TriLinc Global Impact Fund LLC - Quarter Report: 2019 March (Form 10-Q)
6
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒ |
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2019
OR
☐ |
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number 000-55432
TriLinc Global Impact Fund, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
36-4732802 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1230 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 605,
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
(Address of principal executive offices)
(310) 997-0580
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer |
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Accelerated filer |
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Non-accelerated filer |
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Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. □
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
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Trading Symbol(s) |
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
None |
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None |
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None |
As of May 13, 2019, the Company had outstanding 17,985,193 Class A units, 8,059,977 Class C units, 10,572,202 Class I units, 24,555 Class W units, 1,215,972 Class Y units, and 5,965,037 Class Z units.
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements.
TriLinc Global Impact Fund, LLC
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
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As of |
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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(Unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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Investments owned, at fair value (amortized cost of $379,083,268 and $381,133,170, respectively) |
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$ |
368,780,825 |
|
|
$ |
372,977,743 |
|
Cash |
|
|
9,969,663 |
|
|
|
8,101,629 |
|
Interest receivable |
|
|
17,913,113 |
|
|
|
17,552,039 |
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Due from affiliates (see Note 5) |
|
|
4,240,231 |
|
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|
4,240,231 |
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Other assets |
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106,596 |
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|
132,041 |
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Total assets |
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401,010,428 |
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403,003,683 |
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LIABILITIES |
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Due to unitholders |
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1,433,406 |
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1,431,635 |
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Management fee payable |
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|
2,466,910 |
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|
|
1,997,915 |
|
Incentive fee payable |
|
|
1,987,936 |
|
|
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1,769,299 |
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Notes payable |
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|
32,750,000 |
|
|
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32,875,000 |
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Unit repurchases payable |
|
|
4,269,255 |
|
|
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2,726,310 |
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Accrued distribution and other fees |
|
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1,046,000 |
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1,230,000 |
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Other payables |
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|
1,400,035 |
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|
903,165 |
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Total liabilities |
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45,353,542 |
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42,933,324 |
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Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 5) |
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NET ASSETS |
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$ |
355,656,886 |
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$ |
360,070,359 |
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ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS: |
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Net capital paid in on Class A units |
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$ |
154,599,963 |
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$ |
155,806,753 |
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Net capital paid in on Class C units |
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68,253,702 |
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71,492,834 |
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Net capital paid in on Class I units |
|
|
90,811,545 |
|
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91,205,180 |
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Net capital paid in on Class W units |
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208,560 |
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|
204,847 |
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Net capital paid in on Class Y units |
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|
10,320,272 |
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9,562,342 |
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Net capital paid in on Class Z units |
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|
48,673,961 |
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49,009,520 |
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Offering costs |
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(17,211,117 |
) |
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(17,211,117 |
) |
Net assets (equivalent to $8.160 and $8.227, respectively per unit based on total units outstanding of 43,714,252 and 43,914,946, respectively) |
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$ |
355,656,886 |
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$ |
360,070,359 |
|
Net assets, Class A (units outstanding of 17,943,754 and 17,966,563, respectively) |
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$ |
146,418,812 |
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$ |
147,658,522 |
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Net assets, Class C (units outstanding of 8,037,399 and 8,238,094, respectively) |
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64,589,186 |
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67,756,677 |
|
Net assets, Class I (units outstanding of 10,545,677 and 10,555,022, respectively) |
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86,003,421 |
|
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86,418,246 |
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Net assets, Class W (units outstanding of 24,555 and 24,555, respectively) |
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|
197,365 |
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|
|
193,711 |
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Net assets, Class Y (units outstanding of 1,197,830 and 1,165,675, respectively) |
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|
9,774,141 |
|
|
|
9,033,683 |
|
Net assets, Class Z (units outstanding of 5,965,037 and 5,965,037, respectively) |
|
|
48,673,961 |
|
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|
49,009,520 |
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NET ASSETS |
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$ |
355,656,886 |
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$ |
360,070,359 |
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See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
1
TriLinc Global Impact Fund, LLC
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
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Three months ended |
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March 31, |
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March 31, |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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INVESTMENT INCOME |
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Interest income |
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$ |
11,279,504 |
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$ |
10,127,186 |
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Interest from cash |
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|
14,996 |
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|
54,548 |
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Total investment income |
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11,294,500 |
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10,181,734 |
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EXPENSES |
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Asset management fees |
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1,959,123 |
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2,009,600 |
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Incentive fees |
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1,458,513 |
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1,403,506 |
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Professional fees |
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938,202 |
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|
326,435 |
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General and administrative expenses |
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440,287 |
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325,172 |
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Interest expense |
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599,949 |
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448,620 |
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Board of managers fees |
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64,375 |
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|
54,375 |
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Total expenses |
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5,460,449 |
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4,567,708 |
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME |
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5,834,051 |
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5,614,026 |
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Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments |
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(2,147,016 |
) |
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(849,503 |
) |
Foreign exchange (loss) gain |
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(1,008 |
) |
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|
40,174 |
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
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$ |
3,686,027 |
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$ |
4,804,697 |
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER UNIT - BASIC AND DILUTED |
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$ |
0.13 |
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$ |
0.13 |
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EARNINGS PER UNIT - BASIC AND DILUTED |
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$ |
0.08 |
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$ |
0.11 |
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE UNITS OUTSTANDING - BASIC AND DILUTED |
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44,019,402 |
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42,272,734 |
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See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
2
TriLinc Global Impact Fund, LLC
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(Unaudited)
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Three months ended |
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March 31, |
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March 31, |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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INCREASE FROM OPERATIONS |
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Net investment income |
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$ |
5,834,051 |
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$ |
5,614,026 |
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Foreign exchange (loss) gain |
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(1,008 |
) |
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|
40,174 |
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Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments |
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(2,147,016 |
) |
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(849,503 |
) |
Net increase from operations |
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3,686,027 |
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4,804,697 |
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DECREASE FROM DISTRIBUTIONS |
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Distributions to Class A unitholders |
|
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(2,734,103 |
) |
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(3,093,859 |
) |
Distributions to Class C unitholders |
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(1,233,177 |
) |
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(1,417,523 |
) |
Distributions to Class I unitholders |
|
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(1,606,583 |
) |
|
|
(1,782,002 |
) |
Distributions to Class W unitholders |
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(3,464 |
) |
|
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(2,369 |
) |
Distributions to Class Y unitholders |
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(178,846 |
) |
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(186,809 |
) |
Distributions to Class Z unitholders |
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(905,538 |
) |
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(621,238 |
) |
Net decrease from distributions |
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(6,661,711 |
) |
|
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(7,103,800 |
) |
INCREASE FROM CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS |
|
|
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|
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Issuance of Class A units |
|
|
1,109,964 |
|
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1,522,387 |
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Issuance of Class C units |
|
|
592,053 |
|
|
|
733,939 |
|
Issuance of Class I units |
|
|
675,449 |
|
|
|
1,845,595 |
|
Issuance of Class W units |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
211,000 |
|
Issuance of Class Y units |
|
|
270,000 |
|
|
|
225,000 |
|
Issuance of Class Z units |
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|
- |
|
|
|
50,000,000 |
|
Repurchase of units |
|
|
(4,269,255 |
) |
|
|
(3,338,976 |
) |
Distribution and other fees |
|
|
184,000 |
|
|
|
218,000 |
|
Offering costs |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(27,765 |
) |
Net (decrease) increase from capital transactions |
|
|
(1,437,789 |
) |
|
|
51,389,180 |
|
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS |
|
|
(4,413,473 |
) |
|
|
49,090,077 |
|
Net assets at beginning of period |
|
|
360,070,359 |
|
|
|
321,356,737 |
|
Net assets at end of period |
|
$ |
355,656,886 |
|
|
$ |
370,446,814 |
|
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
3
TriLinc Global Impact Fund, LLC
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
|
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Three months ended |
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March 31, |
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March 31, |
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2019 |
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|
2018 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
|
$ |
3,686,027 |
|
|
$ |
4,804,697 |
|
ADJUSTMENT TO RECONCILE NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS TO NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Purchase of investments |
|
|
(9,275,000 |
) |
|
|
(86,782,375 |
) |
Maturity of investments |
|
|
13,125,387 |
|
|
|
37,045,877 |
|
Payment-in-kind interest |
|
|
(1,669,477 |
) |
|
|
(848,622 |
) |
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments |
|
|
2,147,016 |
|
|
|
849,503 |
|
Foreign exchange loss |
|
|
1,008 |
|
|
|
(40,174 |
) |
Accretion of discounts on investments |
|
|
(131,008 |
) |
|
|
(330,109 |
) |
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in interest receivable |
|
|
(362,082 |
) |
|
|
(1,328,268 |
) |
Increase in due from affiliates |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
238,368 |
|
Decrease in other expenses |
|
|
25,445 |
|
|
|
14,266 |
|
Increase in due to unitholders |
|
|
1,771 |
|
|
|
157,646 |
|
Increase in management and incentive fees payable |
|
|
687,632 |
|
|
|
343,106 |
|
Increase in other payable |
|
|
496,871 |
|
|
|
66,892 |
|
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
8,733,590 |
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|
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(45,809,193 |
) |
Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds from issuance of units |
|
|
269,910 |
|
|
|
51,835,397 |
|
Distributions paid to unitholders |
|
|
(4,284,156 |
) |
|
|
(4,401,276 |
) |
Payments of offering costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(27,765 |
) |
Repurchase of units |
|
|
(2,726,310 |
) |
|
|
(2,153,077 |
) |
Repayments of notes payable |
|
|
(125,000 |
) |
|
|
(100,000 |
) |
NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
(6,865,556 |
) |
|
|
45,153,279 |
|
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH |
|
|
1,868,034 |
|
|
|
(655,914 |
) |
Cash at beginning of period |
|
|
8,101,629 |
|
|
|
9,641,457 |
|
Cash at end of period |
|
$ |
9,969,663 |
|
|
$ |
8,985,543 |
|
Supplemental information |
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
Cash paid for interest during the period |
|
$ |
512,234 |
|
|
$ |
367,868 |
|
Supplemental non-cash information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of units in connection with distribution reinvestment plan |
|
$ |
2,377,555 |
|
|
$ |
2,702,524 |
|
Change in accrual of distribution and other fees |
|
$ |
(184,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(218,000 |
) |
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
4
TriLinc Global Impact Fund, LLC
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2019
(Unaudited)
Investment Type / Country |
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Portfolio Company |
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Sector |
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Description |
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Interest |
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Fees (2) |
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Maturity (3) |
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Principal Amount |
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Participation % (4) |
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Amortized Cost |
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Fair Value |
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% of Net Assets |
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Senior Secured Term Loan (1) |
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Brazil |
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Usivale Industria E Commercio Ltda (12), (17) |
|
Agricultural Products |
|
Sugar Producer |
|
12.43% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
12/15/2020 |
|
$ |
2,851,296 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
$ |
2,851,296 |
|
|
$ |
2,812,837 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
% |
||
Chile |
|
Other Investments (5) |
|
Electric Services |
|
LED Lighting Service Provider |
|
11.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
6/6/2021 |
|
|
5,353,338 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
5,206,990 |
|
|
|
5,206,990 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
% |
||
China |
|
Other Investments (22) |
|
Secondary Nonferrous Metals |
|
Minor Metals Resource Trader |
|
12.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
6/22/2021 |
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
|
2.8 |
% |
||
Colombia |
|
Other Investments (5) |
|
Personal Credit Institutions |
|
Consumer Lender |
|
11.25% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/1/2021 |
|
|
5,030,631 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
5,030,631 |
|
|
|
5,030,631 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
% |
||
Hong Kong |
|
Other Investments (23) |
|
Coal and Other Minerals and Ores |
|
Resource Trader |
|
11.50% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
12/27/2020 |
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
% |
||
Malaysia |
|
Other Investments (24) |
|
Chemicals and Allied Products |
|
Wholesale Distributor |
|
12.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
3/31/2021 |
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
% |
||
Mexico |
|
Blue Arrow Biojet Holdings, LLC (9) |
|
Refuse Systems |
|
Waste to Fuels Processor |
|
14.50% PIK |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
7/27/2021 |
|
|
22,158,892 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
22,158,892 |
|
|
|
22,158,892 |
|
|
|
6.2 |
% |
||
New Zealand |
|
Other Investments (10) |
|
Logging |
|
Sustainable Timber Exporter |
|
11.50% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
2/10/2021 |
|
|
6,840,000 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
6,840,000 |
|
|
|
6,840,000 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
% |
||
Peru |
|
Kinder Investments, Ltd. (16), (17) |
|
Consumer Products |
|
Diaper Manufacturer II |
|
10.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/15/2021 |
|
|
4,465,132 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
4,465,132 |
|
|
|
4,465,132 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
% |
||
Total Senior Secured Term Loan (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
86,552,941 |
|
|
|
86,514,482 |
|
|
|
24.3 |
% |
||
Senior Secured Term Loan Participations (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Botswana |
|
Other Investments (7) |
|
Short-Term Business Credit |
|
SME Financier |
|
11.67% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/18/2021 |
|
|
4,740,000 |
|
|
47% |
|
|
|
4,740,000 |
|
|
|
4,740,000 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
% |
||
Brazil |
|
Other Investments (5) |
|
Programming and Data Processing |
|
IT Service Provider |
|
13.50% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
11/24/2022 |
|
|
13,116,663 |
|
|
75% |
|
|
|
13,116,663 |
|
|
|
13,116,663 |
|
|
|
3.7 |
% |
||
Brazil |
|
Other Investments (6), (21) |
|
Boatbuilding and Repairing |
|
Ship Maintenance & Repair Service Provider |
|
8.00% Cash/4.00% PIK |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
12/7/2023 |
|
|
5,569,997 |
|
|
42% |
|
|
|
5,492,175 |
|
|
|
5,492,175 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
% |
||
Cabo Verde |
|
Other Investments (6) |
|
Hotels and Motels |
|
Hospitality Service Provider |
|
10.00% Cash/4.75% PIK |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/21/2021 |
|
|
13,458,976 |
|
|
88% |
|
|
|
13,458,976 |
|
|
|
13,458,976 |
|
|
|
3.8 |
% |
||
Colombia |
|
Azteca Comunicaciones Colombia S.A.S. (11), (21) |
|
Telephone Communications |
|
Fiber Optics Network Provider |
|
8.95% Cash/3.00% PIK |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
10/15/2023 |
|
|
19,259,530 |
|
|
76% |
|
|
|
19,164,011 |
|
|
|
19,164,011 |
|
|
|
5.4 |
% |
||
Croatia |
|
Other Investments (8), (20) |
|
Department Stores |
|
Mall Operator |
|
7.00% Cash/6.00% PIK |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
1/23/2021 |
|
|
8,178,433 |
|
|
5% |
|
|
|
8,379,097 |
|
|
|
8,379,097 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
% |
||
Ghana |
|
Other Investments (6) |
|
Petroleum and Petroleum Products |
|
Tank Farm Operator |
|
12.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/10/2021 |
|
|
15,500,000 |
|
|
76% |
|
|
|
15,500,000 |
|
|
|
15,500,000 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
||
Ghana |
|
Genser Energy Ghana Ltd. (13) |
|
Electric Services |
|
Power Producer |
|
12.90% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/31/2022 |
|
|
18,527,237 |
|
|
14% |
|
|
|
18,527,237 |
|
|
|
18,527,237 |
|
|
|
5.2 |
% |
||
Ghana |
|
Other Investments (7) |
|
Gas Transmission and Distribution |
|
LNG Infrastructure Developer |
|
15.89% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
6/13/2021 |
|
|
18,000,000 |
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
18,000,000 |
|
|
|
18,000,000 |
|
|
|
5.1 |
% |
||
Jersey |
|
Africell Holding Limited (8) |
|
Telephone Communications |
|
Mobile Network Operator |
|
12.35% |
|
|
|
3.0 |
% |
|
3/28/2023 |
|
|
19,000,000 |
|
|
16% |
|
|
|
18,544,000 |
|
|
|
18,544,000 |
|
|
|
5.2 |
% |
||
Kenya |
|
Other Investments (6) |
|
Freight Transportation Arrangement |
|
Freight and Cargo Transporter |
|
9.95% Cash/4.00% PIK |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
3/31/2023 |
|
|
13,100,647 |
|
|
46% |
|
|
|
13,100,647 |
|
|
|
13,100,647 |
|
|
|
3.7 |
% |
||
Namibia |
|
Other Investments (14) |
|
Land Subdividers and Developers |
|
Property Developer |
|
8.50% Cash/4.00% PIK |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/15/2021 |
|
|
16,334,078 |
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
16,256,399 |
|
|
|
16,256,399 |
|
|
|
4.6 |
% |
||
Netherlands |
|
Other Investments (21) |
|
Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories |
|
Wheel Manufacturer |
|
15.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/20/2021 |
|
|
8,275,000 |
|
|
44% |
|
|
|
8,275,000 |
|
|
|
8,275,000 |
|
|
|
2.3 |
% |
||
Nigeria |
|
Other Investments (15) |
|
Water Transportation |
|
Marine Logistics Provider |
|
12.85% |
|
|
|
0.8 |
% |
|
9/16/2020 |
|
|
12,762,670 |
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
12,733,503 |
|
|
|
12,733,503 |
|
|
|
3.6 |
% |
||
Romania |
|
Other Investments (8) |
|
Food Products |
|
Bread Manufacturer |
|
8.00% Cash/5.00% PIK |
|
|
|
2.5 |
% |
|
7/18/2021 |
|
|
1,983,891 |
|
|
27% |
|
|
|
1,946,169 |
|
|
|
1,946,169 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
% |
||
Uganda |
|
Other Investments (7) |
|
Farm Products |
|
Grain Processor C |
|
13.50% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
12/31/2020 |
|
|
4,300,000 |
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
4,300,000 |
|
|
|
4,300,000 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
% |
||
Zambia |
|
Other Investments (5) |
|
Soap, Detergents, and Cleaning |
|
FMCG Manufacturer |
|
11.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
11/1/2019 - 11/16/2019 |
|
|
2,393,271 |
|
|
74% |
|
|
|
2,393,271 |
|
|
|
2,393,271 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
% |
||
Total Senior Secured Term Loan Participations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
193,927,148 |
|
|
|
193,927,148 |
|
|
|
54.6 |
% |
||||
Senior Secured Trade Finance Participations (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Argentina |
|
Compania Argentina de Granos S.A. (17), (18) |
|
Agricultural Products |
|
Agriculture Distributor |
|
10.45% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
6/30/2018 |
|
|
12,500,000 |
|
|
83% |
|
|
|
12,500,000 |
|
|
|
9,250,266 |
|
|
|
2.6 |
% |
||
Argentina |
|
Sancor Cooperativas Unidas Ltda (17) |
|
Consumer Products |
|
Dairy Co-Operative |
|
10.67% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
7/29/2019 |
|
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
22% |
|
|
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
|
4,991,915 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
% |
||
Argentina |
|
Frigorifico Regional Industrias Alimentarias, S.A., Sucursal Uruguay (17), (18) |
|
Meat, Poultry & Fish |
|
Beef Exporter |
|
11.50% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/31/2017 |
|
|
9,000,000 |
|
|
28% |
|
|
|
9,000,000 |
|
|
|
6,079,075 |
|
|
|
1.7 |
% |
5
Investment Type / Country |
|
Portfolio Company |
|
Sector |
|
Description |
|
Interest |
|
|
Fees (2) |
|
|
Maturity (3) |
|
Principal Amount |
|
|
Participation % (4) |
|
|
Amortized Cost |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
% of Net Assets |
|
|||||||
Argentina |
|
Algodonera Avellaneda S.A. (17), (18) |
|
Fats and Oils |
|
Oilseed Distributor |
|
9.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/31/2017 |
|
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
27% |
|
|
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
|
3,433,159 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
% |
||
Cameroon |
|
Other Investments (27) |
|
Chocolate and Cocoa Products |
|
Cocoa & Coffee Exporter |
|
16.42% - 17.50% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
3/27/2019 |
|
|
10,718,201 |
|
|
70% |
|
|
|
10,718,201 |
|
|
|
10,718,201 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
% |
||
Chile |
|
Functional Products Trading S.A. (17) |
|
Farm Products |
|
Chia Seed Exporter |
|
10.90% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
3/4/2018 |
|
|
1,326,687 |
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
1,326,687 |
|
|
|
1,269,586 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
% |
||
Ecuador |
|
Other Investments (7), (25) |
|
Commercial Fishing |
|
Fish Processor & Exporter |
|
9.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
6/19/2019 |
|
|
35,838 |
|
|
3% |
|
|
|
35,838 |
|
|
|
35,838 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
||
Guatemala |
|
Procesos Fabriles S.A. (17), (18) |
|
Farm Products |
|
Sesame Seed Exporter |
|
12.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
3/31/2016 |
|
|
881,800 |
|
|
24% |
|
|
|
881,800 |
|
|
|
127,943 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
||
Hong Kong |
|
Other Investments (9),(26) |
|
Coal and Other Minerals and Ores |
|
Non-Ferrous Metal Trader |
|
11.50% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
12./28/2019 - 2/9/2020 |
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
% |
||
Hong Kong |
|
Other Investments (8), (29) |
|
Telephone and Telegraph Apparatus |
|
Mobile Phone Distributor |
|
12.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
4/10/2019 - 5/3/2019 |
|
|
7,000,000 |
|
|
28% |
|
|
|
7,000,000 |
|
|
|
7,000,000 |
|
|
|
2.0 |
% |
||
Mauritius |
|
Other Investments (9) |
|
Groceries and Related Products |
|
Vanilla Exporter |
|
12.88% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
7/14/2019 |
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
14% |
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
% |
||
Morocco |
|
Mac Z Group SARL (17), (18) |
|
Secondary Nonferrous Metals |
|
Scrap Metal Recycler |
|
11.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
7/31/2018 |
|
|
7,349,626 |
|
|
73% |
|
|
|
7,349,626 |
|
|
|
7,824,746 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
% |
||
Nigeria |
|
Other Investments (9), (27) |
|
Farm Products |
|
Cocoa Trader |
|
16.77% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
3/27/2019 |
|
|
122,300 |
|
|
34% |
|
|
|
122,300 |
|
|
|
122,300 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
||
Nigeria |
|
Other Investments (9), (27) |
|
Farm Products |
|
Cocoa Trader III |
|
16.77% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
3/27/2019 |
|
|
755,466 |
|
|
24% |
|
|
|
755,466 |
|
|
|
755,466 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
% |
||
Nigeria |
|
Other Investments (9), (27) |
|
Farm Products |
|
Cocoa Trader II |
|
16.77% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
3/27/2019 |
|
|
920,634 |
|
|
25% |
|
|
|
920,634 |
|
|
|
920,634 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
% |
||
South Africa |
|
Applewood Trading 199 Pty, Ltd.(17), (18) |
|
Food Products |
|
Fruit & Nut Distributor |
|
10.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
5/22/2015 |
|
|
785,806 |
|
|
19% |
|
|
|
785,806 |
|
|
|
690,616 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
% |
||
South Africa |
|
Other Investments (9), (30) |
|
Communications Equipment |
|
Electronics Assembler |
|
12.00% - 13.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
1/7/2019 - 2/14/2019 |
|
|
4,280,241 |
|
|
41% |
|
|
|
4,280,241 |
|
|
|
4,280,241 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
% |
||
United Arab Emirates |
|
Global Pharma Intelligence Sarl (7), (17) |
|
Drugs, Proprietaries, and Sundries |
|
Pharmaceuticals Distributor |
|
14.60% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
6/30/2018 |
|
|
803,254 |
|
|
60% |
|
|
|
803,254 |
|
|
|
803,254 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
% |
||
Total Senior Secured Trade Finance Participations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85,979,853 |
|
|
|
75,803,240 |
|
|
|
21.3 |
% |
||||
Short Term Investments (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Netherlands |
|
Other Investments (9), (28) |
|
Food Products |
|
Fruit Juice Processor B |
|
10.50% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
4/12/2019 - 7/31/2019 |
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
16% |
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
% |
||
Singapore |
|
Other Investments (9) |
|
Metals Service Centers and Offices |
|
Steel Trader |
|
12.45% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
6/30/2019 |
|
|
3,623,326 |
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
3,623,326 |
|
|
|
3,623,326 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
% |
||
N/A |
|
IIG TOF B.V. (17), (18), (19) |
|
Financial services |
|
Receivable from IIG TOF B.V. |
|
8.75% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
N/A |
|
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
|
4,832,407 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
% |
||
Total Short Term Investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,623,326 |
|
|
|
11,455,733 |
|
|
|
3.2 |
% |
||
Equity Warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Mexico |
|
Blue Arrow Biojet Holdings, LLC |
|
Refuse Systems |
|
Waste to Fuels Processor |
|
N/A |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,080,222 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
% |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
379,083,268 |
|
|
$ |
368,780,825 |
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
|
1 |
Refer to Notes 2, 3 and 4 of the consolidated financial statements for additional information on the Company’s investments. |
2 |
Fees may include upfront, origination, commitment, facility and/or other fees that the borrower must contractually pay to the Company. Fees, if any, are typically received in connection with term loan transactions and are rarely applicable to trade finance transactions. |
3 |
Trade finance borrowers may be granted flexibility with respect to repayment relative to the stated maturity date to accommodate specific contracts and/or business cycle characteristics. This flexibility in each case is agreed upon between the Company and the sub-advisor and between the sub-advisor and the borrower. |
4 |
Percentage of the Company’s participation in total borrowings outstanding under sub-advisor provided financing facility. |
5 |
Principal and interest paid monthly. |
6 |
Principal and interest paid quarterly. |
7 |
Monthly interest only payment. Principal due at maturity. |
8 |
Quarterly interest only payment. Principal due at maturity. |
9 |
Principal and interest paid at maturity. |
10 |
One third of the principal and accrued interest to be paid on the 24th, 30th, and 42nd months after original drawdown date of 8/10/2017. |
11 |
Cash interest paid monthly. Principal, including PIK interest, to be repaid in equal monthly installment starting in October 2020. |
12 |
Principal and interest paid annually. The maturity date is expected to be extended in connection with a restructure of the loan. Refer to Note 3 for additional information. |
13 |
In October 2017, this investment was refinanced from a trade finance participation to a term loan participation and the maturity dates were extended to 8/31/2022. |
14 |
Quarterly payments of principal and interest in the amount of $2,143,500 are due starting on 2/15/2020. |
15 |
Interest accrues at a variable rate of one-month Libor + 10.5%, which is paid currently, and also includes 4.68% of deferred interest due at maturity. |
16 |
In connection with a restructure of the underlying facilities, all maturity dates were extended to 8/15/2021. Please refer to Note 3 for additional information. |
17 |
Watch List investment. Refer to Note 3 for additional information. |
18 |
Investment on non-accrual status. |
19 |
This investment was originally classified as an investment in a credit facility originated by IIG Trade Opportunities Fund B.V. (“IIG TOF B.V.”), a subsidiary of a fund advised by the Company’s sub-advisor, The International Investment Group L.L.C. (“IIG”). During the third quarter of 2018, as part of its quarterly verification process, the Company learned new information concerning this investment, which resulted in the Company reclassifying it from senior secured trade finance participations to short term investments. Please see Note 3 for additional information. |
20 |
Loan is denominated in euro currency with a principal amount of 6,200,000 euro, however the Company’s participation is denominated in US dollars. The quarterly interest payments are paid at the current exchange rate and subject to foreign currency fluctuations. The fair value includes an investment premium of $300,586. |
21 |
Interest includes a stated coupon rate plus additional contingent interest payments based on a percentage of EBITDA after a minimum threshold has been achieved by the borrower. |
6
22 |
Interest paid quarterly. Principal to be repaid in four equal quarterly installments starting in September 2020. |
23 |
Interest paid quarterly. Principal to be repaid in four equal quarterly installments starting in March 2020. |
24 |
Interest paid quarterly. Principal to be repaid in five equal quarterly installments starting in March 2019. |
25 |
During the third quarter 2018, the maturity date of this investment was extended to 6/19/2019. |
26 |
The maturity dates of these investments were previously extended to 1/2/2019 to 2/14/2019. During the first quarter 2019, they were further extended to 12/28/2019 to 2/9/2020. |
27 |
During the fourth quarter 2018, the maturity dates of these investments were extended to 3/27/2019. The Company expects to further extend the maturity dates of these investments during the second quarter of 2019. |
