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Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast

Bain & Company

Hugh MacArthur, head of Bain & Company's Global Private Equity practice, interviews leading experts on the trends and opportunities that will redefine the private equity industry.

Episodes

20 of 170 episodes

The AI Opportunity in 'Boring' Businesses w/ Brookfield’s Anuj Ranjan

The CEO of Brookfield's Private Equity Group shares why some of the most exciting AI opportunities may be hiding in industrial businesses th...

00:21:02Oct 20, 2026

The Infrastructure Opportunities Hiding in Plain Sight w/ NOVA Infrastructure’s Allison Kingsley and Chris Beall

We ask the co-founders of NOVA Infrastructure about the investment opportunities flying beneath the radar of large infrastructure investors,...

00:20:44Oct 6, 2026

Building the New Economy w/ Ares' Kipp deVeer

In part two of our interview series, Ares copresident Kipp deVeer explains where the firm sees the strongest opportunities in the “new econo...

00:11:23Sep 16, 2026

Looking Beneath the Private Credit Headlines w/ Ares' Kipp deVeer

We ask the Co-President of Ares what’s really happening in the private credit market, the advantages of being a scale player, and where he s...

00:17:30Sep 9, 2026

Where AI Is (and Isn’t) Creating Value

We asked six leading investors at Vista, Hg, Advent, CVC, KKR, and Apollo where AI is creating value today—and what it will take to unlock t...

00:19:13Sep 1, 2026

Exits, AI and Asking 'What’s Next?' w/ Advent International's John Maldonado

In part two of our interview with Advent’s Managing Partner, we explore how the firm is navigating longer holding periods, harder exits, and...

00:16:23Aug 18, 2026

Pond Skipping w/ Advent International's John Maldonado

We ask Advent’s Managing Partner and Co-Head of North America how they’ve combined deep sector expertise with true global scale.

00:19:00Aug 11, 2026

Looking Over the Horizon w/ CVC's Rob Lucas

In part two of our interview series with the CEO of CVC, we explore how they’re navigating one of the toughest fundraising markets in decade...

00:18:39Jul 29, 2026

Himalayan Heights w/ CVC's Rob Lucas

CVC CEO Rob Lucas explains how climbing the world's highest mountains—from the Seven Summits to K2—has helped shape the leadership philosoph...

00:26:35Jul 22, 2026

Employee Ownership at Scale w/ KKR's Pete Stavros

In part two of our interview series, Pete Stavros shares how KKR has scaled employee ownership to 85 companies and 200,000 frontline workers...

00:17:09Jul 1, 2026

The Hard Truth About Operational Excellence w/ KKR's Pete Stavros

KKR's Co-Head of Global Private Equity and Partner reveals the rigorous, long-term discipline required to drive real operational improvement...

00:26:28Jun 23, 2026

Bain's Private Equity Midyear Report 2026: Executive Summary

Private equity is not in a crisis — rather, it's stuck.

00:12:58Jun 8, 2026

Software as a Coworker w/ Vista's Robert Smith

The CEO of Vista Equity Partners explains what it will take to win the “agentic revolution.”

00:33:06Jun 2, 2026

Exiting Well in Tough Markets w/ Apollo’s David Sambur

In part two of our interview series, the Co-Head of Private Equity at Apollo shares how they return capital well ahead of schedule and how t...

00:19:59May 26, 2026

Buying Well at Scale w/ Apollo’s David Sambur

We ask the Co-Head of Private Equity at Apollo how he scours “less trafficked” parts of the market and how his team spreads ideas across a d...

00:23:23May 19, 2026

New Normal, New Opportunities w/ Triton’s Peder Prahl

In part two of our interview series, we ask the CEO of Triton how higher interest rates, constrained leverage, and rising macro uncertainty...

00:14:00Apr 21, 2026

Buying Before the Theme w/ Triton’s Peder Prahl

We ask the founding CEO of Triton how he invests in areas “before they become themes," and how he has built an organization that is both dee...

00:27:53Apr 7, 2026

Infrastructure's Next Frontiers w/ Stonepeak’s Michael Dorrell

In part two of our infrastructure series, the Stonepeak CEO explains how he’s zeroing in on investment opportunities across the energy secto...

00:15:48Mar 24, 2026

Mastering the Infrastructure Cycle w/ Stonepeak’s Michael Dorrell

We ask a pioneer of modern infrastructure how to invest across booms, busts, and technological revolutions.

00:23:02Mar 10, 2026

Dry Powder: Live from NEXUS 2026

Jennifer Choi, CEO of ILPA, joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on the current mood among LPs, the mainstreaming of continuation vehicl...

00:28:52Feb 25, 2026