MSBI vs BGB Comparison

Midland States Bancorp Inc is a diversified financial holding company. The company provides a full range of commercial and consumer banking products and services, business equipment financing, merchant credit card services, trust and investment management, and insurance and financial planning services. The Banking segment, which generates the majority of the revenue, provides financial products and services to consumers and businesses, including commercial, commercial real estate, mortgage, and other consumer loan products; commercial equipment financing, etc. The Wealth Management segment consists of trust and fiduciary services, brokerage, and retirement planning services. The Corporate segment includes the holding company's financing and investment activities, administrative expenses.

Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to seek high current income. The secondary objective of the fund is to seek the preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its Managed Assets in senior, secured floating-rate loans. The fund also invest in second-lien loans and high yield bonds and employs financial leverage, which may increase risk to the Fund. The Fund has a limited term and absent shareholder approval to extend the life of the Fund.