Massachusetts Biopharma Sees Capital Resurgence Even as Jobs Post First Annual Decline
Why this matters
Capital markets activity continues to be defined by the rotation from bank balance sheets to non-bank lenders. Private credit funds have raised record dry powder; banks have tightened CRE underwriting standards for the sixth consecutive quarter. The result is a market where well-sponsored deals clear, and marginal credit pays a meaningful spread to do so. For LPs, the allocation conversation has shifted decisively toward real estate debt, with equity allocations being deployed more selectively into operator-led platforms.
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Massachusetts’ biopharma industry saw employment shrink by 3.1% in 2025 to 113,503 jobs, the first annual decline in the two decades that industry association MassBio has tracked the sector. Conversely, MassBio’…
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