Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Investments
The tables below present the fair value hierarchy of investments as of the following periods:
Fair Value Hierarchy as of December 31, 2025
($ in thousands)Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Cash (including restricted and foreign cash)$282,924 $— $— $282,924 
Investments:
First-lien senior secured debt investments
$— $318,098 $10,660,972 $10,979,070 
Second-lien senior secured debt investments— 125,924 442,717 568,641 
Unsecured debt investments— — 477,128 477,128 
Specialty finance debt investments— — 37,452 37,452 
Preferred equity investments
— — 1,072,481 1,072,481 
Common equity investments
706 37,364 684,030 722,100 
Specialty finance equity investments— — 215,864 215,864 
Subtotal$706 $481,386 $13,590,644 $14,072,736 
Investments measured at Net Asset Value(1)
— — — 213,303 
Total Investments at fair value$706 $481,386 $13,590,644 $14,286,039 
Derivatives:
Foreign currency forward contracts$— $(1,941)$— $(1,941)
Interest rate swaps$— $26,732 $— $26,732 
(1)Includes equity investments in Credit SLF, LSI Financing LLC, BOCSO, Blue Owl Leasing and Stripe Blue Owl, which are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient and have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of December 31, 2024
($ in thousands)Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Cash (including restricted and foreign cash)$257,000 $— $— $257,000 
Investments:
First-lien senior secured debt investments$— $110,529 $4,341,268 $4,451,797 
Second-lien senior secured debt investments— 92,379 166,159 258,538 
Unsecured debt investments— — 336,635 336,635 
Specialty finance debt investments— — 5,041 5,041 
Preferred equity investments
— — 686,858 686,858 
Common equity investments
49,334 18,078 468,725 536,137 
Specialty finance equity investments— — 69,836 69,836 
Subtotal$49,334 $220,986 $6,074,522 $6,344,842 
Investments measured at Net Asset Value(1)
— — — 62,624 
Total Investments at fair value$49,334 $220,986 $6,074,522 $6,407,466 
(1)Includes equity investments in Credit SLF and LSI Financing LLC, which are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient and have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
The tables below present changes in the fair value of investments for which Level 3 inputs were used to determine the fair value as of and for the following periods:
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2025
($ in thousands)First-lien senior secured debt investmentsSecond-lien senior secured debt investmentsUnsecured debt investmentsSpecialty finance debt investmentsPreferred equity investmentsCommon equity investmentsSpecialty finance equity investmentsTotal
Fair value, beginning of period$4,341,268 $166,159 $336,635 $5,041 $686,857 $468,727 $69,835 $6,074,522 
Purchases of investments, net3,167,439 193,089 4,692 11,050 99,454 36,701 34,215 3,546,640 
Payment-in-kind55,810 13,958 27,911 806 71,685 — — 170,170 
Proceeds from investments, net(1,471,443)(42,293)(36,469)(99)(137,953)(5,527)13,311 (1,680,473)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)3,838 4,456 10,417 (15)23,334 122,315 7,121 171,466 
Net realized gains (losses)7,996 (12,198)60 — 67,206 (2,306)— 60,758 
Net amortization/accretion of premium/discount on investments23,879 2,556 21,266 (2)2,710 — — 50,409 
Transfers between investment types— — 759 — (2,445)1,686 — — 
Transfers into (out of) Level 3(1)
— — — — — (3,092)— (3,092)
Transfers in from the Mergers
4,532,185 116,990 111,857 20,671 261,633 65,526 91,382 5,200,244 
Fair value, end of period$10,660,972 $442,717 $477,128 $37,452 $1,072,481 $684,030 $215,864 $13,590,644 
(1)Transfers between levels, if any, are recognized at the beginning of the period noted. For the year ended December 31, 2025, transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 were as a result of changes in the observability of significant inputs for certain portfolio companies.
