Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies

Unfunded Commitments

The Company’s commitments and contingencies consist primarily of unused commitments to extend credit in the form of loans or equipment financings to the Company’s portfolio companies. A portion of these unfunded contractual commitments as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are generally dependent upon the portfolio company reaching certain milestones before the debt commitment becomes available. Furthermore, the Company’s credit agreements contain customary lending provisions that allow the Company relief from funding obligations for previously made commitments in instances where the underlying portfolio company experiences materially adverse events that affect the financial condition or business outlook for the Company. Since a portion of these commitments may expire without being drawn, unfunded contractual commitments do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. As such, the Company’s disclosure of unfunded contractual commitments as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 includes only those commitments that are available at the request of the portfolio company and are unencumbered by milestones or additional lending provisions.

The Company has entered into a capital commitment with Senior Credit Corp, EPT and Direct Lending in the amount of $21.4 million, $10.0 million and $100.0 million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had unfunded commitments of $3.0 million and $85.1 million for Senior Credit Corp and Direct Lending, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, there were no unfunded commitments for EPT. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had aggregate unfunded commitments of $82.3 million to ten portfolio companies. The Company did not have any other off-balance sheet commitments as of December 31, 2025.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had unfunded commitments of $3.0 million and $0.8 million for Senior Credit Corp and EPT, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had aggregate unfunded commitments of $31.2 million to two portfolio companies. The Company did not have any other off-balance sheet commitments as of December 31, 2024.

The Company will fund its unfunded commitments, if any, from the same sources it uses to fund its investment commitments that are funded at the time they are made (which are typically through existing cash and cash equivalents and borrowings under its KeyBank Credit Facility) and maintains adequate liquidity to fund its unfunded commitments through these sources.

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts that provide a variety of representations and warranties, and general indemnifications. Such contracts include those with certain service providers, brokers and trading counterparties. Any exposure to the Company under these arrangements is unknown as it would involve future claims that may be made against the Company; however, based on the Company’s experience, the risk of loss is remote and no such claims are expected to occur. As such, the Company has not accrued any liability in connection with such indemnifications.

Leases

ASU No. 2016‑02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016‑02”) requires that a lessee evaluate its leases to determine whether they should be classified as operating or finance leases. The Company classified the leases for its headquarters and other administrative office spaces as operating leases.

The total lease expense incurred for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $1.8 million, $1.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the right-of-use assets related to the office operating leases were $7.6 million and $5.4 million, respectively, and the lease liabilities were $8.0 million and $5.7 million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the weighted-average discount rate determined for the operating lease liabilities was 7.96% and 8.53%, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the weighted-average remaining lease term for the operating leases was 5.2 years and 6.1 years, respectively.

The following table shows future minimum payments under the Company’s operating leases as of December 31, 2025 (in thousands):

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

Total

 

2026

 

$

1,722

 

2027

 

 

1,834

 

2028

 

 

1,752

 

2029

 

 

1,810

 

2030

 

 

1,859

 

Thereafter

 

 

594

 

Total

 

$

9,571

 

 

Legal Proceedings

The Company may, from time to time, be involved in litigation arising out of its operations in the normal course of business or otherwise. Furthermore, third parties may try to seek to impose liability on the Company in connection with the activities of its portfolio companies. As of December 31, 2025, there were no material legal matters or material litigation pending of which the Company is aware.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 25, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 26, 2025
2023Mar 6, 2024
2022Mar 2, 2023

About Commitments Disclosures

Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.

Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.