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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, DC 20549**

 

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**FORM 10-K**

 

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**(Mark One)**

 

**x**** ****ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.**

 

**For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015**

 

**or**

 

**o****  ****TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.**

 

**For the transition period from          to**

 

**Commission file number 814-01132**

 

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**Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

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| **Delaware**                                                     |   | **47-3162282**                         |
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| (State or   Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |   | (I.R.S. Employer   Identification No.) |
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| **11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA**   |   | **90025**                              |
| (Address   of Principal Executive Offices)                       |   | (Zip   Code)                           |

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:**(310) 235-5900**

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

**Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share**

(Title of class)

 

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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  x  No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  o  No  o

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 
| Large accelerated   filer  o          |   | Accelerated   filer  o         |
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| Non-Accelerated   filer  x            |   | Smaller   reporting company  o |
| (Do not   check if a smaller reporting company) |   |                                     |

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).  Yes o  No x

 

The number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock, $.001 par value per share, outstanding at March 25, 2015 was 4,056,316.

 

**DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE**

 

Portions of the Registrant’s proxy statement for the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III.

 

 

 

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**CRESENT CAPITAL BDC, INC.**

 

**INDEX TO ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR**

**YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015**

 
| ** **        | ** **                                                                                                            | **PAGE** |
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| **PART I**   |                                                                                                                  |
| ITEM   1.         | Business                                                                                                              | 2        |
| ITEM 1A.     | Risk   Factors                                                                                                        | 18       |
| ITEM 1B.     | Unresolved   Staff Comments                                                                                           | 38       |
| ITEM 2.      | Properties                                                                                                            | 38       |
| ITEM 3.      | Legal   Proceedings                                                                                                   | 38       |
| ITEM 4.      | Mine   Safety Disclosures                                                                                             | 38       |
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| **PART II**  |                                                                                                                  |
| ITEM 5.      | Market   for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer   Purchases of Equity Securities | 39       |
| ITEM 6.      | Selected   Financial Data                                                                                             | 41       |
| ITEM 7.      | Management’s   Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations                          | 43       |
| ITEM 7A.     | Quantitative   and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                                                          | 55       |
| ITEM 8.      | Consolidated   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data                                                            | 56       |
| ITEM 9.      | Changes   in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure                                | 87       |
| ITEM 9A.     | Controls   and Procedures                                                                                             | 87       |
| ITEM 9B.     | Other   Information                                                                                                   | 87       |
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| **PART III** |                                                                                                                  |
| ITEM 10.     | Directors,   Executive Officers and Corporate Governance                                                              | 88       |
| ITEM 11.     | Executive   Compensation                                                                                              | 88       |
| ITEM 12.     | Security   Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder   Matters                    | 88       |
| ITEM 13.     | Certain   Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence                                           | 88       |
| ITEM 14.     | Principal   Accountant Fees and Services                                                                              | 88       |
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| **PART IV**  |                                                                                                                  |
| ITEM 15.     | Exhibits   and Financial Statement Schedules                                                                          | 89       |

 

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**CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS**

 

This report contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about us, our current or prospective portfolio investments, our industry, our beliefs, and our assumptions. We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our investors. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “would,” “should,” “targets,” “projects,” and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and are difficult to predict, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements.

 

The following factors and factors listed under “Risk Factors” in this report and other documents Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, provide examples of risks, uncertainties and events that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. The occurrence of the events described in these risk factors and elsewhere in this report could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operation and financial position. The following factors are among those that may cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements:

 

·                  Potential fluctuation in quarterly operating results

·                  Potential impact of economic recessions or downturns

·                  Adverse developments in the credit markets

·                  Operation in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities

·                  Regulations governing our operation as a business development company

·                  Financing investments with borrowed money

·                  Lack of liquidity in investments

·                  Defaults by portfolio companies

·                  Uncertainty as to the value of certain portfolio investments

·                  Potential resignation of the Advisor and or the Administrator

·                  Changes in interest rates may affect our cost of capital and net investment income

·                  Potential adverse effects of price declines and illiquidity in the corporate debt markets

·                  Risks associated with original issue discount (“OID”) and payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest income

·                  Risks regarding distributions

·                  Potential adverse effects of new or modified laws and regulations

 

Although we believe that the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based upon are reasonable, some of those assumptions are based on the work of third parties and any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate; as a result, forward-looking statements based on those assumptions also could prove to be inaccurate. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a projection or forward-looking statement in this report should not be regarded as a representation by us that our plans and objectives will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this report. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or any other information contained herein, except as required by applicable law. You are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we in the future may file with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. The safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the 1934 Act, which preclude civil liability for certain forward-looking statements, do not apply to the forward-looking statements in this report because we are an investment company.

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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**PART I**

 

In this Annual Report, except where the context suggests otherwise, the terms “CBDC,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and “the Company” refer to Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. The term “Advisor” refers to CBDC Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The term “Administrator” refers to CBDC Administration, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The term “CCG LP” refers to Crescent Capital Group LP and its affiliates.

 

**Item 1. Business**

 

**General**

 

Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on February 5, 2015 (“Inception”) as a Delaware corporation structured as an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Company commenced investment operations on June 26, 2015 (“Commencement”). The Company has elected to be treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). In addition, the Company has elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). As a RIC, the Company will not be taxed on its income to the extent that it distributes such income each year and satisfies other applicable income tax requirements.

 

The Company is managed by CBDC Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), an investment adviser that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). CBDC Administration, LLC (the “Administrator”) provides the administrative services necessary for the Company to operate. Company management consists of investment and administrative professionals from the Advisor and Administrator along with the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Advisor directs and executes the investment operations and capital raising activities of the Company subject to oversight from the Board, which sets the broad policies of the Company. The Board has delegated investment management of the Company’s investment assets to the Advisor.  The Board consists of five directors, three of whom are independent.

 

A portion of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock are owned by Crescent Capital Group LP (“CCG LP”).  CCG LP is also the majority member of the Advisor and sole member of the Administrator. The Company has entered into a license agreement with CCG LP under which CCG LP granted the Company a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “Crescent Capital”.  The Advisor has entered into a resource sharing agreement with CCG LP.

 

The Company’s primary investment objective is to maximize the total return to the Company’s stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation through debt and related equity investments.  The Company will seek to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in secured debt (including senior secured, unitranche and second lien debt) and unsecured debt (including senior unsecured and subordinated debt), as well as related equity securities of private U.S. middle-market companies. By “middle-market companies,” we mean companies that have annual earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), which we believe is a useful proxy for cash flow, of $10 million to $250 million. We may on occasion invest in larger or smaller companies.  Our investments may include non-cash income features, including payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest and original issue discount (“OID”). We may also invest in securities that are rated below investment grade (*e.g.*, junk bonds) by rating agencies or that would be rated below investment grade if they were rated. As a BDC, we may also invest up to 30% of our portfolio opportunistically in “non-qualifying” portfolio investments.  See “*Item 1(c). Description of Business—Regulation as a Business Development Company—Qualifying Assets*.”

 

The Company’s investment objective is to maximize the total return to our stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by:

 

·                  accessing the  origination channels that have been developed and established by CCG LP;

·                  originating investments in what we believe to be companies with strong business fundamentals, generally within our core middle-market company focus;

·                  working with private equity firms and other financial intermediaries (i.e., commercial banks, investment banks and other financial services firms), including those with whom CCG LP has invested in the past to source investment opportunities;

·                  applying the  underwriting standards of CCG LP; and

·                  leveraging the experience and resources of CCG LP to monitor our investments.

 

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We may purchase interests in loans or make other debt investments, directly from our target companies as primary market or directly originated investments or through secondary market transactions in the “over-the-counter” market.  Although our focus is to invest in directly originated transactions, in certain circumstances we will also invest in the broadly syndicated loan and high yield markets.  Broadly syndicated loans and bonds are generally more liquid than our directly originated investments and provide a complement to our less liquid strategies. In addition, and because we often receive more attractive financing terms on these positions than we do on our less liquid assets, we are able to leverage the broadly syndicated portion of our portfolio in such a way that can maximize the levered return potential of our portfolio.

 

Our investment philosophy emphasizes capital preservation through  credit selection and risk mitigation. We expect our targeted portfolio to provide downside protection through conservative cash flow and asset coverage requirements, priority in the capital structure and information requirements.

 

As a BDC under the Act and a RIC under the Code, our portfolio is subject to diversification and other requirements. See “—*Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences*.”

 

Our operations comprise only a single reportable segment. On July 23, 2015, the Company formed CBDC Universal Equity, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary. This subsidiary allows the Company to hold equity securities of a portfolio company organized as pass-through entities while continuing to satisfy the requirements of a RIC under the Code. The financial statements of this entity are consolidated into the financial statements of the Company.

 

We may borrow money from time to time within the levels permitted by the 1940 Act (which generally allows us to incur leverage for up to one-half of our assets). In determining whether to borrow money, we will analyze the maturity, covenant package and rate structure of the proposed borrowings as well as the risks of such borrowings compared to our investment outlook. The use of borrowed funds or the proceeds of preferred stock offerings to make investments would have its own specific set of benefits and risks, and all of the costs of borrowing funds or issuing preferred stock would be borne by holders of our common stock. See “*Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business and Structure— Financing Investments With Borrowed Money*.”

 

*The Investment Advisor*

 

The Advisor, a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of CCG LP, will act as our investment adviser. The Advisor is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act. Our investment activities are managed by the Advisor, which is responsible for originating prospective investments, conducting research and due diligence investigations on potential investments, analyzing investment opportunities, negotiating and structuring our investments and monitoring our investments and portfolio companies on an ongoing basis.  The Advisor has entered into a Resource Sharing Agreement (the “Resource Sharing Agreement”) with CCG LP, pursuant to which CCG LP provides the Advisor with experienced investment professionals (including the members of the Advisor’s investment committee) and access to the resources of CCG LP so as to enable the Advisor to fulfill its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement. Through the Resource Sharing Agreement, the Advisor capitalizes on the  deal origination, credit underwriting, due diligence, investment structuring, execution, portfolio management and monitoring experience of CCG LP’s investment professionals.

 

*About CCG LP*

 

Crescent Capital Corporation, a predecessor to the business of CCG LP, was formed in 1991 by Mark Attanasio and Jean-Marc Chapus as an asset management firm specializing in below-investment grade debt securities. In 1995, Crescent Capital Corporation was acquired by The TCW Group, Inc. (“TCW”) and rebranded as TCW’s Leveraged Finance Group.  On January 1, 2011, Messrs. Attanasio and Chapus, along with the entire investment team, spun out of TCW and formed CCG LP, an employee-owned, registered investment adviser. With its headquarters in Los Angeles, CCG LP has approximately 140 employees based in four offices in the U.S. and Europe. Messrs. Attanasio and Chapus head CCG LP’s management committee, which oversees all of CCG LP’s investment strategies.

 

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*The Board of Directors*

 

Our business and affairs are managed under the direction of our Board of Directors (the “Board”). Our Board consists of five members, three of whom are not “interested persons” of CBDC, the Advisor, the Administrator or their respective affiliates as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. We refer to these individuals as our “Independent Directors.” The Independent Directors compose a majority of our Board. Our Board elects our officers, who serve at the discretion of our Board. The responsibilities of our Board include quarterly determinations of the fair value of our assets, corporate governance activities, oversight of our financing arrangements and oversight of our investment activities.

 

*Investment Advisory Agreement; Administration Agreement; License Agreement*

 

Our investment activities are managed by our Advisor, which is responsible for originating prospective investments, conducting research and due diligence investigations on potential investments, analyzing investment opportunities, negotiating and structuring our investments and monitoring our investments and portfolio companies on an ongoing basis. On June 2, 2015, we entered into an investment advisory agreement (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”) with the Advisor, pursuant to which we have agreed to pay the Advisor a base management fee and an incentive fee for its services. The cost of both the base management fee and the incentive fee are ultimately borne by our stockholders.

 

The base management fee is calculated at an annual rate of 1.5% of our gross assets, including assets purchased with borrowed funds or other forms of leverage but excluding cash and cash equivalents. 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 at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters, and appropriately adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the current calendar quarter. Base management fees for any partial month or quarter will be appropriately pro-rated. For purposes of the Investment Advisory Agreement, cash equivalents means U.S. government securities and commercial paper maturing within one year of purchase.  The Advisor, however, during periods prior to a Qualified IPO (as defined below) will agree to waive its right to receive management fees in excess of the sum of (i) 0.25% of the aggregate committed but undrawn capital and (ii) 0.75% of the aggregate gross assets excluding cash (including capital drawn to pay the Company’s expenses). A “Qualified IPO” is an initial public offering of the Company’s common stock that results in an unaffiliated public float of at least the lower of $75 million or 15% of the aggregate capital commitments received prior to the date of such initial public offering. The Advisor will not be permitted to recoup any waived amounts at any time and the waiver agreement may only be modified or terminated prior to a Qualified IPO with the approval of the Board.

 

We will pay the Advisor an incentive fee. The incentive fee will consist of two parts—an incentive fee based on income and an incentive fee based on capital gains. The first part, the “income incentive fee”, which is described in more detail in the bullet points below, are calculated and payable quarterly in arrears and (a) equals 100% of the excess of our pre-incentive fee net investment income for the immediately preceding calendar quarter, over a preferred return of 1.5% per quarter (6% annualized), or “Hurdle,” and a “catch-up” feature, until the Advisor has received, (i) prior to a Qualified IPO, 15%, or (ii) after a Qualified IPO, 17.5%, of the pre-incentive fee net investment income for the current quarter up to the “catch-up” and (b) (i) prior to a Qualified IPO, 15% or (ii) after a Qualified IPO, 17.5%, of all remaining pre-incentive fee net investment income above the “catch-up.” The second part, the capital gains incentive fee, are determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each fiscal year (or upon a Qualified IPO or termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement), (i) prior to a Qualified IPO, 15%, or (ii) after a Qualified IPO, 17.5%, of the Company’s realized capital gains, if any, on a cumulative basis from inception through the end of the fiscal year, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain incentive fees.

 

Pre-incentive fee net investment income means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that we receive from portfolio companies but excluding fees for providing managerial assistance) accrued during the calendar quarter, minus operating expenses for the quarter (including the base management fee, any expenses payable under the Administration Agreement, and any interest expense and dividends paid on any outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the incentive fee). Pre-incentive fee net investment income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature such as market discount, OID, debt instruments with PIK interest, preferred stock with PIK dividends and zero-coupon securities, accrued income that we have not yet received in cash. See “*Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business and Structure—Incentive Fee Structure Relating to the Advisor*.”

 

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Pre-incentive fee net investment income does not include any realized or unrealized capital gains or 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. For example, if we receive pre-incentive fee net investment income in excess of the Hurdle rate for a quarter, we will pay the applicable incentive fee even if we have incurred a loss in that quarter due to realized and unrealized capital losses.

 

Pre-incentive fee net investment income is compared to a “Hurdle Amount” equal to the product of (i) the Hurdle rate of 1.50% per quarter (6.00% annualized) and (ii) our net assets (defined as total assets less indebtedness and before taking into account any incentive fees payable during the period), at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter. If market interest rates rise, we may be able to invest our funds in debt instruments that provide for a higher return, which would increase our pre-incentive fee net investment income and make it easier for the Advisor to surpass the fixed Hurdle rate and receive an incentive fee based on such net investment income. PIK interest and OID will also increase our pre-incentive fee net investment income and make it easier to surpass the fixed Hurdle rate. Our pre-incentive fee net investment income used to calculate this part of the incentive fee is also included in the amount of our total assets (other than cash and cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed amounts) used to calculate the 1.5% base management fee.

 

Prior to the occurrence of a Qualified IPO, the Company will pay the income incentive fee in each calendar quarter as follows:

 

·                  no income incentive fee in any calendar quarter in which the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income does not exceed the Hurdle Amount;

·                  100% of the Company’s 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 Amount but is less than or equal to an amount (the “Pre-Qualified IPO Catch-Up Amount”) determined on a quarterly basis by multiplying 1.7647% by the Company’s net asset value at the beginning of each applicable calendar quarter. The Pre-Qualified IPO Catch-Up Amount is intended to provide the Advisor with an incentive fee of 15% on all of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income when the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income reaches the Pre-Qualified IPO Catch-Up Amount in any calendar quarter; and

·                  for any calendar quarter in which the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income exceeds the Pre-Qualified IPO Catch-Up Amount, the income incentive fee shall equal 15% of the amount of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for the calendar quarter.

 

On and after the occurrence of a Qualified IPO, the Company will pay the income incentive fee in each calendar quarter as follows:

 

·                  no income incentive fee in any calendar quarter in which the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income does not exceed the Hurdle Amount;

·                  100% of the Company’s 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 Amount but is less than or equal to an amount (the “Post-Qualified IPO Catch-Up Amount”) determined on a quarterly basis by multiplying 1.8182% by the Company’s net asset value at the beginning of each applicable calendar quarter. The Post-Qualified IPO Catch-Up Amount is intended to provide the Advisor with an incentive fee of 17.5% on all of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income when the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income reaches the Post-Qualified IPO Catch-Up Amount in any calendar quarter; and

·                  for any calendar quarter in which the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income exceeds the Post-Qualified IPO Catch-Up Amount, the income incentive fee shall equal 17.5% of the amount of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for the calendar quarter.

 

These calculations will be appropriately pro-rated for any period of less than three months and adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases by the Company during the current quarter. The Company does not currently intend to institute a share repurchase program and share repurchases will be effected only in extremely limited circumstances in accordance with applicable law. If the Qualified IPO occurs on a date other than the first day of a calendar quarter, the income incentive fee shall be calculated for such calendar quarter at a weighted rate calculated based on the fee rates applicable before and after a Qualified IPO based on the number of days in such calendar quarter before and after a Qualified IPO.

 

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The second part of the incentive fee is a capital gains incentive fee that is determined and payable in arrears in cash as of the end of each fiscal year (or upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date), and equals (i) 15% of our realized capital gains as of the end of the fiscal year prior to a Qualified IPO, and (ii) 17.5% of our realized capital gains as of the end of the fiscal year after a Qualified IPO. In determining the capital gains incentive fee payable to the Advisor, we calculate the cumulative aggregate realized capital gains and cumulative aggregate realized capital losses since our inception, and the aggregate unrealized capital depreciation as of the date of the calculation, as applicable, with respect to each of the investments in our portfolio. For this purpose, cumulative aggregate realized capital gains, if any, equals the sum of the differences between the net sales price of each investment, when sold, and the original cost of such investment since our inception. Cumulative aggregate realized capital losses equals the sum of the amounts by which the net sales price of each investment, when sold, is less than the original cost of such investment since our inception. Aggregate unrealized capital depreciation equals the sum of the difference, if negative, between the valuation of each investment as of the applicable calculation date and the original cost of such investment. At the end of the applicable year, the amount of capital gains that serves as the basis for our calculation of the capital gains incentive fee equals the cumulative aggregate realized capital gains less cumulative aggregate realized capital losses, less aggregate unrealized capital depreciation, with respect to our portfolio of investments. If this number is positive at the end of such year, then the capital gains incentive fee for such year will equal 15% or 17.5%, as applicable, of such amount, less the aggregate amount of any capital gains incentive fees paid in respect of our portfolio in all prior years as calculated in accordance with the below after a Qualified IPO.

 

If a Qualified IPO occurs on a date other than the first day of a fiscal year, a capital gains incentive fee shall be calculated as of the day before the Qualified IPO, with such capital gains incentive fee paid to the Advisor following the end of the fiscal year in which the Qualified IPO occurred. For the avoidance of doubt, such capital gains incentive fee shall be equal to 15.0% of the Company’s realized capital gains on a cumulative basis from inception through the day before the Qualified IPO, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gains incentive fees. Following a Qualified IPO, solely for the purposes of calculating the capital gains incentive fee, the Company will be deemed to have previously paid capital gains incentive fees prior to a Qualified IPO equal to the product obtained by multiplying (a) the actual aggregate amount of previously paid capital gains incentive fees for all periods prior to a Qualified IPO by (b) the percentage obtained by dividing (x) 17.5% by (y) 15.0%. In the event that the Investment Advisory Agreement shall terminate as of a date that is not a fiscal year end, the termination date shall be treated as though it were a fiscal year end for purposes of calculating and paying a capital gains incentive fee.

 

Our Board will monitor the mix and performance of our investments over time and will seek to satisfy itself that the Advisor is acting in our interests and that our fee structure appropriately incentivizes the Advisor to do so.

 

On June 2, 2015, we also entered into an administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) with the Administrator, an affiliate of CCG LP, pursuant to which the Administrator will provide the administrative services necessary for us to operate, and we will utilize the Administrator’s office facilities, equipment and recordkeeping services. Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, the Administrator has agreed to oversee our public reporting requirements and tax reporting and monitor our expenses and the performance of professional services rendered to us by others. The Administrator has also hired a sub-administrator to assist in the provision of administrative services. We will reimburse the Administrator for its costs and expenses and our allocable portion of overhead incurred by it in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including compensation paid to or compensatory distributions received by our officers (including our Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Financial Officer) and any of their respective staff who provide services to us, operations staff who provide services to us, and any other staff, to the extent they perform a role in our Sarbanes-Oxley internal control assessment. Our allocable portion of overhead is determined by the Administrator, which expects to use various methodologies such as allocation based on the percentage of time certain individuals devote, on an estimated basis, to the business and affairs of the Company, and is subject to oversight by the Board. The sub-administrator is paid its compensation for performing its sub-administrative services under the sub-administration agreement. The Administrator will waive its right to be reimbursed in the event that any such reimbursements would cause any distributions to our stockholders to constitute a return of capital. See “*Fees and Expenses*.” In addition, the Advisor is permitted to delegate its duties under the Administration Agreement to affiliates or third parties and we will reimburse the expenses of these parties incurred and paid by the Advisor on our behalf.

 

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Both the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement have been approved by our Board. Unless earlier terminated as described below, both the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement will remain in effect for a period of two years from their effective date and will remain in effect from year to year thereafter if approved annually by (i) the vote of our Board, or by the vote of a majority of our outstanding voting securities, and (ii) the vote of a majority of our Independent Directors. The Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of assignment. Both the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty upon not less than 60 days’ written notice to the other. See “*Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business and Structure— Dependence Upon Key Personnel of CCG LP*.”

 

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor 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 in following or declining to follow the Advisor’s advice or recommendations. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor, its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with the Advisor, including, without limitation, the Administrator, and any person controlling or controlled by the Advisor 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 misfeasance, bad faith or reckless disregard of the duties that the Advisor owes to us under the Investment Advisory Agreement. In addition, as part of the Investment Advisory Agreement, we have agreed to indemnify the Advisor and each of its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with the Advisor, including, without limitation, and the Administrator, 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 misfeasance, bad faith or reckless disregard of such person’s duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement. These protections may lead the Advisor to act in a riskier manner when acting on our behalf than it would when acting for its own account.

 

United States federal and state securities laws may impose liability under certain circumstances on persons who act in good faith. Nothing in the Investment Advisory Agreement constitutes a waiver or limitation of any rights that the Company may have under any applicable federal or state securities laws.

 

We have also entered into a license agreement with CCG LP under which CCG LP has agreed to grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “Crescent Capital.”

 

*Investment Decision Process*

 

Through the resources of CCG LP, the Advisor will have access to  origination capabilities and research resources, experienced investment professionals, internal information systems and a credit analysis framework and investment process. Over the years, CCG LP has designed its investment process to seek those investments which it believes have the most attractive risk/reward characteristics. The process involves several levels of review and is coordinated in an effort to identify risks in potential investments. Our Advisor will apply CCG LP’s expertise to screen many of our investment opportunities as described below. Depending on the type of the investment and the obligor, Advisor may apply all or some of these levels of review, in its discretion. Based upon a favorable outcome of the diligence process described below, our Advisor’s investment committee will make a final decision on such investment and such investment will only be funded after approval.

 

*Direct Originations*: New directly originated investment opportunities will initially be reviewed by a senior investment professional to determine whether additional consideration is warranted. Factors influencing this decision include fundamental business considerations, including borrower industry, borrower financial leverage and quality of management as well as private equity sponsor involvement (if any). In the event of a positive review, potential investments will be further reviewed with senior and junior investment professionals. If the team agrees on the fundamental attractiveness of the investment, the review phase will proceed with preliminary strategic and financial analyses. At this point, CCG LP will utilize its credit analysis methodology to outline credit and operating statistics and identify key business characteristics through a dialogue with the proposed portfolio company’s management. Following this analysis, CCG LP will develop an initial structure and pricing proposal for the investment and preliminarily inform the investment committee of such proposal.

 

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After satisfactory preliminary analysis and review, a  due diligence phase will begin, including completion of credit analysis, on-site due diligence (if deemed necessary), visits and meetings with management, reference checks and could include consultation with third-party experts. The credit analysis is a detailed, bottom-up analysis on the proposed portfolio company that generally includes an assessment of its market, competition, products, management and the equity sponsor or owner. Detailed financial analysis will also be performed at this stage with a focus on historical financial results. Projected financial information developed by the proposed portfolio company is analyzed and sensitized by CCG LP based upon the portfolio company’s historical results and CCG LP’s assessment of the portfolio company’s future prospects. The sensitivity analysis will highlight the variability of revenues and earnings, “worst case” debt service coverage and available sources of liquidity. As part of the overall evaluation, comparisons are made to similar companies to help assess a portfolio company’s asset coverage of debt, interest servicing capacity and competitive strength within its industry and market. At the completion of  due diligence, the investment committee will complete a checklist to verify that all identified issues have been covered or mitigated. Additionally during this stage, CCG LP will typically work with the management of the proposed portfolio company and its other capital providers to develop the structure of an investment, including negotiating among these parties on how our investment is expected to perform relative to the other forms of capital in its capital structure.

 

*Syndicated Investments:* For syndicated investments,  CCG LP seeks to pursue an investment process based upon evaluation of the credit fundamentals of issuers.  The foundation of this process is the “bottom-up” credit research process that CCG LP employs across multiple strategies.  In selecting investments, CCG LP’s investment professionals perform comprehensive analysis of credit worthiness, including an assessment of the business, an evaluation of management, an analysis of business strategy and industry trends, an examination of financial results and projections and a review of the security’s proposed terms.  Credit research is a critical component of the investment process.  In selecting investments, CCG LP’s respective portfolio management teams will analyze opportunities with an emphasis on principal preservation (i.e., an issuer’s ability to service its debt and maintain cash flow).

 

*Investment Strategy*

 

We intend to follow CCG LP’s traditional approach of investing, which is based upon fundamental credit research and  risk analysis. This approach reflects CCG LP’s view that the cornerstone of successful investing is fundamental credit analysis.

 

Specifically, we will pursue an  investment strategy targeting companies primarily in the middle-market. We believe that the middle-market is attractive as a result of the lack of available lending sources to smaller companies. We believe many financing providers have chosen to focus on large corporate clients and managing capital markets transactions rather than lending to middle-market businesses. Further, many financial institutions and traditional lenders are faced with constrained balance sheets and are requiring existing borrowers to reduce leverage. We also believe hedge funds and collateralized debt obligation/collateralized loan obligation managers are less likely to pursue investment opportunities in our target market as a result of reduced liquidity for new investments. Specifically, CCG LP’s sourcing platform should enable it, on our behalf and through our Advisor, to identify and invest in creditworthy borrowers. In addition, to take advantage of investment opportunities in middle-market companies that are identified for us by CCG LP, we may invest alongside other pools of capital, including bank debt, high-yield and mezzanine funds managed by CCG LP. See “*Item 7. Certain Relationships and Relation Transactions, and Director Independence*” for a discussion of certain conflicts of interest of CCG LP and certain limitations on our ability to co-invest with other accounts advised by CCG LP.

 

We expect to target investments generally in companies that exhibit the following characteristics:

 

·                  businesses with strong franchises and sustainable competitive advantages;

·                  businesses operating in industries with barriers to entry;

·                  businesses in industries with positive long-term dynamics;

·                  businesses with cash flows that are dependable and predictable; and

·                  businesses with management teams with demonstrated track records and economic incentives.

 

We will seek to create a diversified portfolio of investments across various industries as a method to manage risk and capitalize on specific sector trends, although our investments may be concentrated in a small number of industries.

 

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*Investment Focus*

 

Generally, we focus on investing in secured debt (including senior secured, unitranche and second lien debt) and unsecured debt (including senior unsecured and subordinated debt), as well as related equity securities of private U.S. middle-market companies.  By “middle-market companies,” we mean companies that have annual earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), which we believe is a useful proxy for cash flow, of $10 million to $250 million. We may on occasion invest in larger or smaller companies.

 

We generally invest in securities that are rated below investment grade (*e.g.*, junk bonds) by rating agencies or that would be rated below investment grade if they were rated. See “*Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Investments— Lack of Liquidity in Investments*.” Our investments may include non-cash income features, including PIK interest and OID. See “*Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Investments—Risks Associated with OID and PIK Interest Income*.”

 

Our business model is focused  on the direct origination of loans to middle-market companies.  The companies in which we invest use our capital to support organic growth, acquisitions, market or product expansion and recapitalizations.  We expect to generate revenues primarily in the form of interest income from the investments we hold in addition to income from dividends on direct equity investments, capital gains on the sales of loans and debt and equity securities and various loan origination and other fees.

 

We may purchase interests in loans or make other debt investments, directly from our target companies as primary market or directly originated investments or through secondary market transactions in the “over-the-counter” market.  Although our focus is to invest in directly originated transactions, in certain circumstances we will also invest in the broadly syndicated loan and high yield markets.  Broadly syndicated loans and bonds are generally more liquid than our directly originated investments and provide a complement to our less liquid strategies. In addition, and because we often receive more attractive financing terms on these positions than we do on our less liquid assets, we are able to leverage the broadly syndicated portion of our portfolio in such a way that can maximize the levered return potential of our portfolio.

 

*Competition*

 

Our primary competitors in providing financing to middle-market companies include public and private funds, other business development companies, 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 expect to use the expertise of the investment professionals of CCG LP to which we will have access to assess investment risks and determine appropriate pricing for our investments in portfolio companies. In addition, we expect that the relationships of the senior members of CCG LP will 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 “*Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to our Business and Structure—Operation in a Highly Competitive Market for Investment Opportunities*.”

 

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*Fees and Expenses*

 

Our primary operating expenses will include the payment of fees to the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement, our allocable portion of overhead expenses under the Administration Agreement with our Administrator, operating costs associated with our sub-administration, custodian and transfer agent agreements with State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Sub-Administration Agreements”) and other operating costs described below. We will bear all other out-of-pocket costs and expenses of our operations and transactions, including:

 

·                  allocated organization costs from the Advisor incurred prior to the commencement of our operations up to a maximum of $1.5 million;

·                  the cost of calculating our net asset value, including the cost of any third-party valuation services;

·                  fidelity bond, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and other insurance premiums;

·                  direct costs, such as printing, mailing, long distance telephone and staff;

·                  fees and expenses associated with independent audits and outside legal costs;

·                  independent directors’ fees and expenses;

·                  U.S. federal, state and local taxes;

·                  the cost of effecting sales and repurchases of shares of our common stock and other securities;

·                  fees payable to third parties relating to making investments, including out-of-pocket fees and expenses associated with performing due diligence and reviews of prospective investments;

·                  out-of-pocket fees and expenses associated with marketing efforts;

·                  federal and state registration fees and any stock exchange listing fees;

·                  brokerage commissions;

·                  costs associated with our reporting and compliance obligations under the 1940 Act and other applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws;

·                  debt service and other costs of borrowings or other financing arrangements; and

·                  all other expenses reasonably incurred by us in connection with making investments and administering our business.

 

We have agreed to repay the Advisor for initial organization costs and equity offering costs incurred prior to the commencement of operations up to a maximum of $1.5 million on a pro rata basis over the first $350 million of invested capital not to exceed 3 years from the initial capital commitment. The Advisor is responsible for organization and private equity offering costs in excess of $1.5 million.

 

We expect our general and administrative expenses to be relatively stable or decline as a percentage of total assets during periods of asset growth and to increase during periods of asset declines. Incentive Fees and costs relating to future offerings of securities would be incremental.

