(Orlando, Fla.) April 7, 2022 — CNL Strategic Capital, LLC (“CNL Strategic Capital,” the “Company” or “we”) seeks to provide current income and long-term appreciation to investors by acquiring controlling equity stakes in combination with loan positions in privately owned middle-market businesses. The Company announced its operating results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2021, CNL Strategic Capital’s fourth year of operation.
Highlights:
- As of Dec. 31, 2021, CNL Strategic Capital had approximately $514.8 million in total assets, compared with approximately $314.1 million as of Dec. 31, 2020.
- During 2021, CNL Strategic Capital received approximately $167.1 million in net proceeds, including approximately $4.2 million received through the distribution reinvestment plan. Since beginning operations in February 2018 until Dec. 31, 2021, CNL Strategic Capital has raised approximately $458 million, including $7.2 million received through the distribution reinvestment plan.
- For the year ended Dec. 31, 2021, the Company recognized a net change in unrealized appreciation on investments of $34.5 million and had total investment income of approximately $31.5 million. That compares with a net change in unrealized appreciation on investments of $22.8 million and total investment income of approximately $14.5 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2020.
- As of Dec. 31, 2021, CNL Strategic Capital’s portfolio consisted of equity and debt investments in 10 portfolio companies. The fair value of the company’s portfolio was approximately $456 million, compared with a fair value of $231.2 million as of Dec. 31, 2020.
Cash distributions net of distributions reinvested during the periods presented were funded from the following sources:
| Year Ended Dec. 31, | ||||||||||||||
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| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Amount | % of Cash Distributions Net of Distributions Reinvested | Amount | % of Cash Distributions Net of Distributions Reinvested | |||||||||||
| Net investment income before expense support (reimbursement) | $11,923,769 | 107.8 % | $4,191,999 | 54.5 % | ||||||||||
| Expense support (reimbursement) | (1,830,920) | (16.5) % | 3,301,473 | 43.0 % | ||||||||||
| Net investment income | 10,092,849 | 91.3 % | 7,493,472 | 97.5 % | ||||||||||
| Cash distributions net of distributions reinvested in excess of net investment income1 | 967,436 | 8.7 % | 195,334 | 2.5 % | ||||||||||
| Cash distributions net of distributions reinvested2 | $11,060,285 | 100.0 % | $7,688,806 | 100.0 % | ||||||||||
Sources of declared distributions on a GAAP basis:
| Year Ended Dec. 31, | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Amount | % of Cash Distributions Declared | Amount | % of Cash Distributions Declared | |||||||||||
| Net investment income3 | $10,092,849 | 65.2 % | $7,493,472 | 75.5 % | ||||||||||
| Distributions in excess of net investment income1 | 5,396,235 | 34.8 % | 2,435,881 | 24.5 % | ||||||||||
| Total distributions declared | $15,489,084 | 100.0 % | $9,929,353 | 100.0 % | ||||||||||
Total investment return based on net asset value (NAV) after incentive fees per share for the year ended Dec. 31, 2021:4
| Class FA | Class A | Class T | Class D | Class I | Class S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.9% | 11.5% | 10.6% | 11.6% | 11.8% | 13.5% |
(These returns are prior to any applicable sales load and assume shareholders reinvested their distributions. These are not actual shareholder returns. Actual returns may vary materially.)
Cumulative total investment return based on NAV after sales fees since inception and through the year ended Dec. 31, 2021:4
| Class FA | Class A | Class T | Class D | Class I | Class S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.7% | 33.4% | 32.2% | 38.9% | 47.4% | 23.6% |
(These returns are prior to any applicable sales load and assume shareholders reinvested their distributions. These are not actual shareholder returns. Actual returns may vary materially.)
About CNL Strategic Capital
CNL Strategic Capital is a publicly registered, non-traded limited liability company that seeks to provide current income and long-term appreciation to individuals by acquiring controlling equity stakes in combination with loan positions in durable and growing middle-market businesses. The company is externally managed by CNL Strategic Capital Management, LLC and Levine Leichtman Strategic Capital, LLC (LLSC). For additional information, please visit cnlstrategiccapital.com.
About CNL Financial Group
CNL Financial Group (CNL) is a private investment management firm providing real estate and alternative investments. Since inception in 1973, CNL and/or its affiliates have formed or acquired companies with more than $34 billion in assets. CNL is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. For additional information, please visit cnl.com.
About Levine Leichtman Strategic Capital
LLSC is an affiliate of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC (LLCP), a middle-market private equity firm with a 38-year track record of successfully investing across various targeted sectors, including franchising, professional services, education and engineered products. LLCP utilizes a differentiated Structured Private Equity investment strategy, combining debt and equity capital investments in portfolio companies. This unique structure provides a less dilutive solution for management teams and entrepreneurs, while delivering growth and income with a significantly lower risk profile.
LLCP’s global team of dedicated investment professionals is led by seven partners who have worked together for an average of 22 years. Since inception, LLCP has managed approximately $12.8 billion of institutional capital across 15 investment funds and has invested in over 90 portfolio companies. LLCP currently manages $9.2 billion of assets and has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Charlotte, Miami, London, Stockholm and The Hague. For additional information, please visit llcp.com.
The information in this press release may include “forward-looking statements.” These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of CNL Strategic Capital’s management and on the information currently available to management at the time of such statements. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the words “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates” or similar expressions that indicate future events. Forward-looking statements are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond CNL Strategic Capital’s control. Important risks, uncertainties and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include the risks associated with the Company’s ability to pay distributions and the sources of such distribution payments, the Company’s ability to locate and make suitable investments and other risks described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and the other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities.
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