UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 28, 2023
BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| delaware | 814-01175 | 81-2878769 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | (Commission
File Number) | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
200 CLARENDON STREET, 37th FLOOR, BOSTON, MA | 02116 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 516-2000
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $.01 par value | | BCSF | | New York Stock Exchange |
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
Effective as of September 28, 2023, the Board of Directors of Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Amit Joshi as Treasurer of the Company. Mr. Joshi is a Senior Vice President for Bain Capital Credit, LP (“Bain Capital Credit”). Mr. Joshi joined Bain Capital Credit in September 2023. Mr. Joshi previously worked at Apollo Global Management since 2013 as a Chief Financial Officer for Apollo Debt Solutions BDC and as a Chief Accounting Officer, Assistant Treasurer and Vice President of Midcap Financial Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: MFIC), a registered business development company, and some of the private funds including CLOs, private drawdown funds and operating companies. Prior to that he served as Senior Manager at Ernst & Young from January 2008 to September 2013 and prior to that at a mid-size accounting firm in New York as Audit Senior from 2006 to 2008 and in various international offices in roles with increasing responsibility from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Joshi is a Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Accountant. Mr. Joshi graduated with first-class honors from Calcutta University, India.
Mr. Joshi does not have any family relationships with any current director, executive officer, or person nominated to become a director or executive officer, of the Company, and there are no transactions or proposed transactions to which the Company is a party, or intended to be a party, in which Mr. Joshi has, or will have, a material interest subject to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | | BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE, INC. |
| | | |
| Date: October 3, 2023 | By: | /s/ Jessica Yeager |
| | | Name: | Jessica Yeager |
| | | Title: | Secretary |
