Securities Act Registration No. 333-          

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form N-2

þ		REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

o		PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.

o		POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.

Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation

     Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

     If any of the securities being registered on this form will be offered on a delayed or continuous basis in reliance on Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered in connection with a dividend reinvestment plan, check the following box. þ

     It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

     o   when declared effective pursuant to Section 8(c).

Proposed

Proposed Maximum

Title of Securities

Amount to be

Maximum Offering

Aggregate

Amount of

Being Registered

Registered (1)

Price per Share

Offering Price(2)

Registration Fee

Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities

Warrants to Purchase Common Stock.

Subscription Rights to Purchase Common Stock

$

1,000,000

$

39.30

(1)		There are being registered hereunder a presently indeterminate number of shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock and debt securities.
(2)		Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933. In no event will the aggregate initial offering price of all securities offered from time to time pursuant to the prospectus included as a part of this Registration Statement exceed $1,000,000.

     The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such dates as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

Subject to Completion
Preliminary Prospectus dated April 8, 2008

BASE PROSPECTUS

$                    

Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Subscription Rights
Warrants
Debt Securities

     Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company focused on the U.S. energy infrastructure sector. We invest primarily in privately-held and micro-cap public energy companies operating in the midstream and downstream segments, and to a lesser extent the upstream segment, of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector. Our goal is to provide our stockholders with a high level of total return, with an emphasis on distribution growth. We invest primarily in the equity securities of companies that we expect to pay us distributions on a current basis and provide us distribution growth. We have elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

     We may offer, on an immediate, continuous or delayed basis, up to $                                         aggregate initial offering price of our common stock ($0.001 par value per share), preferred stock ($0.001 par value per share), debt securities, subscription rights to purchase shares of our common stock, or warrants representing rights to purchase shares of our common stock, preferred stock or debt securities, which we refer to in this prospectus collectively as our securities, in one or more offerings. We may offer our securities separately or together, in amounts, at prices and on terms set forth in a prospectus supplement to this prospectus. In addition, from time to time, certain of our stockholders may offer our common stock in one or more offerings. The sale of such stock by certain of our stockholders may involve shares of common stock that were issued to the stockholders in one or more private transactions and registered by us for resale. The identity of any selling stockholder, the number of shares of our common stock to be offered by such selling stockholder, the price and terms upon which our shares of common stock are to be sold from time to time by such selling stockholder, and the percentage of common stock held by any selling stockholder after the offering, will be set forth in a prospectus supplement to this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from a sale of our common stock by any selling stockholder. You should read this prospectus and the related prospectus supplement carefully before you decide to invest in any of our securities.

     We may offer our securities, or certain of our stockholders may offer our common stock, directly to one or more purchasers, through agents that we or they designate from time to time, or to or through underwriters or dealers. The prospectus supplement relating to the particular offering will identify any agents or underwriters involved in the sale of our securities, and will set forth any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between us or any selling stockholder and such agents or underwriters or among the underwriters or the basis upon which such amount may be calculated. For more information about the manner in which we may offer our securities, or a selling stockholder may offer our common stock, see “Plan of Distribution” and “Selling Stockholders.” Our securities may not be sold through agents, underwriters or dealers without delivery of a prospectus supplement.

     Our common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TTO.” On                                         , 2008, the last reported sale price of our common shares on the New York Stock Exchange was $.

     Investing in our securities involves certain risks. You could lose some or all of your investment. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page ___ of this prospectus. You should consider carefully these risks together with all of the other information contained in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement before making a decision to purchase our securities.

     Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Prospectus dated                                         , 2008

     This prospectus, together with any prospectus supplement, sets forth concisely the information that you should know before investing. You should read this prospectus and any related prospectus supplement, which contain important information, before deciding whether to invest in our securities. You should retain this prospectus and any related prospectus supplement for future reference. We are required to file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). You may request a free copy of our annual, quarterly and current reports or proxy statements, request other information or make stockholder inquiries, by calling toll-free at 1-866-362-9331 or by writing to us at 10801 Mastin Boulevard, Suite 222, Overland Park, Kansas 66210. This information is also available or on our website at www.tortoiseadvisors.com/tto.cfm. You can also review and copy documents we have filed at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-202-551-5850 for information. The SEC charges a fee for copies. You can get the same information free from the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov). You may also e-mail requests for these documents to publicinfo@sec.gov or make a request in writing to the SEC’s Public Reference Section, 100 F. Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549.

Our securities do not represent a deposit or obligation of, and are not guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank or other insured depository institution and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
Prospectus Summary			1
The Offering			7
Summary of Company Expenses			12
Selected Financial Data			14
Selected Quarterly Data Risk Factors			15
Risk Factors			16
Use of Proceeds			28
Price Range of Common Shares and Distributions			29
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			30
Senior Securities			38
The Company			39
Portfolio Companies			52
Portfolio Management			55
Management			56
Adviser			60
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions			71
Control Persons and Principal Stockholders			72
Dividend Reinvestment Plan			74
Determination of Net Asset Value			76
Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations			79
Regulation			82
Description of Securities			86
Certain Provisions of our Charter and Bylaws and the Maryland General Corporation Law			95
Shares Eligible for Future Sale			99
Plan of Distribution			99
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			102
Administrator, Custodian, Transfer and Dividend Paying Agent and Registrar			102
Legal Matters			102
Available Information			102
Index to Financial Statements			F-1

     You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any related prospectus supplement in making your investment decisions. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different or inconsistent information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus and any prospectus supplement do not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. The information appearing in this prospectus and in any prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the dates on their covers. Our business, financial condition and prospects may have changed since such dates. We will advise investors of any material changes to the extent required by applicable law.

CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     This prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and the statement of additional information contain “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements can be identified by the words “may,” “will,” “intend,” “expect,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plan,” “anticipate,” and similar terms and the negative of such terms. Such forward-looking statements may be contained in this prospectus as well as in any accompanying prospectus supplement. By their nature, all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Several factors that could materially affect our actual results are the performance of the portfolio of securities we hold, the conditions in the U.S. and international financial, petroleum and other markets, the price at which our shares will trade in the public markets and other factors discussed in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

     Although we believe that the expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in our forward-looking statements. Our future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, such as those disclosed in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus. All forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement are made as of the date of this prospectus or the accompanying prospectus supplement, as the case may be. Except for our ongoing obligations under the federal securities laws, we do not intend, and we undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement. The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement are excluded from the safe harbor protection provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).

     Currently known risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, but are not limited to, the factors described in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus. We urge you to review carefully that section for a more detailed discussion of the risks of an investment in our securities.

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(1)		The current yield has been calculated by annualizing the most recent distribution and dividing by the amount invested in the underlying security. Actual distributions to us are based on each company’s available cash flow and are subject to change.
(2)		Includes original purchase of 3 percent equity interest, sale of 0.6274 percent equity interest in July 2007 and subsequent capital calls.
(3)		Distributions are paid in kind.
(4)		Includes the purchase of 60,858 of additional Class A Common Units from LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP for $1,217,160 and 9 GP LP Units from LSMP GP LP for $18,834 in December 2007.

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(5)		Represents an equity distribution on our invested capital. We expect that, pending cash availability, such equity distributions will recur on a quarterly basis at or above such yield.
(6)		Variable interest rate.

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SUMMARY OF COMPANY EXPENSES

     The following table and example contain information about the costs and expenses that common stockholders will bear directly or indirectly. In accordance with SEC requirements, the table below shows our expenses, including leverage costs, as a percentage of our net assets as of November 30, 2007, and not as a percentage of gross assets or Managed Assets. By showing expenses as a percentage of net assets, expenses are not expressed as a percentage of all of the assets in which we invest. The table and example are based on our capital structure as of November 30, 2007. As of that date, we had $30,550,000 outstanding under our secured credit facility and senior securities represented approximately ___% of our total assets.

Stockholder transaction expenses (as a percentage of offering price):

Sales Load			___	(1)
Offering Expenses Borne by Us			___	(1)
Dividend Reinvestment Plan Fees(2)		None

		Percentage of Net Assets
		Attributable to Common
		Stockholders(3)
Annual Expenses
Management fee(4)				%
Incentive fee(4)				%
Interest Payments on Borrowed Funds(5)				%
Other Expenses(6)				%
Current Income Tax Expense				%
Deferred Income Tax Expense(7)				%
Total Annual Expenses(8)				%
				%

Example

     The following example illustrates the expenses that common stockholders would pay on a $1,000 investment in common stock, assuming (1) total annual expenses of ___% of net assets attributable to common shares, (2) a 5% annual return, and (3) all distributions are reinvested at NAV:

		1 Year		3 Years		5 Years		10 Years
Total Expenses Paid by Common Stockholders(9) (10)		$___		$___		$___		$___

     The example should not be considered a representation of future expenses. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those assumed. Moreover, our actual rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example.

(1)		If the securities to which this prospectus relates are sold to or through underwriters, the prospectus supplement will set forth any applicable sales load, the estimated offering expenses borne by us and a revised expense example.
(2)		The expenses associated with the administration of our dividend reinvestment plan are included in “Other Expenses.” Stockholders will pay a transaction fee plus brokerage charges if they direct the Plan Agent to sell common stock held in a dividend reinvestment account. See “Dividend Reinvestment Plan.”
(3)		“Net assets attributable to common shares” equals net assets (i.e., total assets less total liabilities and the aggregate liquidation preference of any outstanding shares of preferred stock) of (i) approximately $___ million at November 30, 2007 plus (ii) investments of $                     in                      and $                     in                     , each valued at their purchase price, and (iii) reflecting leverage of approximately $                million as set forth in footnote (5) below.
(4)		Although our management fee is 1.5% (annualized) of our average monthly Managed Assets, the table above reflects expenses as a percentage of net assets. Managed Assets means total assets (including any assets purchased with any borrowed funds) minus accrued liabilities other than (i) deferred taxes and (ii) debt entered into for the purpose of leverage. Net assets is Managed Assets minus deferred taxes, debt entered into for the purposes of leverage and the aggregate liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred shares. See “Adviser — Investment Advisory Agreement — Management Fee.”
		We pay our Adviser a fee consisting of two components — a base management fee and an incentive fee. The base management fee is paid quarterly in arrears and is equal to 0.375% (1.5% annualized) of our average monthly Managed Assets for such quarter. The incentive fee

consists of two parts. The first part, the investment income fee, is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears and will equal 15% of the excess, if any, of our Net Investment Income for the fiscal quarter over a quarterly hurdle rate equal to 2% (8% annualized) of our average monthly Net Assets for the quarter. For purposes of calculating the investment income fee, “Net Investment Income” means interest income (including accrued interest that we have not yet received in cash), dividend and distribution income from equity investments (but excluding that portion of cash distributions that are treated as return of capital), and any other income (including any fees such as commitment, origination, syndication, structuring, diligence, monitoring, and consulting fees or other fees that we receive from portfolio companies) accrued during the fiscal quarter, minus our operating expenses for the quarter (including the base management fee, expenses payable by us, any interest expense, any accrued income taxes related to Net Investment Income and dividends paid on issued and outstanding preferred stock, if any, but excluding the incentive fees payable to our Adviser). The second part of the incentive fee, the capital gains fee, will be determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each fiscal year (or upon termination of the investment advisory agreement, as of the termination date), and will equal (i) 15% of (a) our net realized capital gains, excluding the impact of current and deferred income taxes, on a cumulative basis from the commencement of our operations on December 8, 2005 to the end of each fiscal year, less (b) any unrealized capital depreciation, excluding the impact of deferred income taxes, at the end of such fiscal year, less (ii) the aggregate amount of all capital gains fees paid to our Adviser in prior years. Our Advisor agreed to use at least 25% of any capital gains fee, if any, received on or prior to December 8, 2007 to purchase our common shares in the open market. As of November 30, 2007, no amount was required to be paid for capital gains incentive fees. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2007, we accrued $307,611 as a provision for capital gains incentive fees (net of $1,326,001 which represents the portion of the capital gains incentive fee attributable to distributions that were characterized by the Company as return of capital for book purposes and waived as described below). The provision for capital gains incentive fees resulted from the increase in fair value and unrealized appreciation on investments including return of capital on distributions received from investments. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the capital gains incentive fee is paid annually only if there are realization events and only if the calculation defined in the agreement results in an amount due. We may have capital gains and interest income that could result in the payment of an incentive fee to our Adviser in the first year after completion of this offering. Although we cannot predict whether we will meet the necessary performance targets, we have assumed $                     as a provision for capital gains incentive fees in this table.

In November 2007, our Adviser agreed to reimburse us an amount equal to 0.25% of our average monthly Managed Assets on a quarterly basis beginning September 1, 2007 and ending December 31, 2008. The Adviser also terminated its right to receive the capital gains incentive fee described above, to the extent such fee would be due as to that portion of any scheduled periodic distributions made possible by the normally recurring cash flow from the operations of our portfolio companies (“Expected Distributions”) that is characterized by us as a return of capital for book purposes. This does not apply to any portion of any distribution from a portfolio company that is not an Expected Distribution.

(5)		Leverage Costs in the table reflect borrowing rates as of November 30, 2007.
(6)		Other Expenses include our estimated overhead expenses, including payment to our transfer agent, our administrative agent and legal and accounting expenses are based on amounts incurred for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2007.
(7)		For the year ended November 30, 2007, we accrued $                     in net deferred tax expense primarily related to net investment losses and realized and unrealized gains on investments. Deferred income tax expense represents an estimate of our potential tax liability if we were to recognize the unrealized appreciation of our portfolio assets, which occurred during the year ended November 30, 2007, based on the market value and basis of our assets as of November 30, 2007. Actual income tax expense (if any) will be incurred over many years, depending on if and when investment gains are realized, the then-current basis of assets, the level of net loss carryforwards and other factors.
(8)		The table presented in this footnote presents certain of our annual expenses as a percentage of our Managed Assets as of November 30, 2007, excluding current and deferred income tax expense. In addition, the table presented in this footnote excludes incentive fees as we cannot predict whether we will meet the necessary performance targets to earn such fees.

		Percentage of
		Managed Assets
Annual Expenses
Management Fee				%
Interest Payments on Borrowed Funds (a)				%
Other Expenses (b)				%
Total annual expenses (excluding current and deferred income tax expenses)				%

	(a)		Leverage Costs are calculated as described in footnote (4) above.
	(b)		Other Expenses include our estimated overhead expenses including payment to our transfer agent, our administrative agent and legal and accounting expenses are based on amounts incurred for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2007.

(9)		Includes deferred income tax expense. See footnote (7) above for more details.
(10)		The example does not include sales loads or estimated offering costs.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

     The selected financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Senior Securities” and the financial statements and related notes included in this prospectus. The selected financial date presented below has been derived from our financial statements audited by                     , an independent registered public accounting firm whose report thereon is included herein. The historical data is not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any future period.

						Period from
						December 8,
						2005 to
		Year Ended				November 30,
		November 30, 2007				2006 (1)
Statements of operations data:
Investment income		$	3,034,944			$	2,119,843
Base management fees (2)			2,233,670				634,989
All other expenses (3)			2,902,561				360,156
Total expenses		$	5,136,231			$	995,145
Less expense reimbursement by Adviser			94,181				—
Current and deferred tax expense, net			(3,671,096	)			(516,055	)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments before current tax benefit			260,290				(1,462	)
Unrealized gain on investments before deferred tax expense			10,561,888				328,858
Increase in net assets resulting from operations		$	5,143,976			$	936,039
Per common share data:
Distributions to common stockholders		$	0.67			$	0.34
Net increase in stockholder’s equity resulting from operations Basic and diluted		$	0.66			$	0.30
Net asset value		$	13.76			$	13.70

		November 30,				November 30,
		2007				2006
Statements of assets and liabilities data:
Short-term investments		$	219,502			$	5,431,414
Long-term investments			158,416,831				37,144,100
Other assets			319,052				357,498
Total assets		$	158,955,385			$	42,933,012
Total liabilities			37,042,419				604,610
Total net assets		$	121,912,966			$	42,328,402

SELECTED QUARTERLY DATA (Unaudited)

     The selected quarterly data set forth below should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Senior Securities” and the financial statements and related notes included in this prospectus. The selected quarterly date presented below, other than for the quarters ended November 30, 2006 and November 30, 2007, has been derived from our unaudited financial statements. The selected quarterly data presented below for the quarters ended November 30, 2006 and November 30, 2007, has been derived from our financial statements audited by                                         , an independent registered public accounting firm whose report thereon is included herein. The historical data is not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any future period.

