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Alcentra BDC assigns new CEO
5 years ago
Business development company Alcentra Capital Corporation has named a new chief executive officer, saying "this is the right time for these transitions" -
Marathon proposes alternative to long-running Medley BDC merger dispute
5 years ago
Marathon has joined the race to take on two business development companies managed by Medley -
"It makes no sense in a one-to-one world": Goldman BDC dissolves JV with pension fund
5 years ago
Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD) has dissolved its joint venture partnership with Regents of the University of California as the Senior Credit Fund “no longer makes sense in a one-to-one world”, according to the business development company's Q4 2018 earnings call. -
Capitala BDC forms $150 million mid-market JV with Kempner
5 years ago
Capitala Finance Corporation and Kemper subsidiary Trinity Universal Insurance Company have teamed up to launch another direct lending joint venture, following a loan-focused JV in 2015 -
Benefit Street affiliate BDC buys stake in ABL lender Siena
5 years ago
Business Development Corporation of America (BDCA), a non-traded business development company managed by Benefit Street Partners, has bought a controlling stake in Siena Capital Finance -
SEC proposal could strengthen BDCs’ power to purchase funds
5 years ago
The Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has released proposals to allow regulated US funds, including listed funds, closed-end funds and business development companies (BDCs), to acquire shares of other regulated funds in excess of current limitations -
Bain BDC wins leverage approval from shareholders
5 years ago
Bain Capital Speciality Finance has won shareholder approval to double the amount of leverage it can use -
Medley and Sierra fight back over NexPoint's "$225 million value" claims
5 years ago
Medley Capital Corporation and Sierra Income Corporation have issued a joint statement disputing facts claimed by Highland affiliate NexPoint Advisors -
FrontFour continues to urge shareholders to vote against Medley BDC merger
5 years ago
FrontFour Capital Group, a shareholder with 3.8% ownership of Medley Capital Corporation, has issued yet another statement for shareholders to vote against the proposed merger of Medley Management with Sierra Income Corporation. -
Activist nominates directors to Alcentra BDC's board amid "shareholder value" dispute
5 years ago
Activist group Stilwell is seeking board representation for the $248.6 million BDC, as Alcentra "fails to maximise shareholder value" -
WhiteHorse forms $125 million middle-market JV with Ohio pension
5 years ago
The $79.8 billion Ohio pension fund has teamed up with WhiteHorse to form a joint venture that will have a $375 million total lending capacity -
BlackRock BDC seeks shareholder approval to fast-track leverage increase
5 years ago
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp has become the latest business development company to seek shareholders’ approval to double its use of leverage -
BC Partners buys into KCAP business development company
5 years ago
BC Partners has agreed to take over management of business development company KCAP Financial from KCAP Financial Advisors -
Carlyle closes private business development company at $1.9 billion
5 years ago
Carlyle Group has closed its second business development company, TCG BDC II, raising a total of $1.9 billion -
Golub Capital BDC looks to become fourth largest publicy traded BDC with merger
5 years ago
Golub Capital is seeking approval from its shareholders to merge its Golub Capital business development company (GBDC) with another one of its business development companies, Golub Capital Investment Corporation (GCIC) -
Owl Rock rakes in $1.53 billion for tech-focused BDC
5 years ago
Owl Rock Capital is spreading its fundraising wings, with the New York-based manager raising at least $1.53 billion for its technology-focused business development company -
New Jersey pension fund allocates $100 million to tech-focused BDC
5 years ago
The State of New Jersey Department of Treasury has awarded $100 million to a direct lender's sector-focused BDC -
Shareholders approve new leverage limits for TPG BDC
5 years ago
Shareholders for TPG Speciality Lending have approved the decision to decrease minimum asset coverage ratio to 150%, following an 8 October vote -
Bain looks to go public with $1.3 billion BDC
5 years ago
Boston-based Bain Capital Credit is going public with its $1.3 billion business development company with an initial public offering -
BDCs find variety of routes to higher leverage but remain cautious of two-times limit
5 years ago
Business development companies have been granted flexibility by US regulators, but there seems to be little consensus on the best way to take advantage -
Goldman's BDC receives 95% shareholder approval for leverage increase
5 years ago
Following recent regulatory changes, the $1.23 billion Goldman Sachs BDC has received a 95% shareholder approval to raise its debt to equity ratio from a one-to-one to a two-to-one ratio -
FS and KKR merge BDCs to create second-largest publicly traded BDC
5 years ago
FS Investments and KKR Credit yesterday agreed to merge FS Investment Corporation (FSIC) and Corporate Capital Trust (CCT), in a move that has created the second largest publicly-traded BDC behind Ares Capital Corporation -
BlackRock expands US private debt capabilities with TCP acquisition
6 years ago
BlackRock has agreed to acquire $9 billion asset manager Tennenbaum Capital Partners -
Oak Hill BDC's assets continue to nosedive as board explores options
6 years ago
As it continues to bleed assets, Oak Hill Advisors’ direct lending business development company (BDC) has jettisoned the last of its energy assets -
Ares and Varagon expand direct lending JV to $6.4 billion
6 years ago
Ares Capital and Varagon have expanded their joint venture’s investment capacity by $3.5 billion
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