UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT
OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number 811-23333

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Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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c/o UMB Fund Services, Inc.
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 299-2000

Terrance P. Gallagher
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(Name and address of agent for service)

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Date of fiscal year end: March 31

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2023

  

 

Item 1.       Report to Shareholders

  

CLIFFWATER CORPORATE LENDING FUND

  

Annual Report

For the Year Ended March 31, 2023

 

 

Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund

Table of Contents

For the Year Ended March 31, 2023

Letter to Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

2

Fund Performance (Unaudited)

 

4

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

5

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

 

6-61

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

62

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

63

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

64

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

65-66

Consolidated Financial Highlights

 

67-68

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

69-109

Other Information (Unaudited)

 

110-111

Fund Management (Unaudited)

 

112-113

Privacy Notice (Unaudited)

 

114-115

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding the Fund’s risks, objectives, fees and expenses, experience of its management and other information.

www.cliffwaterfunds.com

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Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund

Letter to Shareholders

March 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

To our shareholders:

We recently completed three and three-quarter years of operation and want to thank you for the continued trust you have placed in us. Performance has been consistently strong relative to our objective.

The Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund (the “Fund”) produced a net 8.15% annualized return from its June 5, 2019 inception, through March 31, 2023. This compares to a 3.59% annualized return for the Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan Index. The Fund also reported relatively consistent monthly returns. Its annualized standard deviation measured 2.08% for the same period compared to 8.02% for the Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan Index.

The Fund experienced strong investor inflows over the trailing year, with net-asset-value growing from $6.7 billion on March 31, 2022, to $11.1 billion on March 31, 2023. This asset growth has been supported by significant investment in personnel and technology to grow our platform and the onboarding of additional strategic lending partners to access high quality senior corporate loans. Factors materially affecting the Fund’s performance during the most recently completed quarter include a high current cash yield, and few realized losses.

We remain confident in the Fund’s continued performance despite the uncertain economic environments brought by inflation and the Fed’s increase in interest rates. The Fund’s 10.6% net current yield remains attractive, and we believe that the floating rate nature of our loans should continue to react favorably in a rising interest rate economy.

We again sincerely thank you for your support.

Regards,

Stephen L. Nesbitt

Chief Investment Officer

Cliffwater LLC

The performance data shown represents past performance which does not guarantee future results. It is net of all fees. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends.

2

Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund

Letter to Shareholders

March 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Continued)

Important Disclosures

The Fund’s investment program is speculative and entails substantial risks. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved or that its investment program will be successful. Investors should consider the Fund as a supplement to an overall investment program and should invest only if they are willing to undertake the risks involved. Investors could lose some or all of their investment.

Shares are an illiquid investment.

We do not intend to list the Fund’s shares (“Shares”) on any securities exchange and we do not expect a secondary market in the Shares to develop.

You should generally not expect to be able to sell your Shares (other than through the limited repurchase process), regardless of how we perform.

Although we are required to implement a Share repurchase program, only a limited number of Shares will be eligible for repurchase by us.

You should consider that you may not have access to the money you invest for an indefinite period of time.

An investment in the Shares is not suitable for you if you have foreseeable need to access the money you invest.

Because you will be unable to sell your Shares or have them repurchased immediately, you will find it difficult to reduce your exposure on a timely basis during a market downturn.

The Fund is a non-diversified management investment company and may be more susceptible to any single economic or regulatory occurrence than a diversified investment company. Cybersecurity risks have significantly increased in recent years and the Fund could suffer such losses in the future. One of the fundamental risks associated with the Fund’s investments is the risk that an issuer will be unable to make principal and interest payments on its outstanding debt obligations when due. Other risk factors include interest rate risk (a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of debt securities) and prepayment risk (the debtor may pay its obligation early, reducing the amount of interest payments).

3

Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund

Fund Performance

March 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

This graph compares a hypothetical $10,000,000 investment in the Fund’s Class I Shares with a similar investment in the Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loans Index and Bloomberg US Aggregate Index. These indices do not serve as benchmarks for the Fund and are shown for illustrative purposes only. The Fund does not have a designated performance benchmark. Results include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. These indices do not reflect expenses, fees, or sales charges, which would lower performance.

The Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loans Index (previously named S&P LSTA Leveraged Loans Index) is designed to deliver comprehensive, precise coverage of the US leveraged loan market. The Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loans Index is a market value weighted index tracking institutional leveraged loans in the United States based upon market weightings, spreads and interest payment, including Term Loan A, Term Loan B and Second Lien tranches. The Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loans Index is unmanaged and it is not available for investment.

The Bloomberg US Aggregate Index is a broad based, market capitalization-weighted bond market index representing intermediate term investment grade bonds traded in the United States. The index is unmanaged and it is not available for investment.

Average Annual Total Returns as of March 31, 2023

 

1 Year

 

3 Year

 

Since
Inception

Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund (Inception Date June 5, 2019)

 

7.06

%

 

9.94

%

 

8.15

%

Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loans Index

 

2.54

%

 

8.52

%

 

3.59

%

Bloomberg US Aggregate Index

 

-4.78

%

 

-2.77

%

 

-0.46

%

The performance data quoted here represents past performance and past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. The most recent quarter end performance may be obtained by calling 1 (888) 442-4420.

Effective March 6, 2023, the Fund terminated the Expense Limitation and Reimbursement Agreement. Prior to March 6, 2023, the Fund had entered into an expense limitation agreement that limits the Fund’s annualized ordinary fund-wide operating expenses to 2.25% through March 6, 2023 (the “Waiver”). Ordinary fund-wide operating expenses exclude any taxes, fees and interest payments on borrowed funds, distribution and servicing fees, brokerage and distribution costs and expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, and extraordinary or non-routine expenses, such as litigation expenses. Ordinary fund-wide operating expenses include, for the voidance of doubt, the Investment Management Fee and the Fund’s start-up, offering and organizational expenses. The performance quoted above reflects the Waiver in effect and would have been lower in its absence.

For the Fund’s current expense ratios, please refer to the Financial Highlights Section of this report.

Returns reflect the reinvestment of distributions made by the Fund, if any. The graph and the performance table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

4

Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, including the consolidated schedules of investments, swap contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, of Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund (the “Fund”) as of March 31, 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows, and changes in net assets, the related notes, and the consolidated financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of March 31, 2023, the results of its operations, its cash flows, the changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Fund Name

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

Consolidated Financial Highlights

Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund

 

For the year ended March 31, 2023

 

For the year ended March 31, 2023, for the period January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021

 

For the year ended March 31, 2023, for the period January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022, for the years ended December 31, 2021, and 2020, and for the period March 6, 2019 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2019

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, agent banks, and underlying fund administrators or managers; when replies were not received, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the Fund’s auditor since 2019.

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 7, 2023

5

Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

As of March 31, 2023

Principal
Amount

     

Value

   

SENIOR SECURED LOANS — 84.8%

   

 

   

COMMUNICATIONS — 2.5%

 

 

 

$

2,917,500

 

1236904 B.C. Ltd.
First Lien Term Loan, 10.340% (LIBOR+550 basis points), 3/4/20271,2,3,4

 

$

2,826,404

 

24,680,398

 

AG-Twin Brook Communication Services
First Lien Term Loan, 11.152% (SOFR+600 basis points), 10/1/20242,3,4,5

 

 

24,580,657

 

   

Aspen Opco, LLC

 

 

 

 

2,840,909

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 12/1/20272,4,6

 

 

2,774,974

 

21,875,000

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.771% (LIBOR+550 basis points), 12/1/20272,3,4

 

 

21,367,298

 

4,962,312

 

BrightSign

 

 

 

 

   

First Lien Term Loan, 10.909% (LIBOR+575 basis points), 10/14/20272,3,4

 

 

4,837,197

 

   

CM Acquisitions Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

810,971

 

Incremental Term Loan, 9.798% (SOFR+490 basis points), 5/6/20252,3,4

 

 

775,899

 

2,600,593

 

First Lien Term Loan, 9.798% (SOFR+490 basis points), 5/6/20252,3,4

 

 

2,488,128

 

298,125

 

Delayed Draw, 9.799% (SOFR+490 basis points), 5/6/20252,3,4

 

 

285,233

 

GBP 1,772,638

 

CSL DualCom Ltd.
First Lien Term Loan, 9.709% (LIBOR+553 basis points), 9/25/20272,3,4,7

 

 

2,151,404

 

10,000,000

 

EP Purchaser, LLC
Second Lien Term Loan, 11.659% (LIBOR+650 basis points), 11/4/20292,3,4

 

 

9,583,985

 

   

Fingerpaint Marketing, Inc.

