Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:PTMN) (NASDAQ: PTMN) is a publicly traded, closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a Business Development Company (BDC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Since its formation in 2015, the firm has focused on providing customized financing solutions to U.S. middle-market companies, including senior secured loans, unitranche instruments, mezzanine debt and select equity co‐investments. Its flexible approach allows Portman Ridge to structure transactions that address a range of sponsor-backed and privately negotiated financing needs.
The company’s portfolio spans a variety of industry sectors such as healthcare, business services, consumer goods and industrials. Portman Ridge Finance typically targets established companies with revenues of $20 million to $200 million, seeking to support growth initiatives, acquisitions or recapitalizations. Investment decisions are driven by fundamental credit analysis, industry expertise and ongoing portfolio monitoring to help preserve capital and generate income through interest and fee income streams.
Portman Ridge is externally managed by Portman Ridge Advisors, LLC, an investment adviser formed as a joint venture between Benefit Street Partners LLC and Golub Capital LLC. This sponsorship structure combines Benefit Street’s credit research platform with Golub’s direct lending and middle-market expertise. The adviser’s senior team, based in New York, is responsible for origination, due diligence and asset monitoring, drawing on decades of experience in private credit markets.
Headquartered in New York City, Portman Ridge Finance invests primarily across North America and maintains relationships with private equity sponsors, corporate clients and investment banks. As a BDC, it offers individual and institutional investors access to a diversified portfolio of private credit assets through a publicly traded vehicle designed to deliver regular distributions and potential capital appreciation over the long term.
