial player in asset management with approximately $1.65 trillion of assets under management as of September 30, 2014. Currently BNY Mellon is the principal owner of the Alcentra Group.

BNY Mellon also maintains a substantial “Wealth Management” business that provides investment advisory services to high net worth individuals, families and family offices. As of September 30, 2014, BNY Mellon’s Wealth Management business has 42 offices, many of which are in major metropolitan offices throughout the country, and manages more than $180 billion on behalf of their clients. BNY Mellon’s Wealth Management group interacts regularly with privately owned businesses and the family owners thereof. The Alcentra Mezzanine team maintains an active calling program on these offices as a source of deal flow and deal referrals. We utilize our access to the BNY Wealth Management platform as an important component of our network of relationships in sourcing investment opportunities.

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Market Opportunity

We believe that the limited amount of capital available to lower middle-market companies, coupled with the desire of these companies for flexible and partnership-oriented sources of capital, creates an attractive investment environment for us. We believe the following factors will continue to provide us with opportunities to grow and deliver attractive returns to our stockholders.

The Lower Middle-market Represents a Large, Underserved Market.   We believe that lower middle-market companies, most of which are privately held, are relatively underserved by traditional capital providers such as commercial banks, finance companies, hedge funds and collateralized loan obligation funds. Further, we believe that companies of this size generally are less leveraged relative to their enterprise value, as compared to larger companies with a greater range of financing options.

Reduced Availability of Capital for Lower Middle-market Companies Presents Opportunity for Attractive Risk-adjusted Returns.   Beginning with the credit crisis that began in 2007, we believe that the subsequent exit of traditional capital providers from lower middle-market lending created a less competitive market and an increased opportunity for alternative funding sources like us to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns. The remaining lenders and investors in the current environment require lower levels of senior and total leverage, increased equity commitments and more comprehensive covenant packages than were customary prior to the credit crisis. We believe that our ability to offer flexible financing solutions positions us to take advantage of this dislocation.

Regulatory Changes have Decreased Competition among Lower Middle-market Lenders.   We believe recent regulatory changes, including the adoption of the Dodd-Frank Act and the introduction of new international capital and liquidity requirements under the Basel III Accords have caused banking institutions to curtail their lending to lower middle-market companies. As a result, we believe that less competition will facilitate higher quality deal flow and allow for greater selectivity for us throughout the investment process.

Large Pools of Uninvested Private Equity Capital should Drive Future Transaction Velocity.   We expect that private equity firms will remain active investors in lower middle-market companies. Private equity funds generally seek to leverage their investments by combining their equity capital with senior secured loans and/or mezzanine debt provided by other sources, and we believe that our investment strategy positions us well to partner with such private equity investors, although there can be no assurance that we will be successful in this regard. Although our interests may not always be aligned with the private equity sponsors of our portfolio companies given their positions as the equity holders and our position as the debt holder in our portfolio companies, we believe that private equity sponsors will provide significant benefits including incremental due diligence, additional monitoring capabilities and a potential source of capital and operational expertise for our portfolio companies.

Growth Companies Typically Pursue Mezzanine Debt as an Efficient Cost of Capital.   Mezzanine debt can be an effective source of capital for companies experiencing rapid growth. We typically focus on companies that can achieve a revenue growth rate of at least two to three times the rate of GDP growth. It is not uncommon for Growth Companies to grow faster than their bank can provide debt to support that growth. Growth Companies therefore have two primary capital market options to fund that growth: (i) raise private equity from individuals or institutions; or (ii) raise mezzanine debt capital. We believe that mezzanine debt capital can be a more cost effective alternative for Growth Companies, and can be more competitive than raising private equity capital.

Competitive Advantages

Experienced Management Team.   Members of our Adviser’s investment committee and other investment professionals of our Adviser collectively have more than 60 years of experience investing and lending across changing market cycles. These professionals have diverse backgrounds with prior experience in investment and management positions at investment banks, SBICs, commercial banks and privately held companies. The investment professionals of our

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Adviser have invested more than $500 million in debt and equity securities of primarily lower middle-market companies. We believe this experience provides our Adviser with an in-depth understanding of the strategic, financial and operational challenges and opportunities of lower middle-market companies. Further, we believe this positions our Adviser to effectively identify, assess, structure and monitor our investments.

Strong Transaction Sourcing Network.    Our Adviser’s investment professionals possess an extensive network of long-standing relationships with private equity firms, middle-market senior lenders, junior-capital partners, SBICs, financial intermediaries, law firms, accountants and management teams of privately owned businesses. We believe that the combination of these relationships and our reputation as a reliable, responsive and value-added financing partner will generate a steady stream of new investment opportunities and proprietary deal flow.

Access to the BNY Wealth Management Platform.   BNY Mellon maintains a substantial Wealth Management business that provides investment advisory and other services to high net worth individuals, families and family offices. BNY Mellon’s Wealth Management group interacts regularly with privately owned businesses and the family owners thereof. The Alcentra Mezzanine team maintains an active calling program on these offices as a source of deal flow and deal referrals. We utilize our access to the BNY Wealth Management platform as an important component of our network of relationships in sourcing investment opportunities.

Flexible Financing Solutions.   We offer a variety of financing structures and have the flexibility to structure our investments to meet the custom needs of our portfolio companies, including among investment types and investment terms. Typically we invest in subordinated debt, coupled with an equity or equity-like component to increase the total investment return profile. We believe our ability to offer a variety of financing arrangements makes us an attractive partner to lower middle-market companies and enables our Adviser to identify attractive investment opportunities throughout economic cycles and across a company’s capital structure.

Rigorous Underwriting Policies and Active Portfolio Management.   Our Adviser has implemented rigorous underwriting policies that are followed in each transaction. These policies include an extensive review and credit analysis of portfolio companies, historical and projected financial performance as well as an assessment of the portfolio company’s business model and forecasts which are designed to assess investment prospects via a thorough analysis of each potential portfolio company’s competitive position, financial performance, management team operating discipline, growth potential and industry attractiveness. In addition, we structure our debt investments with protective financial covenants, designed to proactively address changes in a portfolio company’s financial performance. Covenants are negotiated before an investment is completed and are based on the projected financial performance of the portfolio company. These processes are designed to, among other things, provide us with an assessment of the ability of the portfolio company to repay its debt at maturity. After investing in a portfolio company, we monitor the investment closely, receiving financial statements on at least a quarterly basis as well as annual audited financial statements. We analyze and discuss in detail the portfolio company’s financial performance with management in addition to attending regular board meetings. We believe that our initial and ongoing portfolio review process allows us to identify and maintain superior risk adjusted return opportunities in our target portfolio companies.

Minimize Portfolio Concentration.   While we focus our investments in lower middle-market companies, we seek to diversify our portfolio across various industries, geographic sectors and private equity or other sponsors. We actively monitor our investment portfolio to ensure we are not overly concentrated across industries, geographic sectors or financial sponsors. By monitoring our investment portfolio in this manner we seek to reduce the effects of economic downturns associated with any particular industry sector or geographic region.

Access to the Alcentra Group Platform.   We seek to leverage the depth and breadth of resources of the Alcentra Group platform across all aspects of its operations, benefiting from the Alcentra Group’s investment professionals, who in addition to their credit expertise, possess

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industry expertise. As of September 30, 2014, the Alcentra Group employs more than 21 senior analysts that closely follow a variety of industries, including healthcare, defense and business services. This unique access to in-house expertise will also be utilized in the ongoing monitoring of our investments.

Investment Guidelines for Evaluating Investment Opportunities

We believe that investing in debt of privately held companies provides several potential benefits, including:

Current Income.   Senior term loans and mezzanine securities contractually provide either a fixed or variable coupon payable on a monthly or quarterly basis. We will seek to invest in debt securities that generate interest rate coupons of between 8 – 10% on our senior term loan investments, and total coupons of between 12 – 15% on our mezzanine investments, comprised of 10 – 12% paid in cash plus 2 – 3% paid in PIK interest.

Priority in Capital Structure.   In liquidation, debt holders typically are repaid first, with the remaining capital distributed to the equity holders. The structural priority of debt investing is a key component of our investment strategy to preserve capital.

Covenant and Portfolio Monitoring.   We seek debt investments with financial covenants, which are used to proactively address changes in a company’s financial performance. Typical financial covenant tests include minimum EBITDA, total debt/EBITDA and fixed charge coverage. Covenants are negotiated before an investment is completed and are set based on the projected financial performance of the portfolio company. As the portfolio company reports monthly, quarterly or annual results, covenants are tested for compliance. If a portfolio company breaches a covenant, debt holders have several options available including waiving the covenant default, demanding repayment in full or modifying the terms of the debt in exchange for a fee or enhanced economic features, amongst others.

Predictable Exit.   We execute each investment with a particular exit strategy determined by a variety of factors, including the portfolio company’s financial position, anticipated growth dynamics and the existing mergers & acquisitions environment. Mezzanine investments are typically structured with a bullet maturity, which is typically one year greater than the maturity on the senior debt facility. With either security, the investment will have a finite life, whereby the portfolio company is contractually required to repay the loan. Repayment typically occurs in the event of a refinancing, recapitalization or sale/merger of the company.