 

 

 

 

1,209,677

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 12/30/20262,4,6

 

 

1,163,423

 

2,335,714

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 12/30/20262,4,6

 

 

2,293,968

 

5,961,682

 

Delayed Draw, 11.409% (LIBOR+625 basis points), 12/30/20262,3,4

 

 

5,733,726

 

8,058,140

 

First Lien Term Loan, 11.409% (LIBOR+625 basis points), 12/30/20262,3,4

 

 

7,750,022

 

3,379,331

 

First Lien Term Loan, 11.627% (LIBOR+625 basis points), 12/30/20262,3,4

 

 

3,318,932

 

2,633,891

 

Delayed Draw, 11.749% (LIBOR+625 basis points), 12/30/20262,3,4

 

 

2,586,815

 

470,430

 

Revolver, 13.250% (LIBOR+625 basis points), 12/30/20262,3,4

 

 

452,442

 

12,250,564

 

FuseFX, LLC
First Lien Term Loan, 11.152% (SOFR+600 basis points), 10/1/20242,3,4,5

 

 

12,201,519

 

15,000,000

 

HH Global Finance Limited
First Lien Term Loan, 11.411% (LIBOR+600 basis points), 2/25/20272,3,4,5

 

 

13,622,474

 

   

HPS Telecommunications

 

 

 

 

9,725,000

 

First Lien Term Loan, 11.159% (LIBOR+600 basis points), 5/30/20252,3,4,5

 

 

9,394,271

 

10,000,000

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.617% (LIBOR+600 basis points), 7/23/20262,3,4,5

 

 

9,971,021

 

   

Iconic Purchaser Corporation

 

 

 

 

1,025,641

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 11/5/20272,4,6

 

 

1,006,358

 

512,821

 

Revolver, 9.959% (LIBOR+525 basis points), 11/5/20272,3,4

 

 

503,179

 

18,230,769

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.090% (LIBOR+525 basis points), 11/5/20282,3,4

 

 

17,858,787

 

9,707,143

 

KeyImpact Holdings, Inc.
First Lien Term Loan, 9.565% (LIBOR+475 basis points), 6/21/20262,3,4

 

 

9,506,160

 

2,000,000

 

Lifesize
Second Lien Term Loan, 12.834% (LIBOR+800 basis points), 3/2/20262,3,4

 

 

621,000

 

   

MBS Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

1,271,186

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 4/6/20272,4,6

 

 

1,232,132

 

13,488,559

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.590% (LIBOR+575 basis points), 4/6/20272,3,4

 

 

13,074,150

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

As of March 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
Amount

     

Value

   

SENIOR SECURED LOANS (Continued)

   

 

   

COMMUNICATIONS (Continued)

 

 

 

$

12,371,145

 

MBS Services Holdings, LLC
First Lien Term Loan, 13.334% PIK (LIBOR+700 basis points), 2/26/20262,3,4,8

 

$

12,123,722

 

   

Mc Group Ventures Corporation

 

 

 

 

1,634,615

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 6/30/20272,4,6

 

 

1,608,141

 

15,115,385

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.325% (LIBOR+550 basis points), 6/30/20272,3,4

 

 

14,870,570

 

7,889,904

 

Delayed Draw, 10.325% (LIBOR+550 basis points), 6/30/20272,3,4

 

 

7,762,116

 

   

OneCare Media, LLC

 

 

 

 

1,333,333

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 9/29/20262,4,6

 

 

1,306,395

 

9,381,366

 

First Lien Term Loan, 11.340% (LIBOR+650 basis points), 9/29/20262,3,4

 

 

9,191,827

 

AUD 2,800,000

 