		February 28,				May 31,				August 31,				November 30,				February 28,				May 31,				August 31,				November 30,
		2006 (1)				2006				2006				2006				2007				2007				2007				2007
Investment income		$	403,505			$	347,496			$	448,124			$	920,718			$	391,635			$	545,856			$	802,674			$	1,294,779
Base management fees			136,796				169,367				163,364				165,462				380,067				468,012				512,894				565,086
Capital gain incentive fees (2)			—				—				—				—				487,627				1,008,867				(170,648	)			(1,018,235	)
All other expenses (3)			97,926				81,929				87,010				93,291				1,233,225				207,967				523,335				938,034
Expense reimburse- ement by Adviser			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				(94,181	)
Net expenses		$	234,722			$	251,296			$	250,374			$	258,753			$	2,100,919			$	1,684,846			$	865,581			$	390,704
Current and deferred tax benefit (expense), net			(61,100	)			(34,855	)			(163,679	)			(256,421	)			(795,916	)			(2,128,190	)			469,929				(1,216,919	)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments before current tax benefit			—				—				—				(1,462	)			—				13,712				—				246,578
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments before deferred tax expense			—				—				297,054				31,804				2,921,990				6,725,778				(1,137,647	)			2,051,767
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		$	107,683			$	61,345			$	331,125			$	435,886			$	416,790			$	3,472,310			$	(730,625	)		$	1,985,501
Basic per share increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		$	0.03			$	0.02			$	0.11			$	0.14			$	0.09			$	0.39			$	(0.08	)		$	0.26

RISK FACTORS

     An investment in our common shares should not constitute a complete investment program for any investor and involves a high degree of risk. Due to the uncertainty in our investments, there can be no assurance that we will achieve our investment objective. You should carefully consider the risks described below, as well as any risk factors included in any prospectus supplement, before making an investment decision.

Risks Related to Our Operations

We have a limited operating history.

     We were incorporated in Maryland on September 8, 2005. We are subject to all of the business risks and uncertainties associated with any business, including the risk that we will not achieve our investment objective and that the value of an investment in our common shares could decline substantially.

Our Adviser will serve as investment adviser to other funds, which may create conflicts of interest not in the best interest of us or our stockholders.

     Our Adviser was formed in October 2002 and has been managing investments in portfolios of MLPs and other issuers in the energy sector since that time, including management of the investments of TYG since February 27, 2004, TYY since May 31, 2005, TYN since October 31, 2005, TTRF since June 2007 and TGOC since July 2007. From time to time the Adviser may pursue areas of investments in which the Adviser has more limited experience.

     Our investment committee is the same for, and all of our Adviser’s employees provide services for, other funds managed by our Adviser. Our Adviser’s services under the investment advisory agreement are not exclusive, and it is free to furnish the same or similar services to other entities, including businesses that may directly or indirectly compete with us so long as its services to us are not impaired by the provision of such services to others. In addition, the publicly traded funds and private accounts managed by our Adviser may make investments similar to investments that we may pursue. Unlike the other funds managed by our Adviser (other than TGOC), we generally target investments in companies that are privately-held or have market capitalizations of less than $250 million, and that are earlier in their stage of development. We also focus on privately-held and micro-cap public energy companies operating in the midstream and downstream segment, and to a lesser extent the upstream segment, of the U.S energy infrastructure sector. TGOC focuses on privately-held companies and publicly traded MLPs in the upstream, and to a lesser extent the midstream, gas and oil segments of the energy sector and could contemplate an investment that falls within our investment focus. Accordingly, our Adviser and the members of its investment committee may have obligations to other investors, the fulfillment of which might not be in the best interests of us or our stockholders, and it is possible that our Adviser might allocate investment opportunities to other entities, limiting attractive investment opportunities available to us. However, our Adviser intends to allocate investment opportunities in a fair and equitable manner consistent with our investment objectives and strategies, and in accordance with written allocation policies and procedures of our Adviser, so that we will not be disadvantaged in relation to any other client.

We are dependent upon our Adviser’s key personnel for our future success.

     We depend on the diligence, expertise and business relationships of the senior management of our Adviser. The Adviser’s investment professionals and senior management will evaluate, structure, close and monitor our investments. Our future success will depend on the continued service of the senior management team of our Adviser. The departure of one or more investment professionals of our Adviser could have a material adverse effect on our ability to achieve our investment objective and on the value of our common shares. We will rely on certain employees of the Adviser who will be devoting significant amounts of their time to non-Company related activities of the Adviser. To the extent the Adviser’s investment professionals and senior management are unable to, or do not, devote sufficient amounts of their time and energy to our affairs, our performance may suffer.

The incentive fee payable to our Adviser may create conflicting incentives.

     The incentive fee payable by us to our Adviser may create an incentive for our Adviser to make investments on our behalf that are riskier or more speculative than would be the case in the absence of such a compensation arrangement. Because a portion of the incentive fee payable to our Adviser is calculated as a percentage of the amount of our net investment income that exceeds a hurdle rate, our Adviser may imprudently use leverage to increase the return on our investments. Under some circumstances, the use of leverage may increase the likelihood of default, which would disfavor the holders of our common shares. In addition, our Adviser will

receive an incentive fee based, in part, upon net realized capital gains on our investments. Unlike the portion of the incentive fee based on net investment income, there is no hurdle rate applicable to the portion of the incentive fee based on net capital gains. As a result, our Adviser may have an incentive to pursue investments that are likely to result in capital gains as compared to income producing securities. Such a practice could result in our investing in more speculative or long term securities than would otherwise be the case, which could result in higher investment losses, particularly during economic downturns or longer return cycles.

     We may be required to pay an incentive fee even in a fiscal quarter in which we have incurred a loss. For example, if we have pre-incentive fee net investment income above the hurdle rate and realized capital losses, we will be required to pay the investment income portion of the incentive fee.

     The investment income portion of the incentive fee payable by us will be computed and paid on income that may include interest that has been accrued but not yet received in cash, and the collection of which is uncertain or deferred. If a portfolio company defaults on a loan that is structured to provide accrued interest, it is possible that accrued interest previously used in the calculation of the investment income portion of the incentive fee will become uncollectible. Our Adviser will not be required to reimburse us for any such incentive fee payments.

Our Adviser and its management have limited experience operating under the constraints imposed on us as a BDC.

     The 1940 Act imposes numerous constraints on the operations of BDCs. For example, BDCs are required to invest at least 70% of their total assets primarily in securities of private or thinly traded U.S. public companies, cash, cash equivalents, U.S. Government securities and other high quality debt investments that mature in one year or less. These constraints, among others, may hinder the Adviser’s ability to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities and to achieve our investment objective. Our Adviser’s experience operating under these constraints is limited to the period since our commencement of operations in 2005.

Because we expect to distribute substantially all of our income to our stockholders, we will continue to need additional capital to make new investments. If additional funds are unavailable or not available on favorable terms, our ability to make new investments will be impaired.

     Our business will require a substantial amount of capital in addition to the proceeds of this offering if we distribute substantially all of our income to our stockholders and we are to make new investments. We have entered into a secured revolving credit facility and intend to use a portion of the proceeds of this offering to repay the outstanding balance of that credit facility. We may acquire additional capital from the issuance of securities senior to our common shares, including additional borrowings or other indebtedness or the issuance of additional securities. We may also acquire additional capital through the issuance of additional equity. However, we may not be able to raise additional capital in the future on favorable terms or at all. Our credit facility contains a covenant precluding us from incurring additional debt. We may issue debt securities, other instruments of indebtedness or preferred stock, and we intend to borrow money from banks or other financial institutions, which we refer to collectively as “senior securities,” up to the maximum amount permitted by the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act permits us to issue senior securities in amounts such that our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 200% after each issuance of senior securities. Our ability to pay distributions or issue additional senior securities is restricted if our asset coverage ratio is not at least 200%, or put another way, the value of our assets (less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities) must be at least twice that of any outstanding senior securities (plus the aggregate involuntary liquidation preference of any preferred stock). If the value of our assets declines, we may be unable to satisfy this test. If that happens, we may be required to liquidate a portion of our investments and repay a portion of our indebtedness at a time when such sales may be disadvantageous. As a result of issuing senior securities, we will also be exposed to typical risks associated with leverage, including increased risk of loss. If we issue preferred securities which will rank “senior” to our common shares in our capital structure, the holders of such preferred securities may have separate voting rights and other rights, preferences or privileges more favorable than those of our common shares, and the issuance of such preferred securities could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change of control that might involve a premium price for security holders or otherwise be in our best interest.

     To the extent our ability to issue debt or other senior securities is constrained, we will depend on issuances of additional common shares to finance new investments. As a BDC, we generally are not be able to issue additional common shares at a price below NAV (net of any sales load (underwriting discount)) without first obtaining required approvals of our stockholders and our independent directors which could constrain our ability to issue additional equity. Our stockholders granted us the authority to sell our common shares below NAV, subject to certain conditions. This authority extended through December 20, 2007 and we are seeking approval to sell our common shares below net asset value at our 2008 Annual Stockholder Meeting. See “Determination of Net Asset Value—Determinations in Connection with Offerings.” If we raise additional funds by issuing more of our common shares or senior securities

convertible into, or exchangeable for, our common shares, the percentage ownership of our stockholders at that time would decrease, and you may experience dilution.

As a BDC, we are subject to limitations on our ability to engage in certain transactions with affiliates.

     As a BDC, we are prohibited under the 1940 Act from knowingly participating in certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of our independent directors or the SEC. Any person that owns, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of our outstanding voting securities is our affiliate for purposes of the 1940 Act and we are generally prohibited from buying or selling any security from or to such affiliate, absent the prior approval of our independent directors. The 1940 Act also prohibits “joint” transactions with an affiliate, which could include investments in the same portfolio company (whether at the same or different times), without prior approval of our independent directors. If a person acquires more than 25% of our voting securities, we will be prohibited from buying or selling any security from or to such person, or entering into joint transactions with such person, absent prior approval of the SEC.

If an investment that was initially believed to be a qualifying asset is later deemed not to have been a qualifying asset at the time of investment, we could lose our status as a BDC or be precluded from investing according to our current business plan.

     As a BDC, we must not acquire any assets other than “qualifying assets” unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such acquisition, at least 70 percent of our total assets are qualifying assets. If an investment that was originally believed to be a qualifying asset is later deemed not to have been a qualifying asset at the time of investment, our status as a BDC may be jeopardized or we may be precluded from investing according to our current business plan, either of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We also may be required to dispose of investments, which could have a material adverse effect on us and our shareholders, because even if we were successful in finding a buyer, we may have difficulty in finding a buyer to purchase such investments on favorable terms or in a sufficient timeframe.

We may choose to invest a portion of our portfolio in investments that may be considered highly speculative and that could negatively impact our ability to pay distributions and cause you to lose part of your investment.

     The 1940 Act permits a BDC to invest up to 30% of its assets in investments that do not meet the test for “qualifying assets.” Such investments may be made by us with the expectation of achieving a higher rate of return or increased cash flow with a portion of our portfolio and may fall outside of our targeted investment criteria. These investments may be made even though they may expose us to greater risks than our other investments and may consequently expose our portfolio to more significant losses than may arise from our other investments. We may invest up to 30% of our total assets in assets that are non qualifying assets in among other things, high yield bonds, bridge loans, distressed debt, commercial loans, private equity, and securities of public companies or secondary market purchases of securities of target portfolio companies. Such investments could impact negatively our ability to pay you distributions and cause you to lose part of your investment.

Our debt increases the risk of investing in us.

     We have a $50 million secured revolving credit facility with U.S. Bank National Association, as lender, agent and lead arranger, First National Bank of Kansas and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The credit facility terminates on March 20, 2009. As of November 30, 2007, we had an outstanding balance of approximately $30.6 million under the credit facility. The credit facility precludes us from incurring additional debt and we may face liquidity constraints as a result. We may in the future incur incremental debt to increase our ability to make investments. Lenders from whom we may borrow money or holders of our debt securities will have fixed dollar claims on our assets that are superior to the claims of our stockholders, and we have and may grant a security interest in our assets in connection with our debt. In the case of a liquidation event, those lenders or note holders would receive proceeds before our stockholders. In addition, debt, also known as leverage, magnifies the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and, therefore, increases the risks associated with investing in our securities. Leverage is generally considered a speculative investment technique and the costs of any leverage transactions will be borne by our stockholders. In addition, because the base management fee we pay to our Adviser is based on Managed Assets (which includes any assets purchased with borrowed funds), our Adviser may imprudently borrow funds in an attempt to increase our managed assets and in conflict with our or our stockholders’ best interests. If the value of our assets increases, then leveraging would cause the net asset value attributable to our common shares to increase more than it otherwise would have had we not leveraged. Conversely, if the value of our assets decreases, leveraging would cause the net asset value attributable to our common shares to decline more than it otherwise would have had we not leveraged. Similarly, any increase in our revenue in excess of interest expense on our borrowed funds would cause our net income to increase more than it would without the leverage. Any decrease in our revenue would cause our net income to decline more than it would have had we not borrowed funds

and could negatively affect our ability to make distributions on our common shares. Our ability to service any debt that we incur will depend largely on our financial performance and the performance of our portfolio companies and will be subject to prevailing economic conditions and competitive pressures.

     Illustration. The following table illustrates the effect of leverage on returns from an investment in our common shares assuming various annual returns, net of expenses. The calculations in the table below are hypothetical and actual returns may be higher or lower than those appearing in the table below.

		Assumed Return on our Portfolio
		(Net of Expenses)
		-10%				-5%				0%				5%				10%
Corresponding return to stockholder(1)			%				%				%				%				%

We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities.

     We compete with public and private funds, commercial and investment banks and commercial financing companies to make the types of investments that we plan to make in the U.S. energy infrastructure sector. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and have considerably greater financial, technical and marketing resources than us. For example, some competitors may have a lower cost of funds and access to funding sources that are not available to us. In addition, some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, allowing them to consider a wider variety of investments and establish more relationships than us. Furthermore, many of our competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the 1940 Act imposes on us as a BDC.

We may not be able to invest the proceeds of this offering as quickly as expected in the energy infrastructure sector, and our interim investments will generate lower rates of return.

     We anticipate that it may take six to nine months to invest any available net proceeds of this offering in securities meeting our investment objective. However, it could take a longer time to invest any available net proceeds, depending on the availability of appropriate investment opportunities and market conditions. Pending such investments, we expect the proceeds of this offering will be invested in cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high quality debt instruments that mature within one year or less from the date of investment. As our temporary investments may generate lower projected returns than our core investment strategy, we may experience lower returns during this period and may not be able to pay distributions during this period comparable to the distributions that we may be able to pay when any available net proceeds of this offering are fully invested in securities meeting our investment objective. See “Use of Proceeds.”

Our quarterly results may fluctuate.

     We could experience fluctuations in our quarterly operating results due to a number of factors, including the return on our equity investments, the interest rates payable on our debt investments, the default rates on such investments, the level of our expenses, variations in and the timing of the recognition of realized and unrealized gains or losses, the degree to which we encounter competition in our markets and general economic conditions. As a result of these factors, results for any period should not be relied upon as being indicative of performance in future periods.

Our portfolio may be concentrated in a limited number of portfolio companies.

     We currently have investments in a limited number of portfolio companies. An inherent risk associated with this investment concentration is that we may be adversely affected if one or two of our investments perform poorly or if we need to write down the value of any one investment. Financial difficulty on the part of any single portfolio company or the failure of a portfolio company to make distributions will expose us to a greater risk of loss than would be the case if we were a “diversified” company holding numerous investments.

Our investments in privately-held companies present certain challenges, including the lack of available information about these companies and a greater inability to liquidate our investments in an advantageous manner.

     We primarily make investments in privately-held companies. Generally, little public information will exist about these companies, and we will be required to rely on the ability of our Adviser to obtain adequate information to evaluate the potential risks and returns involved in investing in these companies. If our Adviser is unable to obtain all material information about these companies, including with respect to operational, regulatory, environmental, litigation and managerial risks, our Adviser may not make a fully-informed investment decision, and we may lose some or all of the money invested in these companies. In addition, our Adviser may inappropriately value the prospects of an investment, causing us to overpay for such investment and fail to receive an expected or projected return on its investment. Substantially all of these securities will be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or will otherwise be less liquid than publicly traded securities. The illiquidity of these investments may make it difficult for us to sell such investments at advantageous times and prices or in a timely manner. In addition, if we are required to liquidate all or a portion of our portfolio quickly, we may realize significantly less than the value at which we previously have recorded our investments. We also may face other restrictions on our ability to liquidate an investment in a portfolio company to the extent that we or one of our affiliates have material non-public information regarding such portfolio company.

Most of our portfolio investments are and will continue to be recorded at fair value as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors. As a result, there is and will continue to be uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments.

     Most of our investments are and will be in the form of securities or loans that are not publicly traded. The fair value of these investments may not be readily determinable. We will value these investments quarterly at fair value as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors. We have retained Duff & Phelps, LLC (an independent valuation firm) to provide third party valuation consulting services which consist of certain limited procedures that the Board of Directors has identified and requested they perform. For the year ended November 30, 2007, the Board of Directors requested Duff & Phelps, LLC to perform the limited procedures on investments in 10 portfolio companies comprising approximately 94.7% of the total investments at fair value as of November 30, 2007. Duff & Phelps, LLC’s limited procedures did not involve an audit, review, compilation or any other form of examination or attestation under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Upon completion of the limited procedures, Duff & Phelps, LLC concluded that the fair value of the investments subjected to the limited procedures did not appear to be unreasonable. The Board of Directors are ultimately and solely responsible for determining the fair value of the investments in good faith. The types of factors that may be considered in fair value pricing of an investment include the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s earnings and ability to make payments, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparison to publicly traded companies, discounted cash flow and other relevant factors. Because such valuations are inherently uncertain, our determinations of fair value may differ materially from the values that would have been used if a ready market for these securities existed. As a result, we may not be able to dispose of our holdings at a price equal to or greater than the determined fair value, which could have a negative impact on our net asset value.

