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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS [Abstract]

NOTE 4 — FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The Company accounts for its investments at fair value. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company’s portfolio investments consisted of investments in secured loans and secured notes. The fair value amounts have been measured as of the reporting date and have not been reevaluated or updated for purposes of these financial statements subsequent to that date. As such, the fair values of these financial instruments subsequent to the reporting date may be different than amounts reported.

In accordance with ASC 820, the Company has categorized its investments based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique into a three-level fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).

As required by ASC 820, when the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. For example, a Level 3 fair value measurement may include inputs that are observable (Levels 1 and 2) and unobservable (Level 3). Therefore, the fair value related to such investments categorized within the Level 3 tables below may include components of the fair value that are attributable to both observable inputs (Levels 1 and 2) and unobservable inputs (Level 3). The fair value determination of each portfolio investment categorized as Level 3 required one or more unobservable inputs.

The use of significant unobservable inputs creates uncertainty in the measurement of fair value as of the reporting date. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s investments may vary and may include debt investments’ yield (i.e. discount rate) and volatility assumptions.

The Company’s investments measured at fair value by investment type on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2023 were as follows:

	Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2023 Using
Assets	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan	$	-	$	-	$	45,703,391	$	45,703,391
Senior Secured Notes		-		-		9,919,908		9,919,908
Total	$	-	$	-	$	55,623,299	$	55,623,299

The Company’s investments measured at fair value by investment type on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2022 were as follows:

	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2022 Using
Assets	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan	$	-	$	-	$	40,660,663	$	40,660,663
Senior Secured Notes		-		-		9,593,917		9,593,917
Total	$	-	$	-	$	50,254,580	$	50,254,580

The following tables provide a summary of the significant unobservable inputs used to fair value the Level 3 portfolio investments as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The methodology for the determination of the fair value of the Company’s investments is discussed in “Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies”. Discount Rate ranges are shown as spread over Treasuries for Senior Secured First Lien Term Loans.

Investment Type	Fair Value as of March 31, 2023		Valuation Techniques/ Methodologies	Unobservable Input	Range			Weighted Average ⁽¹⁾

Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan	$	45,703,391	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate		11.6% - 14.8	%		12.9	%
Senior Secured Notes		9,919,908	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate		9.7% - 15.9	%		11.4	%
Total	$	55,623,299

Investment Type	Fair Value as of December 31, 2022		Valuation Techniques/ Methodologies	Unobservable Input	Range			Weighted Average ⁽¹⁾

Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan	$	40,660,633	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate		7.2% - 9.6	%		8.4	%
Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan	$	40,660,633	Discounted Cash Flow	Volatility		20.0% - 20.0	%		20.0	%
Senior Secured Notes		9,593,917	Discounted Cash Flow	Discount Rate		11.6% - 18.7	%		14.3	%
Senior Secured Notes		9,593,917	Discounted Cash Flow	Volatility		7.0% - 20.0	%		12.4	%
Total	$	50,254,550

(1) The weighted average is calculated based on the fair value of each investment.

Significant increases (decreases) in discount rate in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value assessment. Significant increases (decreases) in volatility in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value assessment.

The following table provides a summary of changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 portfolio investments for the three months ended March 31, 2023:

	Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan		Senior Secured Notes		Total Investments
Fair Value as of December 31, 2022	$	40,660,633	$	9,593,917	$	50,254,550
Purchases		4,230,000		-		4,230,000
Accretion of discount and fees (amortization of premium), net		62,621		78,198		140,819
PIK interest		11,573		-		11,573
Sales of investments		-		-		-
Proceeds from principal repayments		-		-		-
Net realized gain (loss) on investments		-		-		-
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments		738,564		247,793		986,357
Balance as of March 31, 2023	$	45,703,391	$	9,919,908	$	55,623,299

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Level 3 investments still held as of March 31, 2023	$	738,564	$	247,793	$	986,357

As of March 31, 2022, and for the year then ended, the Company had no investments.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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