Angel Investors Network

    Alternative Investments

    Coverage of non-traditional investment vehicles.

    What Is a Business Development Company (BDC)? A Guide for Investors Chasing Private Market Yields
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    What Is a Business Development Company (BDC)? A Guide for Investors Chasing Private Market Yields

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
    Why Most Healthcare AI Raises Die in the Incentive Stack
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    Why Most Healthcare AI Raises Die in the Incentive Stack

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Core+ Infrastructure: The Alternative Investment Playing Defense While Generating 10-12% Returns
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    Core+ Infrastructure: The Alternative Investment Playing Defense While Generating 10-12% Returns

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
    NAV Loans in Private Equity: How GPs Borrow Against Fund Portfolios to Pay LPs
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    NAV Loans in Private Equity: How GPs Borrow Against Fund Portfolios to Pay LPs

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Cov-Lite Loans in Private Credit: What the Lack of Covenants Means for Direct Lending Investors
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    Cov-Lite Loans in Private Credit: What the Lack of Covenants Means for Direct Lending Investors

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    GP Stakes Investing: How Blue Owl, Petershill, and Wafra Buy Into PE Managers
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    GP Stakes Investing: How Blue Owl, Petershill, and Wafra Buy Into PE Managers

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    PIK Loans in Private Credit: What Payment-in-Kind Notes Mean for Direct Lending Investors
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    PIK Loans in Private Credit: What Payment-in-Kind Notes Mean for Direct Lending Investors

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Management Fee Offset in Private Equity: What Every LP Should Negotiate
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    Management Fee Offset in Private Equity: What Every LP Should Negotiate

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
    Interval Fund vs Closed-End Fund: Which Belongs in Your Alternative Portfolio?
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    Interval Fund vs Closed-End Fund: Which Belongs in Your Alternative Portfolio?

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
    Ares Management Q2 2026: $52 Billion in Direct Lending — What It Means for Accredited Investors
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    Ares Management Q2 2026: $52 Billion in Direct Lending — What It Means for Accredited Investors

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
    Collateralized Fund Obligations: How Wall Street Is Securitizing Private Markets
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    Collateralized Fund Obligations: How Wall Street Is Securitizing Private Markets

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    GTCR's $1.25B Capital Solutions Fund: Why Minority Structured Equity Is Having a Moment
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    GTCR's $1.25B Capital Solutions Fund: Why Minority Structured Equity Is Having a Moment

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read