 

*Capital Resources and Borrowings*

 

We anticipate cash to be generated from our current private offering of common shares (the “Private Offering”) and other future offerings of securities (including a Qualified IPO), and cash flows from operations, including interest earned from the temporary investment of cash in cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less. Additionally, we are permitted, under specified conditions, to issue multiple classes of indebtedness and one class of stock senior to our common stock if our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is at least equal to 200% immediately after each such issuance. Furthermore, while any indebtedness and senior securities remain outstanding, we must make provisions to prohibit any distribution to our stockholders or the repurchase of such securities or shares unless we meet the applicable asset coverage ratios at the time of the distribution or repurchase. In connection with borrowings, our lenders may require us to pledge assets, investor commitments to fund capital calls and/or the proceeds of those capital calls. In addition, the lenders may ask us to comply with positive or negative covenants that could have an effect on our operations.

 

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On June 29, 2015, the Company entered into a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) with various lenders. Natixis, New York Branch, one of the lenders, also serves as administrative agent under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility has an aggregate committed amount of $75 million. On October 23, 2015, the Company amended the Revolving Credit Facility to include a multi-currency tranche allowing the Company to borrow up to 15% of the principal amount committed under an alternative currency including Euro, Canadian Dollar and Pound Sterling (GBP).

 

The Company’s obligations to the lenders are secured by a first priority security interest in the unused capital commitments  and substantially the entire portfolio of investments and cash. The Revolving Credit Facility contains certain covenants, including, but not limited to maintaining an asset coverage ratio of total assets to total borrowings of at least 2 to 1. As of December 31, 2015, the Company was in compliance with these covenants.

 

Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at either (i) London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin with no LIBOR floor or (ii) at lenders’ cost of funds plus a margin. The Company pays a fee of 0.20% per annum on committed but undrawn amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility. Interest is payable monthly in arrears. Any amounts borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility, and all accrued and unpaid interest, will be due and payable, on June 29, 2016.

 

For more information on our debt, see “*ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS——Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources.*”

 

*Dividend Reinvestment Plan*

 

Prior to the listing of the Company’s shares on an exchange (a “Listing”), stockholders who “opt in” to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan will have their cash dividends and distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s common stock, rather than receiving cash dividends and distributions.

 

Subsequent to a Listing, stockholders who do not “opt out” of the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan will have their cash dividends and distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s common stock, rather than receiving cash dividends and distributions.

 

Stockholders can elect to “opt in” or “opt out” of the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan in their Subscription Agreements.  We have adopted a dividend reinvestment plan that will provide for reinvestment of our dividends and other distributions on behalf of our stockholders, unless a stockholder elects to receive cash. As a result, if our Board authorizes, and we declare, a cash dividend or other distribution, then (i) prior to a Listing, stockholders who “opt in” to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan and (ii) subsequent to a Listing, stockholders who do not “opt out” of the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan, will have their cash dividends and distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s common stock, rather than receiving cash dividends and distributions. The elections of stockholders that make an election prior to a Listing shall remain effective after the Listing.

 

*Administration*

 

We do not currently have any employees. Each officer of the Company will also be an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates.

 

Our day-to-day investment operations are managed by the Advisor. Pursuant to its Resource Sharing Agreement with CCG LP, the Advisor will have access to the individuals who comprise our Advisor’s investment committee, and a team of additional experienced investment professionals who, collectively, comprise the Advisor’s investment team. The Advisor may hire additional investment professionals to provide services to us, based upon its needs.

 

**Regulation as a Business Development Company**

 

We are regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. A BDC must be organized in the United States for the purpose of investing in or lending to primarily private companies and making significant managerial assistance available to them. A BDC may use capital provided by public stockholders and from other sources to make long-term, private investments in businesses. A publicly-traded BDC provides stockholders the ability to retain the liquidity of a publicly-traded stock while sharing in the possible benefits, if any, of investing in primarily privately owned companies. Until a Qualified IPO, we do not intend to list our common stock on a stock exchange and it will not be publicly traded. We will only pursue a Qualified IPO if and when the Advisor believes market conditions are appropriate for the Company to conduct a Qualified IPO and list its shares on an exchange. At such time, the Adviser will recommend that the Board approve such Qualified IPO. There can be no guarantee that a Qualified IPO will take place and investors should not rely on a Qualified IPO for liquidity.

 

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We may not change the nature of our business so as to cease to be, or withdraw our election as, a BDC unless authorized by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities, as required by the 1940 Act. A majority of the outstanding voting securities of a company is defined under the 1940 Act as the lesser of: (a) 67% or more of such company’s voting securities present at a meeting if more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of such company are present or represented by proxy, or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of such company. We do not anticipate any substantial change in the nature of our business.

 

As with other companies regulated by the 1940 Act, a BDC must adhere to certain substantive regulatory requirements. A majority of our directors must be persons who are not interested persons, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. Additionally, we are required to provide and maintain a bond issued by a reputable fidelity insurance company to protect the BDC. Furthermore, as a BDC, we will be prohibited from protecting any director or officer against any liability to us or our stockholders arising from willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such person’s office.

 

As a BDC, we will generally be required to meet an asset coverage ratio, defined under the 1940 Act as the ratio of our total assets (less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities) to our outstanding senior securities, of at least 200% after each issuance of senior securities. We may also be prohibited under the 1940 Act from knowingly participating in certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of our directors who are not interested persons and, in some cases, prior approval by the SEC through an exemptive relief order (other than in certain limited situations pursuant to current regulatory guidance).

 

We do not intend to acquire securities issued by any investment company that exceed the limits imposed by the 1940 Act. Under these limits, except for registered money market funds, we generally cannot acquire more than 3% of the voting stock of any investment company, invest more than 5% of the value of our total assets in the securities of one investment company or invest more than 10% of the value of our total assets in the securities of investment companies in the aggregate. The portion of our portfolio invested in securities issued by investment companies ordinarily will subject our stockholders to additional expenses. Our investment portfolio is also subject to diversification requirements by virtue of our intention to be a RIC for U.S. tax purposes.

 

We will generally not be able to issue and sell our common stock at a price below net asset value per share. We may, however, sell our common stock, or warrants, options or rights to acquire our common stock, at a price below the then-current net asset value of our common stock if our Board determines that such sale is in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders, and our stockholders approve such sale. In addition, we may generally issue new shares of our common stock at a price below net asset value in rights offerings to existing stockholders, in payment of dividends and in certain other limited circumstances.

 

We will be periodically examined by the SEC for compliance with the 1940 Act.

 

As a BDC, we are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. See “*Item 1A. Risk Factors*.”

 

*Qualifying Assets*

 

We may invest up to 30% of our portfolio opportunistically in “non-qualifying assets”. However, under the 1940 Act, a BDC may not acquire any asset other than assets of the type listed in Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act, which are referred to as “qualifying assets,” unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the BDC’s total assets. The principal categories of qualifying assets relevant to our business are the following:

 

1.              Securities purchased in transactions not involving any public offering from the issuer of such securities, which issuer (subject to certain limited exceptions) is an eligible portfolio company, or from any person who is, or has been during the preceding 13 months, an affiliated person of an eligible portfolio company, or from any other person, subject to such rules as may be prescribed by the SEC. The principal categories of qualifying assets relevant to our business are the following:

 

a)             Issuer is organized under the laws of, and has its principal place of business in, the United States;

b)             Issuer is not an investment company (other than a small business investment company wholly owned by the BDC) or a company that would be an investment company but for certain exclusions under the 1940 Act; and

c)              Issuer satisfies any of the following:

 

i.                  does not have any class of securities that is traded on a national securities exchange;

ii.               has a class of securities listed on a national securities exchange, but has an aggregate market value of outstanding voting and non-voting common equity of less than $250 million;

iii.            is controlled by a BDC or a group of companies including a BDC and the BDC has an affiliated person who is a director of the eligible portfolio company; or

iv.           is a small and solvent company having total assets of not more than $4.0 million and capital and surplus of not less than $2.0 million.

 

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2.              Securities of any eligible portfolio company which we control.

3.              Securities purchased in a private transaction from a U.S. issuer that is not an investment company or from an affiliated person of the issuer, or in transactions incident thereto, if the issuer is in bankruptcy and subject to reorganization or if the issuer, immediately prior to the purchase of its securities, was unable to meet its obligations as they came due without material assistance other than conventional lending or financing arrangements.

4.              Securities of an eligible portfolio company purchased from any person in a private transaction if there is no ready market for such securities and we already own 60% of the outstanding equity of the eligible portfolio company.

5.              Securities received in exchange for or distributed on or with respect to securities described in (1) through (4) above, or pursuant to the exercise of warrants or rights relating to such securities.

6.              Cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities or high-quality debt securities maturing in one year or less from the time of investment.

 

*Managerial Assistance to Portfolio Companies*

 

A BDC must be operated for the purpose of making investments in the types of securities described under “Qualifying Assets” above. However, in order to count portfolio securities as qualifying assets for the purpose of the 70% test, the BDC must either control the issuer of the securities or must offer to make available to the issuer of the securities (other than small and solvent companies described above) significant managerial assistance; except that, where the BDC purchases such securities in conjunction with one or more other persons acting together, one of the other persons in the group may make available such managerial assistance. Making available managerial assistance means, among other things, any arrangement whereby the BDC, through its directors or officers, offers to provide, and, if accepted, does so provide, significant guidance and counsel concerning the management, operations or business objectives and policies of a portfolio company.

 

*Monitoring Investments*

 

In most cases, we will not have board influence over portfolio companies. In some instances, the Advisor’s investment professionals may obtain board representation or observation rights in conjunction with our investments. In conjunction with our Advisor’s investment committee and our Board, the Advisor will take an active approach in monitoring all investments, which includes reviews of financial performance on at least a quarterly basis and may include discussions with management and/or the equity sponsor. The monitoring process will begin with structuring terms and conditions which require the timely delivery and access to critical financial and business information regarding portfolio companies.

 

*Temporary Investments*

 

Pending investment in other types of “qualifying assets,” as described above, our investments may consist of cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities or high-quality debt securities maturing in one year or less from the time of investment, which we refer to, collectively, as “temporary investments,” so that 70% of our assets are qualifying assets. See “*Item I. Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences—Election to be Taxed as a RIC*.” Typically, we will invest in U.S. Treasury bills or in repurchase agreements, provided that such agreements are fully collateralized by cash or securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies. A repurchase agreement involves the purchase by an investor, such as us, of a specified security and the simultaneous agreement by the seller to repurchase it at an agreed-upon future date and at a price which is greater than the purchase price by an amount that reflects an agreed-upon interest rate. There is no percentage restriction on the proportion of our assets that may be invested in such repurchase agreements. However, if more than 25% of our gross assets constitute repurchase agreements from a single counterparty, we would not meet the diversification tests in order to qualify as a RIC. Thus, we do not intend to enter into repurchase agreements with a single counterparty in excess of this limit. Our Advisor will monitor the creditworthiness of the counterparties with which we enter into repurchase agreement transactions. Our Advisor will monitor the creditworthiness of the counterparties with which we enter into repurchase agreement transactions.

 

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*Senior Securities*

 

We are permitted, under specified conditions, to issue multiple classes of indebtedness and one class of stock senior to our common stock if our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is at least equal to 200% immediately after each such issuance. In addition, while any senior securities remain outstanding, we must make provisions to prohibit any distribution to our stockholders or the repurchase of such securities or shares unless we meet the applicable asset coverage ratios at the time of the distribution or repurchase. We may also borrow amounts up to 5% of the value of our total assets for temporary or emergency purposes without regard to asset coverage, see “*Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business and Structure— Financing Investments With Borrowed Money*.”

 

The 1940 Act imposes limitations on a BDC’s issuance of preferred shares, which are considered “senior securities” and thus are subject to the 200% asset coverage requirement described above. In addition, (i) preferred shares must have the same voting rights as the common stockholders (one share, one vote); and (ii) preferred stockholders must have the right, as a class, to appoint directors to the board of directors.

 

*Code of Ethics*

 

As required by Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act, respectively, we and the Adviser have adopted codes of ethics which apply to, among others, our and our Adviser’s executive officers, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as well as our Adviser’s officers, directors and employees. . Our codes of ethics generally will not permit investments by our and the Advisor’s personnel in securities that may be purchased or sold by us.

 

We hereby undertake to provide a copy of the codes to any person, without charge, upon request. Requests for a copy of the codes may be made in writing addressed to the Secretary of the Company, George Hawley, Crescent Capital BDC, Inc., 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, California, 90025, Attention: CBDC Investor Relations, or by emailing us at investor.relations@crescentcap.com.

 

*Compliance Policies and Procedures*

 

We and our Advisor have adopted and implemented written policies and procedures reasonably designed to detect and prevent violation of the federal securities laws and we are required to review these compliance policies and procedures annually for their adequacy and the effectiveness of their implementation and designate a Chief Compliance Officer to be responsible for administering the policies and procedures. Joseph Hanlon currently serves as our Chief Compliance Officer.

 

*Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

 

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act imposes a wide variety of regulatory requirements on publicly-held companies and their insiders. Many of these requirements affect us. For example:

 

·                  pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the 1934 Act, our President and Chief Financial Officer must certify the accuracy of the financial statements contained in our periodic reports;

·                  pursuant to Item 307 of Regulation S-K, our periodic reports must disclose our conclusions about the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures;

·                  pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the 1934 Act, our management must prepare an annual report regarding its assessment of our internal control over financial reporting and (once we cease to be an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act or, if later, for the year following our first annual report required to be filed with the SEC) must obtain an audit of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting performed by our independent registered public accounting firm; and

·                  pursuant to Item 308 of Regulation S-K and Rule 13a-15 of the 1934 Act, our periodic reports must disclose whether there were significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires us to review our current policies and procedures to determine whether we comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. We will continue to monitor our compliance with all regulations that are adopted under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and will take actions necessary to ensure that we are in compliance therewith.

 

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*Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures*

 

We will delegate our proxy voting responsibility to our Advisor. The Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures of the Advisor are set forth below. The guidelines are reviewed periodically by the Advisor and our non-interested directors, and, accordingly, are subject to change.

 

An investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act has a fiduciary duty to act solely in the best interests of its clients. As part of this duty, the Advisor recognizes that it must vote portfolio securities in a timely manner free of conflicts of interest and in the best interests of its clients.

 

These policies and procedures for voting proxies are intended to comply with Section 206 of, and Rule 206(4)-6 under, the Advisers Act.

 

The Adviser will vote all proxies based upon the guiding principle of seeking to maximize the ultimate long-term economic value of our stockholders’ holdings, and ultimately all votes are cast on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the contractual obligations under the relevant advisory agreements or comparable documents, and all other relevant facts and circumstances at the time of the vote. The Advisor will review on a case-by-case basis each proposal submitted to a stockholder vote to determine its impact on the portfolio securities held by us. Although the Advisor will generally vote against proposals that may have a negative impact on our portfolio securities, the Advisor may vote for such a proposal if there exists compelling long-term reasons to do so.

 

The Advisor’s proxy voting decisions are made by our Advisor’s investment committee. To ensure that the vote is not the product of a conflict of interest, the Advisor will require that: (1) anyone involved in the decision making process disclose to our Advisor’s investment committee, and disinterested directors, any potential conflict that he or she is aware of and any contact that he or she has had with any interested party regarding a proxy vote; and (2) employees involved in the decision making process or vote administration are prohibited from revealing how the Advisor intends to vote on a proposal in order to reduce any attempted influence from interested parties.

 

*Privacy Principles*

 

We are committed to maintaining the privacy of our stockholders and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help investors understand what personal information we collect, how we protect that information and why, in certain cases, we may share information with select other parties.

 

Pursuant to our privacy policy, we will not disclose any non-public personal information concerning any of our stockholders who are individuals unless the disclosure meets certain permitted exceptions under Regulation S-P. We generally will not use or disclose any stockholder information for any purpose other than as required by law.

 

We may collect non-public information about investors from our Subscription Agreements or other forms, such as name, address, account number and the types and amounts of investments, and information about transactions with us or our affiliates, such as participation in other investment programs, ownership of certain types of accounts or other account data and activity. We may disclose the information that we collect from our stockholders or former stockholders, as described above, only to our affiliates and service providers and only as allowed by applicable law or regulation. Any party that receives this information will use it only for the services required by us and as allowed by applicable law or regulation, and is not permitted to share or use this information for any other purpose. To protect the non-public personal information of individuals, we permit access only by authorized personnel who need access to that information to provide services to us and our stockholders. In order to guard our stockholders’ non-public personal information, we maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to comply with applicable law. Non-public personal information that we collect about our stockholders will generally be stored on secured servers. An individual stockholder’s right to privacy extends to all forms of contact with us, including telephone, written correspondence and electronic media, such as the Internet.

 

Pursuant to our privacy policy, we will provide a clear and conspicuous notice to each investor that details our privacy policies and procedures at the time of the investor’s subscription.

 

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*Reporting Obligations*

 

We will furnish our stockholders with annual reports containing audited financial statements, quarterly reports, and such other periodic reports as we determine to be appropriate or as may be required by law. We are required to comply with all periodic reporting, proxy solicitation and other applicable requirements under the 1934 Act..

 

Stockholders and the public may also read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may also obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at (202) 551-8090. The SEC also maintains a website (www.sec.gov) that contains such information.

 

*Election to be Taxed as a RIC*

 

We intend to elect to be treated, and intend to qualify annually, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, commencing with our taxable year ending on December 31, 2015. As a RIC, we generally will not pay corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any income or gains that we timely distribute to our stockholders as dividends. Rather, dividends we distribute generally will be taxable to our stockholders, and any net operating losses, foreign tax credits and other of our tax attributes generally will not pass through to our stockholders, subject to special rules for certain items such as net capital gains and qualified dividend income we recognize. See “*—Taxation of U.S. Stockholders*” and “*—Taxation of Non-U.S. Stockholders*” below.

 

To qualify as a RIC, we must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements (as described below). In addition, to qualify as a RIC, we must timely distribute to our stockholders at least 90% of our investment company taxable income (determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction), which is generally our net ordinary income plus the excess of realized net short-term capital gains over realized net long-term capital losses, if any, for each taxable year (the “Annual Distribution Requirement”).

 

*Taxation as a RIC*

 

As a RIC and if we satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement, then we will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the portion of our investment company taxable income and net capital gain (generally, net long-term capital gain in excess of net short-term capital loss) that we timely distribute (or are deemed to timely distribute) to our stockholders. We are subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular corporate rates on any income or capital gain not distributed (or deemed distributed) to our stockholders.

 

We generally are subject to a 4% nondeductible U.S. federal excise tax on certain undistributed income unless we distribute in a timely manner an amount at least equal to the sum of (1) 98% of our net ordinary income (taking into account certain deferrals and elections) for each calendar year, (2) 98.2% of our capital gains in excess of capital losses for the one-year period ending October 31 in that calendar year and (3) any net ordinary income and capital gains in excess of capital losses recognized, but not distributed, in preceding years (the “Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement”).  We will not be subject to the U.S. federal excise tax on amounts on which we are required to pay U.S. federal income tax (such as retained net capital gains).  Depending upon the level of taxable income earned in a year, we may choose to carry forward taxable income for distribution in the following year and pay the applicable U.S. federal excise tax.

 

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To maintain our status as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we must, among other things:

 

·                  qualify and have in effect an election to be treated as a BDC under the 1940 Act at all times during each taxable year;

·                  derive in each taxable year at least 90% of our gross income from dividends, interest, payments with respect to loans of certain securities, gains from the sale of stock or other securities, net income derived from an interest in a “qualified publicly traded partnership” (as defined in the Code), or other income derived with respect to our business of investing in such stock or securities (the “90% Income Test”); and

·                  diversify our holdings so that at the end of each quarter of the taxable year:

 

i.                  at least 50% of the value of our assets consists of cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs, and other securities if such other securities of any one issuer do not represent more than 5% of the value of our assets or more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer; and

ii.               no more than 25% of the value of our assets is invested in (a) the securities, other than U.S. government securities or securities of other RICs, of one issuer or of two or more issuers that are controlled, as determined under applicable Code rules, by us and that are engaged in the same or similar or related trades or businesses or (b) the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (the “Diversification Tests”).

 

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, we will include in our taxable income certain amounts that we have not yet received in cash. For example, if we hold debt obligations that are treated under applicable U.S. federal income tax rules as having OID (such as debt instruments with PIK interest or, in certain cases, that have increasing interest rates or are issued with warrants), we must include in our taxable income in each year a portion of the OID that accrues over the life of the obligation, regardless of whether we receive cash representing such income in the same taxable year. We may also have to include in our taxable income other amounts that we have not yet received in cash, such as accruals on a contingent payment debt instrument or deferred loan origination fees that are paid after origination of the loan or are paid in non-cash compensation such as warrants or stock. Because such OID or other amounts accrued are included in our investment company taxable income for the year of accrual, we may be required to make distributions to our stockholders in order to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement and/or the Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement, even though we will have not received any corresponding cash payments. Accordingly, to enable us to make distributions to our stockholders that will be sufficient to enable us to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement, we may need to sell some of our assets at times and/or at prices that we would not consider advantageous, we may need to raise additional equity or debt capital or we may need to forego new investment opportunities or otherwise take actions that are disadvantageous to our business (or be unable to take actions that are advantageous to our business). If we are unable to obtain cash from other sources to enable us to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement, we may fail to qualify for the U.S. federal income tax benefits allowable to RICs and, thus, become subject to a corporate-level U.S. federal income tax (and any applicable state and local taxes).

 

Because we expect to use debt financing, we may be prevented by financial covenants contained in our debt financing agreements from making distributions to our stockholders in certain circumstances. In addition, under the 1940 Act, we are generally not permitted to make distributions to our stockholders while our debt obligations and other senior securities are outstanding unless certain “asset coverage” tests are met.  Limits on our distributions to our stockholders may prevent us from satisfying the Annual Distribution Requirement and, therefore, may jeopardize our qualification for taxation as a RIC, or subject us to the 4% U.S. federal excise tax.

 

Although we do not presently expect to do so, we may borrow funds and sell assets in order to make distributions to our stockholders that are sufficient for us to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement. However, our ability to dispose of assets may be limited by (1) the illiquid nature of our portfolio and/or (2) other requirements relating to our status as a RIC, including the Diversification Tests. If we dispose of assets in order to meet the Annual Distribution Requirement or the Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement, we may make such dispositions at times that, from an investment standpoint, are not advantageous.  Alternatively, although we currently do not intend to do so, to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement, we may declare a taxable dividend payable in our stock or cash at the election of each stockholder.  In such case, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the amount of the dividend paid in our common stock will generally be equal to the amount of cash that could have been received instead of our stock.  See “*—Taxation of Stockholders*” below for a discussion of the tax consequences to stockholders upon receipt of such dividends.

 

Distributions we make to our stockholders may be made from our cash assets or by liquidation of our investments, if necessary. We may recognize gains or losses from such liquidations. In the event we recognize net capital gains from such transactions, investors may receive a larger capital gain distribution than they would have received in the absence of such transactions.

 

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*Failure to Qualify as a RIC*

 

If we fail to satisfy the 90% Income Test for any taxable year or the Diversification Tests for any quarter of a taxable year, we might nevertheless continue to qualify as a RIC for such year if certain relief provisions of the Code applied (which might, among other things, require us to pay certain corporate-level U.S. federal taxes or to dispose of certain assets). If we failed to qualify for treatment as a RIC and such relief provisions did not apply to us, we would be subject to U.S. federal income tax on all of our taxable income at regular corporate U.S. federal income tax rates (and we also would be subject to any applicable state and local taxes), regardless of whether we make any distributions to our stockholders.  We would not be able to deduct distributions to our stockholders, nor would distributions to our stockholders be required to be made for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Any distributions we make generally would be taxable to our U.S. stockholders as ordinary dividend income and, subject to certain limitations under the Code, would be eligible for the 20% maximum rate applicable to individuals and other non-corporate U.S. stockholders, to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits. Subject to certain limitations under the Code, U.S. stockholders that are corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes would be eligible for the dividends-received deduction. Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits would be treated first as a return of capital to the extent of the stockholder’s adjusted tax basis, and any remaining distributions would be treated as a capital gain.

 

Subject to a limited exception applicable to RICs that qualified as such under Subchapter M of the Code for at least one year prior to disqualification and that re-qualify as a RIC no later than the second year following the non-qualifying year, we could be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any unrealized net built-in gains in the assets held by us during the period in which we failed to qualify as a RIC that are recognized during the 10-year period after our requalification as a RIC, unless we made a special election to pay corporate-level U.S. federal income tax on such net built-in gains at the time of our requalification as a RIC. We may decide to be taxed as a regular corporation even if we would otherwise qualify as a RIC if we determine that treatment as a corporation for a particular year would be in our best interests.

 

**Item 1A. Risk Factors**

 

Investing in our common stock involves a number of significant risks. Before an investor invests in our common stock, the investor should be aware of various risks, including those described below. The investor should carefully consider these risk factors, together with all of the other information included in our Registration Statement, before the investor decides whether to make an investment in our common stock. The risks set out below are not the only risks we face. 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, the net asset value of our common stock could decline, and an investor may lose all or part of his or her investment.

 

**Risks Relating to our Business and Structure**

 

***Limited Operating History***

 

We were formed in February 2015 and commenced operations on June 26, 2015. As a result of our limited operating history, we are subject to the business risks and uncertainties associated with recently formed businesses, including the risk that we will not achieve our investment objective and that the value of an investor’s investment could decline substantially.

 

In addition, CCG LP has never managed a BDC. 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 CCG LP. 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 source-of-income, asset diversification and distribution requirements.

 

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***Dependence Upon Key Personnel of CCG LP***

 

We do not have any internal management capacity or employees. We will depend on the diligence, skill and network of business contacts of the senior professionals of CCG LP to achieve our investment objectives. We expect that these senior professionals will evaluate, negotiate, structure, close and monitor our investments in accordance with the terms of our Investment Advisory Agreement. We can offer no assurance, however, that senior professionals of CCG LP will continue to provide investment advice to us. If these individuals do not maintain their existing relationships with CCG LP and do not develop new relationships with other sources of investment opportunities available to us, we may not be able to grow our investment portfolio. In addition, individuals with whom the senior professionals of CCG LP have relationships are not obligated to provide us with investment opportunities. Therefore, we can offer no assurance that such relationships will generate investment opportunities for us.

 

The Advisor is an affiliate of CCG LP and will depend upon access to the investment professionals and other resources of CCG LP to fulfill its obligations to us under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Advisor will also depend upon such investment professionals to obtain access to deal flow generated by CCG LP. Under a Resource Sharing Agreement entered into between CCG LP and the Advisor, CCG LP has agreed to provide the Advisor with the resources necessary to fulfill its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Resource Sharing Agreement provides that CCG LP will make available to the Advisor experienced investment professionals and access to the resources of CCG LP for purposes of evaluating, negotiating, structuring, closing and monitoring our investments. Although we are a third-party beneficiary of the Resource Sharing Agreement, we cannot assure investors that CCG LP will fulfill its obligations under the agreement. We cannot assure investors that the Advisor will enforce the Resource Sharing Agreement if CCG LP fails to perform, that such agreement will not be terminated by either party or that we will continue to have access to the investment professionals of CCG LP and its affiliates or their information and deal flow.

 

The Advisor’s investment committee, which provides oversight over our investment activities, is provided to us by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The loss of any member of the Advisor’s investment committee or of other senior professionals of CCG LP 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.

 

***Dependence on Strong Referral Relationships***

 

We depend upon CCG LP 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 CCG LP 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 CCG LP has relationships are not obligated to provide us with investment opportunities, and we can offer no assurance that these relationships will generate investment opportunities for us in the future.

 

***No Guarantee to Replicate Historical Results Achieved by CCG LP***

 

Our primary focus in making investments may differ from those of existing investment funds, accounts or other investment vehicles that are or have been managed by members of the Advisor’s investment committee or by CCG LP. We may consider co-investing in portfolio investments with other investment funds, accounts or investment vehicles managed by members of the Advisor’s investment committee or by CCG LP. Any such investments will be subject to regulatory limitations and approvals by directors who are not “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act. We can offer no assurance, however, that we will be able to obtain such approvals or develop opportunities that comply with such limitations. There can be no guarantee that we will replicate the historical results achieved by members of the Advisor’s investment committee or by CCG LP, and we caution investors that our investment returns could be substantially lower than the returns achieved by them in prior periods. Additionally, all or a portion of the 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 have an adverse impact on our future performance.

 

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***Ability to Manage Our Business Effectively***

 

Our ability to achieve our investment objective will depend on our ability to manage our business and to grow our investments and earnings. This will depend, in turn, on CCG LP’s ability to identify, invest in and monitor portfolio companies that meet our investment criteria. The achievement of our investment objectives on a cost-effective basis will depend upon CCG LP’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. CCG LP’s investment professionals will have substantial responsibilities in connection with the management of other investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles. The personnel of CCG LP 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.

 

***Potential Conflicts of Interest***

 

As a result of our arrangements with CCG LP, the Advisor and the Advisor’s investment committee, there may be times when the Advisor or such persons have interests that differ from those of our stockholders, giving rise to a conflict of interest.

 

***Conflicts Related to Obligations of CCG LP or the Advisor’s Investment Committee***

 

The members of the Advisor’s investment committee 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 CCG LP and/or its affiliates. Similarly, CCG LP and 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. For example, CCG LP has, and will continue to have management responsibilities for other investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles. There is a potential that we will compete with these funds, and other entities managed by CCG LP and its affiliates, for capital and investment opportunities. As a result, members of the Advisor’s investment committee who are affiliated with CCG LP will face conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities among us, and other investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles managed by CCG LP and its affiliates. CCG LP intends to allocate investment opportunities among eligible investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles in a manner that is fair and equitable over time and consistent with its allocation policy. However, we can offer no assurance that such opportunities will be allocated to us fairly or equitably in the short-term or over time. We expect that CCG LP and the Advisor will agree with our Board that, subject to applicable law, allocations among us and other investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles managed by CCG LP will generally be made based on capital available for investment in the asset class being allocated and the respective governing documents of such investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles. We expect that available capital for our investments will be determined based on the amount of cash on-hand, existing commitments and reserves, if any, the targeted leverage level, targeted asset mix and diversification requirements and other investment policies and restrictions set by our Board or as imposed by applicable laws, rules, regulations or interpretations. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to participate in all investment opportunities that are suitable to us.

 

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***Possession of Material Non-Public Information by Principals and Employees of CCG LP***

 

Principals and other employees of CCG LP, including members of the Advisor’s 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.

 

***Incentive Fee Structure Relating to the Advisor***

 

In the course of our investing activities, we will pay management and incentive fees to the Advisor. We have entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Advisor that provides that these fees are based on the value of our gross assets. As a result, investors in our common stock will invest on a “gross” basis and receive distributions on a “net” basis after expenses, resulting in a lower rate of return than one might achieve through direct investments. Because these fees are based on the value of our gross assets, the Advisor will benefit when we incur debt or use leverage. Additionally, under the incentive fee structure, the Advisor may benefit when capital gains are recognized and, because the Advisor will determine when to sell a holding, the Advisor will control the timing of the recognition of such capital gains. As a result of these arrangements, there may be times when the management team of the Advisor has interests that differ from those of our stockholders, giving rise to a conflict. Furthermore, there is a risk the Advisor will make more speculative investments in an effort to receive this payment.

 

Our Board is charged with protecting our interests by monitoring how the Advisor addresses these and other conflicts of interests associated with its services and compensation. While they are not expected to review or approve each investment decision or incurrence of leverage, our independent directors will periodically review the Advisor’s services and fees as well as its portfolio management decisions and portfolio performance. In connection with these reviews, our independent directors will consider whether our fees and expenses (including those related to leverage) remain appropriate.

