Material 7% NAV Growth & Successful Realisations

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Riverstone Credit Opps. Inc PLC
20 October 2022
 

20 October 2022

Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income

Quarterly Update

Material 7% NAV Growth & Further Successful Realisations

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 September 2022, inclusive of updated quarterly unaudited fair market valuations.

 

Unaudited Net Asset Value

 

As of 30 September 2022, the unaudited net asset value per Ordinary Share, including net revenue for the quarter ended 30 September, was $1.10 ($1.02: 30 June 2022) an uplift of 7%.

 

Period Highlights

 

· Material increase in NAV from $1.02 on 30 June 2022 to $1.10 on 30 September 2022. The majority of the increase due to the investment in Seawolf Water Resources at an attractive discount.

· Established track record of attractive realisations continues:

o FS Crude LLC realised on 16 September 2022 at 14.8 percent gross IRR and 1.23x gross MOIC

o Circulus Holdings realised on 6 October 2022 at 16.6 percent gross IRR and 1.14x gross MOIC

o Epic Propane initial investment realised on 30 September 2022 with nearly $1 million of gains received; in addition, loan amended and extended to 30 September 2026 at attractive economics and converted to sustainability linked loan with Sustainable Fitch providing an SPO

· Continue to invest capital across infrastructure, infrastructure services and energy transition pipeline to keep the fund committed and dividend stable

o On 1 September 2022, upsize of investment in Hoover Circular Solutions

o On 26 September 2022, secondary investment in a stapled bundle of private securities in Seawolf Water Resources including a first lien term loan along with preferred stock and common equity

 

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%

· 33.0% NAV total return5 since IPO in May 2019

· 20.6 cents in dividends paid since inception6

 

 

 

 

 

Market Update

· Q3 2022 saw volatility increase due to a slowdown in global growth expectations and oil prices dropping by over 10%. Despite this, the Company believes the current energy market environment remains constructive for RCOI's borrowers. By continuing to focus the RCOI portfolio on energy infrastructure and infrastructure services, swings in the commodity markets will have less of a direct impact on the current portfolio and future investments. This was illustrated by the Company's Q3 2022 performance, where RCOI experienced a significant increase in NAV per share in the face of significant volatility.   

· 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:

"Q3 2022 was very encouraging for RCOI given further profitable realisations as well as new commitments in our target sectors. In addition, a significant quarterly increase in NAV was principally attributable to the attractive investment opportunity secured in Seawolf Resources. I believe the Company is well-positioned to continue to provide attractive returns from its portfolio as well as through new senior secured investments from the considerable pipeline of opportunities progressing through due diligence.

Since launch in May 2019 the Company we are pleased that the Company has delivered a total NAV return5 of 33.0% including 20.6 cents per share in dividend distributions6."

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

"We are pleased that RCOI's existing portfolio is now majority green and sustainability linked loans across our target sectors, an important milestone. In an active third quarter of 2022, RCOI had $24.8 million of realisations and committed $31.6 million of new capital in three investments, an upsize to Hoover Circular Solutions, the amended EPIC Propane investment and Seawolf Resources. We are pleased to have completed over 10 deal realisations since the start of COVID, all with a blended IRR of 17% over that time period, demonstrating the resilience of our investment strategy.

Hoover Circular Solutions is a company with which we have a long history and intricate familiarity, and which provides essential infrastructure and services to the petrochemicals sector. We believe this upsizing represents a compelling opportunity for RCOI to increase exposure to a short duration investment with a highly attractive yield. Since our initial investment in EPIC Propane, the borrower has been a steady and strong performer, completing construction of a mission-critical piece of energy infrastructure during the tumultuous COVID pandemic. We were pleased to extend this investment which we see as a win for both the borrower and the Company. Finally, despite the stress experienced during the COVID pandemic, Seawolf today is experiencing some of its best operating and financial results of the past four years.

 

Based on the growing track record of attractive realisation multiples, strong portfolio cash flow and the high level of current investment we believe that going forward our portfolio income will be sufficient to grow the Company in addition to delivering on our dividend target yield of 8-10% per annum and preserving principal."

 

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 September 20222

Gross MOIC

Caliber Midstream3

Infrastructure

Aug-19

4.0

4.0

0.5

0.5

1.0

40.71%

0.24x

Hoover Circular Solutions

Infrastructure Services

Oct-20

15.4

15.4

4.6

12.0

16.6

100.74%

1.08x

Imperium3NY LLC

Energy Transition

Apr-21

6.8

5.4

6.7

2.5

9.2

2.494

1.71x

Blackbuck Resources LLC

Infrastructure

Jun-21

11.5

10.2

1.9

9.9

11.8

100.44%

1.16x

Circulus Holdings, PBLLC

Infrastructure

Aug-21

12.3

12.3

4.3

9.7

14.0

103.00%

1.14x

Streamline Innovations Inc.

Infrastructure Services

Nov-21

13.8

6.8

0.7

6.9

7.6

99.12%

1.12x

Harland & Wolff Group Holdings PLC

Infrastructure Services

Mar-22

12.5

12.5

0.7

12.5

13.2

96.98%

1.05x

Seawolf Water Resources

Services

Sept-22

9.0

9.0

0.0

14.3

14.3

14.294

1.59x

EPIC Propane Pipeline, LP

Infrastructure

Sept-22

13.9

13.9

0.1

13.9

14.0

99.00%

1.01x




$99.2

$89.4

$19.6

$82.1

$101.7

 

1.14x

 

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

Weighted Avg. Entry Basis

97.1%

Weighted Avg. All-in Coupon at Entry

8.96 p.a.

Weighted Avg. Undrawn Spread at Entry

4.1 p.a.

Weighted Avg. Tenor at Entry

3.1 years

Weighted Avg. Call Premium at Entry

102.8

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

6.0

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

FS Crude, LLC

Infrastructure

Mar-20

Sept-22

13.7

13.7

16.9

1.23x

EPIC Propane Pipeline, LP

Infrastructure

Dec-19

Sept-22

14.8

14.8

19.6

1.32x





$134.4

$122.2

$145.9

1.19x

 

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)


 

 

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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, seehttps://www.riverstonecoi.com/.

 

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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.

5 NAV total return equals cumulative paid dividend cents per share and NAV per share as of 30 September 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 30 June 2022 and paid as of 30 September 2022.

 

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