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CEPRES' 2026 Private Credit Outlook

Get a data-driven view of the trends shaping private credit in 2026 — from widening performance dispersion and sector-level risk to refinancing pressure and borrower resilience. Built on CEPRES private markets data across 17,200+ funds and 157,000+ deals, this report helps investors move beyond headline market narratives and understand what is really driving outcomes at the loan level.

Download the report to explore where risk is building, where opportunity remains strongest, and why manager selection, sector expertise, and deeper portfolio transparency matter more than ever.

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The Data Center Deal: What the Numbers Actually say About the AI Infrastructure Boom

Data Centers are commanding some of the highest valuations in private markets. But the headline returns hide a much more divided market.

CEPRES DealForge shows recent Co-location/Data Center deals at 20.60x median EV/EBITDA, while the upper 50% generated a 44.16% median IRR versus 11.58% for the lower 50%.

Download the report to see what separates the strongest deals, where sector averages mask downside, and what is actually driving returns — before your next investment decision.

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Venture Capital: Is the AI Boom Repeating the Dot-Com Cycle

Thirty years of North American technology venture data reveal a $480.5bn gap between reported portfolio valuations and realized cash.

Download the report to compare the AI and dot-com cycles across capital flows, defaults, loss rates, IRR and DPI—and see what the data suggests about how much of today’s AI-driven value could ultimately convert into distributions.

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Price and Limits of the EV Trade: A Deal-Level View of Growth, Risk, and Returns in Automotive Components

DealForge analysis of 112 automotive-component investments, including 18 tire and rubber deals, reveals a 23.73% versus 0.41% median gross IRR split — while 85% of net equity value creation came from revenue growth and margin expansion.

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