Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast
Hugh MacArthur, Bain & Company · Bain & Company
Show overview
Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 169 episodes, alongside 10 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 45 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 12 min and 20 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 24 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 30 episodes published. Published by Bain & Company.
From the publisher
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.
Latest Episodes
View all 169 episodesThe Infrastructure Opportunities Hiding in Plain Sight w/ NOVA Infrastructure’s Allison Kingsley and Chris Beall
Building the New Economy w/ Ares' Kipp deVeer
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
Ep 143Infrastructure'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 sector and why logistics infrastructure could see surging demand in an era of deglobalization.
Ep 142Mastering the Infrastructure Cycle w/ Stonepeak’s Michael Dorrell
We ask a pioneer of modern infrastructure how to invest across booms, busts, and technological revolutions.
Ep 141Dry 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 vehicles, and the accelerating race to retail capital.
Ep 140Bain & Company’s Global Private Equity Report 2026: Executive Summary
A glance at the top-line numbers would suggest the industry is gaining traction, but is it? Read the full 2026 Global Private Equity Report, here. Register for our webinar on March 5, here.