Investment Process

Transaction Sourcing

We source portfolio of investments from a variety of different investment sources, including private equity sponsors, fundless sponsors, family offices, management teams, financial institutions, investment bankers, accounting firms and law firms. We have and will continue to source deal flow and referrals from the BNY Wealth Management Platform. Alcentra Mezzanine has actively marketed its resources and capabilities in the middle-market for nearly 15 years, developing a network of over 3,000 transaction sources as of September 30, 2014, We believe that the breadth and depth of experience of the principals of our Adviser across different industries and transaction types, coupled with their strong relationships built from managing private funds with similar investment objectives, make the principals particularly qualified to source, analyze and execute investment opportunities.

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Investment Process

Our Adviser maintains a rigorous and disciplined investment process, which initiates with the sourcing of a potential transaction. Upon receiving information on a potential transaction, the information is circulated amongst the principals and the investment professionals of our Adviser and discussed during weekly investment meetings. Upon determination that a potential target has investment merit, our Adviser will schedule a meeting with the management team, investment bank, or private equity sponsor.

Typically, after completing a preliminary analysis of the target’s information, the principals of our Adviser will decide whether to “Phase I” the deal for the Investment Committee. A Phase I consists of a situation overview, a company overview, key investment considerations, investment risks, information on the management team, financial data, a financial model and investment return information. If the Phase I memorandum is approved by our Adviser’s Investment Committee, a term sheet will be issued to the target company. Upon mutual acceptance of the term sheet, our Adviser will proceed with extensive due diligence and prepare a more substantive “Phase II” memorandum that is the basis for receiving a formal approval from our Adviser’s Investment Committee. The Phase II memorandum is a comprehensive document, typically 40 – 50 pages in length, which summarizes the results of our Adviser’s due diligence, investment thesis, investment risks and investment return projections. Investment Committee approval of the Phase II memorandum is required prior to issuing a commitment letter. Further, at least two principals of our Adviser will meet the target company’s management team prior to issuing a commitment letter. Additionally, updates are provided to the Investment Committee as to any material changes in the transaction, investment thesis, or any other relevant deal point, ensuring decisions are made utilizing the most current information.

Deal Analysis

For each investment opportunity that includes a Phase II memorandum, our Adviser conducts rigorous in-house analytics, including a comprehensive analysis of market and operational dynamics as well as historical and projected financial information. Specific attention is given to management and sponsor experience and track record, industry dynamics, revenue growth drivers and valuations and general macroeconomic conditions. Additionally, background checks on company management teams are completed prior to an investment. Our Adviser, typically in conjunction with the control equity investor, often will engage a consultant to interview a range of key customers, suppliers, competitors and other parties deemed relevant to the ongoing performance of the target company. The consultant will typically prepare a report that generally includes a quality of earnings report, a market study and information technology and environmental assessments. Finally, in reviewing each anticipated investment, investment professionals of our Adviser will conduct visits to the target company’s headquarters and potentially auxiliary sites (e.g. factories, distribution centers, international locations).

Issuance of Formal Commitment

Once we have determined that a potential transaction is suitable for investment, we work with the management and/or sponsor of the target company and its other capital providers, including senior, junior and equity capital providers, if any, to finalize the structure of the investment. We expect that approximately 2% to 4% of the investments initially reviewed by us eventually result in the issuance of formal commitments.

We expect our debt investments to typically have a term of five to seven years and bear interest at a fixed or floating rate. We expect the average investment holding period to be between three and five years, depending upon portfolio company objectives and conditions in the capital markets.

Ongoing Relationship with and Monitoring of Portfolio Companies

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company management, attending operating meetings and board of director meetings, interacting with industry experts and third party sources for market information and working with third-party consultants. Our Adviser works with management and other investors to develop and continually refine the company’s strategic plan as well as to monitor and evaluate the effects of macro-level industry factors. Additionally, our Adviser receives and analyzes monthly financial data and operating metrics and maintains an active database of historical company information. Finally, our Adviser performs regular detailed portfolio valuation analyses and monitors current and future liquidity needs and covenant compliance.

Managerial Assistance

As a BDC, we offer, and must provide upon request, managerial assistance to our portfolio companies. This assistance could involve monitoring the operations of our portfolio companies, participating in board and management meetings, consulting with and advising officers of portfolio companies and providing other organizational and financial guidance. Our Adviser or an affiliate of our Adviser will provide such managerial assistance on our behalf to portfolio companies that request this assistance. We may receive fees for these services and will reimburse our Adviser or an affiliate of our Adviser for its allocated costs in providing such assistance, subject to the review by our board of directors, including our independent directors.

SBIC License

We intend to apply for a license to form a small business investment company subsidiary, or SBIC subsidiary; however, the application is subject to approval by the SBA and we can make no assurances that the SBA will approve our application. The SBIC subsidiary would be allowed to issue SBA-guaranteed debentures up to a maximum of $150 million under current SBIC regulations, subject to required capitalization of the SBIC subsidiary and other requirements. SBA guaranteed debentures generally have longer maturities and lower interest rates than other forms of debt that may be available to us, and we believe therefore would represent an attractive source of debt capital. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Structure — If we receive qualification from the SBA to be licensed as an SBIC but we are unable to comply with SBA regulations after the SBIC subsidiary is licensed as an SBIC, our business plan and investment objective could be adversely affected.”

Competition

Our primary competitors in providing financing to middle-market companies include public and private funds, other BDCs, commercial and investment banks, commercial financing companies and, to the extent they provide an alternative form of financing, private equity and hedge funds. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and have considerably greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we do. For example, we believe some competitors may have access to funding sources that are not available to us. In addition, some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, which could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments and establish more relationships than us. Furthermore, many of our competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the 1940 Act imposes on us as a BDC or to the distribution and other requirements we must satisfy to maintain our qualification as a RIC.

We use the expertise of the investment professionals of our Adviser to which we have access to assess investment risks and determine appropriate pricing for our investments in portfolio companies. In addition, the relationships of the investment professionals of our Adviser enable us to learn about, and compete effectively for, financing opportunities with attractive middle-market companies in the industries in which we seek to invest. For additional information concerning the competitive risks we face, see “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Structure — We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities, which could reduce returns and result in losses.”

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Administration

We do not have any direct employees, and our day-to-day investment operations are managed by our Adviser. We have a president, a chief executive officer, a chief accounting officer and a chief compliance officer. To the extent necessary, our board of directors may hire additional personnel going forward. Our officers are employees of our Adviser and our allocable portion of the cost of our Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Compliance Officer and their respective staffs will be paid by us pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement.

Corporate Information

Our principal executive offices are located at 200 Park Avenue, 7 ^th Floor, New York, New York 10166, and our telephone number is (212) 922-8240.

Properties

We do not own any real estate or other physical properties materially important to our operation. Our headquarters are located at 200 Park Avenue, 7 ^th Floor, New York, New York 10166. We believe that our office facilities are suitable and adequate for our business as we contemplate conducting it.

Legal Proceedings

Neither we nor our Adviser are currently subject to any material legal proceedings, although we may, from time to time, be involved in litigation arising out of operations in the normal course of business or otherwise.

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PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

The following table sets forth certain information as of September 30, 2014 (unaudited) for each of our portfolio companies. The general terms of our debt and equity investments are described in “Business —  Investments.” Other than these investments, our only formal relationships with our portfolio companies will be the managerial assistance we may provide upon request and the board observer or participation rights we may receive in connection with our investment. Other than as indicated in the table below, we do not “control” and are not an “affiliate” of any of these portfolio companies, each as defined in the 1940 Act. In general, under the 1940 Act, we would “control” a portfolio company if we owned more than 25% of its voting securities and would be an “affiliate” of a portfolio company if we owned more than 5% of its voting securities.

Description		Industry				Type of Investment*				Percentage of Class Owned				Maturity				Cost as of September 30, 2014 (1)				Fair Value as of September 30, 2014
A.C.T. Lighting, Inc. 5308 Derry Ave. Unit R Agoura Hills, CA 06468			Wholesale				Senior Subordinated Note (12% Cash, 2% PIK)				—				7/24/2019			$	9,592,375			$	9,787,375
							Junior Subordinated PIK Note (8% PIK)				—				7/24/2020				1,598,444				1,638,000
							Warrants (4)				12.5	%			—				143,000				587,000
American Addiction Centers 115 East Park Drive Second Floor Brentwood, TN 37027			Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals				Series A Redeemable Preferred Equity (12% Cash) (3)				—				—				8,000,000				8,000,000
Aphena Pharma Solutions (2) One Northbrook Corporate Center 1210 Northbrook Drive, Suite 420 Trevose, PA 19053			Packaging				Senior Secured First Lien Note (7% Cash and 3.5% PIK)				—				3/3/2019				3,697,815				3,697,815
Battery Solutions, Inc. 5900 Brighton Pines Ct. Howell, MI 48843			Energy Services				Senior Subordinated Note (12% Cash, 2% PIK)				—				12/20/2018				5,183,693				4,665,000
							Class A Units (4)(6)				18.2	%			—				1,058,000				525,000
Black Diamond Oilfield Rentals, LLC Black Diamond Oilfield Lexington Avenue, 71 st Floor New York, NY 10174			Energy Services				Senior Secured First Lien Note (12% Cash and 2% PIK)				—				7/8/2018				12,702,325				13,421,000
City Carting Holding Company, Inc. 8 Viaduct Road Stamford, CT 06907			Waste Management				Series A Preferred Shares (7% Cash, 15% PIK) (4)				—				4/30/2015				7,381,556				7,381,556
							Series B Preferred Shares (10% Cash, 8% PIK) (4)				—				4/30/2015				3,876,840				3,876,840
Datascan Holdings 2210 Hutton Drive Suite 100 Carrollton, TX 75006			Business Services				Senior Secured First Lien Note (LIBOR + 9.50% Cash with 1% floor)				—				12/17/2018				3,000,000				3,000,000
DBI Holdings, LLC 100 North Conahan Drive Hazleton, PA 18201			Infrastructure Maintenance				Senior Subordinated Note (12% Cash, 1% PIK)				—				9/6/2019				8,609,783				8,609,783
							Senior Secured PIK Notes (13% PIK)				—				9/6/2019				6,462,759				6,480,000
							Warrants (4)				6.4	%			3/6/2024				519,412				1,200,000
Dentistry for Children, Inc. 1350 Spring Street, NW Suite 750 Atlanta, GA 30309			Healthcare Services				Senior Subordinated Note (11% Cash, 2.25% PIK)				—				9/1/2017				14,425,405				14,425,405
							Class A-1 Units (6)				4.5	%			—				2,203,000				2,287,999
DRC Emergency (7) Services, LLC 740 Museum Drive Mobile, AL 36608			Disaster Recovery Services				Senior Secured First Lien Note (10% Cash)				—				1/11/2020				5,000,000				5,000,000
							(8% Cash)				—				6/30/2016				3,333,226				3,333,226
							Preferred Shares (10% PIK) (4)				66.7	%			—				7,653,637				7,954,998

