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  "description": "Gladstone Investment Corporation is a business development company (BDC) operating as a private equity fund that acquires mature, lower middle market companies with EBITDA between $5 million and $25 million. It provides equity and debt capital, focusing on patient, long-term investments without partnership end-of-life deadlines, and diversifies its portfolio across manufacturing, consumer products, and business/consumer services.",
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  "category": "Private Equity Firms",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-09-05T00:33:17.942Z",
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    "website": "https://gladstoneinvestment.com",
    "category": "Private Equity Fund",
    "what_it_does": "Gladstone Investment Corporation is a private equity fund focused on acquiring mature, lower middle market companies with EBITDA between $5 and $25 million, attractive fundamentals, and strong management teams. It provides most, if not all, of the equity and debt capital required to close a transaction, in connection with buyouts or other recapitalizations of those companies.",
    "primary_audience": "Mature, lower middle market companies with EBITDA between $5 and $25 million, management teams, and independent sponsors.",
    "core_product": "Equity and debt capital for company acquisitions and recapitalizations.",
    "pricing_model": {
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      "detail": "Gladstone Investment Corporation's pricing model involves a base management fee and capital gains-based incentive fees paid to its adviser, Gladstone Management Corporation."
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    "parent_ownership": "Publicly traded (shareholders)",
    "named_competitors": [
      "Gladstone Capital Corporation",
      "Main Street Capital Corporation",
      "Barings BDC, Inc.",
      "SLR Investment Corp.",
      "Ares Capital Corporation",
      "MidCap Financial Investment Corp.",
      "PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.",
      "Stellus Capital Investment",
      "BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.",
      "TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.",
      "FS Credit Opportunities Corp."
    ]
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