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2024
($ in thousands)First-lien senior secured debt investmentsSecond-lien senior secured debt investmentsUnsecured debt investmentsSpecialty finance debt investmentsPreferred equity investmentsCommon equity investmentsSpecialty finance equity investmentsTotal
Fair value, beginning of period$3,970,342 $235,292 $407,407 $4,805 $848,786 $263,525 $60,053 $5,790,210 
Purchases of investments, net1,644,786 51,464 1,227 23,538 6,185 38,339 1,765,543 
Payment-in-kind55,467 11,874 29,178 76 42,901 — — 139,496 
Proceeds from investments, net(1,231,215)(86,196)(160,602)(1,084)(25,159)(60,514)(37,027)(1,601,797)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)(3,995)(11,825)9,086 17 (34,597)55,127 6,552 20,365 
Net realized gains (losses)(91,298)(806)(13,763)— (16,293)23,746 1,918 (96,496)
Net amortization of discount on investments24,033 1,016 14,624 — 728 — — 40,401 
Transfers between investment types(26,852)— (759)— (153,047)180,658 — — 
Transfers into (out of) Level 3(1)
— 16,800 — — — — — 16,800 
Fair value, end of period$4,341,268 $166,159 $336,635 $5,041 $686,857 $468,727 $69,835 $6,074,522 
(1)Transfers between levels, if any, are recognized at the beginning of the period noted. For the year ended December 31, 2024, transfers into (out of) Level 3 were as a result of changes in the observability of significant inputs for certain portfolio companies.
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2023
($ in thousands)First-lien senior secured debt investmentsSecond-lien senior secured debt investmentsUnsecured debt investmentsSpecialty finance debt investmentsPreferred equity investmentsCommon equity investmentsSpecialty finance equity investmentsTotal
Fair value, beginning of period$4,232,118 $448,075 $347,322 $— $830,580 $318,744 $29,210 $6,206,049 
Purchases of investments, net804,327 — — 4,730 7,820 1,689 31,953 850,519 
Payment-in-kind67,368 12,980 32,649 75 36,083 — — 149,155 
Proceeds from investments, net(1,135,911)(20,000)(182)— (2,460)— (1,886)(1,160,439)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)16,578 2,033 13,304 — (59,586)9,338 776 (17,557)
Net realized gains (losses)(15,447)— (22)— 114 — — (15,355)
Net amortization of discount on investments19,683 511 14,336 — 489 — — 35,019 
Transfers between investment types(9,500)— — — 35,746 (26,246)— — 
Transfers into (out of) Level 3(1)(8,874)(208,307)— — — (40,000)— (257,181)
Fair value, end of period$3,970,342 $235,292 $407,407 $4,805 $848,786 $263,525 $60,053 $5,790,210 
(1)Transfers between levels, if any, are recognized at the beginning of the period noted. For the year ended December 31, 2023, transfers into (out of) Level 3 were as a result of changes in the observability of significant inputs for certain portfolio companies.
The table below presents information with respect to net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining the fair value that are still held by the Company for the following periods:
($ in thousands)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) for the Year Ended December 31, 2025 on Investments Held at December 31, 2025
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) for the Year Ended December 31, 2024 on Investments Held at December 31, 2024
First-lien senior secured debt investments$7,498 $(8,916)
Second-lien senior secured debt investments(4,490)(11,878)
Unsecured debt investments9,874 9,086 
Specialty finance debt investments(15)16 
Preferred equity investments21,630 (40,986)
Common equity investments119,298 62,782 
Specialty finance equity investments7,121 6,436 
Total Investments$160,916 $16,540 
The tables below present quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs of the Company’s Level 3 investments as of the following periods. The weighted average range of unobservable inputs is based on fair value of investments. The tables are not intended to be all-inclusive but instead capture the significant unobservable inputs relevant to the Company’s determination of fair value.
