Bain in the news

  • Branches: withering away

    May 19, 2012 | The Economist

    Rob Markey is quoted in The Economist on retail banking customer strategy trends. "Rob Markey thinks that people 'crave physical interactions with human beings in the branch' to make them feel that their money is well looked after.

  • Hugo Boss dresses up its China efforts

    May 18, 2012 | The Wall Street Journal

    Bruno Lannes, partner at Bain & Company, is quoted in a Wall Street Journal article on the downward trend in luxury gift-giving. "Luxury segments that aren't as reliant on business gifts are experiencing less-drastic slowdowns, Mr. Lannes said.

  • China kicks private equity aside as local funds rise

    May 15, 2012 | Bloomberg

    Bain & Company's China Private Equity Report is featured in a Bloomberg article by Cathy Chan. Chan quote the report stating, "while the number of foreign-currency funds in China fell to 25 last year from 44 in 2008, domestic ones increased to 129 from 70.

  • Innovation agents: Adam Braun, Justin Bieber, and Pencils Of Promise

    May 14, 2012 | Fast Company

    Bain & Company alumni, Adam Braun, is featured in a Fast Company article on the founding of his non-profit organization Pencils of Promise. "Braun graduated from Brown University, he went to work as a consultant at Bain & Company. Why?

  • Competitiveness absent from French election debate

    May 02, 2012 | Bloomberg TV

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  • Simplify and repeat the best way to deal with growing complexity may be to keep things simple

    April 28, 2012 | The Economist

    Repeatability, the latest book by Bain and Company co-authors, Chris Zook and James Allen, is reviewed in The Economist. "Messrs Zook and Allen call complexity the 'silent killer' of modern business. To avoid it, firms must make a cult of simplicity.

  • India to attract capital irrespective of any tax regime

    April 27, 2012 | The Wall Street Journal

    Bain and Company partners, Philippe De Backer and Edmund Lin are featured in a Wall Street Journal article about investor interest in Asia. According to Lin, "institutions in Asia had very ample capital compared to those in North America.

  • New laps of luxury: high end apparel boosted by established and emerging markets

    April 26, 2012

    Bain & Company's global luxury research is featured in a Women's Wear Daily article about the luxury market in China. Partner and expert in the luxury practice at at the firm, Erika Serow is also quoted, "the Chinese are spending more than 50% of their luxury dollars outside of China."

  • The new private equity map

    April 25, 2012 | Isto É Dinheiro

    Fund managers have US$ 1 trillion to invest and Brazil is among the top of their list of priorities. Do not be surprised if a well known company receives an injection of capital or is acquired by a private equity fund that you’ve never heard of.

  • O NOVO MAPA DO PRIVATE EQUITY

    April 25, 2012 | Isto É Dinheiro

    Gestores de fundos tem US$1 trilhão para investir e o Brasil está no topo da lista de prioridades Não se surpreenda se alguma empresa muito conhecida receber uma injeção de capital ou for adquirida por um fundo de private equity do qual você nunca ouviu falar.