CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Capitala Finance Corp. (“Capitala” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CPTA) announced today that it recently invested $25.0 million in two new investments.

On September 2, 2016, the Company invested $5.0 million in the second lien debt of California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (“CPK”). Founded in 1985, CPK is a leading casual dining chain featuring an imaginative line of hearth-baked pizzas, including the original BBQ Chicken Pizza, and a broad selection of distinctive pastas, salads, appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts across 265 company-owned and franchised locations.

On September 9, 2016, the Company invested $20.0 million in the first lien debt of AmeriMark Holdings, LLC (“AmeriMark”), parent company of AmeriMark Direct LLC and Dr. Leonard’s Healthcare Corp. Founded in 1969, AmeriMark is a catalog and e-commerce direct marketer of apparel, healthcare, general merchandise and As Seen On TV products. AmeriMark sells its merchandise through ten branded catalog properties and six websites.

About Capitala Finance Corp.

Capitala Finance Corp. is a business development company that invests primarily in traditional mezzanine, senior subordinated and unitranche debt, as well as senior and second-lien loans and, to lesser extent, equity securities issued by lower and traditional middle-market companies. Capitala Finance Corp. is managed by Capitala Investment Advisors, LLC. For more information, please visit www.CapitalaGroup.com.

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