debt
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.60
ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND: debt financing — Ares Strategic Income Fund expands SG Funding Facility to $1B; sells $18.8M Class I shares
ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
- Increased total commitments under SG Funding Facility from $500M to $1B; interest rate benchmark plus 2.60% per annum.
- Converted $250M revolving loans to term loans due July 26, 2028; additional $100M auto-conversion on July 26, 2024.
- Unregistered sale of 696,263 Class I common shares for $18.8M in December 2023.
- Declared December distributions: $0.21430 gross per share for all classes; payable Jan 25, 2024 to holders of record Dec 29, 2023.
- As of Nov 30, 2023: NAV $1.56B ($27.03/share), portfolio $2.42B fair value, debt $710M, leverage 0.46x; 94% first lien loans.