What struggles in the BDC market portend in a changing rate cycle
The NAVigator · Active Investment Company Alliance
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Show Notes
Nicholas Marshi, editor at the BDC Reporter, talks about the struggles business development companies (BDCs) had at the end of 2023, saying he was shocked to see that more than a third of the BDCs his publication tracks were "performing below ... reasonable expectations regarding their key metrics." He says that troubles tend to spiral for a few quarters before they get sorted out. Marshi also notes that no BDC has cut dividends yet, leaving "a really wide disparity of value between the BDCs" and making this a classic stock-picker's market in the space.