 

The part of the incentive fee payable to the Advisor relating to our net investment income is computed and paid on income that may include interest income that has been accrued but not yet received in cash. This fee structure may give rise to a conflict of interest for the Advisor to the extent that it encourages the Advisor to favor debt financings that provide for deferred interest, rather than current cash payments of interest. The Advisor may have an incentive to invest in deferred interest securities in circumstances where it would not have done so but for the opportunity to continue to earn the incentive fee even when the issuers of the deferred interest securities would not be able to make actual cash payments to us on such securities. This risk could be increased because, under our Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is not obligated to reimburse us for incentive fees it receives even if we subsequently incur losses or never receive in cash the deferred income that was previously accrued.

 

***Conflict of Interest Created by Valuation Process for Certain Portfolio Holdings***

 

We expect to 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 will determine the fair value of these loans and securities in good faith as described below in “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business and Structure—Uncertainty as to the Value of Certain Portfolio Investments.” In connection with that determination, investment professionals from CCG LP may provide our Board with valuations based upon the most recent portfolio company financial statements available and projected financial results of each portfolio company. While the valuation for each portfolio investment will be reviewed by an independent valuation firm at least once annually, the ultimate determination of fair value is made by our Board and not by such third-party valuation firm. In addition, each of the interested members of our Board has an indirect pecuniary interest in the Advisor. The participation of the Advisor’s investment professionals in our valuation process, and the pecuniary interest in the Advisor by certain members of our Board, could result in a conflict of interest as the Advisor’s management fee is based, in part, on the value of our gross assets, and our incentive fees will be based, in part, on realized gains and realized and unrealized losses.

 

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***Conflicts Related to Other Arrangements With CCG LP and the Advisor’s Other Affiliates***

 

We have entered into a license agreement with CCG LP under which CCG LP has agreed to grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “Crescent Capital”. See “*Item 1(c). Description of Business—General—Investment Advisory Agreement; Administration Agreement; License Agreement*.” In addition, we have entered into an Administration Agreement with the Administrator pursuant to which we are required to pay to the Administrator our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations under such Administration Agreement, such as rent and our allocable portion of the cost of our chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs. This will create conflicts of interest that our Board will monitor. For example, under the terms of the license agreement, we will be unable to preclude CCG LP from licensing or transferring the ownership of the “Crescent Capital” name to third parties, some of whom may compete against us. Consequently, we will be unable to prevent any damage to goodwill that may occur as a result of the activities of CCG LP or others. Furthermore, in the event the license agreement is terminated, we will be required to change our name and cease using “Crescent Capital” 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.

 

***Negotiation of the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Advisor and the Administration Agreement with the Administrator***

 

The Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement were negotiated between related parties. Consequently, their terms, including fees payable to the Advisor, 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 these agreements because of our desire to maintain our ongoing relationship with the Advisor, the Administrator and their respective affiliates. Any such decision, however, could breach our fiduciary obligations to our stockholders.

 

***Limited Liability and Indemnification of the Advisor***

 

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor 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 in following or declining to follow the Advisor’s advice or recommendations. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor, its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with the Advisor, including, without limitation, its general partner and the Administrator, and any person controlling or controlled by the Advisor 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 misfeasance, bad faith or reckless disregard of the duties that the Advisor owes to us under the Investment Advisory Agreement. In addition, as part of the Investment Advisory Agreement, we have agreed to indemnify the Advisor and each of its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with the Advisor, including, without limitation, its general partner and the Administrator, 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 misfeasance, bad faith or reckless disregard of such person’s duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement. These protections may lead the Advisor to act in a riskier manner when acting on our behalf than it would when acting for its own account.

 

***Restricted Ability to Enter Into Transactions with Affiliates***

 

We are prohibited under the 1940 Act from participating in certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of our independent directors and, in some cases, the SEC. Any person that owns, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of our outstanding voting securities will be our affiliate for purposes of the 1940 Act, and we are generally prohibited from buying or selling any security from or to such affiliate without the prior approval of our independent directors. We consider the Advisor and its affiliates, including CCG LP, to be our affiliates for such purposes. The 1940 Act also prohibits certain “joint” transactions with certain of our affiliates, which could include investments in the same portfolio company, without prior approval of our independent directors and, in some cases, of the SEC. We are prohibited from buying or selling any security from or to any person who owns more than 25% of our voting securities or certain of that person’s affiliates, or entering into prohibited joint transactions with such persons, absent the prior approval of the SEC.

 

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We may, however, invest alongside CCG LP’s investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles in certain circumstances where doing so is consistent with our investment strategy as well as applicable law and SEC staff interpretations. For example, we may invest alongside such investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles consistent with guidance promulgated by the SEC staff to purchase interests in a single class of privately placed securities so long as certain conditions are met, including that CCG LP, acting on our behalf and on behalf of such investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles, negotiates no term other than price. We may also invest alongside CCG LP’s investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles as otherwise permissible under regulatory guidance, applicable regulations and CCG LP’s allocation policy. If the Company is prohibited by applicable law from investing alongside CCG LP’s investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles with respect to an investment opportunity, the Company will not participate in such investment opportunity. This allocation policy provides that allocations among us and investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles managed by CCG LP and its affiliates will generally be made pro rata based on capital available for investment, as determined, in our case, by our Board as well as the terms of our governing documents and those of such investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles. It is our policy to base our determinations on such factors as: the amount of cash on-hand, existing commitments and reserves, if any, our targeted leverage level, our targeted asset mix and diversification requirements and other investment policies and restrictions set by our Board or imposed by applicable laws, rules, regulations or interpretations. We expect that these determinations will be made similarly for investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles managed by CCG LP. However, we can offer no assurance that investment opportunities will be allocated to us fairly or equitably in the short-term or over time.

 

In situations where co-investment with investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles managed by CCG LP is not permitted or appropriate, such as when there is an opportunity to invest in different securities of the same issuer or where the different investments could be expected to result in a conflict between our interests and those of CCG LP’s clients, subject to the limitations described in the preceding paragraph, CCG LP will need to decide which client will proceed with the investment. Moreover, except in certain limited circumstances as permitted by the 1940 Act, such as when the only term being negotiated is price, we will be unable to invest in any issuer in which an investment fund, account or investment vehicle managed by CCG LP has previously invested. Similar restrictions limit our ability to transact business with our officers or directors or their affiliates. These restrictions will limit the scope of investment opportunities that would otherwise be available to us.

 

We, the Advisor and CCG LP intend to seek exemptive relief from the SEC to permit greater flexibility to negotiate the terms of co-investments if our Board determines that it would be advantageous for us to co-invest with investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles managed by CCG LP in a manner consistent with our investment objectives, positions, policies, strategies and restrictions as well as regulatory requirements and other pertinent factors. We believe that co-investment by us and investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles managed by CCG LP may afford us additional investment opportunities and an ability to achieve greater diversification. Accordingly, our application for exemptive relief will seek an exemptive order permitting us to invest with investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles managed by CCG LP in the same portfolio companies under circumstances in which such investments would otherwise not be permitted by the 1940 Act. We expect that such exemptive relief permitting co-investments, if granted, would apply only if our independent directors review and approve each co-investment. The Company received the notice of exemptive relief from the SEC in early March 2016 and although the Company currently expects under normal circumstances to be granted exemptive relief soon, there can be no assurance if and when the SEC would grant such relief.

 

***Restriction on Ability to Sell or Otherwise Exit Investments Also Invested in by Other CCG LP Investment Vehicles***

 

We may be considered affiliates with respect to certain of our portfolio companies because certain investment funds, accounts or investment vehicles managed by CCG LP also hold interests in these portfolio companies and as such these interests may be considered a joint enterprise under the 1940 Act. To the extent that our interests in these portfolio companies may need to be restructured in the future or to the extent that we choose to exit certain of these transactions, our ability to do so will be limited. We intend to seek exemptive relief in relation to certain joint transactions; however, there is no assurance that we will obtain relief that would permit us to negotiate future restructurings or other transactions that may be considered a joint enterprise.

 

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***Operation in a Highly Competitive Market for Investment Opportunities***

 

A number of entities compete with us to make the types of investments that we plan to make. We will compete with public and private funds, 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 will not seek to compete based primarily on the interest rates we will offer, and we believe that some of our competitors may make loans with interest rates that will be lower than the rates we offer. In the secondary market for acquiring existing loans, we expect to compete generally on the basis of pricing terms. 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. We may also compete for investment opportunities with investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles managed by CCG LP. Although CCG LP will allocate opportunities in accordance with its policies and procedures, allocations to such investment funds, accounts and investment vehicles will reduce the amount and frequency of opportunities available to us and may not be in the best interests of us and our stockholders. Moreover, the performance of investments will not be known at the time of allocation. See “*Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business and Structure—Potential Conflicts of Interest*” and “*—Conflicts Related to Obligations of CCG LP or the Advisor’s investment committee*.”

 

***Possibility of Corporate-Level Income Tax***

 

To qualify as a RIC under 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. We will be subject, to the extent we use debt financing, 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 cash from other sources, we may fail to qualify as a RIC and, thus, may be subject to corporate-level 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 qualifications as a RIC. Because most of our investments will be in private or thinly traded public companies, any such dispositions could be made at disadvantageous prices and may result in substantial losses. If we fail to qualify as a RIC for any reason and become subject to corporate income tax, the resulting corporate 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. Such a failure would have a material adverse effect on us and our stockholders.

 

***Possibility of the Need to Raise Additional Capital***

 

We may need additional capital to fund new investments and grow our portfolio of investments once we have fully invested the net proceeds of the Private Offering. 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.

 

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***Required Distributions and the Recognition of 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 accretion of OID. This may arise if we receive warrants in connection with the making of a loan and in other circumstances, or through contracted 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, or 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 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 income tax.

 

***Potential Adverse Tax Consequences as a Result of Not Being Treated as a “Publicly Offered Regulated Investment Company”***

 

We will be treated as a “publicly offered regulated investment company” (within the meaning of Section 67 of the Code) if either (i) shares of our common stock and our preferred stock (if any) collectively are held by at least 500 persons at all times during a taxable year, (ii) shares of our common stock are treated as regularly traded on an established securities market or (iii) shares of our common stock are continuously offered pursuant to a public offering (within the meaning of Section 4 of the Securities Act).  We cannot assure investors that we will be treated as a publicly offered regulated investment company for all years.  If we are not treated as a publicly offered regulated investment company for any calendar year, each U.S. stockholder that is an individual, trust or estate will be treated as having received a dividend from us in the amount of such U.S. stockholder’s allocable share of the management and incentive fees paid to our Investment Advisor and certain of our other expenses for the calendar year, and these fees and expenses will be treated as miscellaneous itemized deductions of such U.S. stockholder.  Miscellaneous itemized deductions generally are deductible by a U.S. stockholder that is an individual, trust or estate only to the extent that the aggregate of such U.S. stockholder’s miscellaneous itemized deductions exceeds 2% of such U.S. stockholder’s adjusted gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, are not deductible for purposes of the alternative minimum tax and are subject to the overall limitation on itemized deductions under the Code.

 

***Withholding of U.S. Federal Income Tax on Dividends for Non-U.S. Stockholders***

 

Distributions by a BDC generally are treated as dividends for U.S. tax purposes, and will be subject to U.S. income or withholding tax unless the stockholder receiving the dividend qualifies for an exemption from U.S. tax, or the distribution is subject to one of the special look-through rules described below. Distributions paid out of net capital gains can qualify for a reduced rate of taxation in the hands of an individual U.S. stockholder, and an exemption from U.S. tax in the hands of a non-U.S. stockholder.

 

Under an exemption recently made permanent by Congress, properly reported dividend distributions by RICs paid out of certain interest income (such distributions, “interest-related dividends”) are generally exempt from U.S. withholding tax for non-U.S. stockholders. Under such exemption, a non-U.S. stockholder generally may receive interest-related dividends free of U.S. withholding tax if the stockholder would not have been subject to U.S. withholding tax if it had received the underlying interest income directly. No assurance can be given as to whether any of our distributions will be eligible for this exemption from U.S. withholding tax or, if eligible, will be designated as such by us.  In particular, the exemption does apply to distributions paid in respect of a RIC’s non-U.S. source interest income, its dividend income or its foreign currency gains.  In the case shares of our common stock held through an intermediary, the intermediary may withhold U.S. federal income tax even if we designate the payment as a dividend eligible for the exemption.  Also, because our common stock will be subject to significant transfer restrictions, and an investment in our common stock will generally be illiquid, non-U.S. stockholders whose distributions on our common stock are subject to U.S. withholding tax may not be able to transfer their shares of our common stock easily or quickly or at all.

 

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***PIK Interest Payments***

 

Certain of our debt investments may 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 will have the effect of increasing our assets under management. As a result, because the base management fee that we pay to the Advisor is based on the value of our gross assets, the receipt by us of PIK interest will result 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 will cause 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 the Advisor. The Advisor may have an incentive to invest in deferred interest securities in circumstances where it would not have done so but for the opportunity to continue to earn the incentive fee even when the issuers of the deferred interest securities would not be able to make actual cash payments to us on such securities.

 

***Regulations Governing Our Operation as a BDC***

 

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 will be 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 distributions to our common stockholders. If we issue senior securities, we will be exposed to typical risks associated with leverage, including an increased risk of loss.

 

We are not generally able to issue and sell our common stock at a price below net asset value per share. We may, however, sell our common stock, or warrants, options or rights to acquire our common stock, at a price below the then-current net asset value per share of our common stock if our Board determines that such sale is in our best interests, and if our stockholders approve such sale. In any such case, the price at which our securities are to be issued and sold may not be less than a price that, in the determination of our Board, closely approximates the market value of such securities (less any distributing commission or discount). If we raise additional funds by issuing common stock or senior securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, our common stock, then the percentage ownership of our stockholders at that time will decrease, and stockholders may experience dilution.

 

***Potential Default or Other Issues Under a Credit Facility***

 

We intend to enter into one or more Credit Facilities. The closing of a Credit Facility is contingent on a number of conditions including, without limitation, the negotiation and execution of definitive documents relating to such Credit Facility. If we are successful in securing a Credit Facility, we intend to use borrowings under such Credit Facility to make additional investments and for other general corporate purposes. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to close a Credit Facility or obtain other financing.

 

In the event we default under a 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 such 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 relevant 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. As part of certain Credit Facilities, the right to make capital calls of stockholders may be pledged as collateral to the lender, which will be able to call for capital contributions upon the occurrence of an event of default under such Credit Facility. To the extent such an event of default does occur, stockholders could therefore be required to fund any shortfall up to their remaining capital commitments, without regard to the underlying value of their investment.

 

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***Potential Limited Ability To Invest in Public Companies***

 

To maintain our status as a BDC, we are not permitted to acquire 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 (with certain limited exceptions). Subject to certain exceptions for follow-on investments and distressed companies, an investment in an issuer that has outstanding securities listed on a national securities exchange may be treated as a qualifying asset only if such issuer has a common equity market capitalization that is less than $250 million at the time of such investment.

 

***Financing Investments With Borrowed Money***

 

The use of leverage magnifies the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested. The use of leverage is generally considered a speculative investment technique and increases the risks associated with investing in our securities. However, we intend to borrow from, and may in the future issue debt securities to, banks, insurance companies and other lenders. Lenders of these funds will have fixed dollar claims on our assets that are superior to the claims of our common stockholders, 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 a Credit Facility and any borrowing facility or other debt instrument 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 instrument 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 dividend payments on our common stock or preferred stock. 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 we expect that the base management fee payable to the Advisor will be payable based on the value of our gross assets, including those assets acquired through the use of leverage, the Advisor 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 the Advisor.

 

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 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 the Advisor’s and our Board’s assessment of market and other factors at the time of any proposed borrowing. We cannot assure investors that we will be able to obtain credit at all or on terms acceptable to us.

 

In addition, a Credit Facility will, and our future debt facilities 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.

 

***Changes in Interest Rates May Affect Our Cost of Capital and Net Investment Income***

 

To the extent 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.

 

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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 the Advisor.

 

***Potential Limits Under a Credit Facility or Any Other Future Borrowing Facility***

 

Each Credit Facility, and any future borrowing facility, may be backed by all or a portion of our loans and securities on which the lenders 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 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, following notice of occurrence of an event of default, if any, and during its continuance, 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 as well as negative covenants a 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. In addition, if our borrowing base under a 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 relevant Credit Facility or any other borrowing facility or make deposits to a collection account, either of which could have a material adverse impact on our ability to fund future investments and to pay dividends.

 

In addition, we expect that under a Credit Facility we will be subject to limitations as to how borrowed funds may be used, which may 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 a Credit Facility or any other borrowing facility could result in an accelerated maturity 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 relevant 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.

 

***Adverse Developments in the Credit Markets***

 

During the economic downturn in the United States that began in mid-2007, 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. If these conditions recur, it may be difficult for us to enter into a new borrowing facility (including a Credit Facility), obtain other financing to finance the growth of our investments, or refinance any outstanding indebtedness on acceptable economic terms, or at all.

 

***Investing a Sufficient Portion of Assets in Qualifying Assets***

 

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—“*Item 1(c). Description of Business—Qualifying Assets*.”

 

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We believe that most of the investments that we may acquire in the future will constitute qualifying assets. However, 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.

 

***Uncertainty as to the Value of Certain Portfolio Investments***

 

We expect that many of our portfolio investments will 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 will value these investments at fair value as determined in good faith by our Board, including to reflect significant events affecting the value of our investments. Most, if not all, of our investments (other than cash and cash equivalents) will be classified as Level 3 under the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC Topic 820). This means that our portfolio valuations will be based on unobservable inputs and our own assumptions about how market participants would price the asset or liability in question. We expect that inputs into the determination of fair value of our portfolio investments will 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 expect to retain the services of one or more independent service providers to review the valuation of these loans and securities. The types of factors that the Board 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’s 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.

 

***Potential Fluctuations in 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 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.

 

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***Potential Adverse Effects of New or Modified Laws or Regulations***

 

We and our portfolio companies will be subject to regulation by laws at the U.S. federal, state and local levels. These laws and regulations, as well as their interpretation, may change from time to time, and new laws, regulations and interpretations may also come into effect. Any such new or changed laws or regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

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 therein and may shift our investment focus from the areas of expertise of CCG LP to other types of investments in which CCG LP 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 an investor’s investment.

 

***Shadow Banking Regulatory Changes***

 

There has been increasing commentary amongst regulators and intergovernmental institutions, including the Financial Stability Board and International Monetary Fund, on the topic of so called “shadow banking” (a term generally taken to refer to credit intermediation involving entities and activities outside the regulated banking system). The Company is an entity outside the regulated banking system and certain of the activities of the Company may be argued to fall within this definition and, in consequence, may be subject to regulatory developments.  As a result, the Company and the Advisor could be subject to increased levels of oversight and regulation. This could increase costs and limit operations. In an extreme eventuality, it is possible that such regulations could render the continued operation of the Company unviable and lead to its premature termination or restructuring.

 

***Potential Changes in Investment Objective, Operating Policies or Strategies Without Prior Notice or Stockholder Approval***

 

Our Board 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. Under Delaware law, we also cannot be dissolved without prior stockholder approval. 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 common stock. Nevertheless, any such changes could adversely affect our business and impair our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

 

***Potential Deterrence of Takeover Attempts***

 

The General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) contains provisions that may discourage, delay or make more difficult a change in control of us or the removal of our directors. Our Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that limit liability and provide for indemnification of our directors and officers. These provisions and others which we may adopt also may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control or management. We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL, the application of which is subject to any applicable requirements of the 1940 Act. This section generally prohibits us from engaging in mergers and other business combinations with stockholders that beneficially own 15% or more of our voting stock, either individually or together with their affiliates, unless our directors or stockholders approve the business combination in the prescribed manner. Our Board has adopted a resolution exempting from Section 203 of the DGCL any business combination between us and any other person, subject to prior approval of such business combination by our Board, including approval by a majority of our directors who are not “interested persons.” If our Board later repeals such resolution exempting business combinations, or if our Board does not approve a business combination, Section 203 of the DGCL may discourage third parties from trying to acquire control of us and increase the difficulty of consummating such an offer.

 

We have also adopted measures that may make it difficult for a third party to obtain control of us, including provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation that classify our Board in three classes serving staggered three-year terms, and provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation authorizing our Board to classify or reclassify shares of our preferred stock in one or more classes or series, to cause the issuance of additional shares of our stock, and to amend our Certificate of Incorporation, without stockholder approval, to increase or decrease the number of shares of stock that we have authority to issue. These provisions, as well as other provisions we have adopted in our Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws, may delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change in control that might otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders.

 

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***Potential Resignation of the Advisor and/or the Administrator***

 

The Advisor has the right under the Investment Advisory Agreement to resign as our Investment Advisor at any time upon not less than 60 days’ written notice, whether we have found a replacement or not. Similarly, the Administrator has the right under the administration agreement to resign at any time upon not less than 60 days’ written notice, whether we have found a replacement or not. If the Advisor or the Administrator were to resign, we may not be able to find a new investment adviser or administrator, as applicable, 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 or administrative 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 the Advisor or the Administrator, as applicable. 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.

 

***Incurrence of Significant Costs as a Result of Being a 1934 Act Reporting Company***

 

As a 1934 Act reporting company, we will incur legal, accounting and other expenses, including costs associated with the periodic reporting requirements applicable to a company whose securities are registered under the 1934 Act, as well as additional corporate governance requirements, including requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other rules implemented by the SEC.

 

***Dependence on Information Systems and Potential Systems Failures***

 

Our business is highly dependent on the communications and information systems of CCG LP, to which we have access through our administrator, CBDC Administration. In addition, certain of these systems are provided to CCG LP 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 common stock and our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders.

 

***Cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents may adversely affect our business by causing a disruption to our operations, a compromise or corruption of our confidential information and/or damage to our business relationships***

 

A cyber incident is considered to be any adverse event that threatens the confidentiality, integrity or availability of our information resources. These incidents may be an intentional attack or an unintentional event and could involve gaining unauthorized access to our information systems for purposes of misappropriating assets, stealing confidential information, corrupting data or causing operational disruption. The result of these incidents may include disrupted operations, misstated or unreliable financial data, liability for stolen information, misappropriation of assets, increased cybersecurity protection and insurance costs, litigation and damage to our business relationships. This could result in significant losses, reputational damage, litigation, regulatory fines or penalties, or otherwise adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, we may be required to expend significant additional resources to modify our protective measures and to investigate and remediate vulnerabilities or other exposures arising from operational and security risks. We face risks posed to our information systems, both internal and those provided to us by third-party service providers. We, our Adviser and its affiliates have implemented processes, procedures and internal controls to help mitigate cybersecurity risks and cyber intrusions, but these measures, as well as our increased awareness of the nature and extent of a risk of a cyber incident, may be ineffective and do not guarantee that a cyber incident will not occur or that our financial results, operations or confidential information will not be negatively impacted by such an incident. 

 

Third parties with which we do business (including those that provide services to us) may also be sources or targets of cybersecurity or other technological risks. We outsource certain functions and these relationships allow for the storage and processing of our information and assets, as well as certain investor, counterparty, employee and borrower information. While we engage in actions to reduce our exposure resulting from outsourcing, ongoing threats may result in unauthorized access, loss, exposure or destruction of data, or other cybersecurity incidents, with increased costs and other consequences, including those described above. Privacy and information security laws and regulation changes, and compliance with those changes, may also result in cost increases due to system changes and the development of new administrative processes.

 

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***Small Business Investment Company License***

 

Principals of CCG LP may apply for a license to form a SBIC for the BDC. If the application is approved and the SBA so permits, the SBIC license will be transferred to a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours. Following such transfer, the SBIC subsidiary will be allowed to issue SBA-guaranteed debentures, subject to the required capitalization of the SBIC subsidiary. SBA guaranteed debentures carry long-term fixed rates that are generally lower than rates on comparable bank and other debt. We cannot assure investors that the principals of CCG LP will be successful in receiving an SBIC license from the SBA or that the SBA will permit such license to be transferred to us. If we do receive an SBIC license, there is no minimum amount of SBA-guaranteed debentures that must be allocated to us.

 

**Risks Related to our Investments**

 

***Potential Impact of Economic Recessions or Downturns***

 

Many of the portfolio companies in which we expect to make investments are likely to be susceptible to economic slowdowns or recessions and may be unable to repay our loans during such periods. Therefore, the number of our non-performing assets is 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 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.

 

***Potential Material and Adverse Effects of Market Conditions on Debt and Equity Capital Markets***

 

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, 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. 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. These conditions may recur, in which case, to the extent that we wish to use debt to fund our investments, the debt capital that will be available to us, if at all, may be at a higher cost, and on terms and conditions that may be less favorable, than what we expect, which could negatively affect our financial performance and results. A prolonged period of market illiquidity may cause us to reduce the volume of loans and debt securities we originate and/or fund and adversely affect the value of our portfolio investments, which could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

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***Investments in Leveraged Portfolio Companies***

 

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 a 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.

 

***Volatility of Loans and Debt Securities of Leveraged Companies***

 

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 the 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.

 

***Investments in Private and Middle-Market Portfolio Companies***

 

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 CCG LP’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 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 Investment Advisor may, in the ordinary course of business, be named as defendants in litigation arising from our investments in portfolio companies.

 

***Lack of Liquidity in Investments***

 

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. Some of our debt investments may contain interest rate reset provisions that may make it more difficult for the borrowers to make periodic interest payments to us. In addition, some of our debt investments may not pay down principal until the end of their lifetimes, which could result in a substantial loss to us if the portfolio companies are unable to refinance or repay their debts at maturity.

 

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***Below Investment Grade Securities (i.e., “junk” bonds)***

 

We may also invest in debt securities which will not be rated by any rating agency and, if they were rated, would be rated as below investment grade quality. Below investment grade securities, which are often referred to as “junk,” have predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. They may also be illiquid and difficult to value.

 

***Potential Adverse Effects of Price Declines and Illiquidity in the Corporate Debt Markets***

 

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. 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:

 

a comparison of the portfolio company’s securities to publicly-traded securities;

 

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;

 

appraisals and reviews by third-party valuation firms; and

 

changes in the interest rate environment and the credit markets generally that may affect the price at which similar investments may be made in the future and other relevant factors.

 

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.

 

***Proportion of 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.

 

***Potential Failure to Make Follow-On Investments in Portfolio Companies***

 

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

 

increase or maintain in whole or in part our position as a creditor or equity ownership percentage in a portfolio company;

 

exercise warrants, options or convertible securities that were acquired in the original or subsequent financing; or

 

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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. Our ability to make follow-on investments may also be limited by CCG LP’s allocation policy.

 

***Potential Impact of Not Holding Controlling Equity Interests in Portfolio Companies***

 

We do not currently hold controlling equity positions in any of our portfolio companies and, although we may do so in the future, we do not currently intend to hold controlling equity positions in our portfolio companies. As a result, we will be 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 Portfolio Companies***

 

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. 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 Debt Investments by Portfolio Companies***

 

We will be 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 pay, or the amount of, dividends on our common stock, which could result in a decline in the market price of our shares.

 

***Potential Incurrence of Debt by Portfolio Companies That Ranks Equally With, or Senior to, Our Investments***

 

We intend to invest a portion of our capital 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.

 

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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 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:

 

the ability to cause the commencement of enforcement proceedings against the collateral;

 

the ability to control the conduct of such proceedings;

 

the approval of amendments to collateral documents;

 

releases of liens on the collateral; and

 

waivers of past defaults under collateral documents.

 

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

 

***Subordinated Investments***

 

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 in general economic conditions. 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.

 

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***Contingent Liabilities Resulting from the Disposition of Investments***

 

We currently expect that substantially all of our investments will 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.

 

***Additional Risks of Hedging Transactions and/or Investments in Foreign Securities***

 

The 1940 Act generally requires that 70% of our investments be in issuers each of whom is organized under the laws of, and has its principal place of business in, any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or any other possession of the United States. However, our portfolio may include debt securities of non-U.S. companies, including emerging market issuers, to the limited extent such transactions and investments would not cause us to violate the 1940 Act. We expect that these investments would focus on the same secured debt, unsecured debt and related equity security investments that we make in U.S. middle-market companies and, accordingly, would be complementary to our overall strategy and enhance the diversity of our holdings. Investing in loans and securities of emerging market issuers involves many risks including economic, social, political, financial, tax and security conditions in the emerging market, potential inflationary economic environments, regulation by foreign governments, different accounting standards and political uncertainties. Economic, social, political, financial, tax and security conditions also could negatively affect the value of emerging market companies. These factors could include changes in exchange control regulations, political and social instability, expropriation, imposition of foreign taxes, less liquid markets and 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 or judgments or foreclosing on collateral, lack of uniform accounting and auditing standards and greater price volatility.

 

Engaging in either hedging transactions or investing in foreign loans and securities would entail additional risks to our stockholders. We could, for example, use instruments such as interest rate swaps, caps, collars and floors and, if we were to invest in foreign loans and securities, we could use instruments such as forward contracts or currency options and borrow under a credit facility in currencies selected to minimize our foreign currency exposure. In each such case, we generally would seek to hedge against fluctuations of the relative values of our portfolio positions from changes in market interest rates or currency exchange rates. Hedging against a decline in the values of our portfolio positions would not eliminate the possibility of fluctuations in the values of such positions or prevent losses if the values of the positions declined. However, such hedging could establish other positions designed to gain from those same developments, thereby offsetting the decline in the value of such portfolio positions. Such hedging transactions could also limit the opportunity for gain if the values of the underlying portfolio positions increased. Moreover, it might not be possible to hedge against an exchange rate or interest rate fluctuation that was so generally anticipated that we would not be able to enter into a hedging transaction at an acceptable price.

 

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 could 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 could vary. Moreover, for a variety of reasons, we might not seek to establish a perfect correlation between the hedging instruments and the portfolio holdings being hedged. Any such imperfect correlation could prevent us from achieving the intended hedge and expose us to risk of loss. In addition, it might not be possible for us to hedge fully or perfectly against currency fluctuations affecting the value of securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies because the value of those loans and securities would likely fluctuate as a result of factors not related to currency fluctuations.

 

***Realizing Gains From 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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***Risks Associated with OID and PIK Interest Income***

 

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

 

OID instruments and PIK securities may have unreliable valuations because the accretion of OID as interest income and the continuing accruals of PIK securities require judgments about their collectability and the collectability of deferred payments and the value of any associated collateral.

 

OID instruments may create heightened credit risks because the inducement to the borrower to accept higher interest rates in exchange for the deferral of cash payments typically represents, to some extent, speculation on the part of the borrower.

 

For accounting purposes, cash distributions to shareholders that include a component of accreted OID income do not come from paid-in capital, although they may be paid from the offering proceeds. Thus, although a distribution of accreted OID income may come from the cash invested by the stockholders, the 1940 Act does not require that shareholders be given notice of this fact.

 

The higher interest rates on PIK securities reflects the payment deferral and increased credit risk associated with such instruments and PIK securities generally represent a significantly higher credit risk than coupon loans.

 

The presence of accreted OID income and PIK interest income create the risk of non-refundable cash payments to the Advisor in the form of incentive fees on income based on non-cash accreted OID income and PIK interest income accruals that may never be realized.

 

Even if accounting conditions are met, borrowers on such securities could still default when the Company’s actual collection is expected to occur at the maturity of the obligation.

 

PIK interest has the effect of generating investment income and increasing the incentive fees payable at a compounding rate. In addition, the deferral of PIK interest also reduces the loan-to-value ratio at a compounding rate.

 

**ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS**

 

None.

 

**ITEM 2. PROPERTIES**

 

We maintain our principal executive office at 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, California 90025. We do not own any real estate.

 

**ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS**

 

From time to time, we may be a party to certain legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including proceedings relating to the enforcement of our rights under loans to or other contracts with our portfolio companies. We are not currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against us.

 

**ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES**

 

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**PART II**

 

**ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES**

 

**Market Information**

 

Until the completion of a Qualified IPO, our outstanding common stock will be offered and sold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act under Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation D, as well as under Regulation S under the Securities Act. There is no established public trading market for our common stock currently, nor can we give any assurance that one will develop.

