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    Bad Actor Disqualification Under Rule 506: What Every LP Should Check Before Wiring Capital
    Regulatory & Compliance

    Bad Actor Disqualification Under Rule 506: What Every LP Should Check Before Wiring Capital

    Rule 506 of Regulation D lets private companies and funds raise capital without SEC registration, but there's a gate most retail-facing explainers skip: the SEC's "bad actor" disqualification rule,...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    9,918 First-Time Funds Filed in Q1 2026: What the SEC's Form D Data Tells You
    Market Analysis

    9,918 First-Time Funds Filed in Q1 2026: What the SEC's Form D Data Tells You

    Reg D fund issuers raised $682.6 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up 39% from $490.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to SEC DERA's Regulation D Offerings Statistics . Buried...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    The SPAC Comeback Nobody's Hyping (And Why That's the Point)
    Market Analysis

    The SPAC Comeback Nobody's Hyping (And Why That's the Point)

    SPACs are back, quietly. Not 2021 back. In 2025, 144 SPAC IPOs raised more than $30 billion, the strongest year since the boom, and 2026 is on pace to land somewhere close to that, with roughly 112...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    North Haven Net REIT Raises $58.3 Million: What Morgan Stanley's Monthly NAV REIT Closing Actually Costs You
    Real Estate

    North Haven Net REIT Raises $58.3 Million: What Morgan Stanley's Monthly NAV REIT Closing Actually Costs You

    North Haven Net REIT, the perpetual-life, non-listed real estate investment trust advised by a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, sold 2,790,195 common shares on August 3, 2026 for roughly...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    CD&R's Fund XIII Offshore Filing: What a SICAV-RAIF Feeder Actually Does
    Private Equity

    CD&R's Fund XIII Offshore Filing: What a SICAV-RAIF Feeder Actually Does

    On August 5, 2026, an entity called CD R Fund XIII Private Investors Offshore SICAV-RAIF S.C.Sp. filed a Form D with the SEC under Investment Company Act Section 3(c)(7). It's the offshore feeder...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    Cornerstone Investors: What the First LP in Your Fund Actually Costs You
    Capital Raising

    Cornerstone Investors: What the First LP in Your Fund Actually Costs You

    TL;DR: A cornerstone investor is the first LP who commits real size, usually 15-30% of your target, before you have a track record for that specific fund, and their check is what unlocks every check...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read

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