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Description		Industry				Type of Investment*				Percentage of Class Owned				Maturity				Cost as of September 30, 2014 (1)				Fair Value as of September 30, 2014
FST Technical Services, LLC (7) c/o Caymus Equity Partners 3490 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 1040 Atlanta, GA 30305			Technology and Telecom				Senior Secured First Lien Note (12% Cash, 2% PIK)				—				11/18/2018				12,500,000				12,879,000
							Common Shares (4)				21.4	%			—				1,806,542				3,960,000
GST Autoleather 20 Oak Hollow Drive Suite 300 Southfield, MI 48033			Automotive				Senior Subordinated Note (11% Cash, 2%PIK)				—				1/11/2021				8,036,444				8,036,444
Health Fusion Inc. 100 North Rios Avenue Solana Beach, CA 92075			Healthcare Services				Senior Secured First Lien Note (13% Cash)				—				10/7/2018				5,750,000				5,750,000
							Warrants (4)				1.79	%			—				418,000				424,000
Media Storm, LLC c/o Media Storm LLC 99 Washington Street S. Norwalk, CT 06854			Media & Entertainment				Senior Subordinated Note (10% Cash)				—				8/28/2019				3,000,000				3,000,000
							Preferred Shares (4)				1.6	%			—				2,346,964				2,612,000
Nation Safe Drivers (NSD) (2) 800 Yamato Road Boca Raton, FL 33431			Automotive				Senior Secured Second Lien Note (LIBOR + 8.0% with 2% Floor)				—				9/29/2020				6,173,798				6,173,798
Net Access Corporation 9 Wing Drive Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927			Technology				Class A Units (4) (6)				10.1	%			—				8,112,000				9,437,001
ProServ Offshore Group 13105 Northwest Freeway Suite 250 Houston, TX 77040			Energy Services				Warrant (4)				.2	%			6/21/2018				793,000				743,000
Puerto Rico Cable Acquisition Company d/b/a Choice Cable TV X1 Vayas Torres Ponce, PR 00715			Media: Broadcasting & Subscriptions				Senior Secured Second Lien Note (LIBOR + 8.50% with 1.00% floor)				—				5/30/2019				7,392,799				7,392,799
Response Team 1 850 W. Adams St. Chicago, IL 60607			Government Services				Senior Secured First Lien Note (LIBOR + 8.50% with 2% floor, 1% PIK)				—				3/28/2019				9,494,024				9,496,000
							Preferred Shares (12.0% PIK) (4)				4.4	%			—				2,520,325				2,516,000
Stancor, Inc. (2) 515 Fan Hill Road Monroe, CT 06468			Wholesale/ Distribution				Senior Secured First Lien Note (LIBOR + 8.00% with 0.75% Floor)				—				8/19/2019				7,000,000				7,000,000
Show Media, Inc. 1100 Glendon Ave Los Angeles, CA 90024			Media and Entertainment				Senior Secured First Lien Note (5.5% Cash, 5.5% PIK)				—				8/10/2017				6,590,989				5,741,000
							Preferred Units (12.0% PIK) (4)(5)				18	%			—				324,321				—
Southern Technical Institute, Inc. 1485 Florida Mall Ave. Orlando, FL 32809			Education				Senior Secured First Lien (12.5% Cash)				—				10/15/2016				7,699,047				7,732,000
							Class A Units (4)(6)				8.6	%			—				2,954,500				3,414,735
							Warrants (4)				—				10/15/2022				110,267				110,267
Well Biz Brands, Inc. 9092 Ridgeline Blvd. Suite A Highlands Ranch, CO 80129			Consumer Services				Senior Secured First Lien Note (7% Cash, 3.5% PIK)				—				10/23/2018				7,130,699				7,130,699
Wholesome Sweeteners, Inc. 8016 Highway 90A Sugar Land, TX			Food Distribution				Common Shares (4)				5.1	%			—				5,000,000				4,796,000
																		$	209,594,989			$	214,215,740

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Set forth below is a brief description of each portfolio company representing greater than 5% of the fair value of our portfolio as of September 30, 2014:

ACT Lighting is a value-added distributor of top-of-the line, lighting control consoles, lighting fixtures and cable assemblies for live entertainment events (e.g. concerts, theater, corporate/ trade shows). ACT’s services include marketing, selling, supporting and servicing critical equipment used by rental companies and tour operators to stage live events; as well as training operators on the equipment they sell. ACT sells to over 1,600 customers and serves over 700 customers annually. ACT is headquarted in Los Angeles, CA.

Battery Solutions, Inc. established in 1991, is one of the largest providers of battery recycling solutions in the U.S. Battery provides cost-effective fully-managed battery-recycling kits, systems, and services to corporations, governments, municipalities, and households across the country to serve environmentally conscious individuals and businesses and satisfy compliance with government regulations. Battery Solutions sorts and processes batteries in its two facilities located in Michigan and Arizona before distributing disassembled batteries sorted by chemistries to its customers, which include smelters and battery manufacturers. Battery Solutions is headquartered in Howell, MI.

Black Diamond Oilfield Rentals, LLC , established in 2012, is a supplier of drill string equipment to exploration and production operators on a rental basis. Black Diamond operates in the U.S. and Mexico and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Basin Holdings. Basin Holdings is focused on worldwide distribution of oil field parts (Pipe, fittings, collars, motors, tools, etc) and services. Black Diamond is headquartered in Houston, TX.

DBI Holdings, LLC , founded in 1978, provides transportation infrastructure operations management and maintenance services through its three core business units, which include: Asset Management, General Services and Road Management (where is specializes in vegetation management). The Company’s primary customers are states and municipalities, railroads, industrial, and energy companies. DBI is headquartered in Hazelton, PA.

City Carting Holding Company, Inc. was established in 1976. City Carting provides non-hazardous solid waste management services including collection, transfer and recycling. Through its collection operations and transfer stations, the company services more than 5,000 accounts and 20,000 collection and delivery customers that furnish the company with municipal solid waste as well as construction and demolition waste. The company maintains a leading position throughout its served markets which include three contiguous counties: Connecticut’s Fairfield and New Haven Counties as well as New York’s Westchester County. They are headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Dentistry for Children, Inc. operates 50 affiliated pediatric dental care centers located in the Southeast U.S. The company focuses on children’s oral health services by providing the complete range of care, including pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, and oral surgery. Dentistry for Children was initially formed through the simultaneous purchase of two Atlanta-based pediatric dental care companies in November 2010. Dentistry for Children is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

DRC Emergency Services, LLC was established in 1989 and operates as a disaster management company in the United States. DRC provides a range of services, including natural disaster response, debris cleanup, including for marine environments and hazardous waste response in 20 U.S. States, primarily in the Southeast and Gulf of Mexico coastal region. DRC operates an asset light model, acting as the sales and marketing arm and the customer liaison, by subcontracting out the majority of work to local service providers. DRC is headquartered in Mobile, AL.

FST Technical Services, LLC was founded in 1984 and is an outsourced business service provider to the semiconductor and biopharmaceutical industries. The company provides quality assurance / quality control and analytical testing for ultra-pure gas delivery tubing in semiconductor and biopharmaceutical production facilities, equipment services, specialty equipment sales, and technical staffing for its customers. FST is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

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Response Team I was founded in 2010 and provides mitigation and restoration services for non-catastrophe projects (e.g., falling branches, frozen pipes, mold removal, fire damage and flooded basements) to single-family, multifamily and commercial customers throughout the Southeast, Southwest and Midwest. Response Team I is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Southern Technical Institute, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is a for-profit vocational college with nine campuses located in Florida. The company’s academic programs focus on career training and education in applied technology, such as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technology and electrical trade technology, medical billing and coding, medical assisting, and massage therapy. The Company currently enrolls over 1,000 students. They are headquartered in Orlando, FL.

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SENIOR SECURITIES

Information about our senior securities is shown in the following table as of September 30, 2014. This information has been derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations —  Results of Operations” for more detailed information regarding the senior securities.

