Objective

Bain Capital's goal is to facilitate ownership transfers by delivering fair value to sellers on an expedited and discreet basis, while working closely with highly motivated management teams to develop value creation plans for the future of the business. Our ability to successfully understand and address the often-complex needs of sellers has resulted in more than 250 successful transactions to date.

Capabilities

Bain Capital brings extensive experience and resources to help management teams assess and capitalize on business opportunities. Over the past 28 years, we have developed in-depth knowledge and networks in the following sectors:

Our global team of approximately 400 investment professionals, most with strategic consulting and direct operating experience, bring first-hand experience and capabilities to assist in realizing full organizational potential. In addition, Bain Capital's firm-wide expertise in all aspects of the capital markets (private and public equity, venture capital, and debt financings) offers unique perspectives and advantages relative to our competitors.

Approach

Bain Capital Europe applies the same proven investment philosophy and approach that Bain Capital has successfully deployed over the last 28 years. Our European investment team is based in London, and it benefits from the advice of professionals in Munich (advisory office) as well as across the Bain Capital network. Our disciplined investment approach is based upon extensive, fact-based analysis of industry dynamics and competitive positioning as well as careful consideration of the particular company's potential and management capabilities. Upon making an investment, we partner with management teams, providing ongoing advice and support to insure full realization of the company's potential. As the largest investor group in all of our funds, Bain Capital professionals are particularly focused on a collaborative effort with our management teams to achieve outstanding results for our portfolio companies and limited partners.

Method

Bain Capital's success in private equity investing is based on a number of strategic elements. Several of these are summarized below:

Superior Deal Flow. The quality and quantity of investment opportunities seen by Bain Capital is the lifeblood of the private equity business. Bain Capital has sought to build exceptional deal flow from leading investment banks, personal contacts, portfolio company management teams, and its reputation for integrity and high quality investment staff that can add value to portfolio companies.

Highest Quality People. To successfully execute its value added strategy, Bain Capital has sought to attract and retain individuals who have demonstrated exceptional ability in sourcing, analyzing, financing, negotiating, structuring and adding value to investments.

Proven Analytical Approach. Prior to making an investment, Bain Capital carries out an extensive fundamental analysis of a target investment's position and prospects. An integral element of this analysis is the development, with management, of a detailed five-year operating plan, or "blueprint," for the target company.

Ability to Pursue Transactions of Varying Sizes. Bain Capital enjoys the flexibility to make investments over a wide range of transaction sizes. Its European funds have been and are targeted to be of a size that will be well-positioned to focus on both mid-market investments and larger transactions. We believe that Bain Capital's experience and resources, both in terms of its global coverage and its extensive experience within various industry sectors, distinguish it. The European funds also have the capability to pursue select other deals on an opportunistic basis by investing in conjunction with Bain Capital's larger, global core funds.

Integrated Global Investment Approach. Bain Capital has global private equity operations, with approximately 250 investment professionals, in the UK, Germany, the United States, China, Japan, Hong Kong, and India. In today’s investing environment in which national boundaries matter less than before and companies need to identify broader opportunities, having the leverage of a global team represents a significant advantage.

Value-Added Support for Portfolio Companies. Bain Capital works with an affiliated global portfolio group that employs approximately 65 experienced professionals, including ten European nationals, dedicated to advising and consulting portfolio company management teams to help them achieve the profit improvement and value enhancement identified in the business plan. These operating professionals typically have both management consulting experience and direct operating experience.

Building Capabilities in Target Industries. Given the industry experience of Bain Capital’s professionals and the extent of its sources for deal flow, the firm does not limit its investments to a narrow range of industries. Nevertheless, Bain Capital has focused its efforts in certain industry sectors to further build its transaction flow, increase the effectiveness of its due diligence, and bring more substantial benefits to its portfolio companies.

Partnering. To a great extent, success in the private equity business depends on relationships. Bain Capital has developed meaningful partner-like relationships with corporations, other private equity firms, financial intermediaries, financing sources, company managers, limited partners, and professional services providers.