Podcast: Credit Funds: Hot Topics in BDC Regulation
Here’s the deal: - An initial public offering (“IPO”) refers to the initial offering by a company of a class of its equity securities, usually with a contemporaneous listing of that class of securities on a national...more
Over the last several years, an increasing number of asset managers have evaluated the potential benefits of including a business development company (BDC) as part of a diversified credit platform. A BDC is a hybrid of an...more
Key Takeaways - Rights offerings serve as an attractive capital-raising option for issuers in need of liquidity, particularly for closed-end funds and business development companies (“BDCs”), which generally cannot issue...more
On June 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a concept release (the “Release”) on ways to “simplify, harmonize, and improve the exempt offering framework to expand investment opportunities while...more
Highlights - On March 23, 2018, President Trump signed the Small Business Credit Availability Act (the Act), which aims to increase the availability of funding to small to mid-sized private U.S. companies and startups by...more