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    American Capital Changes Course, Announces Big Buy-Back

    September 16, 2011: American Capital  (ticker : ACAS) made a big change in it’s approach to it’s shareholders yesterday. The Company announced the intention, on a quarterly basis, to devote a portion of Net Operating Income to either stock buybacks or dividends. In fact, ACAS...

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    Impact of Loan Refinancings on Upper Middle Market BDCs

    May 20, 2011: We are penning a series of articles about the major trends that will affect the BDC industry in the next 12 months. We’ll spell out which segments of this increasingly variegated industry will be most affected and how the companies involved may...

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    Implications for Biggest BDCs If Earnings Disappoint

    April 26, 2011: Earnings season is coming up for the bulk of BDC companies. The BDC Reporter is usually not concerned about projecting every quarter’s earnings for every company in this ever-widening circle of BDC participants. There are numerous highly competent firms in that business...

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