Gladstone Investment (GAIN) expects gain on SFEG sale, marking 31st exit
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Gladstone Investment Corporation reported that its portfolio company SFEG Holdings Inc. has agreed to sell Specialized Fabrication Equipment Group LLC to Enerpac Tool Group Corp. Gladstone Investment expects to receive full repayment of its debt investment and realize a significant capital gain on its equity interest from this transaction.
The company highlights this sale as another successful realization within its buyout strategy and notes that the sale of SFEG will represent its 31st realized exit from a management-supported buyout investment since inception. SFEG designs and sells branded specialty equipment for the fabrication and welding industries, while Enerpac is a global provider of industrial tools and services.
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Gladstone records another realized exit with expected debt repayment and equity gain.
Gladstone Investment, a business development company focused on lower middle market buyouts, reports that portfolio company SFEG has agreed to be sold to Enerpac Tool Group Corp. The transaction is expected to repay Gladstone’s debt investment in full and generate a significant capital gain on its equity stake.
The company frames this as its 31st realized exit from a management-supported buyout investment, consistent with its strategy of combining current income from debt with long-term capital appreciation from equity. SFEG’s growth through six acquisitions and its specialized fabrication and welding equipment focus align with that approach.
The outcome reinforces Gladstone Investment’s model of partnering with management teams to scale lower middle market businesses. Future disclosures in company filings may provide additional financial detail on the realized gain and any impact on income and net asset value for periods including the closing of this sale.
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On July 7, 2026, Gladstone Investment Corporation (the “Company”) portfolio company SFEG Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has agreed to the sale of Specialized Fabrication Equipment Group LLC (“SFEG”) to Enerpac Tool Group Corporation. The Company expects to receive full repayment of its debt investment and realize a significant capital gain on its equity interest in SFEG.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Gladstone Investment Corporation | ||||||
| Date: July 7, 2026 | By: | /s/ Taylor Ritchie | ||||
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Exhibit 99.1
Gladstone Investment Corporation Portfolio Company SFEG Holdings Inc. Has
Agreed to the Sale of Specialized Fabrication Equipment Group LLC
MCLEAN, VA, July 07, 2026: Gladstone Investment Corporation (Nasdaq: GAIN) (“Gladstone Investment”) portfolio company SFEG Holdings Inc. announced today that it has agreed to the sale of Specialized Fabrication Equipment Group LLC (“SFEG” or the “Company”) to Enerpac Tool Group Corp., marking another successful realization for Gladstone Investment’s buyout strategy. Gladstone Investment is expected to receive full repayment of its debt investment and realize a significant capital gain on its equity interest.
SFEG designs and sells a suite of branded, specialty equipment for the fabrication and welding industries. Enerpac is a global provider of industrial tools and services, and the acquisition further expands its portfolio of specialty industrial solutions.
“Gladstone Investment is proud to have supported SFEG across six separate acquisitions that expanded the Company’s product offering, customer reach, and market position within the fabrication and welding equipment industry,” said Christopher Lee, Executive Vice President of Gladstone Investment. “CEO Vinay Varma, President Aidan Tagliaferro, and the entire SFEG management team successfully scaled the business through organic growth and acquisitions while broadening SFEG’s portfolio of branded specialty equipment solutions and we wish them continued success as they further expand under Enerpac.”
“The successful sale of SFEG will represent Gladstone Investment’s 31st realized exit from a management-supported buyout investment since inception,” said David Dullum, Chief Executive Officer and President of Gladstone Investment. “This outcome reflects our strategy of partnering with management teams to build scalable lower middle market businesses while generating current income and long-term capital appreciation for shareholders.”
Gladstone Investment is a publicly traded business development company that seeks to make equity and secured debt investments in lower middle market businesses in the United States in connection with acquisitions, changes in control and recapitalizations. Additional information on the transaction can be found at www.gladstoneinvestment.com.
For Investor Relations inquiries related to any of the monthly dividend paying Gladstone funds, please visit www.gladstone.com.
Forward-looking Statements:
The statements in this press release regarding the longer-term prospects of Gladstone Investment, SFEG, Enerpac Tool Group Corp. and their management teams, and the ability of Gladstone Investment, SFEG and Enerpac Tool Group Corp. to grow and expand 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 plans 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.
SOURCE: Gladstone Investment Corporation
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