Logan Ridge Finance Corporation Announces Adviser Funded Cash Payment to Shareholders in Connection with its Merger with Portman Ridge Finance Corporation
The Company's Investment Adviser Will Finance an Incremental $0.47 Per Share Payment to Logan Ridge Shareholders Immediately Prior to Closing.
Payment Effectively Results in Logan Ridge Shareholders Receiving 100% of NAV as of March 31, 2025 Adjusted for Estimated Transaction Costs.
NEW YORK, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Logan Ridge Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:LRFC) ("Logan Ridge" or "LRFC"), today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Mount Logan Management LLC, LRFC's investment adviser ("Mount Logan" or "Investment Adviser"), in connection with its previously announced merger with and into Portman Ridge Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:PTMN) ("Portman Ridge" or "PTMN" and the "Merger").
Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, and contingent upon the closing of the Merger, LRFC's Investment Adviser will finance a pre-closing cash payment of $0.47 per share to LRFC shareholders of record as of May 6, 2025. This payment, when combined with the previously announced Tax Distribution of no less than $1,000,000, or $0.38 per share, and the 1.5x PTMN shares received for each LRFC share outstanding, will equal 100% of Logan Ridge's net asset value ("NAV"), based on both Logan Ridge's and Portman Ridge's respective NAVs per share as of March 31, 2025 adjusted for estimated transaction costs.
All terms and conditions of the Merger remain unchanged and in full effect. The Mount Logan funded payment outlined above represents a commitment by Mount Logan to the combined company and was designed to further align the Merger with shareholder feedback, while maintaining the core strategic and financial rationale for the combination.
Management Commentary
Ted Goldthorpe, President and Chief Executive Officer of LRFC and PTMN, and Head of the BC Partners Credit Platform, stated, "We are pleased to announce this agreement, which will provide enhanced value to Logan Ridge shareholders through an additional $0.47 per share payment. We appreciate our shareholders' support and constructive engagement throughout this process and we look forward to successfully closing the Merger."
Special Meeting of Shareholders
The LRFC special meeting is scheduled for June 20, 2025, at 10:30 am ET. LRFC urges its shareholders to cast their votes by following the instructions outlined in the joint proxy statement. Shareholders of LRFC can also access the virtual meeting and vote by going to the following website: http://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/LRFC2025SM, or by calling 1-833-218-3962 and providing the control number which is listed in the proxy card received.
Shareholders can access the joint proxy statement and prospectus by clicking HERE. Shareholders who have questions about the joint proxy statement or about voting their shares should contact the companies' proxy solicitor, Broadridge, at 1-833-218-3962.
About Logan Ridge Finance Corporation
LRFC is a business development company (a "BDC") that invests primarily in first lien loans and, to a lesser extent, second lien loans and equity securities issued by lower middle-market companies. LRFC invests in performing, well-established middle-market businesses that operate across a wide range of industries. It employs fundamental credit analysis, targeting investments in businesses with relatively low levels of cyclicality and operating risk. For more information, visit www.loganridgefinance.com.
About Portman Ridge Finance Corporation
PTMN is a publicly traded, externally managed investment company that has elected to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. PTMN's middle market investment business originates, structures, finances and manages a portfolio of term loans, mezzanine investments and selected equity securities in middle market companies. PTMN's investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, Sierra Crest Investment Management LLC ("Sierra Crest"). PTMN's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), earnings releases, press releases and other financial, operational and governance information are available on Portman Ridge's website at www.portmanridge.com.
About BC Partners Advisors L.P. and BC Partners Credit
BC Partners Advisors L.P. ("BC Partners") is a leading international investment firm in private equity, private credit and real estate strategies. Established in 1986, BC Partners has played an active role in developing the European buyout market for three decades.
Today, BC Partners executives operate across markets as an integrated team through the firm's offices in North America and Europe. For more information, please visit https://www.bcpartners.com/.
