Webinar September 23rd: An Introduction to Business Development Companies

This webinar is presented by SNL Financial on September 23rd (1:00 – 2:30pm Eastern) and features panelists from Mercer Capital and Sutherland Asbill & Brennan.

In the hunt for yield, investors are increasingly setting their sights on business development companies (BDCs), which offer stock market investors access to portfolios of private equity investments. This webinar will explore the features that have contributed to the growth in BDCs, underlying asset classes to which BDCs offer investors exposure, and highlight the key performance metrics for evaluating BDCs. Our panel will discuss relevant regulatory developments affecting BDCs, review the portfolio valuation procedures and assumptions that influence quarterly profits, and explore the relative performance of key market benchmarks.

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Agenda

Why BDCs?

  • Small, but rapidly growing segment of financial sector
  • Attractive yields for investors

What Are BDCs?

  • Regulatory framework
  • Pending changes of note to investors

How BDCs Work

  • Components of earnings and shareholder returns
  • Fair value measurement of portfolio holdings

The Outlook for BDCs

  • Supply and demand of financing to middle market
  • Credit cycle

Q&A


Panelists

Moderator: Jeff K. Davis, CFA
Managing Director
Mercer Capital
615.345.0350
jeffdavis@mercercapital.com

Travis W. Harms, CFA, CPA/ABV
Senior Vice President
Mercer Capital
901.685.2120
harmst@mercercapital.com

Cynthia M. Krus
Partner
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan
202.383.0218
cynthia.krus@sutherland.com

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