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  "description": "Main Street Capital is a principal investment firm based in Houston, Texas, that provides long-term debt and equity capital solutions to lower middle market companies and debt capital to private companies owned by or in the process of being acquired by private equity funds. They target companies with annual revenues between $10 million and $500 million.",
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  "category": "Private Debt Providers",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-09-12T18:15:50.284Z",
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    "website": "https://mainstcapital.com",
    "category": "Principal Investment Firm",
    "what_it_does": "Provides customized long-term debt and equity capital solutions to lower middle market companies and debt capital to private companies owned by or in the process of being acquired by a private equity fund.",
    "primary_audience": "Lower middle market companies, private companies owned by or being acquired by a private equity fund, entrepreneurs, business owners, management teams, and financial sponsors.",
    "core_product": "Debt and equity capital solutions, including secured debt investments, equity investments, warrants, and other securities.",
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      "detail": "Pricing is customized for each investment, based on tailored debt and equity capital solutions."
    },
    "parent_ownership": "Publicly traded, owned by shareholders (NYSE: MAIN).",
    "named_competitors": [
      "Ares Capital (ARCC)",
      "Capital Southwest (CSWC)",
      "Gladstone Capital (GLAD)",
      "MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC)",
      "FS KKR Capital (FSK)",
      "TPG",
      "Barings",
      "The Carlyle Group Inc.",
      "Golub Capital BDC Inc"
    ]
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