Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast

In part two of our fund-raising series, we’ll dig into the tools, tactics, and technologies that enable general partners to tailor their pitches to key decision makers within institutions.

As competition for capital intensifies, a one-size-fits-all approach to institutional investors will no longer suffice.

We ask the founding team at Greater Share about their intriguing new approach to philanthropic funding and how they’ve already garnered support from some of the world’s leading GPs.

In part two of our macro series, we explore the risks and rewards of public-private partnerships.

We ask Karen Harris, the managing director of Bain’s Macro Trends Group, whether the economy could emerge from this period of rate hikes unscathed. If you'd like to stay up to date with my weekly series on LinkedIn, follow me here .

In part two of our interview series, we ask Steve how he recruits and retains a team of all-star players. If you'd like to stay up to date with my weekly series of posts on LinkedIn, you can follow me here .

The longtime chairman and now senior advisor at Bain capital explains why he is “as excited” to be involved in the private equity industry today as he was 30 years ago. If you'd like to stay up to date with my weekly series of posts on LinkedIn, you can follow me here .

In the second part of our interview series with WCAS, we explore how they “co-cover” the healthcare and tech industries, together.

We ask Welsh Carson how they identify the next generation of leaders within the firm and how they extend those practices to their wider ecosystem of partners and advisors. I've also launched a weekly series of posts on LinkedIn, which you can follow   here .

In such a severely capital-constrained environment, you need to give your LP’s  confidence that you’ll be able to deliver real results over the next five years.  Read our latest research on the fundraising slowdown and how top private equity firms are learning to sell, here . I've also started a weekly series of posts on LinkedIn, which you can follow here .

Deal activity, exits and fundraising are all sharply down, but the fear of a recession is also subsiding. So what’s holding investors back? Read Bain's Private Equity Midyear Report 2023, here . You can also find our latest research on the fundraising slowdown and how top private equity firms are learning to sell, here . I've also started a weekly series of posts on LinkedIn, which you can follow...

On the previous episode of Dry Powder, Ian Charles, managing partner at Arctos Sports Partners, took us inside his approach to sports investing. It was a master class in sector specialization and value creation that you don’t want to miss, but Ian has always tended to go after nonobvious opportunities. “I grew up in a small town in Alaska,” he says. “One of the things that you always heard as a ki...

Ian Charles, the managing partner of Arctos’ Sports Partners, takes us inside the world of sports investing.

Christian Sinding, the CEO and managing partner of EQT Group, joins us for our first live recording. We explore when deal markets will finally stir to life and how EQT takes intelligent risks in a period of overwhelming of uncertainty.

We asked Bain’s leading macro expert whether the dollar’s status as a global reserve currency is really under threat.

Karen Harris, the head of Bain’s Macro Trends Group, returns to the show for a conversation on interest rates, bank runs and an unusual mix of economic indicators.  

We consider whether the launch of a few tokenized funds amounts to an interesting experiment on the blockchain or the beginning of a powerful secular trend. If you'd like to learn more about the democratization of private equity, I recommend you listen to our interviews with the CEOs of Titanbay , Moonfare and Opto Investments. I've also started a series of weekly posts on LinkedIn, which you can...

We asked the CEO of Opto Investments to take us inside their eye-opening series A round and why they’re pursuing Registered Investment Advisors with a laser-like focus. If you haven’t heard our interviews with the CEOs of Moonfare and Titanbay, I highly recommend you go back and listen to those episodes as well. I've also started a series of weekly posts on LinkedIn. If you're interested in receiv...

We asked the CEO of Moonfare what it takes to get ordinary investors up to speed and investing in private equity with confidence. If you haven't heard my interview with another early mover in this space, the CEO of Titanbay, I highly recommend you go back and listen to those episodes as well.  I've also started a series of weekly posts on LinkedIn. If you're interested in receiving those updates,...

Too many business leaders lack a clear and granular understanding of profitability, but a few organizations are visualizing profits in startling detail.

As margins shrink, private equity houses are rediscovering the vital importance of operational due diligence.

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 appearan...

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 Reading Web3 Could Rewrite the Rules of User Identity Snap Chart: How Much Is Web3 Disrupting Your Industry?