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🎥 Goldman Sachs' Kyle Kniffen - the arc of alternatives at Goldman Sachs
<p>Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.</p><p>We sat down with Kyle Kniffen, Managing Director, Global Head of Alternatives, Third Party Wealth at Goldman Sachs.</p><p>We were live from Berlin, which becomes the “capital of private capital” in June as private equity industry leaders make the annual pilgrimage to the city for one of the marquee private equity conferences, SuperReturn Berlin.</p><p>With Prosek Partners and former Bloomberg TV journalist Deirdre Bolton as my producer, along with her team, we took over a Tiny Space cabin to hold big conversations with some of the...
🎥 Sagard's Paul Desmarais III - building the next generation alternative asset manager: AGM Live at SuperReturn
<p>Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.</p><p>We sat down with Paul Desmarais III, the Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Sagard, the fast-growing $46B global multi-strategy alternative asset manager.</p><p>We were live from Berlin, which becomes the “capital of private capital” in June as private equity industry leaders make the annual pilgrimage to the city for one of the marquee private equity conferences, SuperReturn Berlin.</p><p>With Prosek Partners and former Bloomberg TV journalist Deirdre Bolton as my producer, along with her team, we took over a Tiny Space cabin to hold big conv...
🎥 Brookfield's Anuj Ranjan - "own the boring that makes exciting possible": AGM Live at SuperReturn
<p>Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.</p><p>We sat down with Brookfield Private Equity CEO Anuj Ranjan.</p><p>We were live from Berlin, which becomes the “capital of private capital” in June as private equity industry leaders make the annual pilgrimage to the city for one of the marquee private equity conferences, SuperReturn Berlin.</p><p>With Prosek Partners and former Bloomberg TV journalist Deirdre Bolton as my producer, along with her team, we took over a Tiny Space cabin to hold big conversations with some of the industry’s leading alternative asset managers.</p><p>Broo...
🎥 Vista Equity Partners' Monti Saroya - "harnessing" the power of AI in the enterprise: AGM Live at SuperReturn
<p>Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.</p><p>We sat down with Vista Equity Partners’ Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Flagship Fund, Monti Saroya.</p><p>We were live from Berlin, which becomes the “capital of private capital” in June as the private equity’s industry leaders make the annual pilgrimage to the city for one of the marquee private equity conferences, SuperReturn Berlin.</p><p>Much of the SuperReturn conference is centered on fundraising. GPs take up every available space — from hotel rooms to Tiny Space cabins that line the parking spots on Budapester Strasse outside of the Int...
🎥 Apax's Andrew Sillitoe and Mitch Truwit - buying complexity for value in the middle market: AGM Live from SuperReturn
<p>Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.</p><p>We were live from Berlin, which becomes the “capital of private capital” in June as the private equity’s industry leaders make the annual pilgrimage to the city for one of the marquee private equity conferences, SuperReturn Berlin.</p><p>Much of the SuperReturn conference is centered on fundraising. GPs take up every available space — from hotel rooms, to Tiny Space cabins lining the parking spots on Budapester Strasse outside of the InterContinental conference venue — to conduct meetings with LPs.</p><p>With Prosek Partners’ and former Bloomberg TV journalist D...
🎥 Blackstone's Farhad Karim - a "relentless" focus on serving private wealth
<p>Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.</p><p>Today’s podcast takes us to the heart of Mayfair in London, where Blackstone Private Wealth COO Farhad Karim shared the firm’s history and evolution in Europe.</p><p>He took a walk down memory lane to discuss the firm’s 25th anniversary in Europe as we walked through Berkeley Square from Blackstone’s current office to their new office at the other end of the square, highlighting how the firm has become the largest owner of commercial real estate in Europe and the importance of building a local pr...
🎥 Hightower's Larry Restieri - building a $1T RIA and operating at the intersection of private markets and private wealth
<p>Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.</p><p>Today’s episode dives deep into the world of wealth management with someone whose career is emblematic of the intersection of private markets and private wealth.</p><p>We sat down with Larry Restieri, the CEO of Hightower.</p><p>Larry is the CEO and a member of the Board of Directors at Hightower, a national wealth management firm that empowers financial advisors to deliver sophisticated investment and financial services to clients.</p><p>Larry joined the firm in June 2025 from Goldman Sachs, where he was a Partner. Larry se...
🎥 Oak Hill Advisors' Eric Muller - operating at the intersection of public and private credit: live from iCapital Connect
<p>Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.</p><p>We were live from AGM’s RIA Field Trip at Brookfield’s New York office at Brookfield Place with Oaktree Managing Director and Co-Portfolio Manager Danielle Poli to unpack why private credit is at a crossroads and why dispersion is growing.</p><p>Danielle has a unique perch to form a developed view on the current state of private credit. She sits at the intersection of public and private credit, providing her with perspectives on where opportunities and risks lie across the liquidity spectrum.</p><p>Danielle is a foun...
🎥 Oaktree's Danielle Poli - private credit: "boring is beautiful" - live from AGM's RIA Field Trip
<p>Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.</p><p>We were live from AGM’s RIA Field Trip at Brookfield’s New York office at Brookfield Place with Oaktree Managing Director and Co-Portfolio Manager Danielle Poli to unpack why private credit is at a crossroads and why dispersion is growing.</p><p>Danielle has a unique perch to form a developed view on the current state of private credit. She sits at the intersection of public and private credit, providing her with perspectives on where opportunities and risks lie across the liquidity spectrum.</p><p>Danielle is a foun...
🎥 Breaking bread at Franklin Templeton's Private Markets RIA Advisory Council - Franklin Templeton's Dave Donahoo and Summit Wealth Group's Chelsea Ganey
<p>Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.</p><p>Building community is central to enabling an industry to grow. There are few better ways to build community and foster trusted relationships than to break bread.</p><p>As the wealth channel continues to expand its adoption of private markets, peer-to-peer learning becomes ever more important. Sharing experiences and perspectives is what will help the wealth channel adopt private-market solutions thoughtfully and responsibly.</p><p>That’s what happened at Franklin Templeton’s Private Markets RIA Advisory Council event and dinner at BLACKBARN recently. Bread was broken. Relationships were buil...
