Our Partners

Meet Our Investment Partners

Dakota partners with a select group of boutique investment managers who are specialists in their respective asset classes. We act as part of their firm and perform all sales, marketing, and client service activities to support their growth.

Who We Partner With

Top-tier long-only and private alternative funds.

Our partnerships span carefully chosen specialists across asset classes — long-only equity, private alternatives, and private placement. Every partner is a specialist; every relationship is built for the long term.

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Private Placement Partners

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What We Look For

What we look for in a manager.

While there's no one "right" fit for us, Dakota typically partners with boutique investment managers who are specialists in their respective asset classes — firms whose investment philosophy, structure, and culture align with how we represent capital to institutional and wealth allocators.

Manager Criteria
  • "Know what you own" investment strategies
  • Concentrated portfolios with disparate weightings
  • Single product focus
  • Employee-owned firms
  • Low portfolio turnover
  • Strategies benefiting from clear macro trends
Get In Touch

Contact us to see if a Dakota partnership is right for you.

Every partnership begins with a candid conversation. We'll tell you honestly whether Dakota is the right fit for your firm.