New Mountain Finance (NASDAQ:NMFC) Q1 2022 Earnings Conference Call May 10, 2022 10:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Robert Hamwee - Chief Executive Officer

Shiraz Kajee - Chief Financial Officer

Steve Klinsky - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, New Mountain Capital

John Kline - President

Laura Holson - Chief Operating Officer

Conference Call Participants

John Rowan - Janney

Bryce Rowe - Hovde Group

Ryan Lynch - KBW

Operator

Good morning. Thank you for attending the New Mountain Finance Corporation First Quarter 2022 Earnings Call. My name is Tamia and I will be your moderator for today. All lines will be muted during the presentation portion of the call with the opportunity for question-and-answer at the end. [Operator Instructions]

I would now like to pass the conference over to our host Robert Hamwee. Please proceed.

Robert Hamwee

Thank you. Good morning everyone and welcome to New Mountain Finance Corporation's first quarter earnings call for 2022. On the line with me here today are Steve Klinsky, Chairman of NMFC and the 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 May 9th earnings press release.

I would also like to call your attention to the customary Safe Harbor disclosure in our press release and on page two of the slide presentation regarding forward-looking statements.

Today's conference call and webcast may include forward-looking statements and projections and we ask you to 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 Steven Klinsky, NMFC's Chairman, who will give some highlights beginning on page five of the slide presentation. Steve?