28 |
On May 1, 2019, a portion of this investment in the amount of $1,000,000 with an original maturity date of 4/12/2019 was extended to a new maturity date of 6/11/2019. |
29 |
During the second quarter 2019, the maturity dates of these investments were extended to 6/29/2019 and 7/7/2019. |
30 |
Partial payment of principal in the amount of approximately $2,898,000 was received during the second quarter of 2019. On April 1, 2019, the Company extended the maturity date to 6/30/2019. |
7
TriLinc Global Impact Fund, LLC
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2018
Investment Type / Country |
|
Portfolio Company |
|
Sector |
|
Description |
|
Interest |
|
|
Fees (2) |
|
|
Maturity (3) |
|
Principal Amount |
|
|
Participation % (4) |
|
|
Amortized Cost |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
% of Net Assets |
|
|||||||
Senior Secured Term Loan (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Brazil |
|
Usivale Industria E Commercio Ltda (12), (17) |
|
Agricultural Products |
|
Sugar Producer |
|
12.43% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
12/15/2020 |
|
$ |
2,851,296 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
$ |
2,851,296 |
|
|
$ |
2,851,296 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
% |
||
Chile |
|
Other Investments (5) |
|
Electric Services |
|
LED Lighting Service Provider |
|
11.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
6/6/2021 |
|
|
8,063,150 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
7,866,972 |
|
|
|
7,866,972 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
% |
||
China |
|
Other Investments (22) |
|
Secondary Nonferrous Metals |
|
Minor Metals Resource Trader |
|
12.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
6/22/2021 |
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
|
2.8 |
% |
||
Colombia |
|
Other Investments (5) |
|
Personal Credit Institutions |
|
Consumer Lender |
|
11.25% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/1/2021 |
|
|
5,468,186 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
5,468,186 |
|
|
|
5,468,186 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
% |
||
Hong Kong |
|
Other Investments (23) |
|
Coal and Other Minerals and Ores |
|
Resource Trader |
|
11.50% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
12/27/2020 |
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
% |
||
Malaysia |
|
Other Investments (24) |
|
Chemicals and Allied Products |
|
Wholesale Distributor |
|
12.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
3/31/2020 |
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
% |
||
Mexico |
|
Blue Arrow Biojet Holdings, LLC (9) |
|
Refuse Systems |
|
Waste to Fuels Processor |
|
14.50% PIK |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
7/27/2021 |
|
|
21,367,121 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
21,367,121 |
|
|
|
21,367,121 |
|
|
|
5.9 |
% |
||
New Zealand |
|
Other Investments (10) |
|
Logging |
|
Sustainable Timber Exporter |
|
11.50% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
2/10/2021 |
|
|
6,840,000 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
6,840,000 |
|
|
|
6,840,000 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
% |
||
Peru |
|
Kinder Investments, Ltd. (16), (17) |
|
Consumer Products |
|
Diaper Manufacturer II |
|
10.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/15/2021 |
|
|
4,465,132 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
4,465,132 |
|
|
|
4,465,132 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
% |
||
Total Senior Secured Term Loan (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88,858,707 |
|
|
|
88,858,707 |
|
|
|
24.7 |
% |
||
Senior Secured Term Loan Participations (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Botswana |
|
Other Investments (7) |
|
Short-Term Business Credit |
|
SME Financier |
|
11.67% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/18/2021 |
|
|
4,740,000 |
|
|
47% |
|
|
|
4,740,000 |
|
|
|
4,740,000 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
% |
||
Brazil |
|
Other Investments (5) |
|
Programming and Data Processing |
|
IT Service Provider |
|
13.50% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
11/24/2022 |
|
|
13,903,662 |
|
|
75% |
|
|
|
13,903,662 |
|
|
|
13,903,662 |
|
|
|
3.9 |
% |
||
Brazil |
|
Other Investments (6) |
|
Boatbuilding and Repairing |
|
Ship Maintenance & Repair Service Provider |
|
8.00% Cash/4.00% PIK |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
12/7/2023 |
|
|
5,514,667 |
|
|
42% |
|
|
|
5,428,294 |
|
|
|
5,428,294 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
% |
||
Cabo Verde |
|
Other Investments (6) |
|
Hotels and Motels |
|
Hospitality Service Provider |
|
10.00% Cash/5.50% PIK |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/21/2021 |
|
|
16,459,362 |
|
|
88% |
|
|
|
16,459,362 |
|
|
|
16,459,362 |
|
|
|
4.6 |
% |
||
Colombia |
|
Azteca Comunicaciones Colombia S.A.S. (11) |
|
Telephone Communications |
|
Fiber Optics Network Provider |
|
8.95% Cash/3.00% PIK |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
10/15/2023 |
|
|
19,115,803 |
|
|
76% |
|
|
|
18,965,870 |
|
|
|
18,965,870 |
|
|
|
5.3 |
% |
||
Croatia |
|
Other Investments (8), (20) |
|
Department Stores |
|
Mall Operator |
|
5.50% Cash/7.50% PIK |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
1/23/2021 |
|
|
8,034,348 |
|
|
5% |
|
|
|
8,262,375 |
|
|
|
8,262,375 |
|
|
|
2.3 |
% |
||
Ghana |
|
Other Investments (6) |
|
Petroleum and Petroleum Products |
|
Tank Farm Operator |
|
12.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/10/2021 |
|
|
15,500,000 |
|
|
76% |
|
|
|
15,500,000 |
|
|
|
15,500,000 |
|
|
|
4.3 |
% |
||
Ghana |
|
Genser Energy Ghana Ltd. (13) |
|
Electric Services |
|
Power Producer |
|
12.90% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/31/2022 |
|
|
18,527,237 |
|
|
14% |
|
|
|
18,527,237 |
|
|
|
18,527,237 |
|
|
|
5.1 |
% |
||
Ghana |
|
Other Investments (7) |
|
Gas Transmission and Distribution |
|
LNG Infrastructure Developer |
|
15.89% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
6/13/2021 |
|
|
17,605,054 |
|
|
90% |
|
|
|
17,605,054 |
|
|
|
17,605,054 |
|
|
|
4.9 |
% |
||
Jersey |
|
Africell Holding Limited (8) |
|
Telephone Communications |
|
Mobile Network Operator |
|
12.35% |
|
|
|
3.0 |
% |
|
3/28/2023 |
|
|
19,000,000 |
|
|
16% |
|
|
|
18,515,500 |
|
|
|
18,515,500 |
|
|
|
5.1 |
% |
||
Kenya |
|
Other Investments (6) |
|
Freight Transportation Arrangement |
|
Freight and Cargo Transporter |
|
9.95% Cash/4.00% PIK |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
3/31/2023 |
|
|
12,970,938 |
|
|
46% |
|
|
|
12,970,938 |
|
|
|
12,970,938 |
|
|
|
3.6 |
% |
||
Namibia |
|
Other Investments (14) |
|
Land Subdividers and Developers |
|
Property Developer |
|
8.50% Cash/4.00% PIK |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/15/2021 |
|
|
16,168,797 |
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
16,083,083 |
|
|
|
16,083,083 |
|
|
|
4.5 |
% |
||
Nigeria |
|
Other Investments (15) |
|
Water Transportation |
|
Marine Logistics Provider |
|
12.85% |
|
|
|
0.8 |
% |
|
9/16/2020 |
|
|
12,762,670 |
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
12,728,503 |
|
|
|
12,728,503 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
% |
||
Romania |
|
Other Investments (8) |
|
Food Products |
|
Bread Manufacturer |
|
8.00% Cash/5.00% PIK |
|
|
|
2.5 |
% |
|
7/18/2021 |
|
|
1,958,861 |
|
|
27% |
|
|
|
1,917,097 |
|
|
|
1,917,097 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
% |
||
Uganda |
|
Other Investments (7) |
|
Farm Products |
|
Grain Processor C |
|
12.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
12/31/2020 |
|
|
4,300,000 |
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
4,300,000 |
|
|
|
4,300,000 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
% |
||
Zambia |
|
Other Investments (5) |
|
Soap, Detergents, and Cleaning |
|
FMCG Manufacturer |
|
11.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
11/1/2019 - 11/16/2019 |
|
|
3,250,844 |
|
|
74% |
|
|
|
3,250,844 |
|
|
|
3,250,844 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
% |
||
Total Senior Secured Term Loan Participations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
189,157,819 |
|
|
|
189,157,819 |
|
|
|
52.5 |
% |
||||
Senior Secured Trade Finance Participations (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Argentina |
|
Compania Argentina de Granos S.A. (17), (18) |
|
Agricultural Products |
|
Agriculture Distributor |
|
10.45% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
6/30/2018 |
|
|
12,500,000 |
|
|
83% |
|
|
|
12,500,000 |
|
|
|
9,316,105 |
|
|
|
2.6 |
% |
||
Argentina |
|
Sancor Cooperativas Unidas Ltda (17) |
|
Consumer Products |
|
Dairy Co-Operative |
|
10.67% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
7/29/2019 |
|
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
22% |
|
|
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
|
4,991,915 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
% |
||
Argentina |
|
Frigorifico Regional Industrias Alimentarias, S.A., Sucursal Uruguay (17), (18) |
|
Meat, Poultry & Fish |
|
Beef Exporter |
|
11.50% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/31/2017 |
|
|
9,000,000 |
|
|
28% |
|
|
|
9,000,000 |
|
|
|
6,748,935 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
% |
||
Argentina |
|
Algodonera Avellaneda S.A. (17) |
|
Fats and Oils |
|
Oilseed Distributor |
|
9.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
8/31/2017 |
|
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
27% |
|
|
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
|
3,784,354 |
|
|
|
1.1 |
% |
8
Investment Type / Country |
|
Portfolio Company |
|
Sector |
|
Description |
|
Interest |
|
|
Fees (2) |
|
|
Maturity (3) |
|
Principal Amount |
|
|
Participation % (4) |
|
|
Amortized Cost |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
% of Net Assets |
|
|||||||
Cameroon |
|
Other Investments (27) |
|
Chocolate and Cocoa Products |
|
Cocoa & Coffee Exporter |
|
16.42% - 17.50% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
3/27/2019 |
|
|
10,718,201 |
|
|
70% |
|
|
|
10,718,201 |
|
|
|
10,718,201 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
% |
||
Chile |
|
Functional Products Trading S.A. (17) |
|
Farm Products |
|
Chia Seed Exporter |
|
10.90% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
3/4/2018 |
|
|
1,326,687 |
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
1,326,687 |
|
|
|
1,269,586 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
% |
||
Ecuador |
|
Other Investments (7), (25) |
|
Commercial Fishing |
|
Fish Processor & Exporter |
|
9.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
6/19/2019 |
|
|
35,838 |
|
|
3% |
|
|
|
35,838 |
|
|
|
35,838 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
||
Guatemala |
|
Procesos Fabriles S.A. (17), (18) |
|
Farm Products |
|
Sesame Seed Exporter |
|
12.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
3/31/2016 |
|
|
881,800 |
|
|
24% |
|
|
|
881,800 |
|
|
|
662,525 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
% |
||
Hong Kong |
|
Other Investments (9),(26) |
|
Coal and Other Minerals and Ores |
|
Non-Ferrous Metal Trader |
|
11.50% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
1/2/2019 - 2/14/2019 |
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
% |
||
Hong Kong |
|
Other Investments (8), (29) |
|
Telephone and Telegraph Apparatus |
|
Mobile Phone Distributor |
|
10.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
1/20/2019 - 2/1/2019 |
|
|
7,000,000 |
|
|
28% |
|
|
|
7,000,000 |
|
|
|
7,000,000 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
% |
||
Mauritius |
|
Other Investments (9) |
|
Groceries and Related Products |
|
Vanilla Exporter |
|
12.88% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
7/14/2019 |
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
14% |
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
% |
||
Morocco |
|
Mac Z Group SARL (17), (18) |
|
Secondary Nonferrous Metals |
|
Scrap Metal Recycler |
|
11.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
7/31/2018 |
|
|
7,349,626 |
|
|
73% |
|
|
|
7,349,626 |
|
|
|
7,632,234 |
|
|
|
2.1 |
% |
||
Nigeria |
|
Other Investments (9), (28) |
|
Farm Products |
|
Cocoa Trader |
|
16.77% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
12/27/2018 - 3/27/2019 |
|
|
448,697 |
|
|
34% |
|
|
|
448,697 |
|
|
|
448,697 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
% |
||
Nigeria |
|
Other Investments (9), (27) |
|
Farm Products |
|
Cocoa Trader III |
|
16.77% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
3/27/2019 |
|
|
1,275,451 |
|
|
24% |
|
|
|
1,275,451 |
|
|
|
1,275,451 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
% |
||
Nigeria |
|
Other Investments (9), (27) |
|
Farm Products |
|
Cocoa Trader II |
|
16.77% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
3/27/2019 |
|
|
1,329,575 |
|
|
25% |
|
|
|
1,329,575 |
|
|
|
1,329,575 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
% |
||
South Africa |
|
Applewood Trading 199 Pty, Ltd.(17), (18) |
|
Food Products |
|
Fruit & Nut Distributor |
|
10.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
5/22/2015 |
|
|
785,806 |
|
|
19% |
|
|
|
785,806 |
|
|
|
690,616 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
% |
||
South Africa |
|
Other Investments (9), (30) |
|
Communications Equipment |
|
Electronics Assembler |
|
12.00% - 13.00% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
1/7/2019 - 2/14/2019 |
|
|
6,029,026 |
|
|
60% |
|
|
|
6,029,026 |
|
|
|
6,029,026 |
|
|
|
1.7 |
% |
||
United Arab Emirates |
|
Global Pharma Intelligence Sarl (7), (17) |
|
Drugs, Proprietaries, and Sundries |
|
Pharmaceuticals Distributor |
|
14.60% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
6/30/2018 |
|
|
803,254 |
|
|
60% |
|
|
|
803,254 |
|
|
|
803,254 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
% |
||
Total Senior Secured Trade Finance Participations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88,983,961 |
|
|
|
80,236,312 |
|
|
|
22.5 |
% |
||||
Short Term Investments (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Netherlands |
|
Other Investments (9), (31) |
|
Food Products |
|
Fruit Juice Processor B |
|
10.50% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
12/26/2018 |
|
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
16% |
|
|
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
|
1.1 |
% |
||
Ghana |
|
Other Investments (21) |
|
Financial services |
|
Funds held in escrow |
|
15.34% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
N/A |
|
|
394,946 |
|
|
90'% |
|
|
|
394,946 |
|
|
|
394,946 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
% |
||
Singapore |
|
Other Investments (9) |
|
Metals Service Centers and Offices |
|
Steel Trader |
|
12.45% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
6/30/2019 |
|
|
3,737,737 |
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
3,737,737 |
|
|
|
3,737,737 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
% |
||
N/A |
|
IIG TOF B.V. (17), (18), (19) |
|
Financial services |
|
Receivable from IIG TOF B.V. |
|
8.75% |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
N/A |
|
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
|
5,512,000 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
% |
||
Total Short Term Investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,132,683 |
|
|
|
13,644,683 |
|
|
|
3.7 |
% |
||
Equity Warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Mexico |
|
Blue Arrow Biojet Holdings, LLC |
|
Refuse Systems |
|
Waste to Fuels Processor |
|
N/A |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,080,222 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
% |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
381,133,170 |
|
|
$ |
372,977,743 |
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
|
1 |
Refer to Notes 2, 3 and 4 of the consolidated financial statements for additional information on the Company’s investments. |
2 |
Fees may include upfront, origination, commitment, facility and/or other fees that the borrower must contractually pay to the Company. Fees, if any, are typically received in connection with term loan transactions and are rarely applicable to trade finance transactions. |
3 |
Trade finance borrowers may be granted flexibility with respect to repayment relative to the stated maturity date to accommodate specific contracts and/or business cycle characteristics. This flexibility in each case is agreed upon between the Company and the sub-advisor and between the sub-advisor and the borrower. |
4 |
Percentage of the Company’s participation in total borrowings outstanding under sub-advisor provided financing facility. |
5 |
Principal and interest paid monthly. |
6 |
Principal and interest paid quarterly. |
7 |
Monthly interest only payment. Principal due at maturity. |
8 |
Quarterly interest only payment. Principal due at maturity. |
9 |
Principal and interest paid at maturity. |
10 |
One third of the principal and accrued interest to be paid on the 18th, 30th, and 42nd months after original drawdown date of 8/10/2017. |
11 |
Interest paid quarterly. Principal to be repaid in four equal quarterly installments starting in September 2020. |
12 |
Principal and interest paid annually. , the maturity date was extended to 2/28/2021 in connection with a restructure of the loan. Refer to Note 3 for additional information. |
13 |
In October 2017, this investment was refinanced from a trade finance to a term loan and the maturity dates were extended to 08/31/2022. |
14 |
Quarterly payments of principal and interest in the amount of $2,143,500 are due starting on 2/15/2020. |
15 |
Interest accrues at a variable rate of one-month Libor + 10.5%, which is paid currently, and also includes 4.68% of deferred interest due at maturity. |
16 |
In connection with a restructure of the underlying facilities, all maturity dates were extended to 8/15/21. Please refer to Note 3 for additional information. |
17 |
Watch List investment. Refer to Note 3 for additional information. |
18 |
Investment on non-accrual status. |
19 |
This investment was originally classified as an investment in a credit facility originated by IIG Trade Opportunities Fund B.V. (“IIG TOF B.V.”), a subsidiary of a fund advised by the Company’s sub-advisor, The International Investment Group L.L.C. (“IIG”). During the third quarter of 2018, as part of its quarterly verification process, the Company learned new information concerning this investment, which resulted in the Company reclassifying it from senior secured trade finance participations to short term investments. Please see Note 3 for additional information. |
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20 |
Loan is denominated in euro currency with a principal amount of 6,200,000 euro, however the Company’s participation is denominated in US dollars. The quarterly interest payments are paid at the current exchange rate and subject to foreign currency fluctuations. The fair value includes an investment premium of $228,027. |
21 Investment classified as short term due to the funds being held in an escrow account pending the completion of the loan document. Funds accrue interest at 13% plus three-month Libor. Funds were fully disbursed out of escrow during the first quarter 2019.
22 |
Interest paid quarterly. Principal to be repaid in four equal quarterly installments starting in September 2020. |
23 |
Interest paid quarterly. Principal to be repaid in four equal quarterly installments starting in March 2020. |
24 |
Interest paid quarterly. Principal to be repaid in five equal quarterly installments starting in March 2019. |
25 |
During the third quarter 2018, the maturity date of this investment was extended to 6/19/2019. |
26 |
The maturity dates of these investments were previously extended to 1/2/2019 to 2/14/2019. During the first quarter 2019, they were further extended to December 2019 to February 2020. |
27 |
During the fourth quarter 2018, the maturity dates of these investments were extended to 3/27/2019. |
28 |
During the first quarter 2019, a portion of this investment in the amount of $147,679 that had a maturity date in December 2018 was repaid in full. |
29 |
During the first quarter 2019, the maturity dates of these investments were extended to 4/10/2019 and 5/3/2019. |
30 |
Partial payment of principal in the amount of approximately $1,749,000 was received during the first quarter of 2019. On April 1, 2019, the Company extended the maturity date to 6/30/2019. |
31 |
$2 million of this investment was repaid during the first quarter 2019. The maturity date of the remaining $2 million principal balance was extended to 7/31/2019. |
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TRILINC GLOBAL IMPACT FUND, LLC
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2019
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization and Operations of the Company
TriLinc Global Impact Fund, LLC (the “Company”) was organized as a Delaware limited liability company on April 30, 2012 and formally commenced operations on June 11, 2013. The Company makes impact investments in Small and Medium Enterprises, known as SMEs, which the Company defines as those businesses having less than 500 employees, primarily in developing economies that provide the opportunity to achieve both competitive financial returns and positive measurable impact. The Company uses the proceeds raised from the issuance of units to invest in SMEs through local market sub-advisors in a diversified portfolio of financial assets, including direct loans, convertible debt instruments, trade finance, structured credit and preferred and common equity investments. To a lesser extent, the Company may also make impact investments in companies that may not meet our technical definition of SMEs due to a larger number of employees but that also provide the opportunity to achieve both competitive financial returns and positive measurable impact. The Company generally expects that such investments will have similar investment characteristics as SMEs as defined by the Company. The Company’s investment objectives are to generate current income, capital preservation and modest capital appreciation primarily through investments in SMEs. The Company is externally managed by TriLinc Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”). The Advisor is an investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
TriLinc Global, LLC (the “Sponsor”) owns 85% of the units of the Advisor, and is the sponsor of the Company. Strategic Capital Advisory Services, LLC (“SCAS”) owns 15% of the Advisor, and is considered an affiliate of the Company. The Sponsor employs staff who operate both the Advisor and the Company. The Sponsor, the Advisor and SCAS are Delaware limited liability companies.
In May 2012, the Advisor purchased 22,161 Class A units for aggregate gross proceeds of $200,000. The Company commenced its initial public offering of up to $1,500,000,000 in units of limited liability company interest (the “Offering”) on February 25, 2013. On June 11, 2013, the Company satisfied its minimum offering requirement of $2,000,000 when the Sponsor purchased 321,330 Class A units for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,900,000 and the Company commenced operations. The primary offering terminated on March 31, 2017. The Company continues to offer and sell units pursuant to its Distribution Reinvestment Plan (“DRP”). Through the termination of the primary offering, the Company raised approximately $361,776,000 in gross proceeds, including approximately $13,338,000 raised through the DRP. For the period from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2019, the Company raised an additional $67,591,000 pursuant to a private placement and $21,168,000 pursuant to the DRP for total gross proceeds of $450,535,000 as of March 31, 2019.
Although the Company was organized and intends to conduct its business in a manner so that it is not required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the consolidated financial statements are prepared using the specialized accounting principles of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. Overall, the Company’s management believes the use of investment company accounting makes the Company’s financial statements more useful to investors and other financial statement users since it allows a more appropriate basis of comparison to other entities with similar objectives.
To assist the Company in achieving its investment objective, the Company makes investments via wholly owned subsidiaries (each a “Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”), all of which are Cayman Islands exempted companies. In June 2016, the Company created TriLinc Global Impact Fund Cayman, Ltd. (“TGIFC”) to allow the Company to use financial leverage. The Company transferred all of the shares of all of its Subsidiaries to TGIFC. The Subsidiaries own all of the Company’s investments. As of March 31, 2019, the Company’s subsidiaries are as follows:
|
• |
TriLinc Global Impact Fund – Asia, Ltd. |
|
• |
TriLinc Global Impact Fund – Latin America, Ltd. |
|
• |
TriLinc Global Impact Fund – Trade Finance, Ltd. |
|
• |
TriLinc Global Impact Fund – African Trade Finance, Ltd. |
|
• |
TriLinc Global Impact Fund – Africa, Ltd. |
|
• |
TriLinc Global Impact Fund – Latin America II, Ltd. |
|
• |
TriLinc Global Impact Fund – African Trade Finance II, Ltd. |
|
• |
TriLinc Global Impact Fund – Latin America III, Ltd. |
|
• |
TriLinc Global Impact Fund – Asia II, Ltd. |
|
• |
TriLinc Global Impact Fund – Asia III, Ltd. |
|
• |
TriLinc Global Impact Fund – African Trade Finance III, Ltd. |
|
• |
TriLinc Global Impact Fund – Europe, Ltd. |
|
• |
TriLinc Global Impact Fund – Cayman, Ltd. |
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Through March 31, 2019, the Company has made, through its Subsidiaries, loans in a number of countries located in South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The Company’s financial information is prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Company follows the accounting and reporting guidance in the FASB ASC Topic 946 — Financial Services, Investment Companies (“ASC 946”). The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. These financial statements are presented in United States (“U.S.”) dollars, which is the functional and reporting currency of the Company and all its subsidiaries.
The interim consolidated financial statements and notes are presented as permitted by the requirements for Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Certain financial information that is normally included in annual financial statements, including certain financial statement footnotes, prepared in accordance with GAAP is not required for interim reporting purposes and has been omitted herein. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes related thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, which was filed with the SEC on March 29, 2019.
The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that ultimately may be achieved for the full year ending December 31, 2019.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which were established to hold certain investments of the Company. The Company owns 100% of each Subsidiary and, as such, the Subsidiaries are consolidated into the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Transactions between Subsidiaries, to the extent they occur, are eliminated in consolidation. The consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring accruals, that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for the fair presentation of the results of the operations and financial condition as of and for the periods presented.
Cash
Cash consists of demand deposits at a financial institution located in the U.S. Such deposits may be in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits. The Company considers the credit risk of this financial institution to be remote and has not experienced and does not expect to experience any losses in any such accounts.
Revenue Recognition
The Company records interest income on an accrual basis to the extent that the Company expects to collect such amounts. The Company does not accrue as a receivable interest on loans for accounting purposes if there is reason to doubt the ability to collect such interest.
The Company records prepayment fees for loans and debt securities paid back to the Company prior to the maturity date as income upon receipt.
The Company generally places loans on non-accrual status when principal and interest are past due 90 days or more or when there is a reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected. If, however, management believes the principal and interest will be collected, a loan may be left on accrual status during the period the Company is pursuing repayment of the loan. Accrued interest is generally reversed when a loan is placed on non-accrual. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans may be recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon management’s judgment of the financial condition of the borrower. Non-accrual loans are generally restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid and, in the Company’s management’s judgment, is likely to remain current over the remainder of the term. At March 31, 2019, seven portfolio companies were on non-accrual status with an aggregate fair value of $33,796,968 or 9.2% of the fair value of the Company’s total investments. At December 31, 2018, six portfolio companies were on non-accrual status with an aggregate fair value of $30,562,415 or 8.2% of the fair value of the Company’s total investments. Interest income not recorded relative to the original terms of the loans to the companies on non-accrual status amounted to approximately $1,115,283 and $522,471, respectively for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
Valuation of Investments
The Company applies fair value accounting to all of its investments in accordance with ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 requires enhanced disclosures about assets and liabilities that are measured and reported at fair value. As
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defined in ASC 820, fair value is the price that would be received when selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In accordance with ASC 820, the Company has categorized its investments into a three-level fair value hierarchy as discussed in Note 4.
ASC 820 establishes a hierarchal disclosure framework that prioritizes and ranks the level of market price observability of inputs used in measuring investments at fair value. Market price observability is affected by a number of factors, including the type of investment and the characteristics specific to the investment. Investments with readily available active quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment used in measuring fair value.
Based on the observability of the inputs used in the valuation techniques, the Company is required to provide disclosures on fair value measurements according to the fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy ranks the observability of the inputs used to determine fair values. Investments carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
|
• |
Level 1 — Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. |
|
• |
Level 2 — Valuations based on inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable. |
|
• |
Level 3 — Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and where there is little, if any, market activity at the measurement date. The inputs for the determination of fair value may require significant management judgment or estimation and is based upon management’s assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities. These investments include debt and equity investments in private companies or assets valued using the income, market or cost approach and may involve pricing models whose inputs require significant judgment or estimation because of the absence of any meaningful current market data for identical or similar investments. The inputs in these valuations may include, but are not limited to, capitalization and discount rates and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) multiples. The information may also include pricing information or broker quotes, which include a disclaimer that the broker would not be held to such a price in an actual transaction. Certain investments may be valued based upon a collateral approach, which uses estimated value of underlying collateral and include adjustments deemed necessary for estimates of costs to obtain control and liquidate available collateral. The non-binding nature of consensus pricing and/or quotes accompanied by disclaimer would result in classification as Level 3 information, assuming no additional corroborating evidence. |
The inputs used in the determination of fair value may require significant judgment or estimation.
Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at those quotations. Most of the Company’s investments are loans to private companies, which are not actively traded in any market and for which quotations are not available. For those investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or when such market quotations are deemed by the Advisor not to represent fair value, the Company’s board of managers has approved a multi-step valuation process to be followed each fiscal quarter, as described below:
|
1. |
Each investment is valued by the Advisor in collaboration with the relevant sub-advisor; |
|
2. |
For all investments with a stated maturity of greater than 12 months, the Company has engaged a third-party independent valuation firm to perform certain limited procedures that the Company identified and requested the independent valuation firm perform a review on the reasonableness of the Company’s internal estimates of fair value on each asset on a quarterly rotating basis, with each of such investments being reviewed at least annually. The analysis performed by the independent valuation firm was based upon data and assumptions provided to it by the Company and received from third party sources, which the independent valuation firm relied upon as being accurate without independent verification; |
|
3. |
The audit committee of the Company’s board of managers reviews and discusses the preliminary valuation prepared by the Advisor and any opinion or report rendered by the independent valuation firm; and |
|
4. |
The board of managers discusses the valuations and determines the fair value of each investment in the Company’s portfolio in good faith based on the inputs which include but are not limited to, inputs of the Advisor, the independent valuation firm and the audit committee. The Company and its board of managers are solely and ultimately responsible for the determination, in good faith, of the fair value of each investment. |
Below is a description of factors that the Company’s board of managers may consider when valuing the Company’s investments.
Fixed income investments are typically valued utilizing a market approach, income approach, collateral based approach, or a combination of these approaches (and any others, as appropriate). The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities (including the sale of a business) and is used less frequently due to the private nature of the Company’s investments. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, interest and principal payments) to a single present value amount (Discounted Cash Flow or “DCF”)
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calculated based on an appropriate discount rate. The measurement is based on the net present value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts. For Watch List investments, the Company may use a collateral based approach (also known as a liquidation approach). The collateral based approach uses estimates of the collateral value of the borrower’s assets using an expected recovery model. When using the collateral based approach, the Company determines the fair value of the remaining assets, discounted to reflect the anticipated amount of time to recovery and the uncertainty of recovery. The Company also may make further adjustments to account for anticipated costs of recovery, including legal fees and expenses. In following a given approach, the types of factors that the Company may take into account in valuing the Company’s investments include, as applicable:
|
• |
Macro-economic factors that are relevant to the investment or the underlying borrower |
|
• |
Industry factors that are relevant to the investment or the underlying borrower |
|
• |
Historical and projected financial performance of the borrower based on most recent financial statements |
|
• |
Borrower draw requests and payment track record |
|
• |
Loan covenants, duration and drivers |
|
• |
Performance and condition of the collateral (nature, type and value) that supports the investment |
|
• |
Sub-Advisor recommendation as to possible impairment or reserve, including updates and feedback |
|
• |
For participations, the Company’s ownership percentage of the overall facility |
|
• |
Key inputs and assumptions that are believed to be most appropriate for the investment and the approach utilized |
With respect to warrants and other equity investments, as well as certain fixed income investments, the Company may also look to private merger and acquisition statistics, public trading multiples discounted for illiquidity and other factors, valuations implied by third-party investments in the portfolio companies, option pricing models or industry practices in determining fair value. The Company may also consider the size and scope of a portfolio company and its specific strengths and weaknesses, as well as any other factors the Company deems relevant in measuring the fair values of the Company’s investments.
Net Realized Gains or Losses and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation on Investments
The Company measures net realized gains or losses by the difference between the net proceeds from the repayment or sale on investments and the amortized cost basis of the investment including unamortized upfront fees and prepayment penalties. Realized gains or losses on the disposition of an investment are calculated using the specific identification method, utilizing the amortized cost basis of the investment, without regard to unrealized appreciation or depreciation previously recognized, but considering any prepayment penalties. Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation reflects the change in portfolio investment values during the reporting period, including any reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation or depreciation, when gains or losses are realized.
Payment-in-Kind Interest
The Company may have investments that contain a payment-in-kind, or PIK, interest provision. For loans with contractual PIK interest, any interest will be added to the principal balance of such investments and be recorded as income, if the valuation indicates that such interest is collectible. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company earned and capitalized PIK interest of $1,669,477 and $848,622, respectively.
