MidCap Financial Investment Corporation
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2022, 2023)
Reporting Period: 2020
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- COVID-19 pandemic and associated economic shutdown presented unexpected challenges to many portfolio companies, some more vulnerable than others.
- Significant adverse impact on the aviation sector due to the coronavirus.
- Increase in requests for covenant amendments and additional support from portfolio companies.
Mitigation Strategies
- Closely working with sponsor clients and portfolio companies.
- Established processes to address problems as they arose.
- Utilizing in-house restructuring and workout capabilities.
- Leveraging the well-capitalized MidCap and SEC's temporary co-investment relief to support existing borrowers.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Not disclosed
Environmental Achievements
- Not disclosed
Social Achievements
- Not disclosed
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- rapid increase in inflation
- sudden tightening of monetary policy
- ongoing supply chain disruptions
- heightened geopolitical tensions
- challenges facing companies today, including elevated inflation and the significant and rapid increase in interest rates
Mitigation Strategies
- MFIC’s corporate lending portfolio is constructed to perform across market environments
- Our approach to credit underwriting, asset selection, and portfolio construction contemplates the potential for economic weakness
- monitoring and communicating with our portfolio companies and sponsors
- MFIC benefits from MidCap Financial’s large, dedicated portfolio management team of nearly 60 investment professionals who help identify and address issues early
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used:
Certifications:
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Not disclosed
Environmental Achievements
- Not disclosed
Social Achievements
- Not disclosed
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- heightened volatility in the financial markets due to uncertainty stemming from the regional banking crisis
- ongoing concerns about inflation, higher interest rates and fears about a recession
- slow activity driven by lower M&A activity
- challenges in the banking industry, which could accelerate the growth of the direct lending market in 2024
Mitigation Strategies
- continued to improve the risk profile of our portfolio by deploying capital into first lien corporate loans and de-risking our portfolio by monetizing some of our second lien exposure and reducing our investment in Merx Aviation LLC
- made several enhancements to our liability structure (extending the final maturity date of our Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, closing on MFIC’s inaugural Collateralized Loan Obligation transaction, pre-funding a portion of our debt maturing in 2025)
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used:
Certifications:
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed