EX-10.2





 Exhibit 10.2 

ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 
 BC PARTNERS
LENDING CORPORATION 
 AND 

BC PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 

This Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of April 23, 2018 by and between BC PARTNERS LENDING CORPORATION, a Maryland
corporation (the “Company”), and BC PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Administrator”). 

WHEREAS, the Company is a newly organized closed-end management investment fund that intends to elect
to be treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”); 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the Administrator to provide administrative services to the Company in the manner and on the terms
hereinafter set forth; and 
 WHEREAS, the Administrator is willing to provide administrative services to the Company on the terms and
conditions hereafter set forth. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants hereinafter contained and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Administrator hereby agree as follows: 
  

	1.	Duties of the Administrator 

 (a)    Employment of
Administrator. The Company hereby retains the Administrator to act as administrator of the Company, and to furnish, or arrange for others to furnish, the administrative services, personnel and facilities described below, subject to review by and
the overall control of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), for the period and on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Administrator hereby accepts such retention and agrees during such period to
render, or arrange for the rendering of, such services and to assume the obligations herein set forth subject to the reimbursement of costs and expenses provided for below. The Administrator shall for all purposes herein be deemed to be an
independent contractor and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized herein, have no authority to act for or represent the Company in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Company. 

(b)    Services. The Administrator shall perform (or oversee, or arrange for, the performance of) the
administrative services necessary for the operation of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator shall provide the Company with office facilities, equipment, clerical, bookkeeping and recordkeeping services and
such other services as the Administrator, subject to review by the Board, shall from time to time determine to be 

  
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necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Administrator shall also, on behalf of the Company, conduct relations with custodians, depositories, transfer agents,
dividend disbursing agents, other stockholder servicing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, corporate fiduciaries, insurers, banks and such other persons in any such other capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable.
The Administrator shall make reports to the Board of its performance of its obligations hereunder and furnish advice and recommendations with respect to such other aspects of the business and affairs of the Company as it shall determine to be
desirable; provided that nothing herein shall be construed to require the Administrator to, and the Administrator shall not, in its capacity as Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, provide any advice or recommendation relating to the securities
and other assets that the Company should purchase, retain or sell or any other investment advisory services to the Company. The Administrator shall be responsible for the financial and other records that the Company is required to maintain under the
Investment Company Act or otherwise and shall prepare, print and disseminate reports to stockholders, and reports and other materials filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Administrator will provide on
the Company’s behalf significant managerial assistance to those portfolio companies that request such assistance. In addition, the Administrator will assist the Company in determining and publishing (as necessary or appropriate) the
Company’s net asset value and net asset value per share, overseeing the preparation and filing of the Company’s tax returns, and generally overseeing the payment of the Company’s expenses and the performance of administrative and
professional services rendered to the Company by others. For the avoidance of any doubt, the parties agree that the Administrator is authorized to enter into sub-administration agreements as the Administrator
determines necessary in order to carry out the services set forth in this paragraph, subject to the prior approval of the Company. 
  

	2.	Records 

 The Administrator agrees to maintain and keep all books, accounts and
other records of the Company that relate to activities performed by the Administrator hereunder and will maintain and keep such books, accounts and records in accordance with the Investment Company Act. In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the Investment Company Act, the Administrator agrees that all records which it maintains for the Company shall at all times remain the property of the Company, shall be readily accessible
during normal business hours, and shall be promptly surrendered upon the termination of the Agreement or otherwise on written request. The Administrator further agrees that all records which it maintains for the Company pursuant to Rule 31a-1 under the Investment Company Act will be preserved for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the Investment Company Act unless any such records are earlier
surrendered as provided above. Records shall be surrendered in usable machine-readable form. The Administrator shall have the right to retain copies of such records subject to observance of its confidentiality obligations under this Agreement. 

 

	3.	Confidentiality 

 The parties hereto agree that each shall treat all information
provided by each party to the other regarding its business and operations. All confidential information provided by a party hereto, including nonpublic personal information (regulated pursuant to
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Agreement and, except as may be required in carrying out this Agreement, shall not be disclosed to any third party, without the prior consent of such providing party. The foregoing shall not be
applicable to any information that is publicly available when provided or thereafter becomes publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement, or that is required to be disclosed by any regulatory authority, any authority or legal
counsel of the parties hereto, by judicial or administrative process or otherwise by applicable law or regulation. 
  

	4.	Compensation; Allocation of Costs and Expenses 

 In full consideration of the
provision of the services of the Administrator, the Company shall reimburse the Administrator for the costs and expenses incurred by the Administrator in performing its obligations and providing personnel and facilities hereunder, it being
understood and agreed that, except as otherwise provided herein or in that certain Investment Advisory Agreement, by and between the Company and BC Partners Advisors L.P. (the “Adviser”), as amended from time to time (the
“Advisory Agreement”), the Administrator shall be solely responsible for the compensation of its employees and all overhead expenses of the Administrator (including rent, office equipment and utilities). 

