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Bain Capital Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Bain Capital Private Equity has acquired 28 companies. It has also invested in 9 others.

Bain Capital Private Equity’s most common sectors for investment aresoftware (7%) and business services (7%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (29%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (21%). In total, Bain Capital Private Equity has invested in 32 US states and 30 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired HCA Healthcare for $33.0B.

In the last 3 years, Bain Capital Private Equity has exited 15 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (27%). Bain Capital Private Equity’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2017 when it sold Worldpay UK for $12.0B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity393
    • M&A Buy Activity243
    • M&A Sell Activity150
  • Total Sectors Invested 50
  • Total Countries Invested 30
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 147
  • M&A Advisors 83

Bain Capital Private Equity

Bain Capital Private Equity

200 Clarendon Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02199
United States
(617) 516-2000
www.baincapitalprivateequity.com
privateequity@baincapital.com

Bain Capital Private Equity (BCPE), is the private equity investment arm of alternative asset management firm, Bain Capital. BCPE targets leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions in a wide variety of industries including information technology, communications, media, healthcare, industrial/manufacturing, retail/consumer, and financial services. Bain Capital is based in Boston with additional offices in New York, London, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Munich.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Beverages, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Energy Services and Equipment, Engineering, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Furniture, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Medical Products, Metals/Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration, Packaging, Plastics, Publishing, Real Estate, Restaurants, Retail, Safety/Security, Semiconductors, Software, Test/Measurement Equipment, Utilities

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Acquisition Financing, Secondary Buyout

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordic, Asia/Pacific, Australia/New Zealand