Our equity investments may decline in value.

     The equity securities in which we invest may not appreciate or may decline in value. We may thus not be able to realize gains from our equity securities, and any gains that we do realize on the disposition of any equity securities may not be sufficient to offset any other losses we experience. As a result, the equity securities in which we invest may decline in value, which may negatively impact our ability to pay distributions and cause you to lose all or part of your investment.

An investment in MLPs will pose risks unique from other equity investments.

     An investment in MLP securities involves some risks that differ from an investment in the common stock of a corporation. Holders of MLP units have limited control and voting rights on matters affecting the partnership. Holders of units issued by an MLP are exposed to a remote possibility of liability for all of the obligations of that MLP in the event that a court determines that the rights of the holders of MLP units to vote to remove or replace the general partner of that MLP, to approve amendments to that MLP’s partnership agreement, or to take other action under the partnership agreement of that MLP would constitute “control” of the business of that MLP, or a court or governmental agency determines that the MLP is conducting business in a state without complying with the partnership statue of that state.

     Holders of MLP units are also exposed to the risk that they be required to repay amounts to the MLP that are wrongfully distributed to them. In addition, the value of our investment in an MLP will depend largely on the MLP’s treatment as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If an MLP does not meet current legal requirements to maintain partnership status, or if it is unable to do so because of tax law changes, it would be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In that case, the MLP would be obligated to pay income tax at the entity level and distributions received by us generally would be taxed as dividend

income. As a result, there could be a material reduction in our cash flow and there could be a material decrease in the value of our common shares.

Unrealized decreases in the value of debt investments in our portfolio may impact the value of our common shares and may reduce our income for distribution.

     As a BDC, we are required to carry our investments at market value or, if no market value is ascertainable, at the fair value as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors. Decreases in the market values or fair values of our debt investments will be recorded as unrealized depreciation. Any unrealized depreciation in our investment portfolio could be an indication of a portfolio company’s inability to meet its obligations to us with respect to the loans whose market values or fair values decreased. This could result in realized losses in the future and ultimately in reductions of our income available for distribution in future periods.

When we are a minority equity or a debt investor in a portfolio company, we may not be in a position to control that portfolio company.

     When we make minority equity investments or invest in debt, we will be subject to the risk that a portfolio company may make business decisions with which we may disagree, and that the stockholders and management of such company may take risks or otherwise act in ways that do not serve our interests. As a result, a portfolio company may make decisions that could decrease the value of our investments.

Our portfolio companies can incur debt that ranks senior to our equity investments in such companies.

     Portfolio companies in which we invest usually will have, or may be permitted to incur, debt that ranks senior to our equity investments. As a result, payments on such securities may have to be made before we receive any payments on our investments. For example, these debt instruments may provide that the holders are entitled to receive payment of interest or principal on or before the dates on which we are entitled to receive payments with respect to our investments. These debt instruments will usually prohibit the portfolio companies from paying interest on or repaying our investments in the event and during the continuance of a default under such debt. In the event of insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of a portfolio company, holders of debt instruments ranking senior to our investment in that portfolio company would typically be entitled to receive payment in full before we receive any distribution in respect of our investment. After repaying its senior creditors, a portfolio company may not have any remaining assets to use to repay its obligation to us or provide a full or even partial return of capital on an equity investment made by us.

If our investments do not meet our performance expectations, you may not receive distributions.

     We intend to make distributions on a quarterly basis to our stockholders out of assets legally available for distribution. We may not be able to achieve operating results that will allow us to make distributions at a specific level or to increase the amount of these distributions from time to time. In addition, due to the asset coverage test applicable to us as a BDC, we may be limited in our ability to make distributions. See “Regulation.” Also, restrictions and provisions in any future credit facilities and debt securities may limit our ability to make distributions. We cannot assure you that you will receive distributions at a particular level or at all.

The lack of liquidity in our investments may adversely affect our business, and if we need to sell any of our investments, we may not be able to do so at a favorable price. As a result, we may suffer losses.

     We generally expect to invest in the equity of companies whose securities are not publicly traded, and whose securities will be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or will otherwise be less liquid than publicly-traded securities. We also expect to invest in debt securities with terms of five to ten years and hold such investments until maturity. The illiquidity of these investments may make it difficult for us to sell these investments when desired. In addition, if we are required to liquidate all or a portion of our portfolio quickly, we may realize significantly less than the value at which we had previously recorded these investments. As a result, we do not expect to achieve liquidity in our investments in the near-term. However, to maintain our status as a BDC, we may have to dispose of investments if we do not satisfy one or more of the applicable criteria under the regulatory framework. Our investments are usually subject to contractual or legal restrictions on resale or are otherwise illiquid because there is usually no established trading market for such investments. The illiquidity of most of our investments may make it difficult for us to dispose of them at a favorable price, and, as a result, we may suffer losses.

We will be exposed to risks associated with changes in interest rates.

     Equity securities may be particularly sensitive to rising interest rates, which generally increase borrowing costs and the cost of capital and may reduce the ability of portfolio companies in which we own equity securities to either execute acquisitions or expansion projects in a cost-effective manner or provide us liquidity by completing an initial public offering or completing a sale. Fluctuations in interest rates will also impact any debt investments we make. Changes in interest rates may also negatively impact the costs of our outstanding borrowings, if any.

We may not have the funds to make additional investments in our portfolio companies.

     After our initial investment in a portfolio company, we may be called upon from time to time to provide additional funds to such company or have the opportunity to increase our investment through the exercise of a warrant to purchase common stock. There is no assurance that we will make, or will have sufficient funds to make, follow-on investments. Any decisions not to make a follow-on investment or any inability on our part to make such an investment may have a negative impact on a portfolio company in need of such an investment, may result in a missed opportunity for us to increase our participation in a successful operation or may reduce the expected yield on the investment.

Changes in laws or regulations or in the interpretations of laws or regulations could significantly affect our operations and cost of doing business.

     We are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations and are subject to judicial and administrative decisions that affect our operations, including loan originations, maximum interest rates, fees and other charges, disclosures to portfolio companies, the terms of secured transactions, collection and foreclosure procedures and other trade practices. If these laws, regulations or decisions change, we may have to incur significant expenses in order to comply, or we may have to restrict our operations. In addition, if we do not comply with applicable laws, regulations and decisions, or fail to obtain licenses that may become necessary for the conduct of our business, we may be subject to civil fines and criminal penalties, any of which could have a material adverse effect upon our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Our internal controls over financial reporting may not be adequate, and our independent registered public accounting firms may not be able to certify as to their adequacy, which could have a significant and adverse effect on our business and reputation.

     We are evaluating our internal controls over financial reporting. We plan to design enhanced processes and controls to address any issues that might be identified. As a result, we expect to incur significant additional expenses in the near term, which will negatively impact our financial performance and our ability to make distributions. This process also will result in a diversion of management’s time and attention. We cannot be certain as to the timing of completion of our evaluation, testing and remediation actions or the impact of the same on our operations and may not be able to ensure that the process is effective or that the internal controls are or will be effective in a timely manner. Beginning with our annual report for our fiscal year ended November 30, 2008, our management will be required to report on our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. We will be required to review on an annual basis our internal controls over financial reporting, and to disclose on a quarterly basis changes that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting. There can be no assurance that our quarterly reviews will not identify material weaknesses.

Provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law and our charter and bylaws could deter takeover attempts and have an adverse impact on the price of our common shares.

     The Maryland General Corporation Law and our charter and bylaws contain provisions that may have the effect of discouraging, delaying or making difficult a change in control of our company or the removal of our incumbent directors. We will be covered by the Business Combination Act of the Maryland General Corporation Law to the extent that such statute is not superseded by applicable requirements of the 1940 Act. However, our Board of Directors has adopted a resolution exempting us from the Business Combination Act for any business combination between us and any person to the extent that such business combination receives the prior approval of our board, including a majority of our directors who are not interested persons as defined in the 1940 Act.

     Under our charter, our Board of Directors is divided into three classes serving staggered terms, which will make it more difficult for a hostile bidder to acquire control of us. In addition, our Board of Directors may, without stockholder action, authorize the issuance of shares of stock in one or more classes or series, including preferred stock. See “Description of Capital Stock.” Subject to compliance with the 1940 Act, our Board of Directors may, without stockholder action, amend our charter to increase the number of shares of stock of any class or series that we have authority to issue. The existence of these provisions, among others, may have a

negative impact on the price of our common shares and may discourage third party bids for ownership of our company. These provisions may prevent any premiums being offered to you for our common shares.

Risks Related to an Investment in the U.S. Energy Infrastructure Sector

Our portfolio is and will continue to be concentrated in the energy infrastructure sector, which will subject us to more risks than if we were broadly diversified.

     We invest primarily in privately-held and micro-cap public energy companies. Because we are specifically focused on the energy infrastructure sector, investments in our common shares may present more risks than if we were broadly diversified over numerous sectors of the economy. Therefore, a downturn in the U.S. energy infrastructure sector would have a larger impact on us than on an investment company that does not concentrate in one sector of the economy. The energy infrastructure sector can be significantly affected by the supply of and demand for specific products and services; the supply and demand for crude oil, natural gas, and other energy commodities; the price of crude oil, natural gas, and other energy commodities; exploration, production and other capital expenditures; government regulation; world and regional events and economic conditions. At times, the performance of securities of companies in the energy infrastructure sector may lag the performance of securities of companies in other sectors or the broader market as a whole.

The portfolio companies in which we invest are subject to variations in the supply and demand of various energy commodities.

     A decrease in the production of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, coal, refined petroleum products or other energy commodities, or a decrease in the volume of such commodities available for transportation, mining, processing, storage or distribution, may adversely impact the financial performance of companies in the energy infrastructure sector. Production declines and volume decreases could be caused by various factors, including catastrophic events affecting production, depletion of resources, labor difficulties, political events, OPEC actions, environmental proceedings, increased regulations, equipment failures and unexpected maintenance problems, failure to obtain necessary permits, unscheduled outages, unanticipated expenses, inability to successfully carry out new construction or acquisitions, import supply disruption, increased competition from alternative energy sources or related commodity prices. Alternatively, a sustained decline in demand for such commodities could also adversely affect the financial performance of companies in the energy infrastructure sector. Factors that could lead to a decline in demand include economic recession or other adverse economic conditions, higher fuel taxes or governmental regulations, increases in fuel economy, consumer shifts to the use of alternative fuel sources, changes in commodity prices or weather.

Many companies in the energy infrastructure sector are subject to the risk that they, or their customers, will be unable to replace depleted reserves of energy commodities.

     Many companies in the energy infrastructure sector are either engaged in the production of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined petroleum products or coal, or are engaged in transporting, storing, distributing and processing these items on behalf of producers. To maintain or grow their revenues, many customers of these companies need to maintain or expand their reserves through exploration of new sources of supply, through the development of existing sources, through acquisitions, or through long-term contracts to acquire reserves. The financial performance of companies in the energy infrastructure sector may be adversely affected if the companies to which they provide service are unable to cost-effectively acquire additional reserves sufficient to replace the natural decline.

Our portfolio companies are and will be subject to extensive regulation because of their participation in the energy infrastructure sector.

     Companies in the energy infrastructure sector are subject to significant federal, state and local government regulation in virtually every aspect of their operations, including how facilities are constructed, maintained and operated, environmental and safety controls, and the prices they may charge for the products and services they provide. Various governmental authorities have the power to enforce compliance with these regulations and the permits issued under them, and violators are subject to administrative, civil and criminal penalties, including civil fines, injunctions or both. Stricter laws, regulations or enforcement policies could be enacted in the future that likely would increase compliance costs and may adversely affect the financial performance of companies in the energy infrastructure sector and the value of our investments in those companies.

Our portfolio companies are and will be subject to the risk of fluctuations in commodity prices.

     The operations and financial performance of companies in the energy infrastructure sector may be directly affected by energy commodity prices, especially those companies in the energy infrastructure sector owning the underlying energy commodity. Commodity prices fluctuate for several reasons, including changes in market and economic conditions, the impact of weather on demand or supply, levels of domestic production and imported commodities, energy conservation, domestic and foreign governmental regulation and taxation and the availability of local, intrastate and interstate transportation systems. Volatility of commodity prices, which may lead to a reduction in production or supply, may also negatively impact the performance of companies in the energy infrastructure sector that are solely involved in the transportation, processing, storing, distribution or marketing of commodities. Volatility of commodity prices may also make it more difficult for companies in the energy infrastructure sector to raise capital to the extent the market perceives that their performance may be tied directly or indirectly to commodity prices. Historically, energy commodity prices have been cyclical and exhibited significant volatility.

Our portfolio companies are and will be subject to the risk of extreme weather patterns.

     Extreme weather patterns, such as hurricane Ivan in 2004 and hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, could result in significant volatility in the supply of energy and power. This volatility may create fluctuations in commodity prices and earnings of companies in the energy infrastructure sector. Moreover, any extreme weather patterns, such as hurricanes Katrina and Rita, could adversely impact the assets and valuation of our portfolio companies.

Acts of terrorism may adversely affect us.

     The value of our common shares and our investments could be significantly and negatively impacted as a result of terrorist activities, such as the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001; war, such as the war in Iraq and its aftermath; and other geopolitical events, including upheaval in the Middle East or other energy producing regions. The U.S. government has issued warnings that energy assets, specifically those related to pipeline infrastructure, production facilities and transmission and distribution facilities, might be specific targets of terrorist activity. Such events have led, and in the future may lead, to short-term market volatility and may have long-term effects on the U.S. economy and markets. Such events may also adversely affect our business and financial condition.

Additional Risks to Common Stockholders

Our use of leverage increases the risk of investing in us and will increase the costs borne by common stockholders.

     Our use of leverage through the issuance of any preferred stock or debt securities, and any additional borrowings or other transactions involving indebtedness (other than for temporary or emergency purposes) are or would be considered “senior securities” for purposes of the 1940 Act and create risks. Leverage is a speculative technique that may adversely affect common stockholders. If the return on securities acquired with borrowed funds or other leverage proceeds does not exceed the cost of the leverage, the use of leverage could cause us to lose money. Successful use of leverage depends on the Adviser’s ability to predict or hedge correctly interest rates and market movements, and there is no assurance that the use of a leveraging strategy will be successful during any period in which it is used. Because the fee paid to the Adviser will be calculated on the basis of Managed Assets, the fees will increase when leverage is utilized, giving the Adviser an incentive to utilize leverage.

     Our issuance of senior securities involves offering expenses and other costs, including interest payments, which are borne indirectly by our common stockholders. Fluctuations in interest rates could increase interest or dividend payments on our senior securities, and could reduce cash available for distribution on common stock. Increased operating costs, including the financing cost associated with any leverage, may reduce our total return to common stockholders.

     The 1940 Act and/or the rating agency guidelines applicable to senior securities impose asset coverage requirements, dividend limitations, voting right requirements (in the case of the senior equity securities), and restrictions on our portfolio composition and our use of certain investment techniques and strategies. The terms of any senior securities or other borrowings may impose additional requirements, restrictions and limitations that are more stringent than those currently required by the 1940 Act, and the guidelines of the rating agencies that rate outstanding senior securities. These requirements may have an adverse effect on us and may affect our ability to pay distributions on common stock and preferred stock. To the extent necessary, we intend to redeem our senior securities to maintain the required asset coverage. Doing so may require that we liquidate portfolio securities at a time when it would not otherwise be desirable to do so. Nevertheless, it is not anticipated that the 1940 Act requirements, the terms of any senior securities or the rating agency guidelines will impede the Adviser in managing our portfolio in accordance with our investment objective and policies.

Sales of our common stock may put pressure on our stock price.

     The sale of our common stock (or the perception that such sales may occur) may have an adverse effect on prices in the secondary market for our common stock. An increase in the number of common shares available may put downward pressure on the market price for our common stock. If our stockholders grant us the authority to sell our common stock below NAV, such ability may increase this pressure. These sales also might make it more difficult for us to sell additional equity securities in the future at a time and price we deem appropriate.

Common stockholders may experience dilution.

     The voting power of current stockholders will be diluted to the extent that current stockholders do not exercise subscription rights offered in a rights offering, do not purchase shares in any future common stock offerings or do not in either situation purchase sufficient shares to maintain their percentage interest. In addition, if we sell shares of common stock below NAV, our NAV will fall immediately after such issuance. See “Description of Securities—Common Stock—Issuance of Additional Shares” which includes a table reflecting the dilutive effect of selling our common stock below NAV.

     If we are unable to invest the proceeds of such offering as intended, our per share distribution may decrease and we may not participate in market advances to the same extent as if such proceeds were fully invested as planned.

Our common shares are subject to market discount risk.