The Company will bear all expenses of its operations and transactions, including (without limitation except as noted) those relating to: the
cost of its organization and any offerings; the cost of calculating its net asset value, including the cost of any third-party valuation services; the cost of effecting any sales and repurchases of the Common Stock and other securities; fees and
expenses payable under any dealer manager or placement agent agreements, if any; debt service and other costs of borrowings or other financing arrangements; costs of hedging; expenses, including travel expense, incurred by the Adviser, or members of
the Investment Team, or payable to third parties, performing due diligence on prospective portfolio companies and, if necessary, enforcing the Company’s rights; transfer agent and custodial fees; fees and expenses associated with marketing
efforts; federal and state registration fees, any stock exchange listing fees and fees payable to rating agencies; federal, state and local taxes; independent directors’ fees and expenses including certain travel expenses; costs of preparing
financial statements and maintaining books and records and filing reports or other documents with the SEC (or other regulatory bodies) and other reporting and compliance costs, including registration and listing fees, and the compensation of
professionals responsible for the preparation of the foregoing; the costs of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to stockholders (including printing and mailing costs), the costs of any stockholder or director meetings and the
compensation of personnel responsible for the preparation of the foregoing and related matters; commissions and other compensation payable to brokers or dealers; research and market data; fidelity bond, directors and officers errors and omissions
liability insurance and other insurance premiums; direct costs and expenses of administration, including printing, mailing, long distance telephone and staff; fees and expenses associated with independent audits, outside legal and consulting costs;
costs of winding up; costs incurred in connection with the formation or maintenance of entities or vehicles to hold the Company’s assets for tax or other purposes; extraordinary expenses (such as litigation or indemnification); and costs
associated with reporting and compliance obligations under the Investment Company Act and applicable federal and state securities laws. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall reimburse 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 and Chief Financial Officer and their respective staffs (based on a percentage of time such
individuals devote, on an estimated basis, to the business affairs of the Company). 

  
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	5.	Limitation of Liability of the Administrator; Indemnification 

 The Administrator
(and its members, managers, officers, employees, agents, controlling persons and any other person or entity affiliated with it) shall not be liable to the Company for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrator in connection with
the performance of any of its duties or obligations under this Agreement or otherwise as administrator for the Company and the Company shall indemnify, defend and protect the Administrator (and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees,
controlling persons, members, and any other person or entity affiliated with the Administrator each of whom shall be deemed a third party beneficiary hereof) (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) and hold them harmless from and
against all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in or by reason of any pending, threatened or completed action, suit,
investigation or other proceeding (including an action or suit by or in the right of the Company or its security holders) arising out of or otherwise based upon the performance of any of the Administrator’s duties or obligations under this
Agreement or otherwise as administrator for the Company. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence of this Section 5 to the contrary, nothing contained herein shall protect or be deemed to protect the Indemnified Parties against or entitle or be
deemed to entitle the Indemnified Parties to indemnification in respect of, any liability to the Company or its security holders to which the Indemnified Parties would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross
negligence in the performance of the Administrator’s duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of the Administrator’s duties and obligations under this Agreement (to the extent applicable, as the same shall be determined in accordance
with the Investment Company Act and any interpretations or guidance by the SEC or its staff thereunder). 
  

	6.	Activities of the Administrator 

 The services of the Administrator to the Company
are not to be deemed to be exclusive, and the Administrator and each affiliate is free to render services to others. It is understood that directors, officers, employees and stockholders of the Company are or may become interested in the
Administrator and its affiliates, as directors, officers, members, managers, employees, partners, stockholders or otherwise, and that the Administrator and directors, officers, members, managers, employees, partners and stockholders of the
Administrator and its affiliates are or may become similarly interested in the Company as stockholders or otherwise. 
  

	7.	Duration and Termination of this Agreement 

 (a)    This
Agreement shall become effective as of the first date above written. The provisions of Section 5 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the Administrator shall remain entitled to the benefits thereof, notwithstanding any
termination of this Agreement. Further, notwithstanding the termination or expiration of this Agreement as aforesaid, the Administrator shall be entitled to any amounts owed under Section 4 through the date of termination or expiration and
Section 5 shall continue in force and effect and apply to the Administrator and its representatives as and to the extent applicable. This Agreement shall 

  
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continue in effect for two years from the date hereof, and thereafter shall continue automatically for successive annual periods, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least
annually by: 
 (i)    the vote of the Board, or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Company; and 
 (ii)    the vote of a majority of the Company’s directors who are
not parties to this Agreement or “interested persons” (as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act) of any such party, in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act. 

(b)    The Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, upon 60 days’ written
notice, by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, or by the vote of the Board or by the Administrator. 

(c)    This Agreement may not be assigned by a party without the consent of the other party; provided,
however, that the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall not be deemed to be assigned to a newly-formed entity in the event of the merger of the Company into, or conveyance of all of the assets of the Company to,
such newly-formed entity; provided, further, however, that the sole purpose of that merger or conveyance is to effect a mere change in the Company’s legal form into another limited liability entity. The provisions of
Section 5 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the Administrator shall remain entitled to the benefits thereof, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement. 

 

	8.	Amendments of this Agreement 

 This Agreement may be amended pursuant to a written
instrument by mutual consent of the parties. 
  

	9.	Governing Law 

 This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York and the applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act. To the extent the applicable laws of the State of New York, or any of the provisions herein, conflict with the provisions of the Investment Company Act, the latter
shall control. 
  

	10.	Entire Agreement 

 This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and
supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements with respect to the subject matter hereof. 
  

	11.	Notices 

 Any notice under this Agreement shall be given in writing, addressed and
delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the other party at its principal office. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the
date first above written. 
  

			
	BC PARTNERS LENDING CORPORATION


 
			
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Edward Goldthorpe

	Name:	 	Edward Goldthorpe
	Title:	 	President and Chief Executive Officer


 
			
	
	BC PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC


 
			
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Justin Bateman

	Name:	 	Justin Bateman
	Title:	 	Managing Partner



  
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