**Exhibit 12.1**

**Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges**

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|                                       |   | Year Ended        |                                                                                                                                                                            | Year Ended        |   | Year Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   | Year Ended        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Year Ended        |
|                                       |   | December 31, 2013 |                                                                                                                                                                            | December 31, 2012 |   | December 31, 2011                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   | December 31, 2010 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | December 31, 2009 |
| Earnings:                                  |   |              |                                                                                                                                                                            |              |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |              |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Net increase in net assets from operations |   | $                 |             17,222,972                                                                                              |              | $      |                      26,125,778                                                                                              |   | $                 |                        7,649,544                                                                                   |              | $      |                    (14,288,678)                                                                                                        |   | $      |                      34,428,269                                                             |
| Income tax expense, including excise tax   |   |              |                           -    |              |   |                                    -    |   |              |                                    -    |              |   |                                    -    |   |   |                           (25,000)                                 |
| Total Earnings before taxes                |   | $                 |             17,222,972                                                                                              |              | $      |                      26,125,778                                                                                              |   | $                 |                        7,649,544                                                                                   |              | $      |                    (14,288,678)                                                                                                        |   | $      |                      34,403,269                                                             |
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| Fixed Charges:                             |   |              |                                                                                                                                                                            |              |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |              |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Interest expense                           |   | $                 |               9,886,423                                                                                   |              | $      |                        6,979,018                                                                                   |   | $                 |                        4,588,465                                                                                   |              | $      |                        6,921,159                                                                                   |   | $      |                        9,059,334                                                  |
| Total fixed charges                        |   | $                 |               9,886,423                                                                                   |              | $      |                        6,976,018                                                                                   |   | $                 |                        4,588,465                                                                                   |              | $      |                        6,921,159                                                                                   |   | $      |                        9,059,334                                                  |
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| Earnings available to cover fixed charges  |   | $                 |             27,109,395                                                                                              |              | $      |                      33,101,796                                                                                              |   | $                 |                      12,238,009                                                                                              |              | $      |                      (7,367,520)                                                                                             |   | $      |                      43,462,603                                                             |
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges         |   |              |                        2.74                                  |              |   |                                 4.75                                  |   |              |                                 2.67                                  |              |   |                               (1.06)                                            |   |   |                                 4.80 |
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