Morgan Stanley, Ashwin Krishnan in 9fin: Opportunistic credit finds itself in the LP spotlight

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric), part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), today announced new partnerships with Harding Loevner and Schafer Cullen Capital Management to deliver the Custom Active solution, an innovative tax optimization capability for active equity managers. Parametric expanded its Custom Active offering with more than 16 new strategies added year-to-date across its partner network and now includes MSIM’s Applied Equity Advisors suite of strategies.

We believe the present cycle has several more years to run, leading to healthier exits and distributions to PE investors. Learn why in our 2026 Private Equity outlook.

A combination of motivated sellers, increasingly engaged buyers, and greater availability of debt is creating favorable conditions for a rebound in transaction activity and asset values. Learn why in our 2026 Real Estate outlook.

We expect new deal demand and a large refinancing wave to gradually overtake private credit supply allowing lenders to preserve discipline, strengthen terms, and capture the illiquidity premium to public markets. Learn why in our 2026 Private Credit outlook.