BUZZ-WhiteHorse Finance shares rise as Raymond James upgrades rating to "Outperform"

October 22 - ** The share price of private credit fund WhiteHorse Finance WHF.O rose 4.3% to $8.03

** Raymond James upgraded the rating on the stock from "Market Perform" to "Outperform"

** The brokerage noted that credit quality is improving, and the company's recently announced strategic review could be an important catalyst for further share price appreciation

** The report added that management has dealt with most of the problematic assets in the portfolio, and as these assets are resolved, there is further potential for the stock price to rise

** WHF has been a publicly traded business development company (BDC) since 2012.

** Business development companies (BDCs) are investment vehicles that provide investors with diversified ownership of private credit assets

** As of the close of the previous trading day, WHF is up 10.8% year-to-date

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