 

**Shareholders**

 

We have entered into separate Subscription Agreements with a number of investors for the Private Offering. Investors will be required to make capital contributions to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock each time the Company delivers a drawdown notice, which will be delivered at least 10 business days prior to the required funding date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed their respective capital commitments. All purchases will generally be made pro rata in accordance with the investors’ capital commitments, at a per-share price as determined by the Company’s Board (including any committee thereof) as of the end of the most recent calendar quarter or such other date determined by the Board prior to the date of the applicable drawdown notice. The per-share price shall be at least equal to the net asset value per share in accordance with the limitations under Section 23 of the 1940 Act. The Board may set the per-share price above the net asset value per share based on a variety of factors, including without limitation the total amount of the Company’s organizational and other expenses. Upon the earlier to occur of (i) a Qualified IPO, and (ii) the fourth anniversary of the Initial Closing, investors will be released from any further obligation to purchase additional shares, subject to certain exceptions contained herein and in the Subscription Agreement.  Prior to a Qualified IPO, no investor who participated in the Private Offering will be permitted to sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of its shares or capital commitment unless the Company provides its prior written consent and the transfer is otherwise made in accordance with applicable law.

 

The Initial Closing was June 26, 2015. A limited number of additional closings are expected to occur from time to time as determined by the Company. In the event that the Company enters into a Subscription Agreement with one or more investors after the initial drawdown, each such investor will be required to make purchases of shares of common stock (each, a “Catch-up Purchase”) on one or more dates to be determined by the Company. The aggregate purchase price of the Catch-up Purchases will be equal to an amount necessary to ensure that, upon payment of the aggregate purchase price, such investor will have contributed the same percentage of its capital commitment to the Company as all investors whose subscriptions were accepted at previous closings. Catch-up Purchases will be made at a per-share price as determined by the Company’s Board (including any committee thereof) as of the end of the most recent calendar quarter or such other date determined by the Board prior to the date of the applicable drawdown notice. The per-share price shall be at least equal to the net asset value per share of the Company’s common stock in accordance with the limitations under Section 23 of the 1940 Act.  The Board may set the per-share price above the net asset value per share based on a variety of factors, including without limitation the total amount of the Company’s organizational and other expenses. At December 31, 2015, we had received capital commitments totaling $211.1 million, of which $10.0 million was from CCG LP.

 

Except as provided above, four years following the Initial Closing (the “Commitment Period”), investors in the Private Offering will be released from any further obligation to purchase additional shares of common stock, except to the extent necessary to (a) pay Company expenses, including management fees, any amounts that may become due under any borrowings or other financings or similar obligations and any other liabilities, contingent or otherwise, in each case to the extent they relate to the Commitment Period, (b) complete investments in any transactions for which there are binding written agreements as of the end of the Commitment Period (including investments that are funded in phases), (c) fund follow-on investments made in existing portfolio companies within three years from the end of the Commitment Period that, in the aggregate, do not exceed 5% of total commitments, (d) fund obligations under any Company guarantee or indemnity made during the Commitment Period and/or (e) fund any defaulted commitments.  The Commitment Period shall terminate earlier upon a Qualified IPO and investors will be released from any further obligation to purchase additional shares of common stock. The Company reserves the right to conduct new or additional offerings of securities in the future.

 

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**Holders**

 

As of December 31, 2015, there were approximately 11 holders of record of our common stock.

 

**Distribution Policy**

 

To the extent that we have taxable income available, we intend to distribute quarterly dividends to our stockholders. The amount of our dividends, if any, will be determined by our Board of Directors. Dividends and distributions are recorded on the record date. The amount to be paid out as a dividend is determined by the Board each quarter and is generally based upon the earnings estimated by management. We anticipate that our distributions will generally be paid from net investment income. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually, although the Company may decide to retain such capital gains for investment. However, if we do not generate sufficient net investment income during a year, all or part of a distribution may constitute a return of capital. The specific tax characteristics of our dividends and other distributions will be reported to stockholders after the end of each calendar year. Any dividends to our stockholders will be declared out of assets legally available for distribution.

 

The Company has elected to be treated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. The Company also has elected to be treated as a RIC under the Internal Revenue Code. So long as the Company maintains its status as a RIC, it will generally not pay corporate-level U.S. federal income or excise taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that it distributes at least annually to its stockholders as dividends. As a result, any tax liability related to income earned and distributed by the Company represents obligations of the Company’s stockholders and will not be reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

 

In order for the Company not to be subject to federal excise taxes, it must distribute annually an amount at least equal to the sum of (i) 98% of its ordinary income (taking into account certain deferrals and elections), (ii) 98.2% of its net capital gains from the current year and (iii) any undistributed ordinary income and net capital gains from preceding years. The Company, at its discretion, may carry forward taxable income in excess of calendar year dividends and pay a 4% excise tax on this income. If the Company chooses to do so, this generally would increase expenses and reduce the amount available to be distributed to stockholders. The Company will accrue excise tax on estimated undistributed taxable income as required.

 

We intend to make distributions in cash unless a stockholder elects to receive dividends and/or long-term capital gains distributions in additional shares of common stock.  We can offer no assurance that we will achieve results that will permit the payment of any cash distributions and, if we issue senior securities, we will be prohibited from making distributions if doing so causes us to fail to maintain the asset coverage ratios stipulated by the Investment Company Act or if distributions are limited by the terms of any of our borrowings.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s dividends declared and payable through the quarter ended December 31, 2015**(1)**:

 
| **Date Declared**  | ** ** | **Record********Date**       | ** ** | **Payment********Date**    | ** ** | **Per Share   Amount** | ** ** | **Total   Amount** | ** ** | **Annualized   Dividend Yield (2)** | ** ** |
|-------------------------|------------|------------------------------|------------|----------------------------|------------|-----------------------------|------------|--------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------|
| September 29, 2015 |       | September 30, 2015 |       | October 15, 2015 |       | $                           | 0.04       |               | $          | 151,009                                       |       | 1.64 | % |
| December 29, 2015  |       | December 30, 2015       |       | January 15, 2016 |       | $                           | 0.23       |               | $          | 924,998                                       |       | 5.47 | % |

 

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(1)              The Company was formed on February 5, 2015 and commenced operations on June 26, 2015.

(2)              Annualized dividend yield is calculated by dividing declared dividend by the weighted average of the net asset value for the quarter and annualizing over 4 quarterly periods.

 

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**Dividend Reinvestment Plan**

 

The Company has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan that provides for reinvestment of any distributions the Company declares in cash on behalf of the Company’s stockholders for those stockholders electing not to receive cash. As a result, if the Board authorizes, and the Company declares, a cash dividend, then the Company’s stockholders who have “opted in” to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan will have their cash dividends automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s common stock, rather than receiving the cash dividend.

 

**Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities and Use of Proceeds**

 

Except as previously reported by the Company on its current reports on Form 8-K, we did not sell any securities during the period covered by this Form 10-K that were not registered under the Securities Act.

 

**ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA**

 

The tables below set forth our selected consolidated historical financial data for the periods indicated. The selected consolidated historical financial data as of December 31, 2015 and for the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements, which are included in “*Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data*” in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

 

The selected consolidated financial information and other data presented below should be read in conjunction with the information contained in Part II, Item 7 of this Form 10-K “*Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations*,” the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K, “*Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data*”.

 
| ** **                                                                                               | ** ** | **For the period from   February 5, 2015   (Inception) to   December 31, 2015 (1)** | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| **Consolidated   Statements of Operations Data**                                                         |       |                                                                                                                             |       |
| **Income**                                                                                               |       |                                                                                                                             |       |
| Total investment   income                                                                                |       | $                                                                                                                                | 3,302,668  |   |
| **Expenses**                                                                                             |       |                                                                                                                             |       |
| Net expenses and   income taxes                                                                          |       | 2,400,667                                                                                                                        |       |
| Net investment   income (loss)                                                                           |       | $                                                                                                                                | 902,001    |   |
| Net realized   gain (loss) on investments—non-controlled/non-affiliated                             |       | (73,241                                                                                                                          | )          |
| Net change in unrealized   appreciation (depreciation) on investments—non-controlled/non-affiliated |       | (2,983,802                                                                                                                       | )          |
| Net increase   (decrease) in net asset resulting from operations                                         |       | $                                                                                                                                | (2,155,042 | ) |
| Basic and   diluted net decrease in net assets resulting from operations per common share   (2)          |       | $                                                                                                                                | (0.75      | ) |
| Dividends   declared per common share (3)                                                           |       | $                                                                                                                                | 0.27       |   |

 

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(1) The Company was formed on February 5, 2015 and commenced operations on June 26, 2015.

(2) Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations for the period from June 26, 2015 (Commencement) through December 31, 2015, divided by the weighted average shares outstanding for the same period.

(3) Cumulative per share dividends declared by the Company’s Board of Directors for the period from June 26, 2015 (Commencement) through December 31, 2015, divided by the weighted average shares outstanding for the same period.

 

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| ** **                                                                             | ** ** | **December 31, 2015** | ** **  |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------|-------------|
| **Consolidated   Statements of Assets and Liabilities Data**                           |       |                            |        |
| Investments—non-controlled/non-affiliated,   at fair value                        |       | $                               | 138,068,497 |   |
| Cash, cash   equivalents and foreign currency                                          |       | 4,767,556                       |        |
| Total assets                                                                           |       | 143,539,305                     |        |
| Revolving credit   facility                                                            |       | 54,710,850                      |        |
| Total   liabilities                                                                    |       | 65,953,067                      |        |
| Total net assets                                                                       |       | 77,586,238                      |        |
| Net assets per   share                                                                 |       | $                               | 19.13       |   |
| ** **                                                                             |       |                            |        |
| **Other   Data:**                                                                      |       |                            |        |
| Number of   portfolio companies at year end                                            |       | 108                             |        |
| Average funded   investments in new portfolio companies/structured finance obligations |       | $                               | 1,278,412   |   |
| Total return   based on net asset value (1)                                       |       | (3.0                            | )%          |
| Weighted average   yield of debt investments at fair value (2)                    |       | 7.23                            | %           |
| Weighted average   yield of debt investments at amortized cost (2)                |       | 7.07                            | %           |

 

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(1) Total return based on net asset value is calculated as the change in net asset value per share during the period from June 26, 2015 (Commencement) through December 31, 2015 plus declared dividends per share, divided by the beginning net asset value per share.

 

(2) Weighted average yield on debt investments at fair value is computed as (a) the annual stated interest rate or yield earned plus additional interest, if any, as a result of arrangements between us and other lenders in any syndication plus the net annual amortization of original issue discount and market discount earned on accruing debt investments, divided by (b) total debt investments at fair value. Weighted average yield on debt investments at amortized cost is computed as (a) the annual stated interest rate or yield earned plus additional interest, if any, as a result of arrangements between us and other lenders in any syndication plus the net annual amortization of original issue discount and market discount earned on accruing debt investments, divided by (b) total debt investments at amortized cost.

 

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**ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS**

 

*Management’s Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with ITEM 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA. This discussion contains forward-looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.” Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.*

 

**OVERVIEW**

 

We are a specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies and are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on February 5, 2015 (Inception). We have elected to be treated as a business development company (BDC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). In addition, the Company has elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code). As such, we are required to comply with various regulatory requirements, such as the requirement to invest at least 70% of our assets in “qualifying assets,” source of income limitations, asset diversification requirements, and the requirement to distribute annually at least 90% of our taxable income and tax-exempt interest.

 

The Company is managed by CBDC Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), an investment adviser that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. CBDC Administration, LLC (the “Administrator”) provides the administrative services necessary for the Company to operate. Company management consists of investment and administrative professionals from the Advisor and Administrator along with the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Advisor directs and executes the investment operations and capital raising activities of the Company subject to oversight from the Board, which sets the broad policies of the Company. The Board has delegated investment management of the Company’s investment assets to the Advisor.  The Board consists of five directors, three of whom are independent.

 

The Company’s primary investment objective is to maximize the total return to the Company’s stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation through debt and related equity investments. The Company will seek to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in secured debt (including senior secured first-lien, unitranche and senior secured second-lien debt) and unsecured debt (including senior unsecured and subordinated debt), as well as related equity securities of private U.S. middle-market companies. We may purchase interests in loans or make other debt investments, directly from our target companies as primary market or directly originated investments or through secondary market transactions in the “over-the-counter” market. We invest in directly originated transactions and the broadly syndicated loan and high yield markets.

 

From February 5, 2015 (Inception) through June 25, 2015, the Company devoted substantially all of its efforts to establishing the business and raising capital commitments from private investors. On June 26, 2015, we entered into subscription agreements with several investors, including Crescent Capital Group LP and its affiliates (CCG LP), providing for the private placement of the Company’s common stock.  The Company commenced investment operations on June 26, 2015 (Commencement).

 

**KEY COMPONENTS OF OPERATIONS**

 

*Investments*

 

We expect our investment activity to vary substantially from period to period depending on many factors, the general economic environment, the amount of capital we have available to us, the level of merger and acquisition activity for middle-market companies, including the amount of debt and equity capital available to such companies and the competitive environment for the type of investments we make.

 

We must not invest in any assets other than “qualifying assets” specified in the 1940 Act, unless, at the time the investments are made, at least 70% of our total assets are qualifying assets (with certain limited exceptions). Qualifying assets include investments in “eligible portfolio companies.” Pursuant to rules adopted by the SEC, “eligible portfolio companies” include certain companies that do not have any securities listed on a national securities exchange and public companies whose securities are listed on a national securities exchange but whose market capitalization is less than $250 million.

 

*The Investment Advisor*

 

Our investment activities will be managed by the Advisor, which will be responsible for originating prospective investments, conducting research and due diligence investigations on potential investments, analyzing investment opportunities, negotiating and structuring our investments and monitoring our investments and portfolio companies on an ongoing basis.  The Advisor has entered into a Resource Sharing Agreement (the “Resource Sharing Agreement”) with Crescent Capital Group LP (“CCG LP”), pursuant to which CCG LP will provide the Advisor with experienced investment professionals (including the members of the Advisor’s investment committee) and access to the resources of CCG LP so as to enable the Advisor to fulfill its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement. Through the Resource Sharing Agreement, the Advisor intends to capitalize on the deal origination, credit underwriting, due diligence, investment structuring, execution, portfolio management and monitoring experience of CCG LP’s investment professionals.

 

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*Revenues*

 

We expect to generate revenue in the form of interest income on debt investments and, to a lesser extent, capital gains and distributions, if any, on equity securities that we may acquire in portfolio companies. Certain investments may have contractual PIK interest or dividends. PIK represents accrued interest or accumulated dividends that are added to the loan principal of the investment on the respective interest or dividend payment dates rather than being paid in cash and generally becomes due at maturity or upon being called by the issuer. PIK is recorded as interest or dividend income, as applicable.

 

Dividend income on preferred equity securities is recorded on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are payable by the portfolio company and are expected to be collected. Dividend income on common equity securities is recorded on the record date for private portfolio companies or on the ex-dividend date for publicly-traded portfolio companies.

 

In addition, we may receive fees for services provided to portfolio companies by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The services that the Advisor provides vary by investment, but generally include syndication, structuring or diligence fees, and fees for providing managerial assistance to our portfolio companies. We may also generate revenue in the form of commitment or origination fees. Loan origination fees, original issue discount and market discount or premium are capitalized, and we accrete or amortize such amounts into income over the life of the loan. Fees for providing managerial assistance to our portfolio companies are generally non-recurring and are recognized as revenue when services are provided. In certain instances where the Company is invited to participate as a co-lender in a transaction and does not provide significant services in connection with the investment, all or a portion of any loan fees received by the Company in such situations will be deferred and amortized over the investment’s life using the effective yield method.

 

*Expenses*

 

Our primary operating expenses will include the payment of fees to the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement, our allocable portion of overhead expenses under the administration agreement with our Administrator (the “Administration Agreement”), operating costs associated with our sub-administration, custodian and transfer agent agreements with State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Sub-Administration Agreements”) and other operating costs described below. We will bear all other out-of-pocket costs and expenses of our operations and transactions, including:

 

·                  allocated organization costs from the Advisor incurred prior to the commencement of our operations up to a maximum of $1.5 million;

·                  the cost of calculating our net asset value, including the cost of any third-party valuation services;

·                  fidelity bond, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and other insurance premiums;

·                  direct costs, such as printing, mailing, long distance telephone and staff;

·                  fees and expenses associated with independent audits and outside legal costs;

·                  independent directors’ fees and expenses;

·                  U.S. federal, state and local taxes;

·                  the cost of effecting sales and repurchases of shares of our common stock and other securities;

·                  fees payable to third parties relating to making investments, including out-of-pocket fees and expenses associated with performing due diligence and reviews of prospective investments;

·                  out-of-pocket fees and expenses associated with marketing efforts;

·                  federal and state registration fees and any stock exchange listing fees;

·                  brokerage commissions;

·                  costs associated with our reporting and compliance obligations under the 1940 Act and other applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws;

·                  debt service and other costs of borrowings or other financing arrangements; and

·                  all other expenses reasonably incurred by us in connection with making investments and administering our business.

 

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We have agreed to repay the Advisor for initial organization costs and equity offering costs incurred prior to the commencement of operations up to a maximum of $1.5 million on a pro rata basis over the first $350 million of invested capital not to exceed 3 years from the initial capital commitment. The Advisor is responsible for organization and private equity offerings costs in excess of $1.5 million.

 

We expect our general and administrative expenses to be relatively stable or decline as a percentage of total assets during periods of asset growth and to increase during periods of asset declines. Incentive Fees and costs relating to future offerings of securities would be incremental.

 

*Leverage*

 

We also incur interest and credit facility expenses in connection with our revolving credit agreement with Natixis, New York Branch as the administrative agent and one of the lenders (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). Interest and credit facility expenses under our Revolving Credit Facility consist of interest expenses, amortization of deferred financing costs and upfront commitment fees and unused fees on the unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

Our Revolving Credit Facility allows us to borrow money and lever our investment portfolio, subject to the limitations of the 1940 Act, with the objective of increasing our yield. This is known as “leverage” and could increase or decrease returns to our stockholders.

 

The use of leverage involves significant risks. As a BDC, with certain limited exceptions, we will only be permitted to borrow amounts such that our asset coverage ratio, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 2 to 1 after such borrowing. Short-term credits necessary for the settlement of securities transactions and arrangements with respect to securities lending will not be considered borrowings for these purposes. The amount of leverage that we employ will depend on our Advisor’s and our Board assessment of market conditions and other factors at the time of any proposed borrowing.

 

**PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT ACTIVITY**

 

We seek to create a diverse portfolio that generally includes senior secured first-lien, “unitranche” (which are loans that combine features of first-lien, second-lien and mezzanine debt, generally in a first-lien position), senior secured second lien and subordinated loans and minority equity securities by investing in the securities of U.S. middle market companies. We may also selectively invest more than $10.0 million in some of our portfolio companies and generally expect that the size of our individual investments will vary proportionately with the size of our capital base. We generally invest in securities that have been rated below investment grade by independent rating agencies or that would be rated below investment grade if they were rated. These securities have speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. In addition, many of our debt investments have floating interest rates that reset on a periodic basis and typically do not fully pay down principal prior to maturity, which may increase our risk of losing part or all of our investment.

 

As of December 31, 2015, our portfolio at fair value was comprised of the following.

 
| **($ in millions)** | ** ** | **December 31, 2015 (1)** | ** ** | **Percentage** | ** ** |
|-------------------------------|------------|------------------------------------------|------------|----------------|------------|
| Senior secured first-lien     |       | $                                        | 99.0       |           | 70.6       | % |
| Unitranche                    |       | 9.9                                      |       | 7.1            | %          |
| Senior secured second-lien    |       | 24.2                                     |       | 17.3           | %          |
| Subordinated                  |       | 5.0                                      |       | 3.6            | %          |
| Equity                        |       | 2.0                                      |       | 1.4            | %          |
|                          |       |                                     |       |           |       |
| Total investments             |       | $                                        | 140.1      |           | 100.0      | % |

 

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(1)         Excludes unfunded commitments of $2.0 million.

 

The following table shows the asset mix of our new investment commitments for the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015:

 
| ** **                       | ** ** | **For the period from   February 5, 2015 (Inception) to   December 31, 2015 (1)** | ** ** |
|----------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| **($ in millions)**    | ** ** | **Cost**                                                                                                                            | ** ** | **Percentage** | ** ** |
| Senior secured first-lien        |       | $                                                                                                                                   | 106.0      |   | 71.9 | % |
| Unitranche                       |       | 9.8                                                                                                                                 |       | 6.7 | % |
| Senior secured second-lien       |       | 24.7                                                                                                                                |       | 16.8 | % |
| Subordinated                     |       | 4.9                                                                                                                                 |       | 3.3 | % |
| Equity                           |       | 2.0                                                                                                                                 |       | 1.3 | % |
| Total new investment commitments |       | $                                                                                                                                   | 147.4      |   | 100.0 | % |

 

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(1)         The Company was formed on February 5, 2015 and commenced operations on June 26, 2015.

 

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As of December 31, 2015, we had investments in 108 portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of $140.1 million.

 

For the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015, we had principal repayments of $3.5 million. For this period, we had sales of securities in three portfolio companies aggregating approximately $0.6 million in net proceeds. For the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015, we had a net portfolio increase of $143.2 million aggregate principal amount.

 

The following table presents certain selected information regarding our investment portfolio at fair value as of December 31, 2015:

 
| ** **                                                                              | ** ** | **December 31, 2015** | ** ** |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------|------------|
| Weighted average total yield to   maturity of debt and income producing securities |       | 7.2                             | %          |
| Weighted average interest rate of   debt and income producing securities                |       | 6.7                             | %          |
| Percentage of debt bearing a   floating rate                                            |       | 85.2                            | %          |
| Percentage of debt bearing a   fixed rate                                               |       | 14.8                            | %          |

 

The following table shows the amortized cost of our performing and non-accrual investments as of December 31, 2015.

 
| **($ in millions)** | ** ** | **December 31, 2015   Amortized Cost (1)** | ** ** | **Percentage** | ** ** |
|-------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------|------------|
| Performing                    |       | $                                                              | 143.2      |           | 100.0      | % |
| Non-accrual                   |       | —                                                         |       | —         |       |
|                          |       |                                                           |       |           |       |
| Total assets                  |       | $                                                              | 143.2      |           | 100.0      | % |

 

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(1)         Excludes unfunded commitments of $2.0 million.

 

Loans are generally placed on non-accrual status when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected in full. Non-accrual loans are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid current and, in management’s judgment, are likely to remain current. Management may determine to not place a loan on non-accrual status if the loan has sufficient collateral value and is in the process of collection.

 

The Advisor monitors our portfolio companies on an ongoing basis. The Advisor monitors the financial trends of each portfolio company to determine if it is meeting its business plans and to assess the appropriate course of action for each company. The Advisor has a number of methods of evaluating and monitoring the performance and fair value of our investments, which may include the following:

 
| · |   | assessment of success of the   portfolio company in adhering to its business plan and compliance with   covenants;                                                      |
|--------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| · |   | review of monthly and quarterly   financial statements and financial projections for portfolio companies.                                                               |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| · |   | contact with portfolio company   management and, if appropriate, the financial or strategic sponsor, to   discuss financial position, requirements and accomplishments; |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| · |   | comparisons to other companies in   the industry; and                                                                                                                   |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| · |   | possible attendance at, and   participation in, board meetings.                                                                                                         |

 

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As part of the monitoring process, the Advisor regularly assesses the risk profile of each of our investments and, on a quarterly basis, grades each investment on a risk scale of 1 to 5. Risk assessment is not standardized in our industry and our risk assessment may not be comparable to ones used by our competitors. Our assessment is based on the following categories:

 
| 1      |   | Involves the least amount of risk in our portfolio. The   investment/borrower is performing above expectations since investment, and   the trends and risk factors are generally favorable, which may include the   financial performance of the borrower or a potential exit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|--------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2      |   | Involves an acceptable level of risk that is similar to the risk   at the time of investment. The investment/borrower is generally performing as   expected, and the risk factors are neutral to favorable.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 3      |   | Involves an investment/borrower performing below expectations   and indicates that the investment’s risk has increased somewhat since   investment. The borrower’s loan payments are generally not past due and more   likely than not the borrower will remain in compliance with debt covenants.   An investment rating of 3 requires closer monitoring.                                                                                                                                             |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4      |   | Involves an investment/borrower performing materially below   expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has increased materially   since investment. In addition to the borrower being generally out of   compliance with debt covenants, loan payments may be past due (but generally   not more than 180 days past due). Placing loans on non-accrual status should   be considered for investments rated 4.                                                                                        |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 5      |   | Involves an investment/borrower performing substantially below   expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has substantially increased   since investment. Most or all of the debt covenants are out of compliance and   payments are substantially delinquent. Loans rated 5 are not anticipated to   be repaid in full and the fair market value of the loan should be reduced to   the anticipated recovery amount. Loans with an investment rating of 5 should   be placed on non-accrual status. |

 

The following table shows the distribution of our investments on the 1 to 5 investment performance rating scale at fair value as of December 31, 2015. Investment performance ratings are accurate only as of those dates and may change due to subsequent developments relating to a portfolio company’s business or financial condition, market conditions or developments, and other factors.

 
| ** **      | ** ** | **December 31, 2015 (1)** | ** ** |
|-----------------|------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
| **Investment**  | ** ** | **Investments at**                  | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| **Performance** | ** ** | **Fair Value**                      | ** ** | **Percentage of** | ** ** |
| **Rating**      | ** ** | **($ in millions)**            | ** ** | **Total Portfolio** | ** ** |
| 1               |       | $                                        | 1.8        |   | 1.3 | % |
| 2               |       | 134.3                                    |       | 95.9 | % |
| 3               |       | 3.9                                      |       | 2.8 | % |
| 4               |       | —                                   |       | — |   |
| 5               |       | —                                   |       | — |   |
| Total           |       | $                                        | 140.0      |   | 100.0 | % |

 

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**RESULTS OF OPERATIONS**

 

Operating results for the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015 were as follows

 
| ** **                                                     | ** ** | **For the period from   February 5, 2015 (Inception) to   December 31, 2015 (1)** | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|                                                           |       |                                                                                                                                |       |
| Total investment income                                        |       | $                                                                                                                                   | 3,302,668  |   |
| Less: Net expenses                                             |       | 2,399,867                                                                                                                           |       |
| Net investment income before   income taxes                    |       | 902,801                                                                                                                             |       |
| Income taxes                                                   |       | 800                                                                                                                                 |       |
| Net investment income after taxes                              |       | 902,001                                                                                                                             |       |
| Net realized gain (loss) on   investments (2)                  |       | (73,241                                                                                                                             | )          |
| Net unrealized appreciation   (depreciation) on investments(2) |       | (2,983,802                                                                                                                          | )          |
| Net decrease in net assets   resulting from operations         |       | $                                                                                                                                   | (2,155,042 | ) |

 

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(1)         The Company was formed on February 5, 2015 and commenced operations on June 26, 2015.

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*Investment Income*

 
| ** **                | ** ** | **For the period from   February 5, 2015 (Inception) to   December 31, 2015 (1)** | ** ** |
|---------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|                      |       |                                                                                                                                |       |
| Interest from investments |       | $                                                                                                                                   | 3,302,668  |   |
| Dividend income           |       | —                                                                                                                              |       |
| Other income              |       | —                                                                                                                              |       |
| Total investment income   |       | $                                                                                                                                   | 3,302,668  |   |

 

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(1)         The Company was formed on February 5, 2015 and commenced operations on June 26, 2015.

 

The Company commenced investment operations on June 26, 2015 (Commencement). We did not start earning interest from investments, which includes income from accretion of discounts, amortization of premiums and origination fees, until July 2015. No revenues were earned during the period prior to June 26, 2015 or for the period from June 26, 2015 (Commencement) to June 30, 2015.

 

*Expenses*

 
| ** **                                  | ** ** | **For the period from   February 5, 2015 (Inception) to   December 31, 2015 (1)** | ** ** |
|---------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|                                        |       |                                                                                                                                |       |
| Interest and credit facility   expenses     |       | $                                                                                                                                   | 647,343    |   |
| Management fees                             |       | 605,497                                                                                                                             |       |
| Directors’ fees                        |       | 135,549                                                                                                                             |       |
| Professional fees                           |       | 282,321                                                                                                                             |       |
| Organization expenses                       |       | 131,427                                                                                                                             |       |
| Other general and administrative   expenses |       | 597,730                                                                                                                             |       |
| Total expenses                              |       | $                                                                                                                                   | 2,399,867  |   |

 

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(1)         The Company was formed on February 5, 2015 and commenced operations on June 26, 2015.

 

*Interest and credit facility expenses*

 

Interest and credit facility expenses includes interest, amortization of deferred financing costs, upfront commitment fees and unused fees on the unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company first drew on the Revolving Credit Facility in July 2015. Interest and credit facility expenses for the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015 was approximately $0.6 million. The weighted average debt outstanding for the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015 was approximately $23.6 million and the average interest rate (excludes deferred upfront financing costs and unused fees) on our weighted average debt outstanding was 1.9%.

 

*Management fees*

 

Management fees, net of waived management fees, for the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015 was approximately $0.6 million. Management fees will be calculated and payable quarterly in arrears at an annual rate of 1.5% of our gross assets, including assets acquired through the incurrence of debt but excluding any cash and cash equivalents. The Advisor, however, has agreed to waive its right to receive management fees in excess of the sum of (i) 0.25% of the aggregate committed but undrawn capital and (ii) 0.75% of the aggregate gross assets excluding cash and cash equivalents (including capital drawn to pay the Company’s expenses) during any period prior to a qualified initial public offering, as defined by the Investment Advisory Agreement (“Qualified IPO”). Waived management fees for the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015 was approximately $0.2 million. The Advisor will not be permitted to recoup any waived amounts at any time.

 

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*Professional Fees and Other General and Administrative Expenses*

 

Professional fees for the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015 was $0.3 million. Professional fees generally include expenses from independent auditors, tax advisors, legal counsel and third party valuation agents.

 

Other general and administrative expenses for the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015 was approximately $0.6 million. Other general and administrative expenses generally include expenses from the Sub-Administration Agreements, insurance premiums, overhead and staffing costs allocated from the Administrator and other miscellaneous general and administrative costs associated with the operations and investment activity of the Company.

 

*Organization expenses*

 

We have agreed to repay the Advisor for the organization costs and offering costs (not to exceed $1.5 million) on a pro rata basis over the first $350 million of capital contributed to the Company. During the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015, we called $81.0 million and the Advisor allocated $0.1 million of organization costs to the Company, which was included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

During the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015, the Advisor also allocated $0.2 million of offering costs to the Company that was recorded as an offset to Paid-in capital in excess of par value on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

*Income Tax Expense, Including Excise Tax*

 

We have elected to be treated as a RIC under the Code and operate in a manner so as to qualify for the tax treatment applicable to RICs. To qualify as a RIC, we must generally (among other requirements) timely distribute to our stockholders at least 90% of our investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code, for each year. In order to maintain our RIC status, we intend to make the requisite distributions to our stockholders which will generally relieve us from corporate-level income taxes.

 

In order for the Company not to be subject to federal excise taxes, it must distribute annually an amount at least equal to the sum of (i) 98% of its ordinary income (taking into account certain deferrals and elections), (ii) 98.2% of its net capital gains from the current year and (iii) any undistributed ordinary income and net capital gains from preceding years. Depending on the level of taxable income earned in a tax year, we may choose to carry forward such taxable income in excess of current year dividend distributions into the next tax year and pay a 4% excise tax on such income, as required. If we determine that our estimated current year taxable income will be in excess of estimated dividend distributions for the current year from such income, we accrue excise tax on estimated excess taxable income as such taxable income is earned. As of December 31, 2015, we had no accrual for U.S. federal excise tax.

