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About
Our Purpose and Values
Your Opportunity
Our History
By the Numbers

About Bain Capital

We are one of the world’s leading private investment firms with approximately $185 billion in assets under management that creates lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses and the communities in which we live. Founded in 1984, we pioneered a consulting-based approach to private equity investing, partnering closely with management teams to offer the insights that challenge conventional thinking, build great businesses and improve operations. Over time, we have organically expanded this approach across asset classes to build one of the strongest alternative asset platforms in the world.

Today, our teams strive to create value through private equity, public equity, fixed income, credit, venture capital and real estate investments across multiple sectors, industries, and geographies. We believe that our people and the shared values we’ve espoused since our founding remain the core of our competitive advantage. This has empowered us to deliver an enduring impact to a diverse group of investors including pensions, endowments, foundations and individuals.

Our Purpose and Values

We invest and engage in business to drive positive and lasting impact for companies, employees, communities and the environment.

We develop exceptional partnerships

We are personally invested in each other's success. We know that great outcomes come from diverse teams.

We challenge conventional thinking

We think differently. We nurture a culture of deeply objective inquiry and seek the full potential in every opportunity. We respect the power of facts.

We work with tenacity

We roll up our sleeves, dig in, and come to work every day searching for better outcomes. We relentlessly tackle tough problems. We see things through.

We believe character matters

We embrace personal integrity, humility and citizenship. We act with empathy and conviction.

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Your Opportunity

Bain Capital offers you the opportunity to build a rewarding career where you can…

Accelerate your professional growth with supportive leaders who invest in you
Be individually empowered and accountable as part of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive team
Act with confidence but also humility
Own your work and its outcomes while driving positive impact in all we do
Share in a culture of excellence with a continuous improvement mindset

If you are interested in joining our team, click here to explore current open positions. Individuals seeking investment positions should inquire through their universities.

For job applicants in the United States, Bain Capital participates in the E-Verify program and if hired will use E-Verify to confirm your work authorization. For more information on E-Verify, please refer to the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work Notices.

Our History

In 1984, former Bain & Company partners founded Bain Capital as a private partnership focused on deploying management consulting strategy to private equity investing. Since our founding, Bain Capital has remained highly aligned to our limited partners and grown to become one of the world’s largest private, multi-asset investing firms. Bain Capital is a private, employee-owned company.

BAIN CAPITAL MILESTONES

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Private Equity

January 1984

Bain Capital Private Equity
founded in Boston

Private Equity

December 1984

Fund I raised

_$37^M

Private Equity

March 1987

Fund II raised

_$106^M

Private Equity

June 1989

Fund III raised

_$60^M

Private Equity

February 1993

Fund IV raised

_$300^M

Private Equity

March 1995

Fund V raised

_$500^M

Public Equity

October 1996

Bain Capital Public Equity founded in Boston

Credit

January 1998

Bain Capital Credit
founded in Boston

Private Equity

September 1998

Fund VI raised

_$1^.2B

Credit

May 1999

Inception of first U.S.
cash flow Collateralized
Loan Obligation (“CLO”)
(Great Point 1999-1)

Private Equity

January 2000

Opening of
London office

Private Equity

March 2000

Opening of
New York office

Venture

May 2000

Bain Capital Ventures
founded in Boston

Private Equity

December 2000

Fund VII raised $3.1B

Credit

January 2001

Inception of
Senior Loan (“SL”)
Strategy

Private Equity

March 2001

First Europe Fund
(VII-E) raised

_$500^M

Venture

March 2001

Fund 2001 raised

_$250^M

Private Equity

January 2002

Opening of Munich office

Private Equity

August 2002

Opening of Luxembourg office

Credit

December 2002

Launch of the Credit Opportunities
Program (“COPs”)

Credit

December 2002

Credit Opportunities I
(“COPs I”) holds final close

Private Equity

March 2004

Fund VIII raised

_$4^.1B

Private Equity

March 2004

Second Europe
Fund (VIII-E) raised

_€1^B

Venture

August 2004

Fund 2005 raised

_$258^M

Private Equity

Opening of Shanghai,
Tokyo, and Hong
Kong Offices

Credit

Opening of Chicago
and London Offices

Credit

April 2005

Acquires and assumes management
of Katonah Collateralized Loan
Obligations (“CLOs”)