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (10.6/yr) # 190 17 12 9 7 8 243
vol $195.1B $24.2B $3.1B $10.0B $10.1B $3.6B $246.1B
Sell (3.6/yr) # 132 3 5 5 3 2 150
vol $89.9B $680M $90.6B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Foretagsparken AB 2025-03-27 - Growth Capital
Stockholm, Sweden · www.foretagsparken.se
Namirial S.p.A. 2025-03-26 - Secondary Buyout
Senigallia, Italy · www.namirial.com
Kestra Medical Technologies, Inc. 2025-03-05 - IPO
Kirkland, Washington · www.kestramedical.com
SelectQuote, Inc. 2025-03-03 - PIPE
Overland Park, Kansas · www.selectquote.com
Apleona GmbH 2025-02-14 - Secondary Buyout
Neu-Isenburg, Germany · www.apleona.com
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. 2025-02-07 3.3B USD Divestiture
Osaka, Japan · www.mt-pharma.co.jp
Milacron LLC 2025-02-05 287M USD Divestiture
Cincinnati, Ohio · www.milacron.com
Frontline Road Safety Group LLC 2025-01-30 - Secondary Buyout
Denver, Colorado · www.frontlineroadsafety.com
Dhoot Transmission Pvt. Ltd. 2025-01-16 - Growth Capital
Aurangabad, India · www.dhoottransmission.com
Gluware, Inc. 2025-01-08 - Secondary Sale
Sacramento, California · www.gluware.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Frontline Road Safety Group LLC 2025-01-30 InfraStripe Holdings LLC 2025-04-09 1
Denver, Colorado · www.frontlineroadsafety.com Charlotte, North Carolina · www.infrastripe.com
ITP Aero 2021-09-27 Aeromaritime Mediterranean Ltd. 2025-04-03 1
Zamudio, Spain · www.itpaero.com Birżebbuġa, Malta
The Kantar Group Ltd. 2019-07-12 Kantar Media 2025-01-17 7
London, United Kingdom · www.kantar.com Chambourcy, France · www.kantarmedia.com
Evident Corp. 2022-08-29 Evident - Inspection Technologies Division 2025-01-14 1
Tokyo, Japan · www.evidentscientific.com , United States
Worldwide Sport Nutritional Supplements, Inc. 2021-10-04 Bakery Barn LLC 2024-11-01 2
New York, New York · www.1440foods.com Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · www.bakery-barn.com
Fedrigoni S.p.A. 2017-12-23 Poli-Tape Klebefolien GmbH 2024-05-21 6
Verona, Italy · www.fedrigoni.com Remagen, Germany · www.poli-flex.de
Dessert Holdings 2021-04-26 Kenny’s Great Pies LLC 2024-05-15 3
St. Paul, Minnesota · www.dessertholdings.com Smyrna, Georgia · www.kennysusa.com
Rocket Software, Inc. 2018-10-08 OpenText - Application Modernization & Connectivity Business 2024-05-01 8
Waltham, Massachusetts · www.rocketsoftware.com , Ontario
Proterial, Ltd. 2021-04-28 Waupaca Foundry, Inc. 2023-12-21 1
Tokyo, Japan · www.proterial.com Waupaca, Wisconsin · www.waupacafoundry.com
Harrington Industrial Plastics LLC 2023-09-07 PumpMan, Inc. 2023-12-04 2
Chino, California · www.hipco.com Saddle Brook, New Jersey · www.pumpman.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Software 6 (6%) 6.5B (8%) 17 (7%) 26.3B (11%)
Business Services 7 (8%) 6.8B (9%) 16 (7%) 9.7B (4%)
Information Technology 7 (8%) 4.1B (5%) 15 (6%) 6.5B (3%)
Healthcare Services 4 (4%) - 13 (5%) 33.7B (14%)
Consumer Products 5 (5%) - 13 (5%) 2.5B (1%)
Retail 1 (1%) - 12 (5%) 16.8B (7%)
Life Science 6 (6%) 3.3B (4%) 12 (5%) 9.4B (4%)
Distribution 4 (4%) - 11 (4%) 9.0B (4%)
Media 1 (1%) - 9 (4%) 32.9B (13%)
Internet Software and Services 4 (4%) 17.0B (22%) 8 (3%) 17.7B (7%)
Financial Services 4 (4%) - 8 (3%) 8.4B (3%)
Chemicals 2 (2%) 4.4B (6%) 8 (3%) 7.6B (3%)
Manufacturing 3 (3%) - 7 (3%) 523M (< 1%)
Apparel/Textiles 1 (1%) - 7 (3%) 60M (< 1%)
Restaurants 1 (1%) - 6 (2%) 10.0B (4%)
Medical Products 2 (2%) 3.1B (4%) 6 (2%) 4.9B (2%)
Automotive - - 6 (2%) 3.3B (1%)
Insurance 5 (5%) 1.6B (2%) 5 (2%) 1.6B (1%)
Food 3 (3%) - 5 (2%) -
Education 1 (1%) 5.6B (7%) 4 (2%) 8.6B (4%)
Real Estate 2 (2%) - 4 (2%) -
Airlines 3 (3%) 3.5B (4%) 3 (1%) 3.5B (1%)
Communications - - 3 (1%) 1.3B (1%)
Packaging 1 (1%) - 3 (1%) 800M (< 1%)
Electrical Equipment 1 (1%) - 3 (1%) 361M (< 1%)
Safety/Security 2 (2%) 249M (< 1%) 3 (1%) 249M (< 1%)
Environmental 1 (1%) - 3 (1%) -
Aerospace 2 (2%) 2.7B (3%) 2 (1%) 2.7B (1%)
Plastics 1 (1%) 287M (< 1%) 2 (1%) 1.9B (1%)
Electronics - - 2 (1%) 1.2B (< 1%)
Energy Services and Equipment - - 2 (1%) 545M (< 1%)
Information Services 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) 501M (< 1%)
E-Commerce 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) 500M (< 1%)
Building Materials 2 (2%) - 2 (1%) -
Consumer Services - - 2 (1%) -
Engineering 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Forest Products 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Marketing 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Semiconductors 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Transportation - - 2 (1%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (1%) 18.0B (23%) 1 (< 1%) 18.0B (7%)
Machinery 1 (1%) 1.6B (2%) 1 (< 1%) 1.6B (1%)
Marine - - 1 (< 1%) 1.5B (1%)
Agriculture - - 1 (< 1%) 786M (< 1%)
Beverages - - 1 (< 1%) -
Construction 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Franchising - - 1 (< 1%) -
Leisure - - 1 (< 1%) -
Metals/Mining 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Staffing 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Total 93 $78.7B 246 $244.6B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 40 (43%) 37.2B (47%) 127 (52%) 177.9B (72%)
