Company Announcements

2Q22 Portfolio Valuations & Recent Activity

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Riverstone Credit Opps. Inc PLC
26 July 2022
 

26 July 2022

Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income

Quarterly Update

Strong Track Record of Attractive Realisations Continues

Share Buyback Programme Continues to Further Enhance Shareholder Value

Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income ("RCOI" or the "Company"), the LSE-listed energy infrastructure and energy-transition credit investor, is pleased to announce its quarterly portfolio summary as of 30 June 2022, inclusive of updated quarterly unaudited fair market valuations.

 

Unaudited Net Asset Value

 

As of 30 June 2022, the unaudited net asset value per Ordinary Share, including net revenue for the quarter ended 30 June, was $1.02 ($1.03: 31 March 2022). The reduction in NAV quarter over quarter is due to the larger distribution paid out in quarter end 30 June 2022 for the period ending 31 March 2022.

 

Period Highlights

 

·    NAV remains stable with all loans performing in line with expectations and delivering income as anticipated

·    Growing record of attractive realisations continues:

o Imperium3NY LLC investment realised delivering 32.5% IRR and 1.25x MOIC; also retain non dilutable equity warrants with meaningful upside

o Roaring Fork investment realised delivering 21.3% IRR and 1.16x MOIC

o Project Mariners investment realised delivering 14.5% IRR and 1.33x MOIC

·    Successful upsize of RCOI's existing investment in Streamline Innovations, bringing total capital committed by RCOI to $13.8m with Sustainable Fitch providing an SPO on the green loan

·    RCOI initiated a share buyback programme to underline the Board's confidence of the strategy's high performing and differentiated approach and to enhance shareholder value

·    Growing pipeline of attractive investment opportunities across the infrastructure, infrastructure services and energy transition sectors

 

Portfolio Summary / Lifetime Key Performance Indicators

 

·    Portfolio of 100% floating rate, short duration, senior secured loans supporting RCOI's ambition to deliver annual returns to shareholders of 8-10%

·    23.4% NAV total return5 since IPO in May 2019

·    18.6 cents in dividends paid since inception6


Market Update

·    The backdrop for the broader energy sector remained strong in Q2 2022, continuing the trend seen in the beginning of 2022. Given our focus on energy infrastructure, infrastructure services and energy transition assets, RCOI is well-diversified and poised to take advantage of the investment opportunity brought about by the convergence of two market phenomena, namely the consistent growing demand for sources of energy and the concurrent need to meet global "net-zero" targets. Similar to Q1 2022, Q2 2022 saw a slight increase in the unrealised values across the loan portfolio. We will continue to target similar investment opportunities through our green loans and sustainability linked loans with sustainability performance targets.

·    Based on the current unfunded commitments, recent deal activity and potential new investment opportunities, the Investment Manager believes RCOI will remain close to fully committed throughout 2022.

Reuben Jeffery III, Chairman of RCOI, commented:

"Q2 2022 was a very strong quarter producing the third loan realisation of 2022, all of which have achieved strong returns and delivered an average Gross MOIC of 1.27x. In addition, energy market fundamentals, with strong commodity pricing, remain encouraging for RCOI's strategy. Reflecting this supportive backdrop, the Company is poised to continue to provide attractive returns from its existing portfolio as well as through new senior secured investments from Riverstone Credit's extensive pipeline.

Since launch the Company has delivered a total NAV return5 of 23.4% including 18.6 cents per share in dividend distributions6. In addition, while short duration, the portfolio's 100% floating rate exposure should be expected to form a tailwind in enhancing portfolio income in a higher interest rate environment."

Christopher Abbate and Jamie Brodsky, Co-Founders of Riverstone Credit, the investment adviser, added:

"The RCOI existing portfolio and pipeline remains focused on the three key sectors for the strategy, infrastructure, infrastructure services and energy transition. In the second quarter of 2022, RCOI realised its investments in Imperium3 NY, Roaring Fork and Project Mariners resulting in IRRs of 32.5%, 21.3% and 14.5% respectively.

Based on the growing track record of attractive realisation multiples, we believe that going forward our portfolio income will be sufficient to grow RCOI while preserving principal and in addition to delivering on our dividend target.

We also are pleased to report two of our existing loans that were successfully upsized, Streamline and post-period end, Blackbuck Resources. Further, these loans were awarded Second Party Opinions ("SPO") by Sustainable Fitch, Sustainable Fitch, a division of Fitch Group focused on ESG. For Blackbuck, the SPO considers the loans to be aligned with the five pillars of the LSTA Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles. For Streamline, the SPO verifies the Term Loan's alignment to the LSTA Green Loan Principles with the transaction being compliant with the four pillars of the LSTA Green Loan Principles and aligned with the LSTA category of pollution and prevention. We are delighted to receive this endorsement of the sustainability credentials of these energy transition loans, a growing aspect of the Company's portfolio and future pipeline."

