Bain Capital

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Bain Capital describes itself as "one of the world's leading private, alternative asset management firms, with approximately $67 billion in assets under management."[1] Founded in 1984, Bain Capital pioneered a consulting-based approach to private equity investing.[2]

Ties to Pete Peterson's "Fix the Debt"

The Campaign to Fix the Debt is the latest incarnation of a decades-long effort by former Nixon man turned Wall Street billionaire Pete Peterson to slash earned benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare under the guise of fixing the nation's "debt problem."

This article is part of the Center for Media and Democracy's investigation of Pete Peterson's Campaign to "Fix the Debt." Please visit our main SourceWatch page on Fix the Debt.

About Fix the Debt
The Campaign to Fix the Debt is the latest incarnation of a decades-long effort by former Nixon man turned Wall Street billionaire Pete Peterson to slash earned benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare under the guise of fixing the nation's "debt problem." Through a special report and new interactive wiki resource, the Center for Media and Democracy -- in partnership with the Nation magazine -- exposes the funding, the leaders, the partner groups, and the phony state "chapters" of this astroturf supergroup. Learn more at PetersonPyramid.org and in the Nation magazine.


Personnel

Key Executives

As of 2013[3]

  • Edward W. Conard, Managing Director
  • Todd M. Cook, Managing Director
  • David McCarthy, Managing Director
  • John M. Toussaint, Managing Director
  • Ferdinando Grimaldi Quartieri, Managing Director

Contact details

John Hancock Tower
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
United States
Main: (617) 516-2000 Fax: (617) 516-2010

Resources and articles

Featured SourceWatch Articles on Fix the Debt

References

  1. Bain Capital, "Home Page", company website, accessed February 20, 2013.
  2. Bain Capital About-Page Company Website, accessed March 2013.
  3. Businessweek, Bain Capital Company Overview, Bloomberg, accessed February 20, 2013.