The Senior Secured Loan Program (SSLP), jointly managed by an affiliate of Ares Capital Corporation and an affiliate of GE Capital, announced that during the fourth quarter of 2014 it closed 12 financing transactions, including refinancings of existing portfolio companies, totaling $1.4 billion. Since January 1, 2010, the SSLP has committed approximately $18.2 billion to middle market borrowers, including $4.0 billion across 31 transactions in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

Below is a description of seven of the transactions that closed during the fourth quarter.

Athletico Physical Therapy / Harvest Partners

GE Capital Markets and Ares Capital served as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in a $420.0 million senior secured term loan provided by the SSLP and Ares Capital to support the acquisition of Accelerated Rehabilitation Centers by Athletico Physical Therapy, an existing Harvest Partners portfolio company. Accelerated Rehabilitation Centers is a premier provider of outpatient rehabilitation services.

Excelligence Learning Corporation / Brentwood Associates

GE Capital Markets and Ares Capital served as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in a $180.0 million senior secured term loan provided by the SSLP to support the acquisition of Excelligence Learning Corporation by Brentwood Associates. Excelligence is a leading full-line producer and distributor of high-volume, consumable and non-consumable education products.

Argotec / Wind Point Partners

GE Capital Markets and Ares Capital served as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in a $93.0 million senior secured term loan provided by the SSLP to support a dividend recapitalization of Argotec, an existing Wind Point Partners portfolio company. Argotec is a supplier of custom engineered, high-performance, polyurethane film and sheet for a wide variety of critical applications.

Flinn Scientific / Windjammer Capital Investors

GE Capital Markets and Ares Capital served as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in a senior secured term loan provided by the SSLP and Ares Capital to support the acquisition of Flinn Scientific by Windjammer Capital Investors. Flinn Scientific is a leading value-added provider of science products, services and resources serving the primary, secondary and higher education markets.

Mavis Discount Tire / ONCAP

Ares Capital and GE Capital Markets served as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in a senior secured term loan and delayed draw term loan provided by the SSLP to support the acquisition of Mavis Discount Tire by ONCAP Management Partners. Mavis is the largest independent tire retailer in New York State and the sixth largest in the United States.

PetroChoice / Greenbriar Equity Group

GE Capital Markets and Ares Capital served as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in a senior secured term loan provided by the SSLP to support the acquisitions of LubriCorp, LLC and PetroLiance, LLC by PetroChoice, an existing Greenbriar Equity Group portfolio company. LubriCorp provides a broad range of lubricants and specialty products for the passenger vehicle, commercial and industrial segments. PetroLiance is a leading distributor of petroleum products in Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and South Carolina.

TriTech Holdings / Insight Venture Partners

GE Capital Markets and Ares Capital served as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in a senior secured term loan and delayed draw term loan provided by the SSLP to support the acquisition of TriTech Holdings by Insight Venture Partners. TriTech provides products and services to public safety agencies of all sizes and types, with an end-to-end product suite designed to meet the needs of any agency.

The Senior Secured Loan Program was formed in December 2007 to invest in the senior secured debt of middle-market companies. Its members are comprised of Ares Capital Corporation and GE Global Sponsor Finance LLC. The program is co-managed by GE Commercial Finance Investment Advisory Services LLC and Ares Capital Management LLC and transactions require approval by the individuals appointed by the members of the SSLP. The SSLP has $11 billion of available capital and can hold up to $350 million in a single transaction for borrowers across a wide range of industry sectors. The SSLP benefits borrowers by virtue of greater speed, simplicity and certainty, with proven partners.

Ares Capital is a leading specialty finance company that provides one-stop debt and equity financing solutions to U.S. middle market companies, venture capital backed businesses, oil and gas related businesses and power generation projects.

GE Antares is a unit of GE Capital. With offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Toronto, New York, and San Francisco, GE Antares is a leading middle market lender, offering a “one-stop” source for GE’s lending and other services offered to middle market private equity sponsors.