Private market performance conversations are under more scrutiny than ever. And here’s the paradox: there’s no shortage of data. Performance databases are filled with information: Thousands of funds,...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Here is a Top 10 list of Financial Advisors in the New York City Metro Area. There are thousands of world class FAs in New York City, but we can only highlight ten. However, for a complete list of...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

Dakota Private Markets is a highly curated database of GPs, Funds, Private Companies, Performance and Benchmarks across all asset classes. Click to learn more. Energy transition investing spans two...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

If you work in investment research, fundraising, or investment sales, time is always the constraint. There’s more to review, more firms to understand, more people to identify, and more follow-up than...

The private company data space is vast, fragmented, and often overwhelming. Deal sourcing teams are faced with endless streams of announcements, filings, atSnd rumors, making it difficult to pinpoint...

Welcome to the Dakota Fund Spotlight Report, your curated snapshot of the top 10 most compelling funds coming soon or currently in the market. Each month, we will spotlight funds that stand out for...

In a notable consolidation across private technology markets, SpaceX announced on February 2nd that it has merged with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI. The transaction values the...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Identifying high-net-worth individuals in need of financial guidance is central to growth in the wealth management industry. While advisors and sales teams use many signals to guide outreach, one of...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

Bank trusts are essential players in the wealth management space. Acting as fiduciaries, these institutions support families, individuals, and organizations with estate planning, asset protection,...

If you work with institutional investors, staying ahead of new searches isn’t just helpful. It’s essential. It’s how you win mandates, deepen relationships, and grow your business. But too often,...

Evergreen funds have grown in relevance as investors seek private markets exposure with greater flexibility, smoother capital deployment, and periodic liquidity. Dakota tracks performance, strategy...

Identifying high-net-worth individuals in need of financial guidance is central to growth in the wealth management industry. While advisors and sales teams use many signals to guide outreach, one of...

European family offices are making their biggest portfolio shift in a decade. After years of piling into private equity, they're diversifying into private credit, infrastructure, and - perhaps...

It was more of the same in January following a 2025 that set records in M&A activity and sponsor-backed investment in the RIA and wealth space. Dakota tracked 36 M&A transactions of US wealth...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Dakota’s private markets dataset spans more than 14,000 funds across real estate, private equity, real assets, private credit, and venture capital. That breadth allows allocators and managers to...

Dakota Private Markets is a highly curated database of GPs, Funds, Private Companies, Performance and Benchmarks across all asset classes. Click to learn more. Sports and media are converging into a...

Here is a Top 10 list of Financial Advisors in the Philadelphia Metro Area. There are thousands of world class FAs in Philadelphia, but we can only highlight ten. However, for a complete list of the...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

In this Dakota Research Interview, Chris LeRoy and Alex DeMarco speak with Kelsea Alexander and Michael Balcom of Crow Holdings Capital’s Industrial Group about the firm’s approach to industrial real...

The private company data space is vast, fragmented, and often overwhelming. Deal sourcing teams are faced with endless streams of announcements, filings, atSnd rumors, making it difficult to pinpoint...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Institutional investors moved quickly to set priorities across their private and public market portfolios as 2026 rolled in, with Dakota tracking 23 searches in January spanning RFPs and REOIs...

The Northeast saw the most January advisor transitions with 21 moves totaling at least $11.6B in disclosed client assets, followed by the Midwest with 15 moves ($6.0B). The Southeast posted nine...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Fundraising is hard. Dakota makes it easier. At Dakota, our mission is simple: make fundraising easier for investment sales teams. Dakota Marketplace is the only database built, used, and updated by...

Identifying high-net-worth individuals in need of financial guidance is central to growth in the wealth management industry. While advisors and sales teams use many signals to guide outreach, one of...

Business travel leaves little room for error, especially in relationship-driven markets. When you’re meeting allocators, hosting clients, or traveling for conferences, the places you choose can...

Dakota tracks performance across more than 14,000 private funds spanning venture capital, private equity, private credit, and real assets. This breadth allows LPs and GPs to benchmark results across...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Accessing banks and broker-dealers has become one of the most misunderstood, and competitive, paths for emerging managers. Platforms are consolidating, diligence standards are rising, and allocators...

