Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. Prices Public Offering of $350 Million 5.950% Senior Notes Due 2030

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BOSTON – January 30, 2025 – Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE: BCSF or the “Company”) today announced that it has priced an offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 5.950% senior notes due 2030 (the “Notes”). The Notes will mature on March 15, 2030 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at the Company’s option at any time at par plus a “make-whole” premium, provided that the Notes may be redeemed at par one month prior to their maturity.

The offering is expected to close on or about February 6, 2025, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay outstanding secured indebtedness under its financing arrangements and for general corporate purposes.

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Santander US Capital Markets LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and MUFG Securities Americas Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers for this offering. BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Natixis Securities Americas LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. are acting as co-managers for this offering.

Investors are advised to carefully consider the investment objectives, risks and charges and expenses of BCSF before investing. The pricing term sheet dated January 30, 2025, the preliminary prospectus supplement dated January 30, 2025, and the accompanying prospectus dated July 1, 2022, each of which has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), contain this and other information about BCSF and should be read carefully before investing.

The information in the pricing term sheet, the preliminary prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and this press release is not complete and may be changed. The pricing term sheet, the preliminary prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and this press release are not offers to sell any securities of BCSF and are not soliciting an offer to buy such securities in any state or jurisdiction where such offer and sale is not permitted.

An effective shelf registration statement relating to the Notes is on file with the SEC and is effective. The offering may be made only by means of a preliminary prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov or from SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., 277 Park Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10172 or toll-free at 212-224-5135, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 608 2nd Avenue South, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, MN 55402 Attn: WFS Customer Service or toll-free at 1-800-645-3751, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019 or toll-free at 1-800-854-5674 or Santander US Capital Markets LLC, 437 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022 or toll-free at 1-855-403-3636.

About Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. is an externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle market companies. BCSF is managed by BCSF Advisors, LP, an SEC-registered investment adviser and a subsidiary of Bain Capital Credit, LP. Since commencing investment operations on October 13, 2016, and through September 30, 2024, BCSF has invested approximately $8,132.9 million in aggregate principal amount of debt and equity investments prior to any subsequent exits or repayments. BCSF’s investment objective is to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation through direct originations of secured debt, including first lien, first lien/last out, unitranche and second lien debt, investments in strategic joint ventures, equity investments and, to a lesser extent, corporate bonds. BCSF has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Forward-Looking Statements

This letter may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this letter may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this letter.

Investor Contact:
Katherine Schneider
Tel. (212) 803-9613
investors@baincapitalbdc.com
Media Contact:
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Tel. (646) 502-3549
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Optio Investment Partners, Kennedy Lewis Investment Management And KKR Announce Multi-Year Financing Agreement

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Stockholm and London, 23 January, 2024 – Optio Investment Partners (“Optio”), an innovative credit platform, Kennedy Lewis Investment Management (“Kennedy Lewis”), a leading alternative credit manager, and KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced a multi-year, multi-jurisdiction agreement. Under this agreement, Kennedy Lewis and KKR will provide asset-based funding to support the Optio Auto Evolution strategy, driving next generation auto financing. To ensure growth, in 2021, Optio entered into a partnership with Volvo Car Corporation (“Volvo Cars”).

The agreement commenced in December 2023 with an initial commitment of up to USD 750 million to fund the Optio Auto Evolution leasing and subscription strategy for retail and business customers across the UK. The agreement also extends funding to other jurisdictions across Europe, with an ambition for substantial growth in financed volumes over the next four years.

This relationship will support Optio and their partners’ ambition of a scalable multibillion USD solution for their subscription business across Europe. A proprietary tech platform has been built and integrated over the past years to support this. The growth of Optio’s Auto Evolution strategy will provide more consumers with access to flexible and competitive car subscription solutions, as well as a diversified product range with an increasing number of electric vehicles.

Björn Lagerstam, Co-founder, at Optio, said: “We at Optio are delighted to work with Kennedy Lewis and KKR for our inaugural strategy, Optio Auto Evolution. Optio was established to change the status quo in terms of financing real assets, and Auto being one of the largest asset backed markets, it was an obvious starting point. Since signing our first asset partner agreement in 2021, we have spent time establishing a robust investment and tech platform which enables scale as well as an attractive offering, both for investors, manufacturers, and asset owners. This new multi-year, multi-jurisdiction agreement is a great next step for scaling the Optio Auto Evolution strategy and subsequent Optio strategies.”

David K. Chene, Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner at Kennedy Lewis, commented: “We are thrilled to provide this tailored asset-based financing solution to Optio in order to accelerate their growth. This investment demonstrates our structuring creativity and partnership-first mindset, and we look forward to supporting Optio and Volvo Cars’ rollout across the European market. This is an exciting opportunity for Kennedy Lewis to invest behind an innovative platform for the benefit of our investors.”

Vaibhav Piplapure, Managing Director in KKR’s Credit team, added: “This transaction creates a significant opportunity to help Optio scale its unique proposition, while accelerating growth for Volvo Cars. Automotive finance continues to be a core theme for KKR’s asset-based finance strategy, with auto companies increasingly looking for innovative solutions to help maintain stable cash flows and free up their balance sheet for product development, primarily in electrification. We look forward to building on this relationship with Optio in the years ahead.”

KKR will fund the transaction through credit funds, vehicles and accounts managed or advised by it under its Asset-Based Finance strategy.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP acted as legal advisor to Kennedy Lewis and KKR, and Ashurst LLP acted as legal advisor to Optio.

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About Optio
Optio is an originator and private credit platform established in 2021 currently present in Sweden, UK and Luxembourg. Its expertise is to provide Asset Backed solutions and support asset partners using its scalable investment and tech platform. Optio acts on opportunities where current financing possibilities are inefficient and aims to partner with sustainable businesses, where they enable asset partners to accelerate their green transition journeys through capital management. Optio’s first strategy “Auto Evolution” is purchasing subscription cars with a focus to accelerate electrification and the direct-to-consumer business of the auto industry. The Auto Evolution strategy has been live since June 2023. (https://www.optioinvest.com/)

About Kennedy Lewis
Kennedy Lewis is an alternative credit manager founded in 2017 by David K. Chene and Darren L. Richman with approximately $14 billion under management across private funds, a business development company, and collateralized loan obligations. The firm seeks to deliver attractive risk adjusted returns for clients by investing across the credit markets through its opportunistic credit, homebuilder finance, core lending and broadly syndicated loan strategies. For more information, please visit Kennedy Lewis’ website at www.klimllc.com.

About KKR
KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries. For additional information about KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR’s website at www.kkr.com. For additional information about Global Atlantic Financial Group, please visit Global Atlantic Financial Group’s website at www.globalatlantic.com.

Media Contacts

Optio Investment Partners
Tina Söderlund-Boley, tina@optioinvest.com
Phone +44 7872 484913
Head of Sales, Marketing and Investor Relations

Kennedy Lewis
Prosek Partners
Josh Clarkson
jclarkson@prosek.com
+1 212 279 3115

KKR
FGS Global
Alastair Elwen / Sophia Johnston
KKR-Lon@FGSGlobal.com
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7251 3801

 

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