Total Amount Outstanding Exclusive of Treasury Securities (1)

Asset Coverage per Unit (2)

Average Market Value per Unit (3)

Class and Year

Credit Facility

2014 (as of September 30, 2014) (4)

$

26,939,154

$

8,527.58

N/A

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MANAGEMENT

Board of Directors and Executive Officers

Our business and affairs are managed under the direction of our board of directors. The board of directors consists of five members, three of whom are not “interested persons” of our Adviser or its affiliates, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. We refer to these individuals as our “independent directors.” The board of directors elects our officers, who serve at the discretion of the board of directors. The responsibilities of the board of directors include oversight of our investment activities, the quarterly valuation of our assets, oversight of our financing arrangements and corporate governance activities.

Board of Directors

We have adopted provisions in our articles of incorporation that divide our board of directors into three classes. At each annual meeting, directors will be elected for staggered terms of three years (other than the initial terms, which extend for up to three years), with the term of office of only one of these three classes of directors expiring each year. Each director will hold office for the term to which he or she is elected and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies.

Information regarding the board of directors is as follows:

Name		Age		Position		Director Since		Term Expires
Interested Directors
Paul J. Echausse		53		President and Chief Executive Officer		2013		2017
Paul Hatfield		52		Chairman of the Board		2013		2016
Independent Directors
T. Ulrich Brechbühl		50		Director		2014		2015
Douglas J. Greenlaw		70		Director		2014		2016
Rudolph L. Hertlein		74		Director		2014		2017

The address for each of our directors is c/o Alcentra Capital Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, 7 ^th Floor, New York, New York 10166.

Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors

Information regarding our executive officers who are not directors is as follows:

Name		Age		Position
Scott Gold		41		Senior Vice President
Steven Levinson		47		Chief Compliance Officer
Ellida McMillan		47		Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

The address for each of our executive officers is c/o Alcentra Capital Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, 7 ^th Floor, New York, New York 10166.

Biographical Information

The board of directors considers whether each of the directors is qualified to serve as a director, based on a review of the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills of each director, including those described below. The board of directors also considers whether each director has significant experience in the investment or financial services industries and has held management, board or oversight positions in other companies and organizations. For the purposes of this presentation, our directors have been divided into two groups — independent directors and interested directors. Interested directors are “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act.

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Independent Directors

T. Ulrich Brechbühl.   Mr. Brechbühl currently serves as both the Executive Vice President for Emdeon’s provider business as well as the Chief Executive Officer of Chamberlin Edmonds and Associates Inc. (CEA), an Emdeon Company. Ulrich joined CEA in 2004 as the company’s COO. Shortly thereafter he became the President and Chief Executive Officer and was appointed to the board. In 2010 he joined the Emdeon executive team upon the sale of CEA to Emdeon. Prior to joining CEA, Mr. Brechbühl served as a director and as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of MigraTEC, Inc., a publicly traded software business. He joined MigraTEC in 2000 as the Chief Financial Officer and was soon elected to the board and promoted to Chief Executive Officer, serving in those capacities until the end of 2003. From 1998-2000 he was a founder and the Chief Financial Officer of Thayer Aerospace, a provider of structural components to the aerospace and defense industries. Mr. Brechbühl previously served as a Manager of Bain & Company from 1994 to 1998, during which time he led teams in a variety of assignments in high tech, aerospace and defense, and construction. Mr. Brechbühl is a graduate with distinction from the United States Military Academy at West Point and received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

We believe Mr. Brechbühl’s extensive finance and corporate leadership experience bring important and valuable skills to the Board.

Douglas J. Greenlaw.   Mr. Greenlaw is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Greenlaw Communications, a company that operates small market television companies utilizing digital spectrum and the internet to enhance profitability, and has since 2007. Mr. Greenlaw also currently serves as Chairman of Community Journals, LLC, a community newspaper, and has since 1999. Mr. Greenlaw previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Switchboard, Inc. from 1999 until 2004, during which time he led the company’s post-IPO turn-around during the tech crash and eventual sale to InfoSpace. Mr. Greenlaw also previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Multimedia, Inc. from 1994 until 1997, during which time he led all divisions of the public broadcast, print, cable, and entertainment media company. Mr. Greenlaw also served as Chief Executive Officer of the Venture Division of Whittle Communications from 1991 until 1994 and also previously served as President of Advertising and Marketing at MTV Network from 1986 until 1991. Mr. Greenlaw received a B.S. from Indiana University, and is a former U.S. Army Company Commander, receiving two Purple Hearts, One Silver Star and 2 Bronze Stars for valor in combat in Vietnam.

We believe that Mr. Greenlaw’s depth of experience in corporate managerial positions brings important and valuable skills to the Board.

Rudolph L. Hertlein, CPA.   Mr. Hertlein is currently the Managing Director of Hertlein & Associates LLC, which provides consulting services to small businesses. He has over 45 years of experience in accounting and auditing, including the financial services industry and an understanding of the complex accounting matters for financial service companies. Mr. Hertlein served as a Senior Vice President, Corporate Development – Viacom Inc. from 1994 until 2000. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Controller of Paramount Communications Inc. from 1993 until 1994, during which time as chief accounting officer was responsible for SEC financial reporting for the company. Mr. Hertlein previously served as a Director of Rogar Studios Inc., a creative programming company, from 2004 until 2009. He currently serves as an Independent Director, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of CPA2BIZ.com (a for profit subsidiary of the AICPA) and has served in this position since 2003. Mr. Hertlein also serves as an Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Abacus Federal Savings Bank since 2011, a full service Bank. Mr. Hertlein received a B.B.A. from St. John’s University and is a licensed CPA in the state of New York since 1968.

We believe that Mr. Hertlein’s extensive experience in accounting and auditing, corporate governance, and leadership brings important and valuable skills to the Board.

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Interested Directors

Paul J. Echausse.   Mr. Echausse has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since our inception. Mr. Echausse serves on the Investment Committee of BNY Mellon Private Equity and European Direct Lending. Mr. Echausse is responsible for the overall management and direction of our investment operations, including transaction sourcing, deal execution and the monitoring of our portfolio companies. Mr. Echausse brings more than 20 years of leveraged finance experience to the origination and management of the Alcentra Mezzanine’s investment portfolios. Prior to joining BNY Capital Markets, Inc., a predecessor of BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, in 1998, Paul was President of Kisco Capital Corporation, the growth capital SBIC affiliate of Kohlberg & Co. L.L.C. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer of IBJS Capital Corporation, the junior capital investment affiliate of IBJ Schroder Bank. Prior to IBJ Schroder Bank, Mr. Echausse was the Assistant Division Head of Southeast Banking for the Bank of New York. Mr. Echausse previously served as President of the Northeast Regional Association of Small Business Investment Companies and on the national board of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies. Mr. Echausse serves on the board of directors of CYO of Nassau-Suffolk and Emerald Waste and Terresentia Corp. Mr. Echausse received a B.S. from Fordham University (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), an M.B.A. from New York University and a J.D. from Fordham Law School and is a member of the New York State Bar.

We believe Mr. Echausse’s extensive leveraged finance experience, especially in connection with originating and managing investments for funds managed by our Adviser, bring important and valuable skills to our board of directors.

Paul Hatfield.   Mr. Hatfield has been Chairman of the board of directors since March 2014 and a director since June 2013. Mr. Hatfield joined Alcentra in 2003 and was the senior portfolio manager for the European CLOs at Alcentra Ltd., until moving to head Alcentra NY’s U.S. business in July 2008. From April 2002 to March 2003, Mr. Hatfield was a senior analyst for the CDO operations of Intermediate Capital Group, where he covered building products and construction, aerospace and consumer credits. Between 1995 and 2001, Mr. Hatfield worked at Deutsche Bank in London for the Leveraged Finance Group. In 1998, while at Deutsche Bank, Mr. Hatfield worked in New York where he supervised Leveraged Finance and the telecom division. Before joining Deutsche Bank, Mr. Hatfield originated a portfolio of mezzanine and development capital loans at FennoScandia Bank. He originally trained as a chartered accountant in the audit division of Arthur Andersen. Mr. Hatfield received a B.A. (Honors) in Economics from Cambridge University.

We believe Mr. Hatfield’s extensive experience in leveraged finance and as a portfolio manager for funds managed by Alcentra Ltd., bring important and valuable skills to our board of directors.

Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors

Steven Levinson.   Mr. Levinson has served as our Chief Compliance Officer since March 2014. Mr. Levinson joined Alcentra in October 2011 and has served as Chief Compliance Officer for Alcentra NY since 2011. Prior to joining Alcentra, Mr. Levinson spent four years at Stone Tower Capital where he served as Director of Compliance. From March 2003 to December 2006, Mr. Levinson was the Chief Audit Executive at IDT Corporation. He began his career at Price Waterhouse and spent fourteen years in the Internal Audit departments of major financial institutions. Mr. Levinson received a B.A. in Accounting and Economics from Queens College of the City University of New York and an M.B.A. with a concentration in Financial Management from Pace University.

Scott Gold.   Mr. Gold has served as our Senior Vice President since March 2014 and Senior Vice President of Alcentra since 2011, and is responsible for transaction sourcing, deal execution and monitoring of portfolio companies. Prior to joining Alcentra, Mr. Gold spent three years with Islanet, a wireless telecommunication service provider, recapitalizing the company, acquiring a competitor and launching a new wireless product line and operating subsidiary. Prior to Islanet, Mr. Gold was an associate at a lower middle-market mezzanine and equity-focused family office based in New York. In 1998, Mr. Gold was at BNY Capital Markets, Inc., a predecessor of BNY

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Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, where he was a founding member of Alcentra Mezzanine, and was responsible for transaction execution, due diligence and portfolio company monitoring for Alcentra’s legacy mezzanine funds. Mr. Gold received a B.S. from New York University and an M.B.A. (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) from Fordham University.

