Real estate debt

SEC zeroes in on private funds valuations

Examiners ask about funds by name in opening requests. Enforcement has picked up the scent, too, Private Funds CFO has learned.

Exclusive: Slate closes $1bn SMA to expand senior lending platform

The New York-based manager is adding competitive lending depth atop its flagship platform and has more capital-raising efforts in the works.

Barings, North Carolina pension manager in $2.1bn partnership

The NCIA is committing capital to the GP’s real estate debt, capital solutions strategies.

Blackstone credit inflows slow in Q2

But growth in insurance inflows helped boost total credit inflows to $33bn, nearly 50% of the firm’s total.

S3 Capital details next platform targets following $10bn milestone

The New York-based manager is looking for construction lending opportunities in and beyond the stateside Sun Belt market for its next $10bn of volume.

The next stage in CRE loans post rate shock

It may once again be time to consider lending to certain mid-market property types.

SFERs’ strategy weightings, geographical exposure led to private credit misses

Even as the $40bn system deals with short-term underperformance, its pacing into the asset class is expected to increase in the coming years.

The big divide: How Europe and America’s private credit markets are parting ways

As North American private credit reels from scathing headlines, Europe appears relatively insulated. Have the asset class’s two most important regions gone their separate ways?

Why infra debt outperforms traditional fixed income

PEI Group’s Scientific Infra & Private Assets division delves into the numbers behind infra debt’s success.

European insurers eye bigger private debt allocations

Sweden’s LF, the Netherlands’ NN Group and UK firms Pension Insurance Corporation and Foresters Friendly Society are exploring new opportunities in illiquid credit.