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BDC Markets Are Questioning Valuations
The bond and equity markets are sending different signals about BDCs.
PIK Is Rising While Spreads Compress
Two trends in private credit are moving in opposite directions.
BDC Fundraising Hits a Multi-Year Low
Fundraising for publicly registered non-listed BDCs slowed sharply in the second quarter.
One Borrower. Eight BDCs.
What Blue Vault’s Q2 analysis reveals when you look beneath the headline numbers.
Recent News
Blackstone Private Credit Fund Issues $750 Million of Senior Notes
Blackstone Private Credit Fund has issued $750 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes as the nontraded business development company continues to...
Hines Global Income Trust Reports Higher July NAV Amid Active Acquisition Strategy
Hines Global Income Trust reported an increase in the value of its real estate investments in July as the nontraded REIT continued an active period of portfolio expansion,...
The Alternatives Boom Is Creating a Second Boom: The Technology Behind It
As alternative investments become a larger part of wealth management portfolios, the technology used to access and manage those investments is attracting significant...
Opportunity Zones 2.0 Is Taking Shape: What Advisors Should Watch Before 2027
The next generation of Qualified Opportunity Zones is beginning to take shape as states select the communities that will participate in the revamped program beginning in...
What Does a Discount to NAV Really Mean for a Nontraded BDC Investor?
Recent third-party tender offers for shares of several nontraded business development companies are putting a spotlight on the price investors may pay for immediate...
Priority Income Fund Tender Offer Sees Heavy Demand as NAV Declines
Priority Income Fund’s latest quarterly tender offer was significantly oversubscribed, resulting in shareholders having only about 15% of their requested shares repurchased...
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Liquid Strategies Restates Financials for Two Interval Funds Following Interest Income Error
Liquid Strategies has restated previously reported results for two of its interval funds after identifying an accounting error involving accrued interest on private credit investments. The corrections significantly changed how the funds’ returns were classified, while leaving their net assets and total returns unchanged.
Monroe Capital’s MLEND Expands Private Credit Portfolio as Public Offering Builds
Monroe Capital’s nontraded BDC is rapidly building its private credit portfolio, but the sources of capital behind that growth reveal a notable gap between investment activity and public share sales.
BREIT Exits Self-Storage, Invests $3.3 Billion in Data Centers
BREIT continued reshaping its real estate portfolio in the second quarter, exiting self-storage while committing billions to data center development as Blackstone increases its exposure to AI-driven infrastructure demand.
Cove Capital Investments Completes Acquisition of a 64,607-Square-Foot Corporate Headquarters Building in Southfield, Michigan to Finalize the Formation of Its Southfield Corporate 118 DST
The recent acquisition highlights a fully leased corporate headquarters asset to Cove Capital’s growing portfolio of debt-free Delaware Statutory Trust offerings.
SEC Risk Alert Puts Advisor Compensation and Product Conflicts Back in Focus
A recent SEC Risk Alert shows where compensation arrangements, product selection and routine billing practices can create compliance problems for advisory firms.