 

*Net Realized and Unrealized Gains and Losses*

 

We value our portfolio investments quarterly and any changes in fair value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments. During the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015, net realized gains (losses) and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on our investment portfolio were comprised of the following:

 
| ** **                                                          | ** ** | **For the period from   February 5, 2015 (Inception) to   December 31, 2015 (1)   (Unaudited)** | ** ** |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|                                                                |       |                                                                                                                                              |       |
| Realized losses on investments                                      |       | $                                                                                                                                                 | (67,505    | ) |
| Realized gains on investments                                       |       | 121                                                                                                                                               |       |
| Realized losses on foreign   currency transactions                  |       | (5,857                                                                                                                                            | )          |
| Realized gains on foreign   currency transactions                   |       | —                                                                                                                                            |       |
| Net realized gains (losses)                                         |       | $                                                                                                                                                 | (73,241    | ) |
|                                                                |       |                                                                                                                                              |       |
| Change in unrealized depreciation   on investments                  |       | $                                                                                                                                                 | (3,868,467 | ) |
| Change in unrealized appreciation   on investments                  |       | 748,070                                                                                                                                           |       |
| Change in unrealized depreciation   on foreign currency translation |       | (215                                                                                                                                              | )          |
| Change in unrealized appreciation   on foreign currency translation |       | 136,810                                                                                                                                           |       |
| Net unrealized appreciation   (depreciation)                        |       | $                                                                                                                                                 | (2,983,802 | ) |

 

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*Hedging*

 

We may, but are not required to, enter into interest rate, foreign exchange or other derivative agreements to hedge interest rate, currency, credit or other risks.  Generally, we do not intend to enter into any such derivative agreements for speculative purposes. Any derivative agreements entered into for speculative purposes are not expected to be material to the Company’s business or results of operations. These hedging activities, which will be in compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements, may include the use of various instruments, including futures, options and forward contracts. We will bear the costs incurred in connection with entering into, administering and settling any such derivative contracts. There can be no assurance any hedging strategy we employ will be successful.

 

We did not enter into any interest rate, foreign exchange or other derivative agreements during the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015.

 

**FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES**

 

At December 31, 2015, we had $4.8 million in cash on hand. The primary uses of our cash and cash equivalents are for (1) investments in portfolio companies and other investments and to comply with certain portfolio diversification requirements; (2) the cost of operations (including paying our Advisor); (3) debt service, repayment, and other financing costs; and, (4) cash distributions to the holders of our common shares.

 

We expect to generate additional cash from (1) future offerings of our common or preferred shares; (2) borrowings from our Revolving Credit Facility and from other banks or lenders; and, (3) cash flows from operations.

 

Cash on hand combined with our uncalled capital commitments of $130.1 million and $20.3 million undrawn amount on our Revolving Credit Facility, is expected to be sufficient for our investing activities and to conduct our operations for the foreseeable future.

 

*Capital Share Activity*

 

During the period from June 26, 2015 (Commencement) to December 31, 2015, we entered into subscription agreements (collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”) with several investors, including CCG LP, providing for the private placement of our common shares. Under the terms of the Subscription Agreements, investors are required to fund drawdowns to purchase our common shares up to the amount of their respective capital commitments on an as-needed basis with a minimum of 10 business days’ prior notice. At December 31, 2015, we had received capital commitments totaling $211.1 million, of which $10.0 million was from CCG LP.

 

During the period from June 26, 2015 (Commencement) to December 31, 2015, pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, we have delivered four capital drawdown notices to our investors relating to the issuance of 4,056,258.83 of our common shares for an aggregate offering of $81.0 million. Proceeds from the issuance were used to commence our investing activities and for other generalcorporate purposes. As of December 31, 2015, the Company received all amounts relating to the December 11, 2015 capital drawdown notice.

 

During the period from June 26, 2015 (Commencement) to December 31, 2015, we issued 57.25 shares of our common stock to investors who have opted into our dividend reinvestment plan for proceeds of $1,145.

 

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*Revolving Credit Facility*

 

On June 29, 2015, we entered into the Revolving Credit Facility with Natixis, New York Branch (“Natixis”) as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and Natixis and certain of its affiliates as lenders. Proceeds from the Revolving Credit Facility may be used for investment activities, expenses, working capital requirements and general corporate purposes. The maximum principal amount of the Revolving Credit Facility is $75 million, subject to availability under the borrowing base. On October 23, 2015, the Company amended the Revolving Credit Facility to include a multi-currency tranche allowing the Company to borrow up to 15% of the principal amount committed under an alternative currency including Euro, Canadian Dollar and Pound Sterling (GBP).

 

Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at either (i) London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin with no LIBOR floor or (ii) at lenders’ cost of funds plus a margin. The Company may elect either the LIBOR or prime rate at the time of draw-down, and loans may be converted from one rate to another at any time, subject to certain conditions. The Company pays unused facility fees of 0.20% per annum on committed but undrawn amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility. Interest is payable monthly in arrears. Any amounts borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility, and all accrued and unpaid interest, will be due and payable, on June 29, 2016.

 

For the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015, the components of interest expense were as follows:

 
| ** **                                 | ** ** | **For the period from   February 5, 2015 (Inception) to   December 31, 2015 (1)** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|                                       |       |                                                                                                                                |       |
| Borrowing interest expense                 |       | $                                                                                                                                   | 395,793    |   |
| Unused facility fees                       |       | 34,249                                                                                                                              |       |
| Amortization of upfront commitment   fees  |       | 85,758                                                                                                                              |       |
| Amortization of deferred   financing costs |       | 131,543                                                                                                                             |       |
| Total expenses                             |       | $                                                                                                                                   | 647,343    |   |

 

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(1)         The Company was formed on February 5, 2015 and commenced operations on June 26, 2015.

 

As of December 31, 2015, we had $54.7 million outstanding on the Revolving Credit Facility and we were in compliance with the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility. We intend to continue to utilize the Revolving Credit Facility on a revolving basis to fund investments and for other general corporate purposes. See Note 6. Debt to our financial statements for more detail on the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

To the extent we determine that additional capital would allow us to take advantage of additional investment opportunities, if the market for debt financing presents attractively priced debt financing opportunities, or if our Board otherwise determines that leveraging our portfolio would be in our best interest and the best interests of our stockholders, we may enter into credit facilities in addition to our Revolving Credit Facility. We would expect any such credit facilities may be secured by certain of our assets and may contain advance rates based upon pledged collateral. The pricing and other terms of any such facilities would depend upon market conditions when we enter into any such facilities as well as the performance of our business, among other factors. In accordance with applicable SEC staff guidance and interpretations, as a BDC, with certain limited exceptions, we are only permitted to borrow amounts such that our asset coverage ratio, as defined in the 1940 Act, is at least 2 to 1 after such borrowing. As of December 31, 2015, our asset coverage ratio was 2.42 to 1. We may also refinance or repay any of our indebtedness at any time based on our financial condition and market conditions.

 

**OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS**

 

Information on our off balance sheet arrangements is contained in Note 7. Commitments, Contingencies and Indemnifications to our financial statements.

 

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**CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES**

 

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of these 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 materially. The critical accounting policies should be read in connection with our risk factors as disclosed herein and in our Registration Statement on Form 10.

 

In addition to the discussion below, our critical accounting policies are further described in Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our consolidated financial statements.

 

*Investment Valuation*

 

The Company applies Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 820,*Fair Value Measurement* (ASC 820), as amended, which establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with U.S. GAAP and required disclosures of fair value measurements. ASC 820 determines fair value to be the price that would be received for an investment in a current sale, which assumes an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Market participants are defined as buyers and sellers in the principal or most advantageous market (which may be a hypothetical market) that are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact. In accordance with ASC 820, the Company considers its principal market to be the market that has the greatest volume and level of activity. ASC 820 specifies a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes and ranks the level of observability of inputs used in determination of fair value. In accordance with ASC 820, these levels are summarized below:

 

Level 1—Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access.

 

Level 2—Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.

 

Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

 

In addition to using the above inputs in investment valuations, the Company applies the valuation policy approved by its Board that is consistent with ASC 820. Consistent with the valuation policy, the Company evaluates the source of inputs, including any markets in which its investments are trading (or any markets in which securities with similar attributes are trading), in determining fair value. When a security is valued based on prices provided by reputable dealers or pricing services (that is, broker quotes), the Company subjects those prices to various criteria in making the determination as to whether a particular investment would qualify for classification as a Level 2 or Level 3 investment. For example, the Company reviews pricing methodologies provided by dealers or pricing services in order to determine if observable market information is being used, versus unobservable inputs. Some additional factors considered include the number of prices obtained as well as an assessment as to their quality. Transfers between levels, if any, are recognized at the beginning of the period in which the transfers occur. There were no transfers between levels during the period from June 26, 2015 (Commencement) through December 31, 2015.

 

Investments for which market quotations are readily available are typically valued at those market quotations. To validate market quotations, the Company utilizes a number of factors to determine if the quotations are representative of fair value, including the source and number of the quotations. 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 the Board, based on, among other things, the input of the Advisor, the Company’s Audit Committee and independent third-party valuation firms engaged at the direction of the Board.

 

The Board oversees and supervises a multi-step valuation process, which includes, among other procedures, the following:

 

·              The valuation process begins with each investment being initially valued by the investment professionals responsible for the portfolio investment in conjunction with the portfolio management team.

·              The Advisor’s management reviews the preliminary valuations with the investment professionals. Agreed upon valuation recommendations are presented to the Audit Committee.

·              The Audit Committee reviews the valuations presented and recommends values for each investment to the Board.

·              The Board reviews the recommended valuations and determines the fair value of each investment; valuations that are not based on readily available market quotations are valued in good faith based on, among other things, the input of the Advisor, Audit Committee and, where applicable, other third parties.

 

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The Company currently conducts this valuation process on a quarterly basis.

 

In connection with debt and equity securities that are valued at fair value in good faith by the Board, the Board will engage independent third-party valuation firms to perform certain limited procedures that the Board has identified.

 

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 the Company’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of such investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values that may ultimately be realized. Further, such investments are generally less liquid than publicly traded securities and may be subject to contractual and other restrictions on resale. If the Company were required to liquidate a portfolio investment in a forced or liquidation sale, it could realize amounts that are different from the amounts presented and such differences could be material.

 

In addition, changes in the market environment and other events that may occur over the life of the investments may cause the gains or losses ultimately realized on these investments to be different than the unrealized gains or losses reflected herein. See Note 4. Investments and Note 5. Fair Value of Financial Instruments for additional information on the Company’s investment portfolio.

 

*Equity Offering and Organization Expenses*

 

The Company has agreed to repay the Advisor for initial organization costs and equity offering costs incurred prior to the commencement of its operations up to a maximum of $1.5 million on a pro rata basis over the first $350 million of capital contributed to the Company not to exceed 3 years from the initial capital commitment. To the extent such costs relate to equity offerings, these costs are charged as a reduction of capital upon the issuance of common shares. To the extent such costs relate to organization costs, these costs are expensed in the Consolidated Statements of Operations upon the issuance of common shares. The Advisor is responsible for organization and private equity offerings costs in excess of $1.5 million.

 

The Advisor incurred costs on behalf of the Company of $794,450 of equity offering costs and $567,895 of organization costs through Commencement. For the period from June 26, 2015 (Commencement) through December 31, 2015, the Advisor allocated to the Company $183,858 of equity offering costs and $131,427 of organization costs, of which $46,709 was included in Due to Advisor on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities at December 31, 2015.

 

*Interest and Dividend Income Recognition*

 

Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis and includes the amortization of purchase discounts and premiums. Discounts and premiums to par value on securities purchased are accreted or amortized into interest income over the contractual life of the respective security using the effective yield method. The amortized cost of investments represents the original cost adjusted for the amortization of discounts and premiums, if any.

 

Dividend income on preferred equity securities is recorded on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are payable by the portfolio company and are expected to be collected. Dividend income on common equity securities is recorded on the record date for private portfolio companies or on the ex-dividend date for publicly-traded portfolio companies.

 

Certain investments may have contractual payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest or dividends. PIK represents accrued interest or accumulated dividends that are added to the loan principal of the investment on the respective interest or dividend payment dates rather than being paid in cash and generally becomes due at maturity or upon being called by the issuer. PIK is recorded as interest or dividend income, as applicable. If at any point the Company believes PIK is not expected to be realized, the investment generating PIK will be placed on non-accrual status. Accrued PIK interest or dividends are generally reversed through interest or dividend income, respectively, when an investment is placed on non-accrual status.

 

Loans are generally placed on non-accrual status when principal or interest payments are past due 30 days or more or when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected in full. Accrued and unpaid interest is generally reversed when a loan is placed on non-accrual status. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans may be recognized as income or applied to principaldepending upon management’s judgment regarding collectability. Non-accrual loans are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid current and, in management’s judgment, are likely to remain current. Management may determine to not place a loan on non-accrual status if the loan has sufficient collateral value and is in the process of collection. As of December 31, 2015, no loans had been placed on non-accrual status by the Company.

 

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*Income Taxes*

 

The Company has elected to be treated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. The Company also has elected to be treated as a RIC under the Internal Revenue Code. So long as the Company maintains its status as a RIC, it will generally not pay corporate-level U.S. federal income or excise taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that it distributes at least annually to its stockholders as dividends. As a result, any tax liability related to income earned and distributed by the Company represents obligations of the Company’s stockholders and will not be reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

 

The Company evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing its consolidated financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are reversed and recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. All penalties and interest associated with income taxes are included in income tax expense. Conclusions regarding tax positions are subject to review and may be adjusted at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, on-going analyses of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

 

As of December 31, 2015, all tax years of the Company since the inception on February 5, 2015 remain subject to examination by federal tax authorities. No such examinations are currently pending.

 

In order for the Company not to be subject to federal excise taxes, it must distribute annually an amount at least equal to the sum of (i) 98% of its ordinary income (taking into account certain deferrals and elections), (ii) 98.2% of its net capital gains from the current year and (iii) any undistributed ordinary income and net capital gains from preceding years. The Company, at its discretion, may carry forward taxable income in excess of calendar year dividends and pay a 4% excise tax on this income. If the Company chooses to do so, this generally would increase expenses and reduce the amount available to be distributed to stockholders. The Company will accrue excise tax on estimated undistributed taxable income as required.

 

CBDC Universal Equity, Inc. has elected to be a taxable entity (the “Taxable Subsidiary”). The Taxable Subsidiary permits the Company to hold equity investments in portfolio companies which are “pass through” entities for tax purposes and continue to comply with the “source income” requirements contained in RIC tax provisions of the Code. The Taxable Subsidiary is not consolidated with the Company for income tax purposes and may generate income tax expense, benefit, and the related tax assets and liabilities, as a result of its ownership of certain portfolio investments. The income tax expense, or benefit, if any, and related tax assets and liabilities are reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company intends to comply with the applicable provisions of the Code, pertaining to regulated investment companies and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes is required in the consolidated financial statements.

 

*New Accounting Standards*

 

In August 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014—15 (“ASU 2014-15”), “*Presentation of Financial Statements — Going Concern (Subtopic 205 — 40): Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern*.” ASU 2014-15 requires management to evaluate whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, and to provide certain disclosures when it is probable that the entity will be unable to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. Since this guidance is primarily around certain disclosures to the financial statements, the Company anticipates no impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows from adopting this standard. The Company is currently assessing the additional disclosure requirements, if any, of ASU 2014-15. ASU 2014-15 is effective for the annual period ending after December 31, 2016 and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 (“ASU 2014-09”),*“Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).”* The guidance in this ASU supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition. Under the new guidance, an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The amendments in ASU 2014-09 areeffective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods therein. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-03(“ASU 2015-03”), “*Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Cost.*”  The new guidance is to simplify presentation of debt issuance costs and require that debt issuance costs be presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of debt liability, consistent with debt discounts or premiums. ASU 2015-03 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2015. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2015-03 and its impact to financial statements.

 

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**ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK**

 

We are subject to financial market risks, including valuation risk, interest rate risk and currency risk.

 

*Valuation Risk*

 

We have invested, and plan to continue to invest,  in illiquid debt and equity securities of private companies. These investments will generally not have a readily available market price, and we will value these investments at fair value as determined in good faith by our Board in accordance with our valuation policy. There is no single standard for determining fair value in good faith. As a result, determining fair value requires that judgment be applied to the specific facts and circumstances of each portfolio investment while employing a consistently applied valuation process for the types of investments we make. If we were required to liquidate a portfolio investment in a forced or liquidation sale, we may realize amounts that are different from the amounts presented and such differences could be material. See Note 2. Summary of Significant Account Policies to our financial statements for more details on estimates and judgments made by us in connection with the valuation of our investments.

 

*Interest Rate Risk*

 

Interest rate sensitivity refers to the change in earnings that may result from changes in the level of interest rates. We also fund a portion of our investments with borrowings and our net investment income will be affected by the difference between the rate at which we invest and the rate at which we borrow. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income.

 

We regularly measure our exposure to interest rate risk. We assess interest rate risk and manage our interest rate exposure on an ongoing basis by comparing our interest rate-sensitive assets to our interest rate-sensitive liabilities. Based on that review, we determine whether or not any hedging transactions are necessary to mitigate exposure to changes in interest rates.

 

As of December 31, 2015, 85.2% of the investments at fair value in our portfolio were at variable rates, subject to interest rate floors. The Revolving Credit Facility also bears interest at variable rates.

 

Assuming that our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 were to remain constant and that we took no actions to alter our existing interest rate sensitivity, the following table shows the annualized impact of hypothetical base rate changes in interest rates (considering interest rate floors for floating rate instruments):

 

($ in millions)

 
| **Basis Point Change** | ** ** | **Interest Income** | ** ** | **Interest Expense** | ** ** | **Increase (decrease)   in net assets   resulting from   operations** | ** ** |
|----------------------------------|------------|--------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|                             |       |                     |       |                      |       |                                                                                      |       |
| Up 300 basis points              |       | $                        | 3.2        |                      | $          | 1.6                                                                                       |       | $ | 1.6 |   |
| Up 200 basis points              |       | $                        | 2.0        |                      | $          | 1.1                                                                                       |       | $ | 0.9 |   |
| Up 100 basis points              |       | $                        | 0.8        |                      | $          | 0.5                                                                                       |       | $ | 0.2 |   |
| Down 25 basis points             |       | $                        | (0.0       | )                         | $          | (0.1                                                                                      | )          | $ | 0.1 |   |

 

Although we believe that this analysis is indicative of our existing sensitivity to interest rate changes, it does not adjust for changes in the credit market, credit quality, the size and composition of the assets in our portfolio and other business developments that could affect our net income. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that actual results would not differ materially from the analysis above.

 

We may in the future hedge against interest rate fluctuations by using hedging instruments such as interest rate swaps, futures, options and forward contracts. While hedging activities may mitigate our exposure to adverse fluctuations in interest rates, certain hedgingtransactions that we may enter into in the future, such as interest rate swap agreements, may also limit our ability to participate in the benefits of lower interest rates with respect to our portfolio investments.

 

*Currency Risk*

 

From time to time, we may make investments that are denominated in a foreign currency. These investments are converted into U.S. dollars at the balance sheet date, exposing us to movements in foreign exchange rates. We may employ hedging techniques to minimize these risks, but we cannot assure you that such strategies will be effective or without risk to us. We may seek to utilize instruments such as, but not limited to, forward contracts to seek to hedge against fluctuations in the relative values of our portfolio positions from changes in currency exchange rates. We also have the ability to borrow in certain foreign currencies under our Revolving Credit Facility. Instead of entering into a foreign exchange forward contract in connection with loans or other investments we have made that are denominated in a foreign currency, we may borrow in that currency to establish a natural hedge against our loan or investment. To the extent the loan or investment is based on a floating rate other than a rate under which we can borrow under our Revolving Credit Facility, we may seek to utilize interest rate derivatives to hedge our exposure to changes in the associated rate. As of December 31, 2015, we had £1.5 million outstanding on the Revolving Credit Facility as a natural hedge against a £3.0 million investment.

 

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**ITEM 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA**

 

**CRESCENT CAPITAL BDC, INC.**

 

**INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**

 
| Report   of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                                                                    | 57 |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
| Consolidated Statement of Assets and   Liabilities as of December 31, 2015                                                              | 58 |
| Consolidated Statement of   Operations for the period from February 5, 2015   (Inception) to December 31, 2015 | 59 |
| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net   Assets for the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to   December 31, 2015     | 60 |
| Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for   the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to   December 31, 2015                | 61 |
| Consolidated Schedule of Investments as   of December 31, 2015                                                                          | 62 |
| Notes to Consolidated Financial   Statements                                                                                                 | 68 |

 

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**Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities of Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (the Company), including the consolidated schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows for the period from February 5, 2015 (inception) through December 31, 2015. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and directly with management or designees of the portfolio companies, as applicable. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. at December 31, 2015, the consolidated results of its operations, changes in its net assets, and its cash flows for the period from February 5, 2015 (inception) through December 31, 2015 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Los Angeles, California

March 25, 2016

 

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**Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.**

 

**Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities**

 
| ** **                                                                                                                                        | ** ** | **As of   December 31,   2015** | ** **  |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------|
| **Assets**                                                                                                                                        |       |                                      |        |
| Investments,   non-controlled and non-affiliated, at fair value (cost of $141,151,386)                                                            |       | $                                         | 138,068,497 |   |
| Cash and cash   equivalents                                                                                                                       |       | 4,733,856                                 |        |
| Cash denominated   in foreign currency (cost of $33,915)                                                                                          |       | 33,700                                    |        |
| Interest   receivable                                                                                                                             |       | 429,610                                   |        |
| Deferred   financing costs, net                                                                                                                   |       | 218,269                                   |        |
| Prepaid expenses   and other assets                                                                                                               |       | 55,373                                    |        |
| **Total   assets**                                                                                                                                |       | $                                         | 143,539,305 |   |
| ** **                                                                                                                                        |       |                                      |        |
| **Liabilities**                                                                                                                                   |       |                                      |        |
| Revolving credit   facility                                                                                                                       |       | $                                         | 54,710,850  |   |
| Payable for   investments purchased                                                                                                               |       | 9,179,625                                 |        |
| Distributions payable                                                                                                                             |       | 924,998                                   |        |
| Management fees   payable - affiliate                                                                                                             |       | 336,180                                   |        |
| Due to Advisor -   affiliate                                                                                                                      |       | 46,709                                    |        |
| Due to   Administrator - affiliate                                                                                                                |       | 183,352                                   |        |
| Professional   fees payable                                                                                                                       |       | 82,500                                    |        |
| Directors’ fees   payable                                                                                                                    |       | 39,583                                    |        |
| Interest and   credit facility fees and expenses payable                                                                                          |       | 106,146                                   |        |
| Accrued expenses   and other liabilities                                                                                                          |       | 343,124                                   |        |
| **Total   liabilities**                                                                                                                           |       | $                                         | 65,953,067  |   |
| ** **                                                                                                                                        |       |                                      |        |
| **Commitments   and Contingencies (Note 7)**                                                                                                      |       |                                      |        |
| ** **                                                                                                                                        |       |                                      |        |
| **Net   Assets**                                                                                                                                  |       |                                      |        |
| Common stock,   par value $0.001 per share (13,000,000 shares authorized, 4,056,316 shares   issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015) |       | $                                         | 4,056       |   |
| Paid-in capital   in excess of par value                                                                                                          |       | 80,813,231                                |        |
| Accumulated net   realized gain (loss)                                                                                                            |       | (81,821                                   | )           |
| Distributions in   excess of net investment income                                                                                                |       | (165,426                                  | )           |
| Net unrealized appreciation   (depreciation) on investments                                                                                       |       | (2,983,802                                | )           |
| **Total   Net Assets**                                                                                                                            |       | $                                         | 77,586,238  |   |
| **Total   Liabilities and Net Assets**                                                                                                            |       | $                                         | 143,539,305 |   |
| Net asset value   per share                                                                                                                       |       | $                                         | 19.13       |   |

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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**Consolidated Statements of Operations**

 
| ** **                                                                                                                   | ** ** | **For the period   from February 5,   2015 (Inception)   to   December 31,   2015(1)** | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| **Investment   Income:**                                                                                                     |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| Interest income   from non-controlled and non-affiliated investments                                                         |       | $                                                                                                                    | 3,302,668  |   |
| **Total   investment income**                                                                                                |       | 3,302,668                                                                                                            |       |
|                                                                                                                         |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| **Expenses:**                                                                                                                |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| Interest and   credit facility fees and expenses                                                                             |       | 647,343                                                                                                              |       |
| Management fees   (net of $213,694 waived for the period from February 5, 2015 (inception)   to December 31, 2015) |       | 605,497                                                                                                              |       |
| Directors’ fees                                                                                                         |       | 135,549                                                                                                              |       |
| Professional   fees                                                                                                          |       | 282,321                                                                                                              |       |
| Organization   expenses                                                                                                      |       | 131,427                                                                                                              |       |
| Other general   and administrative expenses                                                                                  |       | 597,730                                                                                                              |       |
| Total expenses                                                                                                               |       | 2,399,867                                                                                                            |       |
| Net investment   income before taxes                                                                                         |       | 902,801                                                                                                              |       |
| Income taxes                                                                                                                 |       | 800                                                                                                                  |       |
| Net investment   income after taxes                                                                                          |       | 902,001                                                                                                              |       |
|                                                                                                                         |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| **Net   realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments:**                                                             |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| Net realized   loss on investments                                                                                           |       | (67,384                                                                                                              | )          |
| Net realized   loss on foreign currency transactions                                                                         |       | (5,857                                                                                                               | )          |
| Net change in   unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency   translation                     |       | (2,983,802                                                                                                           | )          |
| Net realized and   unrealized gains (losses)                                                                                 |       | (3,057,043                                                                                                           | )          |
| **Net   decrease in net assets resulting from operations**                                                                   |       | $                                                                                                                    | (2,155,042 | ) |
|                                                                                                                         |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| **Per   Common Share Data:**                                                                                                 |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| Net decrease in   net assets resulting from operations per share (basic and diluted):                                        |       | $                                                                                                                    | (1.32      | ) |
| Net investment   income per share (basic and diluted):                                                                       |       | $                                                                                                                    | 0.55       |   |
| Weighted average   shares outstanding (basic and diluted):                                                                   |       | 1,636,134                                                                                                            |       |

 

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(1)         The Company was formed on February 5, 2015 and commenced operations on June 26, 2015.

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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**Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets**

 
| ** **                                                                                               | ** ** | **For the period   from February 5,   2015 (Inception)   to   December 31,   2015(1)** | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| **Increase   (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations:**                                       |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| Net investment   income                                                                                  |       | $                                                                                                                    | 902,001    |   |
| Net realized   loss on investments and foreign currency transactions                                     |       | (73,241                                                                                                              | )          |
| Net change in   unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency   translation |       | (2,983,802                                                                                                           | )          |
| **Net   decrease in net assets resulting from operations**                                               |       | (2,155,042                                                                                                           | )          |
|                                                                                                     |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| **Distributions   to shareholders from:**                                                                |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| Net investment   income                                                                                  |       | (1,076,007                                                                                                           | )          |
| **Total   distributions to shareholders**                                                                |       | (1,076,007                                                                                                           | )          |
|                                                                                                     |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| **Capital   transactions:**                                                                              |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| Issuance of   common stock                                                                               |       | 81,500,000                                                                                                           |       |
| Issuance of   common stock pursuant to distribution reinvestment plan                                    |       | 1,145                                                                                                                |       |
| Equity offering   costs                                                                                  |       | (183,858                                                                                                             | )          |
| Redemption of   common stock                                                                             |       | (500,000                                                                                                             | )          |
| **Net   increase in net assets resulting from capital transactions**                                     |       | 80,817,287                                                                                                           |       |
| Total increase   in net assets                                                                           |       | 77,586,238                                                                                                           |       |
| Net assets at   beginning of period                                                                      |       | —                                                                                                               |       |
| **Net   assets at end of period**                                                                        |       | $                                                                                                                    | 77,586,238 |   |
| Distributions in   excess of net investment income                                                       |       | $                                                                                                                    | (165,426   | ) |
|                                                                                                     |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| **Changes   in Shares**                                                                                  |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| Common stock, at   beginning of period                                                                   |       | —                                                                                                               |       |
| Issuance of   common stock                                                                               |       | 4,057,259                                                                                                            |       |
| Issuance of   common stock pursuant to distribution reinvestment plan                                    |       | 57                                                                                                                   |       |
| Redemption of   common stock                                                                             |       | (1,000                                                                                                               | )          |
| Common stock, at   end of period                                                                         |       | 4,056,316                                                                                                            |       |
|                                                                                                     |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| Distributions   declared per share:                                                                      |       | $                                                                                                                    | 0.27       |   |

 

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(1)         The Company was formed on February 5, 2015 and commenced operations on June 26, 2015.

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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**Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows**

 
| ** **                                                                                                                                                | ** ** | **For the period   from February 5,   2015 (Inception)   to   December 31,   2015(1)** | ** ** |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| **Cash   flows from operating activities:**                                                                                                               |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| Net increase   (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations                                                                                         |       | $                                                                                                                    | (2,155,042 | ) |
|                                                                                                                                                      |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| **Adjustments   to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:** |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| Purchases of   investments                                                                                                                                |       | (145,277,948                                                                                                         | )          |
| Proceeds from   sales of investments and principal repayments                                                                                             |       | 4,101,110                                                                                                            |       |
| Net realized   (gain) loss on investments                                                                                                                 |       | 67,384                                                                                                               |       |
| Net change in   unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments and foreign currency   translation                                                  |       | 2,983,802                                                                                                            |       |
| Amortization of   premium and accretion of discount, net                                                                                                  |       | (41,932                                                                                                              | )          |
| Amortization of   deferred financing costs                                                                                                                |       | 217,301                                                                                                              |       |
|                                                                                                                                                      |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| Increase   (decrease) in operating assets and liabilities:                                                                                                |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| (Increase)   decrease in interest receivable                                                                                                              |       | (429,610                                                                                                             | )          |
| (Increase)   decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets                                                                                                |       | (55,373                                                                                                              | )          |
| Increase   (decrease) in payable for investments purchased                                                                                                |       | 9,179,625                                                                                                            |       |
| Increase   (decrease) in management fees payable - affiliate                                                                                              |       | 336,180                                                                                                              |       |
| Increase   (decrease) in due to Advisor - affiliate                                                                                                       |       | 19,471                                                                                                               |       |
| Increase   (decrease) in due to Administrator - affiliate                                                                                                 |       | 183,352                                                                                                              |       |
| Increase   (decrease) in professional fees payable                                                                                                        |       | 82,500                                                                                                               |       |
| Increase   (decrease) in directors’ fees payable                                                                                                     |       | 39,583                                                                                                               |       |
| Increase   (decrease) in interest and credit facility fees and expenses payable                                                                           |       | 106,146                                                                                                              |       |
| Increase   (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities                                                                                           |       | 343,124                                                                                                              |       |
| Net cash   provided by (used for) operating activities                                                                                                    |       | (130,300,327                                                                                                         | )          |
|                                                                                                                                                      |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| **Cash   flows from financing activities:**                                                                                                               |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| Issuance of   common stock                                                                                                                                |       | 81,500,000                                                                                                           |       |
| Redemption of   common stock                                                                                                                              |       | (500,000                                                                                                             | )          |
| Financing costs   paid related to revolving credit facility                                                                                               |       | (435,570                                                                                                             | )          |
| Distributions   paid                                                                                                                                      |       | (149,864                                                                                                             | )          |
| Equity offering   costs paid                                                                                                                              |       | (156,620                                                                                                             | )          |
| Borrowings on   revolving credit facility                                                                                                                 |       | 84,809,937                                                                                                           |       |
| Repayments on   revolving credit facility                                                                                                                 |       | (30,000,000                                                                                                          | )          |
| Net cash   provided by (used for) financing activities                                                                                                    |       | 135,067,883                                                                                                          |       |
| Net increase   (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and foreign currency                                                                                  |       | 4,767,556                                                                                                            |       |
| Cash, beginning   of period                                                                                                                               |       | —                                                                                                               |       |
| **Cash,   cash equivalents and foreign currency, end of period**                                                                                          |       | $                                                                                                                    | 4,767,556  |   |
|                                                                                                                                                      |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| **Supplemental   and non-cash financing activities:**                                                                                                     |       |                                                                                                                 |       |
| Cash paid during   the period for interest                                                                                                                |       | $                                                                                                                    | 298,379    |   |
| Issuance of   common stock pursuant to distribution reinvestment plan                                                                                     |       | $                                                                                                                    | 1,145      |   |
| Accrued but   unpaid offering costs                                                                                                                       |       | $                                                                                                                    | 27,238     |   |
| Accrued but   unpaid distributions                                                                                                                        |       | $                                                                                                                    | 924,998    |   |

 

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(1)         The Company was formed on February 5, 2015 and commenced operations on June 26, 2015.