BC Partners Credit was launched in February 2017 and has pursued a strategy focused on identifying attractive credit opportunities in any market environment and across sectors, leveraging the deal sourcing and infrastructure made available from BC Partners.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this communication constitute forward-looking statements because they relate to future events, future performance or financial condition. The forward-looking statements may include statements as to future operating results of PTMN and LRFC, and distribution projections; business prospects of PTMN and LRFC, and the prospects of their portfolio companies; and the impact of the investments that PTMN and LRFC expect to make. In addition, words such as "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "seek," "plan," "should," "estimate," "project" and "intend" indicate forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. The forward-looking statements contained in this communication involve risks and uncertainties. Certain factors could cause actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected, including the uncertainties associated with (i) the ability of the parties to consummate the merger on the expected timeline, or at all; (ii) the expected synergies and savings associated with the merger; (iii) the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the merger, including the expected elimination of certain expenses and costs due to the merger; (iv) the percentage of PTMN shareholders and LRFC shareholders voting in favor of the applicable Proposal (as defined below) submitted for their approval; (v) the possibility that competing offers or acquisition proposals will be made; (vi) the possibility that any or all of the various conditions to the consummation of the merger may not be satisfied or waived; (vii) risks related to diverting management's attention from ongoing business operations; (viii) the combined company's plans, expectations, objectives and intentions, as a result of the merger; (ix) any potential termination of the merger agreement; (x) the future operating results and net investment income projections of PTMN, LRFC or, following the closing of the merger, the combined company; (xi) the ability of Sierra Crest to implement its future plans with respect to the combined company; (xii) the ability of Sierra Crest and its affiliates to attract and retain highly talented professionals; (xiii) the business prospects of PTMN, LRFC or, following the closing of the merger, the combined company, and the prospects of their portfolio companies; (xiv) the impact of the investments that PTMN, LRFC or, following the closing of the merger, the combined company expect to make; (xv) the ability of the portfolio companies of PTMN, LRFC or, following the closing of the merger, the combined company to achieve their objectives; (xvi) the expected financings and investments and additional leverage that PTMN, LRFC or, following the closing of the merger, the combined company may seek to incur in the future; (xvii) the adequacy of the cash resources and working capital of PTMN, LRFC or, following the closing of the merger, the combined company; (xviii) the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of the portfolio companies of PTMN, LRFC or, following the closing of the merger, the combined company; (xix) the risk that stockholder litigation in connection with the merger may result in significant costs of defense and liability; and (xx) future changes in laws or regulations (including the interpretation of these laws and regulations by regulatory authorities). PTMN and LRFC have based the forward-looking statements included in this document on information available to them on the date hereof, and they assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Although PTMN and LRFC undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that they may make directly to you or through reports that PTMN and LRFC in the future may file with the SEC, including the Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement (in each case, as defined below), annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication is not, and under no circumstances is it to be construed as, a prospectus or an advertisement and the communication is not, and under no circumstances is it to be construed as, an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities in PTMN, LRFC or in any fund or other investment vehicle managed by BC Partners or any of its affiliates.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication relates to the proposed merger of PTMN and LRFC and certain related matters (the "Proposals"). In connection with the Proposals, PTMN has filed a registration statement (Registration No. 333-285230) with the SEC (the "Registration Statement") that contains a combined joint proxy statement for PTMN and LRFC and a prospectus of PTMN (the "Joint Proxy Statement") and has mailed the Joint Proxy Statement to its and LRFC's respective shareholders. The Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement will contain important information about PTMN, LRFC and the Proposals. This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. SHAREHOLDERS OF PTMN AND LRFC ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, JOINT PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED OR WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PTMN, LRFC AND THE PROPOSALS. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain the documents filed with the SEC free of charge at the SEC's website, http://www.sec.gov or, for documents filed by PTMN, from PTMN's website at https://www.portmanridge.com, and, for documents filed by LRFC, from LRFC's website at https://www.loganridgefinance.com.
Participants in the Solicitation
LRFC, its directors, certain of its executive officers and certain employees and officers of Mount Logan and its affiliates may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the Proposals. Information about the directors and executive officers of LRFC is set forth in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, which was filed with the SEC on April 29, 2025. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be considered participants in the solicitation of the LRFC shareholders in connection with the Proposal will be contained in the Registration Statement, including the Joint Proxy Statement included therein, and other relevant materials when such documents become available. These documents may be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.
Contacts:
Logan Ridge Finance Corporation
650 Madison Avenue, 3rd floor
New York, NY 10022
Brandon Satoren
Chief Financial Officer (PTMN and LRFC)
[email protected]
(212) 891-2880
The Equity Group Inc.
Lena Cati
[email protected]
(212) 836-9611
Val Ferraro
[email protected]
(212) 836-9633
