Fidus Capital
Kyle Clarke is an experienced finance professional currently serving as an Analyst at Fidus Capital since August 2022. Previously, Kyle held multiple roles at Commodity Investing by Students (COINS), including Copper Analyst and Junior Analyst, where engagement in managing a portfolio exceeding $1 million facilitated the development of technical expertise in commodity market analysis and live trading. Kyle's experience also includes positions as a Summer Analyst at Fidus Capital and a Summer Research Analyst at Stadlin Capital. Kyle holds a degree in Finance with a focus on Investment Management and Chartered Financial Analyst from Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business, completed in 2022.
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.