Permaconn TopCo Pty, Ltd.
First Lien Term Loan, 9.683% (BBSY+600 basis points), 12/8/20272,3,4,7

 

 

1,805,717

 

   

Royal Buyer, LLC

 

 

 

 

191,667

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 8/31/20282,4,6

 

 

187,833

 

471,250

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 8/31/20282,4,6

 

 

466,538

 

58,333

 

Revolver, 10.399% (SOFR+600 basis points), 8/31/20282,3,4

 

 

57,167

 

2,493,750

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.399% (SOFR+600 basis points), 8/31/20282,3,4

 

 

2,443,875

 

28,750

 

Delayed Draw, 10.874% (SOFR+600 basis points), 8/31/20282,3,4

 

 

28,463

 

11,970,000

 

TA TT Buyer
First Lien Term Loan, 9.899% (SOFR+500 basis points), 4/1/20292,3

 

 

11,760,525

 

   

Trunk Acquisition, Inc.

 

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 2/19/20262,4,6

 

 

2,404,408

 

1,193,049

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 2/19/20262,4,5,6

 

 

1,147,431

 

22,243,057

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.659% (LIBOR+550 basis points), 2/19/20272,3,4

 

 

21,392,553

 

       

 

272,518,839

 

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 7.3%

 

 

 

 

   

A1 Garage Equity, LLC

 

 

 

 

1,515,152

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 12/22/20282,4,6

 

 

1,472,172

 

3,143,561

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 12/22/20282,4,6

 

 

3,093,435

 

1,020,548

 

Delayed Draw, 11.124% (SOFR+650 basis points), 12/22/20282,3,4

 

 

1,004,275

 

9,294,886

 

First Lien Term Loan, 11.498% (SOFR+650 basis points), 12/22/20282,3,4

 

 

9,031,223

 

   

ADS Buyer, Inc.

 

 

 

 

11,556,049

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.298% (SOFR+525 basis points), 12/30/20272,3,4

 

 

11,287,841

 

6,475,590

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.298% (SOFR+525 basis points), 12/30/20272,3,4

 

 

6,325,296

 

   

AG-Twin Brook Consumer Discretionary

 

 

 

 

24,651,888

 

First Lien Term Loan, 12.043% (SOFR+675 basis points), 2/14/20242,3,4,5

 

 

24,371,163

 

9,775,302

 

First Lien Term Loan, 11.660% (SOFR+650 basis points), 4/22/20262,3,4,5

 

 

9,745,269

 

19,739,515

 

First Lien Term Loan, 11.660% (SOFR+650 basis points), 4/22/20262,3,4,5

 

 

19,678,869

 

14,850,000

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.660% (SOFR+550 basis points), 11/30/20262,3,4,5

 

 

14,806,966

 

23,824,333

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.659% (LIBOR+550 basis points), 12/14/20272,3,4,5

 

 

23,622,386

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

As of March 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
Amount

     

Value

   

SENIOR SECURED LOANS (Continued)

   

 

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (Continued)

 

 

 

 

   

Archimede

 

 

 

 

EUR 8,500,000

 

First Lien Term Loan, 8.265% (EURIBOR+525 basis points), 10/17/20272,3,4,7

 

$

8,893,324

 

EUR 1,500,000

 

Delayed Draw, 8.265% (EURIBOR+525 basis points), 10/27/20272,3,4,7

 

 

1,569,410

 

EUR 7,800,000

 

First Lien Term Loan, 8.265% (EURIBOR+525 basis points), 10/27/20272,3,4,7

 

 

8,160,933

$

10,766,498

 

Astro Acquisition, LLC
First Lien Term Loan, 10.663% (LIBOR+550 basis points), 9/15/20282,3,4,5

 

 

8,206,196

 

   

Auveco Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

986,842

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 5/5/20282,4,6

 

 

951,580

 

1,973,684

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 5/5/20282,4,6

 

 

1,903,160

 

328,947

 

Revolver, 10.291% (SOFR+575 basis points), 5/5/20282,3,4

 

 

317,193

 

9,141,447

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.291% (SOFR+575 basis points), 5/5/20282,3,4

 

 

8,814,803

 

   

