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Comparing Alts 1.0 to Alts 2.0
In this short clip, Andrew Deck breaks down the evolution of alternative investments—what defined “Alts 1.0,” how “Alts 2.0” is reshaping the landscape, and what these changes mean for advisors and investors.
Bonus Distribution Boosts Investor Returns on Essential Income REIT’s Class ER Shares to 9.58%+ Total First-Year Return
The distribution is in addition to the current monthly tax-efficient annualized return, which is anchored in the performance and growth of the Essential Income REIT’s $1.3 billion portfolio of properties.
Based on the nontraded BDC offerings tracked by Blue Vault, what was the nontraded BDC industry’s total AUM as of June 30, 2025?
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Blackstone REIT has dominated the nontraded REIT sector in capital raising ($902.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2024) ever since it was introduced in late 2016. Which firm is currently second?
Answer: Apollo Reality Income Solutions, Inc. at $140.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Discover...
Cove Capital Investments Announces It Has Fully Subscribed Its NorthPark Shopping Center Opportunity 78 Delaware Statutory Trust Offering in Monticello, AR
Cove Capital Investments Cove Capital Investments, LLC, a DST sponsor company that specializes in providing accredited investors access to debt-free investment options for...
As of December 31, 2024, what was the average distribution yield for all nontraded BDCs tracked by Blue Vault?
Answer: 8.96% Discover...
Starwood Capital Group Closes Private-Credit Focused Vehicles at Total Valuation of $2.86 Billion
Starwood Capital Group Starwood Capital Group (“Starwood Capital”), a leading global private investment firm, today announced the closings of its latest private...
Leitbox Storage Partners Appoints Ronan Burke as Head of Capital Markets
Leitbox Storage Partners Leitbox Storage Partners, a real estate private equity firm focused on redefining institutional investment in self-storage, has named Ronan Burke...
Blue Vault Nontraded REIT Q1 2025 Page Update
Blue Vault will publish 38 NTR Individual Performance Reports (IPPs) for Q1 2025. Twenty-four IPPs and the Limited Operations page are currently available (newly published...
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Blackstone Is the First Alternative Asset Manager to Hit $1 Trillion AUM. So Where Does It Go From Here?
In July, Blackstone BX reported that it had surpassed $1 trillion in total assets under management during the second quarter of 2023, being the first alternative asset manager to cross that threshold. A bit of background to start: “Alternative asset management” is an umbrella term for asset managers that specialize in private market investment strategies like private equity, private debt, or real assets, or in strategies that invest in publicly traded securities in a nontraditional manner, like hedge funds or funds of funds. (I am oversimplifying a bit—there is some overlap between these groups.)
Legendary Capital Expands Team with Two New Wholesaling Vice Presidents
Legendary Capital, LLC, a leading Alternative Investment Sponsor, is delighted to announce the recent addition of Devon Gasparovic and Robin Boccardi to its distribution team as wholesaling vice presidents. These strategic hires mark another significant step in the company’s ongoing commitment to strengthening its distribution capabilities and providing superior partnering services to financial advisors across the country…
Apollo Funds acquires Accent family of companies
Apollo Funds, a global alternative asset manager based in New York, has acquired the Accent family of companies, a Tomball, Texas-based full service, value-added industrial distribution company focused on the waste, recycling and building materials industries that includes Accent Wire-Tie, Accent Wire-Tie United Kingdom and Accent Building Materials…
Cove Capital Investments Completes the Acquisition of Two Long-Term Net Lease Properties as Part of Its Debt-Free Texas Net Lease 67 DST
Cove Capital Investments Completes the Acquisition of Two Long-Term Net Lease Properties as Part of Its Debt-Free Texas Net Lease 67 DST August 17, 2023 | Cove Capital Investments Cove Capital Investments, LLC, a private equity real estate firm and Delaware Statutory...
NAV REITs Report Positive Median Total Returns for July
The median monthly total return for 16 continuously offered nontraded REIT programs (“NAV REITs”) was 0.21% in July, compared to just 0.01% in June. Ten of the 16 reported positive total returns.
Hines Global Income Trust Acquires Logistics Center in Columbus
Hines, the global real estate investment, development, and property manager, announced that Hines Global Income Trust, Inc. (“HGIT”) has acquired I-70 Logistics Center located at 9157 Mink Street SW in Columbus, Ohio, a distribution center that is 100% leased to a third-party logistics provider.
Sluggish CRE Lending Persists: CBRE
In the face of market uncertainty, CRE lending slowed in the second quarter, according to CBRE. The company’s Lending Momentum Index fell from 204 in the first quarter to 193 in the second quarter, representing declines of 5.4 percent from the first quarter and 52.2 percent year-over-year….
95% Of Advisors Plan To Maintain Or Increase Alt Investments, iCapital Survey Says
Fully 95% of advisors surveyed said they plan to maintain or even increase their exposure to alternative investments, a largely unregulated and illiquid asset class, over the next 12 months, according to iCapital….
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