Distribution and Ongoing Dealer Manager and Services Fees
The Company pays a distribution fee equal to 0.8% per annum of the Company’s current estimated value per share for each Class C unit sold in the Offering or pursuant to a private placement. The distribution fee is payable until the earlier to occur of the following: (i) a listing of the Class C units on a national securities exchange, (ii) following completion of each respective offering, total selling compensation equaling 10% of the gross proceeds of such offering, or (iii) there are no longer any Class C units outstanding. In addition, the Company pays an ongoing dealer manager fee for each Class I unit and Class W unit sold pursuant to a private placement. Such ongoing dealer manager fee is payable for five years until the earlier of: (x) the date on which such Class I units or Class W units are repurchased by the Company; (y) the listing of the Class I units or Class W units on a national securities exchange, the sale of the Company or the sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or (z) the fifth anniversary of the admission of the investor as a unitholder. Further, the Company pays an ongoing service fee for each Class W unit sold pursuant to the private placement. Such ongoing service fee is payable for six years until the earlier of: (x) the date on which such Class W units are repurchased by the Company; (y) the listing of the Class W units on a national securities exchange, the sale of the Company or the sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or (z) the sixth anniversary of the admission of the investor as a unitholder. The distribution fees, ongoing dealer manager fees and service fees are not paid at the time of purchase. Such fees are payable monthly in arrears, as they become contractually due.
The Company accounts for the distribution fees as a charge to equity at the time each Class C unit was sold in the Offering and recorded a corresponding liability for the estimated amount to be paid in future periods. The Company accounts for the ongoing
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dealer manager fees and service fees paid in connection with the sale of Class I and Class W units in the private placement in the same manner. At March 31, 2019, the estimated unpaid distribution fees for Class C units amounted to $995,000, the unpaid dealer manager fees for Class I units amounted to $48,000 and the unpaid dealer manager and service fees for Class W units amounted to $3,000.
Income Taxes
The Company is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As such, the Company allocates all income or loss to its unitholders according to their respective percentage of ownership, and is generally not subject to tax at the entity level. Therefore, no provision for federal or state income taxes has been included in these financial statements.
The Company may be subject to withholding taxes on income and capital gains imposed by certain countries in which the Company invests. The withholding tax on income is netted against the income accrued or received. Any reclaimable taxes are recorded as income. The withholding tax on realized or unrealized gain is recorded as a liability.
The Company follows the guidance for uncertainty in income taxes included in the ASC 740, Income Taxes. This guidance requires the Company to determine whether a tax position of the Company is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including the resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position.
As of March 31, 2019, no tax liability for uncertain tax provision had been recognized in the accompanying financial statements nor did the Company recognize any interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits. The earliest year that the Company’s income tax returns are subject to examination is the period ended December 31, 2015.
Unitholders are individually responsible for reporting income or loss, to the extent required by the federal and state income tax laws and regulations, based upon their respective share of the Company’s income and expense as reported for income tax purposes.
Calculation of Net Asset Value
The Company’s net asset value is calculated on a quarterly basis. As of March 31, 2019, the Company has six classes of units: Class A units, Class C units, Class I units, Class W units, Class Y and Class Z units. All units participate in the income and expenses of the Company on a pro-rata basis based on the number of units outstanding. Under GAAP, pursuant to SEC guidance, effective June 30, 2016, the Company records liabilities for (i) ongoing fees that the Company currently owes to the dealer manager under the terms of the dealer manager agreement and (ii) for an estimate of the fees that the Company may pay to the dealer manager in future periods. As of March 31, 2019, under GAAP, the Company has recorded a liability in the amount of $1,046,000 for the estimated future amount of Class C unit distribution fees, Class I unit dealer manager fees, Class W unit ongoing dealer manager fees and Class W unit service fees payable.
The Company is not required to determine its net asset value under GAAP and its determination of net asset value per unit for Class C units, Class I units and Class W units varies from GAAP. The Company does not deduct the liability for estimated future distribution fees in its calculation of net asset value per unit for Class C units. Further, the Company does not deduct the liability for estimated future dealer manager fees in its calculation of the net asset value per unit for Class I units and Class W units. Likewise, the Company does not deduct the liability for estimated future service fees in its calculation of the net asset value per unit for Class W units. The Company believes this approach is consistent with the industry standard and appropriate since the Company intends for the net asset value to reflect the estimated value on the date that the Company determines its net asset value.
Accordingly, the Company believes that its estimated net asset value at any given time should not include consideration of any estimated future distribution, ongoing dealer manager or service fees that may become payable after such date. As a result, as of March 31, 2019, each of the Class A, Class C, Class I, Class W, Class Y and Class Z units have the same net asset value per unit of $8.160. This net asset value per unit reflects a decrease of $0.067 per unit from the net asset value per unit of $8.227 as of December 31, 2018 and a decreased of $0.261 per unit from the net asset value per unit of $8.421 as of March 31, 2018. The decrease in net asset value per unit was primarily due to the Company having recorded approximately $8.1 million and $2.1 million in unrealized depreciation on its investments during the year ended December 31, 2018 and the quarter ended March 31, 2019, respectively.
Net Income (Loss) per Unit
Basic net income (loss) per unit is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of members’ units outstanding during the period. Diluted net income or loss per unit is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of members’ units and members’ unit equivalents outstanding during the period. The Company did not have any potentially dilutive units outstanding at March 31, 2019 and 2018.
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Organization and Offering Costs
The Sponsor has incurred organization and offering costs on behalf of the Company. Organization and offering costs incurred in connection with the Offering are reimbursable to the Sponsor to the extent the aggregate of selling commissions, dealer manager fees and other organization and offering costs do not exceed 15.0% of the gross offering proceeds (the “O&O Reimbursement Limit”) raised from the Offering and will be accrued and payable by the Company only to the extent that such costs do not exceed the O&O Reimbursement Limit. These expense reimbursements are subject to regulatory caps and approval by the Company’s board of managers. Reimbursements to the Sponsor are included as a reduction to net assets on the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets. Based on the proceeds raised in the Offering at the end of the primary offering, the organization and offering expenses were equal to 4.7% of the gross proceeds. As a result of the termination of the primary offering, effective March 31, 2017, the Company no longer pays the dealer manager selling commissions and dealer manager fees under a dealer manager agreement relating to the Offering. The Company will continue to incur certain organization and offering costs associated with the DRP and ongoing distribution fees on Class C units. In addition, the Sponsor has and may continue to incur organization and offering costs on behalf of the Company in connection with private placements of the Company’s units and the Company will pay selling commissions, dealer manager fees and ongoing distribution, dealer manager, and service fees to the dealer manager for certain sales pursuant to private placements. As of March 31, 2019, the Sponsor has incurred approximately $579,800 in organization and offering costs on behalf of the Company related to private placements of the Company’s units. As of March 31, 2019, the Company has reimbursed $86,784 of the organization and offering costs incurred relating to such private placements and is under no obligation to reimburse the Sponsor for the remainder.
Operating Expense Responsibility Agreement
On March 26, 2018, the Company, Advisor and the Sponsor entered into an Amended and Restated Operating Expense Responsibility Agreement (“Responsibility Agreement”) originally effective as of June 11, 2013 and covering expenses through December 31, 2017. Since the inception of the Company through December 31, 2017, pursuant to the terms of the Responsibility Agreement, the Sponsor paid approximately $12,420,600 of operating expenses, asset management fees, and incentive fees on behalf of the Company and will reimburse to the Company an additional $4,240,200 of expenses, which have been paid by the Company as of December 31, 2017.
The Sponsor will only be entitled to reimbursement of the cumulative expenses it has incurred on the Company’s behalf to the extent the Company’s investment income in any quarter, as reflected on the statement of operations, exceeds the sum of (a) total distributions to unitholders incurred during the quarter and (b) the Company’s expenses as reflected on the statement of operations for the same quarter (the “Reimbursement Hurdle”). If the Sponsor is entitled to receive reimbursement for any given quarter because the Company’s investment income exceeds the Reimbursement Hurdle for such quarter, the Company will apply the excess amount (the “Excess Amount”) as follows: (i) first, the Company will reimburse the Sponsor for all expenses, other than asset management fees and incentive fees, that the Sponsor previously paid on the Company’s behalf, which will generally consist of operating expenses (the “Previously Paid Operating Expenses”) until all Previously Paid Operating Expenses incurred to date have been reimbursed; and (ii) second, the Company will apply 50% of the Excess Amount remaining after the payment of Previously Paid Operating Expenses to reimburse the Sponsor for the asset management fees and incentive fees that the Sponsor has agreed to pay on the Company’s behalf until all such asset management fees and incentive fees accrued to date have been reimbursed.
The Company did not meet the Reimbursement Hurdle for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Therefore, none of the expenses of the Company covered by the Responsibility Agreement have been recorded as expenses of the Company for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. As of March 31, 2019, there is a remaining aggregate balance of approximately $16,273,800 in expenses covered by the Responsibility Agreement which are not yet reimbursable to the Sponsor and have not been recorded by the Company. In accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies, such expenses will be accrued and payable by the Company in the period that they become both probable and estimable. The Sponsor may demand the reimbursement of cumulative Company expenses covered by the Responsibility Agreement to the extent the Company exceeds the Reimbursement Hurdle during any quarter.
Out-of-Period Adjustments
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As disclosed in “Watch List Investments” in Note 3, in prior periods, the Company was not aware of, and so therefore did not include, certain information in its valuation of some of its Participations in trade finance facilities originated by IIG Trade Opportunities Fund B.V., a subsidiary of a fund advised by one of the Company’s sub-advisors, IIG. This resulted in the overstatement of the valuation of these investments for each quarter in the year ended December 31, 2017 and the quarter ended March 31, 2018, which overstatement was not material. The aggregate amount of this overstatement as of December 31, 2017 was approximately $871,000. The Company became aware of this information during August 2018 and determined that the adjustments for the prior periods were not material. The Company elected to record these prior period adjustments in the quarter ended June 30, 2018. The effect of these adjustments was to overstate the net change in unrealized depreciation on investments and to understate the Net Increase In Net Assets Resulting From Operations, in each case by approximately $553,000 on the Consolidated Statement of Operations as of March 31, 2018.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”). The update supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, Revenue Recognition. Under the new guidance, an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In July 2015, the FASB deferred the implementation of this standard by one year. ASU 2014-09 is now effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Management has adopted this guidance effective for the fiscal period beginning January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective approach. The guidance does not apply to revenue associated with financial instruments, including loans and investments that are accounted for under other U.S. GAAP. As a result, the adoption of the new revenue recognition guidance did not have any impact on the elements of the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, most closely associated with financial instruments, including interest and fee income, and resulted in no cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of its net assets.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” ASU 2016-01 addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments that are marked to fair value and reported as available-for-sale (“AFS”). ASU 2016-01 requires public business entities that are required to disclose fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet to measure that fair value using the exit price notion consistent with Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement. For public business entities, ASU 2016-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Management has adopted this guidance effective for the fiscal period beginning January 1, 2018.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” ASU 2016-13 introduces an approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments. ASU 2016-13 also modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities and provides for a simplified accounting model for purchased financial assets with credit deterioration since their origination. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The guidance requires companies to apply the requirements in the year of adoption through cumulative adjustment with some aspects of the update requiring a prospective transition approach. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of the pending adoption of ASU 2016-13 on the Company’s consolidated financial statements but does not expect the impact to be material.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (a consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force).” ASU 2016-15 is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 addresses eight classification issues related to the statement of cash flows: (i) debt prepayment or debt extinguishment, (ii) settlement of zero-coupon bonds, (iii) contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, (iv) proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, (v) proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies, (vi) distributions received from equity method investees, (vii) beneficial interest in securitizations transactions and (viii) separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. ASU 2016-15 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted this guidance, which did not have any effect on its consolidated financial statements, effective January 1, 2018.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, or ASU 2018-13. This update removes the disclosure requirements for the amounts of and the reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 and disclosure of the policy for timing of transfers between levels. This update also removes disclosure requirements for the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. Additionally, this update adds disclosure requirements for the changes in unrealized gains and losses for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements and quantitative information for certain unobservable inputs in Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 is
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effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the effects the adoption of ASU 2018-13 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
Risk Factors
As an externally-managed company, the Company is largely dependent on the efforts of the Advisor, the sub-advisors and other service providers and has been dependent on the Sponsor for financial support in prior periods.
The Company’s sub-advisors are responsible for locating, performing due diligence and closing on suitable acquisitions based on their access to local markets, local market knowledge for quality deal flow and extensive local private credit experience. However, because the sub-advisors are separate companies from the Advisor, the Company is subject to the risk that one or more of its sub-advisors will be ineffective or materially underperform. The Company’s ability to achieve its investment objectives and to pay distributions to unitholders will be dependent upon the performance of its sub-advisors in the identification, performance of due diligence on and acquisition of investments, the determination of any financing arrangements, and the management of the Company’s projects and assets. The Company is subject to the risk that the Company’s sub-advisors may fail to perform according to the Company’s expectations, or the due diligence conducted by the sub-advisors may fail to reveal all material risks of the Company’s investments, which could result in the Company being materially adversely affected.
The Company is subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. Global economies and capital markets can and have experienced significant volatility, which has increased the risks associated with investments in collateralized private debt instruments. Investment in the Company carries risk and there are no guarantees that the Company’s investment objectives will be achieved. The Company is also exposed to credit risk related to maintaining all of its cash at a major financial institution. The Company relies on the ability of the Advisor and the ability of the sub-advisors’ investment professionals to obtain adequate information to evaluate the potential returns from these investments, which primarily are made in, with or through private companies. If the Company is unable to uncover all material information about these companies or is provided incorrect or inadequate information about these companies from the Company’s subadvisors, the Company may not make a fully informed investment decision, and the Company may lose money on its investments. As described further in “Note 3—Investments—Watch List Investments,” IIG is the sub-advisor with respect to seven of the twelve investments that we have deemed Watch List investments, which are investments with respect to which we have determined there have been significant changes in the credit and collection risk of the investment. As described in Note 3, IIG has failed to provide us with complete and accurate information with respect to our investments for which IIG is the sub-advisor, has misapplied $6 million that we invested in 2017 and our funds that were misapplied have not been returned to us. IIG’s acts and omissions have negatively affected the value of certain of our investments, which could adversely affect returns to our unitholders.
The Company’s investments consist of loans, loan participations and trade finance participations that are illiquid and non-traded, making purchase or sale of such financial instruments at desired prices or in desired quantities difficult. Furthermore, the sale of any such investments may be possible only at substantial discounts, and it may be extremely difficult to value any such investments accurately.
The value of the Company’s investments in loans may be detrimentally affected to the extent, among other things, that a borrower defaults on its obligations, there is insufficient collateral securing the loan and/or there are extensive legal and other costs incurred in collecting on a defaulted loan, observable secondary or primary market yields for similar instruments issued by comparable companies increase materially or risk premiums required in the market between smaller companies, such as the Company’s borrowers, and those for which market yields are observable increase materially. In addition, as of March 31, 2019, all but one of the Company’s investments were denominated in U.S. dollars. If the U.S. dollar rises, it may become more difficult for borrowers to make loan payments if the borrowers are operating in markets where the local currencies are depreciating relative the U.S. dollar.
At March 31, 2019, the Company’s investment portfolio included 48 companies and was comprised of $86,514,482 or 23.5% in senior secured term loans, $193,927,148 or 52.6% in senior secured term loan participations, $75,803,240 or 20.5% in senior secured trade finance participations, and $11,455,733 or 3.1% in short term investments. The Company’s largest loan by value was $22,158,892 or 6.0% of total investments. The Company’s 5 largest loans by value comprised 26.1% of the Company’s portfolio at March 31, 2019. Participation in loans amounted to 73.1% of the Company’s total portfolio at March 31, 2019. As of March 31, 2019, approximately $263,739,000 or 71.5% of the Company’s investments had a maturity date of more than 12 months.
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Note 3. Investments
As of March 31, 2019, the Company’s investments consisted of the following:
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Percentage |
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Amortized Cost |
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Fair Value |
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of Total Investments |
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Senior secured term loans |
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$ |
86,552,941 |
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$ |
86,514,482 |
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23.5 |
% |
Senior secured term loan participations |
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193,927,148 |
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193,927,148 |
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52.6 |
% |
Senior secured trade finance participations |
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85,979,853 |
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75,803,240 |
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20.5 |
% |
Short term investments |
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12,623,326 |
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11,455,733 |
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3.1 |
% |
Equity warrants |
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- |
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1,080,222 |
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0.3 |
% |
Total investments |
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$ |
379,083,268 |
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$ |
368,780,825 |
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100.0 |
% |
As of December 31, 2018, the Company’s investments consisted of the following:
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Percentage |
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Amortized Cost |
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Fair Value |
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of Total Investments |
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Senior secured term loans |
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$ |
88,858,707 |
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$ |
88,858,707 |
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23.8 |
% |
Senior secured term loan participations |
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189,157,819 |
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189,157,819 |
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50.7 |
% |
Senior secured trade finance participations |
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88,983,961 |
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80,236,312 |
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21.5 |
% |
Short term investments |
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14,132,683 |
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13,644,683 |
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3.7 |
% |
Equity warrants |
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- |
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1,080,222 |
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0.3 |
% |
Total investments |
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$ |
381,133,170 |
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$ |
372,977,743 |
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100.0 |
% |
Participations
The majority of the Company’s investments are in the form of Participation Interests (“Participations”). Participations are interests, which may be divided or undivided, in financing facilities originated by one of the Company’s sub-advisors. Participations may be interests in one specific loan or trade finance transaction, several loans or trade finance transactions under a facility, or may be interests in an entire facility. The Company’s rights under Participations include, without limitation, all corresponding rights in payments, collateral, guaranties, and any other security interests obtained by the respective sub-advisor in the underlying financing facilities.
Interest Receivable
Depending on the specific terms of the Company’s investments, interest earned by the Company is payable either monthly, quarterly, or, in the case of most trade finance investments, at maturity. As such, some of the Company’s trade finance investments have up to a year of accrued interest receivable as of March 31, 2019. In addition, certain of the Company’s investments in term loans accrue deferred interest, which is not payable until the maturity of the loans. Accrued deferred interest included in the interest receivable balance as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 amounted to $2,478,197 and $2,413,894, respectively. The Company’s interest receivable balances at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are recorded at the amounts that the Company expects to collect.
Trade Finance
Trade finance encompasses a variety of lending structures that support the export, import or sale of goods between producers and buyers in various countries and across various jurisdictions. The strategy is most prevalent in the financing of commodities. The Company’s Participations in trade finance positions typically fall into two broad categories: pre-export financing and receivable/inventory financing. Pre-export financing represents advances to borrowers based on proven orders from buyers. Receivable/inventory financing represents advances on borrowers’ eligible receivable and inventory balances. For trade finance, the structure and terms of the facility underlying the Company’s Participations vary according to the nature of the transaction being financed. The structure can take the form of a revolver with multiple draw requests and maturity of up to one year based on collateral and performance requirements. The structure can also be specific to the individual transaction being financed, which typically have shorter durations of 60 – 180 days. With respect to underwriting, particular consideration is given to the following:
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nature of the goods or transaction being financed, |
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the terms associated with the sale and repayment of the goods, |
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the execution risk associated with producing, storing and shipment of the goods, |
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• |
the financial and performance profile of both the borrower and end buyer(s), |
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• |
the underlying advance rate and subsequent Loan to Value (“LTV”) associated with lending against the goods that serve to secure the facility or transaction, |
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• |
collateral and financial controls (collection accounts and inventory possession), |
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• |
third party inspections and insurance, and |
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the region, country or jurisdiction in which the financing is being completed. |
Collateral varies by transaction, but is typically raw or finished goods inventory, and/or receivables. In the case of pre-export finance, the transaction is secured by purchase orders from buyers or offtake contracts, which are agreements between a buyer and seller to purchase/sell a future product.
Terms depend on the nature of the facility or transaction being financed. As such, they depend on the credit profile of the underlying financing, as well as the speed and detail associated with the request for financing. Interest can be paid as often as monthly or quarterly on revolving facilities (one year in duration) or at maturity when dealing with specific transactions with shorter duration, which is the case for the majority of the Company’s trade finance positions. At times, settlement can be delayed due to documentation, shipment, transportation or port clearing issues, delays associated with the end buyer or off-taker assuming possession, possible changes to contract or offtake terms, and the aggregation of settlement of multiple individual transactions. Conversely, at times payments are made ahead of schedule, as transactions either clear faster than expected, borrowers decide to prepay or pay down ahead of schedule, counterparties clear multiple individual transactions in one settlement, or less expensive financing is secured by the borrower.
On occasion, the Company may receive notice from the respective sub-advisor that a borrower or counterparty to a financing facility underlying one of the Company’s Participations intends to pay ahead of schedule or in one lump sum (settling multiple draw requests all at once). Depending on timing and the ability to redeploy these funds, combined with projected inflows of fund capital, these outsize payments can negatively impact the Company’s performance. In these situations, the credit profile of the borrower, and the transaction in general, is reviewed with the sub-advisor and a request may be made to either stagger payments, where at all possible, or request that payment only be made at the end of that specific financial quarter. These requests or accommodations, which happen very rarely, will only be made where the Company has strong comfort in and around the credit profile of the transaction or borrower.
Short Term Investments
Short term investments are defined by the Company as investments that generally meet the standard underwriting guidelines for trade finance and term loan transactions and that also have the following characteristics: (1) maturity of less than one year, (2) loans to borrowers to whom, at the time of funding, the Company does not expect to re-lend. Impact data is not tracked for short term investments.
Warrants
Certain investments, including loans and participations, may carry equity warrants, which allow the Company to buy shares of the portfolio company at a given price, which the Company may exercise at its discretion during the life of the portfolio company. The Company’s goal is to ultimately dispose of such equity interests and realize gains upon the disposition of such interests. However, these warrants and equity interests are generally illiquid and it may be difficult for the Company to dispose of them. In addition, the Company expects that any warrants or other return enhancements received when the Company makes or invests in loans may require several years to appreciate in value and may not appreciate at all.
Watch List Investments
The Company monitors and reviews the performance of its investments and if the Company determines that there are any significant changes in the credit and collection risk of an investment, the investment will be placed on the Watch List. For all Watch List investments, the Company evaluates: (i) liquidation value of collateral; (ii) rights and remedies enforceable against the borrower; (iii) any credit insurance and/or guarantees; (iv) market, sector and macro events and (v) other relevant information (e.g., third party purchase of the borrower). As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had 12 Watch List investments.
Investments through The International Investment Group L.L.C. (“IIG”) as the Sub-Advisor
The Company previously entered into a sub-advisory arrangement with IIG through the Company’s Advisor, however, the Company has determined not to make any further investments with IIG as the sub-advisor. IIG is the sub-advisor with respect to seven of the twelve investments that the Company has deemed Watch List investments. The Company has learned that IIG is in the process of winding down its business. The Company determined not to engage in any new business with IIG due in part to IIG’s failure to provide the Company with complete and accurate information with respect to its investments for which IIG is the sub-
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advisor, the misapplication of $6 million that the Company had invested in 2017 and the failure to return the Company’s funds that were misapplied by IIG. Please see Note 11 – Subsequent Events for a description of an arbitration proceeding the Company has filed against IIG.
Given IIG’s failure to fulfill its obligations as a sub-advisor, the Company, with the authorization of the board of managers, engaged a third-party, independent valuation firm, or the “independent valuation firm”. The Company engaged the independent valuation firm to perform certain limited procedures that the Company identified and requested the independent valuation firm to perform to provide an estimate of the range of fair value of certain material investments described below. Specifically, for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, the Company asked the independent valuation firm to perform the limited procedures on certain Watch List investments that the Company deemed to be material and are more specifically described below under the captions, “—Algodonera Avellaneda S.A.”, “—Frigorifico Regional Industrias Alimentarias, S.A., Sucursal Uruguay”, “—IIG Trade Opportunities Fund B.V. Receivable”, “—Compania Argentina de Granos”, and “—Sancor Cooperativas Unidas Limitada”. In addition, for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, the Company asked the independent valuation firm to perform the limited procedures on the investment described below under the caption “—Mac Z Group SARL” for which Scipion (defined below) is the sub-advisor. These six investments comprise approximately 8.1% of the total investments at fair value as of March 31, 2019, for which market quotations are not readily available. The analysis performed by the independent valuation firm is based upon data and assumptions provided to it by the Company and received from third party sources, which the independent valuation firm relied upon as being accurate without independent verification. The results of the analyses performed by the independent valuation firm are among the factors taken into consideration by the Company and its management in making its determination with respect to the fair value of such investments, but are not determinative. The Company and its management are solely and ultimately responsible for determining the fair value of the Company’s investments in good faith. Set forth below is a description of the Company’s Watch List investments for which IIG is the sub-advisor, followed by the investments for which other parties act as sub-advisor.
Procesos Fabriles S.A.
In October 2015, the Company purchased a Participation in a trade finance facility originated by IIG Trade Opportunities Fund N.V. (“IIG TOF N.V.”), a fund advised by the Company’s sub-advisor, IIG, with Procesos Fabriles S.A. (“Profasa”), as the borrower. Profasa is located in Guatemala. The principal balance outstanding under the Participation amounts to $881,800 as of March 31, 2019. The Participation had a maturity date of March 31, 2016. As reported in previous filings, in 2016, due to the loss of a major customer, Profasa was unable to repay the facility on the stated maturity date.
As Profasa’s financial position deteriorated, in 2017, IIG determined that a restructuring of Profasa’s business was required and, as such, IIG started taking control of Profasa’s operations. Based on information provided by IIG in 2018, the Company’s existing Participation in this trade finance facility was near the final stages of being restructured to a Participation in a term loan. Given that IIG is winding down its business and the Company’s ongoing legal dispute with IIG, it is uncertain when or if this restructuring will happen.
As of the date of this filing, completion of restructuring remains uncertain, and, as such, the Company has valued this investment utilizing a hybrid of the income approach and the collateral based approach, in accordance with its valuation policy, and has determined the fair value of the principal amount of this investment to be $127,943 as of March 31, 2019 based upon modeled principal and interest payments, discounted to present value using expected yield to maturity. This value reflects a significant adjustment for the uncertainty related to the completion of the restructuring and the Company’s ongoing legal dispute with IIG. The Company placed this position on non-accrual as of July 1, 2017 and interest not recorded relative to the original terms of this participation for both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 amounted to $27,227.
Algodonera Avellaneda S.A.
In March 2017, the Company purchased a Participation in a trade finance facility originated by IIG Trade Opportunities Fund B.V. (“IIG TOF B.V.”), a subsidiary of a fund advised by IIG, with Algodonera Avellaneda S.A. (“Algodonera”) as the borrower, and a corporate guarantee by Vicentin S.A.I.C. (“Vicentin”), an Argentine-based company that, through its subsidiaries, operates as an agro industrial company that manufactures and exports cereals and oilseeds, cotton textiles, biodiesel, concentrated grape juice, agrichemicals, feed lots and wines. In the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2018 and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 (the “Prior Reports”), the Company reported that its “Watch List Investments” included a Participation in a trade finance facility where Vicentin – Nacadie S.A. was the borrower. The Company reported that the outstanding principal balance on its Participation was $12,000,000. During the third quarter of 2018, the Company determined that the documents that had been provided to the Company by its sub-advisor, IIG, regarding the Participation indicated that the Company’s Participation was in fact two Participations, each with a principal balance of $6,000,000, in separate facilities originated by IIG. In one, the borrower is Algodonera and in the other, the borrower is Nacadie Commercial S.A. (“Nacadie”). However, participation certificates issued to the Company by IIG for these Participations identified the borrowers as Vicentin/Algodonera and Vicentin/Nacadie, respectively. Vicentin is not the borrower, but rather IIG had informed the Company that Vicentin had agreed to guarantee the payments due under both of the trade finance facilities. The following paragraphs provide
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information concerning the Company’s Participation in the Algodonera trade finance facility. See below under “—IIG Trade Opportunities Fund B.V. Receivable” for information regarding the Company’s Participation in the Nacadie trade finance facility.
As noted above, the Company purchased a Participation in a trade finance facility originated by IIG with Algodonera as the borrower in March 2017. The Company purchased the Participation from IIG for $6,000,000. The loan agreement states that Vicentin has guaranteed the payments to be made by Algodonera under the facility. Algodonera is an Argentinian vertically integrated cotton business. As of March 31, 2019, the outstanding principal balance on the Company’s Participation was $6,000,000, with accrued interest of $778,500. IIG informed the Company that in June 2017, IIG called a technical default on Algodonera under the facility due to nonpayment of interest and on Vicentin under the payment guarantee due to the breach of informational covenants. Thereafter, IIG made a filing against Vicentin and Algodonera in the commercial court in Buenos Aires, Argentina on July 4, 2017. The commercial court has jurisdiction over commercial claims and disputes of this type. After IIG filed its claims in the commercial court, the court ruled that IIG’s claims were valid and enjoined Vicentin’s cash accounts to allow for recovery by IIG. Once sufficient cash had been secured, the court allowed Vicentin to replace the enjoined cash accounts with a payment guarantee from Zurich Insurance Group with a 100% LTV, including accrued interest. Thereafter, the commercial court issued its final judgment, ordering Algodonera and Vicentin to pay $22.4 million, plus interest, to IIG, which includes the amount owed pursuant to the trade finance facility described above in which the Company purchased the Participation. Shortly thereafter, the criminal court in Santa Fe, Argentina issued a letter to the commercial court in Buenos Aires, Argentina ordering the suspension of the commercial court proceedings, but the commercial court rejected the suspension. Algodonera and Vicentin appealed the commercial court’s rejection of the suspension and submitted an additional letter from the criminal court providing the reasons for the criminal court’s suspension request, which include allegations of fraud by IIG. The commercial court rejected the suspension a second time and Algodonera and Vicentin appealed to the court of appeals. In March 2019, the court of appeals ruled in favor of the criminal court and countermanded the commercial court’s rejection of the suspension, with proceedings set to continue in the criminal court.
The Company learned on July 31, 2018 that IIG had failed to disclose to the Company that the Algodonera trade finance facility was subject to a subrogation agreement, which potentially would permit Algodonera to transfer all or a portion of its IIG debt outstanding to two other companies (specifically, Nacadie and FRIAR (defined below)). The Company also learned on July 31, 2018 that the court proceedings involving IIG, Algodonera and Vicentin also include a legal dispute over the ability of Algodonera to enforce its rights under the subrogation agreement, as IIG has argued that Algodonera’s default under its trade finance facility with IIG prevents Algodonera from being eligible to transfer its debt under its facility with IIG to Nacadie and FRIAR under the subrogation agreement. IIG had not disclosed this additional dispute and subrogation agreement to the Company.
