Prospect Provides Acquisition Financing to C&J Cladding

NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 2, 2007 -- Prospect Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) ("Prospect") announced today that it has provided acquisition financing of $6 million to support the purchase of C&J Cladding, LLC ("C&J"), located in Houston, Texas.

C&J specializes in cladding onshore and offshore drilling production components. Cladding is a process of welding a bonding material onto a base metal, where the bonding material then acts as a shield to protect the metal from erosion as highly corrosive fluids pass through the wellhead. A typical wellhead component without cladding will last approximately five years in a highly corrosive environment, while cladding extends the life to approximately twenty years. C&J owns one of the largest arrays of automated cladding machines in the industry, selling its services to machine shops and oilfield equipment manufacturers. C&J is led by Jeff Hoye, Bill Lawrence, and company founder Jim Gray, who are experienced managers of metals and other businesses.

Prospect's investment is in the form of a senior secured debt instrument with a first lien on all assets of C&J. Prospect also received a significant equity ownership in C&J as part of its investment.

"Prospect has a deep understanding of industrial businesses, and we appreciate both the responsiveness of their team and the broad energy sector knowledge base brought together through this partnership," said Bill Lawrence of C&J.

"We are excited about the strategic opportunities to capitalize on the growth of deep water drilling with the value-added cladding process, which is so vital to the production companies we serve," added Jeff Hoye of C&J.

"We are always looking for experienced managers and strong, growing companies to support with our capital, and the C&J team has the track record to continue building significant value," said Mark Hull, an investment professional with Prospect Capital Management.

ABOUT PROSPECT ENERGY CORPORATION

Prospect Energy Corporation (www.prospectenergy.com) is a closed-end investment company that lends to and invests in energy-related businesses. Prospect Energy's investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments.

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Contact Information: Please send investment proposals to: Grier Eliasek President and Chief Operating Officer grier@prospectstreet.com (212) 448-9577