Healthy Dialogue Curbs Hostile Activism

The rise of investor activism is certainly a controversial topic within many circles and industries. It’s even caused some companies to reshape their CFO searches. The business-development company sector is seeing a rise in activism as stocks fall across many...

Could a CFO Run for President?

If the current presidential-election polls are any indication, the American people are willing to consider someone beyond a career politician in the White House come 2016. With names like Trump, Carson, and Fiorina topping Republicans polls, and outside-the-box...

Are BDCs Better Than Banks?

A recent Seeking Alpha article asks, Are Business Development Companies Better Than Banks? As the CFO of a BDC, you might think my answer would be a resounding ‘yes.’ However, ‘better’ is rather subjective in this sense, which is why my answer is maybe. In an...