Bain Capital is a Boston-headquartered alternative-asset manager founded in 1984 as a spinout of consulting firm Bain & Co (Mitt Romney led the early firm). It has grown into one of the world's largest multi-strategy private investors, managing ~$185B across private equity (flagship buyout + tech opportunities), growth equity (Bain Capital Ventures), private credit (Bain Capital Credit, led by CIO Jonathan Lavine), real estate, insurance, and special situations. Its private-equity franchise is known for a 'value added through operations' playbook inherited from its consulting roots, and a long track record of taking portfolio companies public — including Domino's Pizza, Burlington Stores, Canada Goose, Bright Horizons, and Bloomin' Brands.