     Our common stock has a limited trading history and has traded both at a premium and at a discount in relation to NAV. We cannot predict whether our shares will trade in the future at a premium or discount to NAV. Shares of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount from NAV, but in some cases have traded above NAV. Continued development of alternative vehicles for investment in MLP securities may contribute to reducing or eliminating any premium or may result in our shares trading at a discount. The risk of the shares of common stock trading at a discount is a risk separate from the risk of a decline in our NAV as a result of investment activities. Our NAV will be reduced immediately following an offering of our common or preferred stock, due to the offering costs for such stock, which are borne entirely by us. Although we also bear the offering costs of debt securities, such costs are amortized over time and therefore do not impact our NAV immediately following an offering.

     Whether stockholders will realize a gain or loss upon the sale of our common stock depends upon whether the market value of the common shares at the time of sale is above or below the price the stockholder paid, taking into account transaction costs for the common shares, and is not directly dependent upon our NAV. Because the market value of our common stock will be determined by factors such as the relative demand for and supply of the shares in the market, general market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict whether our common stock will trade at, below or above NAV, or at, below or above the public offering price for common stock.

Additional Risks to Senior Security Holders

     Generally, an investment in preferred stock or debt securities (collectively, “senior securities”) is subject to the following risks:

We will be subject to interest rate risk.

     Auction rate senior securities pay dividends or interest based on short-term interest rates. If short-term interest rates rise, dividends or interest on the auction rate senior securities may rise so that the amount of dividends or interest due to holders of auction rate senior securities would exceed the cash flow generated by our portfolio securities. This might require us to sell portfolio securities at a time when we would otherwise not do so, which may affect adversely our future ability to generate cash flow. In addition, rising market interest rates could impact negatively the value of our investment portfolio, reducing the amount of assets serving as asset coverage for the senior securities.

Preferred stock will be junior to any outstanding notes or other borrowings.

     Preferred stock will be junior in liquidation and with respect to distribution rights to debt securities and any other borrowings. Senior securities representing indebtedness may constitute a substantial lien and burden on preferred stock by reason of their prior claim against our income and against our net assets in liquidation. We may not be permitted to declare dividends or other distributions

with respect to any series of preferred stock unless at such time we meet applicable asset coverage requirements and the payment of principal or interest is not in default with respect to any notes or other borrowings.

We may be subject to ratings and asset coverage risk.

     To the extent that senior securities are rated, a rating does not eliminate or necessarily mitigate the risks of investing in our senior securities, and a rating may not fully or accurately reflect all of the credit and market risks associated with a security. A rating agency could downgrade the rating of our shares of preferred stock or debt securities, which may make such securities less liquid at an auction or in the secondary market, though probably with higher resulting interest rates. If a rating agency downgrades the rating assigned to a senior security, we may alter our portfolio or redeem the senior security. We may voluntarily redeem a senior security under certain circumstances.

Inflation may negatively impact our senior securities.

     Inflation is the reduction in the purchasing power of money resulting from an increase in the price of goods and services. Inflation risk is the risk that the inflation adjusted or “real” value of an investment in preferred stock or debt securities or the income from that investment will be worth less in the future. As inflation occurs, the real value of the preferred stock or debt securities and the dividend payable to holders of preferred stock or interest payable to holders of debt securities declines. In an inflationary period, however, it is expected that dividend or interest rates would increase, tending to offset this risk.

We may be exposed to auction risk.

     To the extent that senior securities trade through an auction, there are certain risks associated with participating in an auction and certain risks if you try to sell senior securities outside of an auction in the secondary market. These risks will be described in more detail in an applicable prospectus supplement if we issue auction rate senior securities pursuant to this registration statement.

We will be subject to NAV Risk.

     A material decline in our NAV may impair our ability to maintain required levels of asset coverage for our preferred stock or debt securities.

Additional Risks Related to Warrants and Subscription Rights

We cannot assure you that an active public market for our warrants or subscription rights will develop.

     Currently, no public market exists for our warrants or for subscription rights we may issue. We cannot assure you that one will develop or be sustained after this offering. We do not currently intend to apply to list the warrants, and may not list or any subscription rights, on any national securities exchange or Nasdaq market.

There may be dilution of the value of our common shares when our warrants or subscription rights are exercised or if we issue common shares below our net asset value.

     The issuance of additional common shares upon the exercise of any warrants or subscription rights, if the warrants or subscription rights are exercised at a time when the exercise price is less than the net asset value per share of our common shares, will have a dilutive effect on the value of our common shares.

The warrants or subscription rights may have no value in bankruptcy.

     In the event a bankruptcy or reorganization is commenced by or against us, a bankruptcy court may hold that unexercised warrants or subscription rights are executory contracts subject to rejection by us with approval of the bankruptcy court. As a result, holders of warrants or subscription rights may, even if sufficient funds are available, not be entitled to receive any consideration or may receive an amount less than they would be entitled to if they had exercised their warrants or subscription rights prior to the commencement of any such bankruptcy or reorganization.

As a holder of warrants or subscription rights, you will not receive distributions on our common shares.

     Holders of warrants or subscription rights will not have the right to receive any distributions so long as their warrants or subscription rights are unexercised.

USE OF PROCEEDS

     Unless otherwise specified in a prospectus supplement, we will invest the net proceeds of any sales of securities (including any net proceeds received upon their exercise) to invest in prospective portfolio companies in accordance with our investment objective and policies within approximately three to six months of receipt of such proceeds. We may also use proceeds from the sale of our securities to retire all or a portion of any debt we incur under our secured credit facility in pursuit of our investment objective and policies, retire or redeem other senior securities, and for working capital purposes, including the payment of distributions, interest and operating expenses, although there is currently no intent to issue securities primarily for this purpose. Our investments may be delayed if suitable investments are unavailable at the time or for other reasons. Pending such investment, we anticipate that we will invest the proceeds in securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities or in high quality, short-term or long-term debt obligations. A delay in the anticipated use of proceeds could lower returns, reduce our distribution to common stockholders and reduce the amount of cash available to make dividend and interest payments on preferred stock and debt securities, respectively. We will not receive any of the proceeds from a sale of our common stock by any selling stockholder.

PRICE RANGE OF COMMON SHARES AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     Our common shares began trading on the NYSE under the symbol “TTO” on February 2, 2007. Prior to such date, there was no public market for our common shares.

     The following table sets forth the range of high and low sales prices of our common shares as reported on the NYSE, and the distributions declared by us for each fiscal quarter since our initial public offering.

														Premium/				Premium/
														Discount				Discount				Cash
						Price Range								of High Sales				of Low Sales				Distribution
		NAV(1)				High				Low				Price to NAV				Price to NAV				per Share(2)
2008
First quarter		$				$				$					%				%			$	0.25
March 1, 2008 through ______, 2008		$				$				$					%				%			$
2007
First quarter		$	13.84			$	15.03			$	14.50				8.6	%			4.77	%		$	0.10
Second quarter		$	14.05			$	18.47			$	14.31				31.46	%			1.85	%		$	0.16
Third quarter		$	13.77			$	18.99			$	13.79				37.91	%			0.15	%		$	0.18
Fourth quarter		$	13.76			$	15.29			$	11.66				11.11	%			(15.26	)%		$	0.23

     The last reported price for our common shares on the NYSE on                     , 2008 was $      per share.

     Shares of business development companies may trade at a market price that is less than the value of the net assets attributable to those shares. The possibility that our common shares will trade at a discount from net asset value or at premiums that are unsustainable over the long term are separate and distinct from the risk that our net asset value will decrease. At times, our common shares have traded at a premium to net asset value and at times our shares of common stock have traded at a discount to the net assets attributable to those shares. It is not possible to predict whether the shares offered hereby will trade at, above, or below net asset value.

     On November 12, 2007, our Board of Directors declared, and on November 30, 2007 we paid, a $0.23 per share distribution to shareholders of record as of November 23, 2007. On February 11, 2008, our Board of Directors declared, and on March 3, 2008 we paid, a $0.25 per share distribution to stockholders of record on February 21, 2008.

     We intend, subject to adjustment at the discretion of our Board of Directors, to pay out substantially all of the amounts we receive as recurring cash or paid-in-kind distributions on equity securities we own and interest payments on debt securities we own, less current or anticipated operating expenses, current income taxes on our income and our leverage costs.

     We have an “opt out” dividend reinvestment plan. As a result, unless a stockholder opts out, distributions will be reinvested in our common shares pursuant to our dividend reinvestment plan. See “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “Dividend Reinvestment Plan.” We anticipate that only a portion of distributions we make on the common shares will be treated as taxable dividend income to our stockholders. If you are an individual citizen or resident of the United States or a United States estate or trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes and meet certain holding period and other applicable requirements, the portion of such distributions treated as taxable dividend income will be “qualified dividend income” currently subject to a maximum 15% U.S. federal income tax rate. See “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — Taxation of U.S. Stockholders.”

     As a BDC, we are prohibited from paying distributions if doing so would cause us to fail to maintain the asset coverage ratios stipulated by the 1940 Act. Distributions also may be limited by the terms of any of our borrowings. It is our objective to invest our assets and structure our borrowings so as to permit stable and consistently growing distributions. However, there can be no assurances that we will achieve that objective or that our results will permit the payment of any cash distributions. For a more detailed discussion, see “Regulation.” See also “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. In addition to historical information, the following discussion and other parts of this prospectus contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking information due to the factors discussed under “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements” and elsewhere in this prospectus.

Overview

We invest in companies operating in the U.S. energy infrastructure sector, primarily in privately-held and micro-cap public companies focused on the midstream and downstream segments, and to a lesser extent the upstream segment. We believe companies in the energy infrastructure sector generally produce stable cash flows as a result of their fee-based revenues and have limited direct commodity price risk. Our goal is to provide our stockholders with a high level of total return, with an emphasis on distributions and distribution growth. We invest primarily in the equity securities of companies that we expect to pay us distributions on a current basis and provide us distribution growth.

We have elected to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. We are classified as a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company under the 1940 Act. As a BDC, we are subject to numerous regulations and restrictions. Unlike most investment companies, we are, and intend to continue to be, taxed as a general business corporation under the Code.

Portfolio and Investment Activity

As of November 30, 2007, the value of our investment portfolio (excluding short-term investments) totaled $158,416,831 including equity investments of $147,616,831 and debt investments of $10,800,000, across the following segments of the energy infrastructure sector:

     The following table summarizes our investments as of November 30, 2007:

										Fair Market
Name of Portfolio		Nature of its		Securities		Amount Invested				Value				Current
Company (Segment)		Principal Business		Held by Us		(in millions)				(in millions)				Yield
Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (Midstream)		Gatherer and processor of natural gas in north and east Texas and Louisiana		Common Units		$	12.2			$	13.9				8.0	%(1)
High Sierra Energy, LP (Midstream)		Marketer, processor and transporter of hydrocarbons with operations primarily in Colorado, Wyoming and Florida		Common Units			24.8				27.3				9.8	%(1)
High Sierra Energy GP, LLC (Midstream)		General Partner of High Sierra Energy, LP		GP Interest			2.0				2.8				2.0	%(2)
Quest Midstream Partners, L.P. (Midstream)		Operator of natural gas gathering pipeline network in the Cherokee Basin; recently purchased an interstate pipeline		Common Units			22.2				21.9				9.2	%(1)
Millennium Midstream Partners, LP (Midstream)		Gatherer and processor of natural gas in Texas, Louisiana and offshore Gulf of Mexico		Class A Common Units Incentive Distribution Rights			17.5				15.7				8.5	%(1)
LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP (Midstream)		Gatherer and processor of natural gas in six counties in Texas		Class A Units			23.4				23.4				8.0	%(1)(3)(4)
LSMP GP, LP (Midstream)		General Partner of LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP		GP LP Units			0.5				0.7				1.7	%(1)(3(4)
Mowood, LLC (Downstream)		Natural gas distribution in central		Equity interest Subordinated Debt			1.5				2.8				10.0	%(5)
		Missouri with Department of Defense contract through 2014 and landfill gas to energy projects					7.1				7.1				12.0	%
Legacy Reserves LP (Upstream)		Oil and natural gas exploitation and development in the Permian Basin		Limited Partner Units			4.5				5.7				10.1	%(1)
Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P. (Upstream)		Natural gas and oil exploitation and development in the Delaware and Gulf Coast Basins of Texas		Common Units			7.5				7.4				9.0	%(1)
EV Energy Partners, L.P. (Upstream)		Acquirer, producer and developer of oil and gas properties		Common Units			7.5				7.4				6.5	%(1)
VantaCore Partners LP (Aggregate)		Acquirer and operator of aggregate companies, with quarry operations in Clarksville, TN.		Common Units Incentive Distribution Rights			8.5				9.5				9.5	%(1)
				Secured Credit Facility			3.8				3.8				10.7	%(6)
International Resource Partners LP (Coal)		Operator of both metallurgical and steam coal mines in Central Appalachia		Class A Units			10.0				9.0				8.0	%(1)
						$	153.0			$	158.4

Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P. (“Abraxas”)

Abraxas was formed with Abraxas Petroleum Corp.’s long-lived, low-decline natural gas and oil reserves located in the Delaware and Gulf Coast Basins of Texas, Rocky Mountains and mid-continent region of the U.S. Abraxas Petroleum Corp. is an independent publicly-traded energy company engaged in the exploration and production of natural gas and oil in the Permian Basin of West Texas, onshore Texas Gulf Coast, mid-continent region, Rocky Mountains and the southern Powder River Basin in eastern Wyoming. Abraxas’ principal office is located at 500 N. Loop 1604 East, Suite 100, San Antonio, TX 78232.

Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (“Eagle Rock Energy”)

Eagle Rock Energy is a publicly traded master limited partnership with midstream assets located in Texas and Louisiana and upstream assets in seventeen states. The company conducts its operations through Eagle Rock Pipeline, L.P. Eagle Rock Energy’s principal office is located at 14950 Heathrow Forest Pkwy., Suite 111, Houston, TX 77032.

EV Energy Partners, L.P. (“EV”)

EV is a publicly traded master limited partnership engaged in acquiring, producing and developing oil and gas properties. EV’s current properties are located in the Appalachian Basin, primarily in Ohio and West Virginia and in the Monroe Field in Northern Louisiana and Tennessee. EV’s principal office is located at 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77002.

High Sierra Energy, LP (“High Sierra”)

High Sierra is a holding company with diversified midstream energy assets focused on the processing, transportation, storage and marketing of hydrocarbons. The management team of High Sierra includes former executives and founders of midstream private and public companies focused on acquiring attractive assets at reasonable multiples. The company’s purchased assets include a natural gas liquids logistics and transportation business in Colorado, natural gas gathering and processing operations in Louisiana, a natural gas storage facility in Mississippi, an ethanol terminal in Nevada, crude and natural gas liquids trucking businesses in Kansas and Colorado, a well water processing facility in Wyoming and two asphalt processing, packaging and distribution terminals in Florida. High Sierra’s principal office is located at 3773 Cherry Creek Drive North, Suite 655, Denver, CO 80209.

High Sierra Energy GP, LLC (“High Sierra GP”)

High Sierra GP is the general partner of High Sierra. High Sierra GP’s principal office is located at 3773 Cherry Creek Drive North, Suite 655, Denver, CO 80209.

International Resource Partners LP (“IRP”)

IRP’s initial acquisition of surface and underground coal mine operations in southern West Virginia is comprised of metallurgical and steam coal reserves, a coal washing and preparation plant, rail load-out facilities and a sales and marketing subsidiary. IRP’s principal office is located at 725 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

Legacy Reserves LP (“Legacy”)

Legacy is a publicly traded master limited partnership focused on mature oil weighted properties in the Permian Basin in Western Texas that generate stable volumes of oil and natural gas with low rates of decline. Legacy focuses on the exploitation of proved developed reserves. Legacy’s principal office is located at 303 West Wall, Suite 1500, Midland, TX 79701.

LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP (“Lonestar”)

Lonestar is a midstream limited partnership which provides gathering, dehydration, compression, and processing services to natural gas producers in six counties of the Barnett-Shale play. The company has the capacity to gather, compress and transport over 350,000 Mcfd through the company’s gathering systems. Our President holds one of four seats on Lonestar’s Board of Directors. Lonestar’s principal office is located at 300 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 800, Irving, TX 75062.

LSMP GP, LP (“LSMP GP”)

LSMP GP is the general partner of Lonestar. LSMP GP’s principal office is located at 300 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 800, Irving, TX 75062.

Millennium Midstream Partners, LP (“Millennium”)

Millennium is a limited partnership focused on natural gas gathering and processing with assets in Texas, Louisiana and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Millennium’s gathering business consists of over 500 miles of pipelines and its processing business consists of interests in six plants. Millennium’s principal office is located at 10077 Grogans Mill Rd., Suite 200, The Woodlands, TX 77380.

Mowood, LLC (“Mowood”)

Mowood is a holding company whose assets include Omega Pipeline, LLC (“Omega”) and Timberline Energy, LLC (“Timberline”). Omega is a natural gas local distribution company located on the Fort Leonard Wood army base in southwest Missouri. Omega is in the third year of a ten-year contract with the Department of Defense pursuant to which it provides natural gas to Fort Leonard Wood. Timberline is an owner and developer of projects that convert landfill gas to energy. We own 100 percent of the ownership interests in Mowood. Mowood’s principal office is located at P.O. Box 2861, Ordinance Street, Building 2570, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473.