Cumulative Portfolio Summary

Unrealised Portfolio[1]

 

Investment Name

Subsector

Commitment Date

Cumulative Committed Capital ($mm)

Cumulative Invested Capital ($mm)

Gross Realised Capital ($mm)1

Gross Unrealised Value ($mm)

Gross Realised Capital & Unrealised Value ($mm)

% of Par as of 30 June 20222

Gross MOIC

Caliber Midstream3

Infrastructure

Aug-19

4.0

4.0

0.5

0.6

1.1

56.35%

0.27x

Epic Propane Pipeline

Infrastructure

Dec-19

14.8

14.8

3.4

15.4

18.8

101.50%

1.27x

FS Crude

Infrastructure

Mar-20

13.7

13.7

9.7

6.8

16.5

100.07%

1.20x

Hoover Circular Solutions

Infrastructure Services

Oct-20

7.4

7.4

4.4

3.9

8.3

99.89%

1.13x

Imperium3NY LLC

Energy Transition

Apr-21

6.8

5.4

6.7

1.2

8.0

1.244

1.48x

Blackbuck Resources LLC

Infrastructure

Jun-21

11.5

10.2

1.7

9.8

11.5

99.58%

1.12x

Circulus Holdings, PBLLC

Infrastructure

Aug-21

12.3

12.3

4.0

9.3

13.4

99.63%

1.09x

Streamline Innovations Inc.

Infrastructure Services

Nov-21

13.8

6.8

0.4

6.9

7.3

98.69%

1.07x

Harland & Wolff Group Holdings PLC

Infrastructure Services

Mar-22

11.8

10.1

0.4

10.1

10.6

98.24%

1.05x




$96.2

$84.6

$31.2

$64.2

$95.4

 

1.13x

 

Direct Lending Consolidated Portfolio Key Stats at Entry As of 30 June 2022

Weighted Avg. Entry Basis

96.9%

Weighted Avg. All-in Coupon at Entry

9.52 p.a.

Weighted Avg. Undrawn Spread at Entry

4.3 p.a.

Weighted Avg. Tenor at Entry

2.9 years

Weighted Avg. Call Premium at Entry

103.2

Security

100% Secured

Realised Portfolio

Investment Name

Subsector

Commitment Date

Realisation Date

Cumulative Committed Capital ($mm)

Cumulative Invested Capital ($mm)

Gross Realised Capital ($mm)1

Gross MOIC

Rocky Creek Resources

Exploration & Production

Jun-19

Dec-19

6

4.3

4.9

1.15 x

CIG Logistics

Infrastructure Services

Jan-20

Jan-20

8.7

8.7

8.9

1.02 x

Mallard Exploration

Exploration & Production

Nov-19

Apr-20

13.8

6.8

7.7

1.13 x

Market Based

Multiple

Aug-20

Nov-20

13.4

13.4

13.6

1.01 x

Project Yellowstone

Infrastructure

Jun-19

Mar-21

5.8

5.8

7.2

1.23 x

Ascent Energy

Exploration & Production

Jun-19

Jun-21

13.3

13.3

16.1

1.21 x

Pursuit Oil & Gas

Exploration & Production

Jul-19

Jun-21

12.3

12.3

15

1.22 x

U.S. Shipping

Infrastructure Services

Feb-21

Aug-21

6.5

6.5

7.3

1.13 x

Aspen Power Partners

Infrastructure

Dec-20

Oct-21

6.9

3.4

4.3

1.27 x

Project Mariners

Infrastructure Services

Jul-19

Apr-22

13.2

13.2

17.6

1.33x

Roaring Fork Midstream

Infrastructure

Mar-21

Jun-22

5.9

5.9

6.9

1.16x





$105.9

$93.6

$109.4

1.17x

The Gross Realised Capital column includes interest, fee income, and principal received. The Gross Unrealised Value column includes the amortization of OID, accrued interest, fees and any unrealised change in the value of the investment.

For Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income Plc:

 

Adam Weiss

+1 212 271 2953

 

 

J.P. Morgan Cazenove (Corporate Broker)

+44 (0)20 7742 4000

William Simmonds

 

Jérémie Birnbaum

 

James Bouverat (Sales)


 

 

Media Contacts

 

Helen Tarbet

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Email: rcoi@buchanan.uk.com

 

About Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income Plc:

 

RCOI lends to companies that build and operate the infrastructure used to generate, transport, store and distribute both renewable and conventional sources of energy, and companies that provide services to that infrastructure. RCOI also lends to companies seeking to facilitate the energy transition by decarbonizing the energy, industrial and agricultural sectors, building sustainable infrastructure and reducing or sequestering carbon emissions. The Company seeks to ensure that its investments are having a positive impact on climate change by structuring each deal as either a green loan or a sustainability-linked loan, documented using industry best practices.

 

For further details, see https://www.riverstonecoi.com/.

 

Neither the contents of RCOI's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the websites (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

 



1 Gross realised capital is total gross income realised on invested capital.

2 Includes fair market value of equity and rights where applicable as a percentage of par.

3 Includes Caliber HoldCo Escrow, Caliber MFC LLC equity, Caliber Midstream Revolver & Priming Facility.

4 Reflects the total fair market value in millions of iM3NY common equity and C4V common equity. The term loan was realized in April 2022.

5 NAV total return equals cumulative paid dividend cents per share and NAV per share as of 30 June 2022 divided by the opening capital net of share issuance costs as of 28 May 2019.

6 Reflects cumulative dividend cents per share declared as of 31 March 2022 and paid as of 30 June 2022.

 

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