Bain Capital Private Equity

Bain Capital Private Equity is a worldwide leading private investment firm founded in 1984 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm works in a variety of industries and has raised twelve global private equity funds, five European funds, and four Asian funds. The firm has approximately $160 billion of assets under management.

The firm's portfolio includes Blue Nile, Varsity Brands, Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), Bugaboo, Canada Goose, Bob's Discount Furniture, Innocor, and Yukiguni Maitake. The firm serves in industries such as consumer, retail and dining, financial and business services, healthcare, industrial and energy, technology, media, and telecom.

Bain Capital Private Equity was founded by American politician, businessman, and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Bill Bain in 1984. Romney left the firm in 1999 for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. In 2000, he sold his stake in the firm to his partners in a complicated agreement that gave him a declining share of firm profits throughout the next ten years.