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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**CRESCENT CAPITAL BDC, INC.**

**Consolidated Schedule of Investments**

**December 31, 2015**

 
| ** **                                                   | ** ** | **Investment Type**     | ** ** | **Spread   Above   Index *** | ** ** | **Interest   Rate** | ** ** | **Maturity   Date** | ** ** | **Principal/ Par   Amount** | ** ** | **Cost**   | ** ** | **Percentage   of Net   Assets **** | ** ** | **Fair   Value** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------|------------------|------------|
| **Investments(1)**                                           | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | ** **                        | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                                    | ** ** | ** **       | ** ** |
| **United States**                                       | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | ** **                        | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                                    | ** ** | ** **       | ** ** |
| **Debt Investments**                                    | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | ** **                        | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                                    | ** ** | ** **       | ** ** |
| **Capital Goods**                                       | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | ** **                        | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                                    | ** ** | ** **       | ** ** |
| Alion Science   and Technology Corporation                   |       | Unsecured Debt               |       |                              |       | 11.00               | %          | 08/2022             |       | $                                | 5,000,000  |       | $          | 4,855,304                                     |       | 6.4              | %          | $ | 5,000,000 |   |
| Brand   Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 375                           | (2)        | 4.75                | %          | 11/2020             |       | 844,426                          |       | 827,105    |       | 1.0                                           |       | 800,355          |       |
| Builders   FirstSource, Inc.(3)                         |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 500                           | (2)        | 6.00                | %          | 07/2022             |       | 174,599                          |       | 172,931    |       | 0.2                                           |       | 173,071          |       |
| Doosan Infracore   International, Inc.(3)               |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 350                           | (2)        | 4.50                | %          | 05/2021             |       | 745,893                          |       | 750,332    |       | 1.0                                           |       | 738,900          |       |
| GYP Holdings III   Corp.                                     |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 375                           | (2)        | 4.75                | %          | 04/2021             |       | 860,744                          |       | 839,879    |       | 1.1                                           |       | 826,315          |       |
| MB Aerospace   Holdings I, Inc.(3) (4)             |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 550                           | (2)        | 6.50                | %          | 12/2022             |       | 3,000,000                        |       | 2,970,000  |       | 3.8                                           |       | 2,970,000        |       |
| McJunkin Red Man   Corporation(3)                            |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 375                           | (5)        | 4.75                | %          | 11/2019             |       | 990,657                          |       | 987,264    |       | 1.2                                           |       | 926,264          |       |
| Pro Mach   Group, Inc.                                  |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 375                           | (2)        | 4.75                | %          | 10/2021             |       | 746,231                          |       | 751,561    |       | 1.0                                           |       | 739,388          |       |
| Silver II US   Holdings, LLC(3)                              |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 300                           | (2)        | 4.00                | %          | 12/2019             |       | 830,597                          |       | 808,081    |       | 0.9                                           |       | 708,499          |       |
| Univar Inc.(3)                                               |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 325                           | (2)        | 4.25                | %          | 07/2022             |       | 748,125                          |       | 751,693    |       | 0.9                                           |       | 725,887          |       |
|                                                         |       |                         |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 13,941,272                       |       | 13,714,150 |       | 17.5                                          |       | 13,608,679       |       |
| **Commercial &   Professional Services**            |       |                         |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |       |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| ADMI Corp.                                                   |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 450                           | (2)        | 5.50                | %          | 04/2022             |       | 995,000                          |       | 1,006,241  |       | 1.3                                           |       | 995,622          |       |
| Advantage   Sales & Marketing, Inc.            |       | Senior Secured   Second Lien |       | L + 650                           | (2)        | 7.50                | %          | 07/2022             |       | 500,000                          |       | 503,272    |       | 0.6                                           |       | 451,070          |       |
| Advantage   Sales & Marketing, Inc.            |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 325                           | (2)        | 4.25                | %          | 07/2021             |       | 845,718                          |       | 846,130    |       | 1.1                                           |       | 815,166          |       |
| Asurion LLC                                                  |       | Senior Secured   Second Lien |       | L + 750                           | (2)        | 8.50                | %          | 03/2021             |       | 275,000                          |       | 280,247    |       | 0.3                                           |       | 236,638          |       |
| Asurion LLC                                                  |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 375                           | (2)        | 5.00                | %          | 05/2019             |       | 361,708                          |       | 363,795    |       | 0.4                                           |       | 339,893          |       |
| Asurion LLC                                                  |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L+ 400                            | (2)        | 5.00                | %          | 08/2022             |       | 497,500                          |       | 496,798    |       | 0.6                                           |       | 456,207          |       |
| Brickman Group   Ltd. LLC                                    |       | Senior Secured Second   Lien |       | L + 650                           | (5)        | 7.50                | %          | 12/2021             |       | 500,000                          |       | 502,373    |       | 0.6                                           |       | 455,000          |       |
| Emerald   Expositions Holding, Inc.                     |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 375                           | (2)        | 4.75                | %          | 06/2020             |       | 745,731                          |       | 749,266    |       | 0.9                                           |       | 735,787          |       |
| IMC OP, LP                                                   |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 350                           | (2)        | 4.50                | %          | 08/2020             |       | 820,038                          |       | 820,038    |       | 1.0                                           |       | 809,787          |       |
| PowerTeam   Services, LLC                                    |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 325                           | (2)        | 4.25                | %          | 05/2020             |       | 995,158                          |       | 992,899    |       | 1.3                                           |       | 970,692          |       |
| USAGM HoldCo LLC                                             |       | Senior Secured   Second Lien |       | L + 850                           | (5)        | 9.50                | %          | 07/2023             |       | 9,387,755                        |       | 9,007,772  |       | 11.3                                          |       | 8,789,286        |       |
| USAGM HoldCo LLC                                             |       | Senior Secured   Second Lien |       | L + 850                           | (6)        | 9.50                | %          | 07/2023             |       | 612,245                          |       | 606,344    |       | 0.7                                           |       | 573,214          |       |
| Valet Waste   Holdings, Inc.                            |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 700                           | (2)        | 8.00                | %          | 09/2021             |       | 4,336,957                        |       | 4,273,510  |       | 5.6                                           |       | 4,336,957        |       |
| Valet Waste Holdings, Inc.(7)                           |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       |                              |       |                |       | 09/2021             |       | 217,391                          |       | 207,887    |       | 0.3                                           |       | 217,391          |       |
| Vencore, Inc.(4)                                        |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 475                           | (2)        | 5.75                | %          | 11/2019             |       | 500,000                          |       | 500,625    |       | 0.6                                           |       | 498,750          |       |
| William Morris   Endeavor Entertainment, LLC                 |       | Senior Secured   Second Lien |       | L + 725                           | (2)        | 8.25                | %          | 05/2022             |       | 250,000                          |       | 244,073    |       | 0.3                                           |       | 223,750          |       |
| William Morris   Endeavor Entertainment, LLC                 |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 425                           | (2)        | 5.25                | %          | 05/2021             |       | 994,950                          |       | 998,499    |       | 1.3                                           |       | 980,025          |       |
|                                                         |       |                         |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 22,835,149                       |       | 22,399,769 |       | 28.2                                          |       | 21,885,235       |       |
| **Consumer   Durables & Apparel**                   |       |                         |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |       |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| Varsity   Brands, Inc.                                  |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 400                           | (2)        | 5.00                | %          | 12/2021             |       | 994,975                          |       | 1,005,021  |       | 1.3                                           |       | 987,513          |       |
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**CRESCENT CAPITAL BDC, INC.**

**Consolidated Schedule of Investments**

**December 31, 2015**

 
| ** **                                      | ** ** | **Investment Type**   | ** ** | **Spread   Above   Index *** | ** ** | **Interest   Rate** | ** ** | **Maturity   Date** | ** ** | **Principal/ Par   Amount** | ** ** | **Cost**  | ** ** | **Percentage   of Net   Assets **** | ** ** | **Fair   Value** | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------|------------------|------------|
| **Consumer   Services**                         |       |                       |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |      |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| Catapult   Learning, LLC                        |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 810                           | (2)        | 9.10                | %          | 07/2020             |       | $                                | 5,000,000  |      | $          | 4,953,211                                     |       | 6.4              | %          | $ | 4,950,000 |   |
| Centerplate, Inc.                          |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 375                           | (2)        | 4.75                | %          | 11/2019             |       | 714,916                          |       | 714,916   |       | 0.9                                           |       | 689,894          |       |
| Scientific Games   International, Inc.(3)  |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 500                           | (2)        | 6.00                | %          | 10/2021             |       | 993,728                          |       | 997,362   |       | 1.1                                           |       | 909,082          |       |
| SkillSoft   Corporation                         |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 475                           | (8)        | 5.75                | %          | 04/2021             |       | 994,962                          |       | 976,176   |       | 1.0                                           |       | 781,046          |       |
|                                            |       |                       |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 7,703,606                        |       | 7,641,665 |       | 9.4                                           |       | 7,330,022        |       |
| **Diversified   Financials**                    |       |                       |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |      |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| Edelman   Financial Group, The                  |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 550                           | (5)        | 6.50                | %          | 12/2022             |       | 3,000,000                        |       | 2,940,155 |       | 3.8                                           |       | 2,966,250        |       |
| **Energy**                                      |       |                       |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |      |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| Fairmount   Santrol, Inc.(3)               |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 350                           | (2)        | 4.50                | %          | 09/2019             |       | 844,412                          |       | 805,406   |       | 0.6                                           |       | 420,095          |       |
| Murray Energy   Corporation                     |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 650                           | (2)        | 7.50                | %          | 04/2020             |       | 497,456                          |       | 466,951   |       | 0.4                                           |       | 320,506          |       |
|                                            |       |                       |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 1,341,867                        |       | 1,272,357 |       | 1.0                                           |       | 740,601          |       |
| **Food &   Staples Retailing**         |       |                       |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |      |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| Albertsons, LLC                                 |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 450                           | (5)        | 5.50                | %          | 08/2021             |       | 994,987                          |       | 1,001,408 |       | 1.3                                           |       | 988,276          |       |
| BJ’s Wholesale   Club, Inc.           |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 350                           | (2)        | 4.50                | %          | 09/2019             |       | 845,685                          |       | 849,150   |       | 1.0                                           |       | 812,915          |       |
| BJ’s Wholesale   Club, Inc.           |       | Senior Secured Second Lien |       | L + 750                           | (2)        | 8.50                | %          | 03/2020             |       | 250,000                          |       | 252,331   |       | 0.3                                           |       | 225,000          |       |
|                                            |       |                       |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 2,090,673                        |       | 2,102,889 |       | 2.6                                           |       | 2,026,191        |       |
| **Food,   Beverage & Tobacco**         |       |                       |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |      |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| American   Seafoods Group LLC                   |       | Senior Secured Second Lien |       | L + 900                           | (8)        | 10.00               | %          | 02/2022             |       | 5,000,000                        |       | 4,868,088 |       | 6.4                                           |       | 5,000,000        |       |
| Shearer’s   Foods, Inc.               |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 425                           | (2)        | 5.25                | %          | 06/2021             |       | 750,000                          |       | 742,600   |       | 1.0                                           |       | 740,625          |       |
|                                            |       |                       |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 5,750,000                        |       | 5,610,688 |       | 7.4                                           |       | 5,740,625        |       |
| **Health   Care Equipment & Services** |       |                       |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |      |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| Alere, Inc.(3)                             |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 325                           | (5)        | 4.25                | %          | 06/2022             |       | 788,176                          |       | 793,992   |       | 1.0                                           |       | 782,840          |       |
| CDRH   Parent, Inc.                        |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 425                           | (2)        | 5.25                | %          | 07/2021             |       | 372,797                          |       | 375,958   |       | 0.4                                           |       | 299,169          |       |
| Concentra Inc.                                  |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 300                           | (2)        | 4.00                | %          | 06/2022             |       | 746,250                          |       | 746,250   |       | 1.0                                           |       | 743,138          |       |
| Connolly   Corporation                          |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 350                           | (2)        | 4.50                | %          | 05/2021             |       | 845,707                          |       | 851,239   |       | 1.1                                           |       | 820,336          |       |
| Heartland   Dental, LLC                         |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 450                           | (2)        | 5.50                | %          | 12/2018             |       | 994,975                          |       | 1,001,031 |       | 1.2                                           |       | 947,714          |       |
| Onex Carestream   Finance LP(3)                 |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 400                           | (2)        | 5.00                | %          | 06/2019             |       | 729,167                          |       | 729,735   |       | 0.8                                           |       | 660,505          |       |
| Onex Carestream   Finance LP(3)                 |       | Senior Secured Second Lien |       | L + 850                           | (2)        | 9.50                | %          | 12/2019             |       | 197,728                          |       | 197,728   |       | 0.2                                           |       | 176,472          |       |
|                                            |       |                       |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 4,674,799                        |       | 4,695,933 |       | 5.7                                           |       | 4,430,174        |       |
| **Insurance**                                   |       |                       |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |      |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| AssuredPartners, Inc.                      |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 475                           | (2)        | 5.75                | %          | 10/2022             |       | 750,000                          |       | 746,827   |       | 1.0                                           |       | 746,565          |       |
| Confie Seguros   Holding II Co.                 |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 450                           | (5)        | 5.75                | %          | 11/2018             |       | 746,144                          |       | 750,042   |       | 0.9                                           |       | 736,817          |       |
| Integro   Parent, Inc.(4)                  |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 575                           | (2)        | 6.75                | %          | 09/2022             |       | 434,259                          |       | 425,574   |       | 0.5                                           |       | 424,489          |       |
| Integro   Parent, Inc.(4)                  |       | Senior Secured First Lien  |       | L + 575                           | (5)        | 6.75                | %          | 09/2022             |       | 65,741                           |       | 64,426    |       | 0.1                                           |       | 64,262           |       |
| Integro   Parent, Inc.                     |       | Senior Secured Second Lien |       | L + 925                           | (2)        | 10.25               | %          | 09/2023             |       | 2,408,451                        |       | 2,357,773 |       | 3.0                                           |       | 2,318,134        |       |
| Integro   Parent, Inc.(7) (9)         |       | Senior Secured Second Lien |       |                              |       |                |       | 10/2023             |       | 7,606                            |       | —    |       | —                                        |       | (6,655           | )          |
|                                            |       |                       |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 4,412,201                        |       | 4,344,642 |       | 5.5                                           |       | 4,283,612        |       |
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**Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.**

**Consolidated Schedule of Investments**

**December 31, 2015**

 
| ** **                                                    | ** ** | **Investment Type**     | ** ** | **Spread   Above   Index *** | ** ** | **Interest   Rate** | ** ** | **Maturity   Date** | ** ** | **Principal/ Par   Amount** | ** ** | **Cost**   | ** ** | **Percentage   of Net   Assets **** | ** ** | **Fair   Value** | ** ** |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------|------------------|------------|
| **Materials**                                                 |       |                         |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |       |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| Anchor Glass   Container Corporation                          |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 350                           | (2)        | 4.50                | %          | 07/2022             |       | $                                | 973,075    |       | $          | 976,877                                       |       | 1.3              | %          | $ | 971,557 |   |
| AZ Chem US   Inc.(3)                                          |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 350                           | (5)        | 4.50                | %          | 06/2021             |       | 808,725                          |       | 812,449    |       | 1.0                                           |       | 807,209          |       |
| Berlin Packaging   LLC                                        |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 350                           | (2)        | 4.50                | %          | 10/2021             |       | 989,797                          |       | 994,356    |       | 1.3                                           |       | 982,374          |       |
| ECO Services   Operations LLC                                 |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 375                           | (5)        | 4.75                | %          | 12/2021             |       | 1,004,950                        |       | 1,007,329  |       | 1.3                                           |       | 992,548          |       |
| Emerald   Performance Materials, LLC                          |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 350                           | (5)        | 4.50                | %          | 08/2021             |       | 975,474                          |       | 979,553    |       | 1.2                                           |       | 957,335          |       |
| Hilex Poly Co.   LLC                                          |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 500                           | (2)        | 6.00                | %          | 12/2021             |       | 997,487                          |       | 1,008,242  |       | 1.3                                           |       | 997,737          |       |
| Ineos US Finance   LLC(3)                                     |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 325                           | (5)        | 4.25                | %          | 03/2022             |       | 497,492                          |       | 498,664    |       | 0.6                                           |       | 481,118          |       |
| MacDermid, Inc.(3)                                       |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 450                           | (5)        | 5.50                | %          | 06/2020             |       | 741,880                          |       | 747,014    |       | 0.9                                           |       | 719,490          |       |
| Onex Wizard US   Acquisition Inc.(3)                          |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 325                           | (5)        | 4.25                | %          | 03/2022             |       | 844,496                          |       | 846,565    |       | 1.1                                           |       | 833,082          |       |
| Reynolds Group   Holdings Inc.(3)                             |       | Senior Secured First   Lien  |       | L + 350                           | (5)        | 4.50                | %          | 12/2018             |       | 500,000                          |       | 502,211    |       | 0.6                                           |       | 495,990          |       |
| Royal   Holdings, Inc.                                   |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 350                           | (2)        | 4.50                | %          | 06/2022             |       | 845,750                          |       | 848,469    |       | 1.1                                           |       | 834,387          |       |
| Tank Holding   Corp.                                          |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 425                           | (5)        | 5.25                | %          | 03/2022             |       | 973,034                          |       | 982,211    |       | 1.2                                           |       | 959,353          |       |
|                                                          |       |                         |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 10,152,161                       |       | 10,203,940 |       | 12.9                                          |       | 10,032,180       |       |
| ** **                                                    |       |                         |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |       |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| **Media**                                                     |       |                         |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |       |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| Acosta   Holdco, Inc.                                    |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 325                           | (2)        | 4.25                | %          | 09/2021             |       | 995,374                          |       | 996,368    |       | 1.2                                           |       | 949,517          |       |
| CCO Safari III,   LLC(3)                                      |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 275                           | (5)        | 3.50                | %          | 01/2023             |       | 325,000                          |       | 324,221    |       | 0.4                                           |       | 324,799          |       |
| iHeartCommunications, Inc.(3)                            |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 675                           | (10)       | 7.17                | %          | 01/2019             |       | 1,000,000                        |       | 940,318    |       | 0.9                                           |       | 703,575          |       |
| Regal Cinemas Corporation(3)                                  |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 300                           | (5)        | 3.75                | %          | 04/2022             |       | 845,750                          |       | 850,172    |       | 1.1                                           |       | 844,917          |       |
| Rentpath, Inc.(3)                                        |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 525                           | (5)        | 6.25                | %          | 12/2021             |       | 994,975                          |       | 1,004,422  |       | 1.1                                           |       | 878,065          |       |
| Tribune Media   Company(3)                                    |       | Senior Secured First   Lien  |       | L + 300                           | (8)        | 3.75                | %          | 12/2020             |       | 497,500                          |       | 499,860    |       | 0.7                                           |       | 491,281          |       |
| WideOpenWest   Finance LLC                                    |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 350                           | (2)        | 4.50                | %          | 04/2019             |       | 845,739                          |       | 848,341    |       | 1.1                                           |       | 817,462          |       |
|                                                          |       |                         |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 5,504,338                        |       | 5,463,702  |       | 6.5                                           |       | 5,009,616        |       |
| ** **                                                    |       |                         |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |       |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| **Pharmaceuticals,   Biotechnology & Life Sciences** |       |                         |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |       |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| Catalent Pharma   Solutions Inc.(3)                           |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 325                           | (5)        | 4.25                | %          | 05/2021             |       | 845,708                          |       | 851,673    |       | 1.1                                           |       | 840,722          |       |
| Jaguar Holding   Company II                                   |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 325                           | (2)        | 4.25                | %          | 08/2022             |       | 746,250                          |       | 743,555    |       | 0.9                                           |       | 727,127          |       |
| Medpace   Holdings, Inc.                                 |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 375                           | (5)        | 4.75                | %          | 04/2021             |       | 753,409                          |       | 756,274    |       | 1.0                                           |       | 748,700          |       |
| Ortho-Clinical   Diagnostics, Inc.                       |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 375                           | (2)        | 4.75                | %          | 06/2021             |       | 845,707                          |       | 835,726    |       | 0.9                                           |       | 722,023          |       |
| Synarc - Biocare   Holdings LLC                               |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       |                              |       | 7.75                | %          | 03/2021             |       | 15,500,000                       |       | 15,129,017 |       | 20.0                                          |       | 15,500,000       |       |
|                                                          |       |                         |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 18,691,074                       |       | 18,316,245 |       | 23.9                                          |       | 18,538,572       |       |
| **Real   Estate**                                             |       |                         |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |       |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| Capital   Automotive L.P.(3)                                  |       | Senior Secured   Second Lien |       | L + 500                           | (5)        | 6.00                | %          | 04/2020             |       | 500,000                          |       | 509,164    |       | 0.6                                           |       | 501,667          |       |
| DTZ U.S.   Borrower, LLC(3) (4)                          |       | Senior Secured   Second Lien |       | L + 825                           | (2)        | 9.25                | %          | 11/2022             |       | 5,000,000                        |       | 4,925,000  |       | 6.4                                           |       | 4,925,000        |       |
|                                                          |       |                         |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 5,500,000                        |       | 5,434,164  |       | 7.0                                           |       | 5,426,667        |       |
| **Retailing**                                                 |       |                         |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |       |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| Academy, Ltd.                                            |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L+ 400                            | (2)        | 5.00                | %          | 07/2022             |       | 940,205                          |       | 945,471    |       | 1.2                                           |       | 909,451          |       |
| Dollar   Tree, Inc.(3)                                   |       | Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | L + 275                           | (5)        | 3.50                | %          | 07/2022             |       | 997,500                          |       | 1,001,088  |       | 1.3                                           |       | 996,258          |       |
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**Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.**

**Consolidated Schedule of Investments**

**December 31, 2015**

 
| ** **                                     | ** ** | **Investment Type**  | ** ** | **Spread   Above   Index *** | ** ** | **Interest   Rate** | ** ** | **Maturity   Date** | ** ** | **Principal/ Par   Amount** | ** ** | **Cost**   | ** ** | **Percentage   of Net   Assets **** | ** ** | **Fair   Value** | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------|------------------|------------|
| J.C. Penney   Corporation, Inc.(3)        |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 500                           | (2)        | 6.00                | %          | 05/2018             |       | $                                | 993,252    |       | $          | 993,636                                       |       | 1.2              | %          | $ | 978,354 |   |
| Midas   Intermediate Holdco II, LLC            |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 350                           | (2)        | 4.50                | %          | 08/2021             |       | 994,962                          |       | 1,002,942  |       | 1.3                                           |       | 987,918          |       |
| PetSmart, Inc.                            |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 325                           | (2)        | 4.25                | %          | 03/2022             |       | 845,750                          |       | 848,225    |       | 1.0                                           |       | 825,346          |       |
|                                           |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 4,771,670                        |       | 4,791,362  |       | 6.0                                           |       | 4,697,327        |       |
| **Software &   Services**             |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |       |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| Compuware   Corporation                        |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 525                           | (2)        | 6.25                | %          | 12/2021             |       | 993,728                          |       | 976,699    |       | 1.2                                           |       | 929,548          |       |
| Epicor Software   Corporation                  |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 375                           | (2)        | 4.75                | %          | 06/2022             |       | 995,000                          |       | 996,781    |       | 1.3                                           |       | 973,677          |       |
| First Data   Corporation                       |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 400                           | (10)       | 4.42                | %          | 03/2021             |       | 1,000,000                        |       | 1,004,660  |       | 1.3                                           |       | 998,125          |       |
| Informatica   Corporation(3)                   |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 350                           | (2)        | 4.50                | %          | 08/2022             |       | 847,875                          |       | 849,071    |       | 1.1                                           |       | 818,352          |       |
| Magic Newco   LLC(3)                           |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 400                           | (2)        | 5.00                | %          | 12/2018             |       | 994,865                          |       | 998,150    |       | 1.3                                           |       | 996,109          |       |
| Mediaocean   LLC(4)                            |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 475                           | (5)        | 5.75                | %          | 08/2022             |       | 5,786,250                        |       | 5,727,672  |       | 7.4                                           |       | 5,728,388        |       |
| Merrill   Communications, LLC                  |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 525                           | (2)        | 6.25                | %          | 06/2022             |       | 994,020                          |       | 997,556    |       | 1.1                                           |       | 869,767          |       |
| SS&C   Technologies Inc.(3)                |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 325                           | (2)        | 4.00                | %          | 07/2022             |       | 274,291                          |       | 273,787    |       | 0.3                                           |       | 272,777          |       |
| The Active   Network, Inc.                |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 450                           | (2)        | 5.50                | %          | 11/2020             |       | 1,002,893                        |       | 997,016    |       | 1.2                                           |       | 971,552          |       |
| Tibco Software   Inc.                          |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 550                           | (5)        | 6.50                | %          | 12/2020             |       | 497,494                          |       | 498,680    |       | 0.6                                           |       | 453,341          |       |
| Wall Street Systems   Delaware, Inc.(3)   |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 350                           | (5)        | 4.50                | %          | 04/2021             |       | 487,013                          |       | 490,467    |       | 0.6                                           |       | 480,319          |       |
| WP Mustang   Holdings LLC                      |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 450                           | (2)        | 5.50                | %          | 05/2021             |       | 994,950                          |       | 998,476    |       | 1.3                                           |       | 992,462          |       |
|                                           |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 14,868,377                       |       | 14,809,015 |       | 18.7                                          |       | 14,484,417       |       |
| **Technology   Hardware & Equipment** |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |       |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| Dell   International LLC                       |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 325                           | (2)        | 4.00                | %          | 04/2020             |       | 746,873                          |       | 747,162    |       | 1.0                                           |       | 742,336          |       |
| Riverbed   Technology, Inc.               |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 500                           | (2)        | 6.00                | %          | 04/2022             |       | 994,987                          |       | 1,009,719  |       | 1.3                                           |       | 992,500          |       |
| Sophia, L.P.                                   |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 375                           | (2)        | 4.75                | %          | 09/2022             |       | 748,125                          |       | 747,553    |       | 0.9                                           |       | 740,831          |       |
| Zebra   Technologies Corporation(3)            |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 400                           | (2)        | 4.75                | %          | 10/2021             |       | 983,092                          |       | 998,296    |       | 1.3                                           |       | 985,599          |       |
|                                           |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 3,473,078                        |       | 3,502,730  |       | 4.5                                           |       | 3,461,266        |       |
| **Telecommunication   Services**               |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |       |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| Birch   Communications, Inc.              |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 675                           | (2)        | 7.75                | %          | 07/2020             |       | 997,141                          |       | 1,001,786  |       | 1.2                                           |       | 932,327          |       |
| Level 3   Financing Inc.(3)                    |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 300                           | (2)        | 4.00                | %          | 01/2020             |       | 500,000                          |       | 501,717    |       | 0.7                                           |       | 499,240          |       |
| U.S. Telepacific   Corporation                 |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 500                           | (2)        | 6.00                | %          | 11/2020             |       | 994,975                          |       | 997,308    |       | 1.2                                           |       | 949,892          |       |
|                                           |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 2,492,116                        |       | 2,500,811  |       | 3.1                                           |       | 2,381,459        |       |
| **Transportation**                             |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |       |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| American   Airlines, Inc.(3)              |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 275                           | (2)        | 3.50                | %          | 10/2021             |       | 495,000                          |       | 496,737    |       | 0.6                                           |       | 490,978          |       |
| Kenan Advantage   Group, Inc.(7) (9) |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       |                              |       |                |       | 01/2017             |       | —                           |       | 190        |       | —                                        |       | (695             | )          |
| Kenan Advantage   Group, Inc.             |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 300                           | (5)        | 4.00                | %          | 07/2022             |       | 748,656                          |       | 750,880    |       | 1.0                                           |       | 742,105          |       |
|                                           |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 1,243,656                        |       | 1,247,807  |       | 1.6                                           |       | 1,232,388        |       |
| **Utilities**                                  |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |       |       |       |                                          |       |             |       |
| Panda Sherman   Power, LLC                     |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 750                           | (2)        | 9.00                | %          | 09/2018             |       | 993,714                          |       | 987,088    |       | 1.2                                           |       | 899,312          |       |
|                                                |            |                           |            |                                   |            |                     |            |                     |            |                                  |            |            |            |                                               |            |                  |            |  |  |  |

 

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**Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.**

**Consolidated Schedule of Investments**

**December 31, 2015**

 
| ** **                                     | ** ** | **Investment Type**  | ** ** | **Spread   Above   Index *** | ** ** | **Interest   Rate** | ** ** | **Maturity   Date** | ** ** | **Principal/ Par   Amount** | ** **  | **Cost**  | ** **  | **Percentage   of Net   Assets **** | ** ** | **Fair   Value** | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|----------------------------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------|------------------|------------|
| TPF II Power,   LLC                            |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 450                           | (2)        | 5.50                | %          | 10/2021             |       | $                                | 990,546     |      | $           | 997,024                                       |       | 1.2              | %          | $ | 973,706 |   |
|                                           |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 1,984,260                        |        | 1,984,112 |        | 2.4                                           |       | 1,873,018        |       |
| **Total   Debt Investments United States**     |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | $                                | 135,425,271 |      | $           | 133,981,157                                   |       | 169.0            | %          | $ | 131,135,812 |   |
| **Equity   Investments**                       |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        |      |        |                                          |       |             |       |
| **Capital   Goods**                            |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        |      |        |                                          |       |             |       |
| Alion Science   and Technology Corporation(11) |       | Common Stock              |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 535,714                          |        | 535,714   |        | 0.7                                           |       | 535,714          |       |
| **Commercial   Services & Supplies**  |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        |      |        |                                          |       |             |       |
| Universal   Services Equity Investments(11)    |       | Common Stock              |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 1,000,000                        |        | 1,000,000 |        | 1.3                                           |       | 1,000,000        |       |
| **Insurance**                                  |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        |      |        |                                          |       |             |       |
| Integro   Equity(11)                           |       | Common Stock              |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | 4,225                            |        | 422,535   |        | 0.5                                           |       | 422,535          |       |
| **Total   Equity Investments United States**   |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | $                                | 1,539,939   |      | $           | 1,958,249                                     |       | 2.5              | %          | $ | 1,958,249 |   |
| **Total   United States**                      |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        | $         | 135,939,406 |                                          | 171.5      | %                | $          | 133,094,061 |   |
| **Cayman   Islands**                           |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        |      |        |                                          |       |             |       |
| **Debt   Investments**                         |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        |      |        |                                          |       |             |       |
| **Materials**                                  |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        |      |        |                                          |       |             |       |
| IBC Capital   Limited(3)                       |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 375                           | (2)        | 4.75                | %          | 09/2021             |       | $                                | 845,739     |      | 833,020     |                                          | 1.0        |             | 771,031    |   |
| **Total   Debt Investments Cayman Islands**    |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | $                                | 845,739     |      | $           | 833,020                                       |       | 1.0              | %          | $ | 771,031 |   |
| **Total   Cayman Islands**                     |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        | $         | 833,020     |                                          | 1.0        | %                | $          | 771,031 |   |
| **Luxembourg**                                 |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        |      |        |                                          |       |             |       |
| **Debt   Investments**                         |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        |      |        |                                          |       |             |       |
| **Software &   Services**             |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        |      |        |                                          |       |             |       |
| Altice Financing   SA(3)                       |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 450                           | (2)        | 5.50                | %          | 07/2019             |       | 994,924                          |        | 1,008,550 |        | 1.3                                           |       | 991,198          |       |
| **Total   Debt Investments Luxembourg**        |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | $                                | 994,924     |      | $           | 1,008,550                                     |       | 1.3              | %          | $ | 991,198 |   |
| **Total   Luxembourg**                         |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        | $         | 1,008,550   |                                          | 1.3        | %                | $          | 991,198 |   |
| **United   Kingdom**                           |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        |      |        |                                          |       |             |       |
| **Debt   Investments**                         |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        |      |        |                                          |       |             |       |
| **Software &   Services**             |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        |      |        |                                          |       |             |       |
| CB SDG   , Ltd.(3)                        |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       | L + 650                           | (12)       | 7.25                | %          | 07/2022             |       | £                           | 1,978,200   |      | 2,987,644   |                                          | 3.7        |             | 2,857,356  |   |
| CB SDG   , Ltd.(3) (7)               |       | Senior Secured First Lien |       |                              |       |                |       | 07/2022             |       | 261,193                          |        | 382,766   |        | 0.5                                           |       | 354,851          |       |
| **Total   Debt Investments United Kingdom**    |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       | £                           | 2,239,393   |      | $           | 3,370,410                                     |       | 4.2              | %          | $ | 3,212,207 |   |
| **Total   United Kingdom**                     |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        | $         | 3,370,410   |                                          | 4.2        | %                | $          | 3,212,207 |   |
| **Total   Investments**                        |       |                      |       |                              |       |                |       |                |       |                             |        | $         | 141,151,386 |                                          | 178.0      | %                | $          | 138,068,497 |   |