December 31, 2025
($ in thousands)Fair ValueValuation TechniqueUnobservable InputRange (Weighted Average)Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input
First-lien senior secured debt investments
$1,280,482 Recent TransactionTransaction Price
95.0% - 100.0% (99.4%)
Increase
9,346,910 Yield AnalysisMarket Yield
6.0% - 23.6% (9.4%)
Decrease
33,580 Collateral AnalysisRecovery Rate
0.0% - 107.2% (84.0%)
Increase
Second-lien senior secured debt investments$442,717 Yield AnalysisMarket Yield
8.4% - 32.5% (14.4%)
Decrease
Unsecured debt investments$473,340 Yield AnalysisMarket Yield
5.5% - 14.9% (11.9%)
Decrease
3,788 Market ApproachRevenue Multiple
4.3x - 5.0x (4.8x)
Increase
Specialty finance debt investments$37,452 Yield AnalysisMarket Yield
11.6% - 11.6% (11.6%)
Decrease
Preferred equity investments$122,829 Recent TransactionTransaction Price
62.8% - 100.0% (86.5%)
Increase
451,265 Yield AnalysisMarket Yield
11.6% - 35.3% (14.0%)
Decrease
498,387 Market ApproachRevenue Multiple
2.0x - 25.2x (7.3x)
Increase
Common equity investments$421,309 Recent TransactionTransaction Price
54.2% - 813.7% (444.3%)
Increase
61,131 
 
Yield AnalysisMarket Yield
27.5% - 27.5% (27.5%)
Decrease
110,029 Market ApproachEBITDA Multiple
0.0x - 25.5x (11.9x)
Increase
8,330 Market ApproachMarket Adjustment Factor
0.0% - 0.0% (0.0%)
Decrease
214 Market ApproachGross Profit Multiple
9.0x - 9.0x (9.0x)
Increase
82,784 Market ApproachRevenue Multiple
4.25x - 13.0x (10.1x)
Increase
233 Option Pricing ModelVolatility
60.0% - 70.0% (69.9%)
Increase
Specialty finance equity investments$184,468 Market ApproachAUM Multiple
1.1x - 1.1x (1.1x)
Increase
22,602 Market Approach
N/A(1)
N/AN/A
6,657 Yield AnalysisMarket Yield
11.5% - 11.5% (11.5%)
Decrease
2,137 Discounted Cash Flow AnalysisDiscounted Factor
20.0% - 20.0% (20.0%)
Decrease
    
(1)Fair value based on a weighting of the appraised value of the portfolio company’s underlying assets and their cost.
December 31, 2024
($ in thousands)Fair ValueValuation TechniqueUnobservable InputRange (Weighted Average)Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input
First-lien senior secured debt investments$4,085,269 Yield AnalysisMarket Yield
6.8% - 35.2% (11.0%)
Decrease
253,946 Recent TransactionTransaction Price
98.3% - 100.0% (99.0%)
Increase
2,053 Collateral AnalysisRecovery Rate
11.2% - 13.5% (13.1%)
Increase
Second-lien senior secured debt investments$166,159 Yield AnalysisMarket Yield
16.5% - 43.6% (19.6%)
Decrease
Unsecured debt investments$177,356 Yield AnalysisMarket Yield
8.6% - 16.7% (13.1%)
Decrease
159,279 Market ApproachRevenue Multiple
10.3x - 10.3x (10.3x)
Increase
Specialty finance debt investments$5,041 Yield AnalysisMarket Yield
12.3% - 12.3% (12.3%)
Decrease
Preferred equity investments$257,469 Yield AnalysisMarket Yield
12.8% - 37.1% (20.3%)
Decrease
393,291 Market ApproachRevenue Multiple
2.5x - 18.0x (7.8x)
Increase
36,099 Recent TransactionTransaction Price
100.3% - 107.5% (105.6%)
Increase
Common equity investments$151,151 Market ApproachRevenue Multiple
5.3x - 14.5x (11.3x)
Increase
103,833 Market ApproachEBITDA Multiple
3.3x - 20.0x (13.1x)
Increase
153 Option Pricing ModelVolatility
60.0% - 70.0% (69.1%)
Increase
281 Market ApproachGross Profit Multiple
10.0x - 10.0x (10.0x)
Increase
138,010 Recent TransactionTransaction Price
96.8% - 100.0% (97.9%)
Increase
75,296 Yield AnalysisMarket Yield
18.3% - 18.3% (18.3%)
Decrease
Specialty finance equity investments$62,517 Market ApproachAUM Multiple
1.1x - 1.1x (1.1x)
Increase
3,448 Market Approach
N/A(1)
N/AN/A
3,093 Yield AnalysisMarket Yield
12.3% - 12.3% (12.3%)
Decrease
778 Discounted Cash Flow AnalysisDiscounted Factor
12.5% - 12.5% (12.5%)
Decrease
(1)Fair value based on a weighting of the appraised value of the portfolio company’s underlying assets and their cost.
