Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast

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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.

4d ago

When Fund Selection Is No Longer Enough w/ HarbourVest’s John Toomey

The CEO of HarbourVest explains why picking the right funds is no longer enough and how investors can generate returns after they commit. Disclosure: HarbourVest Partners, LLC (“HarbourVest”) is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. This material is solely for informational purposes and should not be viewed as a current or past recommendation or an offer to sell or the solicitation to buy securities or adopt any investment strategy. The opinions expressed herein represent the current, good faith views of the author(s) at the time of publication, are not definitive investment advice, and should not be relied upon as such. This material has been developed internally and/or obtained from sources believed to be reliable; however, HarbourVest does not guarantee the accuracy, adequacy, or completeness of such information. There is no assurance that any events or projections will occur, and outcomes may be significantly different than the opinions shown here. This information, including any projections concerning financial market performance, is based on current market conditions, which will fluctuate and may be superseded by subsequent market events or for other reasons. Nothing herein should be construed as a solicitation, offer, recommendation, representation of suitability, legal advice, tax advice, or endorsement of any security or investment and should not be relied upon by you in evaluating the merits of investing in HarbourVest funds or in any other investment decision. For a full list of risks, please see Important Information and Risk Factors
Nov 3

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.
Oct 27

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 capacity—and which industrial businesses are already benefiting.
Oct 20

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.
Oct 6

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 created by professionalizing smaller businesses.
Sep 16

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 financing data centers to building them.
Sep 9

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 among managers.
Sep 1

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 transformations.

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Hugh MacArthur

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146 Ratings

Great content, terrible sound

10/12/2023

Water Street Wisdom

Please get Hugh a high-quality microphone and hire a sound editor.
March 1 Podcast by Hugh MacArthur at Bain

03/10/2021

MSavola

This podcast covers a lot of insights in 7 minutes and practitioners listening like me look forward to continued podcasts that expand on the 5 pillars highlighted in the value creation journey path. Thank you!
Sharp

10/02/2019

bospodfan99

Very cool innovative tools and data sources, advanced analytics tools and how to apply to investments.
Playing chess vs checkers

09/25/2019

86ChrisW

My old fund tended to take a less digital view, but I’d heard more and more about some of these new diligence techniques. Pretty incredible that it is that easy to get a leg up on your competitors during a purchase process

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.