EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC. (EQS)
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.
Industry: Asset Management
Equus Total Return, Inc.
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based on 14.51M shares outstanding
Equus Total Return, Inc. functions as a Business Development Company (BDC), primarily engaged in supplying capital to small and mid-sized businesses.
The firm's investment approach is comprehensive, covering leveraged and management buyouts, corporate partnerships, joint ventures, growth and expansion funding, acquisition financing, roll-up strategies, operational restructuring, and recapitalizations of existing companies, as well as special situations. Equus often takes on the role of a lead investor.
Its investment vehicles typically include equity and equity-linked securities from privately owned entities, such as common and preferred stock, along with preferred equity financing.
The company also provides various debt solutions, including subordinate debt, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, and debt paired with warrants or other rights to acquire equity. Equus aims to allocate between $1 million and $25 million per investment, targeting companies that generate annual revenues from $5 million to $150 million and EBITDA between $2 million and $50 million.
The firm is prepared to secure both controlling and non-controlling equity stakes.
The company's sector interests are broad, encompassing technology, telecommunications, financial services, natural resources, industrial manufacturing and services, alternative energy, real estate, healthcare, education, e-learning, leisure, and entertainment. Geographically, Equus deploys capital across the United States, China, India, and Europe. Established in 1991, Equus Total Return, Inc. is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and maintains an additional office in Vancouver, Canada.
Leadership
Henry W. Hankinson
Director
John A. Hardy
Chief Executive Officer & Director
John J. May
Director
Kenneth I. Denos
Secretary and CCO; Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer, and Director
Employees
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Country
US
Sector
Financial Services
Website
equuscap.com
| Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value | Date |
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| Secretary | Grant/Award | 66.8K | $167.8K | Sep 16, 2025 | |
| CEO | Grant/Award | 133.7K | $335.5K | Sep 16, 2025 | |
| Secretary | Grant/Award | 250.0K | $627.5K | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Name | Shares | % | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Howard Todd Horberg · may incl. warrants· stale · filed Feb 2024 | 703.7K | 4.9% | 13G |
Bradley L. Radoff · may incl. warrants· stale · filed Feb 2024 | 300.0K | 2.1% | 13G |
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based on 14.51M shares outstanding
30d Avg
13.08K
60d Avg
14.77K
90d Avg
12.88K