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MAY 7, 2024

These three stand out because their underlying businesses appear capable of meeting their current obligations and raising their yields higher in the years ahead. Hercules Capital Hercules Capital is a business development company ( BDC ) that allows anyone with a brokerage account to participate in exciting venture capital investments.

Investing 188

Investing Venture Capital Debt Capital 188

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT) are a pair of well-manged business development companies (BDCs) that offer eye-popping dividend yields. All over America, companies starved for capital are willing to pay higher interest rates than you might imagine.

Initial Public Offering 130

Initial Public Offering Professional Services Debt Legal 130

The Motley Fool

JUNE 8, 2024

Hercules Capital Hercules Capital is a business development company ( BDC ), which means it has to return at least 90% of the profits it generates to shareholders as a dividend. Many of Hercules Capital's investments don't work out, but the ones that succeed more than offset the losses.

Mergers and Acquisitions 130

Mergers and Acquisitions Initial Public Offering Venture Capital Capital 130

The Motley Fool

MAY 5, 2024

Hercules Capital Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company ( BDC ) that allows individual investors to take part in the previously elusive world of venture capital investing. For example, the BDC invested in Palantir a few years before its initial public offering ( IPO ) in 2020.

Venture Capital 130

Venture Capital Initial Public Offering Startups Capital 130