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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!
Apollo Funds Acquire Majority Stake in Noble Environmental, Inc.
The investment supports Noble Environmental’s vertically integrated regional waste management platform serving the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest United States.
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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...
It’s Not Just One Number: How Advisors Should Evaluate REITs
Evaluating REITs requires more than one financial indicator. ExchangeRight’s Warren Thomas shares how a combination of key metrics provides a fuller, more accurate...
Of the nontraded BDCs tracked by Blue Vault, Nuveen Churchill Private Capital Income Fund and Bain Capital Private Credit had the lowest (and identical) annual management fee in Q2 2025. What was their fee?
Answer: In the second quarter of 2025, Nuveen Churchill Private Capital Income Fund and Bain Capital Private Credit had the lowest annual management fee of all nontraded...
H.I.G. Capital Selects SEI for Fund Administration and Depositary Services
SEI SEI® (NASDAQ:SEIC) today announced that the company was selected by H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G.), a leading global alternative investments firm with $70 billion of capital...
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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….
Optimism Is Returning To Battle-Tested Retail Sector — But More Importantly, So Are Investors NationalInvestment
After years of trepidation, institutional money is flowing back into retail. Crow Holdings and Lincoln Property Co. are among the prominent firms that have launched new endeavors aimed at spending billions of dollars to acquire more retail real estate…








