Bloomberg Surveillance · Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Barbara Durkee of BDA Capital Partners highlights private credit as a key area within alternative investments, offering yields of five to six percent, which are higher than treasuries. She notes that while private equity and venture capital require long-term lock-ups, private credit provides a way to stabilize portfolios.
“Well, private credit and private loaning. It's been around now since the eight when the banks had to get out of that business, and so the returns are down, but they're still higher than what you can get, say in treasuries, So I think you still have to be there. I think in private you know, in venture capital funds or private equity funds, those got to be a long term lock up and so it really depends on the client profile there. But I think you have to continue to look at private credit.”
“So you can go you know, further down and take a little bit more risk what seems to be risk in the credit area. Because of that, I think you've got you can get higher yields five to six percent.”