Harry S. Pangas
Partner | Washington, D.C.
Harry S. Pangas

Harry Pangas is co-head of Dechert's Permanent Capital Practice and co-head of the Capital Markets Practice. With more than 25 years of experience, he has developed a deep and broad practice representing business development companies (BDCs), registered closed-end funds (CEFs), interval funds, and tender offer funds in connection with their initial formations and the structuring and distribution of their financial products. Harry is also nationally recognized for his knowledge and creativity in negotiating, structuring and executing mergers, joint ventures and other strategic transactions involving BDCs and/or their investment advisers.

Having begun his career at the SEC serving in various roles in the Division of Corporation Finance, he brings a unique insider perspective and knowledge to his work on a daily basis. He regularly counsels BDCs, CEFs, interval funds and tender offer funds on regulatory and compliance matters under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), including navigating the 1940 Act affiliate and joint transaction provisions and obtaining co-investment, multi-class and other exemptive and/or no-action relief from the SEC’s Division of Investment Management.   

Harry is regularly recognized by The Legal 500 US for Capital Markets: Debt, Equity and High-Yield Offerings.

Capital Markets

Harry represents issuers and investment banking firms in connection with public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, including initial public offerings (IPOs), Rule 144A offerings, shelf offerings, at-the-market offerings (ATMs), registered direct offerings, baby bond offerings, investment grade debt offerings, convertible debt offerings and rights offerings. To date, he has been involved in more than 150 debt and equity offerings, including 15 IPOs, raising in excess of US$25 billion in gross proceeds.

M&A Transactions, Joint Ventures, Strategic Transactions and Proxy Contests 

Harry represents BDCs and their asset managers in M&A, joint venture and other strategic transactions, including unaffiliated and affiliated BDC mergers, BDC asset manager acquisition transactions, BDC joint venture transactions, modified Dutch tender offers conducted by BDCs or their investment advisers, BDC and CEF initial formation transactions, BDC and CEF anchor investor transactions and proxy contests.  To date, he has been involved in more than 20 strategic transactions and proxy contests in the BDC and CEF space.

Representative Capital Markets Transactions

  • Sound Point Meridian Capital, Inc. in its US$80 million initial public offering.
  • Hercules Capital, Inc. in its upsized underwritten public offering of US$350 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.000% notes due June 2030.
  • MSC Income Fund in connection with its US$92.6 million public offering of common stock.
  • Trinity Capital Inc., an internally managed business development company, in connection with its registered public bond offering of US$115 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.875% notes due 2029.
  • Several BDCs, CEFs and investment banks, including Main Street Capital Corporation, TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., Oxford Lane Capital Corp., Oxford Square Capital Corp., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Jefferies LLC, and B. Riley Securities, Inc. in ATM offerings.
  • TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., a BDC, in connection with its private offering of US$200 million of unsecured notes.
  • Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., which acted as the lead underwriter, in connection with its US$74.75 million investment grade debt offering by Gladstone Investment Corporation.
  • Main Street Capital Corporation, a BDC, in its US$175 million institutional bond offering.
  • Runway Growth Finance Corp., a BDC, in its underwritten public offering of US$45 million unsecured notes.
  • Raymond James & Associates, Inc., which acted as the lead underwriter, in connection with the underwritten public offering by Capital Southwest Corporation of US$46 million of shares of its common stock.
  • Portman Ridge Finance Corporation, a BDC, in connection with the issuance of US$80 million of unsecured notes in a Rule 144A offering.
  • Raymond James & Associates, Inc., which acted as the lead underwriter, in connection with the offering by Gladstone Capital Corporation of US$50 million unsecured notes due 2026.
  • Alcentra Capital Corporation, a BDC, in its US$100 million initial public offering.
  • TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., a BDC, in its US$65 million retail bond offering.
  • Raymond James & Associates, Inc., which acted as the lead underwriter, in connection with the public offering by Monroe Capital Corporation of US$130 million institutional notes.
  • Sierra Income Corporation, a non-traded BDC, in up to a US$1.5 billion continuous public offering.
  • Fifth Street Finance Corporation, a BDC, in its US$250 million institutional bond offering.
  • Apollo Investment Corporation, a BDC, in its US$930 million initial public offering.
  • Fifth Street Finance Corp., a BDC, in its US$140 million initial public offering.
  • Medley Capital Corporation, a BDC, in its US$130 million initial public offering.
  • Stellus Capital Investment Corporation, a BDC, in its US$120 million initial public offering..
  • Prospect Capital Corporation, a BDC, in its US$105 million initial public offering.
  • Main Street Capital Corporation, a BDC, in its US$92 million retail bond offering.
  • Medley Capital Corporation, a BDC, in its US$60 million retail bond offering.
  • Main Street Capital Corporation, a BDC, in its US$60 million initial public offering.
  • Saratoga Investment Corp., a BDC, in its US$42 million retail bond offering.
  • KCAP Financial, Inc., a BDC, in its US$40 million retail bond offering.
  • Solar Capital LLC, a private investment fund, in its US$660 million Rule 144A offering of equity securities.
  • Fifth Street Finance Corp., a BDC, in its US$172 million Rule 144A convertible bond offering.

