NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwire) — 01/15/13 — Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) (“Prospect”) announced today that Prospect has provided $27 million of secured second-lien debt financing for CHC Companies, Inc. (“CHC”), one of the largest outsourced providers of healthcare services to correctional facilities in the United States. The financing was used, together with proceeds from senior debt facilities, in support of the acquisition of CHC by GTCR, a leading private equity firm.
CHC provides primary care, dental, behavioral, pharmacy, utilization management, and other healthcare services to public and private prisons and jails across 26 states. CHC offers a full suite of healthcare services for the continuum of custody, which extends care at the point of arrest through incarceration and release. The company–s continuity of care expertise is a key competitive advantage, placing CHC at the forefront of a paradigm shift in the correctional healthcare market towards a pre-custody, custody, and post incarceration model.
“Prospect is pleased to have been selected by GTCR for the lead role to provide the second lien financing for this important transaction,” said Geoffrey Chang, Managing Director at Prospect Capital Management LLC. “Prospect responded quickly and effectively to the tight timetable here, and we are thrilled to have structured a transaction that supports CHC–s growth strategy going forward.”
ABOUT GTCR
Founded in 1980, GTCR () is a leading private equity firm focused on investing in growth companies in the Financial Services & Technology, Healthcare, and Information Services & Technology industries. The Chicago-based firm pioneered the “Leaders Strategy” — finding and partnering with management leaders as the critical first step in identifying, acquiring and building market-leading companies through acquisitions and organic growth. Since its inception, GTCR has invested more than $10 billion in over 200 companies.
ABOUT PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION
Prospect Capital Corporation () is a closed-end investment company that lends to and invests in private and microcap public businesses. Our investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments.
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