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Deal finally lands
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation says it has closed its merger with Monroe Capital Corporation, and the combined business is now one larger externally managed lender. In plain English: the corporate wedding is done, the cake has been cut, and the newly merged company starts life with about $471.7 million in pro forma net assets.
Why investors should care
The deal brings in roughly $141.1 million in cash, which Horizon says it plans to use partly to repay debt and partly to make new investments that fit its playbook. That matters because less leverage can mean a less sweaty balance sheet, and more investable cash can help keep the income engine humming.
The ownership shuffle
Horizon also said it will issue 20,370,693 shares of common stock as part of the merger, with former MRCC holders owning 29.86% of the combined company and legacy Horizon holders keeping 70.14%. So if you were tracking the cap table like a fantasy league roster, here’s the big roster update.
Dividends and buybacks: the extra sprinkles
The company says it wants to use $27.6 million of undistributed taxable earnings to supplement regular monthly distributions for the next two fiscal quarters, starting with the July 2026 payment, assuming the board signs off. It also plans to lean on its previously authorized $10 million buyback program, but only if shares trade below 90% of net asset value. Big picture: Horizon just got bigger, potentially better funded, and maybe a little more generous to shareholders—assuming the math and the market cooperate.