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.

Marc Zahr, Co-President and Head of Real Estate at Blue Owl Capital, recently appeared on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast for a live interview in Miami to discuss how his firm has transformed from a $17 million startup in 2009 to managing $64 billion in real estate assets today. Zahr identifies a massive market inefficiency: $20 trillion of property, plant and equipment sits on investment-grade companies' balance sheets as non-earning assets, creating unprecedented opportunit

Scott Kleinman, Co-President of Apollo Asset Management, spoke to the Money Maze Podcast from New York about what he calls the "irreversible convergence" of public and private markets.

John Zito, Co-President of $800 billion Apollo Global Management, reveals how his firm executed a fundamental transformation of asset management through its merger with insurance company Athene on the Invest Like the Best podcast. Speaking with host Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Zito explains that Apollo now deploys over $300 billion of its own capital alongside clients rather than simply collecting fees on third-party money, creating unprecedented alignment in an industry built on

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.

The three largest players in private equity—Blackstone, Apollo, and KKR—are pursuing dramatically different business models after decades of similar strategies, according to the Financial Times. While all three firms dominated the industry using comparable approaches through 2020, the post-pandemic era has revealed sharp strategic divergences that could determine their resilience during market downturns.

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.

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

Dr. Ashby Monk, Executive Director of Stanford Research Initiative on Long Term Investing, reveals how pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and endowments—managing $140 trillion globally—operate fundamentally differently from typical businesses.

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.

Joel Holsinger, Partner and Portfolio Manager at Ares Management where he co-heads the $40+ billion alternative credit division, shared insights on the S&P Global podcast about the rapidly evolving alternative credit landscape.

Carlyle CEO sees private markets becoming essential amid uncertainty, highlighting shift from public markets to private capital growth engines.

Private equity firms are pivoting from large platform acquisitions to strategic add-on deals and operational improvements as the market prep

Fink's vision: Democratize private markets to fuel a $68 trillion infrastructure boom and reshape investing for everyday people.

ghSMART expands its Australian presence, aiming to triple its team by 2025 to meet growing demand for leadership advisory services.

"I still think we're in early innings. There's so much room to grow," says John Sweeney, CEO of Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions

Federated Hermes' COO highlights data-driven PE strategy to weather fundraising challenges amid evolving investor demands for customization

Newly appointed Ares Management Co-Presidents Kipp deVeer and Blair Jacobson discussed global expansion strategies and record deployment

Goulston & Storrs expands its New York office with four new attorneys joining its Corporate, Litigation, and Real Estate Groups.