Benzinga | Dec 28, 2021 04:10PM EST

CION Investment Corporation Announces Formation Of CION/EagleTree Partners, LLC

CION Investment Corporation (NYSE:CION) ("CION" or the "Company") today announced that it has formed CION/EagleTree Partners, LLC (the "JV"), an off-balance sheet joint investment entity with an affiliate of EagleTree Capital, LP ("EagleTree") through which EagleTree has made a Firm-level investment. Bullingham Capital, a New York-based private investment firm, will invest alongside EagleTree. The JV will jointly pursue debt opportunities and special situation, crossover, subordinated and other junior capital investments that leverage the combined sourcing and portfolio management capabilities of CION's and EagleTree's respective credit and private equity platforms. The initial holdings of the JV consist of a diversified portfolio of approximately $97 million of second lien debt and equity investments that was held by CION immediately prior to closing and approximately $15 million of cash contributed by EagleTree and Bullingham Capital.