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Oliver Buchannon
Illiquid Insights
PE Wants Your Sports Team

Jul 24, 2026

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2 min read

PE Wants Your Sports Team

Professional sports are turning into an institutional asset class as private equity investment accelerates.

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Private Credit's Rebound

Jul 16, 2026

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Private Credit's Rebound

Direct lending fundraising is up and deal terms are improving

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Dealmaking is K-Shaped

Jul 9, 2026

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1 min read

Dealmaking is K-Shaped

Large Cap Deals Are Getting Done. Others Aren’t.

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Illiquid Insights
Credit is Opaque

Jul 2, 2026

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2 min read

Credit is Opaque

There's more stress in credit than it seems

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EBITDA Keeps Inflating

Jun 4, 2026

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2 min read

EBITDA Keeps Inflating

Aggressive EBITDA addbacks are quietly understating leverage and risk.

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Private Credit Has Come Back Down to Earth

May 14, 2026

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2 min read

Private Credit Has Come Back Down to Earth

Private credit rode a wave of high rates and wide spreads. That wave has broken.

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Primer: PE Secondaries

May 3, 2026

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1 min read

Primer: PE Secondaries

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Illiquid Insights
Private Equity is K-Shaped

Apr 30, 2026

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2 min read

Private Equity is K-Shaped

Private equity capital is consolidating at the top of the market, and the divide is growing.

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Primer: Financial Restructuring

Apr 24, 2026

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1 min read

Primer: Financial Restructuring

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Follow the Liquidity

Apr 23, 2026

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2 min read

Follow the Liquidity

Capital is moving as pressure on private equity grows

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Illiquid Insights
Private Equity's Annuity Playbook

Apr 19, 2026

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Private Equity's Annuity Playbook

US insurers are holding more illiquid, opaque investments

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Illiquid Insights
Restructuring Primer: Liability Management Exercises (LMEs)

Apr 17, 2026

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Restructuring Primer: Liability Management Exercises (LMEs)

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Distressed Debt is Disappearing

Apr 9, 2026

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4 min read

Distressed Debt is Disappearing

Private credit and LMEs are rewriting the distressed playbook

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Illiquid Insights
LBOs Are Out. Infrastructure Is In.

Apr 2, 2026

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4 min read

LBOs Are Out. Infrastructure Is In.

Infrastructure fundraising hit a record $200B in 2025. Here's why PE can't stop investing

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Report: Private Credit's Stress Cycle

Mar 20, 2026

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1 min read

Report: Private Credit's Stress Cycle

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Illiquid Insights
Private Credit Isn't a Ponzi Scheme

Mar 19, 2026

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5 min read

Private Credit Isn't a Ponzi Scheme

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Illiquid Insights
Big Tech is Levering Up

Mar 12, 2026

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3 min read

Big Tech is Levering Up

AI-related issuance has become the largest segment of the investment grade market

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Illiquid Insights
Private Equity's Uneven Recovery

Feb 12, 2026

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3 min read

Private Equity's Uneven Recovery

Large-cap private equity is recovering. Middle market isn’t.

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2026 Private Credit Outlook

Feb 10, 2026

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1 min read

2026 Private Credit Outlook

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Illiquid Insights
Private Credit Has Too Much Software

Feb 5, 2026

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3 min read

Private Credit Has Too Much Software

Investors are uneasy over private credit's exposure to the industry.

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Illiquid Insights
PE Returns are Falling Behind

Jan 22, 2026

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3 min read

PE Returns are Falling Behind

Private equity is lagging public markets as it grapples with a new market environment

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Illiquid Insights
2026 Private Equity Outlook

Jan 18, 2026

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1 min read

2026 Private Equity Outlook

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Illiquid Insights
Public Credit is Back in the Game

Jan 15, 2026

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3 min read

Public Credit is Back in the Game

The BSL market is competing, and winning, against private credit

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Illiquid Insights
The M&A Market is Thawing

Jan 8, 2026

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3 min read

The M&A Market is Thawing

An M&A rebound is driving optimism across private markets

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Illiquid Insights
2026 Private Credit Outlook

Jan 2, 2026

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1 min read

2026 Private Credit Outlook

See where the industry is headed in 2026.

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