Time Is the Asset. Everything Else Is Noise. If you’re in investment sales or research, your single most valuable asset is time. And if you’re constantly switching tabs, chasing down URLs, or piecing...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Capital One has agreed to acquire fintech startup Brex for $5.15 billion, marking one of the largest deals to date in the corporate credit card and expense management space. The transaction,...

You’re Not in Sales to Build Reports. Let’s be honest. If you’re spending 20 minutes building Salesforce reports, you’re losing. Not because Salesforce is bad, it’s incredibly powerful, but because...

Dakota Private Markets is a highly curated database of GPs, Funds, Private Companies, Performance and Benchmarks across all asset classes. Click to learn more. Consumer brands are being reshaped by...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

The private company data space is vast, fragmented, and often overwhelming. Deal sourcing teams are faced with endless streams of announcements, filings, atSnd rumors, making it difficult to pinpoint...

Fundraising teams are operating in an environment where information overload, longer sales cycles, and expanding coverage demands are the norm. Allocators expect precision, follow-through, and...

Evaluating private fund performance in 2026 requires a different approach than it did even a few years ago. As private markets grow more competitive, exits slow, and dispersion widens, investors can...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Every month, Dakota Marketplace aggregates hundreds of documents from across the institutional investment world… allocator minutes, consultant research, manager decks, and performance reports. In...

Most benchmark providers force you into rigid, one-size-fits-all peer groups that don’t reflect how your strategy, or your portfolio, actually works. You get lumped into categories that miss the...

ClickHouse has raised $400 million in a Series D funding round led by Dragoneer Investment Group, valuing the company at roughly $15 billion and reinforcing its position as one of the most important...

Overview of the 2019 Buyout Vintage At Dakota, our private fund performance data covers more than 12,000 private funds across private equity, venture capital, private credit, and real assets,...

Institutional investors continued to deploy capital into private real estate strategies in Q4, with investment consultants playing a decisive role in shaping allocation pacing, strategy selection,...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Private Equity-Backed U.S. RIAs Extend Into Global Wealth Markets Private equity-backed U.S. registered investment advisers (RIAs) are entering a new phase of expansion through international growth....

One of the biggest values of having access to fee schedules is simply understanding the range of fees pensions are actually paying, and how those fees are structured. For example, knowing that a...

Institutional investors allocated selectively to real assets in Q4 2025, reinforcing the asset class’s role as a portfolio diversifier and inflation-sensitive allocation amid ongoing macro and...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Institutional investors continued to deploy capital into private credit strategies in Q4, with investment consultants playing a central role in guiding allocation size, strategy mix, and manager...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Dakota Private Markets is a highly curated intelligence platform covering GPs, funds, private companies, performance, and benchmarks across all asset classes. Click to learn more. Aerospace, defense,...

If you travel for work, you know that logistics can make or break your trip. The difference between a productive day and a chaotic one often comes down to where you stay, where you meet, and even...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

The private company data space is vast, fragmented, and often overwhelming. Deal sourcing teams are faced with endless streams of announcements, filings, atSnd rumors, making it difficult to pinpoint...

Institutional investors continued to allocate meaningfully to private equity in Q4 2025, reinforcing the asset class’s role as a primary driver of long-term portfolio returns amid a selective...

We are pleased to present the Monthly Report of Recently Registered RIAs - December 2025. We are continuously blown away by the large number of newly independent wealth management RIAs and investment...

Institutional investors continued to allocate meaningfully to private infrastructure in Q4 2025, reinforcing the asset class’s role as a durable source of income and downside protection amid ongoing...

Whether you’re traveling for a conference, meetings, or a quick overnight trip, having reliable go-to spots in a city can make all the difference. At Dakota, we’ve spent years on the road meeting...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Institutional investors continued to deploy capital into venture capital strategies in Q4 2025, with consultants playing a decisive role in shaping allocation pacing, manager selection, and stage...

Fundraising is one of the hardest jobs in the investment world. You're constantly racing the clock… pressure from leadership, long sales cycles, and the ever-present fear of running out of time...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

As traditional exit timelines continue to stretch and capital remains selective, continuation vehicles have become one of the most effective tools for sponsors seeking flexibility in portfolio...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Dakota Private Markets is a highly curated database of GPs, Funds, Private Companies, Performance and Benchmarks across all asset classes. Click to learn more. Industrial services companies keep...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

The private company data space is vast, fragmented, and often overwhelming. Deal sourcing teams are faced with endless streams of announcements, filings, atSnd rumors, making it difficult to pinpoint...

