CNL Strategic Capital Announces Operating Results for Third Quarter of 2021

(Orlando, Fla.) Nov. 18, 2021 — CNL Strategic Capital, LLC (“CNL Strategic Capital,” the “Company” or “we”) seeks to provide current income and long-term appreciation to its investors by acquiring controlling equity stakes in combination with loan positions in privately owned middle-market businesses.

As highlighted below, the Company had positive performance for the three and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2021, and has seen total assets increase by 46.7% since Dec. 31, 2020.

Third Quarter Highlights

• As of Sept. 30, 2021, CNL Strategic Capital had approximately $460.9 million in total assets, compared with $314.1 million in total assets as of Dec. 31, 2020.

• CNL Strategic Capital received approximately $113.7 million in net proceeds from the sale of approximately 3.7 million shares through its public offering for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2021. Between beginning operation in February 2018 and Sept. 30, 2021, the Company received approximately $405.9 million from the sale of shares through its offerings, including approximately $5.8 million received through its distribution reinvestment plan.
• As of Sept. 30, 2021, CNL Strategic Capital had closed on investments of approximately $267.7 million in eight portfolio companies. The portfolio had a fair market value of approximately $332.2 million, compared with $231.2 million as of Dec. 31, 2020.
• For the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2021, CNL Strategic Capital had total investment income of approximately $23.2 million. That compares with total investment income of approximately $8.8 million for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2020.
• During the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2021, the Company recognized a net change in unrealized appreciation on investments of $30.8 million due to earnings growth in our portfolio companies.

Sources of declared distributions on a GAAP basis:

	Nine Months Ended Sept. 30,
	2021							2020
	Amount				% of Cash Distributions Declared			Amount				% of Cash Distributions Declared
Net investment income1	$	6,944,454			63.4	%		$	5,349,240			76.3	%
Distributions in excess of net investment income2	4,000,804				36.6	%		1,661,654				23.7	%
Total distributions declared	$	10,945,258			100.0	%		$	7,010,894			100.0	%

Cash distributions net of distributions reinvested during the periods presented were funded from the following sources:

	Nine Months Ended Sept. 30,
	2021							2020
	Amount				% of Cash Distributions Net of Distributions Reinvested			Amount				% of Cash Distributions Net of Distributions Reinvested
Net investment income before expense support (reimbursement)	$	7,999,851			100.5	%		$	2,191,941			40.0	%
Expense support (reimbursement)		(1,055,397)			(13.3)	%			3,157,299			57.7	%
Net investment income		6,944,454			87.2	%			5,349,240			97.7	%
Cash distributions net of distributions reinvested in excess of net investment income2	1,015,355				12.8	%		123,644				2.3	%
Cash distributions net of distributions reinvested3	$	7,959,809			100.0	%		$	5,472,884			100.0	%

Total Investment Return Based on Net Asset Value (NAV) After Incentive Fees Per Share for the Nine Months Ended Sept. 30, 2021:⁴

Class FA	Class A	Class T	Class D	Class I	Class S
11.3%	10.5%	9.6%	10.3%	10.6%	11.8%

(These returns are prior to any applicable sales load and assume shareholders reinvested their distributions. These are not actual shareholder returns. Actual returns may vary materially.)

Cumulative Total Investment Return Based on NAV After Sales Fees Since Inception and Through the Nine Months Ended Sept. 30, 2021:⁴

Class FA	Class A	Class T	Class D	Class I	Class S
51.5%	44.5%	37.6%	37.2%	45.9%	26.1%

(These returns are prior to any applicable sales load and assume shareholders reinvested their distributions. These are not actual shareholder returns. Actual returns may vary materially.)

Estimated NAV As of Sept. 30:

	Class FA	Class A	Class T	Class D	Class I	Class S
2021	$32.44	$30.80	$30.65	$30.27	$31.18	$32.64
2020	$29.00	$27.91	$27.88	$27.44	$28.19	$29.07

Subsequent Events

In October, CNL Strategic Capital acquired a majority equity stake and made a concurrent debt investment in Douglas Machines Corp. in partnership with Douglas’ management. This is the ninth Company in CNL Strategic Capital’s portfolio. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, Douglas is a leading manufacturer of innovative and customizable commercial cleaning and sanitizing equipment to the food, pet food, nutraceutical and industrial end markets in the United States.

On Nov. 1, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declared CNL Strategic Capital’s $1.1 billion follow-on offering effective. The offering includes $100 million in shares to be issued pursuant to the Company’s reinvestment plan.

¹ Net investment income includes expense support from the Manager and Sub-Manager of $3,157,299 for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2020. During the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2021, the Company did not receive expense support and accrued expense support reimbursement of $1,055,397. ² Consists of distributions made from offering proceeds for the periods presented. ³For the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2021, and 2020, excludes $2,985,449 and $1,538,010, respectively, of distributions reinvested pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan. ⁴This is not shareholder returns. Total investment return is calculated for each share class as the change in the net asset value for such share class during the period and assuming all distributions are reinvested. Amounts are not annualized and are not representative of total return as calculated for purposes of the total return incentive fee. Since there is no public market for the Company’s shares, terminal market value per share is assumed to be equal to net asset value per share on the last day of the period presented. The Company’s performance changes over time and currently may be different than that shown above. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment performance is presented without regard to sales load that may be incurred by shareholders in the purchase of the Company's shares.

About CNL Strategic Capital

CNL Strategic Capital is a publicly registered, non-traded limited liability Company that seeks to provide current income and long-term appreciation to individuals by acquiring controlling equity stakes in combination with loan positions in durable and growing middle-market businesses. The Company is externally managed by CNL Strategic Capital Management, LLC and Levine Leichtman Strategic Capital, LLC (LLSC). For additional information, please visit cnlstrategiccapital.com.

About CNL Financial Group

CNL Financial Group (CNL) is a private investment management firm providing real estate and alternative investments. Since inception in 1973, CNL and/or its affiliates have formed or acquired companies with more than $34 billion in assets. CNL is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. For more information, visit cnl.com.