As a short-term trade finance facility, Algodonera was valued utilizing the cost approach through the quarter ended September 30, 2017. However, based on the fact that any future payments made by Algodonera with respect to this Participation will turn on the ultimate outcome of the above-mentioned legal proceedings and that future projected cash flows would therefore no longer be applicable, the Company decided it would be more appropriate to utilize the collateral based approach to value this position beginning with the December 31, 2017 year-end financial statements. The Company further modified its valuation methodology to the income approach as of June 30, 2018, given that the commercial court had already issued a final ruling (that is currently pending appeal) and based on the recent developments with respect to the court proceedings described above.
As described above, a payment guarantee has been secured from Zurich Insurance Group through the commercial court, the value of which is sufficient to pay off all outstanding principal and accrued interest. Although IIG had previously expressed to the Company its belief that it will prevail in the court proceedings, the Company has applied a discount to the fair value based on the potential risk that court action is prolonged and to account for the inherent uncertainty of the ultimate resolution of the legal disputes between IIG, Vicentin and Algodonera, as well as the Company’s ongoing legal dispute with IIG. Taking all of the factors described above into consideration, the Company believes, that as of March 31, 2019, the most appropriate valuation method remains the income approach and the Company determined the fair value of the principal amount of this investment to be $3,433,159. The Company has placed this investment on non-accrual status effective January 1, 2019 and interest not recorded relative to the original terms of this participation for the three months ended March 31, 2019 amounted to $135,000.
IIG Trade Opportunities Fund B.V. Receivable
In March 2017, the Company purchased a Participation in a trade finance facility originated by IIG TOF B.V., with Nacadie as the borrower. The Company purchased the Participation in March 2017 for $6,000,000. Loan documents provided to the Company by IIG indicate that Vicentin is guarantor of the payments to be made by Nacadie under the facility. Nacadie is an Uruguay-based company focused on trading of the “soy bean complex” (soybeans, soybean meals, and oils) originating from Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The Company received one interest payment under this Participation in March 2017 and has not received any other payments of principal or interest. Given that the loan documents state that Vicentin had guaranteed the payments due under both the Algodonera and Nacadie trade finance facilities, the Company erroneously believed that IIG had made filings in the commercial court in Buenos Aires, Argentina related to the Nacadie trade finance facility, similar to the filings IIG made with respect to the Algodonera facility. In July 2018, IIG informed the Company that the Nacadie trade finance facility was not included in its commercial court
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filings referenced above under “—Algodonera Avellaneda S.A.” IIG also informed the Company that it had not called a default on Nacadie for nonpayment under the facility. Given this new information, in order to re-confirm the details of its Participation in the Nacadie trade finance facility and the status of the facility, the Company requested original versions of all documents related to its Participation in the facility, including original versions of the underlying facility agreements and bank statements showing the Company’s investment in the facility. The Company had previously been provided by IIG with copies of documents related to its Participation and the underlying facility. During the third quarter of 2018, IIG informed the Company that although it had reviewed its books and records, it could not locate all of the original documents requested by the Company. In connection with its review of this investment during the third quarter of 2018, IIG informed the Company that IIG had misapplied the funds the Company had transmitted at the time the Company made this investment. As a result, IIG offered to refund the Company’s investment amount, including all accrued interest. IIG has not yet repaid the Company for this Participation as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
As a short-term trade finance facility, the Company’s Participation in the Nacadie facility was valued utilizing the cost approach through the quarter ended September 30, 2017. However, as of December 31, 2017, based on the belief that the Nacadie facility was included in the proceedings with respect to the Algodonera facility in the commercial court, the Company had decided it would be more appropriate to utilize the collateral based approach to value this Participation beginning with the December 31, 2017 year-end financial statements. Starting with the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the Company believes that the most appropriate valuation method is the income approach, given that this investment is no longer classified as a Participation in a trade finance facility, but rather as a receivable from IIG TOF B.V. Although a senior executive at IIG has agreed in conversations with the Company’s senior management to repay the Company for this investment in an amount equal to the outstanding principal and accrued interest (calculated in accordance with the terms of the Nacadie Participation in which the Company originally invested), the Company has not received a written agreement from IIG to this effect. As noted in Note 11- Subsequent Events, the Company has filed an arbitration proceeding against IIG asserting multiple claims, including claims related to IIG’s failure to repay the Company for this participation. The Company has applied a discount to the fair value based on the uncertainty created by the risk that IIG will not honor its agreement to repay the Company and the uncertainty of the ultimate resolution of the Company’s legal dispute with IIG. Taking all of the factors described above into consideration, the Company determined the fair value of the principal amount of this investment to be $4,832,407 as of March 31, 2019. The Company has placed this receivable on non-accrual, effective July 1, 2018 and interest not recorded relative to the original terms of this investment amounted to approximately $131,250 for the three months March 31, 2019.
Frigorifico Regional Industrias Alimentarias, S.A., Sucursal Uruguay
Between June 2016 and July 2016, the Company purchased two Participations in a trade finance facility originated by IIG TOF B.V., with Frigorifico Regional Industrias Alimentarias, S.A., Sucursal Uruguay (“FRIAR”), an Argentine company that produces, processes and exports beef, as the borrower. As of March 31, 2019, the outstanding principal balance on this Participation was $9,000,000, with accrued interest of $264,500. In June 2017, IIG called a technical event of default due to non-payment by FRIAR. In an effort to seek repayment from FRIAR, IIG filed the promissory notes for FRIAR in the commercial court in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The commercial court has jurisdiction over commercial claims and disputes of this type. During January 2018 the court granted IIG’s motion to freeze FRIAR’s accounts. At that time, IIG informed the Company that it was also in the process of securing additional collateral to cover the full balance outstanding, including accrued interest and penalties. In August 2018, the Company confirmed that FRIAR continues to operate and is a going concern.
As noted above, the Company learned on July 31, 2018 that IIG had failed to disclose to the Company that the Algodonera trade finance facility was subject to a subrogation agreement, which potentially would permit Algodonera to transfer all or a portion of its IIG debt outstanding to FRIAR and Nacadie. Also as described above, the Company learned on July 31, 2018 that IIG and Algodonera are in a legal dispute over the ability of Algodonera to enforce its rights under the subrogation agreement, as IIG has argued that Algodonera’s default under its trade finance facility with IIG prevents Algodonera from being eligible to transfer its debt under its facility with IIG to FRIAR and Nacadie under the subrogation agreement. Additionally, on July 31, 2018, the Company learned new information with regard to a put option that could potentially allow FRIAR to settle its outstanding debt to IIG with shares of FRIAR. In addition to settling FRIAR’s debt to IIG, the put option could potentially permit FRIAR to subrogate Algodonera’s and Nacadie’s debt to IIG. As with the subrogation agreement discussed above, the Company has learned that IIG is disputing the enforceability of the put option in court. The criminal court in Santa Fe, Argentina issued a letter to the commercial court in Buenos Aires, Argentina ordering the suspension of the commercial court proceedings, but the commercial court rejected the suspension. FRIAR appealed the commercial court’s rejection of the suspension and submitted an additional letter from the criminal court providing the reasons for the criminal court’s suspension request, which include allegations of fraud by IIG. In April 2019, the court of appeals ruled in favor of the criminal court and countermanded the commercial court’s rejection of the suspension, with proceedings set to continue in the criminal court.
As a short-term trade finance facility, FRIAR was valued at cost through the quarter ended September 30, 2017. The remaining principal balance of $9,000,000 has been outstanding since July 2016. As IIG is seeking full repayment through its court action to secure assets from FRIAR, as of December 31, 2017, the Company believed the most appropriate valuation method to be the collateral
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based approach. Starting with the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the Company believes that the most appropriate valuation method is a combination of the collateral based approach and the income approach. The Company is continuing to utilize the collateral based approach due to IIG’s communications with the Company in 2018 that it was continuing to rely on the court proceedings to secure repayment, but determined to also utilize the income approach based on the recent developments with respect to the court proceedings described above.
As noted above, the Company has valued this investment utilizing a hybrid of the income approach and collateral based approach. Although IIG expressed to the Company in the third quarter of 2018 its belief that it will prevail in the court proceedings, the Company has applied a discount to the fair value based on the potential risk that court action is prolonged and to account for the inherent uncertainty of the ultimate resolution of the legal disputes between IIG, FRIAR, Vicentin and Algodonera as well as the Company’s ongoing legal dispute with IIG. The Company determined that the most appropriate method to calculate the fair value of this investment as of March 31, 2019 is to take the value resulting from the independent valuation firm’s estimate of fair value. Using this approach, the Company determined the fair value of the principal amount of this investment to be $6,079,075 as of March 31, 2019. The Company placed the Participation on non-accrual effective January 1, 2018 and interest not recorded relative to the original terms of this participation for both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 amounted to $258,750.
Compania Argentina de Granos
Between October 2016 and February 2017, the Company purchased two Participations in a trade finance facility originated by IIG TOF B.V., with Compania Argentina de Granos (“CAGSA”), as borrower. The Company purchased the Participation in October 2016 for $10,000,000 and subsequently increased the Participation by another $2,500,000 in February 2017. This facility is collateralized by two export contracts. CAGSA, an Argentine company, is mainly engaged in the trading of grain and oilseed and the distribution and processing of food ingredients. Due to unfavorable weather conditions, CAGSA was unable to make delivery of toasted soybean meal under the terms of its export contracts. As a result, it failed to pay IIG its outstanding principal and interest obligations on June 30, 2018. On that date, the Company was owed principal of $12,500,000 and accrued interest of $131,942, and the interest was subsequently paid.
IIG previously informed the Company that it had been in active discussions with other CAGSA lenders and had sent warning letters to CAGSA in order to protect its rights under the credit facility. Additionally, IIG previously informed the Company that IIG is a member of the creditors committee, which will determine all financial and restructuring options of CAGSA, which may include additional equity infusions by the existing shareholders. In February 2019, CAGSA disclosed that it had reached a preliminary settlement with its creditors. Details of the terms were not available as of the date of this report.
As a short-term trade finance facility, CAGSA was valued utilizing the income approach for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. However, given the uncertainty as to the ability of CAGSA to provide future sufficient cash flows in order to meet its debt obligations, as well as the financial impact of a potential restructuring, the Company has decided that starting with the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the collateral based approach is a more appropriate valuation method. With the announcement that CAGSA had reached a preliminary settlement with its creditors, as of March 31, 2019, the Company has further modified the valuation approach for this investment to the income approach. Based on the information available to the Company and according to its valuation policies, the Company has placed CAGSA on non-accrual status, effective July 1, 2018 and interest not recorded relative to the original terms of this investment amounted to approximately $326,563 for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The Company has estimated the fair value of the principal amount of this investment to be $9,250,266 as of March 31, 2019 based on the income approach, discounted to reflect the uncertainty related to CAGSA’s potential restructuring and the ultimate resolution of the Company’s ongoing legal dispute with IIG.
Sancor Cooperativas Unidas Limitada
In April 2016 the Company purchased two Participations in a trade finance facility originated by IIG TOF B.V., with Sancor Cooperativas Unidas Limitada (“Sancor”), an Argentine company that distributes dairy products, as the borrower. As of March 31, 2019, the outstanding principal balance on this Participation was $6,000,000. Interest has been paid in full through December 31, 2018 through the exercise of pledged inventory warrants. Sancor has been in ongoing negotiations to reorganize itself, including with multiple potential buyers. IIG worked with Sancor to restructure the existing loan and has extended the maturity to July 29, 2019, with an annual renewal option. Although IIG has not provided the Company with updated information requested by the Company with respect to the Company’s investment in this facility in connection with the Company’s preparation of this report, the Company believes, based on reports in the media, that Sancor will be sold. In February 2019, Sancor announced the completion of a partial sale of assets, which allowed it to make some payments to creditors but the Company has not received any payment since that announcement. Due to the uncertainty associated with the timing and final terms of a full asset sale, the Company believes the most appropriate valuation method continues to be the collateral based approach and has determined the fair value of the principal amount of this investment to be $4,991,915 as of March 31, 2019, based upon the value of the Company’s pledged collateral, discounted for the uncertainty around the expected timing and value of a potential sale and the uncertainty regarding the ultimate resolution of the Company’s ongoing legal dispute with IIG.
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Functional Products Trading S.A.
Between June and September 2016, the Company purchased two Participations in a trade finance facility originated by IIG TOF N.V., with Functional Products Trading S.A. (“Functional”), a Chilean company that exports chia seeds to United States and European off-takers. As of March 31, 2019, the outstanding principal balance on this Participation was $1,326,687 and accrued interest amounted to $184,328. While the original maturity date of this Participation was December 11, 2016, the maturity was extended to March 4, 2018. In 2017, Functional experienced operational losses due to volatile prices for raw chia seeds and its byproducts, with sales declining by 57% from 2016. As a result, Functional was unable to make the principal payment as planned and is developing a full restructuring plan (selling an office building and entering into a lease back agreement) with its current lenders, including IIG, to provide more cash flow flexibility, become current on all interest payments and improve its capital structure, in order to support Functional’s growth initiatives.
During February 2018, the Company received $25,000 in interest payments, which covered accrued interest up to the end of November 2017 and received $10,000 in March 2018, which brought Functional current on interest payments through December 2017. The Company’s sub-advisor, IIG, informed the Company in a prior period that it was working with Functional on restructuring the facility, but it is uncertain when or if this will happen. As of March 31, 2019, the Company has estimated the fair value of the principal amount of its investment in Functional to be $1,269,586 based on the income approach, discounted to present value using an appropriate yield to maturity, assuming the facility is restructured in the manner in which IIG previously informed the Company it expected the loan to be restructured. The appropriate yield to maturity increased to reflect uncertainty around the timing and completion of the restructuring.
Investments through other sub-advisors
Kinder Investments, Ltd. (formerly Corporacion Prodesa S.R.L.)
As of March 31, 2019, the Company’s investment in Kinder Investments, Ltd. (“Kinder”) is comprised of a promissory note with a principal balance of $4,465,132 and total accrued interest of $616,951, including $506,852 of deferred interest payable at maturity. In December 2018, the Company assigned its loans with Corporacion Prodesa S.R.L. (“Prodesa”), a diaper manufacturer in Peru, to Kinder in exchange for a $500,000 principal payment plus accrued interest and the issuance to the Company of a promissory note for the remaining balance.
The Company’s original investment in Prodesa was comprised of two senior secured term loans and a senior secured trade finance revolving credit facility. The trade finance facility is secured by specific purchase orders from customers of Prodesa and both term loans and the trade finance facility are cross-defaulted and cross-collateralized with Prodesa fixed assets including real estate, machinery and equipment, warrants, and all shares of Prodesa.
Prodesa was originally placed on the Watch List in 2014, and as reported in previous filings, since 2014, Prodesa has undergone changes in ownership and financial status, through which the Company restructured the original facilities, improving the Company’s collateral, information rights, covenants and additional financial controls over Prodesa. On January 31, 2017, after significantly improved financial performance by Prodesa, the Company entered into a series of loan amendments with Prodesa. As part of the amendments, the maturity date of the loan facilities was extended to July 28, 2021. Taking account of Prodesa’s materially improved financial performance and the assignment of the liability to Kinder, which still includes the Company’s first lien collateral pledges of Prodesa’s fixed assets and equity, the Kinder investment is no longer on the Watch List as of April 1, 2019.
The Company has estimated the fair value of the principal amount of the Kinder loan as of March 31, 2019 at $4,465,132 based on the income approach, which accounts for contractual interest and principal payments and discounts them to present value using the combined facilities’ weighted average yield to maturity.
Usivale Industria E Comercio, Ltda.
As of March 31, 2019, the Company’s investment in Usivale Industria E Comercio, Ltda. (“Usivale”), a sugar processing company located in Brazil, is comprised of two senior secured term loans for an aggregate loan amount of $2,851,296 and total accrued interest of $105,447. As reported in previous filings, Usivale exited judicial recovery on October 7, 2016 and resumed normal operations. Subsequently, the Company began receiving principal and interest payments from Usivale as scheduled.
During an on-site visit with Usivale’s management in September 2017, Usivale indicated its intention to pay the 2017 principal and interest payment on time and in full, assuming relatively steady sugar prices. Post-site visit, sugar prices again compressed significantly, which caused added pressure on the cash flow of the business. This sugar price pressure continued into 2018. The 2017 annual interest payment was received in full and the 2018 annual interest payment was received in March 2019, though principal payment was not made on schedule. The Company is currently working with Usivale’s management to optimize their financial
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performance to better facilitate principal repayment. As part of that effort, the Company and Usivale are executing a standstill agreement for principal repayment until the second half of 2019.
As of March 31, 2019, the Company has estimated the fair value of the principal amount of the Usivale loans at $2,812,837, which is based on the income approach, accounting for expected principal and interest payments discounted by the loan’s yield to maturity, which includes uncertainty related to continued volatility in sugar prices.
Applewood Trading 199 Pty, Ltd.
In January 2015, the Company purchased a $1,250,000 Participation in a trade finance facility originated by Barak Fund SPC Ltd., a fund advised by the Company’s sub-advisor, Barak Fund Management Ltd. (“Barak”), with Applewood Trading 199 Pty, Ltd. (“Cape Nut”), as the borrower. Cape Nut is located in Cape Town, South Africa. As of March 31, 2019, the total balance outstanding under the Participation amounts to $785,806. Cape Nut’s trade finance facility has a stated maturity date of May 22, 2015, which Barak agreed to extend in October 2014 and the Company subsequently agreed to an extension of the maturity date for its Participation. The Company and Barak are working with Cape Nut to establish an appropriate repayment schedule. Cape Nut made partial principal payments during 2015, 2016 and 2017. Accordingly, the Company placed this Participation on non-accrual status effective February 1, 2016 and interest not recorded relative to the original terms of this Participation amounted to approximately $34,379 for both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. As reported in previous filings, due to Cape Nut’s cash flow difficulties and operating losses, in 2016, the Company’s sub-advisor, Barak, facilitated a strategic sale of Cape Nut which closed in June 2016, resulting in Barak owning 50% of Cape Nut. Based on the information available to the Company and according to its valuation policies, the Company has estimated the fair value of the principal amount of its investment in Cape Nut to be $690,616 as of March 31, 2019 based on the income approach, discounted to present value using an appropriate yield to maturity, accounting for uncertainty in Cape Nut’s financial performance.
Mac Z Group SARL
Between July 2016 and April 2017, the Company purchased nine Participations totaling $9,000,000 in a trade finance facility originated by Scipion Active Trading Fund, a fund advised by the Company’s sub-advisor, Scipion Capital, Ltd. (“Scipion”), with Mac Z Group SARL (“Mac Z”), a scrap metal recycler, as the borrower. Mac Z is located in Morocco. As of March 31, 2019, the outstanding principal balance on this Participation was $7,349,626 with no accrued interest. The primary collateral securing this Participation is 1,970 tons of copper scrap. In late October 2017, Scipion’s designated collateral manager for Mac Z notified Scipion of an investigation into a 1,820 ton, approximately $13.3 million, shortage of copper scrap inventory physically held in the warehouse. The copper scrap is pledged to the Company and serves as the primary collateral for this Participation. The missing inventory led the Company to place Mac Z on the Watch List and on non-accrual status.
In addition to conducting its investigation, Scipion issued an event of default and has taken steps to enforce the corporate guarantee, personal guarantee and relevant pledges made for the benefit of Scipion with respect to the facility, which include two insurance policies. Scipion has placed a blocking notice on all of Mac Z’s bank accounts and has requested a freeze order from the Moroccan local courts on the physical assets of the company. Since the initial discovery and actions, Mac Z sold remaining inventory and the Company was paid interest of approximately $330,000 in January 2018 and $292,000 in April 2018. Mortgages against two unencumbered parcels of land ($5.9 million estimated value) are in the process of being finalized in favor of Scipion under this facility. A judgment was received on December 18, 2017, in English court ordering the borrower and the corporate guarantor to make payment. In parallel to its recovery plan with respect to Mac Z, Scipion informed the Company that it has filed a claim against the collateral manager under its professional indemnity insurance policy, which covers up to $40 million in losses.
Based on these developments, the Company believes there is sufficient collateral available to cover both the outstanding principal balance and the accrued interest. The Company placed this Participation on non-accrual effective October 1, 2017 and interest not recorded relative to the original terms of this participation for both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 amounted to $202,115. The Company believes, that as of March 31, 2019, the most appropriate valuation method is the collateral based approach and the Company has determined the fair value of the principal amount of this investment to be $7,824,746, accounting for existing inventory and the current claim against the collateral manager’s insurance, discounted for the time expected for collection and uncertainty related to the judicial process.
Global Pharma Intelligence Sarl
In July 2017, the Company purchased one Participation in a trade finance facility originated by Scipion Active Trading Fund, a fund advised by the Company’s sub-advisor, Scipion, with Global Pharma Intelligence Sarl (“GPI”), an international pharmaceutical materials supplier with primary operations in Dubai, as the borrower. As of March 31, 2019, the outstanding principal balance on this Participation was $803,254 and interest has been paid in full through August 10, 2018. The accrued interest balance as of March 31, 2019 is $74,600. Repayment on the participation interest has been slower than originally anticipated due to operational delays within the underlying trade. GPI has been actively working with its buyer to resolve the operational delays and it is expected be resolved in
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the coming quarters. Due to the uncertainty associated with the timing of repayment, the Company believes the most appropriate valuation method is the collateral based approach and has determined the fair value of the principal amount of this investment to be $803,254, as of March 31, 2019, based upon the value of the Company’s pledged collateral and insurance policy in place, discounted for the uncertainty around the expected timing of repayment.
The industry composition of the Company’s portfolio, at fair market value as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, was as follows:
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As of March 31, 2019 |
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As of December 31, 2018 |
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Fair |
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Percentage |
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Fair |
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Percentage |
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Industry |
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Value |
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of Total |
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Value |
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of Total |
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Agricultural Products |
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$ |
12,063,103 |
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3.3 |
% |
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$ |
12,167,401 |
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|
|
3.3 |
% |
Boatbuilding and Repairing |
|
|
5,492,175 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
% |
|
|
5,428,294 |
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|
|
1.5 |
% |
Chemicals and Allied Products |
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
4.1 |
% |
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
4.0 |
% |
Chocolate and Cocoa Products |
|
|
10,718,201 |
|
|
|
2.9 |
% |
|
|
10,718,201 |
|
|
|
2.9 |
% |
Coal and Other Minerals and Ores |
|
|
30,000,000 |
|
|
|
8.1 |
% |
|
|
30,000,000 |
|
|
|
8.0 |
% |
Commercial Fishing |
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|
35,838 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
|
35,838 |
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|
|
0.0 |
% |
Communications Equipment |
|
|
4,280,241 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
% |
|
|
6,029,026 |
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|
|
1.6 |
% |
Consumer Products |
|
|
9,457,047 |
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|
|
2.6 |
% |
|
|
9,457,047 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
% |
Department Stores |
|
|
8,379,097 |
|
|
|
2.3 |
% |
|
|
8,262,375 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
% |
Drugs, Proprietaries, and Sundries |
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|
803,254 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
% |
|
|
803,254 |
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|
|
0.2 |
% |
Electric Services |
|
|
23,734,227 |
|
|
|
6.4 |
% |
|
|
26,394,209 |
|
|
|
7.1 |
% |
Farm Products |
|
|
7,495,929 |
|
|
|
2.0 |
% |
|
|
9,285,834 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
% |
Fats and Oils |
|
|
3,433,159 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
% |
|
|
3,784,354 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
% |
Financial services |
|
|
4,832,407 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
% |
|
|
5,906,946 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
% |
Freight Transportation Arrangement |
|
|
13,100,647 |
|
|
|
3.6 |
% |
|
|
12,970,938 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
% |
Food Products |
|
|
5,636,785 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
% |
|
|
6,607,713 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
% |
Gas Transmission and Distribution |
|
|
18,000,000 |
|
|
|
4.9 |
% |
|
|
17,605,054 |
|
|
|
4.7 |
% |
Groceries and Related Products |
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
% |
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
% |
Hotels and Motels |
|
|
13,458,976 |
|
|
|
3.6 |
% |
|
|
16,459,362 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
Land Subdividers and Developers |
|
|
16,256,399 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
|
|
16,083,083 |
|
|
|
4.3 |
% |
Logging |
|
|
6,840,000 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
% |
|
|
6,840,000 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
% |
Meat, Poultry & Fish |
|
|
6,079,075 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
% |
|
|
6,748,935 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
% |
Metals Service Centers and Offices |
|
|
3,623,326 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
3,737,737 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
% |
Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories |
|
|
8,275,000 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Personal Credit Institutions |
|
|
5,030,631 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
% |
|
|
5,468,186 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
% |
Petroleum and Petroleum Products |
|
|
15,500,000 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
% |
|
|
15,500,000 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
% |
Programming and Data Processing |
|
|
13,116,663 |
|
|
|
3.6 |
% |
|
|
13,903,662 |
|
|
|
3.7 |
% |
Refuse Systems |
|
|
23,239,114 |
|
|
|
6.3 |
% |
|
|
22,447,343 |
|
|
|
6.0 |
% |
Secondary Nonferrous Metals |
|
|
17,824,746 |
|
|
|
4.8 |
% |
|
|
17,632,234 |
|
|
|
4.7 |
% |
Short-Term Business Credit |
|
|
4,740,000 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
% |
|
|
4,740,000 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
% |
Soap, Detergents, and Cleaning |
|
|
2,393,271 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
% |
|
|
3,250,844 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
% |
Telephone and Telegraph Apparatus |
|
|
7,000,000 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
% |
|
|
7,000,000 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
% |
Telephone Communications |
|
|
37,708,011 |
|
|
|
10.2 |
% |
|
|
37,481,370 |
|
|
|
10.0 |
% |
Water Transportation |
|
|
12,733,503 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
% |
|
|
12,728,503 |
|
|
|
3.4 |
% |
Total |
|
$ |
368,780,825 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
372,977,743 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
27
The table below shows the portfolio composition by geographic classification at fair value as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
|
|
As of March 31, 2019 |
|
|
As of December 31, 2018 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Percentage |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Percentage |
|
||||
Country |
|
Value |
|
|
of Total |
|
|
Value |
|
|
of Total |
|
||||
Argentina (1) |
|
$ |
23,754,415 |
|
|
|
6.4 |
% |
|
$ |
24,841,309 |
|
|
|
6.7 |
% |
Botswana |
|
|
4,740,000 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
% |
|
|
4,740,000 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
% |
Brazil |
|
|
21,421,675 |
|
|
|
5.8 |
% |
|
|
22,183,252 |
|
|
|
5.9 |
% |
Cabo Verde |
|
|
13,458,976 |
|
|
|
3.7 |
% |
|
|
16,459,362 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
Cameroon |
|
|
10,718,201 |
|
|
|
2.9 |
% |
|
|
10,718,201 |
|
|
|
2.9 |
% |
Chile |
|
|
6,476,576 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
% |
|
|
9,136,558 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
% |
China |
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
% |
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
% |
Colombia |
|
|
24,194,642 |
|
|
|
6.6 |
% |
|
|
24,434,056 |
|
|
|
6.6 |
% |
Croatia |
|
|
8,379,097 |
|
|
|
2.3 |
% |
|
|
8,262,375 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
% |
Ecuador |
|
|
35,838 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
|
35,838 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
Ghana |
|
|
52,027,237 |
|
|
|
14.1 |
% |
|
|
52,027,237 |
|
|
|
13.9 |
% |
Guatemala |
|
|
127,943 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
|
662,525 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
% |
Hong Kong |
|
|
37,000,000 |
|
|
|
10.0 |
% |
|
|
37,000,000 |
|
|
|
9.9 |
% |
Jersey |
|
|
18,544,000 |
|
|
|
5.0 |
% |
|
|
18,515,500 |
|
|
|
5.0 |
% |
Kenya |
|
|
13,100,647 |
|
|
|
3.6 |
% |
|
|
12,970,938 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
% |
Malaysia |
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
4.1 |
% |
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
4.0 |
% |
Mauritius |
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
% |
Mexico |
|
|
23,239,114 |
|
|
|
6.3 |
% |
|
|
22,447,343 |
|
|
|
6.0 |
% |
Morocco |
|
|
7,824,746 |
|
|
|
2.1 |
% |
|
|
7,632,234 |
|
|
|
2.0 |
% |
Namibia |
|
|
16,256,399 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
|
|
16,083,083 |
|
|
|
4.3 |
% |
Netherlands |
|
|
11,275,000 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
% |
|
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
|
1.1 |
% |
New Zealand |
|
|
6,840,000 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
% |
|
|
6,840,000 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
% |
Nigeria |
|
|
14,531,903 |
|
|
|
3.9 |
% |
|
|
15,782,226 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
% |
Peru |
|
|
4,465,132 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
% |
|
|
4,465,132 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
% |
Romania |
|
|
1,946,169 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
% |
|
|
1,917,097 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
% |
Singapore |
|
|
3,623,326 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
3,737,737 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
% |
South Africa |
|
|
4,970,857 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
% |
|
|
6,719,642 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
% |
United Arab Emirates |
|
|
803,254 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
% |
|
|
803,254 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
% |
Uganda |
|
|
4,300,000 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
% |
|
|
4,300,000 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
% |
Zambia |
|
|
2,393,271 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
% |
|
|
3,250,844 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
% |
N/A |
|
|
4,832,407 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
% |
|
|
5,512,000 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
% |
Total |
|
$ |
368,780,825 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
372,977,743 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
(1) All of the Company’s investments in Argentina are Participations in trade finance facilities originated by IIG TOF B.V., a subsidiary of a fund advised by the Company’s sub-advisor, IIG. See Note 3 “Watch List Investments” for further information.
