According to S&P Global Market Intelligence's 2025 US Insurance Investments Market Report, life insurers accelerated their shift toward alternative investments in 2024, with other long-term invested assets and mortgage loans each gaining portfolio share for the fourth consecutive year.

Blackstone reported outstanding Q2 2025 results with distributable earnings of $1.6 billion ($1.21/share), up 25% year-over-year, while fee-related earnings surged 31% to $1.5 billion. Assets under management hit a record $1.2 trillion, up 13% YoY, driven by $52 billion in quarterly inflows and strong performance across private credit, infrastructure, and private wealth platforms despite a muted realization environment.

King Street Capital Management closes European Real Estate Special Situations Fund II at ~$950 million, hitting hard cap within 12 months.

According to Morningstar's "The State of Semiliquid Funds 2025" report, assets in semiliquid funds surged 60% to $344 billion by end-2024, with credit overtaking real estate as the largest asset class at $188 billion. Interval funds are experiencing record launches, with 19 new funds through May 2025 already approaching 2024's record of 27 launches.

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking refinances 391-unit Class A multifamily property in Long Island City with $158.2M loan.

Marc Zahr, Co-President and Head of Real Estate at Blue Owl Capital, recently appeared on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast for a live interview in Miami to discuss how his firm has transformed from a $17 million startup in 2009 to managing $64 billion in real estate assets today. Zahr identifies a massive market inefficiency: $20 trillion of property, plant and equipment sits on investment-grade companies' balance sheets as non-earning assets, creating unprecedented opportunit

Starwood Capital Group closes three private credit vehicles totaling $2.86 billion, expanding its global real estate credit business.

What's New MSCI's Q4 2024 Private Capital Benchmarks Summary reveals a private markets landscape struggling to maintain momentum, with...

EQT Real Estate closes deal to build 805 rental apartments in Flemingsberg, Stockholm, with investment of nearly EUR 150 million.

Prudent Growth Partners acquires 20,751-square-foot Whipple Bradley Plaza in Canton, Ohio for $2.73 million, expanding its retail portfolio.

Northwind Group originates $45M loan for acquisition and predevelopment of 300 East 42nd Street, set for residential conversion.

Capital Square celebrates grand opening of Maeve, a 20-story mixed-use tower in downtown Raleigh's Warehouse District opportunity zone.

Ashcroft Capital expands Orlando-area portfolio with 300-unit luxury apartment community in fast-growing Horizon West.

Goulston & Storrs expands its New York office with four new attorneys joining its Corporate, Litigation, and Real Estate Groups.

Commercial real estate recovering from 2023 correction with transaction volumes increasing, while private credit helps fill bank void.

DIGITAL invests in 11 projects to accelerate housing production in British Columbia through its Housing Growth Innovation program.

Institutional investors are increasing private asset allocations, with a focus on infrastructure and real estate, amid shifting market conditions.

Private credit firms capitalize on European banks' retreat from lending, with residential real estate particularly attractive due to housing

Apollo transformed from scrappy upstart to $750B powerhouse by embracing complexity. How its "perpetual motion machine" is redefining financ

Private credit thrives on direct borrower relationships and covenant protection - advantages that become most valuable during market stress.