Credit

December 2005

Credit Opportunities II (“COPs II”)
holds final close

Private Equity

April 2006

Fund IX raised

_$10^B

Credit

July 2006

Inception of first Euro
cash flow Collateralized
Loan Obligation (“CLO”)
(Nash Point I)

Private Equity

March 2007

First Asia Fund
(A-I) raised

_$1^B

Credit

March 2007

Credit Opportunities
III (“COPs III”) holds
final close

Venture

March 2007

Fund 2007 raised

_$500^M

Private Equity

October 2007

Fund X raised

_$11^.8B

Private Equity

January 2008

Opening of
Mumbai office

Private Equity

April 2008

Third Europe Fund (E-III) raised
€3.5B

Credit

July 2008

Credit Opportunities IV (“COPs IV”)
holds final close

Credit

March 2009

Opening of New
York office

Credit

February 2009

Inception of Bain Capital Senior
Loan Fund, LP (“SLF”)

Our History

BAIN CAPITAL MILESTONES

1984

Private Equity January 1984

Bain Capital Private Equity
founded in Boston

Private Equity December 1984

Fund I raised $37M

1987

Private Equity March 1987

Fund II raised $106M

1989

Private Equity June 1989

Fund III raised $60M

1993

Private Equity February 1993

Fund IV raised $300M

1995

Private Equity March 1995

Fund V raised $500M

1996

Public Equity October 1996

Bain Capital Public Equity founded in Boston

1998

Credit January 1998

Bain Capital Credit
founded in Boston

Private Equity September 1998

Fund VI raised $1.2B

1999

Credit May 1999

Inception of first U.S.
cash flow Collateralized
Loan Obligation (“CLO”)
(Great Point 1999-1)

2000

Private Equity January 2000

Opening of
London office

Private Equity March 2000

Opening of
New York office

Venture May 2000

Bain Capital Ventures
founded in Boston

Private Equity December 2000

Fund VII raised $3.1B

2001

Credit January 2001

Inception of
Senior Loan (“SL”)
Strategy

Private Equity March 2001

First Europe Fund
(VII-E) raised
$500M

Venture March 2001

Fund 2001 raised $250M

2002

Private Equity January 2002

Opening of Munich office

Private Equity August 2002

Opening of Luxembourg office

Credit December 2002

Launch of the Credit Opportunities Program ("COPs")

Credit December 2002

Credit Opportunities I ("COPs I") holds final close

2004

Private Equity March 2004

Fund VIII raised $4.1B

Private Equity March 2004

Second Europe Fund
(VIII-E) raised €1B

Venture August 2004

Fund 2005 raised $258M

2005

Private Equity

Opening of Shanghai, Tokyo, and Hong Kong Offices

Credit

Opening of Chicago and London Offices

Credit April 2005

Acquires and assumes management of Katonah Collateralized Loan Obligations ("CLOs")

Credit December 2005

Credit Opportunities II (“COPs II”) holds final close

2006

Private Equity April 2006

Fund IX raised $10B

Credit July 2006

Inception of first Euro cash flow Collateralized Loan Obligation (“CLO”) (Nash Point I)

2007

Private Equity March 2007

First Asia Fund (A-I) raised

Credit March 2007

Credit Opportunities III (“COPs III”) holds final close

Venture March 2007

Fund 2007 raised $500M

Private Equity October 2007

Fund X raised $11.8B

2008

Private Equity January 2008

Opening of Mumbai office

Private Equity April 2008

Third Europe Fund (E-III) raised €3.5B

Credit July 2008

Credit Opportunities IV (“COPs IV”) holds final close

2009

Credit March 2009

Opening of New York office

Credit February 2009

Inception of Bain Capital Senior Loan Fund, LP (“SLF”)

