News & Analysis

Four things Japanese investors want to see from prospective GPs

LPs at PDI’s Tokyo Forum on 27 June outlined their expectations around transparency, tax structuring, reporting and GP ownership.

RED 50 managers shrug off market woes

The largest real estate debt managers once again outperformed in a nightmare year for real estate fundraising.

BlackRock to snap up Preqin in £2.55bn deal  

Preqin is an independent private markets data provider.

Guggenheim closes on $1.2bn vehicle

The manager also announces the sale of its equity business to focus on core fixed income.

Loan Note: Why creditor violence may not spread to Europe; AXA IM Alts identifies opportunities

Violence in the US unlikely to spread to Europe; opportunities and challenges identified by AXA IM Alts; and private credit returns going strong.

L&G offers private markets to 5.2m pension members

The move is the latest to offer private markets funds, including private credit, to a wider range of mass market investors.

ELTIF 2.0: Slow off the mark but picking up pace

Private debt is playing catch-up in attracting investors from the retail space, but new legislation is helping.

Jirí Król: Regulation has become Washington’s new toy

Recent congressional letters show private credit is facing increasing levels of regulatory scrutiny, says the global head of the Alternative Credit Council

All or nothing: The flexible Future Fund

The Australian sovereign wealth fund’s total portfolio approach means it does not have set allocations, and every investment class – including private debt – is in competition for dollars at any given time. PDI discusses this approach and its implications with James Waldron and Shikha Gupta.