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Eagle Point’s Defensive Income Strategy Celebrates Fifth Anniversary with Over $5 Billion in AUM
Since launching the strategy in 2020, Eagle Point has originated and invested in over $8 billion of portfolio debt securities.
National Property REIT Corp., a Prospect Capital Corporation Portfolio Company, Exits Crown Point Property with a 19.1% IRR and 2.6x Cash-on-Cash Multiple
The sale achieved a 19.1% internal rate of return and a 2.6x cash-on-cash multiple on the investment.
iCapital® Makes Strategic Investment in LYNK Markets, Partners to Scale Adoption of Alternatives Globally Through Private Alternative Investment Fund Notes
Strategic investment reinforces iCapital’s global commitment to expanding access and distribution of alternative fund strategies, partnership will have initial focus on the Latin American wealth channel.
Billions, Bottles, And Banksy: The New Wave Of Collectible Investing Platforms
In the past, investing in collectibles required finding an auction house or maintaining the right connections to private dealers. Technology is changing that experience.
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ASHFORD SECURITIES EXPANDS TEAM WITH STRATEGIC HIRES
Ashford Securities Ashford Securities LLC (“Ashford Securities”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ashford Inc. (“Ashford”), is pleased to announce the addition of two...
Alts Lingo for Beginners: How to Make an Informed Pitch
Johnathan Rickman | Blue Vault As a wealth advisor, you want what’s best for your clients. You’ve explored the options, done your research, and now you’re ready to pitch an...
Which investment firm managing over $100 billion in assets was announced to be acquired by BlackRock in December 2024?
Answer: Founded in 2007, Investment Management firm, HPS Investment Partners, manages $149 billion in assets, including 126 billion of private credit. Their BDC, HPS...
Blue Vault Publishes Q4 2024 Nontraded REIT Industry Review
Blue Vault has published its Q4 2024 Nontraded REIT Industry Review. In addition to individual performance pages (IPPs), the full review contains summaries of nontraded REIT...
Broker-Dealers: The Alts Ecosystem’s Salesforce
Johnathan Rickman | Blue Vault You’re a wealth advisor who’s new to alts. You and your client have researched an investment opportunity and are prepared to move forward. So,...
Blue Vault’s Publishes New Interval Fund and Tender Offer Fund Performance Reports
Blue Vault published new Individual Performance Pages (IPPs) for these Interval Funds and Tender Offer Funds : Interval Funds Angel Oak Strategic Credit Fund 2025-01-31 ARK...
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NAV REITs Report Flat Median Total Returns for June
The median monthly total return for 16 continuously offered nontraded REIT programs (“NAV REITs”) was just 0.01% in June, compared to negative 0.46% in May. Eight of the 16 reported positive total returns. This is the first month since November 2022 that, as a group, the continuously offered nontraded REIT programs have reported a positive median return, albeit a very small one. Year-to-date in 2023, the median total return for the 16 REITs was negative 2.94%. By contrast, the S&P 500 Index total return over the same six-month period was 16.89% and the NAREIT All Equity REIT Index total return was 2.97%.
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‘I’ll Show You Mine, You Show Me Yours’: More Office Tenants Looking At Owners’ Books Before Signing Leases
It’s traditional in lease negotiations for the owner of an office building to ask a prospective tenant to show proof that they are in good financial standing and can be expected to pay rent every month….
New REITs Proliferate in Anticipation of Further Decline in Property Values
Four major investment firms have taken steps this month to set up nontraded real estate investment trusts so they can swoop in when property values finally adjust to a new economic reality of significantly reduced prices. The filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Sculptor Capital Management, ExchangeRight, EQT Exeter and Invesco Real Estate…
US Hotel Occupancy, Daily Rates Jump in Week Ended July 15
US hotel performance improved in all three metrics during the week ended July 15, STR reported, citing the latest data from CoStar, which provides information and analytics in the property markets. Occupancy increased to 72.0% from 61.8% a week earlier and was up 0.1% from the comparable week in 2022.
Nate Oltmans: Alts Challenges in 2023
In this BV Minute, Nate Oltmans gives an advisor’s perspective on the challenges facing alternatives this year, and some of the asset managers he uses in his practice.
How Institutional Alternative Managers Can Accelerate Capture of Retail Market Share
We recently caught up with Alliance 160’s Amanda Teeple to discover ways that institutional alternatives offerings can be packaged for RIA firms, broker-dealers and family offices. Alliance 160, a strategic consultancy that provides critical support for institutional alts managers seeking to develop products that adhere to compliance guidelines for the independent broker-dealer (IBD) and Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) channels, sees intensifying growth opportunities.
Interval Funds: The Growing Market That’s Turning Advisors on to Alts
As economic uncertainty continues to tame investment expectations, the market for interval funds and tender offer funds has grown into a fierce, $133 billion industry, 1 raising over $25 billion in capital last year alone. Interval funds are an increasingly popular allocation because they solve some of the structural and regulatory limitations associated with private funds while offering the potential to generate higher total returns…
US Public Pensions Invest Record $1.6 Trillion in Alternative Assets
US public pensions have boosted their exposure to private equity to $622 billion, the highest in at least two decades, as part of a push for higher investment returns, according to a new report by the Equable Institute…
UK takeover wave rolls on with £470 million bid for fund manager Gresham House
Shareholders in alternative asset manager Gresham House (GHE) will be popping the champagne corks today after the firm revealed it had agreed a buyout by private investment group Searchlight at £11.05 per share, a 63% premium to its last price.
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