See Every Loan Behind Every Public BDC, and Who Holds Each One.

Name: BDC Holdings Data — Dakota Marketplace
Creator: Dakota
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Business Development Companies disclose their full loan portfolios in quarterly SEC filings. But pulling those filings apart, matching the same loan across multiple BDCs, and aggregating up to see the total exposure and top lenders in each deal is an enormous technical challenge. Dakota has done it, and the result is the most complete visibility into private credit loan ownership available anywhere.

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All

Public BDC Portfolios Covered

Loan

Level Detail Per Borrower

Cross

BDC Aggregation Per Loan

Quarterly

Portfolio Updates

40+

public BDCs tracked, parsed, and integrated, every quarterly filing processed as released

The Technical Achievement

Why Loan-Level BDC Aggregation Is So Hard, and Why Dakota Is the Only Source That Has Done It.

Every public BDC files a quarterly portfolio disclosure with the SEC. Each filing contains the full list of that BDC's loans. The problem is that each filing only shows one BDC's slice. A single middle-market company may have borrowed from five different BDCs simultaneously, with no public source that shows the total picture.

"Private credit has become one of the largest forces in the global financial system. But unlike public markets, loan ownership has always been nearly impossible to see. What makes Dakota's BDC database genuinely different is the loan-level aggregation, you can see every underlying loan across every public BDC, and for each loan, you can see exactly which BDCs hold it and how much. Nobody else has done this."

Dakota Marketplace · BDC Holdings Database

Pull Every Public BDC Quarterly Filing

Every publicly traded BDC files its full loan portfolio with the SEC every quarter. Dakota ingests every filing from every public BDC, extracting the structured loan data from each portfolio disclosure into a standardized format. The raw ingredient is the filings. The challenge is everything that comes after.

Match the Same Loan Across Multiple BDC Filings

The hardest part. When multiple firms all hold a position in the same middle-market company, each BDC's filing lists it under a slightly different entity name, sometimes a subsidiary, sometimes the parent, sometimes a special purpose vehicle. Dakota's matching process resolves these discrepancies and links the same underlying borrower across every BDC that has lent to them. This is the technical work that no other source has done at scale.

Aggregate Up, Show Total Exposure and Top Lenders Per Loan

Once the loan is matched across BDCs, Dakota aggregates up: total BDC exposure to that borrower, ranked list of BDC lenders by position size, loan type breakdown (first lien, second lien, revolver, subordinated), and industry classification. The result tells you instantly who owns how much of every loan in the public BDC universe.

Sample Borrower Record

Any Single BDC Filing Shows One Slice. Dakota Shows the Full Pie.

When Firm A discloses its position in a middle-market company, it tells you Firm A's slice. When Firm B discloses its position in the same company, it tells you Firm B's slice. Neither filing tells you the total BDC debt exposure, the full lender stack, or where each BDC ranks. That aggregated view only exists in Dakota.

Example Firm

Sector: Industrials · First Lien Senior Secured

BDC Lender	Loan Type	Rank	Position Size
Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC)	First Lien	1	$48.2M
Blue Owl Capital Corporation	First Lien	2	$31.5M
FS KKR Capital Corp	First Lien	3	$22.0M
Golub Capital BDC	First Lien	4	$18.7M
New Mountain Finance Corporation	Second Lien	5	$15.3M

Total BDC Exposure to Borrower

$135.7M

Illustrative example for format reference. Actual records reflect real, verified BDC loan data aggregated across all public BDC quarterly filings.

What’s in the Database

Every Data Point That Matters. Across Every Public BDC.

The Dakota BDC Holdings Database aggregates and structures BDC portfolio disclosures into a searchable intelligence platform, with the specific data fields that deal professionals, credit analysts, and distribution teams need to do their work.

Cross-BDC View

Loan-Level Aggregation Across All Public BDCs

For every middle-market borrower financed by public BDCs, see the complete picture: total BDC exposure, ranked list of lenders by position size, each BDC's individual position, and the loan type composition. The aggregated view that no single BDC filing can provide, only available from Dakota.

BDC View

Full Lender Portfolio by BDC

See the complete loan portfolio of any public BDC, every borrower, every position size, every loan type, every sector, aggregated from quarterly SEC filings and standardized for comparison across lenders. Analyze any BDC's portfolio in seconds rather than hours of filing review.

