Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 ⁠A topical newsletter from CIO Private Markets A newsletter for institutional investors, spotlighting private markets news and trends. SPONSORED AD Alternatives BlackRock Sees Strong Institutional Demand for Private Credit The asset class, along with infrastructure, drove the firm’s inflows during the first quarter, while executives downplayed woes related to investor BDC redemptions. Alternatives MSCI Buys Secondaries Market Data Company PM Insights With the purchase, the index provider seeks to bring transparency to private market pricing, valuation, transaction and liquidity data. Alternatives Large Endowments Hold Steady With Private Market Allocations Despite emerging headwinds for higher-education institutions, these long-term investors are staying true to what they know. Opinion Private Credit Solved an Asset-Liability Mismatch, Then Recreated It The structure of retail private-credit offerings allowed investors to participate in the asset class’ yield premium without fully bearing its illiquidity cost, writes the CIO of Gramercy Funds Management. Alternatives Private Equity Dealmaking Set to Rebound, per McKinsey While deal value is increasing, the industry still faces structural headwinds. Alternatives What the Push for Alts in Retail Channels Means for Institutional Investors Limited partners have questions about their managers’ quest for new sources of capital. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up here to get Chief Investment Officer Spotlight directly in your mailbox!

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