The end of 2025 shaped up to be an active period for institutional searches, with Dakota tracking a series of RFPs that collectively represent well over $12.7B in potential allocations across public...

KKR to Acquire Arctos for $1 Billion In a significant deal for institutional sports investing, private equity giant KKR agreed to acquire Arctos Partners, a Dallas-based investment firm focused on...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

In December, Dakota tracked over $13.2B across 154 investments from 51 distinct pension funds and other institutional investors disclosing their commitments. In this piece, we highlight the top...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

A record-breaking year for consolidation and investment in the RIA space ended with a bang, not a whimper, as Dakota tracked 28 M&A transactions representing more than $21B in AUM during the month of...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

Investment teams don’t struggle because they lack data, they struggle because that data is fragmented. Prospecting happens on LinkedIn, research happens on firm websites and news articles, and...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Managers across private equity, private credit, real assets, and venture capital kept launching new strategies into year-end — signaling that the 2026 fundraising and deployment cycle is already...

If you work with institutional investors, staying ahead of new searches isn’t just helpful. It’s essential. It’s how you win mandates, deepen relationships, and grow your business. But too often,...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

The Northeast saw the most December advisor transitions with 19 moves totaling at least $12.1B in disclosed client assets, followed by the Southeast with 13 moves ($1.8B). The Midwest was next with...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Sales, fundraising, and deal sourcing teams are under more pressure than ever to move quickly, stay organized, and personalize every interaction. At the same time, the amount of data sitting inside...

Dakota Private Markets is a highly curated database of GPs, Funds, Private Companies, Performance and Benchmarks across all asset classes. Click to learn more. AI is forcing a rebuild of the modern...

Fundraising is hard. Dakota makes it easier. At Dakota, our mission is simple: make fundraising easier for investment sales teams. Dakota Marketplace is the only database built, used, and updated by...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Private markets teams are dealing with more data, more stakeholders, and more pressure than ever before… yet reporting and relationship insights still feel harder than they should. As allocator...

Salesforce is meant to be the system that brings your fundraising efforts together. But for many investment firms, it quickly becomes another tool teams avoid. Data lives in too many places,...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

In a major deal for financial technology, a private-equity group led by Permira and Warburg Pincus agreed to acquire Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc. in a take-private transaction valuing the...

The line between sportsbook and broadcast is blurring fast. What once lived on opposite sides of the screen is now converging into a single experience, one where watching and wagering reinforce each...

The private company data space is vast, fragmented, and often overwhelming. Deal sourcing teams are faced with endless streams of announcements, filings, atSnd rumors, making it difficult to pinpoint...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence are no longer emerging investment themes. They are reshaping how capital is deployed across private equity, growth equity, and strategic M&A. Deal...

Bank trusts are essential players in the wealth management space. Acting as fiduciaries, these institutions support families, individuals, and organizations with estate planning, asset protection,...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

The European Investment Fund (EIF) is the EU’s specialist provider of risk finance, focused on improving access to capital for SMEs and small mid-caps across Europe. As part of the EIB Group, the EIF...

We are pleased to present the Monthly Report of Recently Registered RIAs - November 2025. We are continuously blown away by the large number of newly independent RIAs and investment firms from the...

Bank trusts are essential players in the wealth management space. Acting as fiduciaries, these institutions support families, individuals, and organizations with estate planning, asset protection,...

Corporate venture capital has quietly crossed an important threshold. What once sat on the fringes of corporate innovation strategy is now deeply embedded in how companies think about growth,...

If you’re in institutional sales targeting public pension funds or consultants, the challenge is familiar. Staying current on allocator activity takes far more time than it should. Between navigating...

In-Q-Tel (IQT), founded in 1999, is the U.S. intelligence community’s strategic bridge to the commercial technology sector, accelerating the adoption of dual-use innovations across defense, security,...

The amateur ideal that once defined college athletics is giving way to something far more structured, and far more capital-intensive. Across conferences, media partners, and governing bodies, college...

