SEC Form D Data: Where $767 Billion in Private Capital Actually Went
The most recent verified SEC data shows Regulation D private placements raised $767.2 billion in Q1 2026 alone, the highest single quarter on record, and 2025's full-year Reg D total came in at...
July 4, 2026
KKR's $4.2 Billion EDF Power Solutions Deal Signals Infrastructure's New Core Status
KKR agreed on June 30, 2026 to pay approximately $4.2 billion in equity value, plus up to $390 million in earnouts, for EDF Power Solutions' entire U.S. and Canadian renewable energy business, a...
July 4, 2026
Why Crypto VCs, Not AI Funds, Bet $65M on Venice AI's Uncensored Platform
Venice AI, a privacy-focused AI platform co-founded by ShapeShift's Erik Voorhees, raised $65 million at a $1 billion valuation in a Series A that closed the first week of July 2026. The lead...
July 4, 2026
Scaled Cognition's $100M Series A: Reliability Over Hype
Scaled Cognition, a Mountain View AI model lab, closed a $100 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures at a reported $750 million valuation, betting that regulated industries will pay a premium for AI...
July 4, 2026
Groundfloor Review 2026: The Real Estate Debt Platform Open to Non-Accredited Investors
Groundfloor is one of the only platforms where a non-accredited investor can lend directly against a fix-and-flip renovation loan for $10, and its Signature Notes currently pay a fixed 8.25% APY with...
July 4, 2026
How to Read Your Schedule K-1: A Limited Partner's Guide to Private Fund Tax Reporting
If you are a limited partner in a VC fund, PE fund, real estate syndication, or hedge fund structured as a partnership, your Schedule K-1 will almost certainly arrive after April 15, sometimes as...
July 4, 2026
Private Credit's $2 Trillion Blind Spot: What It Actually Shares With Pre-2008 CDOs
Private credit has grown into a $1.5-2 trillion global market, and in the fourth quarter of 2025, 20 BDCs posted net asset value declines of 1.5% or more in a single quarter, the worst reading of the...
July 4, 2026
Arrived Review 2026: Is Bezos-Backed Fractional Rental Investing Worth the Fee Stack?
Arrived (formerly Arrived Homes) lets you buy fractional shares of single-family rental homes for as little as $100, backed by Jeff Bezos and Marc Benioff, but its single-family rental portfolio...
July 4, 2026
Two DSTs Just Sold Out. Here's the 721-Exchange REIT Roll-Up Behind Them
Two sponsors closed the same trade this week, and it tells you where the DST business is headed. On July 2, 2026, ExchangeRight announced it had fully subscribed its Essential Income 7 DST , a $38.95...
July 3, 2026
Monomoy Capital Closes $1.3B Jiffy Lube Buyout: Inside Shell's Franchise Carve-Out
Shell USA has stopped changing your oil. On July 1, 2026, Monomoy Capital Partners completed its roughly $1.3 billion acquisition of Jiffy Lube International from Shell, closing a deal first...
July 3, 2026
Managed Futures and CTA Funds: The Liquid Alt That Profits When Stocks and Bonds Both Fall
In 2022, the traditional 60/40 portfolio had its worst year in nearly a century. Stocks fell. Bonds fell. The diversification that retirees and endowments had counted on for decades simply didn't...
July 3, 2026
Harvest Partners Buys Integra Testing Services From Keystone Capital: Inside a Sponsor-to-Sponsor Deal
Harvest Partners, LP announced on July 1, 2026 that it has acquired Integra Testing Services, a national provider of commercial HVAC testing, balancing, and controlled-environment compliance...
July 3, 2026