Quest Midstream Partners, L.P. (“Quest”)

Quest was formed by the spin-off of Quest Resource Corporation’s midstream coal bed methane natural gas gathering assets in the Cherokee Basin. Quest owns more than 1800 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines (primarily serving Quest Energy Partners, L.P., an affiliate) and over 1100 miles of interstate natural gas transmission pipelines in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. Quest’s principal office is located at 210 Park Avenue, Suite 2750, Oklahoma City, OK 73102.

VantaCore Partners LP (“VantaCore”)

VantaCore was formed to acquire companies in the aggregate industry and currently owns a quarry and asphalt plant in Clarksville, Tennessee. Our President holds one of four seats on Vantacore’s Board of Directors. VantaCore’s principal office is located at 666 Fifth Avenue, 26^th Floor, New York, NY 10103.

Our Adviser monitors each portfolio company to determine progress relative to meeting that company’s business plan and to assess the company’s strategic and tactical courses of action. This monitoring may be accomplished by attendance at Board of Directors meetings, the review of periodic operating reports and financial reports, an analysis of relevant reserve information and capital expenditure plans, and periodic consultations with engineers, geologists, and other experts. The performance of each portfolio company is also periodically compared to performance of similarly sized companies with comparable assets and businesses to assess performance relative to peers. Our Adviser’s monitoring activities are expected to provide it with the necessary access to monitor compliance with existing covenants, to enhance our ability to make qualified valuation decisions, and to assist our evaluation of the nature of the risks involved in each individual investment. In addition, these monitoring activities should permit our Adviser to diagnose and manage the common risk factors held by our total portfolio, such as sector concentration, exposure to a single financial sponsor, or sensitivity to a particular geography.

Portfolio Company Monitoring

As part of the monitoring process, our Adviser continually assesses the risk profile of each of our investments and rates them on a scale of (1) to (3) based on the following:

	(1)		The portfolio company is performing at or above expectations and the trends and risk factors are generally favorable to neutral.
	(2)		The portfolio company is performing below expectations and the investment’s risk has increased materially since origination. The portfolio company is generally out of compliance with various covenants; however, payments are generally not more than 120 days past due.
	(3)		The portfolio company is performing materially below expectations and the investment risk has substantially increased since origination. Most or all of the covenants are out of compliance and payments are substantially delinquent. Investment is not expected to provide a full repayment of the amount invested.

As of November 30, 2007, all of our portfolio companies have a rating of (1).

Results of Operations

Set forth are the results of operations for the year ended November 30, 2007 as compared to the period from December 8, 2005 (Commencement of Operations) through November 30, 2006.

Investment Income: Investment income increased $915,101 as compared to the equivalent period last year. The increase is generally due to full investment of proceeds from leverage and our initial public offering, and growth in the distributions received from our portfolio companies. The weighted average yield (to cost) on our investment portfolio (excluding short-term investments) as of November 30, 2007 was 8.8 percent as compared to 8.7 percent at November 30, 2006.

Net Expenses: Net expenses increased $4,046,905 as compared to the equivalent period last year. The increase is primarily related to base management fees resulting from our larger portfolio post-IPO, capital gain incentive fee accruals, interest expense on our line of credit and the redemption premium and issuance costs on previously outstanding Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock (which was utilized as bridge financing to fund portfolio investments and was fully redeemed upon completion of the initial public offering). The provision for capital gains incentive fees resulted from the increase in fair value and unrealized appreciation on investments. During the year ended November 30, 2007, the Company accrued $307,611 as a provision for capital gains incentive fees (net of $1,326,001 which was waived under the Expense Reimbursement and Partial Fee Waiver Agreement). This amount represents the portion of the

capital gains incentive fee attributable to distributions that were characterized by the Company as return of capital for book purposes. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the capital gains incentive fee is paid annually only if there are realization events and only if the calculation defined in the agreement results in an amount due. For the year ended November 30, 2007, no amount was due or paid for capital gains incentive fees.

Distributable Cash Flow: Our portfolio generates cash flow to us from which we pay distributions to stockholders. When our Board of Directors determines the amount of any distribution we expect to pay our stockholders, it will review distributable cash flow (“DCF”). DCF is distributions received from investments less our total expenses. The total distributions received from our investments include the amount received by us as cash distributions from equity investments, paid-in-kind distributions, and dividend and interest payments. The total expenses include current or anticipated operating expenses, leverage costs and current income taxes on our operating income. Total expenses do not include deferred income taxes or accrued capital gain incentive fees. Distributions paid to shareholders may exceed distributable cash flow for the period.

We disclose DCF in order to provide supplemental information regarding our results of operations and to enhance our investors’ overall understanding of our core financial performance and our prospects for the future. We believe that our investors benefit from seeing the results of DCF in addition to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) information. This non-GAAP information facilitates management’s comparison of current results with historical results of operations and with those of our peers. This information is not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The following table represents DCF for the year ended November 30, 2007. DCF comparisons to the same periods last year are not considered meaningful as we had not completed our initial public offering and we were not fully invested.

Distributable Cash Flow

		Year ended
		November 30, 2007
Total Distributions Received from Investments
Distributions from investments		$	6,520,432
Distributions paid in stock			295,120
Interest income from investments			921,978
Dividends from money market mutual funds			624,385
Total from Investments			8,361,915
Operating Expenses Before Leverage Costs and Current Taxes
Advisory fees (net of expense reimbursement by Adviser)			1,831,878
Other operating expenses (excluding capital gain incentive fees)			1,094,677
			2,926,555
Distributable cash flow before leverage costs and current taxes			5,435,360
Leverage Costs (excluding loss on redemption of preferred stock)			1,076,171
Distributable Cash Flow		$	4,359,189
DCF/GAAP Reconciliation
Adjustments to reconcile to Net Investment Loss, before Income Taxes Distributions paid in stock		$	(295,120	)
Return of capital on distributions received from equity investments			(5,031,851	)
Capital gain incentive fees			(307,611	)
Loss on redemption of preferred stock			(731,713	)
Net Investment Loss, before Income Taxes		$	(2,007,106	)

Distributions: The following table sets forth distributions paid during the year ended November 30, 2007. Distribution comparisons to the same periods last year are not considered meaningful as we had not completed our initial public offering and we were not fully invested.

Record Date		Payment Date		Amount
November 23, 2007		November 30, 2007		$	0.23
August 21, 2007		September 4, 2007		$	0.18
May 22, 2007		June 1, 2007		$	0.16
January 31, 2007		February 7, 2007		$	0.10

Net Investment Income (Loss): Net investment loss for the year ended November 30, 2007 was $1,565,774 as compared to net investment income of $733,276 for the equivalent period last year. The increased loss is primarily related to the increase in net expenses described above.

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): Unrealized gains increased $6,344,701 (after deferred taxes) as compared to the equivalent period last year. We recognized a realized gain of $161,380 (after deferred taxes) as compared to a realized loss of $906 (after deferred taxes) last year. The realized gain for the year ended November 30, 2007 is attributable to a sale of 0.6274 percent of our interest in High Sierra Energy GP, LLC.

Recent Developments

On December 17, 2007, we fulfilled our commitment to purchase $1,217,160 in 60,858 additional Class A Common Units from LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP and $18,834 in 9 GP LP Units from LSMP GP LP by utilizing the borrowing capacity under our credit facility.

On December 21, 2007, we withdrew our registration statement for a public offering that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2007. We believe current market conditions and the resulting impact on our stock price have hindered our ability to move forward with a public offering at this time. Capitalized costs in the amount of $72,304 related to the anticipated offering have been expensed and are included in professional fees in the accompanying Statements of Operations for the year ended November 30, 2007.

On January 10, 2008, we invested an additional $2,000,000 in our equity interest of Mowood, LLC to fund landfill-to-gas energy projects at Mowood’s subsidiary, Timberline Energy, LLC.

On February 11, 2008, the Board of Directors declared a distribution of $0.25 per share, to be paid on March 3, 2008 to stockholders of record on February 21, 2008.

On March 3, 2008, we paid a distribution in the amount of $0.25 per common share, for a total of $2,214,587. Of this total, the dividend reinvestment amounted to $218,488.

On March 20, 2008, we secured an extension to our revolving credit facility providing for a maximum principal amount up to $40,000,000. On March 28, 2008, we amended the credit agreement to include Wells Fargo as a lender and to increase the total credit facility to $50,000,000. The revolving credit facility has a variable annual interest rate equal to the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.75 percent and a quarterly non-usage fee equal to an annual rate of 0.375 percent of the difference between the total credit facility commitment and the average outstanding balance at the end of each day. U.S. Bank National Association serves as a lender and the lending syndicate agent on behalf of other lenders participating in the credit facility. The amended credit facility terminates on March 20, 2009.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On September 28, 2007, our secured revolving credit facility was amended to increase the maximum principal amount of the revolving credit facility from $35,000,000 to $40,000,000 and to include First National Bank of Kansas as a lender.

We expect to raise additional capital to support our future growth through equity offerings, rights offerings, issuances of senior securities or future borrowings to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and our current credit facility and subject to market conditions. We generally may not issue additional common shares at a price below our net asset value (net of any sales load (underwriting discount)) without first obtaining approval of our stockholders and Board of Directors. Our stockholders granted us the authority to sell our common shares below net asset value, subject to certain conditions, through December 20, 2007, and we anticipate seeking approval at our 2008 Annual Stockholder Meeting to sell our common shares below net asset value. We are restricted in our ability to incur additional debt by the terms of our credit facility.

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our significant contractual payment obligations as of November 30, 2007.

						Fiscal				Fiscal				Fiscal				Fiscal				After
		Total				2008				2009				2010				2011				2011
Secured revolving credit facility (1)		$	30.6			$	30.6				—				—				—				—
Purchase commitment (2)		$	1.2			$	1.2				—				—				—				—
		$	31.8			$	31.8				—				—				—				—

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangement that has or is reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources.

Borrowings

On April 25, 2007, we entered into a secured revolving credit facility with U.S. Bank National Association, as lender, agent and lead arranger, and Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. The credit facility matures on March 21, 2008 with provision for a revolving credit facility of up to $20,000,000. The revolving credit facility has a variable annual interest rate equal to the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.75 percent, a non-usage fee equal to an annual rate of 0.375 percent of the difference between the total credit facility commitment and the average outstanding balance at the end of each day for the preceding fiscal quarter, and is secured with all assets of the Company. The non-usage fee was not applicable during a defined 120 day “resting period” following the initial public offering. On July 18, 2007, the maximum principal amount of the revolving credit facility was increased to $35,000,000, and again on September 28, 2007 to $40,000,000. On September 28, 2007 the credit facility was also amended to include First National Bank of Kansas as a lender.

The average principal balance and interest rate for the period during which the credit facilities were utilized was approximately $18,621,065 and 6.98 percent, respectively. As of November 30, 2007, there was $30,550,000 outstanding under the credit facility.

Critical Accounting Policies

The financial statements included in this report are based on the selection and application of critical accounting policies, which require management to make significant estimates and assumptions. Critical accounting policies are those that are both important to the presentation of our financial condition and results of operations and require management’s most difficult, complex or subjective judgments. While our critical accounting policies are discussed below, Note 2 in the Notes to the Financial Statements included in this report provides more detailed disclosure of all of our significant accounting policies.

Valuation of Portfolio Investments

We invest primarily in illiquid securities that generally are subject to restrictions on resale, have no established trading market and are fair valued on a quarterly basis. Fair value is intended to be the amount for which an investment could be exchanged in an orderly disposition over a reasonable period of time between willing parties other than in a forced liquidation or sale. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, the fair values of such investments, which are determined in accordance with procedures approved by our Board of Directors, may differ materially from the fair values that would have been used had a ready market existed for the investments.

Interest and Fee Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected. When investing in instruments with an original issue discount or payment-in-kind interest (in which case we choose payment-in-kind in lieu of cash), we will accrue interest income during the life of the investment, even though we will not necessarily be receiving cash as the interest is accrued. Commitment and facility fees generally are recognized as income over the life of the underlying loan, whereas due diligence, structuring, transaction service, consulting and management service fees for services rendered to portfolio companies generally are recognized as income when services are rendered.

Security Transactions and Investment Income Recognition

Security transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses are reported on an identified cost basis. Distributions received from our equity investments generally are comprised of ordinary income, capital gains and return of capital from the portfolio company. We record investment income and returns of capital based on estimates made at the time such distributions are received. Such estimates are based on information available from each portfolio company and/or other industry sources. These estimates may subsequently be revised based on information received from the portfolio companies after their tax reporting periods are concluded, as the actual character of these distributions are not known until after our fiscal year-end.

Federal and State Income Taxation

We, as a corporation, are obligated to pay federal and state income tax on our taxable income. Our tax expense or benefit is included in the Statement of Operations based on the component of income or gains (losses) to which such expense or benefit relates. Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.

SENIOR SECURITIES

     The following table sets forth information about our outstanding senior securities as of November 30, 2007, based on our total assets as of November 30, 2007. We did not have any senior securities outstanding as of the end of our first fiscal year ended November 30, 2006. The “—” indicates information which is not required to be disclosed for certain types of senior securities.

Involuntary

Total Amount

Liquidation

Outstanding Exclusive

Asset Coverage

Preference

Average Market

Title of Securities

of Treasury Securities

per Unit(1)

per Unit

Value per Unit

Secured Revolving Credit Facility(2)

$

30,550,000

$

—

n/a

THE COMPANY

     We invest primarily in privately-held and micro-cap public energy companies focused on the midstream and downstream segments, and to a lesser extent the upstream segment of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector. We believe companies in the energy infrastructure sector generally produce stable cash flows as a result of their fee-based revenues and limited direct commodity price risk. Our goal is to provide our stockholders with a high level of total return, with an emphasis on distribution growth. We invest primarily in the equity securities of companies that we expect to pay us distributions on a current basis and provide us distribution growth. These securities will generally be limited partner interests, including interests in MLPs, and limited liability company interests, and may also include, among others, general partner interests, common and preferred stock, convertible securities, warrants and depository receipts of companies that are organized as corporations, limited partnerships or limited liability companies. We may also invest in the securities of entities formed as joint ventures with companies in the energy infrastructure sector to spin off assets deemed to be better suited for ownership through a separate entity or to construct greenfield projects.

     Unlike most investment companies, we have not elected, and do not intend to elect, to be treated as a RIC under the Code. Therefore, we are, and intend to continue to be, obligated to pay federal and applicable state corporate income taxes on our taxable income.

     Companies in the midstream segment of the energy infrastructure sector engage in the business of transporting, processing or storing natural gas, natural gas liquids, coal, crude oil, refined petroleum products and renewable energy resources. Companies in the downstream segment of the energy infrastructure sector engage in distributing or marketing such commodities and companies in the upstream segment of the energy infrastructure sector engage in exploring, developing, managing or producing such commodities. Under normal conditions, we intend to invest at least 90% of our total assets (including assets obtained through leverage) in companies in the energy infrastructure sector. Companies in the energy infrastructure sector include (i) companies that derive a majority of their revenues from activities within the downstream, midstream and upstream segments of the energy infrastructure sector, and (ii) companies that derive a majority of their revenues from providing products or services to such companies. Our investments are expected to range between $5.0 million and $30.0 million per investment, although investment sizes may be smaller or larger than this targeted range.

     We raised approximately $46.3 million of gross proceeds ($42.5 million of net proceeds) through the private placement of 3,088,596 common shares and warrants to purchase 772,124 of our common shares, the last of which occurred in January 2006. We raised an additional $18.4 million of net proceeds for investment purposes in December 2006 in a private placement in which we sold 1,233,333 shares of Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase 185,000 of our common shares. Each warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase our common shares at the exercise price of $15.00 per share and all warrants expire on February 6, 2013. We raised approximately $79.1 million of net proceeds in our initial public offering on February 7, 2007 through the sale of 5,740,000 of our common shares. On February 7, 2007, we redeemed all of the Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock at $15.00 per share plus a two percent premium, for a total redemption price of $18,870,000. None of our warrants were redeemed. We have a $50 million secured revolving credit facility with U.S. Bank National Association, as lender, agent and lead arranger, First National Bank of Kansas and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The credit facility terminates on March 20, 2009. As of November 30, 2007, we had an outstanding balance of approximately $30.6 million under the credit facility.

     As of November 30, 2007, we have invested a total of approximately $153.0 million in 13 portfolio companies in the U.S. energy infrastructure sector. Of the $153.0 million, we have invested $111.2 million in the midstream and downstream segments, $19.5 million in the upstream segment and $22.3 million in other segments of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector.

     The following table summarizes our investments in portfolio companies as of November 30, 2007. Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P., EV Energy Partners, L.P. and Legacy Reserves L.P. are publicly-traded. Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P. filed for its initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 13, 2007.