Bendon

 

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

Revolver, 0.750%, 12/11/20252,4,6

 

 

1,722,157

 

11,848,858

 

First Lien Term Loan, 12.548% (LIBOR+750 basis points), 12/11/20252,3,4

 

 

11,336,443

 

2,943,844

 

Chop’t Creative Salad Company LLC
First Lien Term Loan, 12.090% (LIBOR+725 basis points), 1/22/20252,3,4,5

 

 

2,961,474

 

   

Club Car Wash

 

 

 

 

2,142,334

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 6/16/20272,4,6

 

 

2,078,064

 

2,844,423

 

Delayed Draw, 8.972% (SOFR+650 basis points), 6/16/20272,3,4

 

 

2,759,090

 

   

Denali Midco 2 LLC

 

 

 

 

4,300,000

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 12/22/20272,4,6

 

 

4,165,657

 

3,196,250

 

Delayed Draw, 11.407% (SOFR+650 basis points), 12/22/20272,3,4

 

 

3,096,391

 

7,462,500

 

First Lien Term Loan, 11.407% (SOFR+650 basis points), 12/22/20272,3,4

 

 

7,229,352

 

   

Evergreen Acqco 1 LP

 

 

 

 

10,908,961

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.660% (LIBOR+550 basis points), 3/26/20282,3

 

 

10,472,602

 

   

FQSR, LLC

 

 

 

 

3,875,488

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000% PIK, 5/26/20272,4,6,8

 

 

3,659,356

 

2,210,205

 

Delayed Draw, 11.616% PIK (LIBOR+650 basis points), 5/26/20272,3,4,8

 

 

2,086,945

 

   

Gateway US Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

409,091

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 9/22/20242,4,6

 

 

397,763

 

191,424

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 9/22/20242,4,6

 

 

186,124

 

800,000

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 9/22/20262,4,6

 

 

777,849

 

6,166,593

 

Delayed Draw, 11.548% (SOFR+650 basis points), 9/22/20262,3,4

 

 

5,995,844

 

500,000

 

Revolver, 11.548% (SOFR+650 basis points), 9/22/20262,3,4

 

 

486,155

 

23,756,818

 

First Lien Term Loan, 11.548% (SOFR+650 basis points), 9/22/20262,3,4

 

 

23,099,008

 

29,696,203

 

GSM Acquisition Corp.
First Lien Term Loan, 10.160% (SOFR+500 basis points), 11/16/20262,3,4

 

 

29,319,359

 

   

GSV Holding, LLC

 

 

 

 

33,327,505

 

Delayed Draw, 10.548% (LIBOR+550 basis points), 4/3/20282,3,4

 

 

32,637,470

 

16,535,262

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 4/30/20282,4,6

 

 

16,192,905

 

17,000,000

 

Harbor Purchaser, Inc.
First Lien Term Loan, 13.307% (SOFR+850 basis points), 4/7/20302,3,4,5

 

 

16,492,404

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

As of March 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
Amount

     

Value

   

SENIOR SECURED LOANS (Continued)

   

 

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (Continued)

 

 

 

 

   

HPS Consumer Discretionary

 

 

 

$

4,056,795

 

First Lien Term Loan, 13.159% PIK (LIBOR+800 basis points), 10/31/20242,3,4,5,8

 

$

3,666,361

 

5,118,325

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.635% (LIBOR+600 basis points), 6/27/20252,3,4,5

 

 

4,935,303

 

15,385,685

 

First Lien Term Loan, 11.557% (LIBOR+675 basis points), 7/26/20262,3,4,5

 

 

14,499,976

 

   

HS Spa Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

311,429

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 6/2/20282,4,6

 

 

303,608

 

2,163,650

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.445% (SOFR+575 basis points), 6/2/20292,3,4

 

 

2,106,714

 

7,103,998

 

Hudson’s Bay Company
First Lien Term Loan, 12.296% (LIBOR+733 basis points), 9/30/20262,3,4,5

 

 

7,007,512

 

13,968,181

 

HY Cite Enterprises LLC
First Lien Term Loan, 13.030% (LIBOR+800 basis points), 11/1/20262,3,4

