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Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast
Hosted by Hugh MacArthur, Bain & Company · EN
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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Employee Ownership at Scale w/ KKR's Pete Stavros
2w ago00:17:09Tap to summarizeIn 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.
Transcribe →The Hard Truth About Operational Excellence w/ KKR's Pete Stavros
3w ago00:26:28Tap to summarizeKKR's Co-Head of Global Private Equity and Partner reveals the rigorous, long-term discipline required to drive real operational improvements.
Transcribe →Bain's Private Equity Midyear Report 2026: Executive Summary
Jun 800:12:58Tap to summarizePrivate equity is not in a crisis — rather, it’s stuck. The issue isn’t capital; it’s confidence. Read Bain’s 2026 Midyear Private Equity Report here. Register for our live webinar here.
Transcribe →Software as a Coworker w/ Vista's Robert Smith
Jun 200:33:06Tap to summarizeThe CEO of Vista Equity Partners explains what it will take to win the “agentic revolution.”
Transcribe →Exiting Well in Tough Markets w/ Apollo’s David Sambur
May 2600:19:59Tap to summarizeIn 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 they’re applying “clean sheet thinking” to AI.
Transcribe →Buying Well at Scale w/ Apollo’s David Sambur
May 1900:23:23Tap to summarizeWe 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 disparate set of industries, from casinos to airlines to auto-parts.
Transcribe →New Normal, New Opportunities w/ Triton’s Peder Prahl
Apr 2100:14:00Tap to summarizeIn part two of our interview series, we ask the CEO of Triton how higher interest rates, constrained leverage, and rising macro uncertainty are creating fresh opportunities for disciplined investors.
Transcribe →Buying Before the Theme w/ Triton’s Peder Prahl
Apr 700:27:53Tap to summarizeWe 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 deeply entrepreneurial and strictly disciplined.
Transcribe →Infrastructure's Next Frontiers w/ Stonepeak’s Michael Dorrell
Mar 2400:15:48Tap to summarizeIn part two of our infrastructure series, the Stonepeak CEO explains how he’s zeroing in on investment opportunities across the energy sector and why logistics infrastructure could see surging demand in an era of deglobalization.
Transcribe →Mastering the Infrastructure Cycle w/ Stonepeak’s Michael Dorrell
Mar 1000:23:02Tap to summarizeWe ask a pioneer of modern infrastructure how to invest across booms, busts, and technological revolutions.
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