Private markets remained steady in 2025, with investors becoming more discerning With more capital chasing fewer high-quality opportunities, allocators and managers alike are being forced to make...

At Dakota, our private fund performance and benchmarking data covers more than 14,000 private funds across venture capital, private equity, real assets, plus private credit, enabling allocators and...

As a founder of a SaaS business, I’ve spoken with countless smart, thoughtful, and accomplished private equity investors. Recently, after recording an episode of The Dakota Way Sales Coaching, I was...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

The energy transition continues to be one of the most durable and well-capitalized themes in private markets. Infrastructure fundraising has surged as institutional investors allocate to strategies...

Dakota Private Markets is a highly curated database of GPs, Funds, Private Companies, Performance and Benchmarks across all asset classes. Click to learn more. SaaS and vertical software now power...

Corporate venture capital (CVC) has evolved into more than a sidecar strategy. With over 2,300 corporations investing directly or through formal venture arms, triple the number from a decade ago,...

For investment sales teams, the CRM should be the single source of truth for relationships, activity, and pipeline. Yet in many firms, it still feels like a system of record rather than a system of...

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), founded in 2015, is the Department of Defense’s bridge to the commercial tech sector, accelerating the adoption of commercial and dual-use technologies across the...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

CRMs are full of valuable data, but most teams struggle to turn that data into timely insight. Reports are slow to build, questions get routed to ops teams, and decisions are often made with partial...

Bank trusts are essential players in the wealth management space. Acting as fiduciaries, these institutions support families, individuals, and organizations with estate planning, asset protection,...

The private company data space is vast, fragmented, and often overwhelming. Deal sourcing teams are faced with endless streams of announcements, filings, atSnd rumors, making it difficult to pinpoint...

Apollo Global Management is weighing a possible sale or IPO of Invited, the large U.S. membership-club operator it took private in 2017. A deal could value the company at over $3 billion including...

2025 marked another year of capital flowing into sports, but the real story wasn’t blockbuster team stakes. Instead, investors leaned into platforms, technology, and infrastructure that scale beyond...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Until about three years ago, I knew very little about cybersecurity. Since then, it has become impossible to ignore as the conversation around it has grown louder, more urgent, and more...

Investment sales has never been more competitive. Decision-makers are harder to reach, inboxes are more crowded, and generic outreach is easier than ever to ignore. As a result, many sales teams are...

Sports betting M&A has entered a more disciplined phase. The market has moved past early land grabs and minority positions, shifting toward transactions that deliver control, integration, and...

Bank trusts are essential players in the wealth management space. Acting as fiduciaries, these institutions support families, individuals, and organizations with estate planning, asset protection,...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

Sports investing has entered a new phase. What was once dominated by team owners, family offices, and opportunistic capital is now drawing serious attention from pensions, private equity firms, and...

Overview of November’s Industrial Transactions For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging...

Overview of November Real Estate Transactions For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging...

Overview of November Material Transactions For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging...

Breaking into the RIA channel has never been more competitive. Advisors are inundated with manager outreach, client expectations are rising, and differentiation is harder to sustain as products...

Managers across private equity, private credit, real assets, and venture capital continued to roll out new strategies in November, signaling that, even after several challenging vintages, the next...

Dakota Private Markets is a highly curated database of GPs, Funds, Private Companies, Performance and Benchmarks across all asset classes. Click to learn more. Behind every transformative therapeutic...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

Whether you’re traveling for a conference, meetings, or a quick overnight trip, having reliable go-to spots in a city can make all the difference. At Dakota, we’ve spent years on the road meeting...

Corporate venture capital has shifted from experimental innovation arms to core strategic engines for the world’s largest incumbents. With over 2,300 corporates now actively investing, CVC is...

The private company data space is vast, fragmented, and often overwhelming. Deal sourcing teams are faced with endless streams of announcements, filings, atSnd rumors, making it difficult to pinpoint...

Continuation vehicles have rapidly evolved from a niche solution into a central feature of the private equity secondaries landscape. Once seen primarily as a tool for liquidity in legacy assets, they...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

Netflix surprised the entertainment world on December 5, 2025 when it announced plans to acquire Warner Bros.’ studios and most of Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming business in a deal valued at...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

Whether you’re traveling for a conference, meetings, or a quick overnight trip, having reliable go-to spots in a city can make all the difference. At Dakota, we’ve spent years on the road meeting...