Borrower View

Every BDC-Financed Company and Its Capital Structure

See every portfolio company financed by public BDCs, the borrower identity, sector, industry, and the full BDC lender stack. Know instantly who has debt exposure to any middle-market company in the BDC universe, and the capital structure implications of that exposure.

Position Data

Loan Sizes, Types, and Positions

Principal amounts and fair values for every BDC loan position. First lien term loans, second lien facilities, revolvers, subordinated debt, every loan type classified and searchable. The position sizing that tells you how committed each BDC is to each borrower relationship.

Sector Intelligence

Industry Exposure and Portfolio Concentration

Every borrower tagged by sector, industry, and sub-industry, enabling instant analysis of which BDCs are most concentrated in healthcare, technology, industrials, or any other vertical. Portfolio concentration data that reveals where each BDC has conviction and where they are diversifying.

Historical Tracking

Investment Activity Over Time

Track how BDC portfolios evolve quarter over quarter, new positions added, existing positions exited or marked down, and shifts in sector concentration. The historical view that makes trends visible and refinancing timelines predictable.

What Dakota Answers

Questions the Database Answers in Seconds.

Before Dakota's BDC Holdings Database, answering these questions required hours of filing review, manual reconciliation, and incomplete data. Now they take seconds, because the aggregation has already been done.

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Which BDCs are lending to companies in my target sector?

Filter by sector or industry to instantly see every BDC with active loan exposure in healthcare, technology, industrials, or any other vertical, ranked by total exposure and number of positions.

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Who are the top lenders to this specific company?

Pull up any BDC-financed borrower and see the complete ranked list of BDC lenders, position sizes, loan types, and total BDC debt exposure, aggregated from every BDC filing that includes that borrower.

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Which middle-market companies have multiple BDC lenders?

Identify every borrower that has attracted capital from two or more public BDCs simultaneously, the companies with the most institutional private credit support, and the most complex lender dynamics when a transaction event occurs.

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Which loans may need refinancing soon?

Track position vintages and holding periods across BDC portfolios to identify loans approaching maturity or BDC assets that have been held long enough to suggest a potential exit or refinancing event in the near term.

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Which BDC lenders are most active in sponsor-backed deals?

Filter BDC loan portfolios by PE sponsor backing to see which BDCs have the deepest relationships with specific private equity sponsors, and which sponsors are most reliant on specific BDC relationships for their portfolio company financing.

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What is the capital structure of this acquisition target?

Before approaching any BDC-financed company in a potential transaction, see the full debt stack, which BDCs hold positions, what type of debt, and at what principal amounts, so the capital structure conversation starts from a position of complete information.

Who Uses the BDC Holdings Database

Six Audiences. One Dataset.

Private Equity Deal Teams

Know the Full Debt Stack Before You Ever Approach a Company.

When evaluating a middle-market acquisition target, knowing who holds the debt and how much each BDC has lent is essential information before any transaction conversation begins. The capital structure context that Dakota provides in seconds used to require a combination of filing review, banker calls, and educated guessing.

Identify companies with existing credit relationships for add-on targets
Map lender relationships before approaching potential transactions
Understand refinancing needs in acquisition targets

Private Credit Funds

Track Competitor Portfolios and Find Refinancing Opportunities.

For private credit managers, including non-BDC direct lenders, the Dakota database provides competitive intelligence on every public BDC's portfolio: what sectors they are concentrated in, which sponsor relationships they are deepening, and which loans are aging into potential refinancing windows.

Track competitor BDC portfolios by sector and sponsor
Identify refinancing or syndication opportunities
Monitor lender market share by industry vertical

Investment Banks

Walk Into Every Pitch Knowing the Capital Structure Cold.

The banker pitching an M&A or recapitalization to a BDC-financed company needs to know the existing debt structure before the first meeting. Dakota's cross-BDC aggregation provides that structure instantly, who the lenders are, what they hold, and what the refinancing implications of any transaction would be.

Understand capital structures before M&A pitches
Build complete lender lists for recapitalizations
Identify companies approaching transaction readiness

Hedge Funds & Credit Investors

Analyze Credit Exposure Across Sectors and Evaluate BDC Portfolio Risk.

