Main Street Capital (MAIN)

Overall impact
C (41)

Commentary

Main Street Capital is an average overall performer. With a 'C' rating of 40.8 for overall impact (bottom 25% of all companies), Main Street Capital ranks 18th out of 27 industry peers, behind Nasdaq, Equus Total Return, Mesabi Trust and 14 others, and ahead of Gladstone Investment , Berkshire Hathaway, Sovereign's Capital and 6 others. On top material causes for Main Street Capital's industry (Financial Services), Main Street Capital performs poorly in No Poverty (21.7 score), Reduced Inequality (36.2), Decent, Safe Work Opportunities (34.7) and 5 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score. Main Street Capital did not receive an 'A' rating on any cause.
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Company
Employees
110
Sector
Financials
Industry
Capital Markets
Sub-industry
Asset Management & Custody Banks
SASB industry
Asset Management & Custody Activities
Headquarters
Tx, United States
Share classes
MAIN
Description
Main Street Capital Corporation is a business development company and a small business investment company specializing in direct and indirect investments. In direct investments, the firm specializes in private equity capital to lower middle market companies. The firm specializes in recapitalizations, loan, growth capital, mezzanine debt, corporate carveouts, family estate planning, management buyouts, refinancing, private loan, private credit solutions, senior secured term debt, unintranche term debt, subordinated debt, preferred equity, common equity, minimal or no fixed amortization, split lien term debt, industry consolidation, mature, later stage and emerging growth. The firm makes both control and non-control equity investments. The firm also provides debt capital to middle market companies for strategic acquisitions, management buyouts, growth financings, majority and minority recapitalizations, and refinancing. The firm also makes equity co-investments. The firm provides debt financing solutions for acquisitions, recapitalizations, and refinancing to middle market companies. It provides private debt and private equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies. The firm seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners, and management teams and generally provides one-stop financing alternatives within its lower middle market portfolio. It prefers to invest in air freight and logistics, auto components, building products, chemicals, commercial services, computers, construction and engineering, consumer finance, consumer services, electronic equipment, energy equipment and services, financial services, health care equipment, health care providers, hotels, restaurants, and leisure, internet software and services, IT services, machinery, oil, gas and consumable fuels, paper and forest products, professional and industrial services, manufacturing, road and rail, software, specialty retail, telecommunication, consumer discretionary, energy, materials, and concrete.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Main Street Capital, based on its industry sub-industry Asset Management & Custody Banks. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.
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