The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

There are many types of businesses that could benefit from reductions in interest rates. In particular, I've been looking closely at business development companies ( BDCs ). What are business development companies? BDCs are pretty interesting. HTGC Total Return Level data by YCharts.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

One of the best ways to create wealth is by investing in companies that pay a dividend. While many different types of companies pay dividends, business development companies (BDCs) represent a unique opportunity. Moreover, one prediction I made for 2024 is that mergers and acquisitions will see a rebound this year.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Business development companies (BDCs) can be a great source of dividend income, in part because they are required to pay out at least 90% of their taxable income each year as dividends. But portfolio construction requires balance, and one of the pillars of a well-diversified portfolio is dividend stocks.

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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. So far this year, two unnamed portfolio companies filed for initial public offerings ( IPOs ). The BDC's standard distribution delivers an 8.1%

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The Big Picture

APRIL 1, 2023

Churchill’s publicly registered business development company. Kencel, who has more than three decades of experience in the investment industry, also serves as chairman of the board, president, and CEO of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Inc.,

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Pension Pulse

JANUARY 31, 2024

For example, my colleagues estimate that private lending by NBFIs over the past two years has replaced as much as US$1-trillion in merger-and-acquisition financing activity, as banks have been sidelined. Blackstone, by virtue of its size and scale, can negotiate strong investor protections, or covenants.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Ares Capital ranks as the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC). The market for BDCs -- and especially Ares -- is growing with increased demand for borrowing among middle-market companies and a sustained shift to private capital. and Canada.

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