										Fair Market
Name of Portfolio		Nature of its		Securities		Amount Invested				Value				Current
Company (Segment)		Principal Business		Held by Us		(in millions)				(in millions)				Yield(1)
Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P. (Upstream)		Natural gas and oil exploitation and development in the Delaware and Gulf Coast Basins of Texas		Common Units		$	7.5			$	7.4				9.0	%
Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (Midstream)		Gatherer and processor of natural gas in north and east Texas and Louisiana		Common Units			12.2				13.9				8.0	%
EV Energy Partners, L.P. (Upstream)		Acquirer, producer and developer of oil and gas properties		Common Units			7.5				7.4				6.5	%
High Sierra Energy, LP (Midstream)		Marketer, processor and transporter of hydrocarbons with operations primarily in Colorado, Wyoming and Florida		Common Units			24.8				27.3				9.8	%
High Sierra Energy GP, LLC (Midstream)		General Partner of High Sierra Energy, LP		GP Interest			2.0				2.8			2.0% (2)
International Resource Partners LP (Coal)		Operator of both metallurgical and steam coal mines in Central Appalachia		Class A Units			10.0				9.0				8.0	%
Legacy Reserves LP (Upstream)		Oil and natural gas exploitation and development in the Permian Basin		Limited Partner Units			4.5				5.7				10.1	%
LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP (Midstream)		Gatherer and processor of natural gas in six counties in Texas		Class A Units			23.4				23.4			8.0%(3)(4)
LSMP GP, LP (Midstream)		General Partner of LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP		GP LP Units			0.5				0.7			1.7%(3(4)
Millennium Midstream Partners, LP (Midstream)		Gatherer and processor of natural gas in Texas, Louisiana and offshore Gulf of Mexico		Class A Common Units Incentive Distribution Rights			17.5				15.7				8.5	%
Mowood, LLC (Downstream)		Natural gas distribution in central Missouri with Department of Defense contract through 2014 and landfill gas to energy projects		Equity interest			1.5				2.8			10.0%(5)
				Subordinated Debt			7.1				7.1				12.0	%
Quest Midstream Partners, L.P. (Midstream)		Operator of natural gas gathering pipelines in the Cherokee Basin and interstate natural gas transmission pipelines in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri		Common Units			22.2				21.9				9.2	%
VantaCore Partners LP (Aggregate)		Acquirer and operator of aggregate companies, with quarry operations in Clarksville, Tennessee		Common Units Incentive Distribution Rights			8.5				9.5				9.5	%
				Secured Credit Facility			3.8				3.8			10.7%(6)
						$	153.0			$	158.4

     We are an externally managed, non-diversified closed end investment company that has elected to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. As a BDC, we are subject to numerous regulations and restrictions. Unlike most investment companies, we have not elected, and do not intend to elect, to be treated as a RIC under the Code. Therefore, we are, and intend to continue to be, obligated to pay federal and applicable state corporate income taxes on our taxable income. See “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations — Taxation of U.S. Stockholders.”

Our Adviser

     We are externally managed by Tortoise Capital Advisors, a registered investment adviser specializing in the energy sector that managed approximately $2.8 billion of assets as of February 29, 2008, including the assets of three other publicly traded and two privately-held closed-end management investment companies and separate accounts for institutions and high net worth individuals. Our Adviser’s aggregate managed capital is among the largest of investment advisers managing closed-end management companies focused on the energy sector. Our Adviser also manages the investments of TYG, TYY, TYN, TTRF and TGOC. TYG is a publicly-traded, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company focused primarily on investing in MLPs in the midstream segment of the energy infrastructure sector. TYY is a publicly-traded, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company focused primarily on investing in MLPs in the midstream segment of the energy infrastructure sector. TYN is a publicly-traded, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company focused primarily on investing in publicly traded upstream Canadian royalty trusts and midstream and downstream income trusts, and publicly traded U.S. MLPs. TTRF is a privately held, closed-end management investment company owned predominantly by institutions and focused primarily on investing in MLPs in the midstream segment of the energy infrastructure sector. TGOC is a privately held, closed-end management investment company focused primarily on investing in companies in the upstream, and to a lesser extent the midstream, segments of the energy sector. Our Adviser has limited experience managing a BDC, which is subject to different regulations than the other closed-end management investment companies managed by our Adviser. The members of our Adviser’s investment committee have an average of over 20 years of financial investment experience.

     FCM Tortoise, L.L.C. (“FCM”) and Kansas City Equity Partners LC (“KCEP”) control our Adviser through their equity ownership and management rights in our Adviser. FCM and KCEP have no operations and serve as a holding companies. Our Adviser has 30 full time employees. Seven of our Adviser’s investment professionals are responsible for the origination, structuring and managing of our investments. These seven investment professionals have over 130 years of combined experience in energy, leveraged finance, investment banking, and private equity investing. Each of our Adviser’s investment decisions will be reviewed and approved by its investment committee, which also acts as the investment committee for TYG, TYY, TYN, TTRF and TGOC. If TYG, TYY, TYN, TTRF and TGOC were ever to target investment opportunities similar to ours, our Adviser intends to allocate investment opportunities in a fair and equitable manner consistent with our investment objective and strategies and in accordance with written allocation policies of our Adviser, so that we will not be disadvantaged in relation to any other client. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Operations.”

     Our Adviser has retained Kenmont as a sub-adviser. Kenmont is a Houston, Texas-based registered investment adviser with experience investing in privately-held and public companies in the U.S. energy and power sectors. Kenmont provides additional contacts to us and enhances our number and range of potential investment opportunities. The principals of Kenmont have collectively created and managed private equity portfolios in excess of $1.5 billion and have over 50 years of experience working for investment banks, commercial banks, accounting firms, operating companies and money management firms. Our Adviser compensates Kenmont for the services it provides to us. Our Adviser also indemnifies and holds us harmless from any obligation to pay or reimburse Kenmont for any fees or expenses incurred by Kenmont in providing such services to us. Entities managed by Kenmont own approximately 7.5% of our outstanding common shares and warrants to purchase an additional 281,666 of our common shares. See “Adviser — Sub-Adviser Arrangement.”

U.S. Energy Infrastructure Sector Focus

     We pursue our investment objective by investing principally in a portfolio of privately-held and micro-cap public companies in the U.S. energy infrastructure sector. The energy infrastructure sector can be broadly categorized as follows:

	•		Midstream — the gathering, processing, storing and transmission of energy resources and their byproducts in a form that is usable by wholesale power generation, utility, petrochemical, industrial and gasoline customers, including pipelines, gas processing plants, liquefied natural gas facilities and other energy infrastructure.
	•		Downstream — the refining, marketing and distribution of refined energy sources, such as customer-ready natural gas, natural gas liquids, propane and gasoline, to end-user customers, and customers engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of power and electricity.
	•		Upstream — the exploitation and extraction of energy resources, including natural gas and crude oil from onshore and offshore geological reservoirs as well as from renewable sources, including agricultural, thermal, solar, wind and biomass.

     We focus our investments in the midstream and downstream segments, and to a lesser extent the upstream segment, of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector. We also intend to allocate our investments among asset types and geographic regions within the U.S. energy infrastructure sector.

     We believe that the midstream segment of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector will provide attractive investment opportunities as a result of the following factors:

	•		Strong Supply and Demand Fundamentals. The U.S. is the largest consumer of crude oil and natural gas products, the third largest producer of crude oil and the second largest producer of natural gas products in the world. The United States Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration, or EIA, annually projects that domestic natural gas and refined petroleum products consumption will increase by 0.8% and 1.1%, respectively, through 2030. The midstream energy infrastructure segment provides the critical link between the suppliers of crude oil, natural gas, refined products and other forms of energy, whether domestically-sourced or imported, and the end-user. Midstream energy infrastructure companies are typically asset-intensive, with minimal variable cost requirements, providing operating leverage that allows them to generate attractive cash flow growth even with limited demand-driven or supply-driven growth.
	•		Substantial Capital Requirements. We believe, based on industry sources, that approximately $20 billion of capital was invested in the midstream segment of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector during 2006. We believe that additional capital expenditures in the U.S. energy infrastructure sector will result from the signing of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 on August 8, 2005, which incorporates a number of incentives for additional investments in the energy infrastructure sector including business investment tax credits and accelerated tax depreciation.
	•		Substantial Asset Ownership Realignment. We believe that in the midstream and downstream segments of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector, the acquisition and divestiture market has averaged approximately $34 billion of annual transactions between 2001 and 2006. We believe that such activity, particularly in the midstream segment, will continue as larger integrated companies with high cost structures continue to divest energy infrastructure assets to smaller, more entrepreneurial companies; MLPs continue to pursue acquisitions to drive distribution growth; and private equity firms seek to aggregate midstream U.S. energy infrastructure assets for contribution to existing or newly-formed MLPs or other public or private entities.

     We believe the downstream segment of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector also will provide attractive investment opportunities as a result of the following factors:

	•		Strong Demand Fundamentals. We believe that long-term projected growth in demand for the natural gas and refined petroleum products delivered to end-users by the downstream segment of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector, combined with the 1.5% annual growth in domestic power consumption projected by the EIA through 2030, will result in continued capital expenditures and investment opportunities in the downstream segment of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector.
	•		Requirements to Develop New Downstream Infrastructure. With the trend towards increased heavy crude supply, high “light-heavy” crude oil pricing differentials and the impact of recent domestic capital-intensive environmental mandates, we believe that existing downstream infrastructure will require new capital investment to maintain an aging asset base as well as to upgrade the asset base to respond to the evolution of supply and environmental regulations.
	•		Substantial Number of Downstream Companies. There are numerous domestic companies in the downstream segment of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector. For example, it is estimated by industry sources that over 8,000 retail propane companies

operate in the U.S., and the EIA reports there are 114 domestic natural gas local distribution companies. We believe the substantial number of domestic companies in the downstream segment of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector provides consolidation opportunities, particularly among propane distributors.

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Renewable Energy Resources Opportunities. The increasing domestic demand for energy, recently passed energy legislation and the rising cost of carbon-based energy supplies have all encouraged a renewed and growing interest in renewable energy resources. We believe that downstream renewable energy resource assets will be brought on-line, particularly for producing and processing ethanol. The demand for related project financing is expected to be significant and we believe will provide investment opportunities consistent with our investment objective.

     Although not part of our core focus, we believe the upstream segment of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector will benefit from strong long-term demand fundamentals and will provide attractive investment opportunities.

Market Opportunity

     We believe the environment for investing in privately-held and micro-cap public companies in the energy infrastructure sector is attractive for the following reasons:

	•		Increased Demand Among Small and Middle Market Private Companies for Capital. We believe many private and micro-cap public companies have faced increased difficulty accessing the capital markets due to a continuing preference by investors for issuances in larger companies with more liquid securities. Such difficulties have been magnified in asset-focused and capital intensive industries such as the U.S. energy infrastructure sector. We believe that the energy infrastructure sector’s high level of projected capital expenditures and continuing acquisition and divestiture activity will provide us with numerous attractive investment opportunities.
	•		Finance Market for Small and Middle Market Energy Companies is Underserved by Many Capital Providers. We believe that many lenders have, in recent years, de-emphasized their service and product offerings to small and middle market energy companies in favor of lending to large corporate clients and managing capital markets transactions. We believe, in addition, that many capital providers lack the necessary technical expertise to evaluate the quality of the underlying assets of small and middle market private companies and micro-cap public companies in the energy infrastructure sector and lack a network of relationships with such companies.
	•		Attractive Companies with Limited Access to Other Capital. We believe there are, and will continue to be, attractive companies that will benefit from private equity investments prior to a public offering of their equity, whether as an MLP or otherwise. We also believe that there are a number of companies in the midstream and downstream segments of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector with the same stable cash flow characteristics as those being acquired by MLPs or funded by private equity capital in anticipation of contribution to an MLP. We believe that many such companies are not being acquired by MLPs or attracting private equity capital because they do not produce income that qualifies for inclusion in an MLP pursuant to the applicable U.S. Federal income tax laws, are perceived by such investors as too small, or are in areas of the midstream energy infrastructure segment in which most MLPs do not have specific expertise. We believe that these companies represent attractive investment candidates for us.

Competitive Advantages

     We believe that we are well positioned to meet the financing needs of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector for the following reasons:

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Existing Investment Platform with Experience and Focus on the Energy Infrastructure Sector. We believe that our Adviser’s current investment platform provides us with significant advantages in sourcing, evaluating, executing and managing investments. As of February 29, 2008, our Adviser managed investments of approximately $2.8 billion in the energy sector, including the assets of three other publicly traded, and two privately held, closed-end management investment companies and separate accounts for institutions and high net worth individuals. Our Adviser created the first publicly traded closed-end management investment company focused primarily on investing in MLPs involved in the energy infrastructure sector, and its aggregate managed capital is among the largest of those closed-end management investment company advisers focused on the energy sector.

	•		Experienced Management Team. The members of our Adviser’s investment committee have an average of over 20 years of financial investment experience. Our Adviser’s seven investment professionals are responsible for the structuring and managing of our investments and have over 130 years of combined experience in energy, leveraged finance, investment banking and private equity investing. We believe that as a result of this extensive experience, the members of our Adviser’s investment committee and the Adviser’s investment professionals have developed strong reputations in the capital markets, particularly in the energy infrastructure sector, that we believe affords us a competitive advantage in identifying and investing in energy infrastructure companies.
	•		Disciplined Investment Philosophy. In making its investment decisions, our Adviser intends to continue the disciplined investment approach that it has utilized since its founding. That investment approach emphasizes significant current income with the potential for enhanced returns through distribution growth, capital appreciation, low volatility and minimization of downside risk. Our Adviser’s investment process involves an assessment of the overall attractiveness of the specific subsector of the energy infrastructure segment in which a prospective portfolio company is involved; such company’s specific competitive position within that subsector; potential commodity price, supply and demand and regulatory concerns; the stability and potential growth of the prospective portfolio company’s cash flows; the prospective portfolio company’s management track record and incentive structure and our Adviser’s ability to structure an attractive investment.
	•		Flexible Transaction Structuring. We are not subject to many of the regulatory limitations that govern traditional lending institutions such as commercial banks. As a result, we can be flexible in structuring investments and selecting the types of securities in which we invest. Our Adviser’s investment professionals have substantial experience in structuring investments that balance the needs of energy infrastructure companies with appropriate risk control.
	•		Extended Investment Horizon. Unlike private equity and venture capital funds, we are not subject to standard periodic capital return requirements. These provisions often force private equity and venture capital funds to seek quicker returns on their investments through mergers, public equity offerings or other liquidity events than may otherwise be desirable, potentially resulting in both a lower overall return to investors and an adverse impact on their portfolio companies. We believe our flexibility to make investments with a long-term view and without the capital return requirements of traditional private investment funds enhances our ability to generate attractive returns on invested capital.

Targeted Investment Characteristics

     We anticipate that our targeted investments will have the following characteristics:

	•		Long-Life Assets with Stable Cash Flows and Limited Commodity Price Sensitivity. We anticipate that most of our investments will be made in companies with assets having the potential to generate stable cash flows over long periods of time. We intend to invest a portion of our assets in companies that own and operate assets with long useful lives and that generate cash flows by providing critical services primarily to the producers or end-users of energy. We expect to limit the direct exposure to commodity price risk in our portfolio. We intend to target companies that have a majority of their cash flows generated by contractual obligations.
	•		Experienced Management Teams with Energy Infrastructure Focus. We intend to make investments in companies with management teams that have a track record of success and who often have substantial knowledge and focus in particular segments of the energy infrastructure sector or with certain types of assets. We expect that our management team’s extensive experience and network of business relationships in the energy infrastructure sector will allow us to identify and attract portfolio company management teams that meet these criteria.
	•		Fixed Asset-Intensive Investments. We anticipate that most of our investments will be made in companies with a relatively significant base of fixed assets that we believe will provide for reduced downside risk compared to making investments in companies with lower relative fixed asset levels. As fixed asset-intensive companies typically have less variable cost requirements, we expect they will generate attractive cash flow growth even with limited demand- driven or supply-driven growth.
	•		Limited Technological Risk. We do not intend to target investment opportunities involving the application of new technologies or significant geological, drilling or development risk.

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Exit Opportunities. We focus our investments on prospective portfolio companies that we believe will generate a steady stream of cash flow to generate returns on our investments, as well as allow such companies to reinvest in their respective businesses. We expect that such internally generated cash flow will lead to distributions or the repayment of the principal of our investments in portfolio companies and will be a key means by which we monetize our investments over time. In addition, we seek to invest in companies whose business models and expected future cash flows offer attractive exit possibilities. These companies include candidates for strategic acquisition by other industry participants and companies that may repay, or provide liquidity for, our investments through an initial public offering of common MLP units, common stock or other capital markets transactions. We believe our Adviser’s investment experience will help us identify such companies.

Investment Overview

     Our portfolio primarily is, and we expect it to continue to be, comprised of equity and debt securities acquired through individual investments of approximately $5.0 million to $30.0 million in privately-held and micro-cap public companies in the U.S. energy infrastructure sector. It is anticipated that any publicly traded companies in which we invest will have a market capitalization of less than $250 million.

