Fund Managers

In today’s edition, StepStone’s Vlaski highlights areas ABL needs to address to advance further. Meanwhile, the focus of AlbaCore’s Gillam is on AI and leverage; and Monroe launches innovative wealth capital product. Here’s today’s brief for our valued subscribers only.

What affects the decision to invest in a fund other than elements such as manager expertise, performance, underwriting process and fees? Four LPs give their take.

Of the attention-grabbing moments at this week’s DACH Forum, the suggestion that investors lean into risk raised the most eyebrows. We bring you a summary of the event’s major talking points.

The PEI Private Credit DACH Forum heard from academic Sascha Steffen that credits are starting to move seamlessly between the two markets.

The evergreen fund will be available to both institutions and private wealth investors.

The suggested move has much prelude, both amongst other private credit concerns and in Blue Owl’s own recent history.

With the hiring of Drew Fung, the Iowa-based manager is stepping up its ambitions in private real estate credit.

In the US, rulemakers are pondering how to open up private markets, but managers should know that transparency is a vital accompaniment.

Read our full report for details of the 100 firms that make the ranking as well as our insight and analysis of each constituent asset class: private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate and secondaries.