Investor Type | Firm |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Logistics (& Distribution) |
Stages | Acquisition |
Investing | United States |
Gladstone Investment Corporation (Nasdaq: GAIN) is a publicly traded buyout fund that specializes in acquisitions, targeting small and mid-sized businesses within the United States. By partnering with management and other investors, they focus on providing comprehensive financing solutions for business acquisitions. Their investment approach includes offering senior debt, subordinated debt, and equity, along with junior subordinated and mezzanine loans, and preferred stock investments. Typically, they engage with businesses being acquired by other parties, with investment sizes ranging from $3 million to $30 million. Acknowledging diverse sector opportunities, Gladstone Investment Corporation allocates capital across various industries, including Software, IT and TMT, Media, BioTech, Business Solutions, FinTech and Financial services, Hardware and Manufacturing, CleanTech, HealthTech and Fitness, and Logistics and Distribution. As a family of investment funds, they also possess a strong focus on commercial real estate and farmland investments across the nation. Their goal is to support the growth and success of lower middle market companies while providing monthly cash dividends to shareholders. They aim to facilitate either cash transactions for business purchases or tax-free swaps of common stock for the acquisition of all business stock. Headquartered in the Washington DC area, the fund, part of The Gladstone Companies family, values its shareholders and aims to sustain long-term income and capital gains.