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SuperReturn Private Credit North America
November 16-18, 2026
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Main Street Capital

Profile

Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) is a leading provider of long-term and flexible capital solutions to lower middle market companies, supporting American businesses that operate in diverse industry sectors. Founded in 2002, the firm serves both sponsor-backed and non-sponsored businesses, delivering first-lien and unitranche debt, complemented by select equity investments. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, and with over 125 experienced professionals, Main Street manages approximately $9.2 billion in assets under management and has deployed over $11 billion in capital since inception.

The firm’s investment strategies aim to deliver current income and long-term capital appreciation. Main Street’s lower middle market capital solutions strategy partners directly with exceptional entrepreneurs, business owners, and management teams, providing customized "one-stop" debt and equity capital that can be used to support operational growth, buyouts, acquisitions, refinancings, ownership transitions, and recapitalizations. In parallel, the firm’s private loan strategy provides senior-secured debt solutions to private equity sponsor-backed lower middle market companies. Main Street’s permanent capital foundation and fully integrated platform allow the firm to be a long-term partner rather than a transactional lender.