BDCA Investment Losses – Tender Offer Price Suggests Losses for Investors

How to Recover Investment Losses involving BDCA 

Have you suffered investment losses in Business Development Corp. of America a/k/a BDCA?  If so, the securities attorneys of The White Law Group may be able to help you recover your losses by filing a FINRA Dispute Resolution claim against the brokerage firm that sold you the investment. 

Business Development Corporation of America (BDCA) is a non-traded business development company that invests in first and second lien senior secured loans and mezzanine debt issued by middle market companies. 

On August 9, 2021, Mackenzie Realty Trust extended an unsolicited tender offer to purchase shares of BDCA for just $2.50 per share. This may mean significant losses for investors as the original purchase price was $10.00 per share. 

Apparently, the company’s repurchase program is oversubscribed, as 40 million shares were reportedly submitted to the company for resale, yet the company only repurchased about 7% of the shares, according SEC filings. 

On March 30, 2020, company reportedly suspended its distribution reinvestment and stock purchase plan, effective immediately. The company said that until it reactivates the DRIP, shareholders will receive any distributions in cash, including March 2020 distributions that are paid in April 2020. No reason was given for the suspension in a filing with Securities and Exchange Commission, but other non-traded REITs have recently made similar suspensions in response to the Covid-19 global pandemic. 

The distribution rate declined 39% — from $0.65 to $0.40 per share, and they are only being paid quarterly now, instead of monthly, according to filings with the SEC. 

The company commenced its initial public offering in January 2011 and raised $1.9 billion before closing the offering in April 2015. The annualized yield for distributions was 7.78 percent based on its then public offering price of $11.15 per share. 

Potential Lawsuits to Recover Financial Losses 

The White Law Group continues to investigate potential claims against the broker dealers that sold high risk investments such as BDCA to investors. The high commission structure of these products leads to the possibility that unscrupulous financial advisors will push these products unsuitably to maximize their own commissions. 

Broker dealers are required to perform adequate due diligence on any investment they recommend and to ensure that all recommendations are suitable for the investor. Recommendations should be appropriate in light of the investor’s age, risk tolerance, net worth, and investment experience. Broker dealers that fail to adequately disclose risks or make unsuitable investment recommendations can be held liable for investment losses in a FINRA arbitration claim. 

If you have suffered losses in BDCA and would like to speak to a securities attorney about the potential to recover your investment losses, please call The White Law Group at 1-888-637-5510 for a free consultation. 

For more information on the firm’s investigation, please see: 

Business Development Corporation of America (BDCA) Investment Losses update 2/25/21 

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Seattle, Washington. To learn more about The White Law Group visit www.whitesecuritieslaw.com. 

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