BBDC vs SVM Comparison

Barings BDC Inc operates as a closed-end, non-diversified investment company and has elected to be treated as a business development company. The company's investment objective is to generate current income by investing directly in privately held middle-market companies to help these companies fund acquisitions, growth, or refinancing. Barings employs fundamental credit analysis and targets investments in businesses with low levels of cyclicality and operating risk relative to other businesses in this market segment. The holding size of each position will generally be dependent upon a number of factors including total facility size, pricing and structure, and the number of other lenders in the facility.

Silvercorp Metals Inc is a mineral exploration company, engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and mining of mineral properties. The company's producing mines are located in China, and exploration and development projects are located in China and Ecuador. Its project portfolio comprises the El Domo copper-gold and the Condor gold project in Ecuador. In addition, it operates several silver-lead-zinc mines at the Ying Mining District in Henan Province, China, and the GC silver-lead-zinc mine in Guangdong Province, China. A majority of the company's revenue is generated through the sale of silver concentrates. Its reportable operating segments are the Ying Mining District and GC Mine in China, which derive maximum revenue, and the El Domo and Condor projects in Ecuador.