Fifth Street Finance Corp. is a specialty finance company that lends to and invests in small and mid-sized companies, primarily in connection with investments by private equity sponsors. The Company's investment objective is to maximize the Company's portfolio's total return by generating current income from its debt investments and capital appreciation from its equity investments. As of September 30, 2013, the Company consists of of 99 investments, 86 of which were in operating companies and 13 of which were in private equity funds. The 13 investments in private equity funds represented less than 1% of the fair value of the Company's assets at September 30, 2013 . The Company is externally managed and advised by Fifth Street Management LLC.