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Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast

Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast

Hosted by Hugh MacArthur, Bain & Company

Episodes

170

Latest episode

Oct 2026

Language

EN

About the show

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

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October 20, 202621 min

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 that still barely use Excel.

October 6, 202620 min

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, and the value that can be created by professionalizing smaller businesses.

September 16, 202611 min

Building the New Economy w/ Ares' Kipp deVeer

In part two of our interview series, Ares Co-President Kipp deVeer explains where the firm sees the strongest opportunities in the “new economy," and why it’s moving from financing data centers to building them.

September 9, 202617 min

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 sees performance dispersion among managers.

September 1, 202619 min

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 the next wave of transformations.

August 18, 202616 min

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 rapid technological change — while staying true to its core.

August 11, 202619 min

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.

July 29, 202618 min

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 decades, their firm-wide embrace of AI and why he considers Europe one of the world’s most compelling markets for generating alpha.

July 22, 202626 min

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 philosophy behind one of the world's leading private equity firms.

July 1, 202617 min

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 — and why it can be a powerful performance lever when done right.

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