     Investment Selection

     Our Adviser uses an investment selection process modeled after the investment selection process utilized by our Adviser in connection with the other publicly traded closed-end funds it manages, TYG, TYY and TYN. Our Adviser’s investment professionals will be responsible for the structuring and managing of our investments, and will operate under the oversight of our Adviser’s investment committee.

     Target Portfolio Company Characteristics

     We have identified several quantitative, qualitative and relative value criteria that we believe are important in identifying and investing in prospective portfolio companies. While these criteria provide general guidelines for our investment decisions, we caution you that not all of these criteria may be met by each prospective portfolio company in which we choose to invest. Generally, we intend to utilize our access to information generated by our Adviser’s investment professionals to identify prospective portfolio companies and to structure investments efficiently and effectively.

     Midstream and Downstream Segment Focus

     We focus on prospective companies in the midstream and downstream segments, and to a lesser extent the upstream segment, of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector.

     Qualified Management Team

     We generally require that our portfolio companies have an experienced management team with a verifiable track record in the relevant product or service industry. We will seek companies with management teams having strong technical, financial, managerial and operational capabilities, established appropriate governance policies, and proper incentives to induce management to succeed and act in concert with our interests as investors, including having meaningful equity investments.

     Current Yield Plus Growth Potential

     We focus on prospective portfolio companies with a distinct value orientation in which we can invest at relatively low multiples of operating cash flow, that generate a current cash return at the time of investment and that possess good prospects for growth. Typically, we would not expect to invest in start-up companies or companies having speculative business plans.

     Distributions Received from Investments

     We generate revenues in the form of capital gains and distributions on dividend-paying equity securities, warrants, options, or other equity interests that we have acquired in our portfolio companies and in the form of interest payable on the debt investments that we hold. We intend to acquire equity securities that pay cash distributions on a recurring or customized basis. We currently intend to structure our debt investments to provide for quarterly or other periodic interest payments. In addition to the cash yields received on our investments, in some instances, our investments may also include any of the following: end of term payments, exit fees, balloon

payment fees or prepayment fees, any of which may be required to be included in income prior to receipt. In some cases we may structure debt investments to provide that interest is not payable in cash, or not entirely in cash, but is instead payable in securities of the issuer or is added to the principal of the debt. The amortization of principal on our debt investments may be deferred until maturity. We also expect to generate revenue in the form of commitment, origination, structuring, or diligence fees, fees for providing managerial assistance, and possibly consulting fees.

     Strong Competitive Position

     We focus on prospective portfolio companies that have developed strong market positions within their respective markets and that are well positioned to capitalize on growth opportunities. We seek to invest in companies that demonstrate competitive advantages that should help to protect their market position and profitability.

     Sensitivity Analyses

     We generally perform sensitivity analyses to determine the effects of changes in market conditions on any proposed investment. These sensitivity analyses may include, among other things, simulations of changes in energy commodity prices, changes in interest rates, changes in economic activity and other events that would affect the performance of our investment. In general, we will not commit to any proposed investment that will not provide at least a minimum return under any of these analyses and, in particular, the sensitivity analysis relating to changes in energy commodity prices.

Investment Process and Due Diligence

     In conducting due diligence, our Adviser uses available public information and information obtained from its relationships with former and current management teams, vendors and suppliers to prospective portfolio companies, investment bankers, consultants and other advisers. Although our Adviser uses research provided by third parties when available, primary emphasis is placed on proprietary analysis and valuation models conducted and maintained by our Adviser’s in-house investment professionals.

     The due diligence process followed by our Adviser’s investment professionals is highly detailed and structured. Our Adviser exercises discipline with respect to company valuation and institutes appropriate structural protections in our investment agreements. After our Adviser’s investment professionals undertake initial due diligence of a prospective portfolio company, more extensive due diligence by our Adviser’s investment professionals, if appropriate, will be undertaken. At the conclusion of the diligence process, our Adviser’s investment committee is informed of critical findings and conclusions. The due diligence process typically includes:

	•		review of historical and prospective financial information;
	•		review and analysis of financial models and projections;
	•		for many midstream and upstream investments, review of third party engineering reserve reports and internal engineering reviews;
	•		on-site visits;
	•		legal reviews of the status of the potential portfolio company’s title to any assets serving as collateral and liens on such assets;
	•		environmental diligence and assessments;
	•		interviews with management, employees, customers and vendors of the prospective portfolio company;
	•		research relating to the prospective portfolio company’s industry, regulatory environment, products and services and competitors;
	•		review of financial, accounting and operating systems;
	•		review of relevant corporate, partnership and other loan documents; and

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research relating to the prospective portfolio company’s management and contingent liabilities, including background and reference checks using our Adviser’s industry contact base and commercial data bases and other investigative sources.

     Additional due diligence with respect to any investment may be conducted on our behalf by our legal counsel and accountants, as well as by other outside advisers and consultants, as appropriate.

     Upon the conclusion of the due diligence process, our Adviser’s investment professionals present a detailed investment proposal to our Adviser’s investment committee. The Adviser’s seven investment professionals have over 130 years of combined experience in energy, leveraged finance, investment banking and private equity investing. The members of our Adviser’s investment committee have an average of over 20 years of financial investment experience. All decisions to invest in a portfolio company must be approved by the unanimous decision of our Adviser’s investment committee.

Investment Structure and Types of Investments

     Once our Adviser’s investment committee has determined that a prospective portfolio company is suitable for investment, for those transactions in which we buy securities in a privately negotiated transaction, we work with the management of that company and its other capital providers, including other senior and junior debt and equity capital providers, if any, to structure an investment. We negotiate among these parties to agree on how our investment is expected to perform relative to the other capital in the portfolio company’s capital structure. We may invest up to 30% of our total assets in assets that are non qualifying assets in among other things, high yield bonds, bridge loans, distressed debt, commercial loans, private equity and securities of public companies or secondary market purchases of securities of target portfolio companies.

     The types of securities in which we may invest include, but are not limited to, the following:

     Equity Investments

     We expect our equity investments will likely consist of common or preferred equity (generally limited partner interests, including interests in MLPs, and limited liability company interests) that is expected to pay distributions on a current basis. Preferred equity generally has a preference over common equity as to distributions on liquidation and distributions. In general, we expect that our equity investments will not be control-oriented investments and we may acquire equity securities as part of a group of private equity investors in which we are not the lead investor. In many cases, we also may obtain registration rights in connection with these equity interests, which may include demand and “piggyback” registration rights.

     In addition to limited partner interests and limited liability company interests, we may also purchase, among others, general partner interests, and common and preferred stock, convertible securities, warrants and depository receipts of companies that are organized as corporations, limited partnerships or limited liability companies. We may also invest in the securities of entities formed as joint ventures with companies in the energy infrastructure sector to spin off assets deemed to be better suited for ownership through a separate entity or to construct greenfield projects.

     Debt Investments

     Our debt investments may be secured or unsecured. In general, our debt investments will not be control-oriented investments and we may acquire debt securities as a part of a group of investors in which we are not the lead investor. We anticipate structuring a significant amount of our debt investments as mezzanine loans. Mezzanine loans typically are unsecured, and usually rank subordinate in priority of payment to senior debt, such as senior bank debt, but senior to common and preferred equity, in a borrowers’ capital structure. We expect to invest in a range of debt investments generally having a term of five to ten years and bearing interest at either a fixed or floating rate. These loans typically will have interest-only payments in the early years, with amortization of principal deferred to the later years of the term of the loan.

     In addition to bearing fixed or variable rates of interest, mezzanine loans also may provide an opportunity to participate in the capital appreciation of a borrower through an equity interest. We expect this equity interest will typically be in the form of a warrant. Due to the relatively higher risk profile and often less restrictive covenants, as compared to senior loans, mezzanine loans generally earn a higher return than senior loans. The warrants associated with mezzanine loans are typically detachable, which allows lenders to receive repayment of principal while retaining their equity interest in the borrower. In some cases, we anticipate that mezzanine loans may be collateralized by a subordinated lien on some or all of the assets of the borrower.

     In some cases, our debt investments may provide for a portion of the interest payable to be payment-in-kind interest. To the extent interest is payment-in-kind, it will likely be payable through the increase of the principal amount of the loan by the amount of interest due on the then-outstanding aggregate principal amount of such loan.

     We tailor the terms of our debt investments to the facts and circumstances of the transaction and the prospective portfolio company, negotiating a structure that aims to protect our rights and manage risk while creating incentives for the portfolio company to achieve its business plan and improve its profitability. For example, in addition to seeking a position senior to common and preferred equity in the capital structure of our portfolio companies, we will seek, where appropriate, to limit the downside potential of our debt investments by:

	•		requiring a total return on our investments (including both interest and potential equity appreciation) that compensates us for our credit risk;
	•		incorporating “put” rights and “call” protection into the investment structure; and
	•		negotiating covenants in connection with our investments that afford portfolio companies as much flexibility in managing their businesses as possible, consistent with preservation of our capital. Such restrictions may include affirmative and negative covenants, default penalties, lien protection, change of control provisions and board rights, including either observation or participation rights.

     Warrants

     Our investments may include warrants or options to establish or increase an equity interest in the portfolio company. Warrants we receive in connection with an investment may require only a nominal cost to exercise, and thus, as a portfolio company appreciates in value, we may achieve additional investment return from this equity interest. We may structure the warrants to provide provisions protecting our rights as a minority-interest holder, as well as puts, or rights to sell such securities back to the portfolio company, upon the occurrence of specified events. In certain cases, we also may obtain registration rights in connection with these equity interests, which may include demand and “piggyback” registration rights.

Investments

     We believe that our Adviser’s expertise in investing in small and middle market companies in the midstream and downstream segments of the U.S. energy infrastructure sector, and our Adviser’s experience as an investment adviser in the energy infrastructure sector, positions our Adviser to identify and capitalize on desirable investment opportunities. In addition, we believe that our Adviser’s regular contact with companies in the energy infrastructure sector, investment bankers engaged in financing and merger and acquisition advisory work, and other professionals providing services to growth companies in the energy infrastructure sector, will contribute to the number of quality investment opportunities that we can evaluate.

     As of November 30, 2007, we have invested approximately $153.0 million in 13 portfolio companies in the energy infrastructure sector through the acquisition of limited liability company units, limited partnership interests, incentive distribution rights, general partner interests, subordinated debt and a participation in a secured credit facility. For a more detailed description of these investments, see “Portfolio Companies.”

Ongoing Relationships with Portfolio Companies

     Monitoring

     The investment professionals of our Adviser monitor each portfolio company to determine progress relative to meeting the company’s business plan and to assess the appropriate strategic and tactical courses of action for the company. This monitoring may be accomplished by attendance at board of directors meetings, the review of periodic operating reports and financial reports, an analysis of relevant reserve information and capital expenditure plans, and periodic consultations with engineers, geologists, and other experts. The performance of each portfolio company is also periodically compared to performance of similarly sized companies with comparable assets and businesses to assess performance relative to peers. Our Adviser’s monitoring activities are expected to provide it with the necessary access to monitor compliance with existing covenants, to enhance its ability to make qualified valuation decisions, and to assist its evaluation of the nature of the risks involved in each individual investment. In addition, these monitoring

activities should permit our Adviser to diagnose and manage the common risk factors held by our total portfolio, such as sector concentration, exposure to a single financial sponsor, or sensitivity to a particular geography.

     As part of the monitoring process, our Adviser continually assesses the risk profile of each of our investments and rates them on a scale of (1) to (3) based on the following categories:

     (1) The portfolio company is performing at or above expectations and the trends and risk factors are generally favorable to neutral.

     (2) The portfolio company is performing below expectations and the investment’s risk has increased materially since origination. The portfolio company is generally out of compliance with various covenants; however, payments are generally not more than 120 days past due.

     (3) The portfolio company is performing materially below expectations and the investment risk has substantially increased since origination. Most or all of the covenants are out of compliance and payments are substantially delinquent. Investment is not expected to provide a full repayment of the amount invested.

     As of November 30, 2007, all of our portfolio companies have a rating of (1).

Managerial Assistance

     The investment professionals of our Adviser make available, and will provide upon request, significant managerial assistance to our portfolio companies. This assistance may involve, among other things, monitoring the operations of our portfolio companies, participating in board and management meetings, consulting with and advising the management teams of our portfolio companies, assisting in the formulation of their strategic plans, and providing other operational, organizational and financial consultation. Involvement with each portfolio company will vary based on a number of factors.

Valuation Process

     We value our portfolio in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and will rely on multiple valuation techniques, reviewed on a quarterly basis by our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors undertakes a multi-step valuation process each quarter in connection with determining the fair value of our investments:

	•		Investment Team Valuation. Each portfolio company or investment will initially be valued by the investment professionals of our Adviser responsible for the portfolio investment. As a part of this process, materials will be prepared containing their supporting analysis.
	•		Investment Committee Valuation. Our Adviser’s investment committee will review the investment team preliminary valuations and the investments professionals of our Adviser will consider and assess, as appropriate, any changes that may be required to the preliminary valuations to address any comments provided by our Adviser’s investment committee.
	•		Final Valuation Determination. The Board of Directors will assess the valuation, including supporting documentation, and determine the fair value of each investment in our portfolio in good faith.
	•		Third Party Valuation Activity. The independent valuation firm retained by the Board of Directors will perform certain limited procedures, if requested by the Board of Directors, on a selection of valuations as determined by the Board of Directors.

     We have retained Duff & Phelps, LLC, an independent valuation firm, to advise our Board of Directors and provide third-party valuation consulting services which will consist of certain limited procedures that we will identify and request them to perform. Upon completion of such limited procedures, Duff & Phelps, LLC will review the fair value, as determined by us, of those investments subjected to their limited procedures, and make a determination as to whether the fair value, as determined by us, does or does not appear to be unreasonable. The independent valuation firm’s limited procedures do not and will not involve an audit, review, compilation or any other form of examination or attestation under generally accepted auditing standards. Our Board of Directors is solely responsible for determining the fair value of any individual investment or portfolio of investments, nor are the limited procedures performed by Duff & Phelps, LLC intended to be used to determine fair value of any investment or portfolio of

investment. The limited procedures performed by Duff & Phelps, LLC are supplementary to the inquiries and procedures that the Board of Directors is required to undertake to determine the fair value of the investments in good faith.

     Determination of fair values involves subjective judgments and estimates. The notes to our financial statements will refer to the uncertainty with respect to the possible effects of such valuations, and any change in such valuations, on our financial statements.

Competition

     We compete with public and private funds, commercial and investment banks and commercial financing companies to make the types of investments that we plan to make in the U.S. energy infrastructure sector. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and have considerably greater financial, technical and marketing resources than us. For example, some competitors may have a lower cost of funds and access to funding sources that are not available to us. In addition, some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, allowing them to consider a wider variety of investments and establish more relationships than us. Furthermore, many of our competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the 1940 Act imposes on us as a BDC. These competitive conditions may adversely affect our ability to make investments in the energy infrastructure sector and could adversely affect our distributions to stockholders.

Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices

     Since we will generally acquire and dispose of our investments in privately negotiated transactions, we infrequently will use brokers in the normal course of our business. Subject to policies established by our Board of Directors, we do not expect to execute transactions through any particular broker or dealer, but will seek to obtain the best net results for us, taking into account such factors as price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dealer spread), size of order, difficulty of execution and operational facilities of the firm and the firm’s risk and skill in positioning blocks of securities. While we will generally seek reasonably competitive trade execution costs, we will not necessarily pay the lowest spread or commission available. Subject to applicable legal requirements, we may select a broker based partly on brokerage or research services provided to us. In return for such services, we may pay a higher commission than other brokers would charge if it determines in good faith that such commission is reasonable in relation to the services provided.

Proxy Voting Policies

     We, along with our Adviser, have adopted proxy voting policies and procedures (“Proxy Policy”), that we believe are reasonably designed to ensure that proxies are voted in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders. Subject to its oversight, the Board of Directors has delegated responsibility for implementing the Proxy Policy to our Adviser.

     In the event requests for proxies are received with respect to the voting of equity securities, on routine matters, such as election of directors or approval of auditors, the proxies usually will be voted with management unless our Adviser determines it has a conflict or our Adviser determines there are other reasons not to vote with management. On non-routine matters, such as amendments to governing instruments, proposals relating to compensation and stock option and equity compensation plans, corporate governance proposals and stockholder proposals, our Adviser will vote, or abstain from voting if deemed appropriate, on a case by case basis in a manner it believes to be in the best economic interest of our stockholders. In the event requests for proxies are received with respect to debt securities, our Adviser will vote on a case by case basis in a manner it believes to be in the best economic interest of our stockholders.

     Our Chief Executive Officer is responsible for monitoring our actions and ensuring that (i) proxies are received and forwarded to the appropriate decision makers, and (ii) proxies are voted in a timely manner upon receipt of voting instructions. We are not responsible for voting proxies we do not receive, but will make reasonable efforts to obtain missing proxies. Our Chief Executive Officer will implement procedures to identify and monitor potential conflicts of interest that could affect the proxy voting process, including (i) significant client relationships, (ii) other potential material business relationships, and (iii) material personal and family relationships. All decisions regarding proxy voting will be determined by our Adviser’s investment committee and will be executed by our Chief Executive Officer. Every effort will be made to consult with the portfolio manager and/or analyst covering the security. We may determine not to vote a particular proxy, if the costs and burdens exceed the benefits of voting (e.g., when securities are subject to loan or to share blocking restrictions).

