TPG Specialty Lending Proposes To Acquire TICC Capital - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. (TSLX), a specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies, announced that it has made a proposal to acquire TICC Capital Corp. (TICC) in a stock-for-stock transaction.

TSLX believes that the proposed transaction would deliver an immediate and substantial premium to TICC stockholders and significant long-term value to stockholders of both companies.

As per terms of the non-binding proposal delivered to the Special Committee of TICC's Board of Directors on September 10, 2015, TICC stockholders would receive a number of shares of TSLX common stock that results in TICC stockholders receiving $7.50 in value per share as of the signing date of a definitive agreement, representing approximately a 20% premium to TICC's closing stock price on September 15, 2015. After giving effect to the proposed transaction, TICC stockholders would have the opportunity to participate in the future value creation of an industry-leading platform.

TSLX expects to leverage its expertise to rotate the TICC portfolio into higher value added investments focused on illiquid private credit that have a superior risk-return profile and a market-leading cost structure to drive higher return on equity over time.