Private, Limited Partnership | |
Industry | Alternative Investment |
Founded | 1984 |
Headquarters |
200 Clarendon Street Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Number of locations
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Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Melbourne, Mumbai, Munich, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Tokyo |
Key people
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Joshua Bekenstein John Connaughton Jonathan Lavine Steven Pagliuca |
Products | Venture capital, investment management, public equity, private equity and credit products |
Total assets | US$ 75 billion (2014) |
Number of employees
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900+ (2014) |
Website | www.baincapital.com |
Bain Capital is a global alternative investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. It specializes in private equity, venture capital and credit products. Bain Capital invests across a range of industry sectors and geographic regions. As of June 2014, the firm managed more than $75 billion of investor capital across its various investment platforms.
The firm was founded in 1984 by partners from the consulting firm Bain & Company. Since inception it has invested in or acquired hundreds of companies including AMC Theatres, Aspen Education Group, Brookstone, Burger King, Burlington Coat Factory, Canada Goose, DIC Entertainment, Domino's Pizza, DoubleClick, Dunkin' Donuts, D&M Holdings, Guitar Center, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), iHeartMedia, Sealy, Sports Authority, Staples, Toys "R" Us, Warner Music Group, Fingerhut, The Weather Channel, and Apple Leisure Group, which includes AMResorts and Apple Vacations.