Ares Core Infrastructure Fund's $1.11B July Raise Signals a Wealth-Channel Land Grab
Ares Management pulled in $1.11 billion for its Core Infrastructure Fund in July 2026. That's the single largest monthly haul the fund has posted since launch, and it beats June's $851.3 million by 30
July 12, 2026
Serent Capital's Record $1.3B Fund VI Signals a Growth Equity Rebound
Serent Capital just closed the largest fund of its 18-year history. Fund VI landed at $1.3 billion, beating its own record and arriving at a moment when buyout PE is stuck in neutral. That timing matt
July 12, 2026
Arctos Keystone Partners Fund I Closes at $6.2 Billion: Inside KKR's GP-Financing Bet
Arctos closed its first Keystone fund at $6.2 billion. That is 55% above the $4 billion target the firm set out to raise, and it makes Keystone Fund I the largest first-time GP Solutions vehicle ever
July 12, 2026
Private Credit Hit $2.1 Trillion. The SEC Just Made It a Top 2026 Exam Priority.
Private credit just crossed $2.1 trillion in global assets under management. Same quarter, the SEC put it on the top of the list of things examiners will scrutinize in 2026. I don't think that's a coi
July 12, 2026
HarbourVest's $4.75B Co-Investment Close Signals a New High in LP Demand
HarbourVest Partners just closed its seventh direct co-investment program, HCF VII, at $4.75 billion. That's 19% above the fund's original $4 billion target. When a program this size clears its hard c
July 12, 2026
Ardent's Self-Storage Continuation Vehicle: What LPs Should Ask StepStone Deal
The Ardent Companies just closed a GP-led continuation vehicle backed by StepStone Group, seeded with eight self-storage assets and structured to deliver the first exit for Fund II investors and...
July 11, 2026
UBTI and UBIT: The Hidden Tax Trap in Self-Directed IRA Alternative Investments
Here is the number that catches most self-directed IRA investors off guard. A trust hits the top 37% federal tax bracket at just $16,000 of income. Not $16 million. Sixteen thousand dollars....
July 11, 2026
Risk Parity Explained: How Bridgewater's All Weather Strategy Broke in 2022
Bridgewater Associates' All Weather fund lost roughly 22% in 2022. That's worse than its drawdown in the 2008 financial crisis, when the fund fell about 20%. According to Markov Processes...
July 11, 2026
Blocker Corporations: The Tax Insurance Policy Behind PE and VC Fund Structures
A blocker corporation guarantees you pay 21% federal corporate tax on income you'd otherwise never see directly. That sounds like a bad trade until you look at the alternative. According to...
July 11, 2026
400 Capital's $1.5B OceanFirst Deal Is the First US Mortgage SRT
A $1.5 billion pile of residential mortgages just moved risk off a New Jersey bank's books without a single loan changing hands. According to BusinessWire's July 8, 2026 announcement , 400...
July 11, 2026
EQT's $2.6 Billion Copia Power Deal Shows Capital Rotating Into AI's Power Layer
EQT Infrastructure is paying roughly $2.6 billion for Copia Power, and Carlyle is walking away with close to five times what it put in five years ago. According to IPE Real Assets , the deal...
July 11, 2026
Inside the $42 Billion Tax Credit Market Wall Street Investors Have Never Heard Of
According to Crux Climate's 2025 Market Intelligence Report , the market for transferable federal clean energy tax credits grew to roughly $42 billion in 2025, up from about $4 billion in 2023,...
July 11, 2026