Ellida McMillan.   Ms. McMillan has served as our Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer and Secretary since March 2014. Since 2012, Ms. McMillan has served as a CFO Partner of Tatum US, a financial and technology consulting and advisory firm. Prior to joining Tatum US, Ms. McMillan owned McMillan Consulting, which provided management and financial consulting for small to medium sized businesses, including advising on accounting, financial reporting and analysis, and other financial matters. Previously, Ms. McMillan was a corporate controller at KBC Financial Holdings, a subsidiary of KBC Financial Products UK Ltd, which engaged in the sales, structuring and risk management of equity linked and equity derivatives instruments, from 2000 until 2004. Prior to KBC, Ellida was an associated director of Fixed Income Derivatives at Bear Stearns & Co. from 1999 until 2000. Ellida began her career as an auditor at Arthur Andersen in the financial service sector. Ellida holds a B.S. from Fairfield University and is a licensed CPA.

Board Leadership Structure

The board of directors does not have a lead independent director. We are aware of the potential conflicts that may arise when an interested director is Chairman of the Board, but believe these potential conflicts are offset by our strong corporate governance practices. Our corporate governance practices include regular meetings of the independent directors in executive session without the presence of interested directors and management, the establishment of an audit committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee, each of which is comprised solely of independent directors, and the appointment of a Chief Compliance Officer, with whom the independent directors meet without the presence of interested directors and other members of management, for administering our compliance policies and procedures.

The board of directors believes that its leadership structure is appropriate in light of our characteristics and circumstances because the structure allocates areas of responsibility among the individual directors and the committees in a manner that affords effective oversight. Specifically, the board of directors believes that the relationship of Mr. Hatfield with our Adviser provides an effective bridge between the board of directors and management, and encourages an open dialogue between management and our board of directors, ensuring that these groups act with a common purpose. The board of directors also believes that its small size creates a highly efficient governance structure that provides ample opportunity for direct communication and interaction between our management, our Adviser and the board of directors.

Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

Oversight of our investment activities extends to oversight of the risk management processes employed by our Adviser as part of its day-to-day management of our investment activities. The board of directors anticipates reviewing risk management processes at both regular and special board meetings throughout the year, consulting with appropriate representatives of our Adviser as necessary and periodically requesting the production of risk management reports or presentations. The goal of the board of directors’ risk oversight function is to ensure that the risks associated with our investment activities are accurately identified, thoroughly investigated and responsibly addressed. Investors should note, however, that the board of directors’ oversight function cannot eliminate all risks or ensure that particular events do not adversely affect the value of investments.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Our Board met 10 times during the fiscal year 2014. Each director attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board and the committees on which the director served that were held while the director was a member. The board of directors has established an audit committee, a compensation committee, and a nominating and corporate governance committee and may establish additional committees from time to time as necessary. The scope of the responsibilities assigned to each of these committees is discussed in greater detail below.

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Audit Committee

The members of the audit committee are Messrs. Brechbühl, Greenlaw, and Hertlein, each of whom meets the independence standards established by the SEC and the NASDAQ Global Select Market regulations for audit committees and is independent for purposes of the 1940 Act. Mr. Hertlein serves as chairman of the audit committee. Our board of directors has determined that Mr. Hertlein is an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined under Item 407 of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act. The audit committee is responsible for approving our independent accountants, reviewing with our independent accountants the plans and results of the audit engagement, approving professional services provided by our independent accountants, reviewing the independence of our independent accountants and reviewing the adequacy of our internal accounting controls. The audit committee is also responsible for aiding our board of directors in fair value pricing debt and equity securities that are not publicly traded or for which current market values are not readily available. The board of directors and audit committee utilizes the services of an independent valuation firm to help them determine the fair value of these securities. The Audit Committee met 3 times during the 2014 fiscal year.

Compensation Committee

The members of the Compensation Committee are Messrs. Brechbühl, Greenlaw, and Hertlein, each of whom is independent for purposes of the 1940 Act and the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules. Mr. Brechbühl serves as chairman of the Compensation Committee. The compensation committee is responsible for overseeing our compensation policies generally and making recommendations to the board of directors with respect to our incentive compensation and equity-based plans that are subject to board approval, evaluating executive officer performance, overseeing and setting compensation for our directors and, as applicable, our executive officers and, as applicable, preparing the report on executive officer compensation that SEC rules require to be included in our annual proxy statement. Currently, none of our executive officers is compensated by us and as such the compensation committee is not required to produce a report on executive officer compensation for inclusion in our annual proxy statement.

The compensation committee has the sole authority to retain and terminate any compensation consultant assisting the compensation committee, including sole authority to approve all such compensation consultants’ fees and other retention terms. The compensation committee may delegate its authority to subcommittees or the chairman of the compensation committee when it deems appropriate and in our best interests. The Compensation Committee did not meet during the 2014 fiscal year.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The members of the nominating and corporate governance committee are Messrs. Brechbühl, Greenlaw, and Hertlein, each of whom is independent for purposes of the 1940 Act and the NASDAQ Global Select Market regulations. Mr. Greenlaw serves as chairman of the nominating and corporate governance committee. The nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for selecting, researching and nominating directors for election by our stockholders, selecting nominees to fill vacancies on the board or a committee of the board, developing and recommending to the board a set of corporate governance principles and overseeing the evaluation of the board and our management.

The nominating and corporate governance committee will consider nominees to the board of directors recommended by a stockholder if such stockholder complies with the advance notice provisions of our bylaws. Our bylaws provide that a stockholder who wishes to nominate a person for election as a director at a meeting of stockholders must deliver written notice to our corporate secretary. This notice must contain, as to each nominee, all of the information relating to such person as would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement meeting the requirements of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, and certain other information set forth in the bylaws. In order to be eligible to be a nominee for election as a director by a stockholder, such potential nominee must deliver to our corporate secretary a written questionnaire providing the requested

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information about the background and qualifications of such person and a written representation and agreement that such person is not and will not become a party to any voting agreements or any agreement or understanding with any person with respect to any compensation or indemnification in connection with service on the board of directors, and would be in compliance with all of our publicly disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines.

The nominating and corporate governance committee has not adopted a formal policy with regard to the consideration of diversity in identifying individuals for election as members of the board of directors, but the committee considers such factors as it may deem are in our best interests and those of our stockholders. Those factors may include a person’s differences of viewpoint, professional experience, education and skills, as well as his or her race, gender and national origin. In addition, as part of the board’s annual-self assessment, the members of the nominating and corporate governance committee will evaluate the membership of the board of directors and whether the board maintains satisfactory policies regarding membership selection. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee did not meet during the 2014 fiscal year.

Compensation of Directors

The following table sets forth compensation of the Company’s directors for the years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

		For the year ended December 31, 2014												For the year ended December 31, 2013
Name		Fees Earned or Paid in Cash (1)				All Other Compensation (2)				Total				Fees Earned or Paid in Cash (1)				All Other Compensation (2)				Total
Interested Directors
Paul J. Echausse			—				—				—				—				—				—
Paul Hatfield			—				—				—				—				—				—
Independent Directors
T. Ulrich Brechbühl		$	58,500				—			$	58,500			$	—				—			$	—
Douglas J. Greenlaw		$	61,000				—			$	61,000			$	—				—			$	—
Rudolph L. Hertlein		$	66,000				—			$	66,000			$	—				—			$	—

The independent directors receive an annual fee of $40,000. They also receive $2,500 plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending in person each board of directors meeting and $1,000 plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending each board meeting telephonically. They also receive $1,000 plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with each committee meeting attended in person and each telephonic committee meeting. The chairmen of the audit committee, the nominating and corporate governance committee and the compensation committee receive an annual fee of $10,000, $5,000 and $5,000, respectively. We have obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance on behalf of our directors and officers.

No compensation was paid to our directors during the year ended December 31, 2013. Upon commencement of our operations, our directors began earning fees for attending board of directors meetings.

Compensation of Executive Officers

None of our executive officers receive direct compensation from us. The compensation of our principal financial officer and Chief Compliance Officer and their respective staffs is paid by our Adviser, subject to reimbursement by us of the allocable portion of such compensation for services rendered by them to us.

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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Each investment opportunity requires the unanimous approval of our Adviser’s Investment Committee, which is comprised of Messrs. Echausse, Hatfield, Bannon and Delaney Smith. Follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies requires the Investment Committee’s approval beyond that obtained when the initial investment in the company was made. In addition, temporary investments, such as those in cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high quality debt investments that mature in one year or less, may require approval by the Investment Committee. The day-to-day management of investments approved by the Investment Committee are overseen by our Adviser’s Investment Committee.

Each of Messrs. Echausse, Hatfield, Bannon and Delaney Smith has an indirect ownership and financial interests in, and may receive compensation and/or profit distributions from, our Adviser. None of Messrs. Echausse, Hatfield, Bannon and Delaney Smith receives any direct compensation from us. Messrs. Echausse, Hatfield, Bannon and Delaney Smith also serve on the investment committees of Fund III and BNY Mezzanine Partners, L.P.

Investment Committee

Our Adviser’s Investment Committee meets regularly to consider our investments, direct our strategic initiatives and supervise the actions taken by our Adviser on our behalf. In addition, the Investment Committee reviews and determine by unanimous vote whether to make prospective investments identified by our Adviser and monitor the performance of our investment portfolio.

