Direct Lenders in the U.S. Middle Market

116 Pages Posted: 3 May 2020 Last revised: 13 Apr 2022

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Tetiana Davydiuk

Carnegie Mellon University - David A. Tepper School of Business

Tatyana Marchuk

BI Norwegian Business School

Samuel Rosen

Temple University, Fox School of Business

Date Written: April 7, 2020

Abstract

The reduction in credit supply from traditional lenders following the 2007--2008 Financial Crisis contributed to a surge in direct lending and, in particular, investments by business development companies (BDCs). Using a novel hand-collected dataset, we provide the first systematic analysis of the BDC sector. We exploit three exogenous shocks to credit supply, including new banking regulations and a major finance company collapse, to establish that BDC capital acts as a substitute for traditional financing. Relying on the synthetic control method, we further document that firms' access to BDC funding has stimulated economic growth and innovation.

Keywords: BDCs, direct lending, middle market, economic growth

JEL Classification: G20, G23, G32

Suggested Citation

Davydiuk, Tetiana and Marchuk, Tatyana and Rosen, Samuel, Direct Lenders in the U.S. Middle Market (April 7, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3568718 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3568718

Tetiana Davydiuk (Contact Author)

Carnegie Mellon University - David A. Tepper School of Business ( email )

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Tatyana Marchuk

BI Norwegian Business School ( email )

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Oslo, 0442
Norway

Samuel Rosen

Temple University, Fox School of Business ( email )

Fox School of Business and Management
Philadelphia, PA 19122
United States

HOME PAGE: http://sites.google.com/view/samuel-rosen/

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