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JULY 18, 2024

The company basically owns a portfolio of mortgages and makes money off the spread between the yield of its investments and the short-term funding costs to buy them. It locks in the spreads with hedges and then uses leverage to increase its returns. It had investments in 191 portfolio companies at the end of Q1.

Amortization 241

Amortization Depreciation Earnings Before Interest Leveraging 241

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

million in net debt, its net-leverage ratio is a modest 0.31. Furthermore, the company is slated to complete a number of projects in 2024, which should lead to considerably lower capital expenditures next year. Though it closed out 2023 with $277.3 Image source: Getty Images.

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Debt Investing Liabilities Private Companies 246

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MARCH 6, 2024

dividend yield Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC) that specializes in providing capital to venture-backed start-ups. What makes Ares a bit different than Hercules is that the company tends to focus on lower middle-market businesses across a wider array of industries.

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Leveraged Buyouts Initial Public Offering Shareholders Exchange-Traded Funds 246

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

Ares Capital is a business development company ( BDC ) that provides financing for middle-market companies (businesses that generate between $10 million and $250 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) every year). Image source: Getty Images.

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Capital Debt Amortization Depreciation 130

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APRIL 20, 2024

One type of business that income-focused investors might have come across is the business development company (BDC) , which invests in the debt and equity of middle-market companies. However, BDCs can employ very different strategies and not all are created equal.

Capital 130

Capital Initial Public Offering Collateral Debt 130

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DECEMBER 28, 2024

That's because Ares is a business development company (BDC) that mainly focuses on paying high dividends to income-oriented investors. Let's review its business model, growth rates, and valuations to decide. It usually invests between $30 million and $500 million in debt and equity in each company.

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Capital Debt Assets Banks 246