The members of our Adviser’s Investment Committee receive compensation by our Adviser that includes an annual base salary, an annual individual performance bonus, contributions to 401(k) plans, and a portion of the incentive fee or carried interest earned in connection with their services.

Biographical information for Messrs. Echausse and Hatfield may be found at “Management — Biographical Information.” Biographical information for Messrs. Bannon and Delaney Smith is as follows:

Kevin Bannon.   Mr. Bannon currently serves as a member of the investment committee of our Adviser. Mr. Bannon also serves as a Managing Director of Highmount Capital, a New York based wealth management firm. He previously also served as Chief Investment Officer and Chairman of the firm’s Investment Policy Committee and was actively involved in expanding Highmount’s capabilities in the alternative investments area. Kevin retired from The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation in 2007 after a 28 year career, serving as the Bank’s Chief Investment Officer from 1993 – 2007. In this role, he was responsible for establishing the investment framework for managing assets in excess of $100 billion for institutional and private clients. He was BNY Mellon’s chief spokesperson on economic and financial market issues and has appeared regularly in the financial media. He began his career in 1974 at U.S. Trust. Mr. Bannon is a Director of the Prudential Retail Mutual Funds and Urstadt Biddle Properties. He serves on the Boards of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Northern Westchester and the Hundred Year Association of New York. He has previously served on the Boards of Shorewood Packaging Corp., Regis High School and the Lyndhurst Council of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He represented BNY Mellon on the Board of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Trust and was the President of the BNY Hamilton Funds, the Bank’s proprietary mutual fund family, and BNY Private Investment Management, Inc., overseeing the Bank’s BNY Partners Funds for alternative investments. Mr. Bannon received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Stern School of New York University. He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Graeme Delaney Smith.   Mr. Delaney Smith serves as a member of the investment committee of our Adviser. Mr. Delaney Smith joined Alcentra Ltd. in 2004 to lead the European Mezzanine operation of Alcentra. He raised two €500m mezzanine funds for the European market in 2005 and 2007. The second fund remains open for new investments. Mr. Delaney Smith is Head

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of Direct Lending for Alcentra in the European market as a further development of the private debt strategy for Alcentra in this region. He currently serves on the board of directors for Almatis and Lighthouse Ltd, two current mezzanine fund investments. Prior to joining Alcentra, Mr. Delaney-Smith was an Investment Director at Intermediate Capital Group PLC, or ICG, where he marketed ICG’s capabilities to private equity firms and originated and invested in numerous successful European mezzanine financings. Prior to joining ICG in 1998, he worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland for five years, with two years in the leveraged finance team in London. Mr. Delaney-Smith is a graduate of Napier University and a qualified accountant. He also received an M.B.A. from Heriot-Watt University Business School in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The following table sets out the dollar range of our equity securities beneficially owned by each of our portfolio managers as of January __, 2015.

Name of Portfolio Manager		Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Company (1)(2)(3)
Paul J. Echausse			$500,001 – $1,000,000
Paul Hatfield			$100,001 – $500,000
Kevin Bannon			$100,001 – $500,000
Graeme Delaney Smith			$50,001 – $100,000

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MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

Alcentra NY serves as our investment adviser and is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Investment Advisory Agreement

Subject to the overall supervision of our board of directors and in accordance with the 1940 Act, our Adviser manages our day-to-day operations and provide investment advisory services to us. Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, our Adviser:

Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, we have agreed to pay our Adviser a fee for investment advisory and management services consisting of two components — a base management fee and an incentive fee. The cost of both the base management fee and the incentive fee will ultimately be borne by our stockholders. Our Adviser has agreed to waive its fees (base management and incentive fee), without recourse against or reimbursement by us, for the remainder of the quarter in which the IPO is completed and the subsequent four quarters to the extent required in order for the Company to earn a quarterly net investment income to maintain a targeted dividend payment on shares of common stock outstanding on the relevant dividend payment dates of 9.0% (to be paid on a quarterly basis).

Management Fee

The base management fee is calculated at an annual rate as follows: 1.75% of our gross assets (i.e., total assets held before deduction of any liabilities), including assets purchased with borrowed funds or other forms of leverage and excluding cash and cash equivalents (such as investments in U.S. Treasury Bills), if our gross assets are below $625 million; 1.625% of our total gross assets if our gross assets are between $625 million and $750 million; and 1.5% of our total gross assets if our assets are greater than $750 million. These various management fee percentages (i.e. 1.75%, 1.625% and 1.5%) would apply to our entire gross assets in the event our gross assets exceed the various gross asset thresholds. For example, if our gross assets were $800 million, we would pay the Adviser a management fee of 1.5% on the entire $800 million of gross assets. Although we do not anticipate making significant investments in derivative financial instruments, the fair value of any such investments, which will equal their current market value, not their notional value, will be included in our calculation of gross assets. For services rendered under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the base management fee is payable quarterly in arrears. The base management fee is calculated based on the average value of our gross assets, excluding cash and cash equivalents (such as investments in U.S. Treasury Bills), at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters. Base management fees for any partial month or quarter will be appropriately pro-rated.

Incentive Fee

We pay our Adviser an incentive fee. Incentive fees are calculated as below and payable quarterly in arrears. The incentive fee, which provides the Adviser with a share of the income that it generates for us, has two components, ordinary income and capital gains, calculated as follows:

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The ordinary income component is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on our pre-incentive fee net investment income for the immediately preceding calendar quarter, subject to a total return requirement and deferral of non-cash amounts, and is 20.0% of the amount, if any, by which our pre-incentive fee net investment income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of our net assets attributable to our common stock, for the immediately preceding calendar quarter, exceeds a 2.0% (which is 8.0% annualized) hurdle rate and a “catch-up” provision measured as of the end of each calendar quarter. Under this provision, in any calendar quarter, our Adviser receives no incentive fee until our pre-incentive fee net investment income equals the hurdle rate of 2.0%, but then receives, as a “catch-up,” 50% of our 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 2.5%. For this purpose, pre-incentive fee net investment income means interest income (including on our investments in U.S. Treasury Bills), dividend income and any other income (including any other fees, such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence, managerial assistance and consulting fees or other fees that we receive from portfolio companies) accrued during the calendar quarter, minus our operating expenses for the quarter (including the base management fee, administrative expenses payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement, and any interest expense and any distributions paid on any issued and outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the incentive fee. Pre-incentive fee net investment income excludes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount, debt instruments with PIK interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income until we have received such income in cash.

The foregoing incentive fee is subject to a total return requirement, which provides that no incentive fee in respect of Alcentra Capital’s pre-incentive fee net investment income is payable except to the extent 20.0% of the cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations over the then current and 11 preceding quarters exceeds the cumulative incentive fees accrued and/or paid for the 11 preceding quarters. In other words, any ordinary income incentive fee that is payable in a calendar quarter is limited to the lesser of (i) 20.0% of the amount by which our pre-incentive fee net investment income for such calendar quarter exceeds the 2.0% hurdle, subject to the “catch-up” provision, and (ii) (x) 20.0% of the cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the then current and 11 preceding calendar quarters minus (y) the cumulative incentive fees accrued and/or paid for the 11 preceding calendar quarters. For the foregoing purpose, the “cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations” is the amount, if positive, of the sum of pre-incentive fee net investment income, realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of Alcentra Capital for the then current and 11 preceding calendar quarters. In addition, the portion of such incentive fee that is attributable to deferred interest (such as PIK interest or OID) is paid to the Adviser, without any interest thereon, only if and to the extent we actually receive such interest in cash, and any accrual thereof will be reversed if and to the extent such interest is reversed in connection with any write-off or similar treatment of the investment giving rise to any deferred interest accrual. Any reversal of such accounts would reduce net income for the quarter by the net amount of the reversal (after taking into account the reversal of incentive fees payable) and would result in a reduction and possible elimination of the incentive fees for such quarter. There is no accumulation of amounts on the hurdle rate from quarter to quarter, and accordingly there is no clawback of amounts previously paid if subsequent quarters are below the quarterly hurdle, and there is no delay of payment if prior quarters are below the quarterly hurdle.

Pre-incentive fee net investment income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. Because of the structure of the incentive fee, it is possible that we may pay an incentive fee in a quarter where we incur a loss, subject to the total return requirement and deferral of non-cash amounts. For example, if we receive pre-incentive fee net investment income in excess of the quarterly minimum hurdle rate, we will pay the applicable incentive fee even if we have incurred a loss in that quarter due to realized and unrealized capital losses. Our net investment income used to calculate this component of the incentive fee is also included in the amount of our gross assets used to calculate

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the 1.75% base management fee. These calculations will be appropriately prorated for any period of less than three months and adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the current quarter.

The following is a graphical representation of the calculation of the income-related portion of the incentive fee:

Quarterly Incentive Fee Based on Net Investment Income

Pre-incentive Fee Net Investment Income
(expressed as a percentage of the value of net assets)

Percentage of Pre-incentive Fee Net Investment Income
Allocated to Income-Related Portion of Incentive Fee

The capital gains component of the incentive fee is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date), commencing on December 31, 2014, and is equal to 20.0% of our cumulative aggregate realized capital gains from inception through the end of that calendar year, computed net of our aggregate cumulative realized capital losses and our aggregate cumulative unrealized capital depreciation through the end of such year, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gains incentive fees, provided that the incentive fee determined as of December 31, 2014 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 for the period ending December 31, 2014. If such amount is negative, then no capital gains incentive fee will be payable for such year. Additionally, if the Investment Advisory Agreement is terminated 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 the capital gains incentive fee.