Note 4. Fair Value Measurements
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Company’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels required under ASC 820 as of March 31, 2019:
|
|
Fair |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
||||
Senior secured term loans |
|
$ |
86,514,482 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
86,514,482 |
|
Senior secured term loan participations |
|
|
193,927,148 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
193,927,148 |
|
Senior secured trade finance participations |
|
|
75,803,240 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
75,803,240 |
|
Short term investments |
|
|
11,455,733 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
11,455,733 |
|
Equity warrants |
|
|
1,080,222 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,080,222 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
368,780,825 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
368,780,825 |
|
28
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Company’s investments by the fair value hierarchy levels required under ASC 820 as of December 31, 2018:
|
|
Fair |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
||||
Senior secured term loan |
|
$ |
88,858,707 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
88,858,707 |
|
Senior secured term loan participations |
|
|
189,157,819 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
189,157,819 |
|
Senior secured trade finance participations |
|
|
80,236,312 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
80,236,312 |
|
Short term investments |
|
|
13,644,683 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,644,683 |
|
Equity warrants |
|
|
1,080,222 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,080,222 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
372,977,743 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
372,977,743 |
|
The following is a reconciliation of activity for the three months ended March 31, 2019, of investments classified as Level 3:
|
|
Fair Value at December 31, 2018 |
|
|
Purchases |
|
|
Maturities or Prepayments |
|
|
Accretion of discounts / Payment-in-kind interest |
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
|
|
Transfers |
|
|
Fair Value at March 31, 2019 |
|
|||||||
Senior secured term loans |
|
$ |
88,858,707 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(3,147,368 |
) |
|
$ |
841,601 |
|
|
$ |
(38,458 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
86,514,482 |
|
Senior secured term loan participations |
|
|
189,157,819 |
|
|
|
8,275,000 |
|
|
|
(4,859,501 |
) |
|
|
958,884 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
394,946 |
|
|
|
193,927,148 |
|
Senior secured trade finance participations |
|
|
80,236,312 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(3,004,108 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,428,964 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
75,803,240 |
|
Short term investments |
|
|
13,644,683 |
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
|
(2,114,410 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(679,594 |
) |
|
|
(394,946 |
) |
|
|
11,455,733 |
|
Equity warrants |
|
|
1,080,222 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,080,222 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
372,977,743 |
|
|
$ |
9,275,000 |
|
|
$ |
(13,125,387 |
) |
|
$ |
1,800,485 |
|
|
$ |
(2,147,016 |
) |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
368,780,825 |
|
There were no realized gains or losses for any of the Company’s investments classified as Level 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
As of March 31, 2019, all of the Company’s portfolio investments utilized Level 3 inputs. The following table presents the quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements of the Company’s investments as of March 31, 2019:
|
|
Fair value |
|
|
Valuation technique |
|
Unobservable input |
|
Range (weighted average) |
|
|
Senior secured trade finance participations (2) |
|
$ |
62,183,325 |
|
|
Income approach (DCF) |
|
Market yield |
|
9.0% - 17.5% (11.4%) |
|
Senior secured trade finance participations (1) |
|
$ |
13,619,915 |
|
|
Collateral based approach |
|
Value of collateral |
|
N/A |
|
Senior secured term loans |
|
$ |
86,514,482 |
|
|
Income approach (DCF) |
|
Market yield |
|
10.0% - 14.5% (12.3%) |
|
Senior secured term loan participations |
|
$ |
193,927,148 |
|
|
Income approach (DCF) |
|
Market yield |
|
11.0% - 15.9% (13.2%) |
|
Short term investments (3) |
|
$ |
4,832,407 |
|
|
Income approach (DCF) |
|
Market yield |
|
8.75% |
|
Short term investments |
|
$ |
6,623,326 |
|
|
Cost Approach |
|
Recent transactions |
|
N/A |
|
Equity warrants |
|
$ |
1,080,222 |
|
|
Option Pricing Method |
|
Estimated company value |
|
N/A |
|
|
(1) |
Collateral based approach used for the following Watch List investments: Sancor, Mac Z, and GPI. See Note 3 “Watch List Investments” for further information. |
|
(2) |
The Company used a combination of the collateral based approach and the income approach for CAGSA, Algodonera and FRIAR. See Note 3 “Watch List Investments” for further information. |
|
(3) |
Receivable from IIG TOF B.V. |
As of December 31, 2018 all of the Company’s portfolio investments utilized Level 3 inputs. The following table presents the quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements of the Company’s investments as of December 31, 2018:
29
|
|
Fair value |
|
|
Valuation technique |
|
Unobservable input |
|
Range (weighted average) |
|
|
Senior secured trade finance participations (2) |
|
$ |
66,808,909 |
|
|
Income approach (DCF) |
|
Market yield |
|
9.0% - 17.5% (11.4%) |
|
Senior secured trade finance participations (1) |
|
$ |
13,427,403 |
|
|
Collateral based approach |
|
Value of collateral |
|
N/A |
|
Senior secured term loans |
|
$ |
88,858,707 |
|
|
Income approach (DCF) |
|
Market yield |
|
10.0% - 14.5% (12.3%) |
|
Senior secured term loan participations |
|
$ |
189,157,819 |
|
|
Income approach (DCF) |
|
Market yield |
|
11.0% - 15.9% (13.2%) |
|
Short term investments (3) |
|
$ |
5,512,000 |
|
|
Income approach (DCF) |
|
Market yield |
|
8.75% |
|
Short term investments |
|
$ |
8,132,683 |
|
|
Cost Approach |
|
Recent transactions |
|
N/A |
|
Equity warrants |
|
$ |
1,080,222 |
|
|
Option Pricing Method |
|
Estimated company value |
|
N/A |
|
|
(1) |
Collateral based approach used for the following Watch List investments: Sancor, Mac Z, and GPI. See Note 3 “Watch List Investments” for further information. |
|
(2) |
The Company used a combination of the collateral based approach and the income approach for CAGSA, Algodonera and FRIAR. See Note 3 “Watch List Investments” for further information. |
|
(3) |
Receivable from IIG TOF B.V. |
The significant unobservable Level 3 inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s investments are market yields. Significant increases in market yields would result in significantly lower fair value measurements.
For additional information concerning of the country-specific risk concentrations for the Company’s investments, refer to the Consolidated Schedule of Investments and Note 3.
Note 5. Related Parties
Agreements
Advisory Agreement
The current term of the Advisory Agreement between the Company and the Advisor, (the “Advisory Agreement”) ends on February 14, 2020.
Asset management fees payable to the Advisor are remitted quarterly in arrears and are equal to 0.50% (2.00% per annum) of Gross Asset Value, as defined in the Advisory Agreement between the Company and the Advisor. Asset management fees are paid to the Advisor in exchange for fund management and administrative services. Although the Advisor manages, on the Company’s behalf, many of the risks associated with global investments in developing economies, management fees do not include the cost of any hedging instruments or insurance policies that may be required to appropriately manage the Company’s risk.
If certain financial goals are reached by the Company, the Company is required to pay the Advisor an incentive fee that is comprised of two parts: (i) a subordinated fee on net investment income and (ii) an incentive fee on capital gains. The subordinated incentive fee on income is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears and is based upon the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for the immediately preceding quarter. No subordinated incentive fee is earned by the Advisor in any calendar quarter in which the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income does not exceed the quarterly preferred return rate of 1.50% (6.00% annualized) (the “Preferred Return”). In any quarter, all of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income, if any, that exceeds the quarterly Preferred Return, but is less than or equal to 1.875% (7.50% annualized) at the end of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, is payable to the Advisor. For any quarter in which the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income exceeds 1.875% on its net assets at the end of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, the subordinated incentive fee on income equals 20% of the amount of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income.
An incentive fee on capital gains will be earned on investments sold and shall be determined and payable to the Advisor in arrears as of the end of each calendar year. The incentive fee on capital gains is equal to 20% of the Company’s realized capital gains on a cumulative basis from inception, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid incentive fees on capital gains. The Company had no capital gains and therefore did not accrue an incentive fee on capital gains for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
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Transactions
For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Advisor earned $1,959,123, and $2,009,600, respectively, in asset management fees and $1,458,513 and $1,403,506, respectively, in incentive fees.
From the inception of the Company through December 31, 2017, pursuant to the terms of the Responsibility Agreement, the Sponsor has paid approximately $12,420,600 of operating expenses, asset management fees and incentive fees on behalf of the Company and will pay the Company an additional $4,240,200 of expenses, which have been paid by the Company as of December 31, 2017. Such expenses, in an aggregate amount of $16,660,800 since the Company’s inception, may be expensed and payable by the Company to the Sponsor only if the Company satisfies the Reimbursement Hurdle as further described in Note 2. The Company did not meet the Reimbursement Hurdle for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 and no expenses have been recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, due from affiliates on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the amount of $4,240,231, was due from the Sponsor pursuant to the Responsibility Agreement for operating expenses which were paid by the Company, but, under the terms of the Responsibility Agreement, are the responsibility of the Sponsor. The Sponsor anticipates paying this receivable in the due course of business.
For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company paid $0 and $6,252, respectively, in dealer manager fees and $0 and $19,270, respectively, in selling commissions to the Company’s dealer manager for the Company’s offerings, SC Distributors, LLC. These fees and commissions were paid in connection with the sale of the Company’s units to investors and, as such, were recorded against the proceeds from the issuance of units and are not reflected in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations
Note 6. Organization and Offering Costs
As of March 31, 2019, the Sponsor has paid approximately $17,480,000 of offering costs and $236,000 of organization costs relating to the Offering, all of which were paid directly by the Sponsor on behalf of the Company, and were reimbursed to the Sponsor as disclosed in Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements. Such amounts include approximately $12,000 and $41,000 of offering costs, which were incurred by the Sponsor during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company paid $0 and $27,765, respectively, in reimbursement of offering costs to the Sponsor. Such offering costs reimbursed by the Company have been recognized against the proceeds from the issuance of units.
From the commencement of the Company’s operations through March 31, 2019, the Company has reimbursed the Sponsor a total of $17,211,117 of offering and organization costs and there is a remaining balance of approximately $505,000 of offering costs that have not yet been reimbursed to the Sponsor as of March 31, 2019.
Note 7. Notes Payable
The Company notes payable consist of the following:
|
|
March 31, 2019 |
|
|
December 31, 2018 |
|
||
|
|
Outstanding Balance |
|
|
Outstanding Balance |
|
||
Promissory notes |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
125,000 |
|
Symbiotics facility |
|
|
22,750,000 |
|
|
|
22,750,000 |
|
Christian Super promissory note |
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
Total notes payable |
|
$ |
32,750,000 |
|
|
$ |
32,875,000 |
|
Promissory Notes
On October 14, 2016, TGIFC issued $1.635 million in the first series of notes pursuant to a private offering of senior secured promissory notes (the “Notes”). The Notes were issued under a private offering. The Notes issued on October 14, 2016 comprised the first series of the Notes.
The Notes had an interest rate of 3.0% per annum plus the one year London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) (1.59% at the time issuance) and were payable quarterly in arrears within 15 days after the end of each calendar quarter. The interest rate was determined on each issuance date and adjusted on each anniversary of the issuance date and shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable law, with excess interest to be applied to the principal amount of the Note.
On February 17, 2017, TGIFC issued $0.225 million in the second series of the Notes pursuant to such private offering. The notes issued on February 17, 2017 comprised the second series of the Notes and bear interest at a rate of 3.0% per annum plus one year
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LIBOR (1.74%) as determined on their issuance date. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had raised $1.86 million in the offering of the Notes all of which had been repaid as of March 31, 2019.
In October 2016, the Company transferred all of the shares of all of its wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Subsidiaries”) to TGIFC. The Subsidiaries own all of the Company’s investments. TGIFC’s obligations under the Notes were secured by an equitable mortgage pursuant to the Equitable Mortgage Over Shares by and between TGIFC and Noteholders, dated as of October 14, 2016 granting the holders of Notes a mortgage over 1.86 shares out of a total of 32.11 of the issued and outstanding shares of the Subsidiaries.
Symbiotics Facility
On July 3, 2017, TGIFC entered into a $10.5 million Facility Agreement (the “Facility Agreement”) with Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Bonds S.A. (“MSMEB”) as Lender and Symbiotics SA as Servicer. On November 2, 2017, TGIFC entered into a second Facility Agreement to receive an additional $12.25 million in the second tranche of financing with MSMEB as Lender and Symbiotics SA as Servicer. TGIFC may request an additional $17.5 million under the second Facility Agreement, subject to the conditions precedent set forth in the Facility Agreement, including availability of funding.
The Facility Agreement has an interest rate of 4.65% per annum plus the three month LIBOR (2.79% as of March 31, 2019) and interest is payable quarterly in arrears within 15 days after the end of each calendar quarter. The interest rate shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable law, with excess interest to be applied to the principal amount of the note.
The entire principal balance under the Facility Agreement (and any unpaid interest) is due in one balloon payment on July 7, 2020 (the “Maturity Date”). The principal balance under the Facility Agreement may be voluntarily prepaid, in whole or in part, prior to the Maturity Date, subject to a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the prepayment amount if the voluntary prepayment is made prior to July 3, 2019.
TGIFC’s obligation under the Facility Agreement is secured by an equitable mortgage pursuant to the Equitable Mortgage Over Shares by and between TGIFC and MSMEB, dated as of July 3, 2017 granting the holders of the Facility Agreement a mortgage over 20.25 shares out of a total of 32.11 of the issued and outstanding shares of the Subsidiaries. While the collateral initially pledged under the equitable mortgage greatly exceeds the amount funded under the Facility Agreement based on the current net asset value of the Company’s investments held by the Subsidiaries, the Company may issue more shares of the Subsidiaries to secure further financing obligations as long as the pro rata value of TGIFC shares (based on the aggregate net asset value of the investments held by the Subsidiaries) is equal to at least the outstanding amount due and payable under the Facility Agreement. The Facility Agreement and the equitable mortgage contain representations, warranties and covenants customary for financing and mortgage arrangements of this type. As of March 31, 2019, the Company was in full compliance with all such representations, warranties and covenants.
Christian Super Promissory Note
On August 7, 2017, TGIFC issued $5 million in the first of a Series 1 Senior Secured Promissory Notes private offering (the “CS Note”) to State Street Australia Ltd ACF Christian Super (“Christian Super”). The CS Note was issued pursuant to an ongoing private offering targeting $25 million in the aggregate amount and will be comprised of up to five different series with five different issuance dates, but likely the same maturity date (collectively “the CS Notes”). The CS Note issued on August 7, 2017 comprised the first series of the CS Notes. Borrowings from the CS Notes offering will be used to pursue the Company’s investment strategy and for general corporate purposes.
The CS Note has an interest rate of 4.0% per annum plus one-year LIBOR (2.82%) and interest is payable quarterly in arrears within 15 days after the end of each calendar quarter. The interest rate may not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable law, with excess interest to be applied to the principal amount of the CS Note. The entire principal balance under the CS Note (and any unpaid interest) is due in one balloon payment on August 7, 2021, which is the fourth anniversary of the issuance date. The principal balance of the CS Note may be prepaid prior to the maturity date without premium or penalty.
On December 18, 2018, TGIFC issued $5 million of Series 2 Senior Secured Promissory Notes (“Series 2 Note”) to Christian Super pursuant to the CS Notes private offering. The Series 2 Note has an interest rate of 3.5% per annum plus one-year LIBOR (3.05% as of March 31, 2019) and interest is payable quarterly in arrears within 15 days after the end of each calendar quarter. The interest rate may not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable law, with excess interest to be applied to the principal amount of the CS Note. The entire principal balance under the Series 2 Note (and any unpaid interest) is due in one balloon payment on December 18, 2021, which is the fourth anniversary of the issuance date. The principal balance of the CS Note may be prepaid prior to the maturity date without premium or penalty.
TGIFC’s obligation under the CS Note is secured by an equitable mortgage pursuant to the Equitable Mortgage Over Shares by and between TGIFC and the Noteholders, dated as of August 7, 2017 (the “CS Equitable Mortgage”), granting the holder of the CS Note a mortgage over 10 shares out of a total of 32.11 of the issued and outstanding shares of the Subsidiaries. While the collateral initially pledged under the CS Equitable Mortgage greatly exceeds the amount funded under the CS Note based on the current net
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asset value of the Company’s investments held by the Subsidiaries, the Company may issue more shares of the Subsidiaries to secure further financing obligations as long as the pro rata value of TGIFC shares (based on the aggregate net asset value of the investments held by the Subsidiaries) is equal to at least the outstanding amount due and payable under the CS Note. The CS Note and the CS Equitable Mortgage contain representations, warranties and covenants customary for financing and mortgage arrangements of this type. As of March 31, 2019, the Company was in full compliance with all such representations, warranties and covenants.
For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized $599,949 and $448,620, respectively, in interest expense. Due to the variable rate structure of these borrowings, the carrying basis of these debt obligations is considered to approximate their fair value.
The principal payments due on borrowings for each of the next five years ending December 31 and thereafter, are as follows:
Year ending December 31: |
|
Principal payments |
|
|
2019 |
|
$ |
- |
|
2020 |
|
|
22,750,000 |
|
2021 |
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
$ |
32,750,000 |
|
Note 8. Unit Capital
As of March 31, 2019, the Company had six classes of units: Class A, Class C, Class I, Class W, Class Y and Class Z units. The unit classes have been sold with different upfront sales commissions and dealer manager fees as well as different ongoing distribution fees, dealer manager fees and/or service fees with respect to certain classes of units, including a distribution fee with respect to Class C units, an ongoing dealer manager fee with respect to Class I and Class W units, and an ongoing service fee with respect to Class W units. As of March 31, 2019, the Company recorded a liability in the aggregate amount of $1,046,000 for the estimated future amount of ongoing distribution fees, dealer manager fees and service fees payable. The estimated liability as of March 31, 2019 is calculated based on a net asset value per Class C, Class I and Class W units of $8.227 with a distribution fee of 0.8% for Class C units, an ongoing dealer manager fee of 0.5% for Class I units, and ongoing aggregate dealer and service fees of 0.75% for Class W units, per annum applied to the net asset value, during the expected period that Class C, Class W and Class I units remain outstanding, and discounted using an annual rate of 4%. All units participate in the income and expenses of the Company on a pro-rata basis based on the number of units outstanding. The following table is a summary of unit activity during the three months ended March 31, 2019:
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|
Units |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Units |
|
||
|
|
Outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Units |
|
|
Outstanding |
|
|||
|
|
as of |
|
|
Units Issued |
|
|
Repurchased |
|
|
as of |
|
||||
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
During |
|
|
During |
|
|
March 31, |
|
||||
|
|
2018 |
|
|
the Period |
|
|
the Period |
|
|
2019 |
|
||||
Class A units |
|
|
17,966,563 |
|
|
|
133,563 |
|
|
|
(156,372 |
) |
|
|
17,943,754 |
|
Class C units |
|
|
8,238,094 |
|
|
|
71,242 |
|
|
|
(271,937 |
) |
|
|
8,037,399 |
|
Class I units |
|
|
10,555,022 |
|
|
|
81,278 |
|
|
|
(90,623 |
) |
|
|
10,545,677 |
|
Class W units |
|
|
24,555 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
24,555 |
|
Class Y units |
|
|
1,165,675 |
|
|
|
32,155 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,197,830 |
|
Class Z units |
|
|
5,965,037 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
5,965,037 |
|
Total |
|
|
43,914,946 |
|
|
|
318,238 |
|
|
|
(518,932 |
) |
|
|
43,714,252 |
|
The total of 318,238 units issued during the three months ended March 31, 2019 included 286,095 units issued under the DRP at a value of $2,377,555.
Beginning June 11, 2014, the Company commenced a unit repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may conduct quarterly unit repurchases of up to 5% of the weighted average number of outstanding units in any 12-month period to allow the Company’s unitholders, who have held units for a minimum of one year, to sell their units back to the Company at a price equal to the most recently determined net asset value per unit for each class of units, as most recently disclosed by the Company in a public filing with the SEC at the time of repurchase. Repurchases for the first quarter of 2019 have been made at a price equal to $8.227 for Class A units, Class C units, and Class I units, which was the net asset value per unit of each class as of December 31, 2018, the most recently disclosed net asset value at the time of repurchase.
The unit repurchase program includes numerous restrictions, including a one-year holding period, that limit the ability of the Company’s unitholders to sell their units. Unless the Company’s board of managers determines otherwise, the Company will limit the number of units to be repurchased during any calendar year to the number of units that can be repurchased with the proceeds the Company receives from the sale of units under the Company’s DRP. At the sole discretion of the Company’s board of managers, the
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Company may also use cash on hand, cash available from borrowings and cash from the repayment or liquidation of investments as of the end of the applicable quarter to repurchase units.
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company received 80 repurchase requests for a total of 518,932 units at a repurchase price per unit of $8.227 As of March 31, 2019, these repurchase requests were pending processing and were completed by the Company in April 2019.
Note 9. Distributions
Since July 2013, the Company has paid monthly distributions for all classes of units. The following table summarizes the distributions paid for the three months ended March 31, 2019:
|
|
|
|
Daily Rate |
|
|
Cash |
|
|
Distributions |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
Months ended |
|
Date Declared |
|
Per Unit |
|
|
Distributions |
|
|
Reinvested |
|
|
Declared |
|
||||
January 31, 2019 |
|
January 15, 2019 |
|
$ |
0.00168675 |
|
|
$ |
1,470,733 |
|
|
$ |
817,483 |
|
|
$ |
2,288,216 |
|
February 28, 2019 |
|
February 14, 2019 |
|
$ |
0.00168675 |
|
|
|
1,334,317 |
|
|
|
739,318 |
|
|
|
2,073,635 |
|
March 31, 2019 |
|
March 15, 2019 |
|
$ |
0.00168675 |
|
|
|
1,479,106 |
|
|
|
820,754 |
|
|
|
2,299,860 |
|
Total for 2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,284,156 |
|
|
$ |
2,377,555 |
|
|
$ |
6,661,711 |
|
Note 10. Financial Highlights
The following is a schedule of financial highlights of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:
|
Three months ended |
|
|||||
|
March 31, |
|
|
March 31, |
|
||
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
||
Per unit data (1): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value at beginning of period |
$ |
8.20 |
|
|
$ |
8.42 |
|
Net investment income |
$ |
0.13 |
|
|
$ |
0.13 |
|
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments |
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations |
$ |
0.08 |
|
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
Distributions |
$ |
(0.15 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.17 |
) |
Net change in accrued distribution and other fees |
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
Net decrease in net assets |
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
Net asset value at end of period (2) |
$ |
8.14 |
|
|
$ |
8.38 |
|
Total return based on net asset value |
|
1.03 |
% |
|
|
1.35 |
% |
Net assets at end of period |
$ |
355,656,886 |
|
|
$ |
370,446,814 |
|
Units Outstanding at end of period |
|
43,714,252 |
|
|
|
44,187,642 |
|
Ratio/Supplemental data (annualized) (3): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets |
|
6.61 |
% |
|
|
5.63 |
% |
Ratio of net operating expenses to average net assets |
|
6.19 |
% |
|
|
5.36 |
% |
1 |
The per unit data was derived by using the weighted average units outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 which were 44,019,402 and 42,272,734, respectively. |
2 |
For financial statement reporting purposes under GAAP, as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded a liability in the amount of $1,046,000 and $1,677,000, respectively, for the estimated future amount of Class C distribution fees, Class I dealer manager fees, Class W dealer manager fees and Class W services fees payable. This liability is reflected in this table, which is consistent with the financial statements. While the Company follows GAAP for financial reporting purposes, it has determined that deducting the accrual for the estimated future amount of Class C distribution fees, Class I dealer manager fees, Class W dealer manager fees and Class W services fees may not be the appropriate approach for determining the net asset value used on the quarterly investor statements and for other purposes. The Company believes that not making such deduction for purposes of net asset value determination is consistent with the industry standard and is more appropriate since the Company intends for the net asset value to reflect the estimated value on the date that the Company determines its net asset value. |
3 |
The Company’s net investment income has been annualized assuming consistent results over a full fiscal year, however, this may not be indicative of actual results over a full fiscal year. |
Note 11. Subsequent Events
The Company’s management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements included herein. There have been no subsequent events that occurred during such period that would require disclosure in the Form 10-
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Q or would be required to be recognized in the consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2019, except as discussed below.
Distributions
With the authorization of the Company’s board of managers, the Company declared distributions for all classes of units for the period from April 1 through April 30, 2019. These distributions were calculated based on unitholders of record for each day in an amount equal to $0.00168675 per unit per day (less the distribution fee with respect to Class C units, the ongoing dealer manager fee with respect to certain Class I units and Class W units, and the ongoing service fee with respect to Class W units).
The cash distributions for April totaled $1,392,078. With respect to unitholders participating in the Distribution Reinvestment Plan, $770,273 of the distributions for April were reinvested in units.
The May distributions will be calculated based on unitholders of record for each day in an amount equal to $0.00168675 per unit per day (less the distribution fee with respect to Class C units, the ongoing dealer manager fee with respect to certain Class I units and Class W units and the ongoing service fee with respect to Class W units). These distributions will be paid in cash on or about June 1, 2019 or reinvested in units, for those unitholders participating in the Distribution Reinvestment Plan.
Investments
Subsequent to March 31, 2019 through May 10, 2019, the Company did not fund any new investments and received proceeds from repayment of investments of approximately $9.9 million.
Litigation
On April 18, 2019, TriLinc Global Impact Fund – Trade Finance, Ltd. (“TriLinc”), a subsidiary of the Company, filed a motion to intervene in a proceeding of Girobank, N.V. and Girobank International, N.V. (collectively, “Girobank”) against IIG, IIG Capital, LLC (“IIG Capital”) and IIG Trade Opportunities Fund, N.V. (“TOF,” and, collectively with IIG and IIG Capital, the “IIG Parties”). TriLinc filed the motion to intervene in the Girobank proceeding so that it could oppose Girobank’s petition for an order of attachment that Girobank obtained from the New York Supreme Court, New York County on April 11, 2019. This order temporarily attached approximately $93 million in assets held by the IIG Parties in aid of an arbitration that Girobank commenced against the IIG Parties in 2018. TriLinc’s motion to intervene was denied following a hearing on April 24, 2019. The court set a hearing on Girobank’s petition for an order of attachment during the pendency of the arbitration for May 2, 2019. At the hearing on May 2, 2019, the New York Supreme Court, New York County issued an order of attachment to Girobank upon the stipulation and consent of all parties to the proceeding. The order of attachment provides that it does not apply to funds in which the IIG Parties have no beneficial interest such as funds in collection or escrow, accounts received in a custodial capacity on behalf of IIG Global Trade Finance Fund, IIG Structure Trade Finance Fund, and TriLinc. TriLinc had filed the motion to intervene in conjunction with an arbitration proceeding it commenced against IIG and IIG TOF B.V., a subsidiary of TOF, on that same day, asserting claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion and unjust enrichment. There can be no assurance as to when or if TriLinc will obtain a judgment in its arbitration against IIG and IIG TOF B.V.
The Company previously entered into a sub-advisory agreement with IIG through TriLinc. Between 2014 and 2017, at the recommendation of IIG, the Company invested approximately $44 million in participation interests in trade finance facilities originated by TOF and IIG TOF B.V. for eight Latin American companies (the “IIG Investments”). TOF is advised by IIG. As disclosed in this Quarterly Report, the Company has placed seven of the IIG Investments on its “Watch List” because the Company determined that there were significant changes in the credit and collection risk of the investments. As disclosed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, the Company also determined not to engage in any new business with IIG due in part to IIG’s failure to provide the Company with complete and accurate information with respect to its investments for which IIG is the sub-advisor, the misapplication of $6 million that the Company had invested in 2017 and the failure to return the Company’s funds that were misapplied by IIG.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and related notes and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Except as otherwise specified, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company,” refer to TriLinc Global Impact Fund, LLC.
Forward Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report involve risks and uncertainties, including statements as to:
|
• |
our future operating results; |
|
• |
our ability to purchase or make investments in a timely manner; |
|
• |
our business prospects and the prospects of our borrowers; |
|
• |
the economic, social and/or environmental impact of the investments that we expect to make; |
|
• |
our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties; |
|
• |
our ability to make distributions to our unitholders; |
|
• |
the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the companies in which we invest; |
|
• |
the availability of cash flow from operating activities for distributions and payment of operating expenses; |
|
• |
the performance of our Advisor, our sub-advisors and our Sponsor; |
|
• |
our dependence on our Advisor and our dependence on and the availability of the financial resources of our Sponsor; |
|
• |
the ability of our borrowers to make required payments; |
|
• |
our Advisor’s ability to attract and retain sufficient personnel to support our growth and operations; |
|
• |
the lack of a public trading market for our units; |
|
• |
our limited operating history; |
|
• |
our ability to borrow funds; |
|
• |
our expected financings and investments; |
|
• |
the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital; |
|
• |
performance of our investments relative to our expectations and the impact on our actual return on invested equity, as well as the cash provided by these investments; |
|
• |
any failure in our Advisor’s or sub-advisors’ due diligence to identify all relevant facts in our underwriting process or otherwise; |
|
• |
the ability of our sub-advisors and borrowers to achieve their objectives; |
|
• |
the effectiveness of our portfolio management techniques and strategies; |
|
• |
failure to maintain effective internal controls; and |
|
• |
the loss of our exemption from the definition of an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
We use words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements for any reason.
The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. We have based the forward-looking statements included in this report on information available to us on the date of this report, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Although we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we may file in the future with the SEC.
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Overview
We make impact investments in SMEs that provide the opportunity to achieve both competitive financial returns and positive measurable impact. We were organized as a Delaware limited liability company on April 30, 2012. We have operated and intend to continue to operate our business in a manner that will permit us to maintain our exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. We use the proceeds raised from the issuance of units to invest in SMEs through local market sub-advisors in a diversified portfolio of financial assets, including direct loans, loan participations, convertible debt instruments, trade finance, structured credit and preferred and common equity investments. A substantial portion of our assets consists of collateralized private debt instruments, which we believe offer opportunities for competitive risk-adjusted returns and income generation. We are externally managed and advised by TriLinc Advisors, LLC, or the Advisor. The Advisor is an investment advisor registered with the SEC.
