Kroll Bond Rating Agency Releases Comment: Change in Control of BDCA Adviser, Ratings of “BBB” maintained

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases research report entitled “Change in Control of BDCA Adviser, Ratings of “BBB” maintained”. The report makes the following points:

• Business Development Corporation of America (“BDCA”) has announced that BDCA Adviser, LLC, (“BDCA Adviser”) will become controlled by Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE:APO, or “Apollo”). The change in control is being effected through AR Capital, LLC’s (“AR Capital”) agreement to transfer its interests in BDCA Adviser to AR Global Investments, LLC (“ARGI” or “AR Global”), a newly formed entity that will be 60% owned by Apollo and 40% owned by AR Capital.
• The agreement between AR Capital and Apollo contemplates that AR Global will own a majority of the ongoing asset management business of AR Capital. The acquisition is subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals and expected to close in 2015.
• BDCA Adviser will remain the external manager of BDCA.
• In KBRA’s view, the above transaction is rating-neutral for BDCA’s ratings. In April 2015, Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigned an issuer and senior unsecured debt rating of BBB with a stable outlook to BDCA.

To view the full report, please use the following link: www.krollbondratings.com/show_report/2823

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