Fidus Capital
Alden Beaman, CPA, has a diverse background in accounting, tax consulting, and financial analysis. With experience at companies like FIDUS Capital, Operis Tax Consulting, and RSM US LLP, Alden has held titles ranging from Senior Accountant to Lead Tax Associate. Their education includes a Master's Degree in Accounting from DePaul University and Bachelor's Degrees in Accounting, Economics, and Philosophy from DePaul University and Hope College. Additionally, Alden has experience in roles like Graduate Assistant, Financial Analyst, and Intern at various organizations.
Fidus Capital
Fidus Capital is the external management company of Fidus Investment Corporation (www.fdus.com), a publicly traded (NASDAQ: FDUS) business development company (“BDC”) with over $900 million of assets under management. The Partners of Fidus Capital possess on average over 25 years of experience investing in, lending to, and advising lower middle market companies across a broad spectrum of industries. Fidus’ flexible investment capabilities enable it to invest throughout the capital structure, with targeted investments consisting of senior secured / unitranche debt, mezzanine / subordinated debt, and equity securities. Fidus also manages a lower middle market private equity fund targeting equity co-investments of $2 million to $7 million. Since 2007, Fidus has successfully invested more than $2 billion of capital in more than 150 founder-owned and private equity-backed companies and currently oversees more than 75 portfolio company investments. Fidus typically seeks to invest between $10 million to $100 million in companies with the following characteristics: - EBITDA greater than $5 million - Cash flow, recurring revenue-based and asset-backed credit facilities - Backed by financial sponsors, management teams, or business owners - Target Industry Focuses: Aerospace & Defense, Business Services, Consumer Products, Energy Services, Healthcare Products, Industrial, Infrastructure, Niche Manufacturing, Transportation & Logistics, Software & Tech-Enabled Services and Value-Added Distribution. Fidus has offices in Chicago, Charlotte, and New York.