Mount Logan Capital Inc. (Cboe Canada: MLC)
(“Mount Logan” or the “Company”) today announced it has
successfully completed its previously announced minority investment
in Runway Growth Capital LLC (“Runway”), alongside BC Partners and
its affiliates, which are acquiring the remaining outstanding
ownership in Runway. On closing, Mount Logan issued to former
Runway members an aggregate of 2,693,071 common shares of Mount
Logan at a deemed price of C$2.67, which was determined based on
the 20-day volume-weighted average price prior to and including
January 27, 2025.
With approval of a new investment advisory
agreement, Runway will continue to serve as investment adviser to
its managed funds, including Runway Growth Finance Corp. (Nasdaq:
RWAY) (“Runway Growth Finance”), a business development company,
and to other private funds. Mount Logan looks forward to working
with BC Partners and Runway’s management and investment teams to
capitalize on the opportunities available in the North American
credit markets.
Management Commentary
Ted Goldthorpe, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of Mount Logan, stated, "We are thrilled to
officially welcome David and the talented team at Runway to the
Mount Logan family. We are excited about partnering with the Runway
team to scale their specialized capabilities in providing financing
solutions to late-stage growth platforms. Since the announcement,
we have already seen significant benefits of our alignment with the
Runway team. Runway’s expertise enhances our credit capabilities,
and we are confident in our ability to leverage their strong
investment acumen to expand our product suite and further diversify
our private credit fund offerings.”
Advisors
Wildeboer Dellelce LLP acted as Canadian legal
counsel to Mount Logan. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP acted as
legal counsel to BC Partners. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. acted as
the exclusive financial advisor to Runway Growth Capital LLC.
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz acted as legal counsel to Runway
Growth Capital LLC and Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP acted as legal
counsel to the independent directors of Runway Growth Finance.
About Mount Logan Capital
Inc.
Mount Logan Capital Inc. is an alternative asset
management and insurance solutions company that is focused on
public and private debt securities in the North American market and
the reinsurance of annuity products, primarily through its wholly
owned subsidiaries Mount Logan Management LLC (“ML Management”) and
Ability Insurance Company (“Ability”), respectively. Mount Logan
also actively sources, evaluates, underwrites, manages, monitors
and primarily invests in loans, debt securities, and other
credit-oriented instruments that present attractive risk-adjusted
returns and present low risk of principal impairment through the
credit cycle.
ML Management was organized in 2020 as a
Delaware limited liability company and is registered with the SEC
as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
as amended. The primary business of ML Management is to provide
investment management services to (i) privately offered investment
funds exempt from registration under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) advised by ML Management, (ii) a
non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has
elected to be regulated as a business development company, (iii)
Ability, and (iv) non-diversified closed-end management investment
companies registered under the 1940 Act that operate as interval
funds. ML Management also acts as the collateral manager to
collateralized loan obligations backed by debt obligations and
similar assets.
Ability is a Nebraska domiciled insurer and
reinsurer of long-term care policies and annuity products acquired
by Mount Logan in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021. Ability
is also no longer insuring or re-insuring new long-term care
risk.
About Runway Growth Capital
LLCRunway Growth Capital LLC is the investment adviser to
investment funds, including Runway Growth Finance Corp. (Nasdaq:
RWAY), a business development company, and other private funds,
which are lenders of growth capital to companies seeking an
alternative to raising equity. Led by industry veteran David
Spreng, these funds provide senior term loans of a target of $30
million to $150 million to fast-growing companies based in the
United States and Canada. For more information on Runway Growth
Capital LLC and its platform, please visit
www.runwaygrowth.com.
About Runway Growth Finance
Corp.
Runway Growth Finance is a growing specialty
finance company focused on providing flexible capital solutions to
late- and growth-stage companies seeking an alternative to raising
equity. Runway Growth Finance is a closed-end investment fund that
has elected to be regulated as a business development company under
the Investment Company Act of 1940. Runway Growth Finance is
externally managed by Runway Growth Capital LLC, an established
registered investment advisor that was formed in 2015 and led by
industry veteran David Spreng. For more information, please visit
www.runwaygrowth.com.
About BC Partners & BC Partners
Credit
BC Partners is a leading international
investment firm in private equity, private debt, and real estate
strategies. BC Partners Credit was launched in February 2017, with
a focus on identifying attractive credit opportunities in any
market environment, often in complex market segments. The platform
leverages the broader firm's deep industry and operating resources
to provide flexible financing solutions to middle-market companies
across Business Services, Industrials, Healthcare and other select
sectors. For further information, visit
www.bcpartners.com/credit-strategy.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements and information within the meaning of applicable
securities legislation. Forward-looking statements can be
identified by the expressions "seeks", "expects", "believes",
"estimates", "will", "target" and similar expressions. The
forward-looking statements are not historical facts but reflect the
current expectations of the Company regarding future results or
events and are based on information currently available to it.
Certain material factors and assumptions were applied in providing
these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements
discussed in this release include, but are not limited to,
statements relating to the Company’s business strategy, model,
approach and future activities; portfolio composition, size and
performance, asset management activities and related income,
capital raising activities, future credit opportunities of the
Company, portfolio realizations, the protection of stakeholder
value, the expansion of the Company’s loan portfolio, including
through its investment in Runway, synergies to be achieved by both
the Company and Runway through the Company’s strategic minority
investment, any future growth and expansion of each of both the
Company and Runway, any change in earnings potential for the
Company as a result of any growth of Runway, the business and
future activities and prospects of Runway and the Company. All
forward-looking statements in this press release are qualified by
these cautionary statements. The Company believes that the
expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are based upon
reasonable assumptions; however, the Company can give no assurance
that the actual results or developments will be realized by certain
specified dates or at all. These forward-looking statements are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results or events to differ materially from current
expectations, including that the expected synergies of the
investment in Runway may not be realized as expected; the risk that
each of the Company and Runway may require a significant investment
of capital and other resources in order to expand and grow their
respective businesses; the Company has a limited operating history
with respect to an asset management oriented business model and the
matters discussed under "Risk Factors" in the most recently filed
annual information form and management discussion and analysis for
the Company. Readers, therefore, should not place undue reliance on
any such forward-looking statements. Further, a forward-looking
statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is
made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any
such statement or to reflect new information or the occurrence of
future events or circumstances except as required by securities
laws. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of
this press release.
This press release is not, and under no
circumstances is it to be construed as, a prospectus or an
advertisement and the communication of this release is not, and
under no circumstances is it to be construed as, an offer to sell
or an offer to purchase any securities in the Company or in any
fund or other investment vehicle. This press release is not
intended for U.S. persons. The Company’s shares are not registered
under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Company
is not registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940
(the “1940 Act”). U.S. persons are not permitted to purchase the
Company’s shares absent an applicable exemption from registration
under each of these Acts. In addition, the number of investors in
the United States, or which are U.S. persons or purchasing for the
account or benefit of U.S. persons, will be limited to such number
as is required to comply with an available exemption from the
registration requirements of the 1940 Act.
ContactsMount Logan Capital
Inc.365 Bay Street, Suite 800Toronto, ON M5H
2V1info@mountlogancapital.ca
Nikita KlassenChief Financial
OfficerNikita.Klassen@mountlogancapital.ca
Scott ChanInvestor RelationsScott.Chan@mountlogan.com
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