A new feature from the BDC Reporter: a summary of the main BDC news for the week, including our commentary. Available both as an article and a two person lively podcast !

It’s a wild, wild world out there but the markets – including the BDC sector – continue to barely budge. Nonetheless, we review some individual BDC price moves. We also take a look at current BDC yields and other matters.

Portman Ridge and Logan Ridge are about to merge but both BDC stocks price has been in free-fall. New measures have been instituted to turn matters around. We review, discuss and assess.

BDC sector prices remain on a plateau, with investors unsure whether the future direction is up or down, much like everyone else in the markets. However, we do see a path to a decent return in 2025…

After years in the doldrums, TriplePoint Venture Growth’s fundamentals and stock price are looking up. Is a real recovery underway?

We’ve just heard that a new exchange traded fund investing the the debt of private and public BDCs fixed income debt will be coming to market this week. Here are some of the details involved and why this is a step forward for BDC investors.

Thanks to AI we are quickly able to identify and summarize all the week’s BDC news – which we then fact check and lightly edit. There’s even a podcast to listen to.

The major indices performed far better than the BDC sector this week – a not unusual phenomenon. However, the BDC Reporter can still envisage a scenario in which BDC investors have a very good year…After all, we are only at week 23 of 52.

We deep dive into Capital Southwest’s credit performance and outlook.

The BDC Reporter assesses Carlyle Secured Lending’s credit performance and standing in the wake of its recent merger.

We’re having a close look at Blue Owl Capital’s credit performance and outlook shortly after the BDC became the second largest player in the market.

The major indices bounced back this week, as did the BDC sector. There were a few exceptions amongst the BDCs, which we discuss. We also review where the sector stands after 5 months of a volatile year.

A portfolio company of multiple BDCs is getting into ever deeper credit trouble and may – or may not – be a harbinger of trouble ahead.

Ares Capital is issuing a great deal of new unsecured debt. We assess both the impact on the BDC and on the sector at an uncertain time in the debt markets.

This week, new tariff threats caused the major indices to slump again but less so for the BDC sector. We discuss all that but also the increasing number of BDCs dropping in price and what the future might hold.

We’ve been digging deeply into the credit performance of Goldman Sachs BDC – whose performance of late has left something to be desired. Here is an annotated version of the BDC’s IQ 2025 conference call with a focus on credit. Another article will follow.

An under-performing Capital Southwest portfolio company has just made a strategic acquisition. We evaluate the potential impact on the BDC.

“Private credit” – and that includes public BDCs – is the subject of many dire warnings of late. Is leveraged lending really “too risky” and headed for a GFC-lite implosion?

The major markets shot up this week and the BDC sector followed. Only a couple of BDCs were left behind – we discuss who and why.Also, when looking forward, we have a look at how BDC book values fared in the IQ 2025 and speculate at what comes next.