Below-NAV BDCs don't recover — they get taken private.
Unable to issue equity below NAV, refinance, or work out loans without leverage rising, stressed listed BDCs resolve through continuation vehicles, discounted asset sales, and outright divestiture — stripping the sector of its only mark-to-market price discovery.
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A stressed listed BDC exits through a discounted CV sale and CEO resignation rather than portfolio recovery.
Even the largest managers divest public BDC wrappers that expose them to mark-to-market volatility rather than defend them.
A below-NAV listed BDC resolves its trapped discount by moving $680 million of loans off public markets instead of repairing the book.