"During 2012, we took advantage of the heated conditions in the capital markets to reset our capital structure, and we remained conservative on the investment side. We believe this approach should fortify long-term shareholder value," said Michael Gross, Chairman & CEO of Solar Capital Ltd. "The strategic investment in the portfolio company, Crystal Financial, provides us with a new source of investment income from an asset that carries a highly attractive and diversified senior secured risk-return profile. Post the funding of Crystal Financial and our equity raise in January, we have over $400 million of credit capacity to deploy in attractive investment opportunities."