KCAP Financial, Inc. Announces Pricing of a $465 Million CLO Fund to be Managed by Trimaran Advisors, L.L.C.

KCAP Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq:KCAP) (NYSE:KAP) announced that its wholly owned portfolio company, Trimaran Advisors, L.L.C., has priced Catamaran CLO 2013-1 Ltd., a $465 million Collateralized Loan Obligation ("CLO") fund. Trimaran will serve as the investment manager for the CLO and KCAP Financial will invest approximately $9.5 million in the subordinated notes issued by the fund. This is the second CLO fund Trimaran has brought to the market since its acquisition by KCAP Financial in February of 2012.

About KCAP Financial, Inc.

KCAP Financial, Inc. is a publicly traded, internally managed business development company. The Company's middle market investment business originates, structures, finances and manages a portfolio of term loans, mezzanine investments and selected equity securities in middle market companies. The Company's wholly owned portfolio companies Trimaran Advisors, L.L.C and Katonah Debt Advisors, L.L.C., manage collateralized loan obligation funds that invest in broadly syndicated corporate term loans, high-yield bonds and other credit instruments.

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