 

 

13,532,040

 

14,606,996

 

Ingenio, LLC
First Lien Term Loan, 12.056% (LIBOR+700 basis points), 8/3/20262,3,4,5

 

 

14,136,275

 

   

Innovetive Petcare, LLC

 

 

 

 

587,633

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 12/2/20262,4,6

 

 

579,881

 

1,350,118

 

Delayed Draw, 9.778% (LIBOR+500 basis points), 12/2/20262,3,4,5

 

 

1,332,309

 

   

KBP Investments LLC

 

 

 

 

3,444,691

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000% PIK, 5/26/20272,4,6,8

 

 

3,252,584

 

23,992,297

 

Delayed Draw, 11.616% PIK (LIBOR+650 basis points), 5/26/20272,3,4,5,8

 

 

22,654,272

 

13,509,812

 

Leonard Group, Inc.
First Lien Term Loan, 11.342% (SOFR+650 basis points), 2/26/20262,3,4

 

 

13,442,352

 

8,650,296

 

Mammoth Holdings, LLC
First Lien Term Loan, 11.354% (SOFR+650 basis points), 10/16/20242,3,4

 

 

8,625,228

 

   

Margaritaville Enterprises LLC

 

 

 

 

312,500

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 6/17/20272,4,6

 

 

301,886

 

5,108,297

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 6/17/20272,4,6

 

 

4,934,793

 

10,620,148

 

First Lien Term Loan, 9.650% (SOFR+475 basis points), 6/17/20272,3,4

 

 

10,259,434

 

EUR 5,769,231

 

NKD Group GmbH
First Lien Term Loan, 11.015% (EURIBOR+800 basis points), 3/23/20262,3,4,7

 

 

6,154,810

 

   

NL1 Acquire Corp.

 

 

 

 

CAD 369,740

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 5/26/20262,4,6,7

 

 

262,870

 

CAD 960,260

 

Revolver, 10.520% (CDOR+550 basis points), 5/26/20262,3,4,7

 

 

682,706

 

CAD 1,930,959

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 5/26/20282,4,7

 

 

1,372,833

 

1,182,780

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 5/26/20282,4,6

 

 

1,076,529

 

CAD 1,939,218

 

Delayed Draw, 10.520% (CDOR+550 basis points), 5/26/20282,3,4,7

 

 

1,378,705

 

CAD 9,633,300

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.520% (CDOR+550 basis points), 5/26/20282,3,4,7

 

 

6,848,885

 

235,155

 

Delayed Draw, 10.659% (LIBOR+550 basis points), 5/26/20282,3,4

 

 

214,030

 

2,079,000

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.659% (LIBOR+550 basis points), 5/26/20282,3,4

 

 

1,892,241

 

29,656,571

 

Owl Rock Consumer Discretionary
First Lien Term Loan, 10.548% (SOFR+550 basis points), 3/26/20262,3,4,5

 

 

28,968,265

 

6,137,868

 

Penney Borrower LLC
First Lien Term Loan, 11.805% (LIBOR+714 basis points), 12/16/20262,3,4,5

 

 

6,095,640

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

9

Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

As of March 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
Amount

     

Value

   

SENIOR SECURED LOANS (Continued)

   

 

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (Continued)

 

 

 

 

   

POY Holdings, LLC

 

 

 

$

2,406,511

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 11/17/20272,4,6

 

$

2,350,658

 

989,658

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 11/17/20272,4,6

 

 

966,689

 

911,247

 

Delayed Draw, 10.230% (LIBOR+550 basis points), 11/17/20272,3,4

 

 

890,097

 

19,218,397

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.548% (LIBOR+550 basis points), 11/17/20272,3,4

 

 

18,772,353

 

1,477,132

 

Quality Automotive Services, LLC
Revolver, 0.500%, 7/16/20272,4,5

 

 

1,398,454

 

   

Race Winning Brands, Inc.

