Providing flexible, fully-committed financing solutions to middle market companies
Who we are
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE: TSLX) is a specialty finance company focused on providing flexible, fully committed financing solutions to middle market companies principally located in the U.S. We partner with companies across a variety of industries and provide creative solutions to companies with complex business models that may have limited access to capital.
Structure
We have elected to be regulated as a business development company, or a BDC, under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. is managed by Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”), an SEC-registered investment adviser. The Adviser sources and manages the portfolio through a team of investment professionals with significant expertise in middle market lending.
Our creative financing delivers fully underwritten solutions in a variety of industries and across the spectrum of capital structure. Our unique portfolio construction allows us to manage a well-diversified, current yield portfolio.
Investment type
• Senior secured loans: first lien, second lien, unitranche • Mezzanine debt • Non-control structured equity • Common equity: focus on coinvestment
• Senior secured loans: first lien, second lien, unitranche • Mezzanine debt • Non-control structured equity • Common equity: focus on coinvestment
We deliver fully committed investment solutions of up to $100m (within Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc.) with no market flex language or syndication risk. We can arrange syndicated transactions of over $1b and hold sizeable positions across the Sixth Street platform (in addition to within Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc.) within our credits.
We invest across the spectrum of the capital structure and have the ability to structure transactions outside of market conventions, including one-stop solutions. We identify intrinsic value through fundamental analysis, which enables us to provide flexible solutions to capital-constrained companies with complex business models and cash flow profiles. We offer long-term capital, enabling us to grow with our clients’ needs.
We are a flat organization with a streamlined investment approval process, enabling us to quickly deploy capital and respond to our clients’ needs. We offer transparency to our borrowers in all aspects of the investment process.
We partner and align our interests with our borrowers and financial partners. We offer our portfolio companies financial and operational resources through the expertise of our seasoned investment professionals and the broader Sixth Street platform.
We seek to construct a well-diversified, current yield portfolio, which we manage through active portfolio monitoring.
Through our team of dedicated investment professionals across the U.S. and London, we directly source off-market opportunities to invest in middle market companies. Our direct sourcing efforts are complemented by our connectivity with the Sixth Street platform and network of advisors.
Our investment decisions are based on a deep understanding of the sectors in which we invest. Our seasoned investment professionals have substantial experience in structuring complex transactions across a broad spectrum of industries. This expertise is complemented by our connectivity to the sector thematic and diligence capabilities of the Sixth Street platform.
Reach out to our team to discuss how we can support your objectives and to learn more about our approach.
