SABR vs BBDC Comparison

Sabre holds the number-two air booking volume share in the global distribution system industry. The travel solutions segment represented 91% of total 2024 revenue, split between distribution (79% of segment sales) and airline IT solutions (21%) revenue. The company announced a planned sale of its growing hotel IT solutions division (9% of revenue) to TPG for $960 million in net proceeds, which is scheduled to close in late 2025. Transaction fees, which are mostly tied to volume and not price, account for the bulk of sales and profits.

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.