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In Private Real Estate, “Mission Critical” Is Becoming a Strategy of Its Own
A €1.6 billion fundraise is drawing attention to a private real estate strategy built around a question that goes beyond traditional property sectors.
Private Credit Is Growing Up—and Its Technology Infrastructure Has to Catch Up
Private credit has attracted enormous amounts of capital, but a new technology venture is targeting a less visible challenge created by the market’s rapid growth.
A 1% Tender or a 5% Repurchase Program? Why the Details Matter for Nontraded BDC Investors
A recent nontraded BDC tender offer illustrates why two investments in the same product category can provide shareholders with very different paths to liquidity.
Private Credit’s Liquidity Test Isn’t Over: BCRED Repurchase Requests Remain Elevated
BCRED is facing another quarter of elevated repurchase requests, but a closer look at the numbers reveals an important wrinkle for advisors following the private credit market.
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Inland Investments Appoints Andrew Barnum as Managing Director, Product Strategy
Inland Investments Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation (“Inland Investments”), an industry-leading vertically integrated real estate investment and finance company...
ExchangeRight Fully Subscribes $90.67 Million Net-Leased Portfolio 73 DST
ExchangeRight ExchangeRight, one of the nation’s leading providers of diversified 1031 DST and REIT investments, has announced the full subscription of Net-Leased...
Blue Vault Publishes April 30, 2026 Interval and Tender Offer Fund Reports
Blue Vault has published 48 Individual Performance Reports (orange font indicates this is the first time Blue Vault has published an IPP for the fund) for the period ending...
BlackRock: Private Markets Offer Alpha Opportunities in Today’s Macro Environment
In its latest Weekly Market Commentary, BlackRock Investment Institute argues that macroeconomic conditions have re-emerged as a primary driver of investment performance,...
Blackstone Sees Expanding Opportunities Across Private Markets in Mid-Year Outlook
Blackstone’s 2026 Mid-Year Investment Perspectives highlights a favorable outlook for private markets, supported by resilient economic growth, moderating inflation,...
SmartStop-Sponsored REITs to Merge in $1.2 Billion All-Stock Transaction
Strategic Storage Trust VI, Inc. (SST VI) and Strategic Storage Growth Trust III, Inc. (SSGT III), two self-storage REITs sponsored by affiliates of SmartStop, have entered...
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Streaming Wars And Market Moves: Event-Driven Investing Back In Focus
Event-driven strategies thrive as corporate activity rises, which is accelerating after a post-pandemic lull.
Blue Vault Completes Publication of Interval Fund, Tender Offer Fund Performance Reports for Period Ending December 31, 2025
Blue Vault completes publication of all Interval Fund and Tender Offer Fund Performance Reports for the period ending December 31, 2025.
XA Investments Appoints Lauren Michalak as Managing Director and Head of Product Development & Strategy
Michalak will focus on the firm’s proprietary closed-end funds and interval funds.
Ranchland Capital Partners Selects SEI to Support Alternative Funds
Strategic relationship reinforces SEI’s position as a long-term partner for alternative investment managers.
Sealy & Company Celebrates 80 Years of Proven Performance and Relationship-Driven Growth
From its 1946 founding to a national industrial investment platform, Sealy & Company continues to build on four generations of leadership and long-term growth.










