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ExchangeRight has fully subscribed Net-Leased Portfolio 73 DST, a $90.67 million offering backed primarily by investment‑grade tenants operating in necessity-based industries. The Delaware statutory trust provides investors with monthly distributions at a current rate of 5.00%, supported by in-place lease revenue, and is now closed to new investors. The portfolio comprises 11 long-term net-leased properties …

The Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF) approved $1.17 billion in fresh capital commitments at its July meeting, continuing an aggressive expansion into private market strategies following $1.7 billion in allocations deployed in May. The $69 billion pension fund split the primary commitments across private equity and real estate vehicles, while simultaneously evaluating new …

Galaxy Digital has made a strategic investment in Digital Prime Technologies, the institutional digital asset technology firm behind Tokenet, a lending platform developed in partnership with EquiLend. The investment extends an existing relationship: Galaxy participated as a launch client when Tokenet went live in May 2026. Tokenet applies securities lending workflows, risk controls, and lifecycle …

Peachtree Group, an investment management firm, has partnered with Goldman Sachs Custody Solutions to expand its reach of alternative investment offerings to investors.  Through Goldman Sachs’ custody solutions platform, RIAs will gain access to Peachtree’s investment products, to provide high-net-worth and affluent clients with“streamlined” access to Peachtree’s real estate and credit products.  Additionally, Peachtree’s investment vehicles are accessible through alternative investment platforms, including iCapital, SEI …

Brookfield Asset Management and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have agreed to take LXP Industrial Trust private in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.2 billion, including net debt and preferred equity. West Palm Beach-based LXP owns one of the largest portfolios of warehouse and logistics facilities in the U.S., comprising approximately 53 million square …

Axos Financial subsidiary Axos Nevada Holding plans to acquire Arc Technologies, a cash management and fintech platform, in a move to expand its artificial intelligence offerings.  The acquisition will enable Axos to gain access to enhanced AI capabilities through Arc’s financial infrastructure hub and agentic finance tools, which are designed to automate workflows, provide market insights, and boost operational efficiency.  The deal, which is expected to close this month, will be Axos’ fourth acquisition in the last year.  In May , Axos acquired Los Angeles-based Jenius Bank’s $2.3 billion in deposits from …

U.S. wholesale inflation followed the example of consumer price inflation in June with a monthly decline. The Producer Price Index for final demand fell by a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in June after rising 1.1% the previous month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. Analysts had expected the June figure to be in line …

Executive Summary The war in Iran has scrambled traditional views of safety in fixed income, pushing investors out of long‑duration Treasuries and broad investment‑grade benchmarks and into floating‑rate, senior‑secured credit. From February 28 through early July, the Invesco Senior Loan ETF (BKLN) returned just over 3% on a total‑return basis, compared with losses of about …

Estate planning has evolved from a value-added offering to a core expectation for financial advisors, with a growing number of investors saying they would change advisors to gain access to the service, according to Trust & Will’s 2026 Financial Advisor Report. The national survey of 1,500 U.S. adults found that 61% of Americans believe financial …

Standard Chartered has expanded its Variable Capital Company (VCC) platform with the launch of a new Asia-focused multi-asset investment strategy, appointing BlackRock as sub-manager as the bank broadens its managed investment offerings for wealth management clients. The new Signature Select APAC Allocation Plus sub-fund is designed to provide investors with diversified exposure across the Asia-Pacific …

Nuveen has struck a strategic partnership with the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) to deploy up to $2 billion into sustainable infrastructure via Nuveen’s Energy Infrastructure Credit (EIC) platform. CalSTRS will act as anchor investor for a sustainable infrastructure sleeve within the Energy & Power Infrastructure Credit Fund II (EPIC II), and is positioned …

Global infrastructure investment manager I Squared Capital has agreed to acquire Milestone Environmental Services, a leading independent environmental infrastructure company, from private equity firm SK Capital Partners. Headquartered in Houston, Milestone owns and operates 15 fully permitted disposal facilities for oil and gas drilling, completion, and production waste. Its assets are strategically positioned across major …

Private equity sponsors are fundamentally changing how they manage portfolio companies during extended holding periods, increasingly abandoning the assumption that an initial investment thesis remains fixed through exit. According to new research from McKinsey & Company titled Unlocking Full Potential: Five Practices Reshaping PE Value Creation, buyouts are experiencing prolonged lifespans. Average hold periods have …

SummitIG has acquired Dark Fiber and Infrastructure LLC (DF&I) from funds managed by Blue Owl Capital, expanding its dark fiber network across the Mid-Atlantic. SummitIG has been majority owned by digital infrastructure investment firm SDC Capital Partners since 2019. The acquisition adds nearly 200 miles of conduit and dark fiber assets to SummitIG’s existing network …

Figure Technology Solutions is making a bold move to expand its blockchain-based capital markets platform, announcing a $717 million agreement to acquire Kiavi, an AI-powered lending platform serving residential real estate investors. The deal includes a joint venture with Sixth Street to purchase loans off Kiavi’s balance sheet. Kiavi has spent 13 years building a …

Moomoo is expanding its cryptocurrency trading business into Texas while introducing a new feature that allows U.S. users to transfer digital assets directly between external wallets and their platform accounts. The global investment and trading platform said Texas-based investors can now trade 52 cryptocurrencies through Moomoo Crypto with zero commissions and transaction fees as low …

Executive Summary The war in Iran has scrambled traditional views of safety in fixed income, pushing investors out of long‑duration Treasuries and broad investment‑grade benchmarks and into floating‑rate, senior‑secured credit. From February 28 through early July, the Invesco Senior Loan ETF (BKLN) returned just over 3% on a total‑return basis, compared with losses of about …