 

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| *   |   | The majority of the investments bear interest at a   rate that may be determined by reference to London Interbank Offered Rate   (“LIBOR” or “L”) or Prime (“P”) and which reset daily, quarterly or   semiannually. For each, the Company has provided the spread over LIBOR or   Prime and the weighted average current interest rate in effect at   December 31, 2015. Certain investments are subject to a LIBOR or Prime   interest rate floor. For fixed rate loans, a spread above a reference rate is   not applicable. |
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| **  |   | Percentage is based on net assets of $77,586,238 as   of December 31, 2015.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| (1) |   | All positions held are non-controlled/non-affiliated   investments as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended   (“1940 Act”). Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments are investments that   are neither controlled investments nor affiliated investments.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| (2) |   | The interest rate on these loans is subject to a   base rate plus 3 month LIBOR. As the interest rate is subject to a minimum   LIBOR floor which was greater than the 3 month LIBOR rate at   December 31, 2015, the prevailing rate in effect as of December 31,   2015 was the base rate plus the LIBOR floor.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

 

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**Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.**

**Consolidated Schedule of Investments**

**December 31, 2015**

 
| (3)  |   | Investment is not a qualifying investment as defined   under section 55 (a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Qualifying   assets must represent at least 70% of total assets at the time of   acquisition.                                                                                                                   |
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| (4)  |   | Position or portion thereof unsettled as of   December 31, 2015.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| (5)  |   | The interest rate on these loans is subject to a   base rate plus 1 month LIBOR. As the interest rate is subject to a minimum   LIBOR floor which was greater than the 1 month LIBOR rate at   December 31, 2015, the prevailing rate in effect as of December 31,   2015 was the base rate plus the LIBOR floor.             |
| (6)  |   | The interest rate on these loans is subject to a   base rate plus 2 month LIBOR. As the interest rate is subject to a minimum   LIBOR floor which was greater than the 2 month LIBOR rate at   December 31, 2015, the prevailing rate in effect as of December 31,   2015 was the base rate plus the LIBOR floor.             |
| (7)  |   | Position or portion thereof is an unfunded loan   commitment, and no interest is being earned on the unfunded portion. See Note   7 “Commitments and Contingencies”.                                                                                                                                                          |
| (8)  |   | The interest rate on these loans is subject to a   base rate plus 6 month LIBOR. As the interest rate is subject to a minimum   LIBOR floor which was greater than the 6 month LIBOR rate at December 31,   2015, the prevailing rate in effect as of December 31, 2015 was the base   rate plus the LIBOR floor.             |
| (9)  |   | The negative cost is the result of the capitalized   discount or unfunded commitment being greater than the principal amount   outstanding on the loan. The negative fair value is the result of the   capitalized discount or unfunded commitment on the loan.                                                                         |
| (10) |   | The interest rate on these loans is subject to a   base rate plus 1 month LIBOR.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| (11) |   | Non-income producing security.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| (12) |   | The interest rate on these loans is subject to a   base rate plus 6 month GBP LIBOR. As the interest rate is subject to a   minimum GBP LIBOR floor which was greater than the 6 month LIBOR rate at   December 31, 2015, the prevailing rate in effect as of December 31,   2015 was the base rate plus the GBP LIBOR floor. |

 

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**CRESCENT CAPITAL BDC, INC.**

 

**NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**

**December 31, 2015**

 

**Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation**

 

Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on February 5, 2015 (“Inception”) as a Delaware corporation structured as an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Company commenced investment operations on June 26, 2015 (“Commencement”). The Company has elected to be treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). In addition, the Company has elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). As a RIC, the Company will not be taxed on its income to the extent that it distributes such income each year and satisfies other applicable income tax requirements.

 

The Company is managed by CBDC Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), an investment adviser that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. CBDC Administration, LLC (the “Administrator”) provides the administrative services necessary for the Company to operate. Company management consists of investment and administrative professionals from the Advisor and Administrator along with the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Advisor directs and executes the investment operations and capital raising activities of the Company subject to oversight from the Board, which sets the broad policies of the Company. The Board has delegated investment management of the Company’s investment assets to the Advisor.  The Board consists of five directors, three of whom are independent.

 

On July 23, 2015, the Company formed CBDC Universal Equity, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary. This subsidiary allows the Company to hold equity securities of a portfolio company organized as a pass-through entity while continuing to satisfy the requirements of a RIC under the Code. The financial statements of this entity are consolidated into the financial statements of the Company. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

The Company’s primary investment objective is to maximize the total return to the Company’s stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation through debt and related equity investments.  The Company will seek to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in secured debt (including senior secured, unitranche and second lien debt) and unsecured debt (including senior unsecured and subordinated debt), as well as related equity securities of private U.S. middle-market companies. The Company may purchase interests in loans or make other debt investments, directly from its target companies as primary market or directly originated investments or through secondary market transactions in the “over-the-counter” market.  Although the Company’s focus is to invest in directly originated transactions, in certain circumstances it will also invest in the broadly syndicated loan and high yield markets.

 

*Basis of Presentation*

 

The Company’s functional currency is United States dollars and these consolidated financial statements have been prepared in that currency. The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to Regulation S-X.

 

Additionally, the accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company and related financial information have been prepared pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-K and Article 6 of Regulation S-X.

 

The Company is an investment company and, therefore, applies the specialized accounting and reporting guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, *Financial Services — Investment Companies.*

 

*Fiscal Year End*

The Company’s fiscal year ends on December 31.

 

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**Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies**

 

*Use of Estimates*

 

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that may affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. These consolidated financial statements reflect adjustments that in the opinion of the Company are necessary for the fair statement of the results for the periods presented. Although management believes that the estimates and assumptions are reasonable, changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ materially.

 

*Cash and Cash Equivalents*

 

Cash and cash equivalents consist of demand deposits and highly liquid investments (e.g., money market funds, U.S. Treasury notes, and similar type instruments) with original maturities of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents other than money market mutual funds, are carried at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value. Money market mutual funds are carried at their net asset value, which approximates fair value. The Company deposits its cash and cash equivalents with highly-rated banking corporations and, at times, cash deposits may exceed the insured limits under applicable law.

 

*Investment Transactions*

 

Investments purchased on a secondary market are recorded on the trade date. Loan originations are recorded on the date of the binding commitment. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the First In, First Out (“FIFO”) method as the difference between the net proceeds received (excluding prepayment fees, if any) and the amortized cost basis of the investment without regard to unrealized gains or losses previously recognized, and include investments written off during the period, net of recoveries. The net change in unrealized gains or losses primarily reflects the change in investment values as of the last business day of the reporting period and also includes the reversal of previously recorded unrealized gains or losses with respect to investments realized during the period.

 

*Investment Valuation*

 

Investments for which market quotations are readily available are typically valued at those market quotations. To validate market quotations, the Company utilizes a number of factors to determine if the quotations are representative of fair value, including the source and number of the quotations. 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 the Board, based on, among other things, the input of the Advisor, the Company’s Audit Committee and independent third-party valuation firms engaged at the direction of the Board.

 

The Board oversees and supervises a multi-step valuation process, which includes, among other procedures, the following:

 

·                  The valuation process begins with each investment being initially valued by the investment professionals responsible for the portfolio investment in conjunction with the portfolio management team.

·                  The Advisor’s management reviews the preliminary valuations with the investment professionals. Agreed upon valuation recommendations are presented to the Audit Committee.

·                  The Audit Committee reviews the valuations presented and recommends values for each investment to the Board.

·                  The Board reviews the recommended valuations and determines the fair value of each investment; valuations that are not based on readily available market quotations are valued in good faith based on, among other things, the input of the Advisor, Audit Committee and, where applicable, other third parties.

 

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The Company currently conducts this valuation process on a quarterly basis.

 

In connection with debt and equity securities that are valued at fair value in good faith by the Board, the Board will engage independent third-party valuation firms to perform certain limited procedures that the Board has identified.

 

The Company applies Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 820,*Fair Value Measurement* (ASC 820), as amended, which establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with U.S. GAAP and required disclosures of fair value measurements. ASC 820 determines fair value to be the price that would be received for an investment in a current sale, which assumes an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Market participants are defined as buyers and sellers in the principal or most advantageous market (which may be a hypothetical market) that are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact. In accordance with ASC 820, the Company considers its principal market to be the market that has the greatest volume and level of activity. ASC 820 specifies a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes and ranks the level of observability of inputs used in determination of fair value. In accordance with ASC 820, these levels are summarized below:

 

Level 1—Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access.

 

Level 2—Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.

 

Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

 

In addition to using the above inputs in investment valuations, the Company applies the valuation policy approved by its Board that is consistent with ASC 820. Consistent with the valuation policy, the Company evaluates the source of inputs, including any markets in which its investments are trading (or any markets in which securities with similar attributes are trading), in determining fair value. When a security is valued based on prices provided by reputable dealers or pricing services (that is, broker quotes), the Company subjects those prices to various criteria in making the determination as to whether a particular investment would qualify for classification as a Level 2 or Level 3 investment. For example, the Company reviews pricing methodologies provided by dealers or pricing services in order to determine if observable market information is being used, versus unobservable inputs. Some additional factors considered include the number of prices obtained as well as an assessment as to their quality. Transfers between levels, if any, are recognized at the beginning of the period in which the transfers occur. There were no transfers between levels during the period from June 26, 2015 (Commencement) through December 31, 2015.

 

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 the Company’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of such investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values that may ultimately be realized. Further, such investments are generally less liquid than publicly traded securities and may be subject to contractual and other restrictions on resale. If the Company were required to liquidate a portfolio investment in a forced or liquidation sale, it could realize amounts that are different from the amounts presented and such differences could be material.

 

In addition, changes in the market environment and other events that may occur over the life of the investments may cause the gains or losses ultimately realized on these investments to be different than the unrealized gains or losses reflected herein. See Note 4. Investments and Note 5. Fair Value of Financial Instruments for additional information on the Company’s investment portfolio.

 

*Foreign Currency*

 

Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

 

·                  cash and cash equivalents, fair value of investments, outstanding debt on revolving credit facilities, other assets and liabilities: at the spot exchange rate on the last business day of the period; and

 

·                  purchases and sales of investments, borrowings and repayments of such borrowings, income and expenses: at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

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Although net assets and fair values are presented based on the applicable foreign exchange rates described above, the Company does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in fair values of investments held. Gains or losses on foreign currency transactions are included with net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions on the consolidated statement of operations. Fluctuations arising from the translation of foreign currency on investments and borrowings are included with net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translation on the consolidated statement of operations.

 

The Company’s current approach to hedging the foreign currency exposure in its non-U.S. dollar denominated investments is primarily to borrow local currency under the Company’s revolving credit facility to partially fund these investments.

 

*Equity Offering and Organization Expenses*

 

The Company has agreed to repay the Advisor for initial organization costs and equity offering costs incurred prior to the commencement of its operations up to a maximum of $1.5 million on a pro rata basis over the first $350 million of invested capital not to exceed 3 years from the initial capital commitment. To the extent such costs relate to equity offerings, these costs are charged as a reduction of capital upon the issuance of common shares. To the extent such costs relate to organization costs, these costs are expensed in the Consolidated Statement of Operations upon the issuance of common shares. The Advisor is responsible for organization and private equity offerings costs in excess of $1.5 million. See Note 7. Commitments, Contingencies and Indemnifications for additional discussion of certain related party transactions with the Advisor.

 

*Debt Issuance Costs*

 

The Company records costs related to issuance of debt obligations as deferred financing costs. These costs are deferred and amortized using the effective yield method, or straight-line method for revolving credit facilities, over the stated maturity life of the obligation. As of December 31, 2015, there was $218,269 of deferred financing costs on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

*Interest and Dividend Income Recognition*

 

Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis and includes the amortization of purchase discounts and premiums. Discounts and premiums to par value on securities purchased are accreted or amortized into interest income over the contractual life of the respective security using the effective yield method. The amortized cost of investments represents the original cost adjusted for the amortization of discounts and premiums, if any.

 

Dividend income on preferred equity securities is recorded on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are payable by the portfolio company and are expected to be collected. Dividend income on common equity securities is recorded on the record date for private portfolio companies or on the ex-dividend date for publicly-traded portfolio companies.

 

Certain investments have contractual payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest or dividends. PIK represents accrued interest or accumulated dividends that are added to the loan principal or cost basis of the investment on the respective interest or dividend payment dates rather than being paid in cash and generally becomes due at maturity or upon being called by the issuer. PIK is recorded as interest or dividend income, as applicable. If at any point the Company believes PIK is not expected to be realized, the investment generating PIK will be placed on non-accrual status. Accrued PIK interest or dividends are generally reversed through interest or dividend income, respectively, when an investment is placed on non-accrual status.

 

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Loans are generally placed on non-accrual status when principal or interest payments are past due 30 days or more or when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected in full. Accrued and unpaid interest is generally reversed when a loan is placed on non-accrual status. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans may be recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon management’s judgment regarding collectability. Non-accrual loans are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid current and, in management’s judgment, are likely to remain current. Management may determine to not place a loan on non-accrual status if the loan has sufficient collateral value and is in the process of collection. As of December 31, 2015, no loans had been placed on non-accrual status by the Company.

 

*Other Income*

 

From time to time, the Company may receive fees for services provided to portfolio companies by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The services that the Advisor provides vary by investment, but generally include syndication, structuring or diligence fees, and fees for providing managerial assistance to our portfolio companies. The Company may also generate revenue in the form of commitment or origination fees. Loan origination fees, original issue discount and market discount or premium are capitalized; such amounts are accreted or amortized into income over the life of the loan. Fees for providing managerial assistance to our portfolio companies are generally non-recurring and are recognized as revenue when services are provided.

 

In certain instances where the Company is invited to participate as a co-lender in a transaction and does not provide significant services in connection with the investment, all or a portion of any loan fees received by the Company in such situations will be deferred and amortized over the investment’s life using the effective yield method.

 

*Income Taxes*

 

The Company has elected to be treated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. The Company also has elected to be treated as a RIC under the Internal Revenue Code. So long as the Company maintains its status as a RIC, it will generally not pay corporate-level U.S. federal income or excise taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that it distributes at least annually to its stockholders as dividends. As a result, any tax liability related to income earned and distributed by the Company represents obligations of the Company’s stockholders and will not be reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

 

The Company evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing its consolidated financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are reversed and recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. All penalties and interest associated with income taxes are included in income tax expense. Conclusions regarding tax positions are subject to review and may be adjusted at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, on-going analyses of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

 

As of December 31, 2015, all tax filings of the Company since the inception on February 5, 2015 remain subject to examination by federal tax authorities. No such examinations are currently pending.

 

In order for the Company not to be subject to federal excise taxes, it must distribute annually an amount at least equal to the sum of (i) 98% of its ordinary income (taking into account certain deferrals and elections), (ii) 98.2% of its net capital gains from the current year and (iii) any undistributed ordinary income and net capital gains from preceding years. The Company, at its discretion, may carry forward taxable income in excess of calendar year dividends and pay a 4% excise tax on this income. If the Company chooses to do so, this generally would increase expenses and reduce the amount available to be distributed to stockholders. The Company will accrue excise tax on estimated undistributed taxable income as required.

 

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CBDC Universal Equity, Inc. has elected to be a taxable entity (the “Taxable Subsidiary”). The Taxable Subsidiary permits the Company to hold equity investments in portfolio companies which are “pass through” entities for tax purposes and continue to comply with the “source income” requirements contained in RIC tax provisions of the Code. The Taxable Subsidiary is not consolidated with the Company for income tax purposes and may generate income tax expense, benefit, and the related tax assets and liabilities, as a result of its ownership of certain portfolio investments. The income tax expense, or benefit, if any, and related tax assets and liabilities are reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company intends to comply with the applicable provisions of the Code, pertaining to regulated investment companies and to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes is required in the consolidated financial statements.

 

*Dividends and Distributions*

 

Dividends and distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the record date. The amount to be paid out as a dividend is determined by the Board each quarter and is generally based upon the earnings estimated by management. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually, although the Company may decide to retain such capital gains for investment.

 

The Company has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan that provides for reinvestment of any distributions the Company declares in cash on behalf of the Company’s stockholders for those stockholders electing not to receive cash. As a result, if the Board authorizes, and the Company declares, a cash dividend, then the Company’s stockholders who have “opted in” to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan will have their cash dividends automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s common stock, rather than receiving the cash dividend.

 

*New Accounting Standards*

 

In August 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014—15 (“ASU 2014-15”), “*Presentation of Financial Statements — Going Concern (Subtopic 205 — 40): Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern*.” ASU 2014-15 requires management to evaluate whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, and to provide certain disclosures when it is probable that the entity will be unable to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. Since this guidance is primarily around certain disclosures to the financial statements, the Company anticipates no impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows from adopting this standard. The Company is currently assessing the additional disclosure requirements, if any, of ASU 2014-15. ASU 2014-15 is effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016 and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 (“ASU 2014-09”),*“Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).”* The guidance in this ASU supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition. Under the new guidance, an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The amendments in ASU 2014-09 are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods therein. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-03(“ASU 2015-03”), “*Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Cost.*”  The new guidance is to simplify presentation of debt issuance costs and require that debt issuance costs be presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of debt liability, consistent with debt discounts or premiums. ASU 2015-03 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2015. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2015-03 and its impact to consolidated financial statements.

 

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**Note 3. Agreements and Related Party Transactions**

 

*Administration Agreement*

 

On June 2, 2015, the Company entered into the Administration Agreement with the Administrator. Under the terms of the Administration Agreement, the Administrator provides administrative services to the Company. These services include providing office space, equipment and office services, maintaining financial records, preparing reports to stockholders and reports filed with the SEC, and managing the payment of expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered by others. Certain of these services are reimbursable to the Administrator under the terms of the Administration Agreement. In addition, the Administrator is permitted to delegate its duties under the Administration Agreement to affiliates or third parties. To the extent the Administrator outsources any of its functions, the Company will pay the fees associated with such functions on a direct basis, without incremental profit to the Administrator.

 

For the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) through December 31, 2015, the Company incurred administrative services expenses of $230,520, which is included in other general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Operations, under the terms of the Administration Agreement, of which $183,352 was payable at December 31, 2015.

 

Unless earlier terminated as described below, the Administration Agreement will remain in effect until June 2, 2017, and may be extended subject to required approvals. The Administration Agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty on 60 days’ written notice to the other party.

 

No person who is an officer, director or employee of the Administrator or its affiliates and who serves as a director of the Company receives any compensation from the Company for his or her services as a director. However, the Company reimburses the Administrator (or its affiliates) for an allocable portion of the compensation paid by the Administrator or its affiliates to the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and other professionals who spend time on such related activities (based on the percentage of time those individuals devote, on an estimated basis, to the business and affairs of the Company). The allocable portion of the compensation for these officers and other professionals are included in the administration expenses paid to Administrator. Directors who are not affiliated with the Administrator or its affiliates receive compensation for their services and reimbursement of expenses incurred to attend meetings.

 

On June 5, 2015, the Company entered into sub-administration, accounting, transfer agent, and custodian agreements with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) to perform certain administrative, custodian, transfer agent and other services on behalf of the Company. The sub-administration agreements with SSB have an initial term of three years ending June 5, 2018. The Company does not reimburse the Administrator for any services for which it pays a separate sub-administrator and custodian fee to SSB. For the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) through December 31, 2015, the Company incurred expenses of $303,892, which is included in other general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Operations, under the terms of the sub-administration agreements, all of which is payable at December 31, 2015.

 

*Investment Advisory Agreement*

 

On June 2, 2015, the Company entered into the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Advisor. Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor will provide investment advisory services to the Company and its portfolio investments. The Advisor’s services under the Investment Advisory Agreement are not exclusive, and the Advisor is free to furnish similar or other services to others so long as its services to the Company are not impaired. Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Company will pay the Advisor the Base Management Fee, as discussed below, and may also pay certain Incentive Fees, as discussed below.

 

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The Base Management Fee will be calculated and payable quarterly in arrears at an annual rate of 1.5% of the Company’s gross assets, including assets acquired through the incurrence of debt but excluding any cash and cash equivalents. The Base Management Fee is calculated based on the average value of gross assets at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters, and appropriately adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the current calendar quarter.

 

The Advisor, however, has agreed to waive its right to receive management fees in excess of the sum of (i) 0.25% of the aggregate committed but undrawn capital and (ii) 0.75% of the aggregate gross assets excluding cash and cash equivalents (including capital drawn to pay the Company’s expenses) during any period prior to a qualified initial public offering, as defined by the Investment Advisory Agreement (“Qualified IPO”). The Advisor will not be permitted to recoup any waived amounts at any time and the waiver agreement may only be modified or terminated prior to a Qualified IPO with the approval of the Board. For purposes of the Investment Advisory Agreement, cash equivalents means U.S. government securities and commercial paper maturing within one year of purchase.

 

For the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) through December 31, 2015, the Company incurred management fees of $605,497, of which $336,180 was payable at December 31, 2015.

 

The Incentive Fees consists of two parts. The first part, the income incentive fee, is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears and (a) equals 100% of the excess of our pre-incentive fee net investment income for the immediately preceding calendar quarter, over a preferred return of 1.5% per quarter (6% annualized) (the “Hurdle”), and a catch-up feature until the Advisor has received, (i) prior to a Qualified IPO, 15%, or (ii) after a Qualified IPO, 17.5%, of the pre-incentive fee net investment income for the current quarter up to, (i) prior to a Qualified IPO, 1.7647%, or (ii) after a Qualified IPO, 1.8182% (the “Catch-up”), and (b) (i) prior to a Qualified IPO, 15% or (ii) after a Qualified IPO, 17.5%, of all remaining pre-incentive fee net investment income above the “Catch-up.”

 

The second part, the capital gains incentive fee, is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each fiscal year (or upon a Qualified IPO or termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement), (i) prior to a Qualified IPO, 15.0%, or (ii) after a Qualified IPO, 17.5% of the Company’s realized capital gains, if any, on a cumulative basis from inception through the end of the fiscal year, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain incentive fees. If a Qualified IPO occurs on a date other than the first day of a calendar quarter, the income incentive fee shall be calculated for such calendar quarter at a weighted rate calculated based on the fee rates applicable before and after a Qualified IPO based on the number of days in such calendar quarter before and after a Qualified IPO. If a Qualified IPO occurs on a date other than the first day of a fiscal year, a capital gains incentive fee shall be calculated as of the day before the Qualified IPO, with such capital gains incentive fee paid to the Advisor following the end of the fiscal year in which the Qualified IPO occurred. For the avoidance of doubt, such capital gains incentive fee shall be equal to 15.0% of the Company’s realized capital gains on a cumulative basis from inception through the day before the Qualified IPO, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gains incentive fees. Following a Qualified IPO, solely for the purposes of calculating the capital gains incentive fee, the Company will be deemed to have previously paid capital gains incentive fees prior to a Qualified IPO equal to the product obtained by multiplying (a) the actual aggregate amount of previously paid capital gains incentive fees for all periods prior to a Qualified IPO by (b) the percentage obtained by dividing (x) 17.5% by (y) 15.0%. In the event that the Investment Advisory Agreement shall terminate as of a date that is not a fiscal year end, the termination date shall be treated as though it were a fiscal year end for purposes of calculating and paying a capital gains incentive fee.

 

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Pre-incentive fee net investment income means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees (other than fees for providing managerial assistance), such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that the Company receives from portfolio companies) accrued during each calendar quarter, minus operating expenses for such quarter (including the base management fee, expenses payable under the Administration Agreement and any interest expense and distributions paid on any issued and outstanding debt or preferred stock, but excluding the incentive fee). Pre-incentive fee net investment income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as market discount, OID, debt instruments with PIK interest, preferred stock with PIK dividends and zero coupon securities), accrued income that the Company has not yet received in cash. Pre-incentive fee net investment income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. Pre-incentive fee net investment income will be compared to a “Hurdle Amount” equal to the product of (i) the Hurdle rate of 1.50% per quarter (6.00% annualized) and (ii) our net assets, at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, subject to a “catch-up” provision incurred at the end of each calendar quarter. Our net pre-incentive fee investment income used to calculate this part of the incentive fee is also included in the amount of our gross assets used to calculate the 1.5% Base Management Fee.

 

From time to time, the Advisor may pay amounts owed by the Company to third-party providers of goods or services, including the Board, and the Company will subsequently reimburse the Advisor for such amounts paid on its behalf. Amounts payable to the Advisor are settled in the normal course of business without formal payment terms. See Note 7. Commitments, Contingencies and Indemnifications for additional discussion of certain related party transactions with the Advisor.

 

A portion of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock are owned by Crescent Capital Group LP (“CCG LP”).  CCG LP is also the majority member of the Advisor and sole member of the Administrator. The Company has entered into a license agreement with CCG LP under which CCG LP granted the Company a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “Crescent Capital”.  The Advisor has entered into a resource sharing agreement with CCG LP. CCG LP will provide the Advisor with the resources necessary for the Advisor to fulfill its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement.

 

*Directors Fees*

 

Each of the Company’s independent directors receive (i) an annual fee of $75,000, and (ii) $2,500 plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending each regular Board meeting and $500 each special meeting. The Company’s independent directors also receive $1,000 plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with each committee meeting attended. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional annual fee of $7,500. The Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee receive an additional annual fee of $2,500 and $2,500, respectively. The Company has obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance on behalf of the Company’s directors and officers. For the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) through December 31, 2015, the Company recorded directors’ fees of $135,549, of which $39,583 was payable at December 31, 2015.

 

**Note 4. Investments**

 

The Company’s investments at any time may include securities and other financial instruments or other assets of any sort, including, without limitation, corporate and government bonds, convertible securities, collateralized loan obligations, term loans, trade claims, equity securities, privately negotiated securities, direct placements, working interests, warrants and investment derivatives (such as credit default swaps, recovery swaps, total return swaps, options, forward contracts, and futures) (all of the foregoing collectively referred to in these consolidated financial statements as “investments”).

 

Under the 1940 Act, the Company is required to separately identify non-controlled investments where it owns 5% or more of a portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities and/or has the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company as investments in “affiliated” companies. In addition, under the 1940 Act, the Company is required to separately identify investments where it owns more than 25% of a portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities and/or has the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company as investments in “controlled” companies. Detailed information with respect to the Company’s non-controlled, non-affiliated; non-controlled, affiliated; and controlled affiliated investments is contained in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, including the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. The information in the tables below is presented on an aggregate portfolio basis, without regard to whether they are non-controlled non-affiliated, non-controlled affiliated or controlled affiliated investments. As of December 31, 2015, all investments held are non-controlled/non-affiliated investments.

 

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Certain Risk Factors

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company manages a variety of risks including market risk and liquidity risk. The Company identifies, measures and monitors risk through various control mechanisms, including trading limits and diversifying exposures and activities across a variety of instruments, markets and counterparties.

 

Market risk is the risk of potential adverse changes to the value of financial instruments because of changes in market conditions, including as a result of changes in the credit quality of a particular issuer, credit spreads, interest rates, and other movements and volatility in security prices or commodities. In particular, the Company may invest in issuers that are experiencing or have experienced financial or business difficulties (including difficulties resulting from the initiation or prospect of significant litigation or bankruptcy proceedings), which involves significant risks. The Company manages its exposure to market risk through the use of risk management strategies and various analytical monitoring techniques.

 

The Company’s investments may, at any time, include securities and other financial instruments or obligations that are illiquid or thinly traded, making purchase or sale of such securities and financial instruments at desired prices or in desired quantities difficult. Furthermore, the sale of any such investments may be possible only at substantial discounts, and it may be extremely difficult to value any such investments accurately.