If your team is juggling multiple platforms, outdated spreadsheets, and half-complete contact lists just to keep your pipeline moving, you’re not alone. The real challenge isn’t finding data. It’s...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors. In...

November activity reflected a steady pipeline of institutional searches, with Dakota tracking a broad mix of RFPs totaling $1.1B across public equities, fixed income, real assets, multi-asset...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Need to Know Who Owns What? 13F Data Can Tell You. If you work in investor relations, equity research, or corporate strategy, chances are you’ve wrestled with SEC filings to understand who’s holding...

Whether you’re traveling for a conference, meetings, or a quick overnight trip, having reliable go-to spots in a city can make all the difference. At Dakota, we’ve spent years on the road meeting...

At Dakota, our private fund performance data covers more than 14,000 private funds across venture capital, private equity, real assets, plus private credit, enabling allocators and managers to...

In November, Dakota tracked over $18.6B across 115 commitments from 35 distinct pension funds and other public institutional investors. In this article, we highlight the top allocators and...

The momentum of a record-breaking year for RIA M&A activity continued in November, as Dakota tracked 26 M&A transactions representing approximately $62B in AUM during the month. Similar to October,...

Fundraising is harder than ever. Allocators are busier. Inboxes are flooded. Meeting competition is fierce. And every minute your team spends sorting through outdated spreadsheets or chasing bad...

You Know the Companies. But Do You Know Who’s Behind Them? If you’re in corporate development, private equity, or M&A advisory, you already know that sourcing private company intel is hard. The...

Bank trusts are essential players in the wealth management space. Acting as fiduciaries, these institutions support families, individuals, and organizations with estate planning, asset protection,...

Your Distribution Channel Is Huge. But Are You Reaching the Right People? If you’re working in fund distribution or asset‑raising via the wealth channel, you know the challenge: there are hundreds of...

In today’s competitive investment landscape, success hinges on access… to the right people, the right opportunities, and the right information. For fundraising and deal teams, that means relying on...

Healthcare continues to be one of the most investable, resilient, and innovation-driven sectors in the private markets. But identifying which private equity firms truly specialize in healthcare,...

Fundraising is brutal. You’re setting meetings, dealing with rejection, and operating in an environment with no feedback loop. You’ll send 200 emails and hear nothing. Walk into meetings blind. Grind...

At the core of investment sales is the need for precise tracking of every meeting, conversation, and follow-up. A CRM gives teams a centralized platform to monitor interactions, manage meeting notes,...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Raising capital across borders? Your data needs to follow. If you’re working on global fundraising, you’ve probably already got data… vast oceans of it. But the real issue isn’t quantity. It’s...

Black Forest Labs has raised a $300 million Series B round that values the company at $3.25 billion, marking one of the largest financings in the generative image AI segment. The round includes new...

The private company data space is vast, fragmented, and often overwhelming. Deal sourcing teams are faced with endless streams of announcements, filings, atSnd rumors, making it difficult to pinpoint...

If you work with institutional investors, staying ahead of new searches isn’t just helpful. It’s essential. It’s how you win mandates, deepen relationships, and grow your business. But too often,...

The Southeast saw the most November advisor transitions with 20 moves totaling at least $25.6B in client assets, followed by the Northeast with 16 moves ($11.8B). The West ($5.5B) and Midwest ($3.5B)...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

From blockbuster franchise sales to billion-dollar bets on the future of sports tech and regulated wagering, November 2025 delivered a wave of deals that made one thing clear. The sports industry is...

You Don’t Need More LP Data. You Need It to Work. If you're on a fundraising team, chances are you’re not short on data. You’ve got lists. You’ve got spreadsheets. You’ve got platforms and databases...

Tracking when private companies are nearing a sale, recap, or financing event has always been a guessing game. With thousands of sponsor-backed firms spread across sectors and geographies, most deal...

Corporate venture capital has grown from an innovation outpost to a strategic force. Today, more than 2,300 corporations are investing directly or through venture arms, three times the number a...