     If a request for proxy presents a conflict of interest between our stockholders on one hand, and our Adviser, the principal underwriters, or any affiliated persons of ours, on the other hand, our management may (i) disclose the potential conflict to the Board of Directors and obtain consent, or (ii) establish an ethical wall or other informational barrier between the persons involved in the conflict and the persons making the voting decisions.

     Stockholders may obtain information regarding how we voted proxies with respect to our portfolio securities without charge by making a written request for proxy voting information to: Tortoise Capital Resources Corporation, 10801 Mastin Boulevard, Suite 222, Overland Park, Kansas 66210, Attention Corporate Secretary or by telephone at (913) 981-1020 or toll-free at (866) 362-9331.

Staffing

     We do not currently have or expect to have any employees. Services necessary for our business will be provided by individuals who are employees of our Adviser, pursuant to the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement. Each of our executive officers described under “Management” is an employee of our Adviser.

Properties

     We do not own any real estate or other physical properties. The Adviser is the current leaseholder for all properties in which we operate. We occupy these premises pursuant to our Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement with the Adviser. Our principal executive office is located in Overland Park, Kansas, and certain corporate officers and investment personnel are located in St. Louis, Missouri and Alexandria, Virginia.

Legal Proceedings

     Neither we nor our Adviser are currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against us.

PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

     The following table sets forth a brief description of each portfolio company and a description of the investment we have made in each such company. We may on occasion hold seats on the Board of Directors of a portfolio company and endeavor to obtain board observation rights with respect to our portfolio companies. For additional information regarding our portfolio companies see our Schedule of Investments included in this prospectus.

     The following table summarizes our investments in portfolio companies as of November 30, 2007. Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P., EV Energy Partners, L.P. and Legacy Reserves L.P. are publicly-traded. Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P. filed for its initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 13, 2007.

Name of Portfolio		Nature of its		Securities		Amount Invested				Fair Market Value				Current
Company (Segment)		Principal Business		Held by Us		(in millions)				(in millions)				Yield(1)
Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P. (Upstream)		Natural gas and oil exploitation and development in the Delaware and Gulf Coast Basins of Texas		Common Units		$	7.5			$	7.4				9.0	%
Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (Midstream)		Gatherer and processor of natural gas in north and east Texas and Louisiana		Common Units			12.2				13.9				8.0	%
EV Energy Partners, L.P. (Upstream)		Acquirer, producer and developer of oil and gas properties		Common Units			7.5				7.4				6.5	%
High Sierra Energy, LP (Midstream)		Marketer, processor and transporter of hydrocarbons with operations primarily in Colorado, Wyoming and Florida		Common Units			24.8				27.3				9.8	%
High Sierra Energy GP, LLC (Midstream)		General Partner of High Sierra Energy, LP		GP Interest			2.0				2.8				2.0	%(2)
International Resource Partners LP (Coal)		Operator of both metallurgical and steam coal mines in Central Appalachia		Class A Units			10.0				9.0				8.0	%
Legacy Reserves LP (Upstream)		Oil and natural gas exploitation and development in the Permian Basin		Limited Partner Units			4.5				5.7				10.1	%
LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP (Midstream)		Gatherer and processor of natural gas in six counties in Texas		Class A Units			23.4				23.4				8.0	%(3)(4)
LSMP GP, LP (Midstream)		General Partner of LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP		GP LP Units			0.5				0.7				1.7	%(3(4)
Millennium Midstream Partners, LP (Midstream)		Gatherer and processor of natural gas in Texas, Louisiana and offshore Gulf of Mexico		Class A Common Units Incentive Distribution Rights			17.5				15.7				8.5	%
Mowood, LLC (Downstream)		Natural gas distribution in central Missouri with Department of Defense contract through 2014 and landfill gas to energy projects		Equity interest			1.5				2.8				10.0	%(5)
				Subordinated Debt			7.1				7.1				12.0	%
Quest Midstream Partners, L.P. (Midstream)		Operator of natural gas gathering pipelines in the Cherokee Basin and interstate natural gas transmission pipelines in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri		Common Units			22.2				21.9				9.2	%
VantaCore Partners LP (Aggregate)		Acquirer and operator of aggregate companies, with quarry operations in Clarksville, Tennessee		Common Units Incentive Distribution Rights			8.5				9.5				9.5	%
				Secured Credit Facility			3.8				3.8				10.7	%(6)
						$	153.0			$	158.4

Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P. (“Abraxas”)

Abraxas was formed with Abraxas Petroleum Corp.’s long-lived, low-decline natural gas and oil reserves located in the Delaware and Gulf Coast Basins of Texas, Rocky Mountains and mid-continent region of the U.S. Abraxas Petroleum Corp. is an independent publicly-traded energy company engaged in the exploration and production of natural gas and oil in the Permian Basin of West Texas, onshore Texas Gulf Coast, mid-continent region, Rocky Mountains and the southern Powder River Basin in eastern Wyoming. Abraxas’ principal office is located at 500 N. Loop 1604 East, Suite 100, San Antonio, TX 78232.

Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (“Eagle Rock Energy”)

Eagle Rock Energy is a publicly traded master limited partnership with midstream assets located in Texas and Louisiana and upstream assets in seventeen states. The company conducts its operations through Eagle Rock Pipeline, L.P. Eagle Rock Energy’s principal office is located at 14950 Heathrow Forest Pkwy., Suite 111, Houston, TX 77032.

EV Energy Partners, L.P. (“EV”)

EV is a publicly traded master limited partnership engaged in acquiring, producing and developing oil and gas properties. EV’s current properties are located in the Appalachian Basin, primarily in Ohio and West Virginia and in the Monroe Field in Northern Louisiana and Tennessee. EV’s principal office is located at 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77002.

High Sierra Energy, LP (“High Sierra”)

High Sierra is a holding company with diversified midstream energy assets focused on the processing, transportation, storage and marketing of hydrocarbons. The management team of High Sierra includes former executives and founders of midstream private and public companies focused on acquiring attractive assets at reasonable multiples. The company’s purchased assets include a natural gas liquids logistics and transportation business in Colorado, natural gas gathering and processing operations in Louisiana, a natural gas storage facility in Mississippi, an ethanol terminal in Nevada, crude and natural gas liquids trucking businesses in Kansas and Colorado, a well water processing facility in Wyoming and two asphalt processing, packaging and distribution terminals in Florida. High Sierra’s principal office is located at 3773 Cherry Creek Drive North, Suite 655, Denver, CO 80209.

High Sierra Energy GP, LLC (“High Sierra GP”)

High Sierra GP is the general partner of High Sierra. High Sierra GP’s principal office is located at 3773 Cherry Creek Drive North, Suite 655, Denver, CO 80209.

International Resource Partners LP (“IRP”)

IRP’s initial acquisition of surface and underground coal mine operations in southern West Virginia is comprised of metallurgical and steam coal reserves, a coal washing and preparation plant, rail load-out facilities and a sales and marketing subsidiary. IRP’s principal office is located at 725 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10022..

Legacy Reserves LP (“Legacy”)

Legacy is a publicly traded master limited partnership focused on mature oil weighted properties in the Permian Basin in Western Texas that generate stable volumes of oil and natural gas with low rates of decline. Legacy focuses on the exploitation of proved developed reserves. Legacy’s principal office is located at 303 West Wall, Suite 1500, Midland, TX 79701.

LONESTAR Midstream Partners, LP (“Lonestar”)

Lonestar is a midstream limited partnership which provides gathering, dehydration, compression, and processing services to natural gas producers in six counties of the Barnett-Shale play. The company has the capacity to gather, compress and transport over 350,000

Mcfd through the company’s gathering systems. Our President holds one of four seats on Lonestar’s Board of Directors. Lonestar’s principal office is located at 300 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 800, Irving, TX 75062.

LSMP GP, LP (“LSMP GP”)

LSMP GP is the general partner of Lonestar. LSMP GP’s principal office is located at 300 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 800, Irving, TX 75062.

Millennium Midstream Partners, LP (“Millennium”)

Millennium is a limited partnership focused on natural gas gathering and processing with assets in Texas, Louisiana and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Millennium’s gathering business consists of over 500 miles of pipelines and its processing business consists of interests in six plants. Millennium’s principal office is located at 10077 Grogans Mill Rd., Suite 200, The Woodlands, TX 77380.

Mowood, LLC (“Mowood”)

Mowood is a holding company whose assets include Omega Pipeline, LLC (“Omega”) and Timberline Energy, LLC (“Timberline”). Omega is a natural gas local distribution company located on the Fort Leonard Wood army base in southwest Missouri. Omega is in the third year of a ten-year contract with the Department of Defense pursuant to which it provides natural gas to Fort Leonard Wood. Timberline is an owner and developer of projects that convert landfill gas to energy. We own 100 percent of the ownership interests in Mowood. Mowood’s principal office is located at P.O. Box 2861, Ordinance Street, Building 2570, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473.

Quest Midstream Partners, L.P. (“Quest”)

Quest was formed by the spin-off of Quest Resource Corporation’s midstream coal bed methane natural gas gathering assets in the Cherokee Basin. Quest owns more than 1800 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines (primarily serving Quest Energy Partners, L.P., an affiliate) and over 1100 miles of interstate natural gas transmission pipelines in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. Quest’s principal office is located at 210 Park Avenue, Suite 2750, Oklahoma City, OK 73102.

VantaCore Partners LP (“VantaCore”)

VantaCore was formed to acquire companies in the aggregate industry and currently owns a quarry and asphalt plant in Clarksville, Tennessee. Our President holds one of four seats on Vantacore’s Board of Directors. VantaCore’s principal office is located at 666 Fifth Avenue, 26^th Floor, New York, NY 10103.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

     Our Board of Directors provides the overall supervision and review of our affairs. Management of our portfolio is the responsibility of our Adviser’s investment committee. Our Adviser’s investment committee is composed of five senior investment professionals, all of whom are managers of our Adviser. Our Adviser has seven investment professionals who are responsible for the structuring and managing of our investments. The Adviser’s seven investment professionals have over 130 years of combined experience in energy, leveraged finance, investment banking and private equity investing. For biographical information about our Adviser’s investment professionals, see “Adviser.”

Investment Committee

     Management of our portfolio will be the responsibility of our Adviser’s investment committee. Our Adviser’s investment committee is comprised of its five Managing Directors: H. Kevin Birzer, Zachary A. Hamel, Kenneth P. Malvey, Terry C. Matlack and David J. Schulte. All decisions to invest in a portfolio company must be approved by the unanimous decision of our Adviser’s investment committee and any one member of our Adviser’s investment committee can require our Adviser to sell a security. Biographical information about each member of our Adviser’s investment committee is set forth under “Management — Directors and Officers,” below. Information regarding the amount of our securities owned by each member of our Adviser’s investment committee is set forth under the heading “Control Persons and Principal Stockholders.”

     The following table provides information about the other accounts managed on a day-to-day basis by each member of our Adviser’s investment committee as of November 30, 2007:

										Number of				Total Assets
										Accounts				of Accounts
						Total				Paying a				Paying a
		Number of				Assets of				Performance				Performance
Name of Manager		Accounts				Accounts				Fee				Fee
H. Kevin Birzer
Registered investment companies			5			$	2,480,728,908				0				—
Other pooled investment vehicles			4			$	88,935,836				0				—
Other accounts			197			$	2,026,180,253				0				—
Zachary A. Hamel
Registered investment companies			5			$	2,480,728,908				0				—
Other pooled investment vehicles			4			$	88,935,836				0				—
Other accounts			197			$	2,026,180,253				0				—
Kenneth P. Malvey
Registered investment companies			5			$	2,480,728,908				0				—
Other pooled investment vehicles			4			$	88,935,836				0				—
Other accounts			197			$	2,026,180,253				0				—
Terry C. Matlack
Registered investment companies			5			$	2,480,728,908				0				—
Other pooled investment vehicles			0			$	0				0				—
Other accounts			177			$	230,109,731				0				—
David J. Schulte
Registered investment companies			5			$	2,480,728,908				0				—
Other pooled investment vehicles			0			$	0				0				—
Other accounts			177			$	230,109,731				0				—

     None of Messrs. Birzer, Hamel, Malvey, Matlack or Schulte receives any direct compensation from the Company or any other of the managed accounts reflected in the table above. All such accounts are managed by the Adviser or Fountain Capital Management, L.L.C. (“Fountain Capital”). All members of our Adviser’s investment committee are full-time employees of our Adviser and receive a fixed salary for the services they provide. Each of Messrs. Birzer, Hamel, Malvey, Matlack and Schulte own an equity interest in either KCEP or FCM, the two entities that control our Adviser, and each thus benefits from increases in the net income of our Adviser.

MANAGEMENT

Directors and Officers

     Our business and affairs are managed under the direction of our Board of Directors. Accordingly, our Board of Directors provides broad supervision over our affairs, including supervision of the duties performed by our Adviser. Certain employees of our Adviser are responsible for our day-to-day operations. The names, ages and addresses of our directors and specified executive officers, together with their principal occupations and other affiliations during the past five years, are set forth below. Each director and officer will hold office for the term to which he is elected and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies, or until he resigns or is removed in the manner provided by law. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each director and officer is 10801 Mastin Boulevard, Suite 222, Overland Park, Kansas 66210. Our Board of Directors consists of a majority of directors who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of our Adviser or its affiliates. The directors who are “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) are referred to as “Interested Directors.” Under our Charter, the board is divided into three classes. Each class of directors will hold office for a three year term. However, the initial members of the three classes have initial terms of one, two and three years, respectively. At each annual meeting of our stockholders, the successors to the class of directors whose terms expire at such meeting will be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election and until their successors are duly elected and qualify.

     The directors and officers of the Company and their principal occupations and other affiliations during the past five years are set forth below.

		Position(s) Held				Number of
		with Company,				Portfolios in				Other Board
		Term of Office				Fund Complex				Positions
		and Length of		Principal Occupation		Overseen by				Held by
Name and Age		Time Served		During Past Five Years		Director(1)				Director
Independent Directors
Conrad S. Ciccotello, 47		Class III Director since 2005		Tenured Associate Professor of Risk Management and Insurance, Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University (faculty member since 1999); Director of Graduate Personal Financial Planning Programs; formerly Editor, “Financial Services Review,” (an academic journal dedicated to the study of individual financial management); Formerly, faculty member, Pennsylvania State University (1997-1999).			6			None
John R. Graham, 62		Class II Director since 2005		Executive-in-Residence and Professor of Finance (part-time), College of Business Administration, Kansas State University (has served as a professor or adjunct professor since 1970); Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Graham Capital Management, Inc., primarily a real estate development and investment and venture capital company; Owner of Graham Ventures, a business services and venture capital firm; Part-time Vice President Investments, FB Capital Management, Inc. (a registered investment adviser) since 2007; formerly, CEO, Kansas Farm Bureau Financial Services, including seven affiliated insurance or financial service companies (1979-2000).			6			Kansas State Bank

		Position(s) Held				Number of
		with Company,				Portfolios in				Other Board
		Term of Office				Fund Complex				Positions
		and Length of		Principal Occupation		Overseen by				Held by
Name and Age		Time Served		During Past Five Years		Director(1)				Director
Charles E. Heath, 65		Class I Director since 2005		Retired in 1999. Formerly, Chief Investment Officer, GE Capital’s Employers Reinsurance Corporation (1989-1999). Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) designation since 1974.			6			None
Interested Directors and Officers(2)
H. Kevin Birzer, 48		Class II Director and Chairman of the Board since 2005		Managing Director of the Adviser since 2002; Partner, Fountain Capital (1990-present); Vice President, Corporate Finance Department, Drexel Burnham Lambert (1986-1989); formerly, Vice President, F. Martin Koenig & Co., an investment management firm (1983-1986).			6			None
Terry C. Matlack, 52		Class I Director, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer since 2005		Managing Director of the Adviser since 2002; full-time Managing Director, KCEP (2001-2002); formerly, President, GreenStreet Capital, a private investment firm (1998-2001).			6			None
David J. Schulte, 47		Chief Executive Officer since 2005; President from 2005 to 2007		Managing Director of the Adviser since 2002; full-time Managing Director, KCEP (1993-2002); CFA designation since 1992.			N/A			None
Zachary A. Hamel, 42		Senior Vice President since 2005; Secretary from 2005 to 2007		Managing Director of the Adviser since 2002; Partner with Fountain Capital (1997-present).			N/A			None
Kenneth P. Malvey, 42		Senior Vice President and Treasurer since 2005		Managing Director of the Adviser since 2002; Partner, Fountain Capital Management (2002-present); formerly, Investment Risk Manager and member of the Global Office of Investments, GE Capital’s Employers Reinsurance Corporation (1996-2002).			N/A			None
Edward Russell, 44		President since 2007		Senior Investment Professional of the Adviser since 2006; Managing Director in investment banking department of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated responsible for all of the energy and power transactions, including all of the debt and equity transactions for TYG, TYY and TYN (1999-2006).