Prospect Capital Provides $27 Million Secured Loan to Support the Acquisition of New Star Metals by Insight Equity and Announces Separate $110 Million New Senior Secured Investment


NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Aug 8, 2012) - Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) ("Prospect") announced today that Prospect has provided a $27 million secured loan to support the acquisition of New Star Metals Inc. ("New Star"), a provider of specialized processing services to the steel industry, by funds managed by Insight Equity Management Company LLC ("Insight Equity").

With manufacturing operations in East Chicago, Indiana, New Star is the pre-eminent provider of electrogalvanizing services employed in the finishing of ultra-high-strength steel. New Star serves a broad array of end markets with leading applications in light-weight automotive designs.

"Prospect delivered customized support for the transaction by crafting a capital structure solution that addressed the specific needs of New Star," said Jack Waterstreet, a Senior Vice President at Insight Equity.

"We are delighted by Prospect's value-added and responsive expertise that helped drive the consummation of this transaction," said Victor Vescovo, COO & Managing Partner at Insight Equity.

"Prospect is pleased to provide financing to support Insight Equity's acquisition of New Star, a differentiated and industry-leading company," said David Moszer, a Managing Director of Prospect Capital Management.

Separately, Prospect recently provided $110 million of senior secured financing to support the acquisition of a leading provider of dental practice management services to dental professional corporations and associations in the United States.

Prospect has closed more than $1.1 billion of originations to date in the current 2012 calendar year. Prospect's advanced investment pipeline aggregates more than $600 million of potential opportunities.

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