Runway Growth Finance starts unsecured notes offering

Runway Growth Finance Corp. (NASDAQ: RWAY) announced it has commenced an underwritten offering of unsecured notes, according to a company statement. The specialty finance company has applied for the notes to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, with trading expected to begin within 30 days of the original issue date if approved.

The company plans to use proceeds from the offering to repay outstanding debt, including redemption of all or part of its 8.00% notes due December 2027. As of January 23, 2026, Runway Growth had $51.75 million outstanding under these notes. The proceeds will also finance the company's previously announced acquisition of SWK Holdings Corporation and support general corporate purposes.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., B. Riley Securities Inc., Lucid Capital Markets LLC, and BC Partners Securities LLC are serving as joint book-running managers for the offering. InspereX LLC and William Blair & Company L.L.C. are acting as co-managers.

The interest rate and other terms of the notes will be determined when the offering is priced. A preliminary prospectus supplement dated January 26, 2026, and accompanying prospectus dated March 19, 2025, have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Runway Growth Finance provides flexible capital solutions to late-stage and growth-stage companies seeking alternatives to equity financing. The company operates as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is externally managed by Runway Growth Capital LLC, an affiliate of BC Partners Advisors L.P.

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