Company Description
Fidus Investment Corporation is a business development company.
It specializing in leveraged buyouts, refinancings, change of ownership transactions, recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions, mezzanine, growth capital, business expansion, lower middle market investments, debt investments, subordinated and second lien loans, senior secured and unitranche debt, preferred equity, warrants, subordinated debt, senior subordinated notes, junior secured loans, and unitranche loans.
It does not invest in turnarounds or distressed situations. The fund prefers to invest in aerospace and defense, business services, consumer products and services including retail, food, and beverage, healthcare products and services, industrial products and services, information technology services, niche manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and value-added distribution sectors.
It seeks to invest in companies based in United States. The fund typically invests between $5 million and $15 million per transaction in companies with annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million and an annual EBITDA between $3 million and $20 million, but it can occasionally invest in larger or smaller companies.
It seeks to acquire minority equity stakes and board observation rights in conjunction with its investments.
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2011 |
| IPO Date | Jun 21, 2011 |
| Industry | Asset Management |
| Sector | Financials |
| CEO | Edward Ross |
Contact Details
Address: 1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005 Evanston, Illinois 60201 United States | |
| Phone | 847-859-3940 |
| Website | fdus.com |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | FDUS |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Stock Type | Common Stock |
| Fiscal Year | January - December |
| Reporting Currency | USD |
| CIK Code | 0001513363 |
| CUSIP Number | 316500107 |
| ISIN Number | US3165001070 |
| Employer ID | 27-5017321 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Edward H. Ross | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |
| Thomas C. Lauer | President, MD and Director |
| Shelby Elizabeth Sherard CPA | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary |
| Amanda Armstrong | Accounting Manager |
| Jody Burfening | Investor Relations Contact |
| William Andrew Worth | Managing Director |
| Thomas J. Steiglehner J.D. | Managing Director |
| John Joseph Ross II | Managing Director |
| Craig J. Petrusha | Managing Director |
| Michael J. Miller | MD and Head of Business Development |
Latest SEC Filings
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2025 | 40-17G | Filing |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 424B3 | Prospectus |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 10-Q | Quarterly Report |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Jun 12, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| May 8, 2025 | 424B3 | Prospectus |
| May 8, 2025 | 10-Q | Quarterly Report |
| May 8, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |
| Apr 17, 2025 | N-23C-2 | Filing |
| Apr 17, 2025 | 8-K | Current Report |