 

 

 

 

1,305,774

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 11/16/20272,4,6

 

 

1,262,386

 

1,819,226

 

Revolver, 10.090% (LIBOR+525 basis points), 11/16/20272,3,4

 

 

1,758,778

 

26,187,857

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.090% (LIBOR+525 basis points), 11/16/20272,3,4

 

 

25,317,698

 

9,038,081

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.090% (LIBOR+525 basis points), 11/16/20272,3,4,5

 

 

8,737,768

 

1,939,850

 

RCS Consumer Discretionary
First Lien Term Loan, 10.710% (SOFR+625 basis points), 6/6/20252,3,4,5

 

 

1,909,403

 

   

RefrigiWear, LLC

 

 

 

 

1,506,389

 

First Lien Term Loan, 9.615% (SOFR+475 basis points), 11/2/20272,3,4

 

 

1,463,881

 

2,601,896

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 11/2/20272,4,6

 

 

2,528,474

 

15,501,878

 

First Lien Term Loan, 9.615% (SOFR+475 basis points), 11/2/20272,3,4

 

 

15,064,439

 

   

Regent Holding Company, LLC

 

 

 

 

1,409,774

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 2/25/20262,4,6

 

 

1,365,756

 

11,495,301

 

First Lien Term Loan, 12.590% (LIBOR+775 basis points), 2/25/20261,2,3,4,9,10

 

 

11,136,372

 

1,409,774

 

Revolver, 12.590% (LIBOR+775 basis points), 2/25/20262,3,4

 

 

1,365,756

 

1,099,624

 

First Lien Term Loan, 12.590% (LIBOR+775 basis points), 2/26/20262,3,4

 

 

1,065,290

 

   

Showtime Acquisition, L.L.C

 

 

 

 

203,148

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 2/6/20282,4,6

 

 

199,580

 

3,555,094

 

First Lien Term Loan, 12.197% (SOFR+750 basis points), 8/7/20282,3,4

 

 

3,439,466

 

   

Spanx, LLC

 

 

 

 

8,548,279

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 11/18/20272,4,6

 

 

8,142,290

 

71,845,104

 

First Lien Term Loan, 9.885% (LIBOR+550 basis points), 11/18/20282,3,4

 

 

68,039,152

 

3,548,342

 

Revolver, 10.095% (LIBOR+525 basis points), 11/18/20272,3,4

 

 

3,379,818

 

   

Speedstar Holding Corporation

 

 

 

 

1,320,828

 

First Lien Term Loan, 12.161% (SOFR+725 basis points), 1/22/20272,3,4

 

 

1,277,624

 

310,345

 

Delayed Draw, 12.306% (SOFR+725 basis points), 1/22/20272,3,4

 

 

300,194

 

   

Spotless Brands, LLC

 

 

 

 

200,000

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 6/21/20282,4,6

 

 

196,000

 

50,000

 

Revolver, 11.000% (SOFR+665 basis points), 6/21/20282,3,4

 

 

49,000

 

7,565,386

 

First Lien Term Loan, 11.310% (SOFR+665 basis points), 6/21/20282,3,4

 

 

7,414,078

 

2,700,358

 

Delayed Draw, 11.340% (SOFR+660 basis points), 6/21/20282,3,4

 

 

2,673,354

 

7,470,670

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 7/25/20282,4,6

 

 

7,358,610

 

4,980,447

 

First Lien Term Loan, 11.520% (SOFR+665 basis points), 7/25/20282,3,4

 

 

4,880,838

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

10

Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

As of March 31, 2023 (Continued)

Principal
Amount

     

Value

   

SENIOR SECURED LOANS (Continued)

   

 

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (Continued)

 

 

 

 

   

Stanton Carpet Corp.

 

 

 

$

1,189,468

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 10/1/20262,4,6

 

$

1,152,924

 

9,210,536

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.159% (LIBOR+500 basis points), 10/1/20272,3,4

 

 

8,927,560

 

303,719

 

First Lien Term Loan, 10.159% (SOFR+500 basis points), 10/1/20272,3,4

 

 

294,388

 

   

Summit Buyer, L.L.C.

 

 

 

 

1,382,979

 

Revolver, 0.500%, 1/14/20262,4,6

 

 

1,341,182

 

1,898,298

 

Delayed Draw, 1.000%, 1/14/20262,4,6

 

 

1,840,927

 

3,270,591