Moody’s changes its credit outlook for Ares Capital, pointing to improved portfolio composition and better asset coverage. The BDC Reporter may admire what is now the biggest BDC, but takes issue with the methodology that Moody’s and others take when evaluating credit risk. Like so much else in life, things are much more complicated than they seem.
BDC Exposure: $32.7mn
Capitala Finance amends its Revolver. We discuss the details and look at the risks and opportunities of borrowing under a Revolver from a bank group and where Capitala stands in this regard.
BDC News Of The Day faces slim pickings from which to read and report. Here are a handful of items which may be worth knowing about.
The BDC Reporter begins an in-depth review of the latest BDC to arrive in the public markets, sponsored by the Carlyle Group.
Why would Fidus Investment raise new equity capital so soon after the last raise and with no obvious need for the capital ? The BDC Reporter explains why.
The BDC Credit Reporter brings shareholders of MVC Capital and Equus Total Return up to date on the proceeds received from one of their portfolio companies, a biomass producer which has just been liquidated. The news is good for the BDCs involved.
BDC News Of The Day reviews the routine Proxy solicitations of Apollo Investment and Gladstone Investment. One of the two is requesting – and is likely to receive – permission to sell shares below NAV.
Capital Southwest – new to being a lending focused BDC- is still refining its strategy and corporate status. Both are discussed in the final Proxy materials reviewed by the BDC Reporter.
Our Weekly Recap – and reason enough to be a Subscriber – reviews where BDC common stocks and Baby Bonds have trended. We mention a few Winners and Losers by name and discuss the sector’s extraordinary volatility, which is both blessing and curse for investors in what some might believe (incorrectly) is a sleepy corner of the financial services industry.
Avanti Communications, which has been frequently discussed in the past, has just arranged a new financing. The BDC Credit Reporter, which looks into such things, has reviewed the available information and made some on-the-fly credit assessments that will affect the positions held by TCP Capital and Great Elm Corporation.
BDC News Of The Day mentions miscellaneous news items from MVC Capital, Fidus Investment, Medley Capital and Medallion Financial.
The BDC Reporter re-publishes an article by LevFin Insights as part of our Other Views series. The financials news platform brings readers news of a new BDC to track from a hallowed name.
TICC Capital has received “exemptive relief” from the SEC to co-invest with sister funds. BDC Reporter discusses the implications for the BDC’s shareholders, but also provides a bigger picture summary of what this type of waiver of shareholder protections means for good or ill for all BDC shareholders. A dull but important subject with many long term implications.
Ares Capital is filing a routine Shelf Offering. We provide the few details available and follow-up with a wild surmise.
An insider has been active at Monroe Capital. BDC News Of The Day provides the details and the total holdings involved, culled from the Form 4 filing.
FS Investment reports on the results of its annual shareholders meeting. BDC News Of The Day notes two minor surprises in the 8-K filing involved.
Hercules Capital issues press release touting the impact of the recent Fed Funds rate on its future earnings. The BDC Reporter says: “Not so fast”.
The BDC Reporter is increasingly worrying that leveraged lending is too greatly in favor of borrowers at the expense of lenders. Here we illustrate a point we’ll be returning to with real life examples ripped from our reading list and which involve BDC lenders.
BDC News Of The Day reports on an analyst’s positive call re: Gladstone Investment’s stock, and looks at the charts, earnings expectations and an in-depth review of the portfolio we did back in April to give readers context.