(US) Blackrock TCP Capital Corp. is a specialty finance company, which is focused on direct lending to middle-market companies as well as small businesses. The firm lends primarily to companies with established market positions, strong regional or national operations, differentiated products and services and sustainable competitive advantages, investing across industries in which it has significant knowledge and expertise. Its investment objective is to achieve high total returns through current income and capital appreciation, with an emphasis on principal protection. The company was founded on April 2, 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.