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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On November 5, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Sabrina Rusnak-Carlson, 46, as General Counsel of the Company effective as of the close of business on November 5, 2025. Ms. Rusnak-Carlson will serve until her successor is duly appointed and qualified or until her earlier resignation or removal. Ms. Rusnak-Carlson joined Bain Capital in 2025. Ms. Rusnak-Carlson is the General Counsel of Credit and Public Equity. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Ms. Rusnak-Carlson was the General Counsel of First Eagle Alternative Credit (formerly THL Credit) and prior thereto a Partner in the Private Credit Group of Proskauer Rose LLP. Ms. Rusnak-Carlson earned a Bachelor of Science with honors from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, with a minor in international marketing and Spanish. Ms. Rusnak-Carlson also holds a Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law.
Ms. Rusnak-Carlson has no family relationships with any current director, executive officer, or person nominated to become a director or executive officer of the Company, and there is no arrangement or understanding under which Ms. Rusnak-Carlson was appointed as the Company’s General Counsel. There are no transactions or proposed transactions to which the Company is a party, or intended to be a party, in which Ms. Rusnak-Carlson has, or will have, a material interest subject to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE, INC. | ||||||
| Date: November 6, 2025 | By: | /s/ Adriana Rojas Garzón | ||||
| Name: | Adriana Rojas Garzón | |||||
| Title: | Vice President | |||||