Bain Capital Company Description
If you want to make a big deal out of it, chances are Bain Capital will be there. The private equity and venture capital firm invests in companies in the retail and consumer products, information technology, communications, health care, and manufacturing industries. Its $60 billion in holdings include stakes in Domino's Pizza, pharmaceutical group Warner Chilcott, Toys "R" Us, sportswear distributor Broder Bros., and SunGard Data Systems. The firm has made private equity investments in more than 240 companies since its 1984 founding. Bain Capital joined Thomas H. Lee Partners in a nearly $24 billion offer for broadcasting giant Clear Channel, and is part of a group that bought HCA for approximately $33 billion.
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of Bain Capital's organization from inception to current status.
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