Our business strategy is to generate competitive financial returns and positive economic, social and environmental impact by providing financing to SMEs, which we define as those business having less than 500 employees, primarily in developing economies. To a lesser extent, we may also make impact investments in companies that may not meet our technical definition of SMEs due to a larger number of employees but that also provide the opportunity to achieve both competitive financial returns and positive measurable impact. We generally expect that such investments will have similar investment characteristics as SMEs as defined by us. Our style of investment is referred to as impact investing, which J.P. Morgan Global Research and Rockefeller Foundation in a 2010 report called “an emerging alternative asset class” and defined as investing with the intent to create positive impact beyond financial return. We believe it is possible to generate competitive financial returns while creating positive, measurable impact. We measure the economic, social and environmental impact of our investments using industry-standard metrics, including the Impact Reporting and Investment Standards. Through our investments in SMEs, we intend to enable job creation and stimulate economic growth.
We commenced the Offering on February 25, 2013. Pursuant to the Offering, we were offering on a continuous basis up to $1.5 billion in units of our limited liability company interest, consisting of up to $1.25 billion of units in the primary offering consisting of Class A and Class C units at initial offering prices of $10.00 and $9.576 per unit, respectively, and Class I units at $9.025 per unit, and up to $250 million of units pursuant to our Distribution Reinvestment Plan. SC Distributors, LLC was the dealer manager for the Offering. In May 2012, the Advisor purchased 22,161 Class A units for aggregate gross proceeds of $200,000. On June 11, 2013, we satisfied the minimum offering requirement of $2,000,000 when the Sponsor purchased 321,330 Class A units for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,900,000 and we commenced operations. The Offering terminated on March 31, 2017. Through the termination of the Offering, we raised approximately $361,776,000 in gross proceeds, including approximately $13,338,000 raised through our Distribution Reinvestment Plan.
Upon termination of the primary portion of the Offering, we registered $75 million in Class A, Class C and Class I units to continue to be offered pursuant to our Distribution Reinvestment Plan to the investors who have purchased units in the Offering. On March 7, 2018, our board of managers approved an amendment to our distribution reinvestment plan, pursuant to which, commencing with distributions declared for the month of March 2018, units issued pursuant to our Distribution Reinvestment Plan are being offered at the price equal to the net asset value per unit of each class of units, as most recently disclosed by the Company in a public filing with the SEC at the time of reinvestment. The offering must be registered or exempt from registration in every state in which we offer or sell units. If the offering is not exempt from registration, the required registration generally is for a period of one year. Therefore, we may have to stop selling units in any state in which the registration is not renewed annually and the offering is not otherwise exempt from registration.
For the three months ended March 31, 2019, we issued 286,095 of our units pursuant to our Distribution Reinvestment Plan for gross proceeds of approximately $2,377,555. In addition, for the three months ended March 31, 2019, we issued 32,154 of our units for gross proceeds of approximately $270,000 pursuant to a private placement. As of March 31, 2019, $53.8 million in units remained available for sale pursuant to the Distribution Reinvestment Plan.
From our inception to March 31, 2019, we have issued an aggregate of 48,056,030 of our units, including 3,911,216 units issued under our Distribution Reinvestment Plan, for gross proceeds of approximately $450,534,000 including approximately $34,505,000 reinvested under our Distribution Reinvestment Plan (before dealer manager fees of approximately $4,786,000 and selling commissions of $16,924,000, for net proceeds of $428,824,000).
Investments
Our investment objectives are to provide our unitholders current income, capital preservation, and modest capital appreciation. These objectives are achieved primarily through SME trade finance and term loan financing, while employing rigorous risk-mitigation and due diligence practices, and transparently measuring and reporting the economic, social and environmental impacts of our investments. The majority of our investments are senior and other collateralized loans to SMEs with established, profitable businesses in developing economies. With the sub-advisors that our Advisor has contracted with to assist the Advisor in implementing the Company’s investment program, we expect to provide growth capital financing generally ranging in size from $5-20 million per transaction for direct SME loans and $500,000 to $15 million for trade finance transactions. We seek to protect and grow investor capital by: (1) targeting countries with favorable economic growth and investor protections; (2) partnering with sub-advisors with
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significant experience in local markets; (3) focusing on creditworthy lending targets who have at least 3-year operating histories and demonstrated cash flows enabling loan repayment; (4) making primarily debt investments, backed by collateral and borrower guarantees; (5) employing best practices in our due diligence and risk mitigation processes; and (6) monitoring our portfolio on an ongoing basis.
Investments will continue to be primarily credit facilities to developing economy SMEs, including trade finance and term loans, through the Advisor’s team of professional sub-advisors with a local presence in the markets where they invest. As of March 31, 2019, more than a majority of our investments were in the form of participations and we expect that future investments will continue to be primarily participations. We typically provide financing that is collateralized, has a short to medium-term maturity and is self-liquidating through the repayment of principal. By providing additional liquidity to growing small businesses, we believe we support both economic growth and the expansion of the global middle class.
Certain investments, including loans and participations, may carry equity warrants on borrowers, which allow us to buy shares of the portfolio company at a given price, which we will exercise at our discretion during the life of the portfolio company. Our goal is to ultimately dispose of such equity interests and realize gains upon the disposition of such interests. However, these warrants and equity interests are illiquid and it may be difficult for the Company to dispose of them. In addition, we expect that any warrants or other return enhancements received when we make or invest in loans may require several years to appreciate in value and may not appreciate at all.
Revenues
Since we anticipate that the majority of our assets will continue to consist of trade finance instruments and term loans, we expect that the majority of our revenue will continue to be generated in the form of interest. Our senior and subordinated debt investments may bear interest at a fixed or floating rate. Interest on debt securities is generally payable monthly, quarterly or semi-annually. In some cases, some of our investments provide for deferred interest payments or PIK interest. The principal amount of the debt securities and any accrued but unpaid interest generally is due at the maturity date. In addition, we generate revenue in the form of acquisition and other fees in connection with some transactions. Original issue discounts and market discounts or premiums are capitalized, and we accrete or amortize such amounts as interest income. We record prepayment premiums on loans and debt securities as interest income. Dividend income, if any, will be recognized on an accrual basis to the extent that we expect to collect such amounts.
Expenses
Our primary operating expenses include the payment of asset management fees and expenses reimbursable to our Advisor under the Advisory Agreement. We bear all other costs and expenses of our operations and transactions.
From our inception through December 31, 2017, under the terms of the Expense Responsibility Agreement, our Sponsor assumed substantially all our operating expenses. Our Sponsor has not assumed any of our operating expenses subsequent to December 31, 2017. As of December 31, 2017, the Sponsor had agreed to pay a cumulative total of approximately $16.7 million of operating expenses, of which $16.3 million have not been reimbursed to the Sponsor as of March 31, 2019.
Portfolio and Investment Activity
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we invested approximately $9.3 million across three separate portfolio companies, including two new borrowers. Our investments consisted of senior secured trade finance participations, senior secured term loan participations, senior secured term loans, short term notes, and equity warrants. Additionally, we received proceeds from repayments of investment principal of approximately $13.1 million.
At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company’s investment portfolio included 48 and 47 companies, respectively, and the fair value of our portfolio was comprised of the following:
|
|
As of March 31, 2019 |
|
|
As of December 31, 2018 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
Investments |
|
|
Percentage of |
|
|
Investments |
|
|
Percentage of |
|
||||
|
|
at Fair Value |
|
|
Total Investments |
|
|
at Fair Value |
|
|
Total Investments |
|
||||
Senior secured term loans |
|
$ |
86,514,482 |
|
|
|
23.5 |
% |
|
$ |
88,858,707 |
|
|
|
23.9 |
% |
Senior secured term loan participations |
|
|
193,927,148 |
|
|
|
52.6 |
% |
|
|
189,157,819 |
|
|
|
50.7 |
% |
Senior secured trade finance participations |
|
|
75,803,240 |
|
|
|
20.5 |
% |
|
|
80,236,312 |
|
|
|
21.5 |
% |
Short term investments * |
|
|
11,455,733 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
% |
|
|
13,644,683 |
|
|
|
3.7 |
% |
Equity warrants |
|
|
1,080,222 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
% |
|
|
1,080,222 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
% |
Total investments |
|
$ |
368,780,825 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
372,977,743 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
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*Short term investments are defined by the Company as investments that generally meet the standard underwriting guidelines for trade finance and term loan transactions and that also have the following characteristics: (1) maturity of less than one year, (2) loans to borrowers to whom, at the time of funding, the Company does not expect to re-lend. Impact data is not tracked for short term investments.
As of March 31, 2019, the weighted average yields, based upon the cost of our portfolio, on trade finance participations, term loan participations, senior secured term loans, and short term investments were 11.5%, 13.2%, 12.3%, and 9.9%, respectively, for a weighted average yield on investments of approximately 12.5% on our total portfolio.
As of December 31, 2018, the weighted average yield, based upon the cost of our portfolio, on trade finance participations, term loan participations, senior secured term loans, and short term investments were 11.4%, 13.2%, 12.3%, and 10.1%, respectively, for a weighted average yield on investments of approximately 12.4% on our total portfolio.
As of March 31, 2019, we had the following investments, listed by description of the underlying borrower (if applicable):
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Description |
|
Sector |
|
Industry Classification |
|
Country |
|
Interest |
|
|
Maturity (1) |
|
Principal Amount |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|||
Sugar Producer |
|
Agricultural Products |
|
Sustainable Agriculture & Agroprocessing |
|
Brazil |
|
12.43% |
|
|
12/15/2020 |
(2) |
$ |
2,851,296 |
|
|
$ |
2,812,837 |
|
|
LED Lighting Service Provider |
|
Electric Services |
|
Technological Innovation |
|
Chile |
|
11.00% |
|
|
6/6/2021 |
|
|
5,353,338 |
|
|
|
5,206,990 |
|
|
Minor Metals Resource Trader |
|
Secondary Nonferrous Metals |
|
Responsible Metals Distribution |
|
China |
|
12.00% |
|
|
6/22/2021 |
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
Consumer Lender |
|
Personal Credit Institutions |
|
Inclusive Finance |
|
Colombia |
|
11.25% |
|
|
8/1/2021 |
|
|
5,030,631 |
|
|
|
5,030,631 |
|
|
Resource Trader |
|
Coal and Other Minerals and Ores |
|
Responsible Natural Resources Distribution |
|
Hong Kong |
|
11.50% |
|
|
12/27/2020 |
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
Wholesale Distributor |
|
Chemicals and Allied Products |
|
Responsible Industrial Goods Distribution |
|
Malaysia |
|
12.00% |
|
|
3/31/2021 |
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
Waste to Fuels Processor |
|
Refuse Systems |
|
Recycling |
|
Mexico |
|
14.50% PIK |
|
|
7/27/2021 |
(3) |
|
22,158,892 |
|
|
|
23,239,114 |
|
|
Sustainable Timber Exporter |
|
Logging |
|
Sustainable Forestry |
|
New Zealand |
|
11.50% |
|
|
2/10/2021 |
|
|
6,840,000 |
|
|
|
6,840,000 |
|
|
Diaper Manufacturer II |
|
Consumer Products |
|
Responsible Consumer Goods Production |
|
Peru |
|
10.00% |
|
|
8/15/2021 |
(2) |
|
4,465,132 |
|
|
|
4,465,132 |
|
|
SME Financier |
|
Short-Term Business Credit |
|
Inclusive Finance |
|
Botswana |
|
11.67% |
|
|
8/18/2021 |
|
|
4,740,000 |
|
|
|
4,740,000 |
|
|
IT Service Provider |
|
Programming and Data Processing |
|
Access to Technology |
|
Brazil |
|
13.50% |
|
|
11/24/2022 |
|
|
13,116,663 |
|
|
|
13,116,663 |
|
|
Ship Maintenance & Repair Service Provider |
|
Boatbuilding and Repairing |
|
Infrastructure Development |
|
Brazil |
|
8.00% Cash/4.00% PIK |
|
|
12/7/2023 |
|
|
5,569,997 |
|
|
|
5,492,175 |
|
|
Hospitality Service Provider |
|
Hotels and Motels |
|
Infrastructure Development |
|
Cabo Verde |
|
10.00% Cash/4.75% PIK |
|
|
8/21/2021 |
|
|
13,458,976 |
|
|
|
13,458,976 |
|
|
Fiber Optics Network Provider |
|
Telephone Communications |
|
Access to Technology |
|
Colombia |
|
8.95% Cash/3.00% PIK |
|
|
10/15/2023 |
|
|
19,259,530 |
|
|
|
19,164,011 |
|
|
Mall Operator |
|
Department Stores |
|
Infrastructure Development |
|
Croatia |
|
7.00% Cash/6.00% PIK |
|
|
1/23/2021 |
|
|
8,178,433 |
|
|
|
8,379,097 |
|
|
Tank Farm Operator |
|
Petroleum and Petroleum Products |
|
Responsible Fuel Storage |
|
Ghana |
|
12.00% |
|
|
8/10/2021 |
|
|
15,500,000 |
|
|
|
15,500,000 |
|
|
Power Producer |
|
Electric Services |
|
Responsible Power Generation |
|
Ghana |
|
12.90% |
|
|
8/31/2022 |
|
|
18,527,237 |
|
|
|
18,527,237 |
|
|
LNG Infrastructure Developer |
|
Gas Transmission and Distribution |
|
Infrastructure Development |
|
Ghana |
|
15.89% |
|
|
6/13/2021 |
|
|
18,000,000 |
|
|
|
18,000,000 |
|
|
Mobile Network Operator |
|
Telephone Communications |
|
Access to Technology |
|
Jersey |
|
12.35% |
|
|
3/28/2023 |
|
|
19,000,000 |
|
|
|
18,544,000 |
|
|
Freight and Cargo Transporter |
|
Freight Transportation Arrangement |
|
Responsible Logistics Management |
|
Kenya |
|
9.95% Cash/4.00% PIK |
|
|
3/31/2023 |
|
|
13,100,647 |
|
|
|
13,100,647 |
|
|
Property Developer |
|
Land Subdividers and Developers |
|
Infrastructure Development |
|
Namibia |
|
8.50% Cash/4.00% PIK |
|
|
8/15/2021 |
|
|
16,334,078 |
|
|
|
16,256,399 |
|
|
Wheel Manufacturer |
|
Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories |
|
Responsible Consumer Goods Production |
|
Netherlands |
|
15.00% |
|
|
8/20/2021 |
|
|
8,275,000 |
|
|
|
8,275,000 |
|
|
Marine Logistics Provider |
|
Water Transportation |
|
Responsible Logistics Management |
|
Nigeria |
|
12.85% |
|
|
9/16/2020 |
|
|
12,762,670 |
|
|
|
12,733,503 |
|
|
Bread Manufacturer |
|
Food Products |
|
Responsible Consumer Goods Production |
|
Romania |
|
8.00% Cash/5.00% PIK |
|
|
7/18/2021 |
|
|
1,983,891 |
|
|
|
1,946,169 |
|
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Grain Processor C |
|
Farm Products |
|
Sustainable Agriculture & Agroprocessing |
|
Uganda |
|
13.50% |
|
|
12/31/2020 |
|
|
4,300,000 |
|
|
|
4,300,000 |
|
|
FMCG Manufacturer |
|
Soap, Detergents, and Cleaning |
|
Responsible Consumer Goods Production |
|
Zambia |
|
11.00% |
|
|
11/1/2019 - 11/16/2019 |
|
|
2,393,271 |
|
|
|
2,393,271 |
|
|
Agriculture Distributor |
|
Agricultural Products |
|
Sustainable Agriculture & Agroprocessing |
|
Argentina |
|
10.45% |
|
|
6/30/2018 |
(2) |
|
12,500,000 |
|
|
|
9,250,266 |
|
|
Dairy Co-Operative |
|
Consumer Products |
|
Sustainable Dairy Production |
|
Argentina |
|
10.67% |
|
|
7/29/2019 |
(2) |
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
|
4,991,915 |
|
|
Beef Exporter |
|
Meat, Poultry & Fish |
|
Sustainable Agriculture & Agroprocessing |
|
Argentina |
|
11.50% |
|
|
8/31/2017 |
(2) |
|
9,000,000 |
|
|
|
6,079,075 |
|
|
Oilseed Distributor |
|
Fats and Oils |
|
Sustainable Agriculture & Agroprocessing |
|
Argentina |
|
9.00% |
|
|
8/31/2017 |
(2) |
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
|
3,433,159 |
|
|
Cocoa & Coffee Exporter |
|
Chocolate and Cocoa Products |
|
Sustainable Agriculture & Agroprocessing |
|
Cameroon |
|
16.42% - 17.50% |
|
|
3/27/2019 |
|
|
10,718,201 |
|
|
|
10,718,201 |
|
|
Chia Seed Exporter |
|
Farm Products |
|
Sustainable Agriculture & Agroprocessing |
|
Chile |
|
10.90% |
|
|
3/4/2018 |
(2) |
|
1,326,687 |
|
|
|
1,269,586 |
|
|
Fish Processor & Exporter |
|
Commercial Fishing |
|
Sustainable Aquaculture & Processing |
|
Ecuador |
|
9.00% |
|
|
6/19/2019 |
|
|
35,838 |
|
|
|
35,838 |
|
|
Sesame Seed Exporter |
|
Farm Products |
|
Sustainable Agriculture & Agroprocessing |
|
Guatemala |
|
12.00% |
|
|
3/31/2016 |
(2) |
|
881,800 |
|
|
|
127,943 |
|
|
Non-Ferrous Metal Trader |
|
Coal and Other Minerals and Ores |
|
Responsible Metals Distribution |
|
Hong Kong |
|
11.50% |
|
|
12./28/2019 - 2/9/2020 |
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
Mobile Phone Distributor |
|
Telephone and Telegraph Apparatus |
|
Access to Technology |
|
Hong Kong |
|
12.00% |
|
|
4/10/2019 - 5/3/2019 |
|
|
7,000,000 |
|
|
|
7,000,000 |
|
|
Vanilla Exporter |
|
Groceries and Related Products |
|
Sustainable Agriculture & Agroprocessing |
|
Mauritius |
|
12.88% |
|
|
7/14/2019 |
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
Scrap Metal Recycler |
|
Secondary Nonferrous Metals |
|
Recycling |
|
Morocco |
|
11.00% |
|
|
7/31/2018 |
(2) |
|
7,349,626 |
|
|
|
7,824,746 |
|
|
Cocoa Trader |
|
Farm Products |
|
Sustainable Agriculture & Agroprocessing |
|
Nigeria |
|
16.77% |
|
|
3/27/2019 |
|
|
122,300 |
|
|
|
122,300 |
|
|
Cocoa Trader III |
|
Farm Products |
|
Sustainable Agriculture & Agroprocessing |
|
Nigeria |
|
16.77% |
|
|
3/27/2019 |
|
|
755,466 |
|
|
|
755,466 |
|
|
Cocoa Trader II |
|
Farm Products |
|
Sustainable Agriculture & Agroprocessing |
|
Nigeria |
|
16.77% |
|
|
3/27/2019 |
|
|
920,634 |
|
|
|
920,634 |
|
|
Fruit & Nut Distributor |
|
Food Products |
|
Sustainable Agriculture & Agroprocessing |
|
South Africa |
|
10.00% |
|
|
5/22/2015 |
(2) |
|
785,806 |
|
|
|
690,616 |
|
|
Electronics Assembler |
|
Communications Equipment |
|
Access to Technology |
|
South Africa |
|
12.00% - 13.00% |
|
|
1/7/2019 - 2/14/2019 |
|
|
4,280,241 |
|
|
|
4,280,241 |
|
|
Pharmaceuticals Distributor |
|
Drugs, Proprietaries, and Sundries |
|
Access to Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals |
|
United Arab Emirates |
|
14.60% |
|
|
6/30/2018 |
(2) |
|
803,254 |
|
|
|
803,254 |
|
|
Fruit Juice Processor B |
|
Food Products |
|
Short Term Notes |
|
Netherlands |
|
10.50% |
|
|
4/12/2019 - 7/31/2019 |
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
Steel Trader |
|
Metals Service Centers and Offices |
|
Short Term Notes |
|
Singapore |
|
12.45% |
|
|
6/30/2019 |
|
|
3,623,326 |
|
|
|
3,623,326 |
|
|
Receivable from IIG TOF B.V. |
|
Financial services |
|
Other |
|
N/A |
|
8.75% |
|
|
N/A |
(2) |
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
|
4,832,407 |
|
|
Total Investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
368,780,825 |
|
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1 Trade finance borrowers may be granted flexibility with respect to repayment relative to the stated maturity date to accommodate specific contracts and/or business cycle characteristics. This flexibility in each case is agreed upon between the Company and the sub-advisor and between the sub-advisor and the borrower.
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2 |
See Watch List Investments section below for further information. |
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This investment consists of a senior secured term loan and equity warrants in the borrower. |
As of March 31, 2019, the composition our investments based on the Company created industry classification was as follows:
Industry Classification |
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Value |
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of Total |
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Access to Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals |
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$ |
803,254 |
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0.2 |
% |
Access to Technology |
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62,104,915 |
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|
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16.8 |
% |
Inclusive Finance |
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9,770,631 |
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|
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2.6 |
% |
Infrastructure Development |
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61,586,647 |
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|
|
16.7 |
% |
Recycling |
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31,063,860 |
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8.4 |
% |
Responsible Consumer Goods Production |
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17,079,572 |
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|
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4.6 |
% |
Responsible Fuel Storage |
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15,500,000 |
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|
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4.2 |
% |
Responsible Industrial Goods Distribution |
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15,000,000 |
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|
|
4.1 |
% |
Responsible Logistics Management |
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25,834,150 |
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|
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7.0 |
% |
Responsible Metals Distribution |
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25,000,000 |
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|
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6.8 |
% |
Responsible Natural Resources Distribution |
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15,000,000 |
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|
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4.1 |
% |
Responsible Power Generation |
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18,527,237 |
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5.0 |
% |
Short Term Notes |
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6,623,326 |
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1.8 |
% |
Sustainable Agriculture & Agroprocessing |
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42,980,083 |
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|
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11.7 |
% |
Sustainable Aquaculture & Processing |
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35,838 |
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|
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0.0 |
% |
Sustainable Dairy Production |
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4,991,915 |
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|
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1.4 |
% |
Sustainable Forestry |
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|
6,840,000 |
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|
|
1.9 |
% |
Technological Innovation |
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5,206,990 |
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1.4 |
% |
Other |
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4,832,407 |
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|
|
1.3 |
% |
Total |
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$ |
368,780,825 |
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|
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100.0 |
% |
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Concentration Limits
The Company is subject to the following concentration limits:
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• |
Maximum 45% regional exposure |
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• |
Maximum 20% country exposure |
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• |
Maximum 5% individual investment exposure |
We may only make investments that do not cause us to exceed these limits on the date of investment. These limits are calculated as a percentage of the aggregate of all outstanding principal balances on our investments and our cash balances on the date of investment. As of March 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all of the above concentration limits.
Watch List Investments
The Company monitors and reviews the performance of its investments and if the Company determines that there are any significant changes in the credit and collection risk of an investment, the investment will be placed on the Watch List. For all Watch List investments, the Company evaluates: (i) liquidation value of collateral; (ii) rights and remedies enforceable against the borrower; (iii) any credit insurance and/or guarantees; (iv) market, sector and macro events and (v) other relevant information (e.g., third party purchase of the borrower). As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had 12 Watch List investments.
Investments through The International Investment Group L.L.C. (“IIG”) as the Sub-Advisor
The Company previously entered into a sub-advisory arrangement with IIG through the Company’s Advisor, however, the Company has determined not to make any further investments with IIG as the sub-advisor. IIG is the sub-advisor with respect to seven of the twelve investments that the Company has deemed Watch List investments. The Company has learned that IIG is in the process of winding down its business. The Company determined not to engage in any new business with IIG due in part to IIG’s failure to provide the Company with complete and accurate information with respect to its investments for which IIG is the sub-advisor, the misapplication of $6 million that the Company had invested in 2017 and the failure to return the Company’s funds that
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were misapplied by IIG. Please see Note 11 – Subsequent Events for a description of an arbitration proceeding the Company has filed against IIG.
Given IIG’s failure to fulfill its obligations as a sub-advisor, the Company, with the authorization of the board of managers, engaged a third-party, independent valuation firm, or the “independent valuation firm”. The Company engaged the independent valuation firm to perform certain limited procedures that the Company identified and requested the independent valuation firm to perform to provide an estimate of the range of fair value of certain material investments described below. Specifically, for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, the Company asked the independent valuation firm to perform the limited procedures on certain Watch List investments that the Company deemed to be material and are more specifically described below under the captions, “—Algodonera Avellaneda S.A.”, “—Frigorifico Regional Industrias Alimentarias, S.A., Sucursal Uruguay”, “—IIG Trade Opportunities Fund B.V. Receivable”, “—Compania Argentina de Granos”, and “—Sancor Cooperativas Unidas Limitada”. In addition, for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, the Company asked the independent valuation firm to perform the limited procedures on the investment described below under the caption “—Mac Z Group SARL” for which Scipion (defined below) is the sub-advisor. These six investments comprise approximately 8.1% of the total investments at fair value as of March 31, 2019, for which market quotations are not readily available. The analysis performed by the independent valuation firm is based upon data and assumptions provided to it by the Company and received from third party sources, which the independent valuation firm relied upon as being accurate without independent verification. The results of the analyses performed by the independent valuation firm are among the factors taken into consideration by the Company and its management in making its determination with respect to the fair value of such investments, but are not determinative. The Company and its management are solely and ultimately responsible for determining the fair value of the Company’s investments in good faith. Set forth below is a description of the Company’s Watch List investments for which IIG is the sub-advisor, followed by the investments for which other parties act as sub-advisor.
Procesos Fabriles S.A.
In October 2015, the Company purchased a Participation in a trade finance facility originated by IIG Trade Opportunities Fund N.V., a fund advised by the Company’s sub-advisor, IIG, with Procesos Fabriles S.A. (“Profasa”), as the borrower. Profasa is located in Guatemala. The principal balance outstanding under the Participation amounts to $881,800 as of March 31, 2019. The Participation had a maturity date of March 31, 2016. As reported in previous filings, in 2016, due to the loss of a major customer, Profasa was unable to repay the facility on the stated maturity date.
As Profasa’s financial position deteriorated, in 2017, IIG determined that a restructuring of Profasa’s business was required and, as such, IIG started taking control of Profasa’s operations. Based on information provided by IIG in 2018, the Company’s existing Participation in this trade finance facility was near the final stages of being restructured to a Participation in a term loan. Given that IIG is winding down its business and the Company’s ongoing legal dispute with IIG, it is uncertain when or if this restructuring will happen.
As of the date of this filing, completion of restructuring remains uncertain, and, as such, the Company has valued this investment utilizing a hybrid of the income approach and the collateral based approach, in accordance with its valuation policy, and has determined the fair value of the principal amount of this investment to be $127,943 as of March 31, 2019 based upon modeled principal and interest payments, discounted to present value using expected yield to maturity. This value reflects a significant adjustment for the uncertainty related to the completion of the restructuring and the Company’s ongoing legal dispute with IIG. The Company placed this position on non-accrual as of July 1, 2017 and interest not recorded relative to the original terms of this participation for both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 amounted to $27,227.
Algodonera Avellaneda S.A.
In March 2017, the Company purchased a Participation in a trade finance facility originated by IIG Trade Opportunities Fund B.V. (“IIG TOF B.V.”), a subsidiary of a fund advised by IIG, with Algodonera Avellaneda S.A. (“Algodonera”) as the borrower, and a corporate guarantee by Vicentin S.A.I.C. (“Vicentin”), an Argentine-based company that, through its subsidiaries, operates as an agro industrial company that manufactures and exports cereals and oilseeds, cotton textiles, biodiesel, concentrated grape juice, agrichemicals, feed lots and wines. In the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2018 and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 (the “Prior Reports”), the Company reported that its “Watch List Investments” included a Participation in a trade finance facility where Vicentin – Nacadie S.A. was the borrower. The Company reported that the outstanding principal balance on its Participation was $12,000,000. During the third quarter of 2018, the Company determined that the documents that had been provided to the Company by its sub-advisor, IIG, regarding the Participation indicated that the Company’s Participation was in fact two Participations, each with a principal balance of $6,000,000, in separate facilities originated by IIG. In one, the borrower is Algodonera and in the other, the borrower is Nacadie Commercial S.A. (“Nacadie”). However, participation certificates issued to the Company by IIG for these Participations identified the borrowers as Vicentin/Algodonera and Vicentin/Nacadie, respectively. Vicentin is not the borrower, but rather IIG had informed the Company that Vicentin had agreed to guarantee the payments due under both of the trade finance facilities. The following paragraphs provide
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information concerning the Company’s Participation in the Algodonera trade finance facility. See below under “—IIG Trade Opportunities Fund B.V. Receivable” for information regarding the Company’s Participation in the Nacadie trade finance facility.
As noted above, the Company purchased a Participation in a trade finance facility originated by IIG with Algodonera as the borrower in March 2017. The Company purchased the Participation from IIG for $6,000,000. The loan agreement states that Vicentin has guaranteed the payments to be made by Algodonera under the facility. Algodonera is an Argentinian vertically integrated cotton business. As of March 31, 2019, the outstanding principal balance on the Company’s Participation was $6,000,000, with accrued interest of $778,500. IIG informed the Company that in June 2017, IIG called a technical default on Algodonera under the facility due to nonpayment of interest and on Vicentin under the payment guarantee due to the breach of informational covenants. Thereafter, IIG made a filing against Vicentin and Algodonera in the commercial court in Buenos Aires, Argentina on July 4, 2017. The commercial court has jurisdiction over commercial claims and disputes of this type. After IIG filed its claims in the commercial court, the court ruled that IIG’s claims were valid and enjoined Vicentin’s cash accounts to allow for recovery by IIG. Once sufficient cash had been secured, the court allowed Vicentin to replace the enjoined cash accounts with a payment guarantee from Zurich Insurance Group with a 100% LTV, including accrued interest. Thereafter, the commercial court issued its final judgment, ordering Algodonera and Vicentin to pay $22.4 million, plus interest, to IIG, which includes the amount owed pursuant to the trade finance facility described above in which the Company purchased the Participation. Shortly thereafter, the criminal court in Santa Fe, Argentina issued a letter to the commercial court in Buenos Aires, Argentina ordering the suspension of the commercial court proceedings, but the commercial court rejected the suspension. Algodonera and Vicentin appealed the commercial court’s rejection of the suspension and submitted an additional letter from the criminal court providing the reasons for the criminal court’s suspension request, which include allegations of fraud by IIG. The commercial court rejected the suspension a second time and Algodonera and Vicentin appealed to the court of appeals. In March 2019, the court of appeals ruled in favor of the criminal court and countermanded the commercial court’s rejection of the suspension, with proceedings set to continue in the criminal court.
