Barings BDC, Inc., is an externally managed, closed-end management investment company that has been elected to be regulated as a business development company. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company went IPO on 2007-02-15. The Company’s investment objective is to generate current income by investing directly in privately held middle-market companies to help these companies fund acquisitions, growth or refinancing. The firm seeks to invest primarily in senior secured loans in middle-market companies that operate across a range of industries. The company invests primarily in loans that have terms of between five and seven years, and bear interest at rates ranging from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) (or an applicable successor rate) plus 450 basis points to LIBOR plus 650 basis points per annum. Its investment capabilities include first lien debt, unitranche, second lien debt and equity co-investments. The company invests in various industries, including banking, finance, insurance and real estate, business, healthcare & pharmaceuticals, and others. Its investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, Barings LLC.