THL Credit Awarded “Best US CLO” at CreditFlux Manager Awards 2017

BOSTON, May 11, 2017 -- THL Credit was awarded “Best US CLO” at the CreditFlux Manager Awards ceremony in London on May 4, 2017. THL Wind River CLO 2015-1 was deemed Best US CLO¹  besting approximately 550 peer CLOs. Jim Fellows, Chief Investment Officer of THL Credit and Co-Head of Tradable Credit with Brian Good, accepted the award on behalf of the firm.

The annual CreditFlux Manager Awards recognizes managers and funds for outstanding performance. This year, THL Credit was a finalist in three categories:  Best US CLO, Best US New CLO and Best US CLO Manager.

“It is an honor for our experienced team to be recognized for their exceptional work in credit analysis and CLO portfolio management,” said Michael Herzig, a Managing Director at THL Credit.  “We hold this award in very high esteem as CreditFlux is an industry leader in structured credit coverage and analysis.  We are committed to continuing to drive strong investment performance for our clients.”

THL Credit and its affiliates manage approximately $9.5 billion in assets including $6.1 billion across eleven 2.0 CLOs.  The team has managed CLO vehicles since 1999 with a focus on consistency of performance and long term relationships throughout the CLO market.

About THL Credit Advisors LLC

THL Credit (http://www.THLCredit.com/) is an alternative credit investment manager for both direct lending and broadly syndicated investments through public and private vehicles, collateralized loan obligations, separately managed accounts and co-mingled funds.  THL Credit maintains a variety of advisory and sub-advisory relationships across its investment platforms, including THL Credit, Inc. (Nasdaq:TCRD), a publicly traded business development company, and THL Credit Senior Loan Fund (NYSE:TSLF), a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect various assumptions by the Company concerning anticipated results and are not guarantees of future performance. The accuracy of such statements involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that, in some ways, are beyond management’s control, including the factors described from time to time in filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. In addition, past performance is not indicative of future results.

¹ CreditFlux is a London based publisher of information about credit funds and CLOs. The Best US CLO selection methodology was based on the average ranking of each CLO relative to its peers based on the following five performance metrics: change in junior over-collateralization, weighted average rating factor (“WARF”), weighted average spread, cash-on-cash return to equity; and equity volatility.

Investor Contact:
THL Credit
Michael Herzig
(212) 829-3101
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