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    Homestead Capital Launches Agricultural Private Credit: What It Means for Your Portfolio
    Alternative Investments

    Homestead Capital Launches Agricultural Private Credit: What It Means for Your Portfolio

    Homestead Capital just drew a line between owning farmland and lending against it. The San Francisco investment manager announced the first close of its inaugural agricultural private-credit fund on...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Blackbird's $1 Billion Sixth Fund: What It Teaches US Investors About Venture Outside Silicon Valley
    Venture Capital

    Blackbird's $1 Billion Sixth Fund: What It Teaches US Investors About Venture Outside Silicon Valley

    Blackbird Ventures just closed its sixth fund at more than $1 billion, according to Capital Brief . That single number tells you something most US accredited investors never think about: the venture...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Eagle Point's New Infrastructure Fund Just Told You Who Gets In (and Who Does Not)
    Alternative Investments

    Eagle Point's New Infrastructure Fund Just Told You Who Gets In (and Who Does Not)

    On August 6, 2026, a new entity called Eagle Point Infrastructure Credit Opportunity Fund US LP filed a Form D with the SEC. According to AltStreet Research , the filing shows the fund had already...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Private Credit Just Raised $119 Billion in One Quarter. BDC Defaults Just Hit a Record Too.
    Market Analysis

    Private Credit Just Raised $119 Billion in One Quarter. BDC Defaults Just Hit a Record Too.

    Private credit funds raised $119 billion in the second quarter of 2026 alone, the fastest single-quarter pace on record, at the same time loan defaults inside the funds that hold this debt hit their...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    The Private Credit Illiquidity Premium Is Quietly Disappearing
    Market Analysis

    The Private Credit Illiquidity Premium Is Quietly Disappearing

    Private credit's central sales pitch has a quiet problem, and the legal industry noticed before most advisors did. A Dechert analysis published on Mondaq August 17, 2026 documents how business...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Middle-Market CLOs Explained: How BDCs Fund Their Loans Without Margin Calls
    Alternative Investments

    Middle-Market CLOs Explained: How BDCs Fund Their Loans Without Margin Calls

    You own shares in a business development company (BDC) because you want exposure to private-credit yield without underwriting individual loans yourself. But the return you collect depends on how that...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read

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