Bain Capital

We won gold! We’re proud of the Bain Capital Dragon Boat Team for capturing gold at the annual Boston Dragon Boat Festival earlier this month. Twenty colleagues competed in this 2,000-year-old tradition of dragon boat racing and dedicated significant time in preparation for the event. In a gesture of good luck to all 68 teams and race participants, Ricky Sun represented us during the opening ‘eye-dotting ceremony’.

It was a pleasure joining Institutional Investor’s Julie Segal for a wide-ranging discussion that bridged both personal and professional topics. Over the course of our conversation, we kept coming back to a key theme. Taking a long-term view on everything from partnerships, investing, and empowering people has enabled Bain Capital to mirror the evolution of the credit markets over the last 25 years. A few takeaways: 1)     Partner differently: Our private partnership and long-term view affords the opportunity to focus on building true alignment with our investors and partners. It also enables us to lean into more complex or misunderstood products like #CLOs throughout market cycles or to maintain our focus on middle-market private credit where we’ve built great partnerships with sponsors and management teams. 2)     “It’s never as good as you think or as bad as it feels”: This is a favorite phrase of one of my mentors Jonathan Lavine and a reminder to remain rational, disciplined, and to structure our approach to navigate and capture opportunities of market dislocation when they occur. 3)     There is no age limit on good ideas: A long-term view on investing includes a long-term investment in talented young people. This means empowering our young professionals early in their careers by offering them a seat at the table and encouraging diversity of thought. An apprenticeship model is not only crucial for their professional development but often, it offers another way at looking at opportunities. I attribute so much of my career to the mentorship and exposure that I received early on. Thanks again to Julie Segal for hosting. It’s not often that we have the opportunity to look back at a career’s worth of lessons. Listen to our full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/eZErSqHT

This year at #SuperReturnInternational in Berlin, Chris G., Darren Abrahamson, and Barnaby Lyons shared their perspectives on driving value creation, harnessing tech and digital innovation, and navigating market fluctuations in private credit to sustain growth through economic cycles. In his keynote conversation with Ivan Levingston, Chris further explored our 40-year focus on value creation in partnership with our companies, enabling diverse businesses across geographies and asset classes to reach their full potential. #BainCapital

We’re pleased to share our 2024 ESG Report – Stewardship and Sustainability. It offers a comprehensive update on how we invest and engage to drive lasting impact. Since our founding 40 years ago, we have been committed to adding long-term value to our companies and investments, creating exceptional outcomes for our investors, empowering our people to realize their potential, and contributing to the well-being of our communities and environment. Through engaging case studies and conversations with leaders across our firm, we seek to bring these efforts to life across three sections – Advancing Engaged Governance, Fostering High Performance Teams, and Catalyzing Sustainable Growth & Resilience. https://lnkd.in/ea-p-bu2 #BainCapitalESGReport

More than 100 colleagues from across our platform recently attended the Bain Capital U.S. Women Investors Conference, a special opportunity for connection and learning from internal and external thought leaders. John Connaughton, David Gross and Jonathan Lavine discussed the firm’s longstanding commitment to and continued investment in the careers of women investors. The conference also featured a conversation with leaders Carolyn Hastings, Olivia Howard, Merritt Hummer, and Kimberly McCaslin moderated by Victoria A. Budson that sought to impart reflections and perspectives from their combined 60+ years of investment experience.

This week, our joint venture with Staley Point Capital reached another milestone with the acquisition of a 78,000 square foot infill industrial property in San Diego. The transaction represents our third acquisition in the San Diego market in just the last three months. It also emblematic of our ability to combine data-driven, thematic insights and deep local experience to build a portfolio of high-quality industrial properties in supply constrained markets across the West Coast. Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/eiVsDets #BainCapitalRealEstate

Recently, our colleague Darren Herman hosted 150 leaders from the east coast technology ecosystem at the Ardsley Country Club for the annual Silicon Alley Sports networking event and fundraiser. We were proud to support Darren and Silicon Alley Sports as they raised awareness and funds for Team Dayā ( दया), which builds primary schools to serve students in some of the most impoverished places around the world.    Darren launched Silicon Alley Sports in 2007, and the event has grown to contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars to local, national, and international nonprofit organizations.   Learn more about Silicon Alley Sports and its upcoming Silicon Alley Tennis Invitational on July 24, here: https://lnkd.in/gwwiRPwW

Chris G. joined Bloomberg TV during the 2024 #SuperReturn International conference in Berlin to discuss global central bank interest rate policy and its impact on private markets.   Chris spoke about the normalizing dynamics of rising capital costs, cautious bank lending, stabilizing valuations and the role private markets play for business. The conversation also touched on future capital market activity and buyout exits, with Chris noting increased transaction activity as the industry transitions to higher-for-longer interest rates. With sellers appreciating the new reality, Chris referenced private equity working with companies to improve operations to enhance valuations. #BainCapital #PrivateEquity #CapitalMarkets Watch the full interview with Kriti Gupta here:

Over the last four years, we’ve proudly supported John Cavanagh and Beat Capital Partners Ltd on its journey to build an outstanding global specialty insurance destination for top-tier underwriters. Our partnership helped the company advance its underwriting capacity and incubation platform, which guides new businesses through the start-up phase and provides value-added infrastructure and support.   We’re thrilled to welcome Ambac as new majority investor in Beat Capital Partners Ltd’s continued growth.    #BainCapitalInsurance   Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/ebwUd7Ct

Join us in welcoming Michael Winiarski, CFA to our Real Estate team. Mike will be integral in partnering with investors across the Americas and global markets as well as in developing strategic initiatives that further our thematic, long-term approach. He brings a wealth of global real estate relationships and expertise built over nearly 20 years in the industry.