Company Description
Equus Total Return, Inc. is a business development company (BDC) specializing in leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, corporate partnerships/joint ventures, growth and expansion capital, acquisition financing, roll-up acquisition strategies, operational turnarounds, recapitalizations of existing businesses, special situations, equity and equity-oriented securities issued by privately owned companies, debt securities including subordinate debt, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, or debt combined with warrants and common and preferred stock, and preferred equity financing.
It invests in middle market companies and acts as a lead investor. It invests in technology, telecommunication, financial services, natural resource and industrial manufacturing and services.
It invests in companies engaged in the alternative energy, real estate, healthcare, education, e-learning, leisure and entertainment, and foreign investment sector in the United States, China, India, and Europe.
It investments include common and preferred stock, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, debt combined with warrants and options, and other rights to acquire common or preferred stock.
It seeks to invest in companies between $1 million and $25 million with revenues between $5 million and $150 million with EBITDA between $2 million and $50 million.
It seeks to take control and non-control equity positions. Equus Total Return, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas with additional office in Vancouver, Canada.
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Industry | Asset Management |
| Sector | Financials |
| CEO | John Hardy |
Contact Details
Address: 700 Louisiana Street, 48th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 United States | |
| Phone | 1-800-856-0901 |
| Website | equuscap.com |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | EQS |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Stock Type | Common Stock |
| Fiscal Year | January - December |
| Reporting Currency | USD |
| CIK Code | 0000878932 |
| CUSIP Number | 294766100 |
| ISIN Number | US2947661003 |
| Employer ID | 76-0345915 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| John A. Hardy | Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| L'Sheryl Deirdre Hudson | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer |
| Kenneth Ian Denos Esq., J.D. | Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary and Director |
| Clarence K. Wong | Senior Vice President of Operations and Engineering |
Latest SEC Filings
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Aug 15, 2025 | 10-Q | Quarterly Report |
| Aug 15, 2025 | NT 10-Q | Notification of inability to timely file Form 10-Q or 10-QSB |
| Jul 2, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| May 20, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| May 19, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| May 19, 2025 | 10-Q | Quarterly Report |
| May 16, 2025 | NT 10-Q | Notification of inability to timely file Form 10-Q or 10-QSB |
| May 12, 2025 | DEF 14A | Other definitive proxy statements |
| Apr 23, 2025 | PRE 14A | Other preliminary proxy statements |