Company: NMFCZ
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001496099-25-000010
Chunk: 146

Company: New Mountain Finance Corp
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 146
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 trade wars and other governmental actions, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations and could cause the market value of our common stock to decline.

Inflation and rising commodity prices may adversely impact our portfolio companies. Inflation may affect our investments adversely in a number of ways. During periods of rising inflation, interest and distribution rates of any instrument we or entities related to portfolio investments may have issued could increase. Inflationary expectations or periods of rising inflation could also be accompanied by the rising prices of commodities which are critical to the operation of portfolio companies. Portfolio companies may have fixed income streams and, therefore, be unable to pay the interest amounts and other payments on our portfolio investments. The market value of such investments may decline in value in times of higher inflation rates. Some of our portfolio investments may have income linked to inflation through contractual rights or other means. However, as inflation may affect both income and expenses, any increase in income may not be sufficient to cover increases in expenses.

There is uncertainty surrounding potential legal, regulatory and policy changes by new presidential administrations in the United States that may directly affect financial institutions and the global economy. Following the November 2024 elections in the United States, the Republican Party controls the Presidency, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Despite political tensions and uncertainty, changes in federal policy, including tax policies, and positions of regulatory agencies are expected to occur over time through policy and personnel changes, which may lead to changes involving the level of oversight and focus on the financial services industry or the tax rates paid by corporate entities. The nature, timing and economic and political effects of potential changes to the current legal and regulatory framework affecting financial institutions remain highly uncertain. In addition, in June 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo reversed its longstanding approach under the Chevron doctrine, which provided for judicial deference to regulatory agencies. As a result of this decision, we cannot be sure whether there will be increased challenges to existing agency regulations or how lower courts will apply the Loper decision in the context of other regulatory schemes without more specific guidance from the U.S. Supreme Court. For example, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Loper could significantly impact how federal agencies will regulate consumer protection, advertising, cybersecurity, privacy, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering practices and other regulatory regimes with which we are required to comply. Any such regulatory developments could result in uncertainty about and changes in the ways such regulations apply to us,