Bain Capital related stories
All articles and analysis
Bain Capital Ventures leads $40 mln round for Aria SystemsAria Systems said Tuesday that it has closed $40 million in funding. Bain Capital Ventures led the round with participation from Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Interwest Partners, Tugboat Ventures, Venrock and VMware. Headquartered in San Francisco, Aria Systems is a provider of cloud-based recurring revenue management solutions.
Hilco's Karabus: Five risks PE firms need to consider when buying a retailerWhat do private equity firms need to consider when buying a retailer? Lots. Antony Karabus, president of Hilco Retail Consulting, gives five risks sponsors should consider.
- Bain Capital in talks to acquire TI Automotive for close to $2 bln -- Reuters
Bain Capital LLC is in advanced talks to acquire auto parts supplier TI Automotive Ltd in a deal approaching $2 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
- LPs struggle to find GP information
Eighty percent of Limited Partners say they can’t easily find useful, relevant information about General Partners and their team members online, although only six percent of GPs recognise how hard it can be, according to The GP Stakeholder Communications Survey. The GP Stakeholder Communications Survey examines how private equity and venture capital firms communicate and how this impacts on the perceptions and behaviour of key stakeholders (limited partners, business owners, corporate finance advisors, journalists).
- Vestiage names PE exec to advisory committee
Vestiage said Tuesday that it has named Thomas Janes of Kerry Capital Advisors to its advisory committee. Janes has previously worked for Bain Capital, Lazard and Drexel Burnham. Based in Newport Beach, Calif., Vestiage is a provider of anti-aging solutions.
- Bain Capital to sell 7.49 mln shares in Bright Horizons - Fortune
According to Fortune, Bain Capital has filed to sell 7.49 million shares in Bright Horizons Family Solutions. The publication reported that this sale would lower Bain Capital's ownership stake from 64.3% to 52.8%. Headquartered in Watertown, Mass., Bright Horizons a provider of employer-sponsored childcare and early education.
- Bain Capital hires first executive dedicated to communications
Bain Capital, among the most high-profile buyout shops still in private hands, has hired Ernesto Anguilla as a senior vice president for global communications. Anguilla is the firm’s first executive to focus exclusively on media relations, corporate communications, civic outreach, and related work.
- Gainsight raises $20 mln in funding
Gainsight, which develops customer-focused software, has raised a $20 million Series B round of funding led by Bain Capital Ventures. Existing investors Battery Ventures and Summit Partners also participated in the round. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company has now raised $30 million in total funding. As part of the latest round, Ajay Agarwal, managing director at Bain Capital Ventures, has joined the board.
- Bain Capital Ventures and Carmel Ventures lead $9 mln round for Garantia Data
Garantia Data said Tuesday that it has closed $9 million in Series A funding. Bain Capital Ventures and Carmel Ventures led the round. Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., Garantia Data is a Redis Cloud provider.
- Pearce leaves big shoes to fill at Canadian LP institution
Doug Pearce, the CEO and CIO of the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, helped introduce alternative investments into the institution's portfolio, and worked to grow that exposure through his career.