Bain Capital’s BDC – already close to funding a Rights Offering – is raising new unsecured debt capital at an unusually high interest rate. We review the few facts available and seek to interpret what this might mean for the BDC’s liquidity and outlook.
Harvest Capital and its secured lenders come to an agreement that will require the BDC to repay its outstandings in the months ahead. We review the details of the agreement and the likely impact on the BDC, both in the short and long term.
BlackRock Capital has negotiated new terms with its secured lenders in an effort to bolster the BDC’s liquidity. We take a close look at what has been achieved and what remains uncertain.
A famous BDC-financed company files for bankruptcy. We re-publish an article from the BDC Credit Reporter that provides the details.
BDC Fixed Income prices moved up sharply on the week and the sector reached a favorable milestone. However, there are still several BDCs whose future is far from assured. We name names and get into the weeds to discuss them and their specific debt issues.
BDC common stock prices leapt upward in the week ended May 22, narrowing the loss since Covid-19 began. Will the price healing continue ? The BDC Reporter has doubts, which we explain at length.
Gladstone Investment returns to issuing more shares of an existing Term Preferred to boost liquidity. We discuss the possible impact on the BDC of this move and speculate as to management’s motives.
After reviewing IQ 2020 filings, and drawing on the resources of the BDC Credit Reporter, we have undertaken a credit review of Apollo Investment.
The BDC Reporter continues its quixotic campaign to annotate every public BDC’s IQ 2020 conference call, armed with all the various quarterly disclosures that we’ve reviewed. With Bain Capital Specialty Finance – as elsewhere – liquidity, leverage and the outlook for credit are the most important items.
The BDC Reporter annotates the IQ 2020 conference call transcript of sector leader Ares Capital. Earnings were only slightly diminished; liquidity is excellent and the credit impact of the crisis has been tolerable. Can this continue ?
The BDC Reporter has been evaluating every public BDC’s liquidity position since the beginning of the crisis. Stellus Capital has just announced changes in its banking arrangements that should be beneficial. We discuss the details and SCM’s overall liquidity status.
BDC Fixed Income prices seemed to be headed in one direction just a fortnight ago, but now are moving in unexpected ways. We discuss both sector trends and the path of individual issues and what the future might hold, which is likely to be very different from the past.
With BDC IQ 2020 earnings season at an end, is the sector oversold after dropping twice as much as the S&P 500 ? The BDC Reporter discusses in detail why that might not be the case.
A major portfolio company of MVC Capital is likely to be sold, resulting in a significant payday for the BDC. We share details published by the BDC Credit Reporter.
The BDC Reporter annotates a very long Saratoga Investment IQ 2020 conference call transcript, and weighs in on the controversy about the BDC’s dividend suspension. Plus, we offer new analysis about liquidity; the BDC’s CLO and much more.
The BDC Reporter annotates the PennantPark Floating Rate IQ 2020 Conference Call transcript, helped by reference to the just published earnings release, 10-Q and Investor Presentation.
Out of the blue – and a day after releasing its earnings, Prospect Capital pens an optimistic letter to shareholders. The BDC Reporter analyzes some of the contentions made and addresses the possible reasons for the unexpected communication.
The BDC Reporter has reviewed the BlackRock Capital IQ 2020 conference call transcript and listed the highlights.
The BDC Reporter has reviewed the Great Elm IQ 2020 conference call transcript and provides a list of highlights.
BDC Fixed Income prices drop slightly in the week. We discuss the challenges the weaker BDCs face and how that’s translating to the value of their debt.