The $95M Fund Betting on Texas Power Queue Collateral
    Alternative Investments

    The $95M Fund Betting on Texas Power Queue Collateral

    Dynamix Capital Partners has closed the SSSC Batch Zero Fund, a $95 million vehicle engineered to post security deposits on behalf of landowners and developers competing for power allocations in ERCOT

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp (OTF): A BDC Review
    Alternative Investments

    Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp (OTF): A BDC Review

    By Jeff Barnes, MBA | September 8, 2026 | Alternative Investments TL;DR: Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp (NYSE: OTF) raised $150 million in senior unsecured notes at a 7.6% coupon maturing September

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    Evergreen Does Not Mean Liquid: The Bridgepoint Lesson
    Alternative Investments

    Evergreen Does Not Mean Liquid: The Bridgepoint Lesson

    Bridgepoint has launched a perpetual private credit fund in Luxembourg that offers zero redemption rights, zero liquidity windows, and no secondary market exit mechanism. The fund, Bridgepoint Direct

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    Pacific Private Money's $80 Million Collapse: The Debt Fund Red Flags Investors Missed
    Real Estate

    Pacific Private Money's $80 Million Collapse: The Debt Fund Red Flags Investors Missed

    Mark Hanf and Nam Phan, the founder/CEO and COO of Novato-based Pacific Private Money Group, raised more than $80 million from about 190 investors, many of them retirees, then allegedly used new inves

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    BridgeInvest Raises $612M for Fund V as Private CRE Credit Fills the Bank Lending Gap
    Alternative Investments

    BridgeInvest Raises $612M for Fund V as Private CRE Credit Fills the Bank Lending Gap

    Miami-based BridgeInvest has reached a second close of $612 million for its BridgeInvest Specialty Credit Fund V, an open-ended vehicle targeting...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    Royalty Financing: The Alternative Credit Structure Retail Investors Rarely See
    Alternative Investments

    Royalty Financing: The Alternative Credit Structure Retail Investors Rarely See

    Royalty financing is a distinct private-credit structure in which an investor provides upfront capital to a company in exchange for a contractual...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    Blackstone BREC's Monthly Intake Fell 72%: What It Signals for Private Real Estate Credit
    Real Estate

    Blackstone BREC's Monthly Intake Fell 72%: What It Signals for Private Real Estate Credit

    TL;DR: Blackstone Private Real Estate Credit and Income Fund (BREC), a non-traded BDC that lends against commercial real estate, took in about $7.13 million of new equity in its August 2026 monthly...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Warehouse Facilities in Private Credit: The Bridge Financing LPs Rarely See
    Alternative Investments

    Warehouse Facilities in Private Credit: The Bridge Financing LPs Rarely See

    TL;DR: A warehouse facility is a short-term credit line, usually from a bank, that a private credit fund draws on to fund loans before it calls committed capital from limited partners or before the...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    ESOP Seller Notes: The Private Credit Opportunity Hidden Inside Employee Buyouts
    Alternative Investments

    ESOP Seller Notes: The Private Credit Opportunity Hidden Inside Employee Buyouts

    Most accredited investors know ESOPs as a feel-good exit strategy for retiring business owners. What far fewer know is that ESOP transactions generate a real, if niche, private credit opportunity:...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··12 min read
    Unitranche Debt Explained: How Private Credit's Single-Tranche Structure Changed Middle-Market Lending
    Alternative Investments

    Unitranche Debt Explained: How Private Credit's Single-Tranche Structure Changed Middle-Market Lending

    TL;DR: Private credit has grown into a roughly $3 trillion global market, and Morgan Stanley projects it could reach $5 trillion by 2029 ( Morgan Stanley, October 2025 ). Unitranche debt, a single ble

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Private Credit's Split Screen: Institutional Records vs. Retail BDC Redemptions
    Market Analysis

    Private Credit's Split Screen: Institutional Records vs. Retail BDC Redemptions

    Private credit ran two completely different playbooks in the first half of 2026. Institutional LPs closed a record ~$190 billion into private credit funds, up 53% year over year, according to With...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Ares' $12.7 Billion Pathfinder III and the Rise of Asset-Based Finance
    Alternative Investments

    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...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Sycamore Tree's CLO Debt Fund Hit $131.5M: How to Read a Private Credit Filing History
    Alternative Investments

    Sycamore Tree's CLO Debt Fund Hit $131.5M: How to Read a Private Credit Filing History

    Sycamore Tree Capital Partners' High Grade CLO Debt Fund reported $131.5 million in cumulative securities sold and six investors in a July 23, 2026 Form D/A, up from $121.5 million and two investors...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··12 min read
    LuminArx and Bridge's $500M Bet on AI-Underwritten Supplier Financing
    Alternative Investments

    LuminArx and Bridge's $500M Bet on AI-Underwritten Supplier Financing

    LuminArx Capital Management and Bridge announced a $500 million financing partnership on August 5, 2026, aimed at CPG brands and retail suppliers that fill purchase orders for Walmart, Sam's Club, and

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Interval Funds Explained: What AltsABF's $350 Million Milestone Tells You About Private Credit Access
    Alternative Investments

    Interval Funds Explained: What AltsABF's $350 Million Milestone Tells You About Private Credit Access

    A pension fund just wrote a nine-figure check into a mutual-fund-style wrapper most individual investors have never heard of. On August 4, 2026, Janus Henderson, Victory Park Capital, and Privacore...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    GCM Grosvenor's $1.2 Billion Credit Secondaries Fund Signals a New Institutional Asset Class
    Alternative Investments

    GCM Grosvenor's $1.2 Billion Credit Secondaries Fund Signals a New Institutional Asset Class

    GCM Grosvenor closed its first dedicated Credit Secondaries Fund at $1.2 billion, the Chicago-based alternatives manager announced on July 23, 2026, pulling capital from institutions and wealth...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    What Is a Collateralized Fund Obligation (CFO)? Star Mountain's $5 Billion Deal Explained
    Alternative Investments

    What Is a Collateralized Fund Obligation (CFO)? Star Mountain's $5 Billion Deal Explained

    On August 4, 2026, Star Mountain Capital closed Star Mountain CFO I, a rated securitization backed by its portfolio of lower-middle-market private credit investments. Star Mountain manages roughly $5...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Money-Market Yields vs. Private Credit: Are You Actually Being Paid for the Risk?
    Market Analysis

    Money-Market Yields vs. Private Credit: Are You Actually Being Paid for the Risk?

    According to Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) , the 3-month Treasury bill yielded 3.84% as of July 16, 2026, a number so unglamorous that most financial media won't even write a headline...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    BDC Dividend Cuts Accelerate in 2026 as Coverage Ratios Slip Below 1x
    Market Analysis

    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...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Balbec Capital's $930M Bet on Mortgage Debt Banks Won't Touch
    Alternative Investments

    Balbec Capital's $930M Bet on Mortgage Debt Banks Won't Touch

    Balbec Capital's $930M Bet on Mortgage Debt Banks Won't Touch Balbec Capital LP just closed its seventh flagship credit fund at $930 million in committed capital, according to a Bisnow report on the

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read