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  • Economists warn of long-term perils in rescue of Europe’s banks

    February 13, 2012 | The New York Times

    João Soares, London partner for Bain & Company, is quoted in a New York Times article on the concern many have about the European Central Bank's cheap loans.

  • Bain & Company names Dr. Henrik Naujoks to lead European Financial Services practice

    February 13, 2012

    Bain & Company, the global business consulting firm, today named Dr. Henrik Naujoks to serve as the firm’s EMEA Financial Services Practice Leader, effective January 1, 2012.

  • Desperately seeking simplicity

    February 02, 2012 | Strategy | HBR.org

    Today, only 9% of businesses in the world have achieved even a modest level of sustained, profitable growth over the past decade on average (5.5%, earning cost of capital) and that is declining — even though virtually all the businesses aspire to something like this or more. Yet, when we ask

  • A conversation about Africa: A market for growth

    January 27, 2012 | Strategy | Bain Executive Conversations

    In this Bain executive conversation, Nick Blazquez, president of Diageo Africa, sits down with James Allen of Bain's global Strategy practice to talk about doing business in Africa. In this segment, they discuss how Africa's growth and growth potential keeps it a business priority for Diageo.

  • A conversation about Africa: Lessons for operating success

    January 27, 2012 | Strategy | Bain Executive Conversations

    In this Bain executive conversation, Nick Blazquez, president of Diageo Africa, sits down with James Allen of Bain's global Strategy practice to talk about doing business in Africa. In this segment, they discuss some of the challenges faced by companies doing business in Africa, and how Diageo has

  • Manager selection key to private equity returns

    January 26, 2012 | MandateWire

    Bain & Company head of European, Middle Eastern and North African private equity, Graham Elton, is featured in a MandateWire article on private equity manager selection.

  • Private equity sparks renewed interest

    January 26, 2012 | MandateWire

    Graham Elton, Bain & Company's head of private equity in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, is featured in a Mandate Wire article on slow increasing interest in private equity.

  • Bringing your strategy to the front line

    January 24, 2012 | Strategy | HBR.org

    Again and again as we hear management teams around the world describe their aspirations and challenges, this theme — actually living your strategy day in and day out — resonates as one of the most important business challenges of our times. Strategy is less about the new, new thing than it is about

  • Super student – Benjamin Lane

    January 06, 2012 | E&T Magazine

    Benjamin Lane, associate consultant for Bain & Company in London, is featured in Engineering and Technology Magazine for his volunteer involvement in a WindAid project in Peru. Lane discusses the different aspects the project, personal experiences and how other can get involved in similar

  • Multichannel, m-retail, e-retail — shopping has never seen anything like this; business briefing online shopping

    December 27, 2011 | The Times

    Bain & Company Omnichannel Study is cited in a Times article on Britain's online shopping trends. Boxing Day, one of the biggest days for shopping, resulted in approximately £367 from online sales alone in 2011. The Omnichannel Study "forecasts that, by 2020, 95 per cent of music and video and 75