Examples of Quarterly Incentive Fee Calculation

Example 1: Income Related Portion of Incentive Fee:

Alternative 1

Assumptions

Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 1.25%
Hurdle rate ⁽¹⁾ = 2.0%
Management fee ⁽²⁾ = 0.4375%
Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.) ⁽³⁾ = 0.20%
Pre-incentive fee net investment income
(investment income – (management fee + other expenses) = 0.6125%

Pre-incentive fee net investment income does not exceed hurdle rate, therefore there is no income-related incentive fee.

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Alternative 2

Assumptions

Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 2.9%
Hurdle rate ⁽¹⁾ = 2.0%
Management fee ⁽²⁾ = 0.4375%
Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.) ⁽³⁾ = 0.20%
Pre-incentive fee net investment income
(investment income – (management fee + other expenses) = 2.2625%

Pre-incentive fee net investment income exceeds the hurdle rate, but does not fully satisfy the “catch-up” provision, therefore the income related portion of the incentive fee is 0.2625%.

Alternative 3

Assumptions

Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 3.5%
Hurdle rate ⁽¹⁾ = 2.0%
Management fee ⁽²⁾ = 0.4375%
Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.) ⁽³⁾ = 0.20%
Pre-incentive fee net investment income
(investment income – (management fee + other expenses) = 2.8625%

Pre-incentive fee net investment income exceeds the hurdle rate, and fully satisfies the “catch-up” provision, therefore the income related portion of the incentive fee is 0.5725%.

Example 2: Capital Gains Portion of Incentive Fee(*):

Alternative 1:

Assumptions

Year 1: $2.0 million investment made in Company A (“Investment A”), and $3.0 million investment made in Company B (“Investment B”)

Year 2: Investment A sold for $5.0 million and fair market value (“FMV”) of Investment B determined to be $3.5 million

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Year 3: FMV of Investment B determined to be $2.0 million

Year 4: Investment B sold for $3.25 million

The capital gains portion of the incentive fee would be:

Year 1: None

Year 2: Capital gains incentive fee of $0.6 million — ($3.0 million realized capital gains on sale of Investment A multiplied by 20%)

Year 3: None — $0.4 million (20% multiplied by ($3.0 million cumulative capital gains less $1.0 million cumulative capital depreciation)) less $0.6 million (previous capital gains fee paid in Year 2)

Year 4: Capital gains incentive fee of $50,000 — $0.65 million ($3.25 million cumulative realized capital gains multiplied by 20%) less $0.6 million (capital gains incentive fee taken in Year 2)

Alternative 2

Assumptions

Year 1: $2.0 million investment made in Company A (“Investment A”), $5.25 million investment made in Company B (“Investment B”) and $4.5 million investment made in Company C (“Investment C”)

Year 2: Investment A sold for $4.5 million, FMV of Investment B determined to be $4.75 million and FMV of Investment C determined to be $4.5 million

Year 3: FMV of Investment B determined to be $5.0 million and Investment C sold for $5.5 million

Year 4: FMV of Investment B determined to be $6.0 million

Year 5: Investment B sold for $4.0 million

The capital gains incentive fee, if any, would be:

Year 1: None

Year 2: $0.4 million capital gains incentive fee — 20% multiplied by $2.0 million ($2.5 million realized capital gains on Investment A less $0.5 million unrealized capital depreciation on Investment B)

Year 3: $0.25 million capital gains incentive fee ⁽¹⁾  — $0.65 million (20% multiplied by $3.25 million ($3.5 million cumulative realized capital gains less $0.25 million unrealized capital depreciation)) less $0.4 million capital gains incentive fee received in Year 2

Year 4: $0.05 million capital gains incentive fee — $0.7 million ($3.50 million cumulative realized capital gains multiplied by 20%) less $0.65 million cumulative capital gains incentive fee paid in Year 2 and Year 3

Year 5: None — $0.45 million (20% multiplied by $2.25 million (cumulative realized capital gains of $3.5 million less realized capital losses of $1.25 million)) less $0.7 million cumulative capital gains incentive fee paid in Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 ⁽²⁾

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Payment of Our Expenses

All investment professionals of our Adviser, when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory and management services to us, and the compensation and routine overhead expenses of personnel allocable to these services to us, are provided and paid for by our Adviser and not by us. We bear all other out-of-pocket costs and expenses of our operations and transactions, including, without limitation, those relating to:

Administrative Services

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, our Adviser furnishes us with office facilities and equipment and provides us with clerical, recordkeeping and other administrative services at such facilities. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, our Adviser also provides managerial assistance on our behalf to those portfolio companies that have accepted our offer to provide such assistance.

Payments under the Investment Advisory Agreement are equal to an amount based upon our allocable portion (subject to the review of our board of directors) of our Adviser’s overhead in performing its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement, including rent and the fees and expenses associated with performing compliance functions. In addition, if requested to provide significant managerial assistance to our portfolio companies, our Adviser will be paid an additional amount based on the services provided, which shall not exceed the amount we receive from such portfolio companies for providing this assistance.

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Duration and Termination

Unless terminated earlier as described below, the Investment Advisory Agreement will continue in effect for a period of two years from its effective date. It will remain in effect from year to year thereafter if approved annually by our board of directors or by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities, and, in either case, if also approved by a majority of our directors who are not “interested persons.” The Investment Advisory Agreement automatically terminates in the event of its assignment, as defined in the 1940 Act, by our Adviser and may be terminated by either party without penalty upon not less than 60 days’ written notice to the other. The holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities may also terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement without penalty upon 60 days’ written notice. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Structure — We are dependent upon key personnel of our Adviser and the Alcentra Group for our future success. If our Adviser or the Alcentra Group were to lose any of its key personnel, our ability to achieve our investment objective could be significantly harmed.”

Indemnification

The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of its duties and obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement, our Adviser and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons and members, and any other person or entity affiliated with it, are entitled to indemnification from us for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of our Adviser’s services under the Investment Advisory Agreement or otherwise as our investment adviser.

Board Approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement

Our board of directors approved the Investment Advisory Agreement at an in-person meeting of the board of directors held on March 6, 2014. In its consideration of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the board of directors focused on information it had received relating to, among other things: (a) the nature, quality and extent of the advisory and other services to be provided to us by our investment adviser, Alcentra NY; (b) comparative data with respect to advisory fees or similar expenses paid by other business development companies with similar investment objectives; (c) our projected operating expenses and expense ratio compared to business development companies with similar investment objectives; (d) any existing and potential sources of indirect income to Alcentra NY from its relationships with us and the profitability of those relationships; (e) information about the services to be performed and the personnel performing such services under the Investment Advisory Agreement; (f) the organizational capability and financial condition of Alcentra NY and its affiliates; and (g) various other factors.

Based on the information reviewed and the discussions, the board of directors, including a majority of the non-interested directors, concluded that the investment management fee rates and terms are reasonable in relation to the services to be provided and approved the Investment Advisory Agreement as being in the best interests of our stockholders. Specifically the board of directors approved the Investment Advisory Agreement for a period of one year beginning on March 6, 2014.

Administration Agreement

Under the Administration Agreement, State Street provides us with financial reporting, post-trade compliance, and treasury services. In providing these services, State Street oversees the performance of, our required administrative services, which includes being responsible for the financial and other records that we are required to maintain and preparing reports to our stockholders and reports and other materials filed with the SEC. State Street provides post-trade compliance services including performing the applicable SEC, IRS, and BDC compliance testing, provide monthly and quarterly reporting and maintain a compliance testing matrix and perform an

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annual update. In addition, State Street assists us in determining and publishing our net asset value, overseeing the preparation and filing of our tax returns and the printing and dissemination of reports and other materials to our stockholders, and generally oversees the payment of our expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to us by others.

Payments under the administration agreement equal a fixed annual fee, paid in monthly installments in arrears, along with additional fees and expenses as incurred each month. Under the Administration Agreement, we reimburse State Street for out-of-pocket expenses incurred on our behalf for services, as well as direct pass-through vendor fees incurred on our behalf.

License Agreement

We have entered into a License Agreement with our Adviser under which our Adviser has agreed to grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “Alcentra.” Under this agreement, we have a right to use the “Alcentra” name for so long as our Adviser or one of its affiliates remains our investment adviser. Other than with respect to this limited license, we have no legal right to the “Alcentra” name. The License Agreement will remain in effect for so long as the Investment Advisory Agreement with our Adviser is in effect.

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS

Policies and Procedures for Managing Conflicts; Co-investment Opportunities

We have entered into agreements with our Adviser, in which our senior management and members of our Adviser’s Investment Committee have indirect ownership and other financial interests. Our Adviser may in the future manage other investment funds, accounts or investment vehicles that invest or may invest in assets eligible for purchase by us. To the extent that we compete with entities managed by our Adviser or any of its affiliates for a particular investment opportunity, our Adviser will allocate investment opportunities across the entities for which such opportunities are appropriate, consistent with (a) its internal investment allocation policies, (b) the requirements of the Advisers Act, and (c) certain restrictions under the 1940 Act regarding co-investments with affiliates. See the section entitled “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Structure — There are significant potential conflicts of interest that could negatively affect our investment returns.”

