Angel Investors Network

    Alternative Investments

    Coverage of non-traditional investment vehicles.

    Catastrophe Bonds and Insurance-Linked Securities: The $100B Alt Asset Class Most Investors Ignore
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    Catastrophe Bonds and Insurance-Linked Securities: The $100B Alt Asset Class Most Investors Ignore

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··13 min read
    BlackRock's $220B Private Credit Machine: What HPS Changes for Direct Lending and What It Means for Investors
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    BlackRock's $220B Private Credit Machine: What HPS Changes for Direct Lending and What It Means for Investors

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    PGIM Acquires Deerpath Capital: How Full-Spectrum Direct Lending Works from $5M to $500M Deals
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    PGIM Acquires Deerpath Capital: How Full-Spectrum Direct Lending Works from $5M to $500M Deals

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read
    Lower Middle Market Direct Lending: The Underserved $9 Billion Niche Below the Radar
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    Lower Middle Market Direct Lending: The Underserved $9 Billion Niche Below the Radar

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Credit Secondaries: The Private Markets Liquidity Tool Growing From $15B to $50B by 2030
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    Credit Secondaries: The Private Markets Liquidity Tool Growing From $15B to $50B by 2030

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
    Blackstone Acquires HSBC's A$30 Billion Australian Loan Book: Private Credit Displaces Bank Lending
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    Blackstone Acquires HSBC's A$30 Billion Australian Loan Book: Private Credit Displaces Bank Lending

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
    Blackstone BCRED Hits 5% Redemption Cap on $79B Fund: The Liquidity Wall in Non-Traded Private Credit
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    Blackstone BCRED Hits 5% Redemption Cap on $79B Fund: The Liquidity Wall in Non-Traded Private Credit

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
    Ares $3.4 Billion Credit Secondaries Deal: What the Largest Private Credit Sale Ever Means for LP Liquidity
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    Ares $3.4 Billion Credit Secondaries Deal: What the Largest Private Credit Sale Ever Means for LP Liquidity

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
    How to Read a Private Credit Fund Prospectus: 8 Sections That Reveal Real Risk
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    How to Read a Private Credit Fund Prospectus: 8 Sections That Reveal Real Risk

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Non-Traded BDC Investing: What Accredited Investors Need to Know Before Committing Capital
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    Non-Traded BDC Investing: What Accredited Investors Need to Know Before Committing Capital

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··12 min read
    Timberland and TIMOs: The Institutional Asset Class Accredited Investors Can Now Access
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    Timberland and TIMOs: The Institutional Asset Class Accredited Investors Can Now Access

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    Water Infrastructure Funds: Why Smart Money Is Treating Water as the New Oil
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    Water Infrastructure Funds: Why Smart Money Is Treating Water as the New Oil

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read