# Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796.md RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/rh_8uLBO Official site: https://dry-powder-72f03771.simplecast.com Author: Bain & Company Episodes: 161 ## Resource 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. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796.md ## Episodes - [Employee Ownership at Scale w/ KKR's Pete Stavros](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/employee-ownership-at-scale-w-kkr-s-pete-stavros) — 2026-07-01T08:00:00+00:00 - [The Hard Truth About Operational Excellence w/ KKR's Pete Stavros](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/the-hard-truth-about-operational-excellence-w-kkr-s-pete-stavros) — 2026-06-23T08:00:00+00:00 - [Bain's Private Equity Midyear Report 2026: Executive Summary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/bain-s-private-equity-midyear-report-2026-executive-summary) — 2026-06-08T08:00:00+00:00 - [Software as a Coworker w/ Vista's Robert Smith](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/software-as-a-coworker-w-vista-s-robert-smith) — 2026-06-02T08:00:00+00:00 - [Exiting Well in Tough Markets w/ Apollo’s David Sambur](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/exiting-well-in-tough-markets-w-apollo-s-david-sambur) — 2026-05-26T08:00:00+00:00 - [Buying Well at Scale w/ Apollo’s David Sambur](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/buying-well-at-scale-w-apollo-s-david-sambur) — 2026-05-19T08:00:00+00:00 - [New Normal, New Opportunities w/ Triton’s Peder Prahl](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/new-normal-new-opportunities-w-triton-s-peder-prahl) — 2026-04-21T08:00:00+00:00 - [Buying Before the Theme w/ Triton’s Peder Prahl](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/buying-before-the-theme-w-triton-s-peder-prahl) — 2026-04-07T08:00:00+00:00 - [Infrastructure's Next Frontiers w/ Stonepeak’s Michael Dorrell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/infrastructure-s-next-frontiers-w-stonepeak-s-michael-dorrell) — 2026-03-24T08:00:00+00:00 - [Mastering the Infrastructure Cycle w/ Stonepeak’s Michael Dorrell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/mastering-the-infrastructure-cycle-w-stonepeak-s-michael-dorrell) — 2026-03-10T08:00:00+00:00 - [Dry Powder: Live from NEXUS 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/dry-powder-live-from-nexus-2026) — 2026-02-25T09:00:00+00:00 - [Bain & Company’s Global Private Equity Report 2026: Executive Summary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/bain-company-s-global-private-equity-report-2026-executive-summary) — 2026-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 - [Megafund Capabilities on a Mid-market Budget w/ Gryphon's David Andrews](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/megafund-capabilities-on-a-mid-market-budget-w-gryphon-s-david-andrews) — 2026-02-17T09:00:00+00:00 - [Spotting the Downturn Early and Coming Out Ahead w/ Gryphon's David Andrews](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/spotting-the-downturn-early-and-coming-out-ahead-w-gryphon-s-david-andrews) — 2026-02-03T09:00:00+00:00 - [What Kind of AI Cycle Are We Actually In?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/what-kind-of-ai-cycle-are-we-actually-in) — 2026-01-20T09:00:00+00:00 - [Macro Update: What Could Derail 2026?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/macro-update-what-could-derail-2026) — 2026-01-13T09:00:00+00:00 - [Nothing Is Fundamentally Broken … Yet Again](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/nothing-is-fundamentally-broken-yet-again) — 2025-12-16T09:00:00+00:00 - [Yards After the Catch w/ TA’s Hythem El-Nazer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/yards-after-the-catch-w-ta-s-hythem-el-nazer) — 2025-12-09T09:00:00+00:00 - [Finding a Needle in a Haystack w/ TA’s Hythem El-Nazer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/finding-a-needle-in-a-haystack-w-ta-s-hythem-el-nazer) — 2025-12-02T09:00:00+00:00 - [Early Innings w/ Goldman Sachs’ Kristin Olson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/early-innings-w-goldman-sachs-kristin-olson) — 2025-11-11T09:00:00+00:00 - [Building the Future of Private Wealth Portfolios w/ Goldman Sachs’ Kristin Olson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/building-the-future-of-private-wealth-portfolios-w-goldman-sachs-kristin-olson) — 2025-10-28T08:00:00+00:00 - [Bending the Revenue Curve w/ Permira’s Dipan Patel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/bending-the-revenue-curve-w-permira-s-dipan-patel) — 2025-10-14T08:00:00+00:00 - [Scaling Across the Pond w/ Permira’s Dipan Patel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/scaling-across-the-pond-w-permira-s-dipan-patel) — 2025-09-30T08:00:00+00:00 - [Competitive Advantages and Carve-Outs w/ TPG’s Steve Ellis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/competitive-advantages-and-carve-outs-w-tpg-s-steve-ellis) — 2025-09-16T08:00:00+00:00 - [When Impact Investing Reaches Critical Mass w/ TPG’s Steve Ellis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dry-powder-the-private-equity-podcast-252796/when-impact-investing-reaches-critical-mass-w-tpg-s-steve-ellis) — 2025-09-02T08:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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