Oaktree Specialty Lending – which recently lost its CEO – had a mixture of positive and negative results in the second quarter 2019, and much remains to be done two years after the new manager took over.
We share highlights from the BDC Credit Reporter’s compilation for the week of developments amongst under-performing portfolio companies, naming the BDCs and the amounts involved.
A BDC portfolio company receives an injection of new capital, which should accelerate growth plans.
A famous discount retailer gets restructured and three BDCs with more than $50mn of exposure are involved. We re-publish our post from the BDC Reporter and discuss both the credit issues and the valuations involved.
Here are some of the latest developments amongst under-performing BDC companies since our last report filed April 22, 2019
Two BDCs hit 52 week highs. We review the price action, the underlying causes and assess the longer term outlook.
Moody’s has named the 17 top candidates amongst retail names to file bankruptcy in 2019. The BDC Reporter analyzes how BDC lenders might fare if the worst comes to pass.
A rural telecom company files Chapter 11. We review BDC exposure and potential impact on income and book value.
The week ahead promises to be jam packed, with the challenge to the Medley merger center stage. But not let’s forget the flurry of earnings releases from ten BDCs and week seven of the market rally.
Contradictory data about the direction of the BDC common sector, but the trend seems more to the downside than the upside.
Nothing lasts forever, specially BDC common stocks upward momentum. This week, the sector dropped back. Harbinger or brief pause ?
BDC Fixed Income prices drop along with about everything else as rates rise. However, we look beyond to the changes being wrought by BDC enthusiasm for the Small Business Credit Availability Act. This could go any number of ways.
National Securities projects two well known BDCs might cut their fees. The BDC Reporter builds on that speculation with one of its own about the BDC Sector as a whole.
As forewarned earlier in the week, BDC common stocks are in rally mode, and may go higher. The BDC Reporter, though, looks a little further out…
An uneventful week where BDC Fixed Income prices are concerned. The BDC Reporter, though, has been musing about debt, risk and frogs.
