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Gladstone Investment Corporation Supports Portfolio Company SFEG in its Acquisition of Climax Portable Machine Tools, Inc.

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Gladstone Investment Corporation provides additional debt and equity capital to support SFEG's acquisition of Climax Portable Machine Tools. Climax is a leading designer and manufacturer of portable machine tools, welding systems, and valve testing and repair systems. SFEG is excited to add Climax's portfolio to its products. The acquisition creates significant value for SFEG and Gladstone Investment.
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MCLEAN, VA / ACCESSWIRE / October 25, 2023 / Gladstone Investment Corporation (Nasdaq:GAIN) ("Gladstone Investment") continued its support of portfolio company Specialized Fabrication Equipment Group LLC ("SFEG") with additional debt and equity capital to support its acquisition of CPMT Holdings Corp., and subsidiaries, including Climax Portable Machine Tools, Inc. (collectively, "Climax").

Headquartered in Newberg, Oregon, Climax is a leading designer and manufacturer of portable machine tools, welding systems, and valve testing and repair systems. The products are used for non-discretionary, on-site, high-precision machining of critical infrastructure assets and equipment.

SFEG designs and sells a suite of branded, specialty equipment for the fabrication and welding industry. Chief Executive Officer of SFEG, Vinay Varma, said, "The company is excited to add the Climax portfolio to the group of products we offer our customers and partners, and to join with such a strong management team at Climax to continue the growth of the combined company."

Chris Lee, Managing Director of Gladstone Investment, said, "This acquisition creates significant value for SFEG and the Gladstone Investment portfolio and furthers our goal of creating value in the portfolio through meaningful add-on investments."

Gladstone Investment Corporation is a publicly traded business development company that seeks to make secured debt and equity investments in lower middle market private businesses in the United States in connection with acquisitions, changes in control and recapitalizations. Additional information can be found at www.gladstoneinvestment.com. For Investor Relations inquiries related to any of the monthly distribution-paying Gladstone family of funds, please visit www.gladstonecompanies.com.

Forward-looking Statements:

The statements in this press release regarding the longer-term prospects of Gladstone Investment and SFEG, Climax, and its management team, and the ability of Gladstone Investment and SFEG to be successful in the future are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements inherently involve certain risks and uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Although these statements are based on Gladstone Investment's current beliefs that are believed to be reasonable as of the date of this press release, a number of factors could cause actual results and conditions to differ materially from these forward-looking statements, including those factors described from time to time in Gladstone Investment's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Gladstone Investment undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

For further information: Gladstone Investment Corporation, 703-287-5810

SOURCE: Gladstone Investment Corporation



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Who is Gladstone Investment Corporation?

Gladstone Investment Corporation is a publicly traded business development company that makes secured debt and equity investments in lower middle market private businesses in the United States.

What does SFEG do?

SFEG designs and sells specialty equipment for the fabrication and welding industry.

What does Climax do?

Climax is a leading designer and manufacturer of portable machine tools, welding systems, and valve testing and repair systems.

What is the goal of Gladstone Investment?

The goal of Gladstone Investment is to create value in its portfolio through meaningful add-on investments.

What is the website for Gladstone Investment Corporation?

The website for Gladstone Investment Corporation is www.gladstoneinvestment.com.

Where can I find more information about Gladstone Investment's monthly distribution-paying funds?

For more information about Gladstone Investment's monthly distribution-paying funds, please visit www.gladstonecompanies.com.

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gladstone investment corporation (nasdaq: gain), a business development company (“bdc”), is a private equity fund focused on acquiring mature, lower middle market companies with attractive fundamentals and strong management teams. as a publicly-traded bdc, gain provides both equity and debt capital, which greatly increases certainty and speed of closing as well as provides gain’s shareholders with both current yield in the form of monthly dividends and potential capital gains upside. in addition to providing most, if not all, of the equity and debt capital required to close a transaction, gain has no partnership end-of-life deadlines and can structure investments in line with the long-term needs of the businesses we invest in. by providing truly patient, long-term capital, gain is a value-added partner to the companies we invest in. we are a part of the gladstone companies, which includes three other affiliated publicly-traded companies: gladstone capital corporation (nasdaq: glad) a b