Fundraising is hard. You’re juggling outreach, follow-ups, tracking commitments, and preparing reports all while trying to stay focused on building relationships. At Dakota, we believe your time is...

Bank trusts are essential players in the wealth management space. Acting as fiduciaries, these institutions support families, individuals, and organizations with estate planning, asset protection,...

Dakota's June 2025 Healthcare Transactions Report offers a data-rich analysis of healthcare deal activity, investment trends across key verticals, and emerging themes shaping capital deployment, all...

The Dakota Q2 2025 Public Pension Allocations Report offers a data-rich analysis of institutional capital deployment, asset class trends, and themes driving allocation behavior, all to deliver...

The Dakota June Monthly Roundup offers data-driven insights on institutional capital allocation, fundraising trends, and strategic shifts across private markets.

This brief is a compilation of the meeting notes of June 2025 from public pensions across the country. Access them all in one place, right when you need them.

The Dakota May Monthly Roundup offers data-driven insights on institutional capital allocation, fundraising trends, and strategic shifts across private markets.

This brief is a compilation of the meeting notes of May 2025 from public pensions across the country. Access them all in one place, right when you need them.

The Dakota April Monthly Roundup offers data-driven insights on institutional capital allocation, fundraising trends, and strategic shifts across private markets.

This brief is a compilation of the meeting notes of April 2025 from public pensions across the country. Access them all in one place, right when you need them.

The Dakota Consumer Investing Report examines how shifting consumer behaviors, wellness trends, and technological innovation are fueling investment opportunities across beauty, pet care, food, and...

The Dakota Q1 2025 Public Pension Allocations Report offers a data-rich analysis of institutional capital deployment, asset class trends, and themes driving allocation behavior, all to deliver...

The Dakota March Monthly Roundup offers data-driven insights on institutional capital allocation, fundraising trends, and strategic shifts across private markets.

This brief is a compilation of the meeting notes of March 2025 from public pensions across the country. Access them all in one place, right when you need them.

The Emerging Buyout GPs to Watch in 2025 brings you a curated list of rising private equity firms recognized for strong performance, strategic focus, and early institutional traction—helping you stay...

The Established Buyout GPs to Watch in 2025 brings you a curated list of established firms that have demonstrated consistency, strong returns, and institutional fund growth, so you can stay ahead of...

The Dakota February Monthly Roundup offers data-driven insights on institutional capital allocation, fundraising trends, and strategic shifts across private markets.

This eBook takes you on a global tour of fundraising opportunities across eight major regions: the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the Nordic Region, Latin America, Canada, and...

This brief is a compilation of the meeting notes of February 2025 from public pensions across the country. Access them all in one place, right when you need them.

This brief is a compilation of the meeting notes of January 2025 from public pensions across the country. Access them all in one place, right when you need them.

This brief is a compilation of December's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This brief is a compilation of November's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

In this eBook, you'll find the comprehensive guide to planning, hosting, and maximizing the impact of your client communication through utilizing a quarterly update webinar.

This brief is a compilation of October's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This report gives a detailed overview of 2024's third quarter alternative public pensions, detailing $37.5 billion in pension fund allocations across various alternative investments like private...

This brief is a compilation of September's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

Discover the top Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) in key U.S. metro areas with Dakota’s exclusive eBook. Get insights on leading firms and their AUM to help you target the right RIAs in the most...

This guide provides investment professionals with key strategies and actionable insights for successfully raising capital in the growing RIA market. Covering everything from identifying the right...

This brief is a compilation of August's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This brief is a compilation of July's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This report gives a detailed overview of 2024's third quarter alternative public pensions, including trends and comparisons to prior years. Inside, you'll find a breakdown of the top asset class...

This brief is a compilation of June's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This brief is a compilation of May's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This brief is a compilation of April's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This report gives a detailed overview of 2024's first quarter alternative public pensions, including trends and comparisons to prior years. Inside, you'll find a breakdown of the top asset class...

This brief is a compilation of March's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This brief is a compilation of February's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

The Dakota 2023 Annual Fundraising Report offers an overview of trends in pension fund allocations within the U.S. during 2023, highlighting significant shifts in investment strategies across various...

This report gives a detailed overview of 2023's fourth quarter alternative public pensions, including trends and comparisons to prior years. Inside, you'll find a breakdown of the top asset class...

