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

    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...

    August 18, 2026

    WMA SEALS Offshore Fund Hits $359.6 Million: What the Form D Reveals About Liquid Alts

    WMA SEALS Offshore Fund Hits $359.6 Million: What the Form D Reveals About Liquid Alts

    A single offshore fund just gave you a rare, if narrow, window into how "liquid alternatives" actually grow. According to AltStreet Research , the WMA Systematic Equity Alpha Long/Short Offshore Fund...

    August 18, 2026

    How iCapital's Feeder Fund Model Actually Works: The Blackstone SP X Access Fund Explained

    How iCapital's Feeder Fund Model Actually Works: The Blackstone SP X Access Fund Explained

    On August 10, 2026, a fund called iCapital-Blackstone SP X US Access Fund, L.P. filed an amended notice with the SEC. The number that jumps out: $154,045,000 in cumulative amount sold, spread across...

    August 18, 2026

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

    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...

    August 18, 2026

    How to Verify a GP's Track Record When the Deals Were Done at a Prior Firm

    How to Verify a GP's Track Record When the Deals Were Done at a Prior Firm

    Every emerging manager deck has the same slide. Twelve logos, a gross IRR in the 30s, and the line "I was involved in these deals." What that slide almost never tells you is whether the general...

    August 18, 2026

    Non-Accrual Loans: The One BDC Metric You Should Check Before Yield or NAV

    Non-Accrual Loans: The One BDC Metric You Should Check Before Yield or NAV

    The median non-accrual ratio across the 20 largest business development companies climbed to 2.8% in the second quarter of 2026, up from 2.0% at the end of the first quarter. That is a 0.8 percentage...

    August 18, 2026

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

    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...

    August 18, 2026

    The Private Credit Illiquidity Premium Is Quietly Disappearing

    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...

    August 18, 2026

    The Solo GP Edge in a Consensus-Heavy Market

    The Solo GP Edge in a Consensus-Heavy Market

    The market loves committees. LPs are often told to trust big teams, long bios, and layered decision-making because it feels safer. More partners. More opinions. More process. More consensus. Sounds re

    August 18, 2026

    The Co-Investment Squeeze: Why LP Optionality Is Rewriting Fundraising Math

    The Co-Investment Squeeze: Why LP Optionality Is Rewriting Fundraising Math

    Most fund managers still treat co-investment like a side conversation. It is not. It is becoming part of the main fundraising equation. That matters because LPs are not just underwriting your track re

    August 18, 2026

    Operational DD Starts Before the PPM

    Operational DD Starts Before the PPM

    Most fund managers think due diligence begins when the private placement memorandum hits an investor’s inbox. It doesn’t. Operational due diligence often starts the moment your process becomes visible

    August 18, 2026

    The Case for Pre-Wired LP Objection Maps

    The Case for Pre-Wired LP Objection Maps

    The Case for Pre-Wired LP Objection Maps A lot of managers think objection handling starts when the LP raises a concern in the meeting. It does not. By the time an investor says, “Help me understand t

    August 18, 2026