Category Archives: Alternative Investments
1789 Capital Closes $1.2 Billion Sun Belt Real Estate Development Fund:
HedgeCo.Net — 1789 Capital said Thursday it closed its debut Real Estate Development Fund at $1.2 billion of AUM, with Easton Street as exclusive operating partner and a stated aim of executing projects totaling more than $8 billion of projected […]
The “Democratization” Rush: Liquid Alts ETFs Explode:
(HedgeCo.Net) — The alternative-investment industry is moving through one of the most important distribution shifts in its modern history. Strategies that were once reserved for institutions, family offices, and high-net-worth investors are increasingly being repackaged into liquid, transparent, retail-friendly exchange-traded funds. […]
Blackstone and Apollo Work on $36 Billion Anthropic Debt Deal:
(HedgeCo.Net) The artificial intelligence boom is no longer just a venture capital story, a public equity momentum trade, or a software adoption narrative. It is rapidly becoming one of the largest infrastructure financing cycles in modern markets. The reported effort […]
Apollo’s $3 Billion Fund Sale:
(HedgeCo.Net) Apollo Global Management’s reported talks to sell MidCap Financial Investment Corp., a publicly listed private-credit business development company valued with its portfolio at roughly $3 billion, are more than a single-asset transaction story. They are a signal that private-credit giants […]
Ares Doubles Down on Credit and BDC Exposure:
(HedgeCo.Net) Ares Management is sending a clear message to the alternative-investment market: while parts of private credit are facing heavier scrutiny, rising redemption pressure, valuation questions, and increased regulatory attention, the largest institutional platforms are not retreating from the asset […]
Franklin Templeton’s Alts Expansion: Private Markets Move Deeper Into the Advisor Portfolio:
(HedgeCo.Net) Franklin Templeton’s launch of private market model portfolios on the Corastone network marks another important step in the retailization of alternative investments. For decades, private equity, private credit, private real estate and infrastructure were largely the domain of institutional […]
Apollo Tops $1 Trillion in AUM and Moves Toward Daily Private Credit Pricing:
(HedgeCo.Net) Apollo Global Management has crossed one of the most important thresholds in the modern alternative investment business: more than $1 trillion in assets under management. But the bigger signal for investors may not simply be the size of the platform. […]
Mayor vs. Billionaire: NYC’s Proposed Tax Fight With Citadel’s Ken Griffin Sparks Debate Over Future Center of Global Finance:
(HedgeCo.Net) New York has always been more than a city. It is a financial capital, a political stage, a luxury real estate trophy market, and a symbol of the uneasy bargain between private wealth and public obligation. That bargain is […]
Ackman’s Dual IPO Bet: Pershing Square Tests the Public Markets with $2.8 Billion Backing:
(HedgeCo.Net) Bill Ackman is once again stepping into the spotlight—this time with a bold new attempt to bridge the gap between public markets and alternative investments. His firm, Pershing Square Capital Management, has initiated a roadshow for a dual initial public offering (IPO) […]