The Company learned on July 31, 2018 that IIG had failed to disclose to the Company that the Algodonera trade finance facility was subject to a subrogation agreement, which potentially would permit Algodonera to transfer all or a portion of its IIG debt outstanding to two other companies (specifically, Nacadie and FRIAR (defined below)). The Company also learned on July 31, 2018 that the court proceedings involving IIG, Algodonera and Vicentin also include a legal dispute over the ability of Algodonera to enforce its rights under the subrogation agreement, as IIG has argued that Algodonera’s default under its trade finance facility with IIG prevents Algodonera from being eligible to transfer its debt under its facility with IIG to Nacadie and FRIAR under the subrogation agreement. IIG had not disclosed this additional dispute and subrogation agreement to the Company.
As a short-term trade finance facility, Algodonera was valued utilizing the cost approach through the quarter ended September 30, 2017. However, based on the fact that any future payments made by Algodonera with respect to this Participation will turn on the ultimate outcome of the above-mentioned legal proceedings and that future projected cash flows would therefore no longer be applicable, the Company decided it would be more appropriate to utilize the collateral based approach to value this position beginning with the December 31, 2017 year-end financial statements. The Company further modified its valuation methodology to the income approach as of June 30, 2018, given that the commercial court had already issued a final ruling (that is currently pending appeal) and based on the recent developments with respect to the court proceedings described above.
As described above, a payment guarantee has been secured from Zurich Insurance Group through the commercial court, the value of which is sufficient to pay off all outstanding principal and accrued interest. Although IIG had previously expressed to the Company its belief that it will prevail in the court proceedings, the Company has applied a discount to the fair value based on the potential risk that court action is prolonged and to account for the inherent uncertainty of the ultimate resolution of the legal disputes between IIG, Vicentin and Algodonera, as well as the Company’s ongoing legal dispute with IIG. Taking all of the factors described above into consideration, the Company believes, that as of March 31, 2019, the most appropriate valuation method remains the income approach and the Company determined the fair value of the principal amount of this investment to be $3,433,159. The Company has placed this investment on non-accrual status effective January 1, 2019 and interest not recorded relative to the original terms of this participation for the three months ended March 31, 2019 amounted to $135,000.
IIG Trade Opportunities Fund B.V. Receivable
In March 2017, the Company purchased a Participation in a trade finance facility originated by IIG TOF B.V., with Nacadie as the borrower. The Company purchased the Participation in March 2017 for $6,000,000. Loan documents provided to the Company by IIG indicate that Vicentin is guarantor of the payments to be made by Nacadie under the facility. Nacadie is an Uruguay-based company focused on trading of the “soy bean complex” (soybeans, soybean meals, and oils) originating from Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The Company received one interest payment under this Participation in March 2017 and has not received any other payments of principal or interest. Given that the loan documents state that Vicentin had guaranteed the payments due under both the Algodonera and Nacadie trade finance facilities, the Company erroneously believed that IIG had made filings in the commercial court in Buenos Aires, Argentina related to the Nacadie trade finance facility, similar to the filings IIG made with respect to the Algodonera facility. In July 2018, IIG informed the Company that the Nacadie trade finance facility was not included in its commercial court
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filings referenced above under “—Algodonera Avellaneda S.A.” IIG also informed the Company that it had not called a default on Nacadie for nonpayment under the facility. Given this new information, in order to re-confirm the details of its Participation in the Nacadie trade finance facility and the status of the facility, the Company requested original versions of all documents related to its Participation in the facility, including original versions of the underlying facility agreements and bank statements showing the Company’s investment in the facility. The Company had previously been provided by IIG with copies of documents related to its Participation and the underlying facility. During the third quarter of 2018, IIG informed the Company that although it had reviewed its books and records, it could not locate all of the original documents requested by the Company. In connection with its review of this investment during the third quarter of 2018, IIG informed the Company that IIG had misapplied the funds the Company had transmitted at the time the Company made this investment. As a result, IIG offered to refund the Company’s investment amount, including all accrued interest. IIG has not yet repaid the Company for this Participation as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
As a short-term trade finance facility, the Company’s Participation in the Nacadie facility was valued utilizing the cost approach through the quarter ended September 30, 2017. However, as of December 31, 2017, based on the belief that the Nacadie facility was included in the proceedings with respect to the Algodonera facility in the commercial court, the Company had decided it would be more appropriate to utilize the collateral based approach to value this Participation beginning with the December 31, 2017 year-end financial statements. Starting with the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the Company believes that the most appropriate valuation method is the income approach, given that this investment is no longer classified as a Participation in a trade finance facility, but rather as a receivable from IIG TOF B.V. Although a senior executive at IIG has agreed in conversations with the Company’s senior management to repay the Company for this investment in an amount equal to the outstanding principal and accrued interest (calculated in accordance with the terms of the Nacadie Participation in which the Company originally invested), the Company has not received a written agreement from IIG to this effect. As noted in Note 11- Subsequent Events, the Company has filed an arbitration proceeding against IIG asserting multiple claims, including claims related to IIG’s failure to repay the Company for this participation. The Company has applied a discount to the fair value based on the uncertainty created by the risk that IIG will not honor its agreement to repay the Company and the uncertainty of the ultimate resolution of the Company’s legal dispute with IIG. Taking all of the factors described above into consideration, the Company determined the fair value of the principal amount of this investment to be $4,832,407 as of March 31, 2019. The Company has placed this receivable on non-accrual, effective July 1, 2018 and interest not recorded relative to the original terms of this investment amounted to approximately $131,250 for the three months March 31, 2019.
Frigorifico Regional Industrias Alimentarias, S.A., Sucursal Uruguay
Between June 2016 and July 2016, the Company purchased two Participations in a trade finance facility originated by IIG TOF B.V., with Frigorifico Regional Industrias Alimentarias, S.A., Sucursal Uruguay (“FRIAR”), an Argentine company that produces, processes and exports beef, as the borrower. As of March 31, 2019, the outstanding principal balance on this Participation was $9,000,000, with accrued interest of $264,500. In June 2017, IIG called a technical event of default due to non-payment by FRIAR. In an effort to seek repayment from FRIAR, IIG filed the promissory notes for FRIAR in the commercial court in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The commercial court has jurisdiction over commercial claims and disputes of this type. During January 2018 the court granted IIG’s motion to freeze FRIAR’s accounts. At that time, IIG informed the Company that it was also in the process of securing additional collateral to cover the full balance outstanding, including accrued interest and penalties. In August 2018, the Company confirmed that FRIAR continues to operate and is a going concern.
As noted above, the Company learned on July 31, 2018 that IIG had failed to disclose to the Company that the Algodonera trade finance facility was subject to a subrogation agreement, which potentially would permit Algodonera to transfer all or a portion of its IIG debt outstanding to FRIAR and Nacadie. Also as described above, the Company learned on July 31, 2018 that IIG and Algodonera are in a legal dispute over the ability of Algodonera to enforce its rights under the subrogation agreement, as IIG has argued that Algodonera’s default under its trade finance facility with IIG prevents Algodonera from being eligible to transfer its debt under its facility with IIG to FRIAR and Nacadie under the subrogation agreement. Additionally, on July 31, 2018, the Company learned new information with regard to a put option that could potentially allow FRIAR to settle its outstanding debt to IIG with shares of FRIAR. In addition to settling FRIAR’s debt to IIG, the put option could potentially permit FRIAR to subrogate Algodonera’s and Nacadie’s debt to IIG. As with the subrogation agreement discussed above, the Company has learned that IIG is disputing the enforceability of the put option in court. The criminal court in Santa Fe, Argentina issued a letter to the commercial court in Buenos Aires, Argentina ordering the suspension of the commercial court proceedings, but the commercial court rejected the suspension. FRIAR appealed the commercial court’s rejection of the suspension and submitted an additional letter from the criminal court providing the reasons for the criminal court’s suspension request, which include allegations of fraud by IIG. In April 2019, the court of appeals ruled in favor of the criminal court and countermanded the commercial court’s rejection of the suspension, with proceedings set to continue in the criminal court.
As a short-term trade finance facility, FRIAR was valued at cost through the quarter ended September 30, 2017. The remaining principal balance of $9,000,000 has been outstanding since July 2016. As IIG is seeking full repayment through its court action to secure assets from FRIAR, as of December 31, 2017, the Company believed the most appropriate valuation method to be the collateral
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based approach. Starting with the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the Company believes that the most appropriate valuation method is a combination of the collateral based approach and the income approach. The Company is continuing to utilize the collateral based approach due to IIG’s communications with the Company in 2018 that it was continuing to rely on the court proceedings to secure repayment, but determined to also utilize the income approach based on the recent developments with respect to the court proceedings described above.
As noted above, the Company has valued this investment utilizing a hybrid of the income approach and collateral based approach. Although IIG expressed to the Company in the third quarter of 2018 its belief that it will prevail in the court proceedings, the Company has applied a discount to the fair value based on the potential risk that court action is prolonged and to account for the inherent uncertainty of the ultimate resolution of the legal disputes between IIG, FRIAR, Vicentin and Algodonera as well as the Company’s ongoing legal dispute with IIG. The Company determined that the most appropriate method to calculate the fair value of this investment as of March 31, 2019 is to take the value resulting from the independent valuation firm’s estimate of fair value. Using this approach, the Company determined the fair value of the principal amount of this investment to be $6,079,075 as of March 31, 2019. The Company placed the Participation on non-accrual effective January 1, 2018 and interest not recorded relative to the original terms of this participation for both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 amounted to $258,750.
Compania Argentina de Granos
Between October 2016 and February 2017, the Company purchased two Participations in a trade finance facility originated by IIG TOF B.V., with Compania Argentina de Granos (“CAGSA”), as borrower. The Company purchased the Participation in October 2016 for $10,000,000 and subsequently increased the Participation by another $2,500,000 in February 2017. This facility is collateralized by two export contracts. CAGSA, an Argentine company, is mainly engaged in the trading of grain and oilseed and the distribution and processing of food ingredients. Due to unfavorable weather conditions, CAGSA was unable to make delivery of toasted soybean meal under the terms of its export contracts. As a result, it failed to pay IIG its outstanding principal and interest obligations on June 30, 2018. On that date, the Company was owed principal of $12,500,000 and accrued interest of $131,942, and the interest was subsequently paid.
IIG previously informed the Company that it had been in active discussions with other CAGSA lenders and had sent warning letters to CAGSA in order to protect its rights under the credit facility. Additionally, IIG previously informed the Company that IIG is a member of the creditors committee, which will determine all financial and restructuring options of CAGSA, which may include additional equity infusions by the existing shareholders. In February 2019, CAGSA disclosed that it had reached a preliminary settlement with its creditors. Details of the terms were not available as of the date of this report.
As a short-term trade finance facility, CAGSA was valued utilizing the income approach for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. However, given the uncertainty as to the ability of CAGSA to provide future sufficient cash flows in order to meet its debt obligations, as well as the financial impact of a potential restructuring, the Company has decided that starting with the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the collateral based approach is a more appropriate valuation method. With the announcement that CAGSA had reached a preliminary settlement with its creditors, as of March 31, 2019, the Company has further modified the valuation approach for this investment to the income approach. Based on the information available to the Company and according to its valuation policies, the Company has placed CAGSA on non-accrual status, effective July 1, 2018 and interest not recorded relative to the original terms of this investment amounted to approximately $326,563 for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The Company has estimated the fair value of the principal amount of this investment to be $9,250,266 as of March 31, 2019 based on the income approach, discounted to reflect the uncertainty related to CAGSA’s potential restructuring and the ultimate resolution of the Company’s ongoing legal dispute with IIG.
Sancor Cooperativas Unidas Limitada
In April 2016 the Company purchased two Participations in a trade finance facility originated by IIG TOF B.V., with Sancor Cooperativas Unidas Limitada (“Sancor”), an Argentine company that distributes dairy products, as the borrower. As of March 31, 2019, the outstanding principal balance on this Participation was $6,000,000. Interest has been paid in full through December 31, 2018 through the exercise of pledged inventory warrants. Sancor has been in ongoing negotiations to reorganize itself, including with multiple potential buyers. IIG worked with Sancor to restructure the existing loan and has extended the maturity to July 29, 2019, with an annual renewal option. Although IIG has not provided the Company with updated information requested by the Company with respect to the Company’s investment in this facility in connection with the Company’s preparation of this report, the Company believes, based on reports in the media, that Sancor will be sold. In February 2019, Sancor announced the completion of a partial sale of assets, which allowed it to make some payments to creditors but the Company has not received any payment since that announcement. Due to the uncertainty associated with the timing and final terms of a full asset sale, the Company believes the most appropriate valuation method continues to be the collateral based approach and has determined the fair value of the principal amount of this investment to be $4,991,915 as of March 31, 2019, based upon the value of the Company’s pledged collateral, discounted for the uncertainty around the expected timing and value of a potential sale and the uncertainty regarding the ultimate resolution of the Company’s ongoing legal dispute with IIG.
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Functional Products Trading S.A.
Between June and September 2016, the Company purchased two Participations in a trade finance facility originated by IIG TOF N.V., with Functional Products Trading S.A. (“Functional”), a Chilean company that exports chia seeds to United States and European off-takers. As of March 31, 2019, the outstanding principal balance on this Participation was $1,326,687 and accrued interest amounted to $184,328. While the original maturity date of this Participation was December 11, 2016, the maturity was extended to March 4, 2018. In 2017, Functional experienced operational losses due to volatile prices for raw chia seeds and its byproducts, with sales declining by 57% from 2016. As a result, Functional was unable to make the principal payment as planned and is developing a full restructuring plan (selling an office building and entering into a lease back agreement) with its current lenders, including IIG, to provide more cash flow flexibility, become current on all interest payments and improve its capital structure, in order to support Functional’s growth initiatives.
During February 2018, the Company received $25,000 in interest payments, which covered accrued interest up to the end of November 2017 and received $10,000 in March 2018, which brought Functional current on interest payments through December 2017. The Company’s sub-advisor, IIG, informed the Company in a prior period that it was working with Functional on restructuring the facility, but it is uncertain when or if this will happen. As of March 31, 2019, the Company has estimated the fair value of the principal amount of its investment in Functional to be $1,269,586 based on the income approach, discounted to present value using an appropriate yield to maturity, assuming the facility is restructured in the manner in which IIG previously informed the Company it expected the loan to be restructured. The appropriate yield to maturity increased to reflect uncertainty around the timing and completion of the restructuring.
Investments through other sub-advisors
Kinder Investments, Ltd. (formerly Corporacion Prodesa S.R.L.)
As of March 31, 2019, the Company’s investment in Kinder Investments, Ltd. (“Kinder”) is comprised of a promissory note with a principal balance of $4,465,132 and total accrued interest of $616,951, including $506,852 of deferred interest payable at maturity. In December 2018, the Company assigned its loans with Corporacion Prodesa S.R.L. (“Prodesa”), a diaper manufacturer in Peru, to Kinder in exchange for a $500,000 principal payment plus accrued interest and the issuance to the Company of a promissory note for the remaining balance.
The Company’s original investment in Prodesa was comprised of two senior secured term loans and a senior secured trade finance revolving credit facility. The trade finance facility is secured by specific purchase orders from customers of Prodesa and both term loans and the trade finance facility are cross-defaulted and cross-collateralized with Prodesa fixed assets including real estate, machinery and equipment, warrants, and all shares of Prodesa.
Prodesa was originally placed on the Watch List in 2014, and as reported in previous filings, since 2014, Prodesa has undergone changes in ownership and financial status, through which the Company restructured the original facilities, improving the Company’s collateral, information rights, covenants and additional financial controls over Prodesa. On January 31, 2017, after significantly improved financial performance by Prodesa, the Company entered into a series of loan amendments with Prodesa. As part of the amendments, the maturity date of the loan facilities was extended to July 28, 2021. Taking account of Prodesa’s materially improved financial performance and the assignment of the liability to Kinder, which still includes the Company’s first lien collateral pledges of Prodesa’s fixed assets and equity, the Kinder investment is no longer on the Watch List as of April 1, 2019.
The Company has estimated the fair value of the principal amount of the Kinder loan as of March 31, 2019 at $4,465,132 based on the income approach, which accounts for contractual interest and principal payments and discounts them to present value using the combined facilities’ weighted average yield to maturity.
Usivale Industria E Comercio, Ltda.
As of March 31, 2019, the Company’s investment in Usivale Industria E Comercio, Ltda. (“Usivale”), a sugar processing company located in Brazil, is comprised of two senior secured term loans for an aggregate loan amount of $2,851,296 and total accrued interest of $105,447. As reported in previous filings, Usivale exited judicial recovery on October 7, 2016 and resumed normal operations. Subsequently, the Company began receiving principal and interest payments from Usivale as scheduled.
During an on-site visit with Usivale’s management in September 2017, Usivale indicated its intention to pay the 2017 principal and interest payment on time and in full, assuming relatively steady sugar prices. Post-site visit, sugar prices again compressed significantly, which caused added pressure on the cash flow of the business. This sugar price pressure continued into 2018. The 2017 annual interest payment was received in full and the 2018 annual interest payment was received in March 2019, though principal payment was not made on schedule. The Company is currently working with Usivale’s management to optimize their financial
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performance to better facilitate principal repayment. As part of that effort, the Company and Usivale are executing a standstill agreement for principal repayment until the second half of 2019.
As of March 31, 2019, the Company has estimated the fair value of the principal amount of the Usivale loans at $2,812,837, which is based on the income approach, accounting for expected principal and interest payments discounted by the loan’s yield to maturity, which includes uncertainty related to continued volatility in sugar prices.
Applewood Trading 199 Pty, Ltd.
In January 2015, the Company purchased a $1,250,000 Participation in a trade finance facility originated by Barak Fund SPC Ltd., a fund advised by the Company’s sub-advisor, Barak Fund Management Ltd. (“Barak”), with Applewood Trading 199 Pty, Ltd. (“Cape Nut”), as the borrower. Cape Nut is located in Cape Town, South Africa. As of March 31, 2019, the total balance outstanding under the Participation amounts to $785,806. Cape Nut’s trade finance facility has a stated maturity date of May 22, 2015, which Barak agreed to extend in October 2014 and the Company subsequently agreed to an extension of the maturity date for its Participation. The Company and Barak are working with Cape Nut to establish an appropriate repayment schedule. Cape Nut made partial principal payments during 2015, 2016 and 2017. Accordingly, the Company placed this Participation on non-accrual status effective February 1, 2016 and interest not recorded relative to the original terms of this Participation amounted to approximately $34,379 for both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. As reported in previous filings, due to Cape Nut’s cash flow difficulties and operating losses, in 2016, the Company’s sub-advisor, Barak, facilitated a strategic sale of Cape Nut which closed in June 2016, resulting in Barak owning 50% of Cape Nut. Based on the information available to the Company and according to its valuation policies, the Company has estimated the fair value of the principal amount of its investment in Cape Nut to be $690,616 as of March 31, 2019 based on the income approach, discounted to present value using an appropriate yield to maturity, accounting for uncertainty in Cape Nut’s financial performance.
Mac Z Group SARL
Between July 2016 and April 2017, the Company purchased nine Participations totaling $9,000,000 in a trade finance facility originated by Scipion Active Trading Fund, a fund advised by the Company’s sub-advisor, Scipion Capital, Ltd. (“Scipion”), with Mac Z Group SARL (“Mac Z”), a scrap metal recycler, as the borrower. Mac Z is located in Morocco. As of March 31, 2019, the outstanding principal balance on this Participation was $7,349,626 with no accrued interest. The primary collateral securing this Participation is 1,970 tons of copper scrap. In late October 2017, Scipion’s designated collateral manager for Mac Z notified Scipion of an investigation into a 1,820 ton, approximately $13.3 million, shortage of copper scrap inventory physically held in the warehouse. The copper scrap is pledged to the Company and serves as the primary collateral for this Participation. The missing inventory led the Company to place Mac Z on the Watch List and on non-accrual status.
In addition to conducting its investigation, Scipion issued an event of default and has taken steps to enforce the corporate guarantee, personal guarantee and relevant pledges made for the benefit of Scipion with respect to the facility, which include two insurance policies. Scipion has placed a blocking notice on all of Mac Z’s bank accounts and has requested a freeze order from the Moroccan local courts on the physical assets of the company. Since the initial discovery and actions, Mac Z sold remaining inventory and the Company was paid interest of approximately $330,000 in January 2018 and $292,000 in April 2018. Mortgages against two unencumbered parcels of land ($5.9 million estimated value) are in the process of being finalized in favor of Scipion under this facility. A judgment was received on December 18, 2017, in English court ordering the borrower and the corporate guarantor to make payment. In parallel to its recovery plan with respect to Mac Z, Scipion informed the Company that it has filed a claim against the collateral manager under its professional indemnity insurance policy, which covers up to $40 million in losses.
Based on these developments, the Company believes there is sufficient collateral available to cover both the outstanding principal balance and the accrued interest. The Company placed this Participation on non-accrual effective October 1, 2017 and interest not recorded relative to the original terms of this participation for both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 amounted to $202,115. The Company believes, that as of March 31, 2019, the most appropriate valuation method is the collateral based approach and the Company has determined the fair value of the principal amount of this investment to be $7,824,746, accounting for existing inventory and the current claim against the collateral manager’s insurance, discounted for the time expected for collection and uncertainty related to the judicial process.
Global Pharma Intelligence Sarl
In July 2017, the Company purchased one Participation in a trade finance facility originated by Scipion Active Trading Fund, a fund advised by the Company’s sub-advisor, Scipion, with Global Pharma Intelligence Sarl (“GPI”), an international pharmaceutical materials supplier with primary operations in Dubai, as the borrower. As of March 31, 2019, the outstanding principal balance on this Participation was $803,254 and interest has been paid in full through August 10, 2018. The accrued interest balance as of March 31, 2019 is $74,600. Repayment on the participation interest has been slower than originally anticipated due to operational delays within the underlying trade. GPI has been actively working with its buyer to resolve the operational delays and it is expected be resolved in
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the coming quarters. Due to the uncertainty associated with the timing of repayment, the Company believes the most appropriate valuation method is the collateral based approach and has determined the fair value of the principal amount of this investment to be $803,254, as of March 31, 2019, based upon the value of the Company’s pledged collateral and insurance policy in place, discounted for the uncertainty around the expected timing of repayment.
Results of Operations
Consolidated operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|||||
|
|
March 31, 2019 |
|
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
||
Interest income |
|
$ |
11,279,504 |
|
|
$ |
10,127,186 |
|
Interest from cash |
|
|
14,996 |
|
|
|
54,548 |
|
Total investment income |
|
|
11,294,500 |
|
|
|
10,181,734 |
|
Asset management fees |
|
|
1,959,123 |
|
|
|
2,009,600 |
|
Incentive fees |
|
|
1,458,513 |
|
|
|
1,403,506 |
|
Professional fees |
|
|
938,202 |
|
|
|
326,435 |
|
General and administrative expenses |
|
|
440,287 |
|
|
|
325,172 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
599,949 |
|
|
|
448,620 |
|
Board of managers fees |
|
|
64,375 |
|
|
|
54,375 |
|
Total expenses |
|
|
5,460,449 |
|
|
|
4,567,708 |
|
Expense support payment to (from) Sponsor |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net expenses |
|
|
5,460,449 |
|
|
|
4,567,708 |
|
Net investment income |
|
$ |
5,834,051 |
|
|
$ |
5,614,026 |
|
Revenues
For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, total investment income amounted to $11,294,500 and $10,181,734, respectively. Interest income increased by $1,152,318 during the three months ended March 31, 2019 from the same period in 2018 as a result of an increase in our weighted average investment portfolio of approximately $29,559,000 combined with an increase in the weighted average yield of approximately 0.3% from a weighted average yield of 11.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 to approximately 12.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The increase in yield was primarily due to a change in the mix of investments in our portfolio offset by an increase in non-accrual loans.
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, $8,591,371 or 76.2% of the interest income earned came from loan and trade finance participations and $2,688,133 or 23.8% came from direct loans. In addition, we earned $14,996 in interest income on our cash balances.
During the three months ended March 31, 2018, $6,915,058 or 68.3% of the interest income earned came from loan and trade finance participations and $3,212,128 or 31.7% came from direct loans. In addition, we earned $54,548 in interest income on our cash balances.
Expenses
Total operating expenses, excluding the asset management and incentive fees, incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased by $888,211 to $2,042,813 from $1,154,602 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase was primarily due to the following: 1) an increase in interest expense of $151,329, which was attributable to adding additional leverage, 2) an increase in professional fees of $611,767 which was primarily due to additional fees incurred for legal, valuation and accounting services in connection with the valuation of our portfolio and the preparation of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 3) an increase in general and administrative expenses of $115,115 which was primarily due to an increase in travel expenses. Our Sponsor did not assume responsibility for any of our operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the asset management fees amounted to $1,959,123 and $2,009,600, respectively. The incentive fees for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 amounted to $1,458.513 and $1,403,506, respectively. None of the asset management fees or incentive fees for both periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were assumed by our Sponsor under the Responsibility Agreement.
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Net Realized Gains or Losses and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation on Investments. We measure net realized gains or losses by the difference between the net proceeds from the repayment or sale of an investment and the amortized cost basis of the investment, without regard to unrealized appreciation or depreciation previously recognized, but considering unamortized upfront fees and prepayment penalties. Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation reflects the change in portfolio investment fair market values during the reporting period, including any reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation or depreciation, when gains or losses are realized. We had no realized gains or losses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. We recorded unrealized losses of $2,147,016 and $849,503 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively
Changes in Net Assets from Operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, we recorded a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $3,686,027, which consisted of net investment income, of $5,834,051, net change in unrealized depreciation on investments of $2,147,016 and foreign exchange loss of $1,008. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, we recorded a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $4,804,697, which consisted of net investment income, of $5,614,026, net change in unrealized depreciation on investments of $849,503 and foreign exchange gain of $40,174.
Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2019, we had approximately $10 million in cash. We generate cash primarily from cash flows from private placements of our units, interest, dividends and fees earned from our investments and principal repayments, and proceeds from sales of our investments and from sales of promissory notes. We may also generate cash in the future from debt financing. Our primary use of cash will be to make loans, either directly or through participations, payments of our expenses, payments on our notes and any other borrowings, and cash distributions to our unitholders. We expect to maintain cash reserves from time to time for investment opportunities, working capital and distributions. From the beginning of the Company’s operations to date, our Sponsor has assumed a significant portion of our operating expenses under the Responsibility Agreement in the amount of approximately $16.7 million. The Company may only reimburse the Sponsor for expenses assumed by the Sponsor pursuant to the Responsibility Agreement to the extent the Company’s investment income in any quarter, as reflected on the statement of operations, exceeds the sum of (a) total distributions to unitholders incurred during the quarter and (b) the Company’s expenses as reflected on the statement of operations for the same quarter (the “Reimbursement Hurdle”). To the extent the Company is not successful in satisfying the Reimbursement Hurdle, no amount will be payable in that quarter by the Company for reimbursement to the Sponsor of the Company’s cumulative operating expenses. The Company did not meet the Reimbursement Hurdle for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. As of March 31, 2019, there is a remaining aggregate balance of approximately $16,273,800 in operating expenses assumed by the Sponsor pursuant to the Responsibility Agreement which have not been recorded by the Company. Thus, such amounts are not yet reimbursable by the Company to the Sponsor. Such reimbursements to the Sponsor would affect the amount of cash available to the Company to pay distributions and/or make investments.
Our Sponsor is under no obligation to pay our operating expenses and, if our Sponsor does not assume our operating expenses, the distributions we pay to our unitholders may need to be reduced. Our Sponsor determined not to assume any of our additional operating expenses, commencing January 1, 2018. Commencing with distributions payable for the month of March 2018, our board of managers approved a decrease in our daily distribution rate from $0.00197808 to $0.00168675 per unit, per day (less the ongoing fees applicable to certain classes of units which reduce the amount of distributions paid to the applicable unitholders). If our Sponsor continues not to assume our operating expenses in the future and we do not generate sufficient investment income to cover our operating expenses, the distributions we pay to our stockholders may need to be further reduced.
We may borrow additional funds to make investments. We have not decided to what extent going forward we will finance portfolio investments using debt or the specific form that any such financing would take, but we believe that obtaining financing is necessary for the Company to fully achieve its long-term goals. We have been, and still are, actively seeking further financing through both development banks and several commercial banks. Accordingly, we cannot predict with certainty what terms any such financing would have or the costs we would incur in connection with any such arrangement. On July 3, 2017, TGIFC entered into a $10.5 million facility agreement with Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Bonds S.A. as Lender and Symbiotics SA as Servicer (“Symbiotics Facility”). On November 2, 2017, TGIFC entered into a second Facility Agreement to receive an additional $9.75 million in the second tranche of financing with MSMEB as Lender and Symbiotics SA as Servicer. On December 5, 2017, TGIFC received an additional $2.5 million under the second tranche of financing under the Symbiotics Facility. As of March 31, 2019, TGIFC has $22.75 million total outstanding under the Symbiotics Facility and may request an additional $17.5 million, subject to the conditions precedent set forth in the second Facility Agreement, including availability of funding. For more information on this facility, please see “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements— Note 7. Notes Payable— Symbiotics Facility.” On August 7, 2017, TGIFC issued $5 million in the first of a Series 1 Senior Secured Promissory Notes private offering to State Street Australia Ltd ACF Christian Super (“Christian Super”). On December 18, 2018, TGIFC issued $5 million of Series 2 Senior Secured Promissory Notes to Christian Super. As of March 31, 2019, TGIFC has $10.0 million total outstanding under the Christian Super notes. For more information on this note, please see “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements— Note 7. Notes Payable—Christian Super Promissory Note.” As of March 31, 2019, we have $32,750,000 in total debt outstanding with a debt to equity ratio of 9.2%.
