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About BSP-Alcentra

The Benefit Street Partners-Alcentra (BSP-Alcentra) platform is one of the largest global alternative credit asset managers, with more than 35 years combined global expertise in private debt, special situations, structured credit, collateralized loan obligations, liquid credit and real estate lending.

US$79B

Assets under management

4

Global locations

35+

Combined years investing in private credit

Data as of 31/03/2025.

Our expertise

Our US and European credit platforms offer comprehensive investment expertise across the entire credit spectrum in both private and public markets. Our established teams possess extensive experience in deploying capital across the capital structure, navigating multiple business cycles with proven success. 

Demonstrated credit discipline

  • Emphasis on downside risk management

  • Low loss rates across the various strategies

  • Focus on underwriting each credit on a deal-by-deal basis

Scaled and integrated platform

  • Robust platform with a large team of credit professionals

  • Investment expertise that spans across the credit spectrum

  • Ability to leverage in-house research team

Experience across the credit spectrum

  • Experience investing across multiple cycles/market downturns

  • Flexibility to invest across the capital structure to capture best risk-adjusted returns

  • Opportunistic investing based on market conditions

Deep experience across the credit spectrum

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AUM amounts are approximations as of 31/03/2025 and are unaudited.

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Our knowledge hub

Alternatives education by Franklin Templeton

The Franklin Templeton knowledge hub provides educational resources to help empower partners to navigate alternative investments. Explore our knowledge hub section to find out more about our experts’ latest thinking, unique opportunities, and an in-depth understanding of the alternatives market.

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Accessing private assets: Liquidity in an illiquid world

The first in our ‘Accessing Private Assets’ series aimed at providing transparency on private asset products, we explore how managers support the periodic liquidity (subscriptions and redemptions) available to investors in semi-liquid fund structures. 

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The cost of being too liquid

Private markets have historically delivered an “illiquidity premium” which has been captured by many institutions in their asset allocation to alternatives. Learn more about the illiquidity premium and get some ideas about allocating to private markets. 

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Unlocking opportunities: Understanding the growing secondary market

The global secondary market has grown over the past three decades primarily because of the increased supply of capital committed to private investment funds, according to Lexington Partners. They believe the backdrop for the secondary market continues to remain attractive.

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Benefit Street Partners/Alcentra is a Specialized Investment Manager (“SIM”), part of the Franklin Templeton Group. Franklin Resources, Inc. acquired BNY Alcentra Group Holdings, Inc (“Alcentra”) from an affiliate of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation on 1 November 2022.

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