main street investments

Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) is a publicly traded business development company (BDC) that primarily focuses on providing customized debt and equity financing to lower middle market (LMM) and middle market (MM) companies. Founded in the mid-1990s and having completed its IPO in 2007, the firm's mission is to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners, and management teams to provide long-term capital for acquisitions, management buyouts, growth, and recapitalizations. As a BDC, it allows individual investors to participate in the ownership of a diversified portfolio of private U.S. companies.