Podcasts
Insights for private markets GPs
Explore expert perspectives, market trends, and practical tools designed to help private markets firms scale smarter. From fundraising and investor relations to AI-driven operations, our resources give GPs the edge to outperform.
32,000 Companies, 1,500 Exits: Why Direct Secondaries Became Private Liquidity Fix
Recorded at the IPEM Global Private Markets Conference in Paris, the conversation centers on a growing mismatch in private equity: far more portfolio companies than exits to return capital to investors.
The Year of Building: Why One Credit Manager Thew Out Its AI ROI Metrics
Brandon Sedloff and Allison Davi sit down at the IPEM Global Private Markets Conference in Paris to discuss Davi's role as co-COO at Benefit Street Partners, a specialized alternative credit manager operating within Franklin Templeton's platform.
Mosaic, Not Monolith: Why No One Can Actually Buy the Private Markets Benchmark
Brandon Sedloff and Andrea Auerbach sit down at the IPEM Private Markets Conference in Paris to explore how institutional allocators navigate today's complex private markets landscape.
The Real Return on a GP Stake Is Information
Brandon Sedloff and Adel Alderbas sit down at the IPEM Private Markets Conference in Paris to discuss Wafra's distinctive approach to middle market investing.
The Power of Compounding: How Convening People Turned Into a Four-Decade Venture Advantage
Brandon Sedloff and Jamie Montgomery explore the power of compounding across networks, knowledge, and capital in this episode of The Distribution.
HALO Investing: Why Hard Assets With Low Obsolescence Beat AI Disruption
Brandon Sedloff and Matt Adler explore the world of small bay industrial real estate and the path from family business to independent fund manager.
The $20 Million Gap: Why Middle-Market Hotels Are Being Abandoned by Mega Funds
Brandon Sedloff and Russ Flicker explore the institutional hotel business and the journey from practicing real estate law to building a vertically integrated hospitality firm.
The Next Wave: Why Single-GP Evergreen Funds Will Define Wealth Channel Access
Brandon Sedloff and Susan Long McAndrews explore the evolving landscape of private markets distribution on The Distribution.
The Succession Cliff: How Hunter Point Built a Full-Spectrum GP Solutions Platform
Brandon Sedloff and Melvin Hibberd explore the evolution of GP solutions and what it takes to build durable enterprise value in private markets.
AI for Private Markets Leaders: Rethinking How Work Gets Done
Brandon Sedloff and Alex Robinson explore the accelerating intersection of artificial intelligence and private markets operations.
Building an AI-Native Real Estate Investment Firm
Brandon Sedloff sits down with Dan Carr and Peter Weiss, co-founders of Alpaca Real Estate, for a live conversation recorded at their annual Aspen Real Estate Summit.
The Discipline of Betting Against the Crowd
Brandon Sedloff and Bill McMorrow trace the evolution of Kennedy Wilson from a $57,000 real estate auction company to a global investment firm managing nearly $38 billion in assets.