Research & Data

Number of smaller funds dwindles

Analysis of fund close data found that vehicles valued at under $250m have seen a rapid decline since 2024.

1 min read · 10 September 2026

Small LPs use GP-led secondaries to accelerate private markets allocations, OCIOs say

Endowments and foundations using outsourced investment offices increasingly view GP-led secondaries as a way to deploy capital more quickly into private markets, prioritising performance opportunities over liquidity concerns.

5 min read · 02 September 2026

Infra and RE debt fundraising struggle in H1 2026

Despite record-breaking H1 fundraising activity, infrastructure and real estate credit funds are largely absent from the total.

1 min read · 02 September 2026

Three key trends for US private credit in 2026

The US private credit market puts in a strong performance despite market headwinds.

4 min read · 01 September 2026

BDC manager ranking 2026

The PEI Private Credit BDC ranking looks at the biggest managers of business development companies in North America, with rankings for both public and private BDCs.

1 min read · 01 September 2026

PEI Private Credit 200: North American GPs reinforce their dominance

Our annual ranking of private credit’s biggest fundraisers also shows capital raising increasing overall – and rising especially fast for the largest fund managers.

2 min read · 01 September 2026

Licensed to lend: BlackRock caught on both sides of Aston Martin’s debt fight

Aston Martin, makers of James Bond’s iconic car, creates a JCrew-style trapdoor – BlackRock is both beneficiary and casualty.

3 min read · 31 August 2026

Nuveen’s latest green C-PACE fund puts strategy over $3bn mark

Clean energy debt fund’s fourth vintage alone, on first close, adds over $1bn to total; more jurisdictions widen originations pipeline.

2 min read · 27 August 2026

Credit secondaries fundraising strong but likely to fall short of 2025

Despite a strong start to the year, totals for 2026 are set to fall short of the record-breaking sum seen last year.

1 min read · 24 August 2026

Non-listed BDC fundraising at lowest quarterly level in six years

Stanger report also sees highs in redemption requests: 10.4% of NAV in Q and 12.4% in Q2.

3 min read · 18 August 2026

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