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CIM Group Launches Permanent Power Company, Announces Power Purchase Agreement and $400 Million Financing Commitment
New platform secures a long-term power purchase agreement with investment-grade offtaker and major financing from HPS Investment Partners.
Why an Advisor’s First Impression Happens Before Your Sales Team Gets Involved
In alternative investments, where trust, clarity, and credibility are essential, advisors are constantly interpreting what your materials say about your firm—often in just a few seconds.
iCapital® and LYNK Markets Launch Inaugural Private ETN Offering with Pantheon to Expand Eligible Access to Private Markets
The partnership provides Latin American advisors and their clients with a security-based approach to private equity investing, supported by more efficient onboarding and reporting processes.
Blue Vault Publishes Interval Fund, Tender Offer Fund Performance Reports for January – February 2026
Blue Vault added four new interval funds to its research catalog. Don’t miss out – become a member today!
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Strategic Advisor Engagement: Q&A with Marketing Intent
Johnathan Rickman | Blue Vault We spoke with Cherie Fournier and Alise Lucero of Marketing Intent to learn how they work with alternative investment firms to overcome...
NexPoint Launches Small Bay III DST Offering
NexPoint NexPoint, a multibillion-dollar alternative investment firm, today announced the launch of NexPoint Small Bay III DST (the “Offering”), a Delaware statutory trust...
Short Videos are Powerful
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Emma Skedgel Joins SEI’s Defined Contribution Team
SEI SEI® (NASDAQ:SEIC) today announced the appointment of Emma Skedgel as Sales Director of Defined Contribution (DC), responsible for building and deepening relationships...
Based on Blue Vault’s coverage of nontraded REITs as of June 30, 2025, how many new nontraded REITs have entered the market this year?
Answer: Based on Blue Vault’s coverage of nontraded REITs as of June 30, 2025, only one new nontraded REIT has entered the market this year: StratCap Digital Infrastructure...
Why Choose a REIT Over Other Investment Vehicles?
As more sponsors pair REITs with 1031 DST options, Warren Thomas of ExchangeRight explains why some investors turn to REITs for greater flexibility, diversification, and...
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Realty Income to invest about $950 million in Bellagio Las Vegas
Realty Income (O.N) signed an agreement with Blackstone’s real estate investing firm to invest about $950 million in the Bellagio Las Vegas resort, valuing the assets at $5.1 billion, the companies said on Friday…
Do We Have The Capacity To Take On Your Next Project?
Clients often ask how we know we have the capacity to take on one of their projects? The answer lies in project management. We’re dedicated to maintaining a high level of project management in both our systems and our personnel to understand our capacity, accurately estimate when we can deliver projects and so that we can provide our clients with high-quality deliverables.
Transfer Agent Case Study: Switching to a New Provider
There is nothing more frustrating than an underperforming transfer agent. Errors, omissions, delays and miscommunications cause investor dissatisfaction, advisor frustration, missed deadlines – all the problems you hoped to avoid by outsourcing back-office processes. Switching transfer agents is sometimes necessary but many managers are daunted by the prospect of a conversion of investor and historical data to the system of a new transfer agent. They need not be.
A Curious Look at Commercial Real Estate Cap Rates
In this article we ask the question, “Which came first, the market value or the cap rate?” Does that question sound familiar? It should, since it really is like the classic “chicken or egg” conundrum. The fact is cap rates do not determine market values and market values do not determine cap rates. But, each determines the other. Confusing, isn’t it?
How Interest Rate Caps and Swaps Are Used by Non-Traded REITs
Non-traded REITs utilize different types of financial contracts to hedge their variable rate debts to protect themselves financially from changes in interest rates…
US Hotel Metrics Edge Lower in Week Ended August 12
US hotel performance declined during the week ended Aug. 12, STR reported, citing the latest data from CoStar, which provides information and analytics in the property markets…
Blue Vault Begins Publishing Q2 2023 Performance Reports
Blue Vault Begins Publishing Q2 2023 Performance Reports Blue Vault began publishing Q2 2023 NTR and BDC Individual Performance Reports today with the release of the following nontraded REIT pages: CNL Healthcare Properties Q2 2023 Healthcare Trust Q2 2023 Highlands...
What was Blackstone’s Floating Rate Enhanced Income Fund Class I annualized distribution rate as of March 31, 2023?
The fund’s annualized distribution rate…
Investing For Grownups: Why Asset Allocation Matters
Where you invest is important, but the amount you invest in each type of investment is also significant. Advisors traditionally recommend a 60/40 investment portfolio. This means that 60% of investments are in stocks and 40% in bonds, or 60% is at higher risk than the other 40%. However, history tells us that this traditional model of investing in stocks and bonds is not as effective as the model that endowments (think Harvard and Yale) use. Over the last 30 years, the average return in the US for someone using the 60/40 model is 8.2%, not bad. But, the Endowment Model Yale earned 13.1% over the same 30 years…
Doing More Of What Really Matters
Doing More Of What Really Matters August 23, 2023 | Marketing Intent The book, Essentialism – The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown struck a chord with us when we think about marketing for our clients. The premise of the book is to understand what’s...
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