Alexander Davis

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2 Cautionary Tales From Private Equity and Private Credit Markets

What investors can learn from the sagas involving ERShares and Blue Owl Capital.

Jeffrey Ptak, CFA Mar 13, 2026

Private Credit’s Liquidity Squeeze Puts Lenders in a Tight Spot

Blackstone, BlackRock, and Blue Owl deal with rising redemption requests differently as the asset class reaches a crossroads.

Alexander Davis Mar 12, 2026

What Is Blue Owl?

The firm’s oversight of some of its private credit funds has drawn scrutiny and highlighted concerns for individual investors.

Alexander Davis Feb 26, 2026

Public Meets Private: Introducing a New Morningstar Newsletter

Keep up with the latest news and trends as private markets open to new investors.

Alexander Davis Jan 9, 2026

As 401(k) Plans Add Private Assets, What Are Investors Really Buying?

New retirement products aimed at small investors may not live up to industry hype.

Alexander Davis Oct 28, 2025

Private Capital Chases Deals in the Booming Wealth Management Sector

Rising demand from wealthy clients seeking investment alternatives is driving more individual investors into the private markets.

Alexander Davis Oct 21, 2025

Private Equity for Retirement Savers? Change is Coming to 401(k) Plans

President Trump is expected sign an executive order making it easier for retirement plans to add private investments.

Alexander Davis Jul 16, 2025

Courting the Wealth Channel, Venture Capital Struggles as Other Private Funds Soar

Semiliquid funds covering private credit, real estate, and infrastructure attract high-net-worth investors.

Alexander Davis Jul 15, 2025

What’s It Taking for Private Equity to Reach Smaller Investors?

Attracting a broader audience to private investment requires a significant revamp of how firms sell to advisors.

Alexander Davis Jun 4, 2025

How Cliffwater Interval Funds Led a Private Wealth Fundraising Bonanza

A strategy to go all in on advisors helped Cliffwater build the largest interval fund.

Alexander Davis Apr 25, 2025

Alexander “Alec” Davis is the head of enterprise reporting for PitchBook News, based in San Francisco.

Previously, he was PitchBook’s editor-in-chief from 2019 to 2025, an editor at The Wall Street Journal and a founding editor of MarketWatch.

Davis holds a bachelor’s degree in history and journalism from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a master’s degree in international politics from American University.