Fifth Street Finance Corp. Expands Its Syndicated

GREENWICH, CT, Sept. 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NASDAQ: FSC ) ("FSC") today announced additional commitments from one new and one existing lender to its syndicated credit facility led by ING Capital LLC. As a result, the committed facility size increased by $25 million to $705 million. The facility now includes 17 lenders with an accordion feature allowing for potential future expansion up to $800 million. The final maturity of the facility remains August 6, 2018. 

"The continued expansion of our syndicated credit facility provides us with ample capital to deliver custom-tailored financing solutions to our private equity sponsor clients, including the ability to commit to larger transactions up to $250 million," said Leonard M. Tannenbaum, FSC's Chief Executive Officer, adding, "Our flexible capital structure is characterized by two investment grade ratings, a diverse group of lenders in our syndicated credit facility and a significant amount of longer-term fixed rate debt."

About Fifth Street Finance Corp.

Fifth Street Finance Corp. is a leading specialty finance company that provides custom-tailored financing solutions to small and mid-sized companies, primarily in connection with investments by private equity sponsors. The company originates and invests in one-stop financings, first lien, second lien, mezzanine debt and equity co-investments. FSC's investment objective is to maximize its portfolio's total return by generating current income from its debt investments and capital appreciation from its equity investments. The company has elected to be regulated as a business development company and is externally managed by Fifth Street Management LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser and leading alternative asset manager with over $5 billion in assets under management. With a track record of more than 16 years, Fifth Street's nationally recognized platform has the ability to hold loans up to $250 million and structure and syndicate transactions up to $500 million.  Fifth Street received the 2014 ACG New York Champion's Award for "Senior Lender Firm of the Year" and was named both 2013 "Lender Firm of the Year" by The M&A Advisor and "Lender of the Year" by Mergers & Acquisitions .  FSC's website can be found at fsc.fifthstreetfinance.com.

About ING Capital LLC

ING Capital LLC is a financial services firm offering a full array of wholesale financial lending products and advisory services to its corporate and institutional clients. ING Capital is an indirect U.S. subsidiary of ING Bank NV, part of ING Group (NYSE: ING ), a global financial institution of Dutch origin. The purpose of ING Bank is empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business.  The Investment Industry Finance (IIF) group at ING Capital offers a broad range of structured finance solutions to its clients active in the Investment Industry, including business development companies.

ING Bank's more than 52,000 employees offer retail and commercial financial products and services to customers in over 40 countries.

Sustainability forms an integral part of ING's corporate strategy, which is evidenced by ING shares being included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (Europe and World) and the FTS4Good Index.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Investor Contact: Robyn Friedman, Vice President, Investor Relations (203) 681-3720 Media Contact: Nick Rust Prosek Partners (212) 279-3115 ext. 252