Bain Capital

This article is about the investment firm. For the management consulting company, see Bain & Company.

Bain Capital, LP
Company typePrivate
IndustryAlternative investment
Founded1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Headquarters200 Clarendon Street
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Number of locations
Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, Mumbai, Munich, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo
Key people
ProductsVenture capital, investment management, public equity, private equity, real estate and credit products
AUMIncrease US$180 billion (2024)[2]
OwnerEmployees
Number of employees
1,200+ (2018)[3]
Websitebaincapital.com

Bain Capital, LP is an American private investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, with around $185 billion of assets under management.[4] It specializes in private equity, venture capital, credit, public equity, impact investing, life sciences, crypto, tech opportunities, partnership opportunities, special situations, and real estate. Bain Capital invests across a range of industry sectors and geographic regions.[3] The firm was founded in 1984 by partners from the consulting firm Bain & Company.[5] The company is headquartered at 200 Clarendon Street in Boston with 22 offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.[6][7][8]

Since its establishment, Bain Capital has invested in or acquired hundreds of companies, including AMC Theatres, Artisan Entertainment, Aspen Education Group, Apex Tool 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, ITP Aero, KB Toys, Sealy, Sports Authority, Staples, Toys "R" Us, Virgin Australia, Virgin Voyages, Warner Music Group, Fingerhut, Athenahealth, The Weather Channel, Varsity Brands and Apple Leisure Group, which includes AMResorts and Apple Vacations.[9] The company and its actions during its first 15 years became the subject of political and media scrutiny as a result of co-founder Mitt Romney's later political career, especially his 2012 presidential campaign.[10][11]

In June 2023, Bain Capital was ranked 13th in Private Equity International's PEI 300 ranking of the largest private equity firms in the world.[12]

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  12. ^ "PEI 300 | The Largest Private Equity Firms in the World". Private Equity International. June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.