Bill Alpert

Bill Alpert

Senior Writer

LATEST ARTICLES

More Bad News at KKR's Private Credit Fund

More Bad News at KKR's Private Credit Fund

The fund announced several drastic measures to prop up its stock and return money to shareholders.

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Apollo Global Is Raising Tons, and Defends Private Credit

Apollo Global Is Raising Tons, and Defends Private Credit

With private credit under klieg lights, Apollo Global Management is telling investors not to heed negative headlines about that market.

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Software Deals Drag on Alt Manager Earnings

Software Deals Drag on Alt Manager Earnings

Despite market turmoil, the alternative asset managers continue to do heavy fund-raising.

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Ares: The Big Private-Credit Fund Is Riskier Than It Looks

Ares: The Big Private-Credit Fund Is Riskier Than It Looks

Ares has attracted business by allowing borrowers to defer paying cash interest.

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Ares Management Stock Rises After Earnings. Institutions Still Love Private Credit.

Ares Management Stock Rises After Earnings. Institutions Still Love Private Credit.

The asset manager also raised its quarterly dividend by 20% to $1.35 a share.

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Ares Capital Posts a Profit After Accounting Gain

Ares Capital Posts a Profit After Accounting Gain

Net investment income for the March quarter came to $398 million, or 55 cents a share.

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For Private Credit, It’s Crunch Time. The Leading Funds Prep for Earnings.

For Private Credit, It’s Crunch Time. The Leading Funds Prep for Earnings.

Money has flowed out of the leading credit funds, and investors will be looking for indications that the flood is slowing.

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Blue Owl Bulls Dig In. They Say It Will Continue to Grow and Attract Capital.

Blue Owl Bulls Dig In. They Say It Will Continue to Grow and Attract Capital.

Shares of Blue Owl are down by half since last summer on worries new artificial intelligence tools will hurt software company borrowers.

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Robinhood Gets Good News From the SEC. Why the Stock Is Jumping.

Robinhood Gets Good News From the SEC. Why the Stock Is Jumping.

A definitive end to the conflict in Iran would be good news for cryptocurrency traders.

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This Startup’s Psoriasis Drug Studies Have Lifted Its Stock

This Startup’s Psoriasis Drug Studies Have Lifted Its Stock

Phase 1 studies showed that one shot of ORKA-001 lasted long enough to allow dosing twice-a-year—or even once-a-year.

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This REIT Owns Trophy Hotels. Public Shareholders Say They Don’t Share in the Proceeds.

This REIT Owns Trophy Hotels. Public Shareholders Say They Don’t Share in the Proceeds.

“The governance here is just abysmal,” one portfolio manager told Barron’s. “Is anybody looking out for the shareholders?”

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Why Private Credit Is Still Drawing Big, Fresh Money

Why Private Credit Is Still Drawing Big, Fresh Money

Most of the private credit funds launched recently were in the works before affection cooled for the category.

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Blue Owl Sees Large Uptick in Tender Requests

Blue Owl Sees Large Uptick in Tender Requests

Blue Owl Capital stock is falling as investors look to move money out of its funds.

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New Nasdaq Index Rules Are a Gift for IPO Flippers. Here’s Why.

New Nasdaq Index Rules Are a Gift for IPO Flippers. Here’s Why.

Nasdaq’s new rules could fast track the entry of a newly public large company 15 days after its IPO.

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The First Criminal Trial in Alleged Russian Scheme that Snared Global Banks

The First Criminal Trial in Alleged Russian Scheme that Snared Global Banks

Paris prosecutors alleged yesterday that 58-year-old Russian citizen Dmitry Klyuev masterminded a 2007 scheme that stole $230 million from Russia’s treasury.

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Labor Dept. Rules Clear the Way for 401(k)s to Add Private Assets

Labor Dept. Rules Clear the Way for 401(k)s to Add Private Assets

Private asset managers such as Blackstone, Apollo Global Management, and KKR have long lobbied for access to the $14 trillion in 401(k) programs.

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Investors in Private Credit Funds Are Fretting About One Type of Loan Payment

Investors in Private Credit Funds Are Fretting About One Type of Loan Payment

Many borrowers are paying loan interest with IOUs instead of cash, which could be a sign of cash-flow problems.

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Ares Caps Redemptions as Private Credit Pressures Build

Ares Caps Redemptions as Private Credit Pressures Build

Ares Management has begun limiting withdrawals from its Strategic Income Fund as redemption requests rise across the private credit industry.

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Apollo Limits Withdrawals From Private-Credit Fund

Apollo Limits Withdrawals From Private-Credit Fund

The latest private-debt fund to limit redemptions by its wealthy investors is the $25 billion Apollo Debt Solutions.

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Private Credit ‘Spreads’ Are Narrowing. Outflows May Be a Good Thing

Private Credit ‘Spreads’ Are Narrowing. Outflows May Be a Good Thing

Less money is competing for a declining number of deals.

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