Financial Services >> Analyst Interview >> December 14, 2012

Greater Origination Growth for BDCs Focused on Senior Debt

Mike Turner is a Senior Vice President and Research Analyst for commercial finance at Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC. At Compass Point, he supervises the analysis of microeconomic and industry trends to discover attractive investment opportunities in the commercial and consumer finance sectors... More

TWST: How are BDCs doing right now?

Mr. Turner: Right now, it is a good environment to be in for a BDC. Compared to other financials, they are under a lot less competition. The regulatory environment is unchanged for them, c

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