 

Investments denominated in foreign currencies and foreign currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin, including unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

Investments at fair value consisted of the following at December 31, 2015:

 
| **Investment Type**     | ** ** | **Cost**   | ** **  | **Fair Value** | ** ** | **Percentage of   Net Assets** | ** ** |
|------------------------------|------------|------------|-------------|---------------------|------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
| Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | $          | 110,083,668 |                | $          | 107,241,672                              |       | 138.22 | % |
| Senior Secured   Second Lien |       | 24,254,165 |        | 23,868,576          |       | 30.76                                    | %          |
| Unsecured Debt               |       | 4,855,304  |        | 5,000,000           |       | 6.44                                     | %          |
| Common Stock                 |       | 1,958,249  |        | 1,958,249           |       | 2.52                                     | %          |
| Total   Investments          |       | $          | 141,151,386 |                | $          | 138,068,497                              |       | 177.95 | % |

 

The industry composition of investments at fair value at December 31, 2015 is as follows:

 
| **Industry**                                              | ** ** | **Cost**   | ** **  | **Fair Value** | ** ** | **Percentage of   Net Assets** | ** ** |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|-------------|---------------------|------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
| Capital Goods                                             |       | $          | 14,249,864  |                | $          | 14,144,393                               |       | 18.23 | % |
| Commercial &   Professional Services             |       | 22,399,769 |        | 21,885,235          |       | 28.21                                    | %          |
| Commercial   Services & Supplies                 |       | 1,000,000  |        | 1,000,000           |       | 1.29                                     | %          |
| Consumer   Durables & Apparel                    |       | 1,005,021  |        | 987,513             |       | 1.27                                     | %          |
| Consumer   Services                                       |       | 7,641,665  |        | 7,330,022           |       | 9.45                                     | %          |
| Diversified   Financials                                  |       | 2,940,155  |        | 2,966,250           |       | 3.82                                     | %          |
| Energy                                                    |       | 1,272,357  |        | 740,601             |       | 0.95                                     | %          |
| Food &   Staples Retailing                       |       | 2,102,889  |        | 2,026,191           |       | 2.61                                     | %          |
| Food,   Beverage & Tobacco                       |       | 5,610,688  |        | 5,740,625           |       | 7.40                                     | %          |
| Health Care   Equipment & Services               |       | 4,695,933  |        | 4,430,174           |       | 5.71                                     | %          |
| Insurance                                                 |       | 4,767,177  |        | 4,706,147           |       | 6.07                                     | %          |
| Materials                                                 |       | 11,036,960 |        | 10,803,211          |       | 13.92                                    | %          |
| Media                                                     |       | 5,463,702  |        | 5,009,616           |       | 6.46                                     | %          |
| Pharmaceuticals,   Biotechnology & Life Sciences |       | 18,316,245 |        | 18,538,572          |       | 23.89                                    | %          |
| Real Estate                                               |       | 5,434,164  |        | 5,426,667           |       | 6.99                                     | %          |
| Retailing                                                 |       | 4,791,362  |        | 4,697,327           |       | 6.05                                     | %          |
| Software &   Services                            |       | 19,187,975 |        | 18,687,822          |       | 24.09                                    | %          |
| Technology   Hardware & Equipment                |       | 3,502,730  |        | 3,461,266           |       | 4.46                                     | %          |
| Telecommunication   Services                              |       | 2,500,811  |        | 2,381,459           |       | 3.07                                     | %          |
| Transportation                                            |       | 1,247,807  |        | 1,232,388           |       | 1.59                                     | %          |
| Utilities                                                 |       | 1,984,112  |        | 1,873,018           |       | 2.41                                     | %          |
| Total   Investments                                       |       | $          | 141,151,386 |                | $          | 138,068,497                              |       | 177.95 | % |

 

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The geographic composition of investments at fair value at December 31, 2015 is as follows:

 
| **Geographic Region** | ** ** | **Cost**  | ** **  | **Fair Value** | ** ** | **Percentage of   Net Assets** | ** ** |
|----------------------------|------------|-----------|-------------|---------------------|------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
| United States              |       | $         | 135,939,406 |                | $          | 133,094,061                              |       | 171.54 | % |
| United Kingdom             |       | 3,370,410 |        | 3,212,207           |       | 4.14                                     | %          |
| Luxembourg                 |       | 1,008,550 |        | 991,198             |       | 1.28                                     | %          |
| Cayman Islands             |       | 833,020   |        | 771,031             |       | 0.99                                     | %          |
| Total   Investments        |       | $         | 141,151,386 |                | $          | 138,068,497                              |       | 177.95 | % |

 

**Note 5. Fair Value of Financial Instruments**

 

*Investments*

 

The following table presents fair value measurements of investments as of December 31, 2015:

** **

Fair Value Hierarchy

 
| ** **                   | ** ** | **Level 1** | ** ** | **Level 2** | ** ** | **Level 3** | ** ** | **Total**   | ** ** |
|------------------------------|------------|------------------|------------|------------------|------------|------------------|------------|-------------|------------|
| Unsecured Debt               |       | $                | —     |             | $          | —           |       | $           | 5,000,000  |   | $ | 5,000,000 |   |
| Senior Secured   First Lien  |       | —           |       | 74,634,039       |       | 32,607,633       |       | 107,241,672 |       |
| Senior Secured   Second Lien |       | —           |       | 11,632,097       |       | 12,236,479       |       | 23,868,576  |       |
| Common Stock                 |       | —           |       | —           |       | 1,958,249        |       | 1,958,249   |       |
| Total   Investments          |       | $                | —     |             | $          | 86,266,136       |       | $           | 51,802,361 |   | $ | 138,068,497 |   |

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for total investments that use Level 3 inputs for the period from June 26, 2015 (Commencement) through December 31, 2015 based off of fair value hierarchy at December 31, 2015:

 
| ** **                                                                                                        | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Senior**          | ** ** | **Senior**           | ** ** | ** **    | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|---------------------|------------|----------------------|------------|---------------|------------|------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                                        | ** ** | **Common** | ** ** | **Secured**         | ** ** | **Secured**          | ** ** | **Unsecured** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                                        | ** ** | **Stock**  | ** ** | **First Lien** | ** ** | **Second Lien** | ** ** | **Debt**      | ** ** | **Total**  | ** ** |
| Balance as of June 26, 2015                                                                                  |       | $          | —     |                | $          | —               |       | $             | —     |       | $          | — |   | $ | — |   |
| Amortized discounts/premiums                                                                                      |       | —     |       | 22,925              |       | 6,249                |       | 5,304         |       | 34,478     |       |
| Paid in-kind interest                                                                                             |       | —     |       | —              |       | —               |       | —        |       | —     |       |
| Net realized gain (loss)                                                                                          |       | —     |       | 153                 |       | —               |       | —        |       | 153        |       |
| Net change in unrealized   appreciation (depreciation)                                                            |       | —     |       | 211,807             |       | 85,617               |       | 144,696       |       | 442,120    |       |
| Purchases                                                                                                         |       | 1,958,249  |       | 32,386,477          |       | 12,144,613           |       | 4,850,000     |       | 51,339,339 |       |
| Sales/Return of capital                                                                                           |       | —     |       | (13,729             | )          | —               |       | —        |       | (13,729    | )          |
| Balance as of December 31,   2015                                                                            |       | $          | 1,958,249  |                | $          | 32,607,633           |       | $             | 12,236,479 |       | $          | 5,000,000 |   | $ | 51,802,361 |   |
|                                                                                                              |       |       |       |                |       |                 |       |          |       |       |       |
| Net change in unrealized   appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as of   December 31, 2015 |       | $          | —     |                | $          | 211,807              |       | $             | 85,617     |       | $          | 144,696 |   | $ | 442,120 |   |

 

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The following table presents the fair value of Level 3 investments and the ranges of significant unobservable inputs used to value the Company’s Level 3 investments as of December 31, 2015. These ranges represent the significant unobservable inputs that were used in the valuation of each type of investment. These inputs are not representative of the inputs that could have been used in the valuation of any one investment. For example, the highest market yield presented in the table for senior secured first lien investments is appropriate for valuing a specific investment but may not be appropriate for valuing any other investment. Accordingly, the ranges of inputs presented below do not represent uncertainty in, or possible ranges of, fair value measurements of the Company’s Level 3 investments.

 

Quantitative information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

 
| ** **                    | ** ** | **Fair value as of   December 31,   2015** | ** ** | **Valuation   Techniques** | ** **            | **Unobservable********Input** | ** **                 | **Range********(Weighted   Average)** | ** **           |
|-------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------|
|                          |       |                                                           |       |                       |                  |                          |                       |                                  |                 |
| Senior   Secured First Lien   |       | $                                                              | 31,186,556 |                       | Discounted Cash Flows |                          | Discount Rate              |                                  | 7.1% - 9.5% (8.2)%   |   |
|                          |       | $                                                              | 1,421,077  |                       | Market Rate           |                          | Market Yield               |                                  | 7.0% - 9.0% (8.3)%   |   |
|                          |       |                                                           |       |                       |                  |                          |                       |                                  |                 |
| Senior Secured Second Lien(1) |       | $                                                              | 9,925,000  |                       | Discounted Cash Flows |                          | Discount Rate              |                                  | 9.5% - 10.2% (9.9)%  |   |
|                          |       | $                                                              | 2,311,479  |                       | Market Rate           |                          | Market Yield               |                                  | 10.7%                |   |
|                          |       |                                                           |       |                       |                  |                          |                       |                                  |                 |   |
| Unsecured   Debt(1)           |       | $                                                              | 5,000,000  |                       | Discounted Cash Flows |                          | Discount Rate              |                                  | 11.2%                |   |
|                          |       |                                                           |       |                       |                  |                          |                       |                                  |                 |
| Common   Stock                |       | $                                                              | 1,958,249  |                       | Market Multiple       |                          | Comparable EBITDA multiple |                                  | 9.8x - 11.2x (10.5x) |   |

 

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(1) The range for an investment type category consisting of a single investment represents the relevant market data considered in determining the fair value of the investment.

 

As noted above, the discounted cash flows, market rate and market multiple approaches were used in the determination of fair value of certain Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2015. The significant unobservable inputs used in the discounted cash flow approach is the discount rate used to discount the estimated future cash flows expected to be received from the underlying investment, which include both future principal and interest payments. An increase in the discount rate would result in a decrease in the fair value. Included in the consideration and selection of discount rates is risk of default, rating of the investment, call provisions and comparable company investments. The significant unobservable inputs used in the market rate approach are the effective yield on a loan given its current fair value mark and the market yields for that type of loan. An increase in the market yield would result in a decrease in the fair value. The significant unobservable inputs used in the market multiple approach are the multiples of similar companies’ earnings before income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and comparable market transactions. Increases or decreases in market EBITDA multiples would result in an increase or decrease in the fair value.

 

*Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value*

 

Debt

 

The fair value of the Company’s revolving credit facility, as of December 31, 2015, approximates its carrying value as the outstanding balances are callable at carrying value. The determination of fair values involves Level 3 inputs.

 

**Note 6. Debt**

 

On June 29, 2015, the Company entered into a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) with various lenders. Natixis, New York Branch, one of the lenders, also serves as administrative agent under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility has an aggregate committed amount of $75 million.

 

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The Company’s obligations to the lenders are secured by a first priority security interest in the unused capital commitments (See Note 7. Commitments, Contingencies and Indemnifications) and substantially the entire portfolio of investments and cash. The Revolving Credit Facility contains certain covenants, including, but not limited to maintaining an asset coverage ratio of total assets to total borrowings of at least 2 to 1. As of December 31, 2015, the Company was in compliance with these covenants.

 

Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at either (i) London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin with no LIBOR floor or (ii) at lenders’ cost of funds plus a margin. The Company pays a fee of 0.20% per annum on committed but undrawn amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility. Interest is payable monthly in arrears. Any amounts borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility, and all accrued and unpaid interest, will be due and payable, on June 29, 2016.

 

Costs of $435,570 were incurred in connection with obtaining the Revolving Credit Facility, which have been recorded as deferred financing costs on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are being amortized over the life of the Revolving Credit Facility on a straight-line basis.

 

On October 23, 2015, the Company amended the Revolving Credit Facility to include a multi-currency tranche allowing the Company to borrow up to 15% of the principal amount committed under an alternative currency including Euro, Canadian Dollar and Pound Sterling (GBP). As of December 31, 2015, the Company had outstanding debt denominated in Pound Sterling (GBP) of 1.5 million on its Revolving Credit Facility, included in the outstanding principal amount in the table below.

 

In accordance with the Investment Company Act, with certain exceptions, the Company is only allowed to borrow amounts such that its asset coverage ratio, as defined in the 1940 Act, is at least 2 to 1 after such borrowing. As of December 31, 2015, the Company’s asset coverage ratio was 2.42 to 1.

 

The Company’s outstanding borrowings as of December 31, 2015 were as follows:

 
| ** **                  | ** ** | **Total Aggregate    Principal Amount   Committed** | ** ** | **Principal Amount   Outstanding** | ** ** | **Carrying Value** | ** ** |
|-----------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------|------------|
| Revolving Credit   Facility |       | $                                                                  | 75,000,000 |                                    | $          | 54,810,152              |       | $ | 54,710,850 |   |
|                             |            |                                                                    |            |                                         |            |                         |            |  |  |  |

 

The summary information regarding the Revolving Credit Facility for the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) through December 31, 2015 were as follows:

 
| ** **                        | ** ** | **For the period from February 5, 2015   (Inception) to   December 31,** | ** ** |
|-----------------------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                        | ** ** | **2015(1)**                                                                                                      | ** ** |
| Borrowing   interest expense      |       | $                                                                                                                | 395,793    |   |
| Facility fees                     |       | 34,249                                                                                                           |       |
| Amortization of financing   costs |       | 217,301                                                                                                          |       |
| Total                             |       | $                                                                                                                | 647,343    |   |
| Weighted average   interest rate  |       | 1.86                                                                                                             | %          |
| Average   outstanding balance     |       | $                                                                                                                | 23,591,427 |   |

 

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**Note 7. Commitments, Contingencies and Indemnifications**

 

The Company’s investment portfolio may contain debt investments that are in the form of lines of credit and unfunded delayed draw commitments, which require the Company to provide funding when requested by portfolio companies in accordance with the terms of the underlying loan agreements. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had $2,007,987 of unfunded commitments under loan and financing agreements as follows:

 
| ** **                                   | ** ** | **Commitment** | ** ** | **Unfunded**   | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------|------------|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
| ** **                                   | ** ** | **Date(1)**    | ** ** | **Commitment** | ** ** |
|                                         |       |           |       |           |       |
| **Senior Secured   First Lien**              |       |           |       |           |       |
| CB SDG, Ltd.**(2)**                     |       | 7/6/2019       |       | $              | 1,121,060  |   |
| Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.             |       | 1/23/2017      |       | 79,468         |       |
| Valet Waste Holdings, Inc.              |       | 9/24/2021      |       | 434,783        |       |
| ** Total Senior   Secured First Lien**  |       |           |       | 1,635,311      |       |
|                                         |       |           |       |           |       |
| **Senior Secured   Second Lien**             |       |           |       |           |       |
| Integro Parent, Inc.                    |       | 10/30/2016     |       | 372,676        |       |
| ** Total Senior   Secured Second Lien** |       |           |       | 372,676        |       |
| **Total**                                    |       |           |       | $              | 2,007,987  |   |

 

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(1)         Commitments are generally subject to borrowers meeting certain criteria such as compliance with covenants and certain operational metrics. These amounts may remain outstanding until the commitment period of an applicable loan expires, which may be shorter than its maturity.

(2)         Outstanding unfunded commitment denominated in GBP totaling £760,607 and translated into USD at December 31, 2015.

 

*Other Commitments and Contingencies*

 

As of December 31, 2015, the Company had $211.1 million in total capital commitments from investors. Of this amount, $10.0 million was from Crescent Capital Group LP (“CCG LP”) and its affiliates. The remaining unfunded capital commitments totaled $130.1 million as of December 31, 2015.

 

Up to June 25, 2015, the Company’s efforts had been limited to organizational activities, the cost of which has been borne by the Advisor. The Company has agreed to repay the Advisor for initial organization costs and equity offering costs incurred prior to the commencement of its operations up to a maximum of $1.5 million on a pro rata basis over the first $350 million of invested capital not to exceed 3 years from the initial capital commitment. The Advisor incurred costs on behalf of the Company of $794,450 of equity offering costs and $567,895 of organization costs through Commencement. For the period from June 26, 2015 (Commencement) through December 31, 2015, the Advisor allocated to the Company $183,858 of equity offering costs and $131,427 of organization costs, of which $46,709 was included in Due to Advisor on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities at December 31, 2015.

 

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts which provide a variety of representations and warranties, and that provide general indemnifications. Such contracts include those with certain service providers, brokers and trading counterparties. Any exposure to the Company under these arrangements is unknown as it would involve future claims that may be made against the Company; however, based on the Company’s experience, the risk of loss is remote and no such claims are expected to occur. As such, the Company has not accrued any liability in connection with such indemnifications.

 

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**Note 8. Stockholders’ Equity**

 

On June 26, 2015, the Company entered into subscription agreements (collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”) with several investors, including CCG LP and its affiliates, providing for the private placement of the Company’s common stock. Under the terms of the Subscription Agreements, investors are required to fund capital drawdowns to purchase the Company’s common stock up to the amount of their respective capital commitments on an as-needed basis as determined by the Company with a minimum of 10 business days’ prior notice. The remaining unfunded capital commitments related to these Subscription Agreements totaled $130.1 million as of December 31, 2015.

 

The following table summarizes the total shares issued and amount received related to capital drawdowns delivered pursuant to the Subscription Agreements during the period from June 26, 2015 (Commencement) through December 31, 2015:

 
| ** **                    | ** ** | **For the Period Ended** | ** ** |
|-------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                    | ** ** | **December 31, 2015(1)**      | ** ** |
| **Quarter Ended**        | ** ** | **Shares**                              | ** ** | **Amount** | ** ** |
| December 31, 2015        |       | 605,476                                 |       | $ | 12,000,000 |   |
| September 30, 2015       |       | 2,100,840                               |       | 42,000,000 |   |
| June 30, 2015            |       | 1,350,000                               |       | 27,000,000 |   |
| **Total Capital   Drawdowns** |       | 4,056,316                               |       | $ | 81,000,000 |   |

 

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(1)              The Company commenced operations on June 26, 2015.

 

Prior to the listing of the Company’s shares on an exchange, stockholders who “opt in” to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan will have their cash dividends and distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s common stock, rather than receiving cash dividends and distributions. The number of shares to be issued to a stockholder is determined by dividing the total dollar amount of the cash dividend or distribution payable to a stockholder by the net asset value per share of the common stock as of the last day of the Company’s fiscal quarter or such other date and price per share as determined by the Board preceding the date such dividend was declared.

 

The Company has authorized 13,000,000 shares of its common stock with a par value of $0.001 per share. The Company has authorized 100,000 shares of its preferred stock with a par value of $0.001 per share. Shares of preferred stock have not been issued. On February 5, 2015, the Company issued 1,000 common shares to CCG LP. On April 15, 2015, CCG LP contributed $499,000 of additional paid-in-capital to the Company. On June 29, 2015, CCG LP exchanged its 1,000 shares issued on February 5, 2015 for 25,000 common shares, which were subsequently redeemed on June 30, 2015.

 

At December 31, 2015, CCG LP and its affiliates owned 4.74% of the outstanding common shares of the Company.

 

For the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) through December 31, 2015, distributions made by the Company are as follows:

 
| **Quarter Ended**  | ** ** | **Total Amount** | ** ** | **Per Share Amount** | ** ** |
|-------------------------|------------|-----------------------|------------|--------------------------------|------------|
| December 31, 2015  |       | $                     | 924,998    |                           | $          | 0.2280 |   |
| September 30, 2015 |       | $                     | 151,009    |                           | $          | 0.0438 |   |
| June 30, 2015      |       | $                     | 0          |                           | $          | 0.0000 |   |

 

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**Note 9. Earnings Per Share**

 

In accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 260 — *Earnings per Share* (“ASC 260”), basic earnings per share is computed by dividing earnings available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Other potentially dilutive common shares, and the related impact to earnings, are considered when calculating earnings per share on a diluted basis. As of December 31, 2015, there are no dilutive shares.

 

The following table sets forth the computation of the weighted average basic and diluted net increase in net assets per share from operations for the following period:

 
| ** **                                                                                             | ** ** | **For the period from February 5, 2015   (Inception) to   December 31,** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                             | ** ** | **2015(1)**                                                                                                      | ** ** |
| Net increase   (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations                                      |       | $                                                                                                                | (2,155,042 | ) |
| Weighted average   common shares outstanding                                                           |       | 1,636,134                                                                                                        |       |
| Net increase   (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per common share-basic and   diluted |       | $                                                                                                                | (1.32      | ) |

 

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(1)              The Company was formed on February 5, 2015 and commenced operations on June 26, 2015.

 

**Note 10. Income Taxes**

 

The tax character of shareholder distributions attributable to the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015, were as follows:

 
| Ordinary Income (1) |   | $      | 1,076,007 |   |
|---------------------|--------|--------|-----------|--------|
| Capital Gains       |   | — |      |
| **Total**           |   | $      | 1,076,007 |   |

 

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(1)              For the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015, 100% of ordinary income qualified as interest related dividend which is exempt from U.S. withholding tax applicable to non-U.S. shareholders.

 

For the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis detailed below differ from the amounts reflected in the Company’s consolidated statements of assets and liabilities by temporary and other book/tax differences, primarily relating to the tax treatment of dividends payable, wash sales, and organizational expenses, as follows:

 
| Undistributed net investment   income               |   | $          | —     |   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------|------------|------------|--------|
| Other temporary differences                         |   | (159,569   | )          |
| Post October loss deferrals                    |   | (16,582    | )          |
| Capital loss carryover                              |   | (70,920    | )          |
| Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)              |   | (2,983,978 | )          |
| Components of tax distributable earnings at yearend |   | $          | (3,231,049 | )      |

 

Note: Taxable income is an estimate and is not fully determined until the Company’s tax return is filed.

 

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Taxable income generally differs from net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations due to temporary and permanent differences in the recognition of income and expenses, and generally excludes net unrealized gains or losses, as unrealized gains or losses are generally not included in taxable income until they are realized.

 

The Company makes certain adjustments to the classification of stockholders’ equity as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences, which include differences in the book and tax basis of certain assets and liabilities, and nondeductible federal taxes or losses among other items. To the extent these differences are permanent, they are charged or credited to paid in capital in excess of par value, distributions in excess of net investment income or accumulated net realized gain (loss), as appropriate.

 

The Company neither has any uncertain tax positions that met the recognition or measurement criteria of ASC 740-10-25,* Income Taxes*, nor did the Company have any unrecognized tax benefits as of the periods presented herein. Although the Company files federal and state tax returns, our major tax jurisdiction is federal. Our inception-to-date federal tax year remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

 

Permanent differences between Investment Company Taxable Income (“ICTI”) and net investment income for financial reporting purposes are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. For the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015, the Company reclassified for book purposes amounts arising from permanent book/tax differences related to the different tax treatment of foreign currency gains and losses and paydown gains and losses as follows:

 
| Paid-in capital in excess of par   value           |   | $      | — |   |
|----------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Accumulated net realized gain   (loss)             |   | (8,580 | )      |
| Distributions in excess of net   investment income |   | 8,580  |   |
| **Total**                                          |   | $      | — |   |

 

The tax cost of the Company’s investments as of December 31, 2015, approximates their amortized cost.

 

As of December 31, 2015, the Company’s aggregate investment unrealized appreciation and depreciation for federal income tax purposes was:

 
| Tax cost                                     |   | $          | 141,151,562 |   |
|----------------------------------------------|--------|------------|-------------|--------|
|                                         |   |       |        |
| Gross unrealized   appreciation              |   | $          | 748,070     |   |
| Gross unrealized   depreciation              |   | (3,831,135 | )           |
| **Net   unrealized investment depreciation** |   | $          | (3,083,065  | )      |

 

For the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) to December 31, 2015, the Company recognized no current or deferred income tax or benefit related to the Taxable Subsidiary. There were no deferred tax assets or liabilities related to the Taxable Subsidiary at December 31, 2015.

 

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**Note 11. Financial Highlights**

 

Below is the schedule of financial highlights of the Company for the period from June 26, 2015 (Commencement) through December 31, 2015, relating to the common shares issued on December 31, 2015 pursuant to the Subscription Agreements:

 
| ** **                                                                |   | **For the period from   June 26, 2015   (Commencement)   through  December 31, 2015*   (Unaudited)** |       |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| **Per   Share Data:**(1)                                                  |   |                                                                                                                |       |
| Net asset value,   beginning of period                                    |   | $                                                                                                                   | 20.00      |   |
|                                                                      |   |                                                                                                                |       |
| Net investment income   (loss)                                            |   | 0.32                                                                                                                |       |
| Net realized and   unrealized gains (losses) on investments(2)            |   | (0.87                                                                                                               | )          |
| Net increase   (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations         |   | (0.55                                                                                                               | )          |
|                                                                      |   |                                                                                                                |       |
| Distributions   declared from net investment income(3)                    |   | (0.27                                                                                                               | )          |
| Offering costs                                                            |   | (0.05                                                                                                               | )          |
| Total increase   (decrease) in net assets                                 |   | (0.87                                                                                                               | )          |
|                                                                      |   |                                                                                                                |       |
| Net asset value,   end of period                                          |   | $                                                                                                                   | 19.13      |   |
| Shares   outstanding, end of period                                       |   | 4,056,316                                                                                                           |       |
| Weighted average   shares outstanding                                     |   | 2,855,996                                                                                                           |       |
| Total   return(4)(5)                                                      |   | (3.00                                                                                                               | )%         |
| ** **                                                                |   |                                                                                                                |       |
| **Ratio/Supplemental   Data:**                                            |   |                                                                                                                |       |
| Net assets, end   of period                                               |   | $                                                                                                                   | 77,586,238 |   |
| Ratio of total   expenses to average net assets(6)                        |   | 7.65                                                                                                                | %          |
| Ratio of net   investment income to average net assets(6)                 |   | 3.17                                                                                                                | %          |
| Ratio of   interest and credit facility expenses to average net assets(7) |   | 2.12                                                                                                                | %          |
| Portfolio   turnover rate(5)                                              |   | 4.08                                                                                                                | %          |
| Asset coverage   ratio(8)                                                 |   | 2.42                                                                                                                |       |

 

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| *   |   | The Company was formed on February 5, 2015 and   commenced operations on June 26, 2015.                                                                                                                   |
|-----|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (1) |   | Based on actual number of shares outstanding at the   end of the corresponding period or the weighted average shares outstanding   for the period, unless otherwise noted, as appropriate.                          |
| (2) |   | The amount shown does not correspond with the   aggregate realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investment transactions   for the period as it includes the effect of the timing of equity issuances.           |
| (3) |   | The per share data for distributions per share   reflects the actual amount of distributions declared per share for the   applicable period.                                                                        |
| (4) |   | Total return based on net asset value is calculated   as the change in net asset value per share during the period plus declared   dividends per share, divided by the beginning net asset value per share.         |
| (5) |   | Not annualized.                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| (6) |   | Annualized except for organization expenses.                                                                                                                                                                        |
| (7) |   | Annualized.                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| (8) |   | Asset coverage ratio is equal to (i) the sum of   (A) net assets at end of period and (B) debt outstanding at end of   period, divided by (ii) total debt outstanding at the end of the period. |

 

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**Note 12. Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)**

 
| ** **                                                                                      | ** ** | **Quarter Ended********December 31, 2015** | ** ** | **Quarter Ended********September 30, 2015** | ** ** | **Quarter Ended********June 30, 2015** | ** ** | **For the period   from********February 5,   2015 (Inception)   to   March 31, 2015** | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| Investment income                                                                               |       | $                                                         | 2,147,351  |                                                       | $          | 1,155,317                                             |       | $                                                                                                                   | —     |   | $ | — |   |
| Total expenses                                                                                  |       | 1,285,246                                                 |       | 1,047,330                                                  |       | 67,291                                                |       | —                                                                                                              |       |
| Net investment income (loss)   before taxes                                                     |       | 862,105                                                   |       | 107,987                                                    |       | (67,291                                               | )          | —                                                                                                              |       |
| Income taxes                                                                                    |       | —                                                    |       | 800                                                        |       | —                                                |       | —                                                                                                              |       |
| Net investment income (loss)   after taxes                                                      |       | 862,105                                                   |       | 107,187                                                    |       | (67,291                                               | )          | —                                                                                                              |       |
| Net realized and unrealized gains   (losses)                                                    |       | (2,455,117                                                | )          | (590,899                                                   | )          | (11,027                                               | )          | —                                                                                                              |       |
| Net increase (decrease) in net   assets resulting from operations after tax                     |       | $                                                         | (1,593,012 | )                                                          | $          | (483,712                                              | )          | $                                                                                                                   | (78,318    | ) | $ | — |   |
| Net investment income (loss) per   share (basic and diluted)                                    |       | $                                                         | 0.24       |                                                       | $          | 0.05                                                  |       | $                                                                                                                   | (4.25      | ) | $ | — |   |
| Net increase (decrease) in net   assets resulting from operations per share (basic and diluted) |       | $                                                         | (0.44      | )                                                          | $          | (0.21                                                 | )          | $                                                                                                                   | (4.95      | ) | $ | — |   |
| Weighted average shares   outstanding                                                           |       | 3,589,082                                                 |       | 2,263,409                                                  |       | 15,824                                                |       | —                                                                                                              |       |
| Net asset value per share                                                                       |       | 19.13                                                     |       | 19.74                                                      |       | 19.90                                                 |       | —                                                                                                              |       |

 

**Note 13. Subsequent Events**

 

The Company’s management evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements included herein. There have been no subsequent events that occurred during such period that would require disclosure in this Form 10-K or would be required to be recognized in the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2015 and for the period from February 5, 2015 (Inception) through December 31, 2015.

 

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**ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE**

 

None.

 

**ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES**

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our current disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to us that is required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

**ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION**

 

None.

 

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**PART III**

 

**ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE**

 

Information in response to this item is incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement relating to our 2016 annual meeting of stockholders. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act.

 

**ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION**

 

Information in response to this item is incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement relating to our 2016 annual meeting of stockholders.

 

**ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED****STOCKHOLDER MATTERS**

 

Information in response to this item is incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement relating to our 2016 annual meeting of stockholders.

 

**ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIP AND RELATED TRANSACTION, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE**

 

Information in response to this item is incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement relating to our 2016 annual meeting of stockholders.

 

**ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES**

 

Information in response to this item is incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement relating to our 2016 annual meeting of stockholders.

 

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**PART IV**

 

**ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES**

 

The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report:

 

1.              Financial Statements—Financial statements are included in Item 8. See the Index to the Consolidated Financial Statements on page F-1 of this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

2.              Financial Statement Schedules—None. We have omitted financial statements schedules because they are not required or are not applicable, or the required information is shown in the consolidated financial statements or notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

3.              Exhibits—The following is a list of all exhibits filed as a part of this annual report on Form 10-K, including those incorporated by reference.

 
| 3.1    |   | Amended and Restated Certificate   of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the   Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 000-55380)   filed on June 5, 2015).                                                                           |
|--------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3.2    |   | Bylaws (incorporated by reference   to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10   (File No. 000-55380) filed on June 5, 2015).                                                                                                                        |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4.1    |   | Dividend Reinvestment Plan   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Registration   Statement on Form 10 (File No. 000-55380) filed on June 5,   2015).                                                                                                 |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.1   |   | Investment Advisory Agreement,   dated June 2, 2015, by and between the Company and the Advisor   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration   Statement on Form 10 (File No. 000-55380) filed on June 5,   2015).                       |
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| 10.2   |   | Administration Agreement, dated   June 2, 2015, by and between the Company and the Administrator   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Registration   Statement on Form 10 (File No. 000-55380) filed on June 5,   2015).                      |
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| 10.3   |   | Trademark License Agreement,   dated April 30, 2015, by and between the Company and CCG LP   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Registration   Statement on Form 10 (File No. 000-55380) filed on June 5,   2015).                            |
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| 10.4   |   | Form of Advisory Fee Waiver   Agreement by and between the Company and the Advisor (incorporated by   reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on   Form 10 (File No. 000-55380) filed on June 5, 2015).                                      |
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| 10.5   |   | Form of Subscription   Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s   Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 000-55380) filed on   June 5, 2015).                                                                                        |
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| 10.6   |   | Custodian Agreement by and   between the Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company (incorporated by   reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Registration Statement on   Form 10 (File No. 000-55380) filed on June 5, 2015).                                     |
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| 10.7   |   | Revolving Credit Agreement, dated   June 29, 2015, among the Company, as Borrower, Natixis, New York Branch,   as Administrative Agent and Lender (incorporated by reference to   Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-K   filed on July 2, 2015). |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 24.1   |   | Powers of Attorney (incorporated   by reference to Exhibit 24.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report (File   No. 000-55380) on Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2015).                                                                                                            |
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| 31.1   |   | Certification of Chief Executive   Officer, Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to   Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).                                                                                                                           |
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| 31.2   |   | Certification of Chief Financial   Officer, Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to   Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).                                                                                                                           |
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| 32     |   | Certification of Chief Executive   Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,   as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002   (filed herewith).                                                                                     |

 

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**SIGNATURES**

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
|                        | Crescent   Capital BDC, INC. |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|                        |                              |
| Date:   March 25, 2016 | By:                               | /s/ Jason   A. Breaux |
|                        |                              | Jason A.   Breaux |
|                        |                              | Chief   Executive Officer |
|                        |                              |
| Date:   March 25, 2016 | By:                               | /s/ Mike   L. Wilhelms |
|                        |                              | Mike L.   Wilhelms |
|                        |                              | Chief   Financial Officer |

 

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Jason A Breaux, Mike L.Wilhelms, George P. Hawley, Joseph A. Hanlon and Jonathan R. Insull, and each of them, such person’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and revocation, for such person and in such person’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign one or more Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on March 25, 2016.

 
| **Signature**                  | ** ** | **Title**                                                     |
|--------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|                           |       |
| /s/ Jason A. Breaux            |       | Chief Executive Officer                                       |
| Jason A. Breaux                |       |                                                          |
|                           |       |                                                          |
| /s/ Mike L. Wilhelms           |       | Chief Financial Officer                                       |
| Mike L. Wilhelms               |       |                                                          |
|                           |       |                                                          |
| /s/ George G. Strong, Jr. |       | Director and Chairman of   the Audit Committee |
| George G. Strong, Jr.     |       |                                                          |
|                           |       |                                                          |
| /s/ Steven F. Strandberg       |       | Director                                                      |
| Steven F. Strandberg           |       |                                                          |
|                           |       |                                                          |
| /s/ Michael S. Segal           |       | Director                                                      |
| Michael S. Segal               |       |                                                          |

 

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