CoinShares Acquires Bastion Asset Management for Crypto Alts
TL;DR: On September 2, 2026, CoinShares PLC (Nasdaq: CSHR) completed its acquisition of Bastion Asset Management Limited, folding Bastion's systematic crypto hedge fund strategies into a new unit...
September 5, 2026
Co-GP Investing Explained: How Limited Partners Buy a Piece of the General Partner, Not Just the Fund
Co-GP investing means buying an equity stake in the General Partner entity of a specific real estate or private equity deal, not contributing capital as a passive limited partner. A co-GP investor...
September 5, 2026
Private Credit Funds Promise Retail Access. Their Own Data Shows Class I Getting 99% of the Money.
As of July 31, 2026, PGIM Private Credit Fund had raised $278.1 million through Class I shares out of $281.1 million in total disclosed proceeds. Class S, the commission-based retail share class,...
September 5, 2026
Harvest Returns Review 2026: Farmland Investing Platform for Accredited Investors
Harvest Returns is a Fort Worth, Texas agricultural investment platform founded in 2016. It lets accredited investors put capital into farmland, timberland, private credit loans, and agritech deals...
September 5, 2026
Family Offices Aren't Smart Money Anymore, They're the New Retail
The conventional wisdom treats family office capital as patient, sophisticated "smart money" that belongs at the top of any cap table. Here is my read: for a large and fast-growing share of family...
September 5, 2026
Alpha Dhabi Doubles Its Stake in Mubadala Capital Micad Credit JV to $1 Billion
TL;DR: Alpha Dhabi Holding has doubled its capital commitment in the Micad Credit joint venture to $1 billion, lifting its ownership stake from 20% to 40% in a vehicle that now manages $1.7 billion...
September 5, 2026
GenNx360 Closes $865M Fund IV: The Realized-Distribution Test That LPs Are Now Demanding
GenNx360 closed $865M Fund IV above target on Sep 3, 2026, while middle-market PE was down 40%-plus because the firm returned $1.3B in cash to LPs.
September 4, 2026
Sneaker Resale as an Alternative Asset: What the Data Shows
In 2024, 12 of 22 new sneaker releases finished below retail and average depreciation doubled, revealing a weak investment case for this category.
September 4, 2026
The Spaventa Playbook: How Pre-IPO Access Funds Became the SEC's Top Fraud Priority
The SEC charged Andrew Spaventa for a $74M pre-IPO fund fraud built on hidden markups averaging 46% above cost and 100-plus unregistered cold-callers.
September 4, 2026
BCRED Caps Redemptions for Third Straight Quarter: Liquidity Gating Is Now Private Credit's Defining Risk
BCRED capped Q3 2026 redemptions at 5% for the third straight quarter with 4.3B in exit requests, and Fitch found 10 of 16 non-traded BDCs at the wall.
September 4, 2026
Groundfloor Review 2026: Real Estate Debt Investing Without Accreditation
Groundfloor lets non-accredited investors buy real estate debt notes at $10, with 9.91% historical returns and key unresolved SEC disclosures.
September 4, 2026
Non-Traded BDC and REIT Redemption Gates: A 2026 Snapshot Across Six Funds
In Q2 2026, all three largest U.S. non-traded BDCs gated simultaneously for the first time, trapping more than 11 billion in investor exit requests.
September 4, 2026