The Adviser, as valuation designee, typically determines the fair value of its performing Level 3 debt investments utilizing a yield analysis. In a yield analysis, a price is ascribed for each investment based upon an assessment of current and expected market yields for similar investments and risk profiles. Additional consideration is given to the expected life, portfolio company performance since close, and other terms and risks associated with an investment. Among other factors, a determinant of risk is the amount of leverage used by the portfolio company relative to its total enterprise value, and the rights and remedies of the Company’s investment within the portfolio company’s capital structure.
When the debtor is not performing or when there is insufficient value to cover the investment, the Company may utilize a net recovery approach to determine the fair value of debt investments in subject companies. A net recovery analysis typically consists of two steps. First, the total enterprise value for the subject company is estimated using standard valuation approaches, most commonly the market approach. Second, the fair value for each investment in the subject company is then estimated by allocating the subject company’s total enterprise value to the outstanding securities in the capital structure based upon various factors, including seniority, preferences, and other features if deemed relevant to each security in the capital structure.
Significant unobservable quantitative inputs typically used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s Level 3 debt investments primarily include current market yields, including relevant market indices, but may also include quotes from brokers, dealers, and pricing services as indicated by comparable investments. For the Company’s Level 3 equity investments, a market approach, based on comparable financial performance multiples such as publicly-traded company and comparable market transaction multiples of revenues, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) or some combination thereof and comparable market transactions are typically used.
Debt Not Carried at Fair Value
Fair value is estimated by discounting remaining payments using applicable current market rates, which take into account changes in the Company’s marketplace credit ratings, or market quotes, if available. The table below presents the carrying and fair values of the Company’s debt obligations as of the following periods:
December 31, 2025December 31, 2024
($ in thousands)Net Carrying ValueUnamortized Debt Issuance Costs (Premium)Fair ValueNet Carrying ValueUnamortized Debt Issuance Costs (Premium)Fair Value
Revolving Credit Facility$1,456,282 $23,718 $1,456,282 $298,329 $14,675 $298,329 
SPV Asset Facility I691,602 8,398 691,602 590,448 9,552 590,448 
SPV Asset Facility II320,464 4,536 320,464 295,247 4,753 295,247 
SPV Asset Facility III613,087 11,413 613,087 — — — 
SPV Asset Facility IV194,346 5,654 194,346 — — — 
CLO 2020-1— — — 199,985 4,015 199,985 
Athena CLO II371,068 3,932 371,068 — — — 
Athena CLO IV237,654 2,346 237,654 — — — 
Athena CLO V298,072 1,928 298,072 — — — 
June 2025 Notes— — — 209,377 623 208,425 
December 2025 Notes— — — 651,495 (1,495)643,500 
June 2026 Notes374,287 713 373,125 372,773 2,227 362,813 
January 2027 Notes298,379 1,621 291,750 296,855 3,145 281,250 
March 2028 Notes654,890 7,811 653,250 — — — 
September 2028 Notes74,505 495 75,000 — — — 
April 2029 Notes703,564 11,558 715,750 — — — 
Total Debt$6,288,200 $84,123 $6,291,450 $2,914,509 $37,495 $2,879,997 

The table below presents fair value measurements of the Company’s debt obligations as of the following periods:
($ in thousands)December 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Level 1$— $— 
Level 22,108,875 1,495,988 
Level 34,182,575 1,384,009 
Total Debt$6,291,450 $2,879,997 
Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value
As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the carrying amounts of the Company’s other assets and liabilities approximate fair value due to their short maturities. These financial instruments would be categorized as Level 3 within the hierarchy.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 18, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 6, 2025
2023Mar 6, 2024

About Fair Value Disclosures

Fair value disclosures classify all assets and liabilities measured at fair value into a three-level hierarchy: Level 1 (quoted market prices), Level 2 (observable inputs like yield curves), and Level 3 (unobservable inputs requiring management estimates). The proportion of Level 3 assets directly reflects how much of the balance sheet depends on internal models rather than market evidence.

Key signals: a growing Level 3 balance relative to total fair-value assets increases valuation uncertainty and earnings volatility risk. Watch for transfers between levels — assets moving from Level 2 to Level 3 often signal deteriorating market liquidity. Unrealized gains and losses on Level 3 positions flow through earnings or other comprehensive income, so large swings deserve scrutiny. For financial institutions, examine the sensitivity disclosures that show how Level 3 valuations change under alternative assumptions. Compare the fair value of debt against its carrying amount to gauge hidden leverage.