{"podcast":{"title":"Alt Goes Mainstream: The Latest on Alternative Investments, WealthTech, & Private Markets","slug":"alt-goes-mainstream-the-latest-on-alternative-investments-wealthtech-private-markets-1384568","podcast_index_feed_id":1384568,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/alt-goes-mainstream","website_url":"https://altgoesmainstream.substack.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zJ-ISklnd78aXQ3F8_rtZ_1-61w5naFKWWvFtRwz8zs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE5MDA4LzE2MTQ1/Mzk1MDUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Michael Sidgmore","episode_count":220,"summary":"Alt Goes Mainstream podcast is the place to turn to for interviews with some of the brightest and most experienced minds in the world at the intersection private markets and wealth management. AGM dives into investment strategies like private equity (PE), private credit, venture capital (VC), secondaries, GP stakes, infrastructure, real estate, wealth management, and comprehensively covers tools and frameworks for approaching private markets, such as asset allocation, evergreen funds, model portfolios, and more. For anyone looking to invest into private markets (from experienced wealth managers to family offices to the individual investor looking for a more diversified investment portfolio), you’ll hear inside stories from executives and founders at some of the world’s largest financial institutions, alternative asset managers firms, and wealth management firms. More than a personal finance podcast, Alt Goes Mainstream dives deep into trends, investment strategies, firm building lessons, and innovative technologies that are enabling investors to access private markets.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T22:21:18.697439+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alt-goes-mainstream-the-latest-on-alternative-investments-wealthtech-private-markets-1384568"},"episode":{"title":"Bridgepoint's Xavier Robert - building a \"middle market global champion\"","slug":"bridgepoint-s-xavier-robert-building-a-middle-market-global-champion","published_at":"2026-04-23T08:24:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alt-goes-mainstream-the-latest-on-alternative-investments-wealthtech-private-markets-1384568/bridgepoint-s-xavier-robert-building-a-middle-market-global-champion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alt-goes-mainstream-the-latest-on-alternative-investments-wealthtech-private-markets-1384568","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/78eede10","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/78eede10/41c84b03.mp3","summary":"Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode unpacks the nuances of the middle market investing landscape with an industry expert who spearheads one of the leading middle market investment platforms. We sat down in Bridgepoint ’s London office with Partner and Chief Investment Officer Xavier Robert . Xavier is a Partner of Bridgepoint and Chief Investment Officer, where he’s been a member of the firm for almost 28 years. He is a member of the Firm’s Group Management Committee and Investment Advisory Committee. He currently sits on the boards of MiQ, Kyriba, and Qualitest. He was previously a Board Member and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at eFront, which the firm sold to BlackRock. Prior to joining Bridgepoint, he worked at Total and Ernst & Young. Xavier and I had a fascinating and nuanced discussion about why the middle market is a compelling segment in the market and how Bridgepoint has expanded across asset classes. We discussed: How Bridgepoint’s origins as part of NatWest Banking Group helped to shape the firm’s early days as an independent investment platform. The “entrepreneurial story” of Bridgepoint. The story of Bridgepoint’s IPO and how everyone from the CEO to the receptionist all had shares in the company pre-IPO. The importance of being local in markets across Europe but operating as a single team. The expansion of Bridgepoint’s platform across credit, infrastructure, and secondaries. Why Europe, why now. Why the middle market is an attractive segment for investment. Sizing up the middle market investment opportunity and how the size and scale of middle market companies provide investors with more control of exit outcomes. What drives returns in the middle market. Why and how Bridgepoint has approached working with the wealt…","meta_description":"Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. 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