  California 7 (8%) 5.6B (7%) 20 (8%) 12.6B (5%)
  Massachusetts 3 (3%) 19.0B (24%) 12 (5%) 24.7B (10%)
  Texas 4 (4%) - 10 (4%) 39.6B (16%)
  Pennsylvania 2 (2%) 4.5B (6%) 9 (4%) 18.0B (7%)
  Georgia 1 (1%) - 9 (4%) 14.2B (6%)
  New Jersey 1 (1%) - 7 (3%) 9.4B (4%)
  Washington 1 (1%) 900M (1%) 6 (2%) 1.9B (1%)
  Florida 2 (2%) - 5 (2%) 5.5B (2%)
  New York 2 (2%) - 5 (2%) 2.6B (1%)
  Ohio 3 (3%) 287M (< 1%) 4 (2%) 287M (< 1%)
  Illinois 1 (1%) - 4 (2%) 675M (< 1%)
  Minnesota 1 (1%) - 3 (1%) 1.3B (1%)
  Colorado 1 (1%) - 3 (1%) -
  North Carolina - - 3 (1%) 3.0B (1%)
  Virginia 2 (2%) 5.3B (7%) 2 (1%) 5.3B (2%)
  Tennessee 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) 33.0B (13%)
  Connecticut 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
  New Hampshire 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
  Kansas 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
  Indiana 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
  South Carolina - - 2 (1%) 3.3B (1%)
  Utah - - 2 (1%) 710M (< 1%)
  Kentucky - - 2 (1%) -
  Maryland 1 (1%) 1.6B (2%) 1 (< 1%) 1.6B (1%)
  Nebraska 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
  Michigan 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
  Iowa 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
  Wisconsin - - 1 (< 1%) 358M (< 1%)
  Oregon - - 1 (< 1%) -
  Nevada - - 1 (< 1%) -
  Louisiana - - 1 (< 1%) -
  Delaware - - 1 (< 1%) -
Japan 9 (10%) 26.7B (34%) 15 (6%) 30.3B (12%)
China 7 (8%) 3.2B (4%) 15 (6%) 3.2B (1%)
Italy 6 (6%) - 12 (5%) 3.7B (1%)
United Kingdom 4 (4%) 1.6B (2%) 11 (4%) 6.7B (3%)
Germany 3 (3%) - 10 (4%) 1.5B (1%)
India 4 (4%) - 8 (3%) 60M (< 1%)
Netherlands 2 (2%) - 6 (2%) -
France 1 (1%) - 6 (2%) 2.3B (1%)
Australia 1 (1%) 3.5B (4%) 5 (2%) 4.4B (2%)
Sweden 3 (3%) 249M (< 1%) 4 (2%) 249M (< 1%)
Belgium 2 (2%) - 3 (1%) 1.8B (1%)
South Korea 2 (2%) - 3 (1%) -
Canada - - 3 (1%) 879M (< 1%)
  Quebec - - 2 (1%) 879M (< 1%)
  Ontario - - 1 (< 1%) -
Spain 2 (2%) 1.9B (2%) 2 (1%) 1.9B (1%)
Ireland 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) 3.1B (1%)
Switzerland 1 (1%) 4.4B (6%) 1 (< 1%) 4.4B (2%)
Austria 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Bermuda 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Finland 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Iceland 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Maldives 1 (1%) - 1 (< 1%) -
Denmark - - 1 (< 1%) 2.6B (1%)
Luxembourg - - 1 (< 1%) 1.2B (< 1%)
Norway - - 1 (< 1%) 786M (< 1%)
Argentina - - 1 (< 1%) -
Brazil - - 1 (< 1%) -
Chile - - 1 (< 1%) -
Singapore - - 1 (< 1%) -
South Africa - - 1 (< 1%) -
Domestic 40 (43%) 37.2B (47%) 127 (52%) 177.9B (72%)
Cross-border 53 (57%) 41.5B (53%) 119 (48%) 68.8B (28%)
Total 93 $78.7B 246 $246.7B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 41 (44%) 24.5B (31%) 70 (28%) 33.4B (14%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 10 (11%) 1.7B (2%) 50 (20%) 40.4B (17%)
Divestiture 11 (12%) 32.6B (41%) 39 (16%) 72.1B (29%)
Going Private 10 (11%) 19.8B (25%) 24 (10%) 95.7B (39%)
Stake Purchase 10 (11%) - 22 (9%) -
Growth Capital 8 (9%) - 19 (8%) -
Recapitalization 1 (1%) - 8 (3%) 3.0B (1%)
PIPE 2 (2%) - 6 (2%) -
Venture - - 5 (2%) -
Consolidation - - 2 (1%) -
Joint Venture - - 1 (< 1%) -
Total 93 $78.7B 246 $244.6B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
IPO 40 (27%) -
Secondary Sale 33 (22%) 15.4B (17%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 28 (19%) 53.8B (60%)
Trade Sale 13 (9%) 6.5B (7%)
Merger 12 (8%) 13.6B (15%)
Bankruptcy 8 (5%) -
Stake Sale 5 (3%) -
Recapitalization 4 (3%) -
Unknown 4 (3%) -
Divestiture 1 (1%) -
Sold to Existing Investors 1 (1%) -
Sold to Management 1 (1%) -
Total 150 $89.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Morgan Stanley
 12
BofA Securities
 11
Goldman Sachs
 10
Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
 51
Ropes & Gray
 28
PwC Law
 4

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 49 $233.3B
$100M to $1B 23 $13.3B
< $100M 2 $117M
TOTAL $246.7B
Largest HCA Healthcare, Inc.
$33.0B (2006-11-17)
sell # Total
> $1B 27 $83.6B
$100M to $1B 14 $6.8B
< $100M 2 $158M
TOTAL $90.6B
Largest Worldpay UK Ltd.
$12.0B (2017-08-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
30%
75 (30%)
Strategic(s)
14%
34 (14%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
25%
37 (25%)
Strategic(s)
36%
54 (36%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

44.2B USD

Established

1984

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Shannon Poulos

CFO

Goyal

Head of IT, Private Markets

Sean Kelly

Head of Operations

Abhiroop Jayanthi

Managing Director

Ajay Kumar

Managing Director

FAQ

When was Bain Capital Private Equity founded?

Bain Capital Private Equity was founded in 1984.

What type of investor is Bain Capital Private Equity?

Bain Capital Private Equity is a private equity firm.

Where is Bain Capital Private Equity headquartered?

Bain Capital Private Equity is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

How much capital does Bain Capital Private Equity have under management?

Bain Capital Private Equity has 44.2B USD under management.

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