September’s most-read list is a fair snapshot of what was on readers’ minds as the third quarter wound down: whether the stress in private credit is easing, where public pensions are putting money to work and how the largest managers are packaging private markets for individual investors. Fund closes drew their usual crowd, too.
The were pleasantly surprised to see At Your Service, our new weekly roundup of news on the service providers that keep private markets running, had two editions landed in the top 10. Evidently we weren’t the only ones curious about who is moving where.
Two exclusives also made the cut. Alvarez & Marsal’s Jeff Shaffer talked with us about where private capital is finding openings in sports. And in a contributed piece, University of Portland marketing professor Ian Parkman makes the case that one of the most comfortable assumptions in private equity diligence deserves a harder look. If you missed either one the first time around, they’re below.
Here are the 10 stories Alternatives Watch readers turned to most in September, in ascending order.