Chanticleer Special edition! Chooks speak live with maverick billionaire investor, Mike Dorrell
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Mar 4, 2026 Mike Dorrell, co-founder and CEO of Stone Peak and AFR Business Person of the Year 2025, shares stories from Sydney to Palm Beach. He discusses Stone Peak’s deal culture, infrastructure that reliably compounds, data centre risks amid AI-driven power pressures, rising private credit risks, and Gulf opportunities for large‑scale build‑out.
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Leaving Macquarie Overnight For New York
- Mike Dorrell left Macquarie the day after his bonus and moved to New York to accelerate his career.
- He found Manhattan intimidating at first but discovered it was friendly and full of global opportunity that sped his development.
Blackstone Training Run During The GFC
- Mike describes his Blackstone stint during the GFC as a training run that let him meet every LP and refine his pitch.
- Blackstone stock collapsed in November 2008, giving him exposure to investors and skills he used to found Stone Peak.
Empower Frontline Teams Then Use Investment Committee To Improve Deals
- Empower frontline teams to source and structure deals and let investment committee refine them.
- Stone Peak uses a US-timed memo and debate process so deal teams learn and iterate before committee review.