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    How to Read a BDC Tender Offer Letter Before You Get Prorated
    Alternative Investments

    How to Read a BDC Tender Offer Letter Before You Get Prorated

    The SEC's December 2024 Investor Bulletin on non-publicly traded BDCs is blunt: investors in retail-offered BDCs can generally only sell their shares when the BDC offers to repurchase them , and those

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    A Fed Rate Hike Would Boost BDC Income Immediately. Here's the Catch.
    Market Analysis

    A Fed Rate Hike Would Boost BDC Income Immediately. Here's the Catch.

    Seven of the largest publicly traded business development companies (BDCs) disclose in their June-quarter SEC filings exactly what a 100 basis point base-rate rise is worth to them: across all seven,

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    GP-Led Continuation Vehicles Explained: How Peterson Partners Kept Kelso Industries
    Private Equity

    GP-Led Continuation Vehicles Explained: How Peterson Partners Kept Kelso Industries

    On September 9, 2026, Peterson Partners closed a $510 million capital raise for Peterson Kelso Coinvest, LP, a single-asset continuation vehicle for Kelso Industries, a national mechanical, electrical

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    Qualified Purchaser vs Accredited Investor: What a New SEC Rule Reveals
    Regulatory & Compliance

    Qualified Purchaser vs Accredited Investor: What a New SEC Rule Reveals

    On August 18, 2026, the SEC published proposed Regulation Crypto Assets (File No. S7-2026-27), a capital-raising framework for crypto investment contracts. Inside the state preemption section, propose

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    Veep Capital Review: A New Reg A+ Platform With an Unusual Safeguard
    Capital Raising

    Veep Capital Review: A New Reg A+ Platform With an Unusual Safeguard

    Apex DeFi Labs Inc. announced on September 4, 2026, that it had opened Regulation A+ Tier 2 offering capability on Veep Capital, its private-markets issuance marketplace built on a platform the compan

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    What Happened to OTIS: A Fractional Collectibles Cautionary Tale
    Alternative Investments

    What Happened to OTIS: A Fractional Collectibles Cautionary Tale

    In March 2022, Public.com acquired OTIS (Otis Wealth Inc.) , the self-described "stock market for culture" that let retail investors buy Regulation A+ fractional shares in individual sneakers, trading

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read

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