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Alternative assets
Private Credit Fund Boom 2025
H.I.G. WhiteHorse closed its Middle Market Lending Fund IV at 5.9 billion dollars in August 2025, the largest private credit closing of the year and a marker of the asset class moving into mainstream allocation.
Mike Soertsz18minUpdated Aug 2026
Alternative assets
From Bonds to Buildings
Prime residential prices rose in 85 of 100 key markets during the 2022 bond selloff, illustrating why investors treat property rents and replacement costs as an inflation adjustment mechanism that fixed coupons lack.
Mike Soertsz9minUpdated Aug 2026
Alternative assets
Rethinking Risk-Free Assets
The 2022 government bond drawdown, one of the worst calendar years for Treasuries in the modern era, pushed investors toward floating-rate private credit in search of yield less exposed to duration.
Mike Soertsz8minUpdated Aug 2026
Fractional ownership
Hidden Financial Trap
Fractional yacht owners typically face total costs 40 to 60 per cent above their initial projections, driven by emergency assessments, insurance loading and deferred maintenance.
Mike Soertsz12minUpdated Aug 2026
Fractional ownership
All Eggs in One Basket
Fractional yacht ownership places 100 percent of an investor's exposure in one hull in one market, so a single event such as Hurricane Irma in 2017 can eliminate the entire position.
Mike Soertsz16minUpdated Aug 2026
Market intelligence
Vision Marine’s M&A Playbook
Vision Marine Technologies recorded a 504 per cent increase in boat sales within seven weeks of acquiring Nautical Ventures Group in June 2025, selling 8.2 million euros of boats between 20 June and 8 August.
Mike Soertsz18minUpdated Aug 2026
Fractional ownership
Legal Landmines
Any single co-owner of a fractionally held yacht can force a sale through a partition action, a process that typically runs 12 to 24 months from filing to completion and usually ends the ownership entirely.
Mike Soertsz15minUpdated Aug 2026
Living with a yacht
Luxury Watches for Yachting
A yachting watch needs water resistance of at least 100 metres, corrosion-resistant case materials, sapphire crystal and high-contrast luminous legibility, with regatta timers and tide indicators as the complications that matter at sea.
Mike Soertsz16minUpdated Aug 2026
Fractional ownership
Trapped in Paradise
Fractional yacht shares have no secondary market, so a one-eighth share does not clear at 12.5 per cent of vessel value, and the only reliable exit is a partition action taking one to two years from filing.
Mike Soertsz14minUpdated Aug 2026
Market intelligence
Superyacht Market Surge 2025
Ten superyachts over 100 metres came to market simultaneously in 2025, led by the 101-metre Kusch-built I Dynasty at 240 million euros, an inventory level that has restored negotiation to the top of the market.
Mike Soertsz18minUpdated Aug 2026
Charter income and returns
Yacht Investment Guide
Yacht investment income comes almost entirely from charter operations across four vessel categories, motor yachts, sailing yachts, catamarans and superyachts, and no audited measurement of global yacht market value is published.
Mike Soertsz8minUpdated Aug 2026
Alternative assets
Collectibles Investment Guide
The Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index rose 7 per cent in the twelve months to June 2023, but dispersion inside the basket ran from art up 30 per cent to classic cars down 7 per cent.
Mike Soertsz8minUpdated Aug 2026
Charter income and returns
Yacht Investment Risks
Yacht investment returns depend on charter income net of maintenance, crew, insurance, berthing and fuel, and are exposed to 4 distinct risk categories: market, operational, regulatory and geographic.
Mike Soertsz3minUpdated Aug 2026
Charter income and returns
Charter Yacht vs Stocks
Charter yacht investments require a 3 to 5 year minimum holding period and 6 to 12 months of acquisition and operational setup, while listed equities can be entered and exited within minutes.
Mike Soertsz7minUpdated Aug 2026
Living with a yacht
Luxurious Charter Yachts
The global yacht charter market was worth an estimated 7 to 19 billion euros in 2024 and 2025 and is projected to reach 11 to 31 billion euros by 2030 to 2035.
Mike Soertsz12minUpdated Aug 2026
Living with a yacht
Evolution of Yacht Design
Yacht design has been reshaped by two decisive breaks: competitive racing after the first America's Cup in 1851, and the arrival of fiberglass construction in the 1950s that opened ownership beyond the aristocracy.
Mike Soertsz10minUpdated Aug 2026
Living with a yacht
Best Yacht Destinations 2024
The Mediterranean remained the dominant yachting destination through 2024 while the global yacht market grew at a 5.1 per cent compound annual rate towards an estimated 12.1 billion euros by 2030.
Mike Soertsz11minUpdated Aug 2026
Living with a yacht
Day in the Life
Owning a charter yacht is an operating business, with daily bookings review, crew management, provisioning and maintenance approval, set against a global charter market estimated at 7 to 19 billion euros.
Mike Soertsz12minUpdated Aug 2026
Market intelligence
Global Yacht Sales Trends
Global yacht sales continued to expand in 2024 while growth normalised after the exceptional 2020 to 2022 pandemic surge, with no audited industry sales figure published for the sector.
Mike Soertsz24minUpdated Aug 2026
Market intelligence
Yacht Industry Economic Impact
The yacht market contracted sharply in the 2008 and 2009 financial crisis but stabilised by 2010 to 2011 and resumed growth by 2012 to 2013, recovering faster than most luxury sectors.
Mike Soertsz26minUpdated Aug 2026