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Contractual Obligations and Commitments
The following table shows our payment obligations for repayment of debt, which represent our total contractual obligations as of March 31, 2019:
|
|
Total |
|
|
Less than 1 Year |
|
|
1 - 3 Years |
|
|
3- 5 years |
|
|
More than 5 years |
|
|||||
Notes payable |
|
$ |
32,750,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
32,750,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Total contractual obligations |
|
$ |
32,750,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
32,750,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
We have included the following information related to commitments of the Company to further assist investors in understanding the Company’s outstanding commitments.
We have entered into certain contracts under which we have material future commitments. Our Advisory Agreement between us and the Advisor, originally dated as of February 25, 2014, had previously been renewed and is subject to an unlimited number of one-year renewals upon mutual consent of the Company and the Advisor. The current term of the Advisory Agreement ends on February 14, 2020. The Advisor will serve as our advisor in accordance with the terms of our Advisory Agreement. Payments under our Advisory Agreement in each reporting period will consist of (i) asset management and incentive fees described in Part 1, Item 1. Business – Operating Expense Responsibility Agreement and – Investment Advisory Agreements and Fees of our Annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and (ii) the reimbursement of certain expenses.
If any of our contractual obligations discussed above are terminated, our costs may increase under any new agreements that we enter into as replacements. We would also likely incur expenses in locating alternative parties to provide the services we expect to receive under our Advisory Agreement.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Other than contractual commitments and other legal contingencies incurred in the normal course of our business, we do not expect to have any off-balance sheet financings or liabilities. The Company reimburses organization and offering expenses to the Sponsor to the extent that the aggregate of selling commissions, dealer manager fees and other organization and offering costs do not exceed 15.0 % of the gross offering proceeds raised from the particular offering. As of March 31, 2019, there is a remaining balance of approximately $505,000 of offering costs that have not been reimbursed to the Sponsor.
Pursuant to the terms of the Responsibility Agreement between the Company, the Advisor and the Sponsor, the Sponsor has paid expenses on behalf of the Company through December 31, 2017, which may not be reimbursable to the Sponsor if the Company does not satisfy the Reimbursement Hurdle. Such expenses will be expensed and payable by the Company in the period they become reimbursable and are estimated to be approximately $16.3 million as of March 31, 2019.
Distributions
We have paid distributions commencing with the month beginning July 1, 2013, and we intend to continue to pay distributions on a monthly basis. From time to time, we may also pay interim distributions at the discretion of our board. Distributions are subject to the board of managers’ discretion and applicable legal restrictions and accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will make distributions at a specific rate or at all. Distributions are made on all classes of our units at the same time. The cash distributions received by our unitholders with respect to the Class C units, Class W units and certain Class I units, are and will continue to be lower than the cash distributions with respect to Class A and certain other Class I units because of the distribution fee relating to Class C units, the ongoing dealer manager fee relating to Class W units and Class I units issued pursuant to a private placement and the ongoing service fee relating to the Class W units, which are expenses specific to those classes of units. Amounts distributed to each class are allocated among the unitholders in such class in proportion to their units. Distributions are paid in cash or reinvested in units, for those unitholders participating in the DRP. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, we paid a total of $6,661,711 in distributions, comprised of $4,284,156 paid in cash and $2,377,555 reinvested under our DRP.
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The following table summarizes our distributions declared for 2019 and 2018, including the breakout between the distributions paid in cash and those reinvested pursuant to our DRP:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sources |
|
|||||
Quarters ended |
|
Amount per Unit |
|
|
Cash Distributions |
|
|
Distributions Reinvested |
|
|
Total Declared |
|
|
Cash Flows from Operating Activities |
|
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities |
|
||||||
March 31, 2019 |
|
$ |
0.17377 |
|
|
$ |
4,284,156 |
|
|
$ |
2,377,555 |
|
|
$ |
6,661,711 |
|
|
$ |
4,284,156 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Total for 2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,284,156 |
|
|
$ |
2,377,555 |
|
|
$ |
6,661,711 |
|
|
$ |
4,284,156 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2018 |
|
$ |
0.17377 |
|
|
$ |
4,401,277 |
|
|
$ |
2,702,524 |
|
|
$ |
7,103,801 |
|
|
$ |
4,401,277 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
June 30, 2018 |
|
$ |
0.15349 |
|
|
|
4,365,046 |
|
|
|
2,433,854 |
|
|
|
6,798,900 |
|
|
|
4,365,046 |
|
|
|
— |
|
September 30, 2018 |
|
$ |
0.15518 |
|
|
|
4,393,911 |
|
|
|
2,451,619 |
|
|
|
6,845,530 |
|
|
|
4,393,911 |
|
|
|
— |
|
December 31, 2018 |
|
$ |
0.15518 |
|
|
|
4,375,375 |
|
|
|
2,439,651 |
|
|
|
6,815,026 |
|
|
|
4,375,375 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total for 2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
17,535,609 |
|
|
$ |
10,027,648 |
|
|
$ |
27,563,257 |
|
|
$ |
17,535,609 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Related Party Transactions
For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Advisor earned $1,959,123and $2,009,600, respectively in asset management fees and $1,458,513 and $1,403,506, respectively, in incentive fees.
From the inception of the Company through December 31, 2017, pursuant to the terms of the Responsibility Agreement, the Sponsor has paid approximately $12,420,600 of operating expenses, asset management fees, and incentive fees on behalf of the Company and will reimburse to the Company an additional $4,240,200 of expenses, which have been paid by the Company as of December 31, 2017. Such expenses, in the aggregate of $16,660,800 since the Company’s inception, may be expensed and payable by the Company to the Sponsor only if the Company satisfies the Reimbursement Hurdle. The Company did not meet the Reimbursement Hurdle for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.
As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, due from affiliates on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the amounts of $4,240,231 was due from the Sponsor in connection with the Responsibility Agreement for operating expenses which were paid by the Company, but, under the terms of the Responsibility Agreement, are the responsibility of the Sponsor. The Sponsor anticipates paying this receivable in the due course of business.
For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company paid $0 and $6,252, respectively, in dealer manager fees and $0 and $19,270, respectively, in selling commissions to the Company’s dealer manager for the Company’s offerings, SC Distributors, LLC. These fees and commissions were paid in connection with the sale of the Company’s units to investors and, as such, were recorded against the proceeds from the issuance of units and are not reflected in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations
Legal Proceedings
As of March 31 2019, the Company was not a party to any material legal proceedings. See “Subsequent Events” below for information about certain legal filings made by the Company in April 2019.
Subsequent Events
Distributions
With the authorization of the Company’s board of managers, the Company declared distributions for all classes of units for the period from April 1 through April 30, 2019. These distributions were calculated based on unitholders of record for each day in an amount equal to $0.00168675 per unit per day (less the distribution fee with respect to Class C units , the ongoing dealer manager fee with respect to certain Class I units and Class W units, and the ongoing service fee with respect to Class W units).
The cash distributions for April totaled $1,392,078. With respect to unitholders participating in our Distribution Reinvestment Plan, $770,273 of the distributions for April were reinvested in units.
The May distributions will be calculated based on unitholders of record for each day in an amount equal to $0.00168675 per unit per day (less the distribution fee with respect to Class C units, the ongoing dealer manager fee with respect to certain Class I units and Class W units and the ongoing service fee with respect to Class W units). These distributions will be paid in cash on or about June 1, 2019 or reinvested in units, for those unitholders participating in our Distribution Reinvestment Plan.
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Investments
Subsequent to March 31, 2019 through May 10, 2019, the Company did not fund any new investments and received proceeds from repayment of investments of approximately $9.9 million.
Litigation
On April 18, 2019, TriLinc Global Impact Fund – Trade Finance, Ltd. (“TriLinc”), a subsidiary of the Company, filed a motion to intervene in a proceeding of Girobank, N.V. and Girobank International, N.V. (collectively, “Girobank”) against IIG, IIG Capital, LLC (“IIG Capital”) and IIG Trade Opportunities Fund, N.V. (“TOF,” and, collectively with IIG and IIG Capital, the “IIG Parties”). TriLinc filed the motion to intervene in the Girobank proceeding so that it could oppose Girobank’s petition for an order of attachment that Girobank obtained from the New York Supreme Court, New York County on April 11, 2019. This order temporarily attached approximately $93 million in assets held by the IIG Parties in aid of an arbitration that Girobank commenced against the IIG Parties in 2018. TriLinc’s motion to intervene was denied following a hearing on April 24, 2019. The court set a hearing on Girobank’s petition for an order of attachment during the pendency of the arbitration for May 2, 2019. At the hearing on May 2, 2019, the New York Supreme Court, New York County issued an order of attachment to Girobank upon the stipulation and consent of all parties to the proceeding. The order of attachment provides that it does not apply to funds in which the IIG Parties have no beneficial interest such as funds in collection or escrow, accounts received in a custodial capacity on behalf of IIG Global Trade Finance Fund, IIG Structure Trade Finance Fund, and TriLinc. TriLinc had filed the motion to intervene in conjunction with an arbitration proceeding it commenced against IIG and IIG TOF B.V., a subsidiary of TOF, on that same day, asserting claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion and unjust enrichment. There can be no assurance as to when or if TriLinc will obtain a judgment in its arbitration against IIG and IIG TOF B.V.
The Company previously entered into a sub-advisory agreement with IIG through TriLinc. Between 2014 and 2017, at the recommendation of IIG, the Company invested approximately $44 million in participation interests in trade finance facilities originated by TOF and IIG TOF B.V. for eight Latin American companies (the “IIG Investments”). TOF is advised by IIG. As disclosed in this Quarterly Report, the Company has placed seven of the IIG Investments on its “Watch List” because the Company determined that there were significant changes in the credit and collection risk of the investments. As disclosed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, the Company also determined not to engage in any new business with IIG due in part to IIG’s failure to provide the Company with complete and accurate information with respect to its investments for which IIG is the sub-advisor, the misapplication of $6 million that the Company had invested in 2017 and the failure to return the Company’s funds that were misapplied by IIG.
Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates
The following discussion addresses the accounting policies that we utilize based on our current operations. Our most critical accounting policies involve decisions and assessments that could affect our reported assets and liabilities, as well as our reported revenues and expenses. We believe that all of the decisions and assessments upon which our financial statements are based are reasonable at the time made and based upon information available to us at that time. Our critical accounting policies and accounting estimates will be expanded over time as we continue to implement our business and operating strategy. In addition to the discussion below, we also describe our critical accounting policies in the notes to our financial statements.
Valuation of Investments
Our board of managers has established procedures for the valuation of our investment portfolio in accordance with ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 requires enhanced disclosures about assets and liabilities that are measured and reported at fair value. As defined in ASC 820, fair value is the price that would be received when selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
ASC 820 establishes a hierarchal disclosure framework that prioritizes and ranks the level of market price observability of inputs used in measuring investments at fair value. Market price observability is affected by a number of factors, including the type of investment and the characteristics specific to the investment. Investments with readily available active quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment used in measuring fair value.
Based on the observability of the inputs used in the valuation techniques, the Company is required to provide disclosures on fair value measurements according to the fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy ranks the observability of the inputs used to determine fair values. Investments carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
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• |
Level 1 — Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. |
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• |
Level 2 — Valuations based on inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable. |
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Level 3 — Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and where there is little, if any, market activity at the measurement date. The inputs for the determination of fair value may require significant management judgment or estimation and is based upon management’s assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities. These investments include debt and equity investments in private companies or assets valued using the market, income, or cost approach and may involve pricing models whose inputs require significant judgment or estimation because of the absence of any meaningful current market data for identical or similar investments. The inputs in these valuations may include, but are not limited to, capitalization and discount rates and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) multiples. The information may also include pricing information or broker quotes that include a disclaimer that the broker would not be held to such a price in an actual transaction. Certain investments may be valued based upon a collateral approach, which uses estimated value of underlying collateral and include adjustments deemed necessary for estimates of costs to obtain control and liquidate available collateral. The non-binding nature of consensus pricing and/or quotes accompanied by disclaimer would result in classification as Level 3 information, assuming no additional corroborating evidence. |
The inputs used in the determination of fair value may require significant judgment or estimation.
Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at those quotations. Most of our investments are private investments in companies whose securities are not actively traded in the market and for which quotations are not be available. For those investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or when such market quotations are deemed by the Advisor not to represent fair value, our board of managers has approved a multi-step valuation process to be followed each fiscal quarter, as described below:
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For all investments with a stated maturity of greater than 12 months, we have engaged a third-party independent valuation firm to perform certain limited procedures that the Company identified and requested the independent valuation firm perform a review on the reasonableness of our internal estimates of fair value on each asset on a quarterly rotating basis, with each of such investments being reviewed at least annually. The analysis performed by the independent valuation firm was based upon data and assumptions provided to it by the Company and received from third party sources, which the independent valuation firm relied upon as being accurate without independent verification; |
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Our board of managers discusses the valuations and determine the fair value of each investment in our portfolio in good faith based on the inputs which include but are not limited to, inputs of the Advisor, the independent valuation firm and the audit committee. Our Company and its board of managers are solely and ultimately responsible for the determination, in good faith, of the fair value of each investment. |
Below is a description of factors that our board of managers may consider when valuing our investments.
Fixed income investments are typically valued utilizing a market approach, income approach, collateral based approach, or a combination of these approaches (and any others, as appropriate). The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities (including the sale of a business) and is used less frequently due to the private nature of our investments. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, interest and principal payments) to a single present value amount (Discounted Cash Flow or “DCF”) calculated based on an appropriate discount rate. The measurement is based on the net present value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts. For Watch List investments, we may use a collateral based approach (also known as a liquidation approach). The collateral based approach uses estimates of the collateral value of the borrower’s assets using an expected recovery model. When using the collateral based approach, we determine the fair value of the remaining assets, discounted to reflect the anticipated amount of time to recovery and the uncertainty of recovery. We also may make further adjustments to account for anticipated costs of recovery, including legal fees and expenses. In following a given approach, the types of factors that we may take into account in valuing our investments include, as applicable
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With respect to warrants and other equity investments, as well as certain fixed income investments, we may also look to private merger and acquisition statistics, public trading multiples discounted for illiquidity and other factors, valuations implied by third-party investments in the portfolio companies, option pricing models or industry practices in determining fair value. We may also consider the size and scope of a portfolio company and its specific strengths and weaknesses, as well as any other factors we deem relevant in measuring the fair values of our investments.
Revenue Recognition
We record interest income on an accrual basis to the extent that we expect to collect such amounts. We do not accrue as a receivable interest on loans for accounting purposes if there is reason to doubt the ability to collect such interest.
We record prepayment fees for loans and debt securities paid back to us prior to the maturity date as income upon receipt.
We generally place loans on non-accrual status when principal and interest are past due 90 days or more or when there is a reasonable doubt that we will collect principal or interest. If, however, management believes the principal and interest will be collected, a loan may be left on accrual status during the period we are pursuing repayment of the loan. Accrued interest is generally reversed when a loan is placed on non-accrual. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans may be recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon management’s judgment of the financial condition of the borrower. Non-accrual loans are generally restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid and, in the Advisor’s judgment, is likely to remain current over the remainder of the term. At March 31, 2019, seven portfolio companies were on non-accrual status with an aggregate fair value of $33,796,968 or 9.2% of the fair value of our total investments. At December 31, 2018, six portfolio companies were on non-accrual status with an aggregate fair value of $30,562,415 or 8.2% of the fair value of our total investments. Interest income not recorded relative to the original terms of the loans to the companies on non-accrual status amounted to approximately $1,115,283 and $522,471, respectively for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
Distribution and Ongoing Dealer Manager and Services Fees
We pay a distribution fee equal to 0.8% per annum of our current estimated value per share for each Class C unit sold in the Offering or pursuant to a private placement. The distribution fee is payable until the earlier to occur of the following: (i) a listing of the Class C units on a national securities exchange, (ii) following completion of each respective offering, total selling compensation equaling 10% of the gross proceeds of such offering, or (iii) there are no longer any Class C units outstanding. In addition, we pay an ongoing dealer manager fee for each Class I and Class W unit sold pursuant to a private placement. Such ongoing dealer manager fee is payable for five years until the earlier of: (x) the date on which such Class I units or Class W units are repurchased by us; (y) the listing of the Class I units or Class W units on a national securities exchange, our sale or the sale of all or substantially all of our assets; or (z) the fifth anniversary of the admission of the investor as a unitholder. Further, we pay an ongoing service fee for each Class W unit sold pursuant to the private placement. Such ongoing service fee is payable for six years until the earlier of: (x) the date on which such Class W units are repurchased by us; (y) the listing of the Class W units on a national securities exchange, our sale or the sale of all or substantially all of our assets; or (z) the sixth anniversary of the admission of the investor as a unitholder. The distribution fees, ongoing dealer manager fees, and service fees are not paid at the time of purchase. Such fees are payable monthly in arrears, as they become contractually due.
We account for the distribution fees as a charge to equity at the time each Class C unit is sold in its Offering and record a corresponding liability for the estimated amount to be paid in future periods. We account for the ongoing dealer manager and services fees paid in connection with the sale of Class W and I units in the private placement in the same manner. At March 31, 2019, the estimated unpaid distribution fees for Class C units amounted to $995,000, the unpaid dealer manager fees for Class I units amounted to $48,000 and the unpaid dealer manager and service fees for Class W units amounted to $3,000.
Organization and Offering Expenses
The Sponsor has incurred organization and offering costs on our behalf. Organization and offering costs incurred in connection with the Offering are reimbursable to the Sponsor to the extent the aggregate of selling commissions, dealer manager fees and other organization and offering costs do not exceed 15.0% of the gross offering proceeds (the “O&O Reimbursement Limit”) raised from the Offering and will be accrued and payable by us only to the extent that such costs do not exceed the O&O Reimbursement Limit. These expense reimbursements are subject to regulatory caps and approval by our board of managers. Reimbursements to the Sponsor
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are included as a reduction to net assets on the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets. Based on the proceeds raised in the Offering at the end of the primary offering, the organization and offering expenses were equal to 4.7% of the gross proceeds. As a result of the termination of the primary offering, effective March 31, 2017, we no longer pay the dealer manager selling commissions and dealer manager fees under a dealer manager agreement relating to the Offering. We will continue to incur certain organization and offering costs associated with our Distribution Reinvestment Plan and ongoing distribution fees on Class C units. In addition, the Sponsor has and may continue to incur organization and offering costs on behalf of the Company in connection with private placements of the Company’s units and the Company will pay selling commissions, dealer manager fees and ongoing distribution, dealer manager, and service fees to the dealer manager for certain sales pursuant to one of its private placements. As of March 31, 2019, the Sponsor has incurred approximately $579,800 in organization and offering costs on our behalf related to private placements of our units. As of March 31, 2019, we have reimbursed $86,784 of the organization and offering costs incurred relating to such private placements and is under no obligation to reimburse the Sponsor for the remainder.
Expense Responsibility Agreement
On March 26, 2018, the Company, the Advisor and the Sponsor entered into an Amended and Restated Operating Expense Responsibility Agreement (“Responsibility Agreement”) originally effective as of June 11, 2013 and covering expenses through December 31, 2017. Since our inception through December 31, 2017, pursuant to the terms of the Responsibility Agreement, the Sponsor has paid approximately $12,420,600 of operating expenses, asset management fees, and incentive fees on our behalf and will reimburse to us an additional $4,240,200 of expenses, which we had paid as of December 31, 2017. The Sponsor will only be entitled to reimbursement of the cumulative expenses it has incurred on the our behalf to the extent our investment income in any quarter, as reflected on the statement of operations, exceeds the sum of (a) total distributions to unitholders incurred during the quarter and (b) our expenses as reflected on the statement of operations for the same quarter (the “Reimbursement Hurdle”). If the Sponsor is entitled to receive reimbursement for any given quarter because our investment income exceeds the Reimbursement Hurdle for such quarter, we will apply the excess amount (the “Excess Amount”) as follows: (i) first, we will reimburse the Sponsor for all expenses, other than asset management fees and incentive fees, that the Sponsor previously paid on our behalf, which will generally consist of operating expenses (the “Previously Paid Operating Expenses”) until all Previously Paid Operating Expenses incurred to date have been reimbursed; and (ii) second, we will apply 50% of the Excess Amount remaining after the payment of Previously Paid Operating Expenses to reimburse the Sponsor for the asset management fees and incentive fees that the Sponsor has agreed to pay on our behalf until all such management fees and incentive fees accrued to date have been reimbursed. We did not meet the Reimbursement Hurdle for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. As of March 31, 2019, there is a remaining aggregate balance of approximately $16,273,800 in expenses covered by the Responsibility Agreement which have not been recorded by us. In accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies, such expenses will be accrued and payable by us in the period that they become both probable and estimable. The Sponsor may demand the reimbursement of our cumulative expenses covered by the Responsibility Agreement to the extent we exceed the Reimbursement Hurdle during any quarter.
Income Taxes
We believe we are properly characterized as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and expect to continue to qualify as a partnership (and not be treated as a publicly traded partnership or otherwise be treated as a taxable corporation) for such purposes. As a partnership, we are generally not subject to U.S. federal income tax at the entity level.
Calculation of Net Asset Value
Our net asset value is calculated on a quarterly basis. As of March 31, 2019, we have six classes of units: Class A units, Class C units, Class I units, Class W units, Class Y and Class Z units. All units participate in our income and expenses on a pro-rata basis based on the number of units outstanding. Under GAAP, pursuant to SEC guidance, effective June 30, 2016, we record liabilities (i) for ongoing fees that we currently owe to the dealer manager under the terms of the dealer manager agreement and (ii) for an estimate of fees that we may pay to the dealer manager in future periods. As of March 31, 2019, under GAAP, we recorded a liability in the aggregate amount of $1,046,000 for the estimated future amount of Class C units distribution fees, Class I units dealer manager fees, Class W units ongoing dealer manager fees and Class W units service fees payable.
We are not required to determine our net asset value under GAAP and, our determination of net asset value per unit for Class C units, Class I units and Class W units now varies from GAAP. We do not deduct the liability for estimated future distribution fees in our calculation of net asset value per unit for Class C units. Further, we do not deduct the liability for estimated future dealer manager fees in our calculation of the net asset value per unit for Class I units and Class W units. Likewise, we do not deduct the liability for estimated future service fees in our calculation of the net asset value per unit for Class W units. We believe this approach is consistent with the industry standard and is more appropriate since we intend for the net asset value to reflect the estimated value on the date that we determine our net asset value.
Accordingly, we believe that our estimated net asset value at any given time should not include consideration of any estimated future distribution, ongoing dealer manager or service fees that may become payable after such date. As a result, as of March 31, 2019, each of the Class A, Class C, Class I, Class W, Class Y and Class Z units have the same net asset value per unit of $8.160. This
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net asset value per unit reflects a decrease of $0.067 per unit from the net asset value per unit of $8.227 as of December 31, 2018 and a decreased of $0.261 per unit from the net asset value per unit of $8.421 as of March 31, 2018. The decrease in net asset value per unit was primarily due to the Company having recorded approximately $8.1 million and $2.1 million in unrealized depreciation on its investments during the year ended December 31, 2018 and the quarter ended March 31, 2019.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”). The update supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, Revenue Recognition. Under the new guidance, an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In July 2015, the FASB deferred the implementation of this standard by one year. ASU 2014-09 is now effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Management has adopted this guidance effective for the fiscal period beginning January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective approach. The guidance does not apply to revenue associated with financial instruments, including loans and investments that are accounted for under other U.S. GAAP. As a result, the adoption of the new revenue recognition guidance did not have any impact on the elements of the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, most closely associated with financial instruments, including interest and fee income, and resulted in no cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of its net assets.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” ASU 2016-01 addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments that are marked to fair value and reported as available-for-sale (“AFS”). ASU 2016-01 requires public business entities that are required to disclose fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet to measure that fair value using the exit price notion consistent with Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement. For public business entities, ASU 2016-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Management has adopted this guidance effective for the fiscal period beginning January 1, 2018.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” ASU 2016-13 introduces an approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments. ASU 2016-13 also modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities and provides for a simplified accounting model for purchased financial assets with credit deterioration since their origination. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The guidance requires companies to apply the requirements in the year of adoption through cumulative adjustment with some aspects of the update requiring a prospective transition approach. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of the pending adoption of ASU 2016-13 on the Company’s consolidated financial statements but does not expect the impact to be material.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (a consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force).” ASU 2016-15 is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 addresses eight classification issues related to the statement of cash flows: (i) debt prepayment or debt extinguishment, (ii) settlement of zero-coupon bonds, (iii) contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, (iv) proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, (v) proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies, (vi) distributions received from equity method investees, (vii) beneficial interest in securitizations transactions and (viii) separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. ASU 2016-15 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted this guidance, which did not have any effect on its consolidated financial statements, effective January 1, 2018.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, or ASU 2018-13. This update removes the disclosure requirements for the amounts of and the reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 and disclosure of the policy for timing of transfers between levels. This update also removes disclosure requirements for the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. Additionally, this update adds disclosure requirements for the changes in unrealized gains and losses for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements and quantitative information for certain unobservable inputs in Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the effects the adoption of ASU 2018-13 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. Our investments are currently structured with both fixed and floating interest rates. Those structured with floating rates are referenced to LIBOR and incorporate fixed interest rate floors.
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If rates go down, interest income will not materially decrease from current levels. To the extent that interest rates go up substantially, these investments will accrue higher amounts of income than currently being realized. Returns on investments that carry fixed rates are not subject to fluctuations in interest rates, and will not adjust should rates move up or down.
To the extent that we borrow money to make investments, our net investment income will be dependent upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds and the rate at which we invest these funds. In periods of rising interest rates, our cost of funds would increase, which may reduce our net investment income. As a result, there can be no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income.
Although we operate in a number of foreign markets, all but one of our investments are currently denominated in U.S. Dollars. Therefore, the current portfolio does not present currency risk to U.S. unitholders. In the future, we may hedge against interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations by using standard hedging instruments such as futures, options and forward contracts. While hedging activities may insulate us against adverse changes in interest rates, they may also limit our ability to participate in benefits of lower interest rates with respect to our portfolio of investments with fixed interest rates.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
In accordance with Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), we, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and determined that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2019.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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As of March 31 2019, the Company was not a party to any material legal proceedings. See “Part I. Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Subsequent Events” for information about certain legal filings made by the Company in April 2019.
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on March 29, 2019 (“2018 Form 10-K”), which could materially affect our business, financial condition, and/or future results. The risks described in our 2018 Form 10-K are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and/or operating results.
With the exception of the additional risk factor set forth below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our 2018 Form 10-K.
Non-payment by borrowers and acts or omissions by our sub-advisors that result in us not being repaid for our investments has and may continue to prevent us from realizing expected income and has and may continue to result in a decrease in our net asset value.
All of our fixed-income investments are subject to the risk that a borrower will fail to repay a portion or all of periodically scheduled interest and/or principal payments and, as of March 31, 2019, we had 12 borrowers who had failed to repay principal and interest and were included on our Watch List. Seven of these borrowers have also been placed on non-accrual status. In addition, we are owed $6 million by a subsidiary of a fund advised by IIG as a result of the misapplication by IIG of an investment we made in 2017 and we have included this receivable on our Watch List. When this occurs, we fail to realize expected income and, in some instances, this has resulted and may continue to result in a write-down of the value of under-performing loans as well as our net asset value. In addition, we have commenced an arbitration proceeding against IIG and a subsidiary of a fund advised by IIG, but there can be no assurances regarding the ultimate resolution of that legal proceeding. Further, as a result of our ongoing legal dispute with IIG, repayment of our investments that were made through IIG as the sub-advisor may be further delayed and any repayments we may receive may be significantly lower than the amount that is owed to us. See Part I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Watch List Investments for more information about the Watch List and see Part I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Subsequent Events for more information about the arbitration proceeding we have commenced against IIG and a subsidiary of a fund advised by IIG.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we sold an aggregate of 32,154 units of Class A, Class C, Class I, Class W, Class Y and Class Z units to accredited investors for an aggregate amount of $270,000 pursuant to a private placement. SC Distributors, LLC served as the dealer manager in connection with the private placement. The units were issued pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for transactions not involving a public offering.
Unit Repurchase Program
Beginning June 11, 2014, we commenced a unit repurchase program pursuant to which we conduct quarterly unit repurchases of up to 5% of our weighted average number of outstanding units in any 12-month period to allow our unitholders, who have held our units for a minimum of one year, to sell their units back to us. Our unit repurchase program includes numerous restrictions, including a one-year holding period, that limit our unitholders’ ability to sell their units. Unless our board of managers determines otherwise, we will limit the number of units to be repurchased during any calendar year to the number of units we can repurchase with the proceeds we receive from the sale of units under our distribution reinvestment plan. At the sole discretion of our board of managers, we may also use cash on hand, cash available from borrowings and cash from liquidation of investments as of the end of the applicable quarter to repurchase units.
Unit repurchases are made on the last calendar day of the quarter at a price equal to the estimated net asset value per unit for each class of units, as most recently disclosed by us in a public filing with the SEC. Redemptions for the first quarters of 2019 were redeemed at a price equal to $8.227 per Class A unit, Class C units, and Class I unit, which was the net asset value per unit of each class as of December 31, 2018.
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Our board of managers has the right to amend, suspend or terminate the unit repurchase program to the extent that it determines that it is in our best interest to do so. We will promptly notify our unitholders of any changes to the unit repurchase program, including any amendment, suspension or termination of it in our periodic or current reports or by means of other notice. Moreover, the unit repurchase program will terminate on the date that our units are listed on a national securities exchange, are included for quotation in a national securities market or, in the sole determination of our board of managers, a secondary trading market for the units otherwise develops.
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we fulfilled the following requests pursuant to our unit repurchase program:
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During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we repurchased 326,275 units for a total of $2,726,310. In addition, as of March 31, 2019, there were 80 repurchase requests for a total of 518,932 units that were pending which were processed by the Company during April 2019 at a price of $8.227 per unit.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
None.
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The following materials from TriLinc Global Impact Fund LLC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, filed on May 14, 2019, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, (ii) Consolidated Statement of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (v) Consolidated Schedules of Investments and (vi) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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