Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast

Deal activity was on track for another record-setting year, until the wheels came off.Read the full 2023 Global Private Equity Report, below:https://www.bain.com/insights/topics/global-private-equity-report/

Behind the scenes at Davos, attendees were coming to terms with a fracturing world, a cascade of risks and, despite it all, a silver lining.Today on Dry Powder, Karen Harris, managing director of Bain's Macro Trends Group, shares her key insights from Davos and how private equity investors are dealing with the emergent risks and opportunities of a multipolar world.Listen to her previous appearances on Dry Powder, below:Macro Risks: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once Macro Risks: Keep It Simple

Private equity firms are racing to build out their Web3 capabilities, from deal sourcing to diligence to the bleeding edge of tokenization fund management. Further Reading: For Digital Assets, Private Markets Offer the Greatest Opportunities

Investors have been funding a massive build out of Web3 infrastructure, despite the turmoil over the past year.Further ReadingWeb3 Could Rewrite the Rules of User IdentitySnap Chart: How Much Is Web3 Disrupting Your Industry?

In part two of our interview with the CEO of Titanbay, we discuss the regulatory and behavioral hurdles that have prevented private equity from accessing roughly half of the world's sources of capital — and to what extent digital platforms can lower those barriers to entry.

We asked the CEO of Titanbay how digital platforms could open up private equity deals to a whole new class of investors.

Hg’s Matthew Brockman describes the technological trends that could reshape the workplace for decades to come.

Hg’s Matthew Brockman explains how sector specialization can deliver surprisingly stable returns.

A raft of new public policies will not only reshape portfolios, they could also transform the way private equity houses run and grow their businesses on the ground.

The debate around ESG is heating up, but it may shed light on the future of ESG investing.Further ReadingClosing the ESG Measurement Gap in Private EquityDecarbonization: How Private Equity Can Make It WorkPrivate Equity Investors Debate the Best Path Forward on ESGBusinesses Urge SEC to Consider Mergers in Climate-Disclosure Rule

Home in on the mission critical risks to your portfolio and don’t sweat the details.

Faced with an unprecedented confluence of macro risks, we asked Bain’s leading macro expert to game out the possible outcomes for the global economy, from best to worst case scenarios.

In Bain’s 2022 Midyear Private Equity Report, we help you plan for scenarios, not certainty.Read the full report here: https://www.bain.com/insights/shifting-gears-private-equity-report-midyear-2022/

The field is evolving fast. Here’s how investors can stay ahead.

Translate technical jargon into actionable recommendations.Learn more about Bain's Tech Insights Group here: https://www.bain.com/industry-expertise/private-equity/tech-due-diligence/

You don't need the keys to the source code to learn an awful lot about a business from the outside, in.Learn more about Bain's Tech Insights Group here: https://www.bain.com/industry-expertise/private-equity/tech-due-diligence/

Discover how leading private equity firms are making their ESG agendas more measurable and ultimately more manageable.

ESG awareness has gone global. Learn how leading private equity firms are now springing into action.

We consider the intensifying competition for tech, the rise of growth equity investing and the critical importance of sector expertise.Read the full report here: bain.com/privateequityreport

By just about any measure, private equity set a remarkable new standard during 2021.Read the full report here: bain.com/privateequityreport

Track inflationary pressures across the portfolio and help management teams combat shared threats together.

Private equity firms must look beyond their cost cutting playbook and develop a pricing strategy that can weather an inflationary storm.

You can’t be good at everything in such a vast and competitive deal space, but you can focus.

The worlds of fintech and financial services are merging into one.

There are no shortcuts, but there are breakthroughs.

An industry that has historically lagged on diversity may be poised to take the lead.

The industry has not only bounced back, it has tripled in size.Read the full report here: Private Equity’s Wild First-Half Ride

One of Europe’s leading tech investors describes how Hg adopts the latest breakthroughs in advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning “as fast as we possibly can.”

One of Europe’s leading tech investors describes how Hg drilled down from industry to sector to sub-sector, and discovered its “sweet spot” for investing.

Your value creation plan is the key to building a strong team, setting clear goals and delivering results.Read the full report here: https://www.bain.com/insights/talent-decisions-global-private-equity-report-2021/

We consider a conceptual shift that has enormous implications for how the public and private sectors work together.

We take stock of a remarkable year of changes to the healthcare sector, fueled by innumerable acts of “healthcare heroism.”

We consider a critical question from this year’s Global Private Equity Report. Read the full report here.

We consider the rebound from a remarkably strange year.

As close as we’ll ever get to a unified theory of tech investing.

Bain’s inaugural report on the state of the industry examines how leading companies are investing in AI and automation, the hybrid cloud, the Internet of Things, flexible supply chains, virtual sales and other tools to increase resilience and accelerate growth.Read the full 2020 tech report here: https://www.bain.com/insights/topics/technology-report/

Bain’s inaugural report on the state of the industry examines how leading companies are investing in AI and automation, the hybrid cloud, the Internet of Things, flexible supply chains, virtual sales and other tools to increase resilience and accelerate growth.Read the full 2020 tech report here: https://www.bain.com/insights/topics/technology-report/

Isolate the ESG indicators that really matter to your portfolio.

Use ESG to energize the entire workforce, from the C-suite to the frontline.

Embed ESG in a value creation plan and the rest will come naturally.

Green technology is changing the calculus of investing.

Covid-19 has forced the industry to contend with these three trends.

Between video calls and advanced analytics, just how much of the deal pipeline can go digital?

Dry powder is at a record high, but how will it be put to work?

How can investors gain a foothold, even as the ground shifts beneath their feet?

Could the service models emerging today alter the course of healthcare permanently?

What are the risks and rewards of investing after a lockdown?

China is open for business, but it's hardly business as usual.

Prepare for six potential rebound scenarios, today.

Take command and control of distressed assets across the portfolio.