TITLE: Show $ \begin{bmatrix} A & BC(A+BC) \\ I_n & 0 \end{bmatrix} $ and $\begin{bmatrix} A+BC & 0 \\ 0 & -CB \end{bmatrix}$ have same nonzero eigenvalues
QUESTION [5 upvotes]: Let $A\in\mathbb{R}^{n\times n}$, $B\in\mathbb{R}^{n\times m}$, and $C\in\mathbb{R}^{m\times n}$.  Define
\begin{equation}
D_1=\begin{bmatrix}
A & BC(A+BC) \\
 I_n & 0
\end{bmatrix},\qquad D_2=\begin{bmatrix} A+BC & 0 \\ 0 & -CB \end{bmatrix}
\end{equation}
Show that $D_1$ and $D_2$ have the same nonzero eigenvalues.
My attemp: If we check the claim numerically, we see that the nonzero eigenvalues of $D_1$ and $D_2$ are the same. Probably, there is a factorization of $D_1$, for example $D_1=EF$ such that $D_2=FE$.

REPLY [5 votes]: In general, $BC$ and $CB$ share the same (multi)set of nonzero eigenvalues. The conclusion now follows from the observation that your $D_1$ is similar to
\begin{aligned}
&\pmatrix{I_n&-(A+BC)\\ 0&I_n}\pmatrix{A&BC(A+BC)\\ I_n&0}\pmatrix{I_n&A+BC\\ 0&I_n}\\
&=\pmatrix{-BC&BC(A+BC)\\ I_n&0}\pmatrix{I_n&A+BC\\ 0&I_n}\\
&=\pmatrix{-BC&0\\ I_n&A+BC}.
\end{aligned}