Representative M&A Transactions, JVs, Strategic Transactions and Proxy Contests

  • Mount Logan Capital Inc. on a definitive agreement to combine with 180 Degree Capital Corp. (Nasdaq: TURN) in an all-stock transaction.
  • The independent directors of the Board of Directors of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. in connection with TCPC’s merger with BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation.
  • Barings BDC, Inc., a BDC, in its acquisition of MVC Capital, Inc., a BDC.
  • The special committee to the board of directors of SLR Investment Corp., a BDC, in connection with its entry in into a merger agreement with SLR Investment Corp., an affiliated BDC.
  • Harvest Capital Credit Corporation, a BDC, in its merger with and into Portman Ridge Finance Corporation, a BDC.
  • Barings Private Credit Corporation, a BDC, in its joint venture with a Canadian pension fund.
  • Main Street Capital Corporation, a BDC, in connection with the entry by its wholly owned investment adviser subsidiary into a definitive asset purchase agreement with the investment adviser to HMS Income Fund (now known as MSC Income Fund Inc.), a BDC, under which the wholly owned investment adviser subsidiary became the sole investment adviser to HMS Income Fund (now known as MSC Income Fund Inc.).
  • Trinity Capital Inc., a BDC, in its joint venture with certain funds and accounts managed by a specialist credit manager.
  • MSC Income Fund Inc.,a BDC, in its modified Dutch tender offer.
  • OHA Investment Corporation, a BDC, in its merger with and into Portman Ridge Finance Corporation, a BDC.
  • Capitala Investment Advisors, LLC, an investment adviser to Capitala Finance Corp. (now known as Logan Ridge Finance Corp.), a BDC, in connection with its entry into a definitive asset purchase agreement with an investment adviser affiliate of BC Partners Advisors L.P. pursuant to which the investment adviser affiliate became the investment adviser to Capitala Finance Corp. (now known as Logan Ridge Finance Corp.).
  • Triangle Capital Corporation, a BDC, in connection with its dual asset sale and externalization transaction with an affiliate of Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. and Barings LLC.
  • An investment adviser affiliated with BC Partners Advisors L.P. in connection with its entry into an asset purchase agreement with the investment adviser to Resource Credit Income Fund (now known as Alternative Credit Income Fund), an interval fund, pursuant to which it became the new investment adviser to Resource Credit Income Fund (now known as Alternative Credit Income Fund).
  • The independent directors of Ares Capital Corporation in connection with its US$3.4 billion acquisition of American Capital Ltd. 
  • NGP Capital Resources Company (subsequently known as OHA Investment Corp.) in connection with the retention of Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. as its new investment adviser.
  • Saratoga Partners in connection with its US$55 million recapitalization of GSC Investment Corp. (now known as Saratoga Investment Corp.).
  • TICC Capital Corp. in connection with its two successful proxy contests.
  • Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. in connection with its sale to Prospect Capital Corporation.

Includes matters handled at Dechert or prior to joining the firm.

  • Business, Legal and Regulatory Perspectives — West Coast Private Credit Forum: BDC and Private Credit Mid-Year Update, Presented by Deloitte, Lincoln International and Dechert LLP — Inglewood, CA (May 28, 2025)
  • The Democratization of Private Credit: Expanding the Retail Investment Channel — The U.S. Private Credit Industry Conference on Direct Lending hosted by LSTA and DealCatalyst — Nashville, TN (May 13, 2025)
  • Business, Legal and Regulatory Perspectives — Private Credit Forum: BDC and Private Credit Year-End Update, Presented by Deloitte, Lincoln International and Dechert LLP — New York, NY (November 14, 2024)
  • BDC Analyst Roundtable | Monitoring Manager Performance  The 3rd Annual Private Credit Industry Conference on Direct Lending and Middle Market Finance hosted by LSTA DealCatalyst, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (May 9, 2024)
  • Nuts and Bolts of BDCs — LSTA, Webinar (March 7, 2024)
  • Business, Legal and Regulatory Perspectives Private Credit Forum: BDC and Private Credit Year-End Update, Presented by Deloitte, Lincoln International and Dechert LLP — New York, NY (November 15, 2023)
  • Private Credit Forum: BDC and Private Credit Mid-Year Update, Presented by Deloitte, Lincoln International and Dechert LLP — Virtual Program (May 19, 2021) 
  • Permanent and Private Capital in the Time of COVID-19: Where We've Been and Where We're Going — Dechert LLP, Virtual Conference (August 20, 2020)
  • Private Credit Forum: BDC and Private Credit Mid-Year Update, Presented by Deloitte, Lincoln International and Dechert LLP — Virtual Program (June 25, 2020)
  • Disclosures and Communications with U.S. Fund Investors in the Current Environment — Dechert LLP, Webinar (April 7, 2020)
  • Retail Funds and Business Development Companies, 21st Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds — London, UK (March 9, 2020)
  • Keys to Analyzing the Risk & Opportunities in BDCs, Active Investment Company Alliance (AICA) — New York, NY (November 6, 2019) 
  • Stout Portfolio Valuation Summit — New York, NY (October 29, 2019) 
  • Trends in Business Development Companies, RSM — New York, NY (June 25, 2019)
  • Private Credit Forum: BDC and Private Credit Mid-Year Update, Presented by Deloitte, Lincoln International and Dechert LLP — San Francisco, CA (May 9, 2019)
  • Keeping Up With Defining and Allocating to a Rapidly Evolving Asset Class, Private Debt Investor’s Capital Structure Forum — London (October 23-24, 2018) 

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Services
    • Syracuse University, B.A., cum laude
    • Tulane University Law School, J.D., cum laude
    • District of Columbia
    • Massachusetts
    • New York
    • American Bar Association
    • District of Columbia Bar – Tax Section