Angel Oak Capital Advisors, LLC, an investment management firm specializing in value-driven alternative credit, announced today that it has priced a registered public offering of 4,050,000 common shares of the Angel Oak Dynamic Financial Strategies Income Term Trust (NYSE: DYFN), a closed-end fund that invests primarily in community bank debt assets and nonbank financials (the “Fund” or “DYFN”). The Fund is listed at a public offering price of $20 per share. In addition, the Fund has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase an additional 606,485 common shares to cover any overallotments. The offering is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close June 30, 2020 FinTech News.
DYFN will have a broad mandate, allowing the highly experienced Angel Oak team to invest across the financials spectrum. Alongside community bank subordinated-debt investments, the Fund may also invest in but is not limited to nonbank financials, such as brokerage and advisory firms, asset managers, real estate investment trusts and business development companies. At least 80% of the Fund’s portfolio will be publicly rated investment grade or, if unrated, scored as investment grade by Angel Oak’s proprietary BankSURF credit-quality assessment model, providing a quantitative engine for a deep review of the financials space for Angel Oak.
“The focus on investment-grade assets with a range of investment opportunities makes this a potentially compelling strategy for investors in today’s environment,” said Cheryl Pate, CFA, portfolio manager at Angel Oak. “We view now as a great time to enter the community bank sector and other nonbank financials, particularly insurance companies, due to attractive underlying fundamentals. Investors tend to be underallocated to banks and insurance broadly, and we believe this strategy is an attractive way to gain financial exposure and access nonbank financial tactical opportunities.”
Angel Oak is one of the most active investors in the community bank debt sector. In roughly six years, Angel Oak has participated in more than 200 new-issue deals encompassing over $2 billion in subordinated and community bank debt. DYFN has a limited 15-year term and will terminate on June 30, 2035, although the Fund’s termination date may be extended for up to 18 months at the discretion of the board of trustees of the Fund.
