Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE:BCSF) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 9, 2023 8:30 AM ET

Corporate Participants

Katherine Schneider - Investor Relations

Michael Ewald - Chief Executive Officer

Mike Boyle - President

Sally Dornaus - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Ryan Lynch - KBW

Derek Hewett - Bank of America

Arren Cyganovich - Citi

Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Bain Capital Specialty Finance Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2023, Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all lines are in listen-only mode. Following the presentation, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. This call is being recorded on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.

I would now like to turn the conference over to Katherine Schneider, Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Katherine Schneider

Thanks, Sindu. Good morning, and welcome, everyone, to our Bain Capital Specialty Finance Second Quarter ended June 30, 2023, Earnings Conference Call. Yesterday after market closed, we issued our earnings press release and investor presentation of our quarterly results, a copy of which is available on Bain Capital Specialty Finance's Investor Relations website. Following our remarks today, we will hold a question-and-answer session for analysts and investors. This call is being webcast, and a replay will be available on our website.

This call and the webcast are property of Bain Capital Specialty Finance, and any unauthorized broadcast in any form is strictly prohibited. Any forward-looking statements made today do not guarantee future performance, and actual results may differ materially. These statements are based on current management expectations, which include risks and uncertainties, which are identified in the Risk Factors section of our Form 10-Q that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements at this time, unless required to do so by law. Lastly, past performance does not guarantee future results.

So with that, I'd like to turn the call over to our CEO, Michael Ewald.

Michael Ewald

Thanks, Katherine, and good morning to all of you, and thanks for joining us here on our earnings call today. I'm also joined by Mike Boyle, our President and our Chief Financial Officer, Sally Dornaus.

I'll start with an overview of our second quarter ended June 30, 2023, results, and then provide some thoughts on our performance, the overall market environment and our positioning. Thereafter, Mike and Sally will discuss our investment portfolio and financial results in greater detail.