Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE:BCSF) Q1 2023 Earnings Conference Call May 10, 2023 8:30 AM ET

Company Participants

Katherine Schneider - Investor Relations

Michael Ewald - Chief Executive Officer

Michael Boyle - President

Sally Dornaus - Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Finian O'Shea - Wells Fargo

Derek Hewett - Bank of America

Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Bain Capital Specialty Finance First Quarter ended March 31st, 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, May 10th, 2023.

I would now like to turn the conference over to Katherine Schneider. Please go ahead.

Katherine Schneider

Thanks, Colin. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Bain Capital Specialty Finance First Quarter ended March 31st, 2023 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. Good morning, and thanks to all of you for joining us today on our earnings call. I'm also joined here today by Mike Boyle, our President; and our Chief Financial Officer, Sally Dornaus.

I'll start with an overview of our first quarter ended March 31st, 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.