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Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast — 167 episodes
Looking Beneath the Private Credit Headlines w/ Ares' Kipp deVeer
Where AI Is (and Isn’t) Creating Value
Exits, AI and Asking 'What’s Next?' w/ Advent International's John Maldonado
Pond Skipping w/ Advent International's John Maldonado
Looking Over the Horizon w/ CVC's Rob Lucas
Himalayan Heights w/ CVC's Rob Lucas
Employee Ownership at Scale w/ KKR's Pete Stavros
The Hard Truth About Operational Excellence w/ KKR's Pete Stavros
Bain's Private Equity Midyear Report 2026: Executive Summary
Software as a Coworker w/ Vista's Robert Smith
Exiting Well in Tough Markets w/ Apollo’s David Sambur
Buying Well at Scale w/ Apollo’s David Sambur
New Normal, New Opportunities w/ Triton’s Peder Prahl
Buying Before the Theme w/ Triton’s Peder Prahl
Infrastructure's Next Frontiers w/ Stonepeak’s Michael Dorrell
Mastering the Infrastructure Cycle w/ Stonepeak’s Michael Dorrell
Dry Powder: Live from NEXUS 2026
Bain & Company’s Global Private Equity Report 2026: Executive Summary
Megafund Capabilities on a Mid-market Budget w/ Gryphon's David Andrews
Spotting the Downturn Early and Coming Out Ahead w/ Gryphon's David Andrews
What Kind of AI Cycle Are We Actually In?
Macro Update: What Could Derail 2026?
Nothing Is Fundamentally Broken … Yet Again
Yards After the Catch w/ TA’s Hythem El-Nazer
Finding a Needle in a Haystack w/ TA’s Hythem El-Nazer
Early Innings w/ Goldman Sachs’ Kristin Olson
Building the Future of Private Wealth Portfolios w/ Goldman Sachs’ Kristin Olson
Bending the Revenue Curve w/ Permira’s Dipan Patel
Scaling Across the Pond w/ Permira’s Dipan Patel
Competitive Advantages and Carve-Outs w/ TPG’s Steve Ellis
When Impact Investing Reaches Critical Mass w/ TPG’s Steve Ellis
Private Equity’s Liquidity Wake-Up Call
Alone on the Ice w/ Arctos' Ian Charles
In a League of His Own w/ Arctos' Ian Charles
Is the Classic Buyout Model Still Working?
Gen AI in Private Equity: Game Changer or Work in Progress?
Bain’s 2025 Midyear Private Equity Report: Executive Summary
A $140 Trillion Riddle, Wrapped in a Mystery, Inside of an Enigma
Navigating the Evolution of Private Equity: An Interview with Hugh MacArthur
The Rise and Rise of the Secondary Market w/ Lexington Partners’ Wilson Warren
NAV Loans Under the Microscope w/ 17Capital’s Pierre-Antoine de Selancy
Full Speed Ahead w/ Hamilton Lane’s Erik Hirsch
Warp Speed w/ Hamilton Lane’s Erik Hirsch
Where Infrastructure Deals Are Heading
Infrastructure’s New Playbook
Dry Powder: Live From NEXUS 2025
Bain & Company’s 2025 Global Private Equity Report: Executive Summary
From Startups to Scale-Ups w/ Insight Partners’ Deven Parekh
Profile of an Industry Innovator w/ TPG’s Jim Coulter
The Leaders Strategy w/ GTCR’s Collin Roche
Macro Update: The Expanding Frontiers of Automation
Macro Update: Navigating Inflation and Policy Shifts Under a New Administration
Tech Sector Update: Waiting for a Recovery
Game Changers in Generative AI w/ Hg’s David Toms
Early Wins in Generative AI w/ Hg’s David Toms
Where Tech Meets Patient Care
Adapting to a Multipolar World w/ Bain Capital’s David Gross
The Cross-Platform Playbook w/ Bain Capital’s David Gross
A Deep Dive into Private Equity’s Future
The Case for ‘Guarded Optimism’ in the Healthcare Sector
Buy-and-Build: Deal Breakers and Deal Makers
The Renewed Urgency of Operational Due Diligence
The Take-Private Playbook
Bain’s 2024 Midyear Private Equity Report: Executive Summary
A Savvier Approach to Sovereign Wealth Funds
Dry Powder: Live from SuperReturn 2024
Rethinking Risk w/ Charlesbank’s Michael Choe
Exit Strategies w/ Thoma Bravo’s Holden Spaht
When the Dam Breaks on Tech Deals w/ Thoma Bravo’s Holden Spaht
Data-Driven Impact Investing w/ Bridgespan’s William Foster
Macro Update: Calm, but Not Stable
Bain & Company’s 2024 Global Private Equity Report: Executive Summary
The Key to Persistent Performance w/ TPG’s Jim Coulter
Breaking the Tablets w/ TPG’s Jim Coulter
The Evolution of the Secondaries Market: From Crisis to Opportunity
The Rise of the Secondaries Market: From Backwater to Boomtown
Inside the Modern Investor Relations Team
Macro Update: The Flip Side of Inflation
A $140 Trillion Riddle, Wrapped in a Mystery, Inside of an Enigma
Back to the Future w/ Vista’s Robert F. Smith
Defying the Down Market w/ Vista’s Robert F. Smith
Fine-Tune Your Fund-Raising Game
Level Up Your Fund-Raising Game
One Small Step for Private Equity, One Giant Leap for Philanthropy
Macro Update: I'm From the Government and I'm Here to Invest
Macro Update: Are We Out of the Woods Yet?