This brief is a compilation of January's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

In this eBook, you'll find the knowledge on why your CRM is your most underutilized asset and how to fix this. Topics included in this guide are: What is a CRM? Why is your CRM holding you back? How...

In this eBook, you'll find the knowledge on why having clean and accurate data is of the utmost importance for your institutional investor database Topics included in this guide are: The importance...

This brief is a compilation of December's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This brief is a compilation of November's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This brief is a compilation of October's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This report gives a detailed overview of 2023's third quarter alternative public pensions, including trends and comparisons to prior years. Inside, you'll find a breakdown of the top asset class...

This brief is a compilation of September's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This brief is a compilation of August's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This brief is a compilation of July's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This report gives a detailed overview of 2023's second quarter alternative public pensions, including trends and comparisons to prior years. Inside, you'll find a breakdown of the top asset class...

This brief is a compilation of June's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

Gildas Quinquis, Chief Investment Officer for the Boston-based Windrose Advisors, takes us through his nearly thirty-year career in investment management, describing how he approaches the current...

In this special edition episode, Adam takes the Dakota Live! team through Cerity's approach to risk management, the firm’s manager research and underwriting process, and what a potential client...

William Yung, Partner and Director of Private Markets at Angeles Investments, takes us on his career journey from wealth management to investment manager research for one of the financial industry’s...

Laura Esposito of Rockefeller Capital Management shares her nearly twenty-five years of client service and sales experience in this informative discussion on how she has navigated her successful...

Angela Miller-May, Chief Investment Officer for the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund joins us at Dakota Live! for a special discussion on how she found her start in the investment management...

Joe Marenda, Partner, and Head of Digital Assets Investing with Cambridge Associates shares his experience through this masterclass on blockchain technology and digital assets investing.

Greg Leonberger is the Director of Research for Marquette Associates. Greg is responsible for creating the firm’s capital markets research and directing the investment strategies and policy.

This eBook is a compilation of May's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

Kate Pizzi, Partner and Senior Consultant of Fiducient Advisors joins us at Dakota Live! to take us through her experience from actuary to portfolio manager to investment consultant and what she has...

Chenae Edwards, Partner with NEPC, LLC shares her investment consulting experience as she discusses the NEPC manager research process, how clients are maneuvering through the current market...

Andy Spellar, Chief Investment Officer for the Fairfax County Employees' Retirement System shares his journey over his two decades for the $5.0 billion Plan located in the suburbs of Washington, DC.

Ernst Knacke, Head of Research at London-based, Shard Capital Partners as well as its subsidiary, LeifBridge Investment Management joins the Dakota Live! Podcast to share his nearly twenty years of...

Chris Brockmeyer is the Director of Employee Benefit Funds for the Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway theatre industry.

This eBook is a compilation of April's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

John Tassone is the Director of Investments for Forbes Family Trust. Forbes Family Trust is a multi-family office serving institutions and single-family offices as an outsourced investment advisor.

Doug MacBean, Deputy Chief Investment Officer of the California Institute of Technology’s Investment Office (Caltech) joins us at Dakota Live! to share the ingredients from his career and how he...

This report gives a detailed overview of the first quarter, 2023 alternative public pensions, including trends and comparisons to prior years. Inside, you'll find a breakdown of the top asset class...

Razmig Der-Tavitian, Chief Investment Officer with SLK Private Wealth joins us at Dakota Live! to share his experience as CIO of an independent Registered Investment Advisor (RIA).

Ryan Hicke, Chief Executive Officer of SEI joins us at Dakota Live! to share his journey from intern to the company's CEO.

Jennifer DeSisto, Chief Investment Officer of Anchor Capital Advisors joins us at Dakota Live! to take us through her experience from portfolio manager to asset allocator and what she has learned...

This eBook is a compilation of March's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

Chris Winiarz, Chief Investment Officer of Stable Asset Management shares his journey from the endowment to the family office model through his role today as CIO of an investment firm focused on...

William “Bill” Kennedy is the CEO and Chief Investment Officer of RiskBridge Advisors, where the firm serves as an Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) firm providing discretionary investment...

