Megafund Capabilities on a Mid-market Budget w/ Gryphon's David Andrews

We ask a pioneer of modern infrastructure how to invest across booms, busts, and technological revolutions.

Jennifer Choi, CEO of ILPA, joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on the current mood among LPs, the mainstreaming of continuation vehicles, and the accelerating race to retail capital.    

A glance at the top-line numbers would suggest the industry is gaining traction, but is it? Read the full 2026 Global Private Equity Report, here. Register for our webinar on March 5, here.  

In part two of our interview with Gryphon’s co-CEO, we discover why his $11 billion firm built a 40-person ops team—something most middle-market firms wouldn’t even contemplate.

We ask the co-CEO of Gryphon Investors how he foresaw one of the harshest cycles in the industry’s history and when he thinks it may finally break.

The question for investors is not whether AI will boom or bust, but who may be unwittingly subsidizing the buildout. 

Bain’s leading macroeconomic expert examines the cracks beneath the surface of the US market and how investors should prepare for post-globalization realities.

If you follow me on LinkedIn, you’ve probably seen some of my weekly musings on the state of the private equity industry. One post from earlier this year struck a particular nerve. Titled “It’s Time to Clean Out the PE Attic,” it began with this observation: “There’s a musty corner in every LP’s private equity portfolio—a collection of tail-end buyout funds that quietly aged past their prime.” That post went somewhat viral nearly five months ago, and the question I’d ask today is whether the attic has gotten any cleaner.Today on Dry Powder, we’ll strip away the emotions around tariffs and examine the underlying market data. I’ll also discuss whether 2026 could mark a return to exits and dealmaking at scale.

In part two of our interview series, we explore how TA hits the ground running on value creation.

How does TA find the time — and the manpower — to sift through 40,000 companies a year?