Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. current report, 16 November 2021

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Filing Overview

Registrant: Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp. (identified in the request metadata as Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp.)

Form 8-K date: November 16, 2021; signed November 17, 2021. The filing reports entry into a secured credit facility and a planned private placement of notes.

Material Financing Transactions

Secured Credit Facility

  • Newly formed subsidiary ORTF Funding I LLC entered into a secured revolving credit facility with Goldman Sachs Bank USA as administrative agent.
  • Maximum principal commitment is $300 million, subject to a borrowing base test, concentration limits, and other conditions.
  • Revolving loans may be drawn and redrawn for up to three years after the November 16, 2021 closing date. The stated maturity is November 16, 2026.
  • Borrowings initially bear interest at a reference rate, initially LIBOR, plus a 2.625% spread. Undrawn amounts are subject to additional spread payments under specified conditions and a 0.50% per annum undrawn fee on the remaining commitment.
  • The facility will finance the origination and acquisition of eligible assets, including purchases from the Company. The Company retains a residual interest through its ownership of ORTF Funding I.
  • The facility is secured by a first-priority security interest in ORTF Funding I’s assets and related payments. Pledged assets will not be available to satisfy the Company’s other debts.
  • Cash or additional eligible assets may be required if a borrowing base deficiency occurs or if the weighted average price gap falls below 20%.
  • As of November 17, 2021, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the facility.

4.75% Notes Due 2025

  • The Company entered into a purchase agreement for an additional $250 million aggregate principal amount of 4.75% notes due 2025.
  • The notes are being privately placed under Section 4(a)(2) and are intended for initial resale to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A.
  • Closing was expected on November 23, 2021, subject to customary conditions.
  • Net proceeds are intended to repay a portion of the Company’s existing indebtedness.
  • The notes will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption.

Financial Metrics and Liquidity

  • The filing does not provide revenue, net investment income, net income, cash flow, margins, asset coverage, liquidity balances, or debt balances other than the disclosed facility commitment, zero facility borrowings as of November 17, 2021, and proposed $250 million notes issuance.
  • The filing does not provide a clear value for the Company’s existing indebtedness or quantify the portion expected to be repaid with the notes proceeds.
  • Borrowings of ORTF Funding I are treated as Company borrowings for purposes of the asset coverage requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Changes, Outlook, and Risks

  • The principal change reported is the establishment of a new asset-backed financing structure and the planned issuance of additional notes.
  • Availability under the secured facility depends on asset values, borrowing-base compliance, concentration limits, maintenance covenants, and other conditions.
  • Borrowing-base deficiencies, a decline in the weighted average price gap, covenant breaches, and customary events of default could require additional collateral, repayment, or other remedial actions.
  • Cash flows from financed assets must first be used to pay facility fees, expenses, interest, and principal obligations before excess amounts may be returned to the Company, subject to conditions.
  • The filing provides no broader earnings guidance or operating outlook.

Key Facts for Investors to Verify

  • Whether the $250 million notes transaction closed on or around November 23, 2021 and the final net proceeds received.
  • The amount and terms of the Company’s existing indebtedness repaid with the notes proceeds.
  • Actual utilization, borrowing-base capacity, collateral composition, and asset coverage under the $300 million secured facility.
  • Applicable reference-rate transition provisions, given that the facility initially referenced LIBOR.
  • Compliance with covenants, concentration limits, margin requirements, and the 20% weighted average price gap threshold.
  • The discrepancy between the filing’s registrant name, Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., and the request metadata name, Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp.