Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast
by Hugh MacArthur, Bain & Company
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Estimated from 30 chart positions in 30 markets.
By chart position
- 🇬🇧GB · Investing#7230K to 100K
- 🇨🇦CA · Investing#1385K to 30K
- 🇺🇸US · Investing#1455K to 30K
- 🇯🇵JP · Investing#4030K to 100K
- 🇫🇷FR · Investing#8610K to 30K
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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
70K to 262K🎙 ~2x weekly·154 episodes·Last published 3d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
141K to 523K🇬🇧19%🇯🇵19%🇨🇦6%+27 more - Active Followers
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42K to 157K
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From 16 epsHost
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Where AI Is (and Isn’t) Creating Value
Sep 1, 2026
Unknown duration
Exits, AI and Asking 'What’s Next?' w/ Advent International's John Maldonado
Aug 18, 2026
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Pond Skipping w/ Advent International's John Maldonado
Aug 11, 2026
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Looking Over the Horizon w/ CVC's Rob Lucas
Jul 29, 2026
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Himalayan Heights w/ CVC's Rob Lucas
Jul 22, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/1/26 | 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. | — | ||||||
| 8/18/26 | 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 — while staying true to its core. | — | ||||||
| 8/11/26 | 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. | — | ||||||
| 7/29/26 | 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 AI and why he considers Europe one of the world’s most compelling markets for generating alpha. | — | ||||||
| 7/22/26 | 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 leading private equity firms. | — | ||||||
| 7/1/26 | employee ownershipprivate equity+3 | Pete Stavros | KKR | — | employee ownershipKKR+3 | — | 17m 09s | ||
| 6/23/26 | operational excellenceprivate equity+3 | Pete Stavros | KKR | — | operational excellenceKKR+3 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 6/8/26 | private equitymarket analysis+1 | — | Bain & Company | — | private equitymidyear report+3 | — | 12m 58s | ||
| 6/2/26 | softwareprivate equity+3 | Robert Smith | Vista Equity Partners | — | Vista Equity PartnersRobert Smith+3 | — | 33m 06s | ||
| 5/26/26 | private equitycapital return+3 | David Sambur | ApolloBain & Company | — | private equitycapital return+3 | — | 19m 59s | ||
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| 5/19/26 | private equityinvestment strategies+3 | David Sambur | ApolloBain & Company | — | private equityApollo+6 | — | 23m 23s | ||
| 4/21/26 | private equityinvestment opportunities+3 | Peder Prahl | TritonBain & Company | — | private equityTriton+4 | — | 14m 00s | ||
| 4/7/26 | investment strategyentrepreneurship+3 | Peder Prahl | TritonBain & Company | — | private equityinvestment+3 | — | 27m 53s | ||
| 3/24/26 | infrastructureenergy sector+3 | Michael Dorrell | StonepeakBain & Company | — | infrastructureenergy+5 | — | 15m 48s | ||
| 3/10/26 | infrastructure investmenteconomic cycles+3 | Michael Dorrell | Stonepeak | — | infrastructureinvestment+3 | — | 23m 02s | ||
| 2/25/26 | LP sentimentcontinuation vehicles+3 | Jennifer Choi | ILPA | — | LPscontinuation vehicles+3 | — | 28m 52s | ||
| 2/23/26 | private equityindustry analysis+3 | — | Bain & CompanyBain & Company’s Global Private Equity Report 2026 | — | private equityBain & Company+3 | — | 16m 28s | ||
| 2/17/26 | private equitymid-market firms+3 | David Andrews | GryphonBain & Company | — | private equityGryphon+4 | — | 11m 43s | ||
| 2/3/26 | private equityeconomic downturn+3 | David Andrews | Gryphon InvestorsBain & Company | — | private equitydownturn+5 | — | 14m 27s | ||
| 1/20/26 | AIinvesting+3 | — | Bain & Company | — | AI cycleinvestment+3 | — | 13m 31s | ||
| 1/13/26 | macroeconomicsUS market+3 | — | Bain & Company | US | macroeconomic expertUS market+3 | — | 22m 31s | ||
| 12/16/25 | Nothing Is Fundamentally Broken … Yet Again | Host Hugh MacArthur reflects on an emotionally turbulent year, the data underlying the noise, and the potential for a turnaround in 2026. | — | ||||||
| 12/9/25 | Yards After the Catch w/ TA’s Hythem El-Nazer | In part two of our interview series, we explore how TA hits the ground running on value creation. | — | ||||||
| 12/2/25 | Finding a Needle in a Haystack w/ TA’s Hythem El-Nazer | How does TA find the time — and the manpower — to sift through 40,000 companies a year? | — | ||||||
| 11/11/25 | Early Innings w/ Goldman Sachs’ Kristin Olson | In part two of our interview series with Kristin Olson, Global Head of Alternatives for Wealth at Goldman Sachs, we consider how Goldman Sachs is positioning itself for scale and just how far the industry is from truly democratizing private markets. | — | ||||||
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Chart history for Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast
Peaked at #25 in NG, currently #25 in NG.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | — | #25 | #25 | — |
| Japan | — | #40 | #40 | — |
| Denmark | — | #41 | #41 | — |
| CH | — | #57 | #57 | — |
| IS | — | #59 | #59 | — |
| RO | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #72 | #72 | — |
| MY | — | #77 | #77 | — |
| France | — | #86 | #86 | — |
| CL | — | #86 | #86 | — |
| HU | — | #89 | #89 | — |
| Finland | — | #94 | #94 | — |
| India | — | #94 | #94 | — |
| HK | — | #103 | #103 | — |
| PL | — | #108 | #108 | — |
| Norway | — | #110 | #110 | — |
| KE | — | #113 | #113 | — |
| South Korea | — | #116 | #116 | — |
| SG | — | #116 | #116 | — |
| Sweden | — | #117 | #117 | — |
Chart Positions
33 placements across 30 markets.
Chart Positions
33 placements across 30 markets.