The 1940 Act prohibits us from making certain negotiated co-investments with affiliates unless we receive an order from the SEC permitting us to do so. In the absence of receiving exemptive relief from the SEC that would permit greater flexibility relating to these kinds of co-investments, our Adviser will determine whether these kinds of potential negotiated investments are more appropriate for us or for one of the funds managed by our Adviser or its affiliates and which entity will proceed with the investment. We generally will not make an investment in any company in which any fund managed by our Adviser holds an investment in a different class of such company’s debt or equity securities or obligations unless we also acquire or own the same class of such company’s debt or equity securities as such fund managed by our Adviser or our Adviser determines that (a) the investment is in our best interests and (b)(i) the possibility of a conflict between the interests of such different classes is remote, (ii) either the potential investment by us or the investment of such other fund managed by our Adviser is not large enough to control any actions taken by the collective holders of securities of such company, or (iii) in light of the particular circumstances, our Adviser believes such investment is appropriate for us, notwithstanding the potential for conflict.

See also “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Structure — There are significant potential conflicts of interest that could negatively affect our investment returns” and “— The incentive fee structure we have with our Adviser may create incentives that are not fully aligned with the interests of our stockholders” for the risks related to our incentive fee structure.

Investment Advisory Agreement

We have entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with our Adviser. Pursuant to this agreement, we have agreed to pay to our Adviser a base management fee and incentive fee. Mr. Echausse is an interested member of our board of directors and has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in our Adviser. See “Management Agreements — Investment Advisory Agreement.” The incentive fee is computed and paid on income that we may not have yet received in cash at the time of payment. This fee structure may create an incentive for our Adviser to invest in certain types of speculative securities. Additionally, we rely on investment professionals from our Adviser to assist our board of directors with the valuation of our portfolio investments. Our Adviser’s base management fee and incentive fee is based on the value of our investments and, therefore, there may be a conflict of interest when personnel of our Adviser are involved in the valuation process for our portfolio investments.

License Agreement

We have entered into a License Agreement with our Adviser pursuant to which our Adviser has granted us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “Alcentra.” See “Management Agreements — License Agreement.”

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Registration Rights

Following the expiration of the 180-day lock-up period which commenced upon the completion of the IPO, Fund III intends to distribute the shares of our common stock received by it in connection with the Formation Transactions to its limited partners. We granted certain registration rights to the limited partners of Fund III pursuant to which we have agreed to use our reasonable best efforts to file within 720 days following the completion of our initial public offering a registration statement on Form N-2 pursuant to Rule 415 with the SEC to register the resale of the shares of our common stock received by such limited partners. We have also agreed to use our efforts to cause such a registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC within 840 days following the completion of the IPO. We have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration statement continuously effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which there are no longer any registrable shares (as defined in the registration rights agreement) and (ii) the third anniversary of the registration rights agreement. The costs associated with filing the resale registration statement and having it declared effective by the SEC will be borne by us.

Relationship with BNY Mellon Group

Conflicts of interest may arise between the BNY Mellon Group, on the one hand, and us, on the other hand. We are an affiliate of BNY Mellon. BNY Mellon Group is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team. We may benefit from the relationships and activities resulting from these services. However, situations will arise in which the interests of BNY Mellon Group will conflict with our interests and the interests of our stockholders. See “Related Party Transactions and Certain Relationships.”

Affiliation with BNY Mellon

We are an affiliate of the BNY Mellon Group. The BNY Mellon Group is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high net worth individuals, providing asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team. We may benefit from the relationships and activities resulting from these services. However, situations will arise in which the interests of BNY Mellon Group will conflict with our interests and the interests of our stockholders.

Transactions with the BNY Mellon Group

BNY Mellon Group may, but is not required to, extend credit to us under credit facilities, derivative instruments or otherwise. The interest of BNY Mellon Group as a creditor of us may conflict with the interests of our investors. BNY Mellon Group, with respect to any such extension of credit, will deal with us on an arm’s-length basis and will be entitled to exercise its rights as a creditor of us without regard to any potential impact therefrom on the interests of our investors.

BNY Mellon Group currently owns or operates, directly or indirectly, several registered investment advisers, registered investment companies, broker-dealers and service providers, or, collectively, the BNYM Affiliates. To the extent permitted by law, BNY Mellon and/or one or more of the BNYM Affiliates may provide us; our Adviser; Alcentra Mezzanine; one or more investments funds or accounts or similar investment vehicles that BNY Mellon Group provides advice to or manages or that may in the future provide advice to or manage as a result of acquiring or merging with an entity that owns or manages such vehicles, or, collectively, the Related Funds; and our portfolio companies with certain non-investment management services and facilities, including, without limitation, administrative, custodial, trustee, distribution, banking, lending, short-term credit, and other financial and securities services. Specifically, BNY Mellon Group may provide administrative, custodial and credit facilities to us.

Neither BNY Mellon Group nor any of the BNYM Affiliates providing these services and facilities to us, our Adviser, Alcentra Mezzanine and/or Related Funds, bear any responsibility for selecting the investments of such entities or for their performance. BNY Mellon Group or the

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BNYM Affiliates may charge arm’s length fees to our Adviser to the extent they perform any services that are included in the operating expenses of our Adviser. Additionally, BNY Mellon Group may recommend to its clients and to our investors that they invest some of their assets in us and Related Funds and may have financial interests in promoting investment in such entities.

To the extent permitted by applicable law and our governing documents, we may enter into transactions and invest in futures, securities, currencies, swaps, options, forward contracts or other instruments in which a BNY Mellon Group entity acts as a principal or, on a proprietary basis for its customers, serves as the counterparty.

Competing Funds and Allocation Policies

Certain Related Funds may in the future have investment objectives and utilize strategies similar to or that overlap with our investment objective and strategies. In such instances our Adviser will be permitted to allocate, in its sole discretion, eligible investments and exit opportunities between such investment funds (and their successors) on the one hand and us on the other hand in a manner it deems equitable to the extent possible under the prevailing facts and circumstances considering various factors including those set out in the paragraph below.

Conflicts (and potential conflicts) may arise when we are competing with the Related Funds for investment opportunities and exits. To address these potential conflicts, our Adviser has developed allocation policies and procedures that provide that personnel of our Adviser making portfolio decisions for us and the Related Funds will make purchase and sale decisions and allocate investment opportunities among us and the Related Funds consistent with its fiduciary obligations. To the extent permitted by applicable law, these policies and procedures may result in the pro rata allocation of limited opportunities across us and the Related Funds. However, in many other cases the investment opportunities will be allocated based on other factors. Related Funds managed by different portfolio management teams are generally viewed separately for allocation purposes. There will be cases where certain Related Funds may receive an allocation of an investment opportunity when we do not and vice versa.

Our Adviser’s investment allocation policy further provides that allocations among us and other eligible accounts will generally be made in accordance with SEC interpretive positions. Our Adviser seeks to treat all clients fairly and equitably in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duty to each of them; however, in some instances, especially in instances of limited liquidity, the factors may not result in pro rata allocations or may result in situations where certain accounts receive allocations where others do not.

In addition, we, or any of our portfolio companies, Related Funds, and/or one or more of their affiliates may have relationships with, invest in, engage in transactions with, make voting decisions with respect to, and/or obtain services from, entities for which BNY Mellon Group performs or seeks to perform services or with which BNY Mellon Group engages in or seeks to engage in transactions. Such relationships may provide our Adviser with an incentive to allocate, directly or indirectly, investments to certain of the funds managed by BNY Mellon Group and not others.

Fees From Services to Portfolio Companies

BNY Mellon Group may receive significant advisory, underwriting, or other fees from portfolio companies. Services for advisory fees may range from general corporate financial advice to restructuring advice to merger and acquisition representation. For example, BNY Mellon Group may be compensated as an advisor to a person who sold an investment to us, BNY Mellon Group may earn fees for obtaining equity or debt financing for an investor attempting to consummate an acquisition in which we are a co-investor, or BNY Mellon Group may earn fees acting as a lender, advisor or underwriter to one of our portfolio companies. None of the fees paid to BNY Mellon Group or its affiliates will be shared with us.

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Regulated Investor

As a result of restrictions imposed on bank holding companies and entities managed by bank holding companies (including us), our Adviser, through Alcentra Mezzanine, may be required or may decide to structure an investment in a manner that would be less favorable to us than structures available to a non-regulated entity. Consequently, our Adviser may choose a structure which may be less favorable to us than other structures. In addition, we may be restricted from making an investment or limited in the amount or may be required to divest an investment as a result of such restriction. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Structure — Our activities may be limited as a result of being controlled by a bank holding company.”

BNY Mellon has put in place policies and procedures to seek to manage and mitigate the potential conflicts of interests described above.

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CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

The following table sets out, as of January 8, 2015, certain ownership information with respect to our common stock for those persons who directly or indirectly own, control or hold with the power to vote five percent or more of our outstanding common stock, each of our directors and officers and all officers and directors as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to the securities. Ownership information for those persons who beneficially own 5% or more of our shares of common stock, if any, is based upon Schedule 13G and Schedule 13D filings by such persons with the SEC and other information obtained from such persons, if available.

Name and Address		Number of Shares Owned				Percentage of class outstanding
5% Owners
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (1)			1,450,999				10.73	%
United Insurance Company			1,102,759				8.16	%
Interested Directors
Paul J. Echausse			60,339				.45	%
Paul Hatfield			7,255				.05	%
Independent Directors
T. Ulrich Brechbühl			—				—
Douglas J. Greenlaw			—				—
Rudolph L. Hertlein			3,600				.03	%
Executive Officers
Steven Levinson			—				—
Scott Gold			8,706				.06	%
Ellida McMillan			—				—
All officers and directors as a group (8 persons)			77,600				.57	%