How to Recruit and Retain a Team of All-Stars w/ Bain Capital’s Stephen Pagliuca
Upward and Onward In an Uncertain Environment w/ Bain Capital’s Stephen Pagliuca
Dual Sector Expertise w/ Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
A Tale of Leadership Transition w/ Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
Put Fundraising on the Front Burner
Bain’s Private Equity Midyear Report 2023: Executive Summary
Alone on the Ice: A Conversation with Arctos' Ian Charles
In a League of His Own: A Conversation with Arctos' Ian Charles
Dry Powder: Live from SuperReturn
Preparing for a Post-Dollar Era
Macro Update: A Strange Brew
Inside the Race to Tokenize Capital w/ HgCapital Trust’s Jim Strang
Inside the Race to Retail Capital w/ Opto Investments’ Mark Machin
Inside the Race to Retail Capital w/ Moonfare's Steffen Pauls
Visualize Profits With Precision, Not Platitudes
The Renewed Urgency of Operational Due Diligence
The 2023 Global Private Equity Report: Executive Summary
Macro Update: Waiting to Exhale
Where to Invest With Web3
Where to Begin With Web3
The Long Road to the ‘Other Half’ of the Capital Market
Are Retail Investors Finally Within Reach?
An Enduring Strategy for Just About Any Time
A Resilient Strategy for Uncertain Times
How ESG Could Reshape the Real Economy
How ESG Went from a Focal Point to a Flash Point
Macro Risks: Keep It Simple
Macro Risks: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
Is It the Worst of Times?
Tech Due Diligence: From Here On Out
Tech Due Diligence: From Bits and Bytes to Dollars and Cents
Tech Due Diligence: From the Outside, In
ESG at the Tipping Point: From Measurement to Management
ESG at the Tipping Point: From Awareness to Action
The 2022 Global Private Equity Report: Three Essential Trends
The 2022 Global Private Equity Report: Market Overview
Stay Ahead of Rising Prices
Get Ahead of Rising Prices
When Investors Eat the World of Fintech
When Software Eats the World of Finance
Bonus: Inside Bain's DEI Journey
Could Private Equity Accelerate DEI?
The Midyear Private Equity Report in Brief
From Analytics to Advanced Analytics: A Conversation with Hg’s Nic Humphries
From Generalist to Sector Specialist: A Conversation with Hg’s Nic Humphries
The Missing Link to Mission Critical Talent
Healthcare as National Defense
Healthcare Heroics
Is the Classic Buyout Model Still Working?
Market Overview: Is the Rollercoaster Ride Over?
The 2020 Tech Report: Get on the Right Side of Creative Destruction
The 2020 Tech Report: Get Your Head in the Clouds
The 2020 Tech Report: Get Used to High Multiples
ESG Done Continuously with Bain’s Jenny Davis-Peccoud
ESG Done Wholeheartedly with CVC’s Jean-Rémy Roussel
ESG Done Right with CVC’s Jean-Rémy Roussel
Faster, Better, Cheaper...and Greener?
The Midyear Private Equity Report in Brief
The Digital Question
The $2.5 Trillion Question
Healthcare and Covid-19: The Aftershocks
Healthcare and Covid-19: The Earthquake
Lessons from China’s Reopening: The Micro View
Lessons from China’s Reopening: The Macro View
Plan Now
Act Now
Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow
All Over GP's, All the Time with Hamilton Lane's Jim Strang
Shock Absorbers with Hamilton Lane’s Jim Strang
The Bain & Company Private Equity Report in Brief
A Glimpse Into the Holy Grail of Data Sets
Market Overview: Happy New Year?
Sales Excellence: The Marathon
Sales Excellence: The Sprint
Buy-and-Build: The Dealmakers
Buy-and-Build: The Dealbreakers
Integrated Due Diligence: The Mousetrap
Integrated Due Diligence: The Moving Picture
Integrated Due Diligence: The Big Picture
An Expert's Guide to Advanced Analytics
A Novice's Guide to Advanced Analytics