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Bain Capital amasses $9bn for special situations platform

Friday, November 22, 2024

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

Global multi-asset alternative investment firm Bain Capital created one of the largest global special situations investment pools with $9 billion of investable capital.

The American private investment firm based in Boston said in a media release that it has completed fundraising for its latest Global Special Situations Fund, bringing the total amount raised for its second vintage of funds to $9 billion.

"This capital base includes Global Special Situations Fund II, which received $5.7 billion in total commitments, inclusive of co-investments and separately managed accounts, and $3.3 billion from the firm's previously closed Special Situations Asia and Europe regional funds," the release said.

Bain Capital's Special Situations strategy combines bespoke capital solutions with strategic partnerships to meet the diverse needs of companies, entrepreneurs, and asset owners across all market cycles, said the company.

The release added that the team brings together credit and equity expertise, as well as corporate and real asset capabilities, to provide solutions that cannot be met by traditional providers. With more than $20 billion in total assets under management, the strategy brings a differentiated ability to provide both capital as well as operating value-add.

On a global scale, Special Situations pursues both structural and cyclical opportunities across three primary investment strategies: Capital solutions, hard assets, and opport......................

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