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

    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

    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

    Blackbird's $1 Billion Sixth Fund: What It Teaches US Investors About Venture Outside Silicon Valley

    Blackbird's $1 Billion Sixth Fund: What It Teaches US Investors About Venture Outside Silicon Valley

    Blackbird Ventures just closed its sixth fund at more than $1 billion, according to Capital Brief . That single number tells you something most US accredited investors never think about: the venture...

    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

    Homestead Capital Launches Agricultural Private Credit: What It Means for Your Portfolio

    Homestead Capital Launches Agricultural Private Credit: What It Means for Your Portfolio

    Homestead Capital just drew a line between owning farmland and lending against it. The San Francisco investment manager announced the first close of its inaugural agricultural private-credit fund on...

    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 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

    The Risk Memo Every Emerging Manager Should Write Before Launch

    The Risk Memo Every Emerging Manager Should Write Before Launch

    The Risk Memo Every Emerging Manager Should Write Before Launch Most emerging managers spend pre-launch time tightening the upside story. That is fine. It is not enough. Before the deck gets polished,

    August 18, 2026