An exclusive interview with Andrew Krei from Dakota Live! Call #123

Will Beck of Wilshire is a Senior Vice President and member of Wilshire’s Traditional Manager Research Group where he focuses on fixed income strategies.

Aoifinn Devitt, Chief Investment Officer at Moneta, and founder and creator of The Fiftyfaces Podcast takes us on her career marathon from corporate law to being named the first female Chief...

This eBook is a compilation of February's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

Mark Steed, Chief Investment Officer for the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System shares his journey from an intern to the Plan’s CIO.

Carolyn Patton, Head of Private Market Client Solutions at TIFF Investment Management shares how their business approaches private market assets on behalf of their clients.

York Lo is the Head of Alternative Product and LLCs at John Hancock Investment Management where he has been a key member of the team responsible for manager selection and oversight, product...

An exclusive interview with Matthew Ruffalo from Dakota Live! Call #121.

This eBook is a compilation of January's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This report gives a detailed overview of the fourth quarter, 2022 alternative public pensions, including trends and comparisons to priors years. Inside, you'll find a breakdown of the top asset class...

Matt DeAngelo, Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Drexel University’s Endowment shares how he and his colleagues evaluate asset managers, approach due diligence meetings, and consider allocation...

Greg Stumm of Resolute Investment Managers shares his perspective on the firm’s investment process in the context of its multi-affiliate model. Greg guides our listeners through the sub-advisory...

This eBook is a compilation of December's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

Russ Kamp of Ryan ALM shares his more than forty years of investment advisory experience with US plan sponsors as he discusses the current pension landscape and how to position your investment...

Alyssa Stankiewicz of Morningstar shares her insights into the firm's manager research process and the key pillars of the Morningstar analyst rating.

This eBook is a compilation of November's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

Alan Spatrick shares his forty-two years of investment consulting experience as he discusses the Meketa manager research process, the changes he's seen in the consultant space over the decades, and...

An exclusive interview with Greg Dowling from Dakota Live! For Alternatives #58.

The third episode of the Dakota Live! Podcast features special guest Aldo Vultaggio, as he shares his manager research process, approach to sourcing alternative investments, current investment...

An exclusive interview with Lawrence Calcano from Dakota Live! Call #118.

This eBook is a compilation of October's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

The second episode of the Dakota Live! Podcast features special guest Zlata Gleason, as she discusses her approach to selling equity strategies in the context of the sales process she's developed...

An exclusive interview with John Tassone from Dakota Live! Call #117.

The first episode of the Dakota Live! Podcast features special guest Floyd Simpson, as he discusses how he evaluates asset managers, approaches due diligence meetings, considers asset allocation...

An exclusive interview with William Kennedy from Dakota Live! Call #116.

This report gives a detailed overview of the third quarter, 2022 alternative public pensions, including trends and comparisons to priors years. Inside, you'll find a breakdown of the top asset class...

An exclusive interview with Matt Brundage from Dakota Live! Call #115.

An exclusive interview with Brad Long from Dakota Live! Call #113.

An exclusive interview with Ted Seides from Dakota Live! Call #114.

This eBook is a compilation of September's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This eBook is a compilation of August's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This eBook is a compilation of July's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

This eBook is a compilation of June's meeting notes from public pensions across the country, so you have them all in one place, right when you need them.

Dakota has tracked and recorded fees paid data from over 954 reported fees from across all major asset and sub asset classes from 38 individual pension plans. For the first half of 2022, these were...

In this eBook, you'll find the comprehensive steps you'll need to take to plan, host, and follow-up after a quarterly update webinar. The topics in this guide include: Scheduling Creating a Zoom...

In this eBook, Gui Costin, author of Millennials Are Not Aliens, will discuss RIAs, including how to break into the channel and and some best practices. The second half of the eBook covers one of the...

This report gives a detailed overview of the second quarter, 2022 alternative public pensions, including trends and comparisons to priors years. Inside, you'll find a breakdown of the top asset class...

The number one piece of sales advice is "always be selling" but is that really true in investment sales? In this video, Dakota CEO Gui Costin dives into the truth behind "always be selling."

This eBook is a compilation of the top 10 RIAs in 10 cities across the Unites States. This is not meant to be a comprehensive list, but an overview of ten cities we think you'll find beneficial.