LFSC yields 5.73% · ARCC yields 10.82%● Live data
📍 LFSC pulled ahead of the other in Year 2
Combined, LFSC + ARCC cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage
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LFSC seeks to invest in innovative life sciences companies that are expected to create value and long-term growth. The actively managed fund relies on a specialized and experienced team to research complex life sciences companies. It invests in US equity securities identified to have growth potential that meet the criteria of technological advancement, market disruption, or artificial intelligence. The broad life science field includes biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical diagnostics and devices, healthcare services and technologies, and synthetic biology. Stock selection employs an extensive 10-step research process that includes reviews of publicly available and third-party information, peer reviews, financial and valuation models, internal research, surveys, as well as interviews and contact with management, industry and medical professionals, supply chain, and collaboration within the investment team. The fund may invest up to 20% in foreign companies listed on a US exchange.
Full LFSC Calculator →Ares Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in acquisition, recapitalization, mezzanine debt, restructurings, rescue financing, and leveraged buyout transactions of middle market companies. It also makes growth capital and general refinancing. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the basic and growth manufacturing, business services, consumer products, health care products and services, and information technology service sectors. The fund will also consider investments in industries such as restaurants, retail, oil and gas, and technology sectors. It focuses on investments in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest regions from its New York office, the Midwest region, from the Chicago office, and the Western region from the Los Angeles office. The fund typically invests between $20 million and $200 million and a maximum of $400 million in companies with an EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million. It makes debt investments between $10 million and $100 million The fund invests through revolvers, first lien loans, warrants, unitranche structures, second lien loans, mezzanine debt, private high yield, junior capital, subordinated debt, and non-control preferred and common equity. The fund also selectively considers third-party-led senior and subordinated debt financings and opportunistically considers the purchase of stressed and discounted debt positions. The fund prefers to be an agent and/or lead the transactions in which it invests. The fund also seeks board representation in its portfolio companies.
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