Apollo Debt Solutions BDC's $514.9M CLO Close Amid Record Redemption Demand
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    Apollo Debt Solutions BDC closed a $514.9 million term debt securitization on August 6, 2026, the same week it confirmed that redemption demand had hit its highest level since the fund launched in 2022. According to...

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    How to Read a BDC's 10-Q Before You Buy: A 7-Point Checklist for Retail Investors
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    The 2026 BDC Debt Issuance Wave: What Apollo, Kayne Anderson, and Blackstone's Deals Reveal About Private Credit Leverage
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    Apollo Debt Solutions BDC closed a $514.9 million CLO securitization on August 6, 2026 , and it's not an outlier. Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE: KBDC) just booked $138.7 million in new Q2 private credit...

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    What Is a Business Development Company (BDC)? A Retail Investor's Guide to Publicly Traded Private Credit
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    What Is a Business Development Company (BDC)? A Retail Investor's Guide to Publicly Traded Private Credit

    A Business Development Company, or BDC, is a publicly traded fund that lends to and invests in private middle-market companies (mostly), pays out at least 90% of its taxable income as dividends, and...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    What Is a Business Development Company (BDC)? A Guide for Investors Chasing Private Market Yields
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    What Is a Business Development Company (BDC)? A Guide for Investors Chasing Private Market Yields

    Business development companies (BDCs) hold $575 billion in gross assets as of Q1 2026, and publicly traded BDCs yield an average of 12.87%. Any investor can buy them — no accreditation required. But t

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    Non-Traded BDC Investing: What Accredited Investors Need to Know Before Committing Capital
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    Non-Traded BDC Investing: What Accredited Investors Need to Know Before Committing Capital

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