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What the DTCC–iCapital Partnership Could Mean for Alternative Investment Infrastructure
DTCC has invested in iCapital and announced a strategic collaboration focused on transaction processing, data exchange, administration and reporting across alternative investments.
StratCap Digital Infrastructure REIT Ends Strategic Review Without Pursuing Company Sale
After several months of evaluating strategic options and engaging with potential counterparties, StratCap Digital Infrastructure REIT has updated stockholders on the process. The company’s letter outlines what the board considered and which alternatives remain available.
Apollo Debt Solutions Caps Third-Quarter Repurchases at $700 Million as Requests Reach 14.7%
Apollo Debt Solutions BDC has provided a detailed update on investor activity during its latest quarterly liquidity window. The figures connect repurchase demand with fundraising, available liquidity, and the fund’s progress in addressing requests carried over from earlier quarters.
When Evaluating a DST, What Do You Know About How It May Exit?
Blue Vault data shows that 53.8% of open DSTs with a populated exit type reference a 721-related exit. Advisors should examine the specific classification, offering provisions and potential outcome rather than treating every 721 reference as equivalent.
Recent News
Procaccianti Hotel REIT Limits Second-Quarter Share Repurchases to Approximately 3%
Procaccianti Hotel REIT will fulfill approximately 3% of most share repurchase requests submitted for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, after reaching the funding limit under...
Private Credit Is Expanding Beyond Corporate Loans
Private credit has become one of the fastest-growing segments of alternative investing, but the category is increasingly extending beyond the middle-market corporate loans...
Are BDC Investors Buying Performance or Something Else?
Are BDC Investors Buying Performance or Something Else? Blue Vault recently reported that comparable BDC gross capital raise declined from approximately $5.33 billion in Q1...
AI’s $500 Billion Capital Need Is Creating a New Private Markets Opportunity
The enormous capital requirements behind artificial intelligence are creating an investment opportunity extending well beyond technology stocks. NVIDIA announced August 10...
When Pension Money Seeds a Wealth-Channel Fund, Advisors Should Take Notice
Institutional capital is helping launch and scale investment products designed for the wealth management market. Janus Henderson and affiliates Victory Park Capital and...
Tender Offer Funds Are Opening Another Door to Institutional Hedge Fund Strategies
The wealth channel’s menu of institutional alternative strategies continues to expand beyond private credit and private equity. XA Investments announced in August that...
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As Alternatives Become Mainstream, Advisors Face a New Scaling Challenge
As alternatives become a larger part of client portfolios, advisors are confronting challenges that extend well beyond selecting individual funds.
Alts Tech Continues to Evolve as Platforms Simplify Alternative Investment Workflows
Managing alternative investments is becoming less about paperwork and more about technology as new AI-powered tools and platform integrations reshape the advisor experience.
Apollo Pushes Daily Pricing as Private Credit Moves Closer to the Mainstream
Private credit has become a staple of many alternative investment portfolios—but could daily pricing be the next development that accelerates advisor adoption?
StratCap Digital Infrastructure REIT Announces Executive Leadership Changes
StratCap Digital Infrastructure REIT’s executive leadership changes mark a notable transition for the nontraded REIT while leaving its investment strategy and operations unchanged.
Starwood REIT Forms $1.02 Billion Affordable Housing Joint Venture with Apollo
The transaction is designed to enhance liquidity while maintaining operational control of the portfolio.










