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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_BaseManagementFeeCalculationDescription_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Base management fee calculation description</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_Non-MoneyMarketCashMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Non-Money Market Cash [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_LegislationRiskMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Legislation Risk [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_LegislationRiskMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Legislation risk.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_LegislationRiskMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Legislation Risk</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_GovernmentFundMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Government Fund [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_GovernmentFundMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Government Fund [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_NonMoneyMarketMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Non Money Market Funds</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_NonMoneyMarketMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Non Money Market [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="cyd_CybersecurityRiskManagementStrategyAndGovernanceAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, and Governance [Abstract]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_NetAssetsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Net assets.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_TelecommunicationsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Telecommunications.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_ETXEnergyLLCMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">ETX Energy, LLC.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_DistributionsPayableAndOtherBookToTaxDifferences_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Distributions payable and other book to tax differences.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_ElectronicsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Electronics.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_CreditFacilityFiscal2017Member_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Credit Facility Fiscal 2017 [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_MeasurementInputTypeAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Measurement Input Type [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Accounts payable and accrued expenses</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityTemporaryDrawsOutstanding_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Temporary Draws Outstanding</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityTemporaryDrawsOutstanding_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Fair value measurement with unobservable inputs reconciliation recurring basis liability temporary draws outstanding.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_HireAndRetainQualifiedInvestorsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Hire and Retain Qualified Investors [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_HireAndRetainQualifiedInvestorsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Hire and retain qualified investors.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PrincipalAmountOutstandingOnLoansSecuritized_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">2035 Asset-backed debt, net par</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_IssuedAtSeptemberTwentyTwoThousandSeventeenMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Issued Dates, September 20, 2017</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="cyd_CybersecurityRiskManagementProcessesForAssessingIdentifyingAndManagingThreatsTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes for Assessing, Identifying, and Managing Threats [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_DiversifiedConglomerateServiceMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Diversified Conglomerate Service [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_MailsouthIncMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Mailsouth Inc.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_MailsouthIncMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Mailsouth Inc [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_MailsouthIncMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Mailsouth Inc.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_RiskRelatedToGeneralDisruptionInCreditMarketsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Risk Related to General Disruption in Credit Markets [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_RiskRelatedToGeneralDisruptionInCreditMarketsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Risk Related to General Disruption in Credit Markets</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_CascadeEnvironmentalHoldingsLLCMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Cascade Environmental Holdings, LLC</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_HomeAndOfficeFurnishingsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Home and Office Furnishings.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_PtNetworksLlcAndRamEnergyHoldingsLlcMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">PT Networks, LLC and RAM Energy Holdings LLC.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="pnnt_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisNetRealizedGainLossOnInvestmentsAndDebt_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Net realized gain (loss)</link:label>
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  <xsd:element id="pnnt_InvestmentCompanyRatioOfTotalExpensesToAverageNetAssets" name="InvestmentCompanyRatioOfTotalExpensesToAverageNetAssets" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="pnnt_ReplacementOfLiborMember" name="ReplacementOfLiborMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="pnnt_InvestmentCompanyDistributionToShareholders" name="InvestmentCompanyDistributionToShareholders" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element id="pnnt_Notes2024Fiscal2021Member" name="Notes2024Fiscal2021Member" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="pnnt_CommonEquityPartnershipInterestsWarrantsMember" name="CommonEquityPartnershipInterestsWarrantsMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="pnnt_SaleOfInvestmentsToWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryInCash" name="SaleOfInvestmentsToWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryInCash" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit"/>
  <xsd:element id="pnnt_ReceivableForInvestmentsSold" name="ReceivableForInvestmentsSold" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element id="pnnt_FairValueOfInvestmentInFiveLargestPortfolioCompany" name="FairValueOfInvestmentInFiveLargestPortfolioCompany" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element id="pnnt_SignificantAccountingPoliciesLineItems" name="SignificantAccountingPoliciesLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="pnnt_CashAndCashEquivalentsThirtyThreePointNineMember" name="CashAndCashEquivalentsThirtyThreePointNineMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="pnnt_DebentureMaximumBorrowingCapacity" name="DebentureMaximumBorrowingCapacity" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit"/>
  <xsd:element id="pnnt_TwoThousandAndTwentySixNotesAndTwoThousandAndTwentySixNotesTwoMember" name="TwoThousandAndTwentySixNotesAndTwoThousandAndTwentySixNotesTwoMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="pnnt_SBICMember" name="SBICMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="pnnt_TwoThousandAndTwentySixNotesMember" name="TwoThousandAndTwentySixNotesMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
</xsd:schema>
