EXHIBIT 10.1

Execution Copy

Amendment No. 8 and Waiver to Credit Agreement

          This Amendment No. 8 and Waiver, dated as of April 19, 2011 (this “Amendment”), among MVC Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), MVC Financial Services, inc., a Delaware corporation (“MVCFS”, and together with the Company, each a “Borrower”, and collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Lenders identified on the signature pages hereto (the “Lenders”), and Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC, as administrative agent for the lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), amends certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2006 (as amended to the date hereof and as the same may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among the Borrowers, the institutions from time to time party thereto as Lenders (the “Lenders”), and the Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

W i t n e s s e t h:

          Whereas, the Borrowers have requested that the Required Lenders amend and waive the Credit Agreement in certain respects as set forth below;

          Whereas, the Required Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, to amend and waive the Credit Agreement in certain respects as set forth below;

          Now, Therefore, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and obligations contained herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     Section 1. Amendments to the Credit Agreement. Effective as of the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) and subject to the satisfaction (or due waiver) of the conditions set forth in Section 3 (Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Amendment) hereof, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

          (a) Section 1.1 (Defined Terms) is hereby amended by inserting among the existing defined terms therein in alphabetical order the following defined term:

          “FIMA Letter of Credit” means that certain letter of credit, dated on or after April 19, 2011 issued by JP Morgan Chase Bank to DNB Nord Bank on behalf of UAB FIMA, as the beneficiary, in an aggregate amount not to exceed €5,000,000; provided, that the FIMA Letter of Credit shall have a term not to exceed 18 months and not be amended, extended refinanced or replaced.

          (b) Section 6.3 (Limitation on Liens) is hereby amended by (i) deleting the word “and” at the end of clause (h), (ii) replacing the “.” at the end of clause (i) with “; and” and (iii) adding the following at the end of such section:

          (j) pledges and deposits for the benefit of the issuer of the FIMA Letter of Credit securing reimbursement obligations in respect of the FIMA Letter of Credit.

          (c) Section 6.8 (Limitation on Investments) is hereby amended by (i) deleting the word “and” at the end of clause (d), (ii) replacing the “.” at the end of clause (e) with “; and” and (iii) adding the following at the end of such section:

          (f) Investments resulting from pledges and deposits referred to in Section 6.3(j) in an aggregate amount not to exceed €5,000,000.

     Section 2. Waiver

          Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 below and in reliance upon the representations and warranties and covenants set forth herein, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, the Required Lenders hereby waive any noncompliance of the Borrowers with respect to Section 6.1(b) (Interest Coverage Ratio) of the Credit Agreement solely for the fiscal period ended July 31, 2011; provided, however, that the waiver set forth in this Section 2 shall be effective only in this specific instance and for the specific purposes set forth herein and do not allow for any other or further departure from the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Documents, which terms and conditions shall remain in full force and effect (other than as expressly provided in this Amendment).

     Section 3. Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Amendment

          This Amendment shall become effective as of the date (such date, the “Amendment Effective Date”) when, and only when, the Administrative Agent shall have received: (i) this Amendment, duly executed by the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, (ii) payment from the Borrower, for the account of each Lender who has provided an executed signature page to this Amendment by April 18, 2011, an amendment fee equal to 0.20% of such Lender’s Commitment currently in effect and (iii) reimbursement for all its out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Credit Agreement and the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Administrative Agent.

     Section 4. Representations and Warranties

          On and as of the date hereof, after giving effect to this Amendment, the Borrowers hereby represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as follows:

          (a) this Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Borrower and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Borrower, enforceable against each Borrower in accordance with its terms, and the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Borrower, enforceable against each Borrower in accordance with its terms;

          (b) each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 3 (Representations and Warranties) of the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished at any time under or in connection therewith is true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if made on and as of such date and except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically relate to a specific date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specific date; provided, however, that references therein to the “Credit Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby;

          (c) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and

          (d) no litigation has been commenced against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries seeking to restrain or enjoin (whether temporarily, preliminarily or permanently) the

performance of any action by any Loan Party required or contemplated by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document, in each case as amended hereby (if applicable).

     Section 5. Fees and Expenses

     The Borrowers and each other Loan Party agree to pay on demand in accordance with the terms of Section 9.5 (Payment of Expenses) of the Credit Agreement all reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, reproduction, execution and delivery of this Amendment and all other Loan Documents entered into in connection herewith.

     Section 6. Reference to the Effect on the Loan Documents

          (a) As of the date hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of like import, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, by means of words like “thereunder”, “thereof” and words of like import), shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby, and this Amendment and the Credit Agreement shall be read together and construed as a single instrument.

          (b) Except as expressly modified hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

          (c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver or amendment of any other provision of any of the Loan Documents or for any purpose except as expressly set forth herein.

          (d) This Amendment shall be deemed a Loan Document.

     Section 7. Execution in Counterparts

          This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties in separate counterpart (including by facsimile), each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are attached to the same document. Delivery of an executed counterpart by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

     Section 8. Governing Law

          This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York.

     Section 9. Section Titles

          The Section titles contained in this Amendment are and shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the agreement between the parties hereto.

     Section 10. Notices

          All communications and notices hereunder shall be given as provided in the Credit Agreement.

     Section 11. Severability

          The fact that any term or provision of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable as to any person in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, enforceability or legality of the remaining terms or provisions hereof or the validity, enforceability or legality of such offending term or provision in any other situation or jurisdiction or as applied to any person.

     Section 12. Successors

          The terms of this Amendment shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Lenders, the other parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

     Section 13. Waiver of Jury Trial

          Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives trial by jury in any action or proceeding with respect to this Amendment or any other Loan Document.

[Signature Pages Follow]

          In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first written above.

[Signature page to MVC Amendment No. 8 And Waiver]

[Signature page to MVC Amendment No. 8 And Waiver]

[Signature page to MVC Amendment No. 8 And Waiver]

[Signature page to MVC Amendment No. 8 And Waiver]