WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., March 30, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NYSE:FSC) ("Fifth Street") today announced that Fifth Street Mezzanine Partners IV, L.P., its wholly-owned subsidiary (the "SBIC Subsidiary"), had the pricing fixed on $65.3 million of its outstanding debentures. The interest rate on the debentures was fixed at a rate of 4.084% per annum for 10 years, bringing the SBIC Subsidiary's total debentures outstanding to $138.3 million out of the maximum $150 million permitted under its SBIC license.
About Fifth Street Finance Corp.
Fifth Street Finance Corp. is a specialty finance company that lends to and invests in small and mid-sized companies, primarily in connection with investments by private equity sponsors. Fifth Street Finance Corp.'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.
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