FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Note 1. Principal Business and Organization
FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund, or the Fund, was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on January 28, 2013 and commenced investment operations on December 12, 2013 upon FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund—A, or Fund—A, and FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund—D, or Fund—D, and, together with Fund—A, the Companies, collectively raising net offering proceeds of $2,500 in the aggregate, or the minimum offering requirement, from the sale of common shares in their continuous public offerings to persons who were not affiliated with the Fund, the Companies, the Fund’s investment adviser, FS Global Advisor, LLC, or FS Global Advisor. FS Global Advisor is a private investment firm that is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and an affiliate of the Fund’s sponsor, Franklin Square Holdings, L.P., or FS Investments.
The Companies each closed their respective continuous public offerings to new investors in April 2016. Two new feeder funds of the Fund, FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund—T, or Fund—T, and FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund—ADV, or Fund—ADV, were formed in February 2016. Fund—T commenced its investment operations in June 2016 and Fund—ADV commenced its investment operations in July 2016. Fund—T closed its continuous public offering to new investors in June 2017. An additional new feeder fund of the Fund, FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund—T2, or Fund—T2, and, collectively with Fund—A, Fund—D, Fund—T and Fund—ADV, the Feeder Funds, was formed in February 2017 and commenced its investment operations in August 2017. Fund—ADV and Fund—T2 closed their continuous public offerings to new investors in October 2017.
As of June 30, 2018, approximately 69.9%, 13.5%, 12.5%, 3.7% and 0.4% of the Fund’s outstanding common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.001 per share, or its common shares, were held by Fund—A, Fund—D, Fund—T, Fund—ADV and Fund—T2, respectively.
The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the 1940 Act, that has elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and intends to qualify annually, as a regulated investment company, or RIC, under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code. As of June 30, 2018, the Fund had two wholly-owned financing subsidiaries and three wholly-owned subsidiaries through which it holds interests in certain portfolio companies. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include both the Fund’s accounts and the accounts of its wholly-owned subsidiaries as of June 30, 2018. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain of the Fund’s consolidated subsidiaries may be subject to foreign income taxes. Additionally, one of the Fund’s consolidated subsidiaries is subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes.
The Fund’s primary investment objective is to generate an attractive total return consisting of a high level of current income and capital appreciation, with a secondary objective of capital preservation.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation: The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Fund have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. For a more complete discussion of significant accounting policies and certain other information, the Fund’s unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with its audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 included in the Fund’s certified shareholder report on Form N-CSR. Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018. The Fund is considered an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance