Business Development Companies
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About the BDC Council
Created in 1980 with overwhelming bipartisan Congressional support, Business Development Companies (BDCs) are job-creating engines that provide access to capital for American small- and medium-sized businesses. BDCs invest in and provide management expertise to these companies to help them grow. BDCs invest more than 70% of their total assets in “eligible portfolio companies,” which are generally defined as public and private U.S. operating companies valued at under $250 million. In addition to providing access to capital for small and middle market companies, BDCs also allow individual investors access to highly-regulated investment opportunities that were once available to only wealthy individuals and institutional investors.
BDC Fast Facts
There are currently 138 BDCs with over $274 billion in AUM investing in small- and medium-sized businesses across the country.
There are 47 publicly traded BDCs with $130 billion in aggregate assets, allowing ordinary investors a chance to purchase shares in the growth of middle market America.
There are 69 private BDCs with $57 billion in aggregate assets.
There are 22 non-traded BDCs with aggregate assets of $87 billion.
Where do Business Development Companies Invest?
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529 14th Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20045
Phone: 202-628-5055