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Private Capital Plays a Growing Role in Financing the World Cup Economy
The World Cup is more than a global sporting event—it is a multibillion-dollar business ecosystem.
Advisor Guidance Becomes Key Factor in Private Credit Allocations
A wave of withdrawals from a Blue Owl private credit fund highlights the growing importance of liquidity considerations, advisor education, and distribution strategy
Private Wealth Firms Seek Direct Access to Alternative Investments
Private wealth firms are increasingly creating proprietary investment vehicles and forging direct relationships with alternative asset managers.
AI Demand Continues to Drive Growth in Data Center Real Estate
Artificial intelligence is reshaping commercial real estate by driving unprecedented demand for data centers.
Recent News
Based on the nontraded BDC offerings tracked by Blue Vault, what was the nontraded BDC industry’s total AUM as of June 30, 2025?
Answer: As of June 30, 2025, the nontraded BDC industry had $212.2 billion in assets under management based on Blue Vault’s coverage of nontraded BDCs. Discover...
Educational Content Outshines
Marketing Intent Within the alternative investments space, the instinct to lead with a product instead of educational content is strong. After all, considerable expertise...
Joseph Shanley Joins CIM Group as Managing Director in Continued Expansion of Firm’s Credit Platform
CIM Group CIM Group announced today that Joseph Shanley, a highly accomplished leader in real estate finance and investments, has joined as Managing Director in an ongoing...
Hines Private Wealth Solutions Completes More Than $1 Billion Across Seven DST Offerings
Hines Hines, the global real estate investment manager, today announced that Hines Private Wealth Solutions LLC has completed more than $1 billion across seven Delaware...
Recent Blue Vault Research Releases
Blue Vault recently added seven new Interval Fund and Tender Offer Fund Individual Performance Pages to its website: Interval Funds Angel Oak Strategic Credit Fund...
Griffin Capital Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund II, L.P. Announces the Completion of Construction on a 292-Unit Multifamily Community in Madison, TN
Griffin Capital Griffin Capital Company, LLC (“Griffin Capital”), a leading private real estate investment manager, is pleased to announce the completion of construction on...
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ExchangeRight’s Essential Income REIT Acquires $84 Million Portfolio
“Rather than taking a blind pool approach, the Essential Income REIT’s aggregation strategy begins with a large, fully identified portfolio of rigorously vetted properties…”
AI Is Only As Good As The Humans Behind It
AI Is Only As Good As The Humans Behind It September 15, 2023 | Marketing Intent With the rise of AI, people think it can do everything. But it’s important to understand AI not as all-powerful, but rather as an effective tool influenced by its human operator. In this...
Self Storage Isn’t Just For Hoarders: A Primer For Investors
Only one asset class has an average occupancy of 92% and outperformed other asset classes in 2021, self-storage.
ShopOne and its JV Partners Expand Presence in New England, Acquiring Grocery-Anchored North Providence Marketplace Shopping Center in Rhode Island
North Providence Marketplace has been a fixture of the North Providence community for over 50 years, and is considered the dominant center of its kind in the trade area.
Legendary Capital Welcomes Back Chad Whatley as Regional Sales Director
As Regional Sales Director, Chad will play a pivotal role in expanding Legendary Capital’s reach and strengthening relationships within the financial advisor community.
How many full-cycle events for nontraded REITs are documented in the upcoming 8th Edition Blue Vault Nontraded REIT Full-Cycle Performance Study?
The 8th Edition will include…
It Should Be Obvious What Rising Rates Are Doing to Commercial Real Estate
In an article we published on the Blue Vault website on September 6, 2023, we asked the question “What Happened to Ares Industrial REIT’s NAVs.” After looking at the possible relationship between Ares Industrial REIT’s NAVs over the past two years and the monthly returns posted by NAREIT’s listed REITs categorized as “Industrial” REITs, we concluded that the factors impacting listed REITs with similar investments in industrial assets couldn’t be the cause for Ares Industrial REITs relatively lackluster trends in per share NAVs…
Urban Catalyst Floats Housing Instead Of Offices At Icon/Echo
If altered, Icon/Echo could create over a thousand units from the two-acre parcel.
KBRA Releases Research – Second-Quarter 2023 Business Development Company (BDC) Ratings Compendium
KBRA releases its Business Development Company Ratings Compendium, which looks at results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, and offers a review of perpetual continuously offered non-traded BDCs as well as recent industry developments….
Accordant Investments Introduces its First Registered Interval Fund, Accordant ODCE Index Fund – ODCEX
“Investors can now participate in an indexing strategy previously limited only to institutional investors,” said Greg Stark, CEO of Accordant.











