Did you lose money investing in TP Flexible Income Fund (f/k/a Triton Pacific Investment Corp.)?
Galvin Legal, PLLC is launching an investigation on behalf of investors who suffered losses investing in TP Flexible Income Fund (f/k/a Triton Pacific Investment Corp.), a non-traded business development company, at the recommendation of their financial advisor. If you suffered losses investing in the investment, then Galvin Legal, PLLC may be able to help you recover your losses in a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA“) arbitration claim against the brokerage firm that recommended the investment.
According to its investor fact sheet, TP Flexible Income Fund’s (f/k/a Triton Pacific Investment Corp.) objective is that it “seeks to provide income primarily from senior and secured credit, from a strategy that is flexible up and down the range of credit investment structures, and flexible across the spectrum of U.S. economic sectors. A secondary objective of the Fund is to provide capital appreciation by targeting investment opportunities with favorable risk-adjusted returns.” The investor fact sheet further states that the funds investment strategy is that it “invests primarily in the debt of privately-owned U.S. middle-market companies, including senior secured first- and second-lien loans, and to a lesser extent, directly originated loans, subordinated debt, private equity, and rated secured structured notes and structured subordinated notes.”
TP Flexible Income Fund’s (f/k/a Triton Pacific Investment Corp.) was reportedly created by the merger between Pathway Capital Opportunity Fund and Triton Pacific Investment Corporation.
If you suffered losses and would like a free consultation with a securities attorney, then please call Galvin Legal, PLLC at 1-800-405-5117.
UPDATE 5/26/2020: On May 15, 2020, TP Flexible Income Fund’s (f/k/a Triton Pacific Investment Corp.) reported that it has reduced its public offering price per share by 22% from $11.38 per share to $8.78 per share, and $1.09 per share in unrealized losses on portfolio investments due to uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, according to filings with the SEC.
What is a Business Development Company (BDC)?
A Business Development Company (BDC) is typically a publicly traded company that is similar to closed-end investment funds. They generally invest in small and mid-sized companies that are either developing or that are financially distressed.
BDCs were created in 1980 through a Congressional amendment to the Investment Company Act of 1940. One of the primary differences between a BDC and a venture capital fund is that BDCs typically allow non-accredited investors to invest.
The Investment Company Act of 1940 sets out several requirements for BDC. For example, BDC are required to be a domestic company and must be registered with the SEC. They must maintain at least 70% of their assets in U.S. firms with market values of less than $250 million and must distribute over 90% of their profits.
If you suffered losses and would like a free consultation with a securities attorney, then please call Galvin Legal, PLLC at 1-800-405-5117.
Due Diligence Requirement
FINRA requires brokerage firms to conduct due diligence on investments, such as TP Flexible Income Fund (f/k/a Triton Pacific Investment Corp.), and to conduct a suitability analysis when recommending securities to a customer that takes into account the customer’s knowledge and experience. FINRA Rule 2111(a) states that “a member or an associated person must have a reasonable basis to believe that a recommended transaction or investment strategy involving a security or securities is suitable for the customer, based on the information obtained through the reasonable diligence of the member or associated person to ascertain the customer’s investment profile. A customer’s investment profile includes, but is not limited to, the customer’s age, other investments, financial situation and needs, tax status, investment objectives, investment experience, investment time horizon, liquidity needs, risk tolerance, and any other information the customer may disclose to the member or associated person in connection with such recommendation.”
Rule 2111 is composed of three main obligations: reasonable-basis suitability, customer-specific suitability, and quantitative suitability. Brokerage firms that fail to conduct adequate due diligence on investments they recommend, such as TP Flexible Income Fund (f/k/a Triton Pacific Investment Corp.), or that make unsuitable recommendations can be held responsible for the customer’s losses in a FINRA arbitration claim.
If you suffered losses and would like a free consultation with a securities attorney, then please call Galvin Legal, PLLC at 1-800-405-5117.
Request a Free Consultation with a Securities Attorney
If you suffered losses investing in TP Flexible Income Fund (f/k/a Triton Pacific Investment Corp.) and would like a free consultation with a securities attorney, then please call Galvin Legal, PLLC at 1-800-405-5117.
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