BLACKROCK PRIVATE CREDIT FUND VALUATIONS PROBED BY DOJ
Bloomberg reports federal prosecutors are scrutinizing valuation practices at BlackRock $BLK TCP Capital.
TCPC is a publicly traded business development company tied to BlackRock’s private credit platform.
The fund made a rare off-cycle disclosure in January saying it expected to cut asset values by 19%.
NAV fell from $8.71 per share at the end of Q3 to $7.07 at the end of Q4.
Shares dropped 13% on January 26, the worst day since March 2020.
Investors later filed class-action lawsuits alleging the fund made false statements and failed to properly value loans.
BlackRock declined to comment.
Probes can end without charges.