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Credit Markets Face Transformative Year Amid Data Center Boom, Policy Shifts: Apollo 2025 Credit Outlook
Credit markets are entering a critical phase where spreads near multi-year tights will be tested by shifting policy dynamics.
Jan 20, 20252 min read


PE Industry Faces Triple Challenge in 2025: PitchBook US PE Outlook
PE industry confronts pivotal year as exit pressures mount, fundraising slows, and traditional models face structural tests.
Jan 20, 20252 min read


Private Credit Innovation Propels UMB to Industry Recognition
UMB revolutionizes private credit administration with integrated CLO trustee services and tech upgrades.
Jan 19, 20252 min read


Blackstone’s Bold Moves in Private Credit and Insurance: What You Need to Know
What’s New Blackstone Credit and Insurance (BXCI), led by Gilles Dellaert, has consolidated its credit and insurance businesses,...
Jan 17, 20252 min read


Blue Owl 2025 Outlook | Private Credit Set for Watershed Year as Market Evolution Accelerates
Private credit markets enter transformation phase as scale becomes critical differentiator and borrowers seek flexible financing alternative
Jan 16, 20252 min read


Goldman Shapes Its Future Around New Financing Unit, WSJ Reports
Goldman Sachs is merging three major financing teams into a new Capital Solutions Group to capitalize on the private credit surge.
Jan 13, 20252 min read


Morningstar Podcast | Risks, Benefits, and Options for Individual Investors in Private Assets
Private assets becoming available to retail investors via funds. Risks include low liquidity & disclosure. Private credit more common than e
Jan 11, 20252 min read


FT Opinion | Private Credit's Trillion-Dollar Pivot to Infrastructure Finance
Private credit firms partner with insurers to finance trillion-dollar infrastructure boom in data centers and energy transition projects.
Jan 10, 20252 min read


Private Credit Giant Blue Owl Sees Durability Despite Higher Rates | Interview Digest
Blue Owl CEO tells 'The Exchange' private credit is gaining ground as traditional lenders pull back from real estate and corporate financing
Jan 9, 20252 min read


Blackstone Bets $300M on AI Infrastructure Leader DDN
Blackstone is investing $300 million in DDN, a data intelligence solutions provider, at a $5 billion valuation.
Jan 9, 20251 min read


BlackRock Takes $600M+ Loss as Private Equity Bet Goes South; Alacrity Sets Q1 2025 Close for Restructuring
BlackRock's private equity division is taking a total loss on its controlling stake in Alacrity, an insurance outsourcing company.
Jan 9, 20252 min read


Morgan Stanley | Semi-Liquid Private Credit Funds Emerge as Key Growth Driver in Alternatives
Innovative "semi-liquid" fund structures are revolutionizing private market access for wealth management investors.
Jan 8, 20251 min read


Cliffwater 2025 Private Debt Outlook | Key Takeaways
Private debt targets 9.3% return in 2025, maintaining stability and downside protection despite yield compression from rate cuts.
Jan 7, 20252 min read


Podcast Insights | Blackstone's Jon Gray on What Makes The World's Biggest Alternative Asset Manager Tick
Blackstone's Jon Gray reveals to Norway's wealth fund CEO how the firm scaled to $1T+ AUM: relentless focus on returns & entrepreneurial cul
Jan 3, 20251 min read


Apollo Outlook | Private Markets Brace for "Higher for Longer" Rate Environment in 2025
Apollo Global Management's 2025 outlook reveals private markets are adapting to a new reality where interest rates will remain elevated.
Jan 2, 20252 min read


AIMA | Private Credit Market Surges Past $3 Trillion, Shows Resilience Amid Rate Hikes
The global private credit market has surpassed $3 trillion in assets under management, according to the ACCs 2024 report.
Dec 31, 20241 min read


Partners Group Outlook | Private Markets Face Historic Shift as "Brave New World" Emerges
Partners Group's 2025 outlook reveals a fundamental shift in private markets, where rising rates and volatility are forcing investors to aba
Dec 30, 20241 min read


BlackRock Outlook | Brightest days ahead for private markets
BlackRock projects private markets will grow from $13 trillion today to over $20 trillion by 2030.
Dec 30, 20242 min read


Dechert | Private Equity's 2025 Outlook: Recovery Takes Shape Despite Global Headwinds
Global private equity activity is showing clear signs of recovery heading into 2025, with deal values up 47% in the first three
Dec 28, 20241 min read


Macquarie Outlook | Growth Opportunities Amid Rate Cuts
Macquarie Asset Management's 2025 outlook projects a constructive investment environment marked by falling interest rates and ro
Dec 28, 20241 min read
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