Business Development Companies in Malaysia

A Business Development Company (BDC) is a type of investment company that is legally allowed to invest in early-stage and middle-market companies. BDCs are regulated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and are typically structured as closed-end investment funds.

BDCs typically invest in companies that are too small to access the capital markets and that are not able to get traditional bank financing. BDCs typically provide debt financing, mezzanine financing, and equity financing to their portfolio companies.

BDCs are an important source of capital for small and medium-sized businesses in the United States. There are currently over 50 BDCs with a total market capitalization of over $50 billion.

BDCs were first created in the 1970s, but they became more popular after the enactment of the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980. This Act created a new class of securities, called Business Development Companies, that could be offered to the public.

The SEC began to allow BDCs to be publicly traded in the early 1990s. Since then, the number of BDCs has grown significantly.

BDCs have been particularly