Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. (ICMB) is a business development company (BDC) that primarily focuses on providing debt and mezzanine financing to middle-market companies. The company aims to support various corporate objectives including growth capital, acquisitions, market expansion, product development, refinancing, and recapitalizations. ICMB strategically acquires equity stakes in portfolio ...Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. (ICMB) is a business development company (BDC) that primarily focuses on providing debt and mezzanine financing to middle-market companies. The company aims to support various corporate objectives including growth capital, acquisitions, market expansion, product development, refinancing, and recapitalizations. ICMB strategically acquires equity stakes in portfolio companies through warrants or other structured instruments to gain upside participation. Geographically, it targets investments across the United States and Europe, with specific focus on the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, and West Coast regions in the US. The fund's sector focus includes cable and satellites, consumer services, healthcare equipment and services, industrials, information technology, telecommunication services, and utilities. ICMB typically invests between $5 million and $25 million per investment, targeting companies with annual revenues of at least $50 million and minimum EBITDA of $15 million. The company is externally managed by Investcorp Credit Management, a subsidiary of Investcorp, a global investment firm with over $22 billion in assets under management. ICMB's shares are listed on NASDAQ under the ticker ICMB. The company has a market cap of approximately $12.3 million and is headquartered in New York City. Financially, ICMB has a negative return on equity and net income, reflecting challenging market conditions. However, it continues to manage its portfolio and explore strategic alternatives. The company's CEO is Suhail Ahmad Shaikh, who heads private credit US for Investcorp. ICMB has a small team of professionals dedicated to credit investing, with the broader Investcorp organization employing around 500 professionals globally. The company generates revenue primarily from interest and dividend income on its investments, as well as capital gains. It also has a significant debt-to-equity ratio, indicating leverage. ICMB's cost structure includes management fees and operating expenses, which have been adjusted recently as part of strategic review. The company is committed to providing attractive risk-adjusted returns to its investors through a diversified portfolio of debt investments.
Operator: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to today's Investcorp Credit Management BDC's Quarter ended December 31, 2025 Earnings Call. It is now my pleasure to turn the floor over to Andrew Muns, Chief Financial Officer.
Andrew Muns: Thank you, operator. Welcome, everyone, to Investcorp Credit Management BDC's earnings call for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. I'm joined today by Suhail Shaikh, President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. I would like to remind everyone that today's call is being recorded and that this call is the property of Investcorp Credit Management BDC. Any unauthorized broadcast of this call in any form is strictly prohibited. An audio replay of the call will be available on the Investor Relations page of our website at icmbdc.com. I would also like to call your attention to the safe harbor disclosure in our press release regarding forward-looking information and remind everyone that today's call may include forward-looking statements and projections. Actual results may differ materially from these projections. We will not update forward-looking statements unless required by law. To obtain copies of our latest SEC filings, please visit the company's registration statement on the SEC's EDGAR platform or our Investor Relations page on our website. The format for today's call is as follows: Suhail will provide an overall business and portfolio summary, and then I will provide an overview of our results, summarizing the financials. This will be followed by Q&A. Please note that today's discussion will focus on our financial results. As stated in our press release, we do not intend to comment further regarding the review unless or until it determines that further disclosure is appropriate or necessary. As such, we will not be taking questions on the strategic review process during today's call. Management will be pleased to address questions related to our quarterly financial statements and business operations. At this time, I would like to turn the call over to Suhail.
Suhail Shaikh: Good morning, everyone, and thank you, Andrew, and thank you, everyone, for joining our December 31, 2025 quarter-ended earnings call. As a reminder, ICMB provides flexible capital solutions to middle-market companies, primarily through first lien senior secured debt. Our disciplined underwriting approach focuses on downside protection while generating income for shareholders. We will begin with an update on the business, a review of our fourth quarter results and portfolio activity, and then Andrew will walk you through our financials in greater detail. Before we dive into the details, here are the key takeaways from the quarter. We formed a special committee of independent directors to review strategic alternatives and maximize value for shareholders. We successfully refinanced the $65 million notes due April 1 with new unsecured notes maturing in 2029. NAV per share declined to $4.25, primarily driven by fair value …