The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of loans and other fixed income instruments of predominantly U.S. corporate issuers, including first- and second-lien secured loans (''Senior Secured Loans'') and high yield corporate bonds of varying maturities. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund's Managed Assets (as defined below) will be invested in credit investments comprised of corporate fixed income instruments and other investments (including derivatives) with similar economic characteristics. ''Managed Assets'' means the Fund's net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes, including effective leverage (as defined below) and traditional leverage (as defined below). The fixed income instruments the Fund will invest in will typically be rated below investment grade or, if unrated, are considered by GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC (the ''Adviser''), the Fund's investment adviser, to be of comparable quality. Fixed income instruments that are rated below investment grade (commonly referred to as ''high yield'' or ''junk'' instruments) are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal.