Dakota Research Podcast
The Dakota Research Podcast delivers the most relevant updates and expert commentary on the private fund industry, straight from our in house Research Team. Whether you’re an allocator, consultant, or fund manager, Dakota Research Podcast equips you with the knowledge you need to navigate private markets with confidence and make smarter decisions.
Dakota Research Podcast
Latest Episodes
Buying the Fee Stream: What GP Stakes Investing Really Means for Allocators
In this episode of Dakota Insights, Chris and Alex unpack GP stakes investing — buying minority equity interests in the management companies that run alternative asset funds, rather than in the funds themselves, and what that means for both all...
It's Not Oil Money: Soling Partners on the Middle East's Evolving Allocator Landscape
In this episode of the Dakota Insights Interview Series, hosts Chris Leroy and Alex DeMarco sit down with Marius Vygantas and Richard Banks, founding partners of Soling Partners, a boutique advisory firm focused exclusively on the Middle East. ...
The $9 Trillion Public Pension Market: What Every Investment Firm Needs to Know
In this episode of Dakota Insights, Chris and Alex deliver a comprehensive breakdown of the US public pension universe — 800-plus plans, $9 trillion in AUM — a…In this episode of Dakota Insights, Chris and Alex deliver a comprehensive breakdown...
The Evergreen Market Landscape: How a Niche Structure Became a Mainstream Wealth Channel
In Episode 29 of the Dakota Insights Podcast, we explore the evergreen market — the open-ended fund structure that has grown from a niche corner of private markets into a mainstream wealth channel reshaping how individuals access alternatives.<...
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AI Doesn't Run on Code Alone: Inside Tortoise Capital's AI Infrastructure Strategy
In this Dakota Insights interview, Chris LeRoy and Alex deMarco sit down with Robert Thummel, Senior Portfolio Manager and Investment Committee member at Tortoise Capital, to explore the firm's active ETF platform and the growing investment opp...
