Data Disruption

On this episode of Data Disruption, Kali Jakobi Long (host) explores the evolving landscape of private credit with expert James Jefski of State Street. Together they uncover the reasons behind private credit's explosive growth and highlight the challenges in scaling private credit operations. The conversation touches on unique challenges specific to private credit, regulatory scrutiny, and the importance of proactive risk management. Tune in for insights and discussions on navigating the complexities of this dynamic asset class. To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.

Dive into the world of data disruption as we explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the private markets. Join host Kali Jakobi and industry expert Randy Swanberg to uncover the challenges, benefits, and practical applications of AI in reshaping the financial landscape.To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.

Join Kali Jakobi, Tim Buchner & Paul Fleming as they discuss the importance of risk management, the fragile nature of trust, and the importance of diversification in light of recent bank collapses.To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.

Join Kali Jakobi and John Coleman, Product Owner of Global Private Equity Deal Valuation Technology at The Carlyle Group, to discuss the impact poor data technology implementation can have on your firm and best practices to avoid common pitfalls. To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.

Join James Redgrave, VP of thought leadership & editorial at State Street & Ali Mamujee, Head of Product at Mercatus as they discuss the future of private markets based on State Streets' latest survey of more than 500 global private market asset managers and owners across all segments. Learn more about the survey here.To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.

Nidhi Singh, Chief Product Officer from Charles River development, and Jason Adams, Chief Technology Officer from Mercatus join together to discuss the digital transformation happening for investors in both public and private markets. To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.

Ever wonder how tokenization might affect the private markets? Join Kali Jakobi & Jay Biancamano, Head of Tokenization and Digital Funds at State Street Digital, as they discuss the current and future state of tokenization in the private markets. To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.

“Technology gives you so many opportunities to really scale your business and create simplicity where there used to be complexity.” - Ben Shim, Director of Product Strategy at Charles River Development On this episode of Data Disruption, Ben and Kali discuss how to combat the challenges investors navigate while forming a public-to-private investment data strategy and how the right technology can be the differentiator to accelerate your business.  To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.

Scenario analysis and sunroofs – two things that require infrastructure around them to work. In this episode Tom Vogt, VP of Customer Success at Mercatus, talks through that analogy, along with misconceptions, solutions, and best practices investors need to know before they can scale in the private markets. Find out why you need more than just scenario analysis to be successful and scale your business.   To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.

Robert Wall has over 20 years of experience growing private market investment portfolios, investing in infrastructure companies, and delivering major engineering projects.His experience as a GP, a direct investor, and a LP brings a broad perspective to the discussion of how investment management is evolving. To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you. To further discussion, reach out to Kali Jakobi directly at kjakobi@gomercatus.com. To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.

Assunta Gaglione-Austin, technology leader and former co-CTO of KKR provides a guide for private market CTO's navigating investment data management technology solutions. She covers everything from casting vision, to how to select the right technology partner, and how to execute a successful implementation. To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you. To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.

Paul Greenwood, CEO and CIO of Pacific Current Group, joins to discuss an article he published in Pension & Investments called "Commentary: Improving manager diversity demands that shortcuts stop." On this episode, he breaks down the decades-old rules of thumb that need to change in order to diversify manager selection and increase overall performance. To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.

Abraham Elias is who you would call the 1% of the 1% when it comes to Technology Leaders. He has a highly decorated background as a serial entrepreneur and is a Sequoia capital-backed founder and former chief innovation officer at c3.ai. He joins us to discuss how despite having huge investments in data, most executives don't trust their business data to make decisions. Does that sound familiar to you? To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.

Tim Friedman is the founder of PE Stack where he guides GPs, LPs and service providers in the private equity space identify, assess and select specialized technology for their data management needs. On this episode of Data Disruption, Tim outlines everything private market investors need to know in order to have a successful data technology adoption. From gaining momentum in the buy-in process to successful implementation. To read the transcript, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.

Kali Jakobi sits down with Haresh Patel, CEO of Mercatus, to discuss macro trends shaping the private markets. They talk about what's holding some fund managers back in the race to modernize data systems and what they should consider in the technology buying process. Haresh offers insights into how the global pandemic has impacted private market investors.To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.

Global Head of Technology, Jason Adams, discusses common mistakes and misconceptions around building a data architecture. He provides insight into the key pieces need to create an effective and scalable architecture and how to do so while managing cost through licensing infrastructure, and team talent. He closes by giving his opinion on the urgency to implement technology today due to an increasingly data-driven world. Tune in to hear how Mercatus works to influence this landscape and adds a significant amount of value by bringing a modern application layer that allows business users to interface and interact with data.To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.

Co-founder and Chief Business Officer of Mercatus, Tim Buchner, discusses the growing challenges of data management in the private market sector. Tim provides advice on how to execute an effective data strategy by identifying the key components of data management, workflow, data analysis and reporting. Tune in to hear about the growing importance of investment innovation driving the future of data technology in the private markets.To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.

Kali Jakobi, the host of Data Disruption, takes a deep dive into the importance of data transparency while giving an overview of Mercatus and how it began in 2009 as an investment bank with a focus on private markets. She describes the issues that founders, Haresh Patel and Tim Buchner, faced surrounding data, reporting, and decision making and how they took the problems into their own hands to solve. Thus, Mercatus as we know it today was born as a modern data management platform for private market investors that provides the flexibility, speed, and data quality required in a new data driven environment. Tune in to kick off our journey on Data Disruption with weekly episodes and join the conversation on the future of data technology in the private markets. To read the transcript of this episode, head over to our website at www.gomercatus.com/podcasts/ and be sure to sign up for our Mercatus Digest newsletter to stay up to date on the latest insights and updates in the private markets. Click that follow button and leave us a review on iTunes, we’d love to hear from you.