Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast

Relationships First w/ Inflexion’s Flor Kassai

The firm’s head of buyout discusses how to spot management teams worth waiting years for and why the best deals can take a decade to come together.

The AI Tailwind Nobody Expected w/ Brookfield’s Anuj Ranjan

In the second part of our conversation, we ask the CEO of Brookfield’s Private Equity Group why the world may be underestimating the demand for power and computing capaci

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.

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 cre

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

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 amo

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 transformation

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 —

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.

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

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 le

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 powerfu

The Hard Truth About Operational Excellence w/ KKR's Pete Stavros

KKR's Co-Head of Global Private Equity and Partner reveals the rigorous, long-term discipline required to drive real operational improvements.

Bain's Private Equity Midyear Report 2026: Executive Summary

Private 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

Software as a Coworker w/ Vista's Robert Smith

The CEO of Vista Equity Partners explains what it will take to win the “agentic revolution.”

Exiting Well in Tough Markets w/ Apollo’s David Sambur

In 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 t

Buying Well at Scale w/ Apollo’s David Sambur

We 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, fr

New Normal, New Opportunities w/ Triton’s Peder Prahl

In 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 opportuniti

Buying Before the Theme w/ Triton’s Peder Prahl

We 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 strict

Infrastructure'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 infrastruc