Venture November 2009

Fund 2009 raised $467 million

2010

Credit April 2010

Bain Capital Middle Market Credit ("MMC 10") holds final close

2011

Venture July 2011

Opening of Palo Alto office

Private Equity February 2011

Second Asia Fund (A-II) raised $2B

Credit April 2011

Inception of Bain Capital High Income Partnership, LP (“HIP”)

2012

Venture January 2012

Fund 2012 raised $600M

Venture March 2012

Opening of New York office

2013

Credit February 2013

Opening of
Melbourne office

Credit January 2013

Bain Capital Distressed and Special Situations 2013 (“DSS 13”) holds final close

Credit November 2013

Inception of Senior Direct Lending ("SDL") Strategy

Credit December 2013

Bain Capital Middle Market Credit 14 (“MMC 14”) holds final close

CLO Partners (“CLOPs”) holds final close

2014

Credit October 2014

Opening of Dublin office

Credit November 2014

Opening of
Hong Kong office

Private Equity March 2014

Fund XI raised $6.5B

Venture June 2014

Fund 2014 raised $650M Coinvestment Fund I raised $200M

Private Equity August 2014

Fourth Europe Fund (E-IV) raised €3.5B

Private Equity August 2014

Launch of Bain Capital Senior Loan Fund’s Socially Responsible Investment, LP (“SRI”) sleeve

2015

Venture February 2015

Opening of San Francisco office

Double Impact April 2015

Bain Capital Double
Impact founded

Private Equity November 2015

Opening of Sydney office

Credit May 2015

Bain Capital Direct Lending 2015 holds final close

Private Equity September 2015

Third Asia Fund (A-III) raised $3B

Credit December 2015

Acquires and assumes management of Collateralized Loan Obligation (“CLO”) Cavalry II, III, IV, and V

2016

Life Sciences June 2016

Bain Capital Life Sciences founded

Venture July 2016

Fund 2016 raised $600 million

Credit August 2016

Distressed and Special Situations 16 (“DSS 16”) holds final close

Credit October 2016

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc., a Business Development Company (BDC), launches

2017

Credit August 2017

Opening of
Sydney office

Credit April 2017

Credit May 2017

Inception of Bain Capital Structured Credit Fund (“SCF”)

Life Sciences May 2017

Life Sciences Fund I closed $600M

Double Impact May 2017

Double Impact Fund I closed $350M

Private Equity July 2017

Fund XII raised $8B

2018

Credit January 2018

Opening of Guangzhou office

Credit February 2018

Opening of Madrid office

Credit August 2018

Opening of Seoul office

Private Equity March 2018

Real Estate February 2018

Bain Capital Real Estate founded in Boston

Credit April 2018

Bain Capital Special Situations Asia holds final close

Private Equity June 2018

Fifth Europe Fund (E-V) raised €4.35B

Partnership Strategies August 2018

Bain Capital Partnership Strategies commercialized

Credit August 2018

Credit November 2018

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. IPO

Venture November 2018

Fund 2019 raised $650M

Venture November 2018

Coinvestment Fund II raised $250M

Private Equity December 2018

Fourth Asia Fund (A-IV) raised $4B

2019

Tech Opportunities June 2019

Bain Capital Tech Opportunities founded in Boston

Credit October 2019

Opening of Mumbai office

Credit March 2019

Bain Capital Special Situations Europe holds final close

Life Sciences May 2019

Life Sciences Fund II raised $975M

Real Estate July 2019

Real Estate Fund I raised $1.5B

Credit September 2019

Credit October 2019

Credit February 2019

2020

Credit January 2020

Opening of Singapore office

Credit May 2020

Credit July 2020

Double Impact October 2020

Tech Opportunities October 2020

Venture December 2020

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Bain Capital By the Numbers

1984

BAIN CAPITAL FOUNDED

From our founding as a private equity firm, we’ve extended our approach across asset classes to include public equity, credit, venture capital and real estate. And, we leverage our shared platform to capture cross-asset class opportunities in strategic areas of focus.

OFFICES WORLDWIDE

Our offices span four continents with locations in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Lisbon, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mauritius, Melbourne, Mumbai, Munich, New York, Osaka, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

1,750+

TEAM MEMBERS

Our people are the core of our competitive advantage—the greatest outcomes come from great teams.