Ares' $12.7 Billion Pathfinder III and the Rise of Asset-Based Finance
Ares Management closed its Pathfinder III fund at $12.7 billion in August 2026, the fastest fundraise in the firm's alternative credit history, according to Alternative Credit Investor . The fund's...
August 14, 2026
SEC vs. Adit Ventures: A Pre-IPO SPV Fraud Case Study for Accredited Investors
On March 24, 2026, the SEC charged Adit Ventures Management, founder Eric Munson, and three affiliated general partners with defrauding pre-IPO fund investors across more than 60 special purpose...
August 14, 2026
RCS's $350M Contrarian Office Fund: Bottom Call or Falling Knife?
Real Capital Solutions (RCS) just launched a $350 million "Contrarian Office Fund" seeded with a personal $50 million check from CEO Marcel Arsenault, and it plans to use roughly 2.4x leverage to buy...
August 14, 2026
What a Low Proration Rate on a BDC Tender Offer Actually Means for Your Exit Timeline
In Q2 2026, Onex Direct Lending BDC Fund accepted just 7.38% of the 421,913 shares investors tendered for repurchase, paying June 30 NAV on a request window that closed August 7 and settled August...
August 14, 2026
SEC Approves FINRA Rule Changes Easing Capital Rules for Non-Traded REITs and DPPs
On July 24, 2026, the SEC approved FINRA rule amendments to Rule 5110 and Rule 5123 that make it easier for underwriter affiliates to put capital into non-traded REITs and direct participation...
August 14, 2026
Team8's $365M Fund III Already Has an Exit. Here's What That Signals About Deployment Discipline.
TL;DR: Team8 closed $365 million in new capital this month, split between $265 million for Fund III and more than $100 million for follow-on checks, pushing total assets under management to nearly $2...
August 13, 2026
Medalist Diversified's Debut DST Just Closed. Its NASDAQ Listing Is the Real Story.
TL;DR: Medalist Diversified, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDRR) closed its debut Delaware Statutory Trust offering on August 7, 2026, raising $8,586,240 in equity from accredited 1031 exchange investors against a...
August 13, 2026
Exponent's EUR750M Continuation Vehicle for H&MV Engineering: The Valuation Math LPs Should Check
TL;DR: Exponent closed a roughly EUR750 million ($865 million) single-asset continuation vehicle for H&MV Engineering on August 11, 2026, valuing the Limerick-based high-voltage electrical contractor...
August 13, 2026
Kay Properties vs. Passco Companies: How Two DST Sponsors Actually Differ for 1031 Exchange Investors
TL;DR: Kay Properties & Investments is a marketplace. It doesn't sponsor its own DSTs; it gives investors access to offerings from more than 25 different DST sponsor companies and helps them pick and...
August 13, 2026
Foreign LPs Are Now the Majority Check-Writers in Seed-Stage India Funds. Here Is the Data.
TL;DR: Aum Ventures closed the first tranche of its India Innovation Fund II at roughly ₹225 crore (about $23.6 million), and more than 65% of that money came from foreign limited partners in the US,...
August 13, 2026
On-Chain Private Credit: How Blockchain-Settled Fund Structures Actually Work (and Where They Don't)
TL;DR: Putting a private credit fund on a blockchain speeds up settlement and makes NAV updates more visible, but it does not turn illiquid corporate loans into a liquid asset. Apollo's ACRED and...
August 13, 2026
The 45-Day 1031 Exchange Clock: A Section-by-Section Survival Checklist
TL;DR: The 45-day identification deadline in a Section 1031 exchange is absolute. There is no extension for a slow closing, a lost contract, or a holiday weekend, per Treasury Regulation §1.1031(k)-1...
August 13, 2026