E320: Why Institutional Capital Avoids the Best Returns
Podcast:How I Invest with David Weisburd Published On: Mon Mar 09 2026 Description: What if the best private equity opportunities are the ones no one else is set up to pursue? In this episode, I sit down with Jeff Collins, Founder and Managing Partner of Cloverlay, to explore how he built a $2 billion firm by going where capital isn’t. After 14 years at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Jeff spun out to focus on what he calls “uncorrelated private assets” - niche, often overlooked segments where return dispersion is wide and operator selection matters more than financial engineering.