KKR's $500 Million Bet on Thomson Reuters' Print Business Comes With a Guarantee
TL;DR: KKR, the $758 billion private equity firm, agreed on July 14, 2026 to buy 51% of Thomson Reuters' Global Print business for $500 million in cash, according to a Thomson Reuters SEC filing...
July 19, 2026
BDC Dividend Cuts Accelerate in 2026 as Coverage Ratios Slip Below 1x
TL;DR: The median business development company posted dividend coverage of 0.99x in the first quarter of 2026, and just 0.89x once you strip out payment-in-kind interest, according to a...
July 19, 2026
Agentiq's Reg A+ Bet on Ronny Cruz: Why the Fee Stack Beats the Odds
TL;DR: Agentiq wants you to buy a piece of a 20-year-old minor-league infielder's future paycheck. Ronny Cruz signed the deal in June 2026, the first athlete on the platform, giving up 10% of his...
July 19, 2026
Databricks Hits $188 Billion Before the Money Even Closes
Databricks just told the world it's worth $188 billion. The money hasn't landed yet. TechCrunch reported on July 17, 2026 that Coatue is leading a new round at that price, with roughly $3 billion...
July 19, 2026
Feeder Funds Explained: How Private Equity's Access Vehicles Work (and Where the Fees Hide)
TL;DR: A feeder fund is a legal pass-through that pools your money and routes it into a master private equity fund you couldn't access directly. That pass-through charges its own fee. On top of the...
July 19, 2026
Republic Review 2026: Fees, Volume, and the Accredited-Only Pivot
Republic raised only $15.6 million through Reg CF in the United States in 2024. Wefunder raised $99.4 million. StartEngine raised $85.6 million, according to Kingscrowd's 2025 crowdfunding exits and...
July 19, 2026
Titan Invest Review 2026: Hedge-Fund-Style Marketing Meets a $1M SEC Settlement
TL;DR: Titan Invest markets itself as "hedge fund investing for the rest of us." You get in for $500, pay a flat 0.40% advisory fee, and Titan handles the rest. I like the pitch. I do not like the...
July 19, 2026
How to Read a Private Fund's SEC Form D Before You Invest: A Checklist for Accredited Investors
TL;DR: Form D is a notice, not a prospectus. The SEC's own FAQ on Form D confirms it: issuers file it after they sell securities, not before, and it discloses the deal's legal skeleton, not its...
July 19, 2026
Neko Health's $700M Series C: A 4x Markup in 18 Months, But Whose $7 Billion Is It?
TL;DR: Neko Health, the full-body scanning startup co-founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek, raised $700 million in a Series C led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and O.G. Venture Partners. Media outlets, not
July 18, 2026
What Happens When a Limited Partner Defaults on a Capital Call
TL;DR: When a limited partner misses a capital call, the general partner doesn't wait around. Most fund agreements give you a written cure period of roughly 5 business days after notice before you're
July 18, 2026
Side Pockets in Hedge Funds: How a Legitimate Tool Can Trap Your Capital for Years
TL;DR: A side pocket is a separate account inside a hedge fund where illiquid or hard to value assets get walled off from the main portfolio. You can't redeem your share of it until the manager sells
July 18, 2026
Fidelis Just Sold $191.5 Million in House-Flipping Debt. Here's Why That Matters for Accredited Investors.
Fidelis Just Sold $191.5 Million in House-Flipping Debt. Here's Why That Matters for Accredited Investors. Fidelis Investors closed a $191.5 million securitization of residential transition loans on
July 18, 2026