Private markets have become essential for modern portfolio construction as public companies have declined substantially over the past decade and interesting innovation increasingly happens on the private side, yet wealthy individuals remain dramatically underallocated to alternatives compared to institutions.

Private credit has emerged as the must-have alternative asset class for advisors seeking higher yields and portfolio diversification beyond traditional 60/40 allocations, yet accessing this historically institutional-only market remains challenging for most investors.

Private markets face unprecedented challenges as State Street data shows PE underperformed public stocks across all timeframes for first time since 2000, while DoubleLine's Gundlach warns of CDO-like euphoria. Major firms pivot to Europe expansion amid frozen IPO markets, distressed opportunities in France, and growing retail access concerns. BlackRock targets $400B fundraising by 2030 as industry grapples with exit backlogs and liquidity mismatches threatening institutional

BlackRock executives presented their comprehensive private markets expansion strategy at their 2025 Investor Day, outlining how the world's largest asset manager plans to double its operating income by 2030 through aggressive growth in private credit, infrastructure, and technology platforms.

Moody's Ratings released a recent comprehensive analysis warning that the accelerating influx of retail investor capital into private markets represents both a massive growth opportunity and a significant systemic risk.

State Street's fourth annual Private Markets Study, led by Global Head of Alternatives Scott Carpenter, reveals a seismic shift in how institutional investors view the future of private markets.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce delivered a forceful call for dismantling barriers that exclude retail investors from private markets, going so far as to advocate for complete "elimination of the accredited investor standard."

John McArthur, Chief Investment Officer and senior partner at $3.6 billion wealth management firm Krilogy, sat down for an extensive discussion about how independent advisory firms are navigating the evolving private markets landscape.

Kipp deVeer, co-president of Ares Management, joined Ted Seides on Capital Allocators to discuss the seismic shift occurring as private wealth enters the alternatives market previously dominated by institutions.

Cesar Estrada, private markets head at Arcesium and former State Street executive who managed $1 trillion in assets, warns that alternative asset managers face a critical technology bottleneck as they diversify beyond traditional strategies. Speaking on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast, Estrada argues that firms expanding into evergreen funds, wealth management, and asset-based finance are hitting operational walls that threaten growth.

Apollo partners with major banks to trade private credit, potentially blurring public-private lines. $5B+ mega-deals dominate as Blackstone buys NYC pension stakes, India sees record $3.4B credit deal. UK mandates pension private allocation while ECB intensifies oversight. PE faces exit crisis with 12K portfolio companies stuck, distributions down 70%. Shadow banking hits $1T as retail access expands amid regulatory debates.RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check r

Steve Klinsky, founder and CEO of New Mountain Capital, sat down for an extensive interview about his 44-year journey in private equity, from co-founding Goldman Sachs' first buyout group in 1981 to building New Mountain into a $55 billion alternative asset manager. Klinsky, who witnessed the industry grow from 20 firms managing $1 billion to 5,000 firms managing $5 trillion, argues that private equity has evolved from a financing mechanism into a sophisticated business-build

Marc Rowan, CEO of Apollo Global Management, sat down with Barron's Andy Serwer to discuss the fundamental restructuring of investment markets. Rowan argues that the traditional view of "private as risky, public as safe" is obsolete, as public markets have become increasingly concentrated and correlated while private markets now offer diversification across the entire risk spectrum.

Private credit faces a capital abundance problem with too much money chasing too few deals, compressing returns from 14.9% to 5.2%. Major themes: university endowments liquidating PE stakes at steep discounts, regulatory push for retail access, systemic risk warnings, and IRR inflation concerns.RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.

Eric Mogelof, head of Global Client Solutions at KKR, reveals how the $640 billion alternative investment giant transformed from serving only institutions to aggressively pursuing private wealth over the past five years. Speaking on the Capital Allocators podcast, Mogelof identifies a structural market shift where individual investors allocate just 2-3% to alternatives compared to institutions' 20-50%, representing trillions in potential capital flows.

PitchBook's "2029 Private Market Horizons" report forecasts global private capital assets under management (AUM) will reach $24.1 trillion by 2029, up from nearly $19 trillion today, reflecting a more moderate 5.2% annual growth rate compared to the rapid expansion of the previous decade.

Kyle Kniffen, Managing Director and Global Head of Alternatives, Third Party Wealth at Goldman Sachs, discusses the evolution of private markets distribution to wealth investors in this Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.

Ted Seides interviews Michael Sidgmore, co-founder of Broadhaven Ventures and creator of the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast, about the massive shift of private wealth into alternative investments. Sidgmore, whose career spans Goldman Sachs, iCapital, and fintech ventures, explains how individual investors are following institutions into alternatives but at an accelerated pace.

James Clarke, global head of institutional capital at Blue Owl, shares his journey from financial journalist to asset management leader in this Capital Allocators podcast. With over two decades of experience, including ten years at PIMCO, Clarke offers insights into building institutional relationships and scaling a firm from startup to a $270 billion alternative asset manager.

Brett Hillard, Chief Investment Officer at GLASfunds, joined S&P Global's Private Markets 360° podcast to discuss how registered investment advisors (RIAs) can effectively integrate private market investments into client portfolios. With over 15 years of industry experience, Hillard explains how GLASfunds' innovative platform helps wealth managers overcome administrative complexities by providing streamlined access to private market opportunities.