New Mountain Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:NMFC) Q3 2022 Earnings Conference Call November 9, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Robert Hamwee - CEO & Director

Shiraz Kajee - CFO

Steven Klinsky - Founder, MD & CEO

John Kline - President & Director

Laura Holson - COO

Conference Call Participants

Bryce Rowe - B. Riley Securities

Ryan Lynch - KBW

Operator

Welcome to today's New Mountain Finance Corporation Third Quarter 2022 -- my apologies. Welcome to today's earnings call. [Operator Instructions].

I would now like to pass the conference over to our host, Rob Hamwee, CEO of New Mountain Finance Corporation. Please go ahead.

Robert Hamwee

Thank you, and good morning, everyone, and welcome to New Mountain Finance Corporation's Third Quarter Earnings Call for 2022. On the line with me here today are Steve Klinsky, Chairman of NMFC and CEO of New Mountain Capital; John Kline, President of NMFC; Laura Holson, COO of NMFC; and Shiraz Kajee, CFO of NMFC. Steve is going to make some introductory remarks, but before he does, I'd like to ask Shiraz to make some important statements regarding today's call.

Shiraz Kajee

Thanks, Rob. Good morning, everyone. Before we get into the presentation, I would like to advise everyone that today's call and webcast are being recorded. Please note that they are the property of New Mountain Finance Corporation and that any unauthorized broadcast in any form is strictly prohibited. Information about the audio replay of this call is available in our November 8 earnings press release.

I would also like to call your attention to the customary safe harbor disclosure in our press release and on Page 2 of the slide presentation regarding forward-looking statements.

Today's conference call and webcast may include forward-looking statements and projections, and we ask that you refer to our most recent filings with the SEC for important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those statements and projections. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements or projections unless required to by law. To obtain copies of our latest SEC filings and to access the slide presentation that we will be referencing throughout this call, please visit our website at www.newmountainfinance.com.

At this time, I'd like to turn the call over to Steve Klinsky, NMFC's Chairman, who will give some highlights beginning on Page 4 of the slide presentation. Steve?

Steven Klinsky

Thanks, Shiraz. It's great to be able to address you all today, both as NMFC's Chairman and as a major fellow shareholder. I believe, we have good news to report despite the difficult U.S. economic conditions of recent months.