Whisky Cask Investing: The Alternative Asset With a Fraud Problem

    Whisky Cask Investing: The Alternative Asset With a Fraud Problem

    Alison Cocks has terminal cancer. She spent £103,000 buying whisky casks she thought would fund her family's future, money handed to Cask Whisky Ltd, a firm run by Craig Brooks, a man later expos

    July 13, 2026

    Serent Capital's Record $1.3B Fund VI Signals a Growth Equity Rebound

    Serent Capital's Record $1.3B Fund VI Signals a Growth Equity Rebound

    Serent Capital just closed the largest fund of its 18-year history. Fund VI landed at $1.3 billion, beating its own record and arriving at a moment when buyout PE is stuck in neutral. That timing matt

    July 12, 2026

    The BDC Redemption Crisis: Why $15.6 Billion Couldn't Get Out in Q2 2026

    The BDC Redemption Crisis: Why $15.6 Billion Couldn't Get Out in Q2 2026

    Investors asked private credit funds for $15.6 billion back in the second quarter of 2026. Ten of the 16 business development companies that Fitch Ratings tracks couldn't pay it. Their quarterly redem

    July 12, 2026

    The Informed Investor Access Act: What Advisor-Verified Accreditation Really Changes

    The Informed Investor Access Act: What Advisor-Verified Accreditation Really Changes

    Rep. Troy Downing wants your financial advisor to decide whether you're sophisticated enough to buy a private placement. His bill, the Informed Investor Access Act, would let a registered investment a

    July 12, 2026

    Percent Review 2026: Is This Private Credit Marketplace Right for You?

    Percent Review 2026: Is This Private Credit Marketplace Right for You?

    Percent is a deal-by-deal private credit marketplace built for accredited investors who want to pick individual loans instead of buying into a fund. As of March 31, 2026, the platform has funded $1.95

    July 12, 2026

    Private Credit Hit $2.1 Trillion. The SEC Just Made It a Top 2026 Exam Priority.

    Private Credit Hit $2.1 Trillion. The SEC Just Made It a Top 2026 Exam Priority.

    Private credit just crossed $2.1 trillion in global assets under management. Same quarter, the SEC put it on the top of the list of things examiners will scrutinize in 2026. I don't think that's a coi

    July 12, 2026

    How to Evaluate a BDC Before You Invest: A Due-Diligence Checklist

    How to Evaluate a BDC Before You Invest: A Due-Diligence Checklist

    Business development companies look simple on the surface. You buy shares, you collect a double-digit yield, you move on. In 2026, that surface cracked. Non-traded BDCs took in more than $15.6 billion

    July 12, 2026

    HarbourVest's $4.75B Co-Investment Close Signals a New High in LP Demand

    HarbourVest's $4.75B Co-Investment Close Signals a New High in LP Demand

    HarbourVest Partners just closed its seventh direct co-investment program, HCF VII, at $4.75 billion. That's 19% above the fund's original $4 billion target. When a program this size clears its hard c

    July 12, 2026

    Arctos Keystone Partners Fund I Closes at $6.2 Billion: Inside KKR's GP-Financing Bet

    Arctos Keystone Partners Fund I Closes at $6.2 Billion: Inside KKR's GP-Financing Bet

    Arctos closed its first Keystone fund at $6.2 billion. That is 55% above the $4 billion target the firm set out to raise, and it makes Keystone Fund I the largest first-time GP Solutions vehicle ever

    July 12, 2026

    Cardone Capital Review 2026: Fees, Fund Structure, and the SEC History Nobody Mentions on Instagram

    Cardone Capital Review 2026: Fees, Fund Structure, and the SEC History Nobody Mentions on Instagram

    Cardone Capital is Grant Cardone's real estate syndication platform, built around multifamily apartment funds that raise money from thousands of small investors and roll it into large property acquisi

    July 12, 2026

    Ares Core Infrastructure Fund's $1.11B July Raise Signals a Wealth-Channel Land Grab

    Ares Core Infrastructure Fund's $1.11B July Raise Signals a Wealth-Channel Land Grab

    Ares Management pulled in $1.11 billion for its Core Infrastructure Fund in July 2026. That's the single largest monthly haul the fund has posted since launch, and it beats June's $851.3 million by 30

    July 12, 2026

    Subscription Lines of Credit: How Sub Lines Distort Reported PE/VC Fund IRR

    Subscription Lines of Credit: How Sub Lines Distort Reported PE/VC Fund IRR

    A six-month delay in calling capital can add close to two full percentage points to a private equity fund's reported IRR without changing a single dollar of profit. According to the Kenan...

    July 11, 2026