For credit-focused hedge funds and institutional investors analyzing the BDC sector, or holding BDC equity or debt securities, the Dakota database provides portfolio transparency that goes far beyond what BDC annual reports and investor presentations reveal. See the actual loan composition, sector concentration, and cross-BDC exposure of any public BDC.

Analyze portfolio composition and sector concentration
Evaluate credit risk across BDC loan books
Track portfolio company performance signals

Executive Search Firms

Identify Middle-Market Companies Backed by Institutional Capital.

Executive search firms serving the middle market need to know which companies have institutional backing, because BDC-financed companies are typically PE-backed, institutionally governed, and actively investing in their management teams. The BDC database surfaces the universe of companies with institutional credit relationships that serve as prime executive search clients.

Surface PE-backed companies with institutional debt
Identify companies in growth mode based on recent financing
Target new search mandates at recently capitalized companies

Software & B2B Sales Teams

Target Companies That Just Secured Institutional Financing and Are Investing in Growth.

The best time to sell software, services, or any B2B product to a middle-market company is when that company has just received institutional capital and is actively investing in infrastructure, talent, and technology. The BDC database identifies those companies, the ones that just closed a financing round and are in growth mode.

Identify recently financed companies by sector and size
Target companies with institutional backing and growth mandates
Filter by geography and industry for territory planning

The Complete Ecosystem

BDC Holdings Connect to Every Other Dataset in Dakota Marketplace.

What makes the Dakota BDC Holdings Database genuinely different from a standalone loan database is that it lives inside Dakota Marketplace, connecting seamlessly to LP data, GP data, private company data, and transaction data. Move between the lender, the borrower, the sponsor, and the LP in seconds.

BDC Holdings → LP Intelligence

Connect the BDC Lenders Back to the LPs Behind the Capital

See the LPs who invest in each BDC, the pensions, endowments, and RIAs behind the capital. Understand the full chain from LP commitment to underlying loan.

→ 250,000+ LP Accounts

BDC Holdings → Private Companies

Every BDC Borrower Links to Dakota's Private Company Database

640,000+ sponsor-backed and non-sponsor private businesses with sector, geography, and ownership data. Know the borrower before you know the loan.

→ 640,000+ Private Companies

BDC Holdings → Transactions

Cross-Reference the Debt Stack When a Deal Appears in Our Transaction Feed

When a BDC-financed company appears in Dakota's transaction database, an acquisition, a recapitalization, a sale, you can instantly cross-reference the deal with the existing debt structure. Capital structure meets deal activity in one view.

→ 20,000+ Verified Transactions

The Private Credit Context

Private Credit Has Become One of the Largest Forces in Global Finance. The Loan Data Has Always Been Opaque.

The growth of private credit and specifically the BDC structure as a vehicle for retail and institutional investors to access middle-market lending has created a massive, systemically important market whose underlying loan activity has been nearly impossible to track in aggregate. Dakota changes that.

Market Size

$Trillion+

Private Credit Market

Private credit has grown from a niche strategy to one of the largest asset classes in alternative investing, with BDCs representing one of the most accessible and transparent vehicles in the market.

Coverage

40+

Public BDCs Tracked

Every publicly traded Business Development Company filing quarterly portfolio disclosures with the SEC, every one pulled, parsed, and integrated into the Dakota aggregation.

Focus

Middle

Market Focus

BDCs primarily finance middle-market businesses, companies with $10M to $150M in EBITDA, the segment of the economy most dependent on private credit and least visible in public markets.

Get Started

See the BDC Holdings Database Live.

A member of the Dakota team will follow up within one business day. No lengthy procurement cycles. No six-month onboarding. Book a demo to see the full BDC loan aggregation in action, pull up any middle-market borrower and see the complete list of BDC lenders, ranked by position size, with loan type and total exposure aggregated across every public BDC that holds the loan.

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Four Ways to Get Started

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Download the Platform Guide

See everything inside Dakota Marketplace, including BDC Holdings, private company data, transactions, and LP intelligence, before committing to a conversation

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Watch the BDC Holdings Overview

See the cross-BDC loan aggregation in action, pull up a borrower and see every BDC lender ranked, in a 2-minute walkthrough

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Read the Case Studies

How PE deal teams, investment banks, and credit funds have used BDC loan data to improve their deal intelligence and competitive positioning

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