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  • Bain & Company taps Phil Kleweno, Partner and former Chief Executive, to head new Washington, D.C. office

    May 21, 2012

    New York, NY—May 21, 2012—Veteran Bain & Company partner, and former chief executive of Princess Cruises and president of Teleflora, Phil Kleweno, has been appointed managing director of the global consulting firm’s soon-to-launch Washington, D.C. office.

  • Bain & Company's Istanbul office opens, serving clients in dynamic Turkish markets

    May 17, 2012

    BAIN & COMPANY’S ISTANBUL OFFICE OPENS, SERVING CLIENTS IN DYNAMIC TURKISH MARKETS Consulting firm launches 47th office where East and West, developed and developing converge

  • What last year's false spring means for private equity now

    May 17, 2012 | Private Equity | Forbes.com

    2011’s “split personality” turned what started out as a healthy year for PE investments into an unexceptional one, due to the dramatic fall-off in deal activity in the year’s second half. Costlier, and for some GPs scarcer, leverage combined with volatile equity markets inevitably drove a wedge

  • For brands, the need to rethink everything

    May 15, 2012 | Consumer Products | Forbes.com

    Companies that are truly global players, pursuing opportunities in both developed and developing markets, face the tricky challenge of figuring out the most effective role for the company’s center: one that optimizes the allocation of resources across regions, but also supports regional and local

  • Where is private equity headed in 2012?

    May 10, 2012 | Private Equity | Forbes.com

    Although for PE 2011 was lackluster overall, last year was a tale of two halves, with PE experiencing both boom and bust compressed into a single 12-month span. In a series of posts over the coming weeks, we will describe how the interplay of macroeconomic conditions and circumstances unique to the

  • Will 2012 herald the arrival of Southeast Asia’s long-awaited PE breakthrough?

    May 08, 2012 | Private Equity | Bain industry brief

    As our survey results reveal, discriminating investors recognize that, as more and more money pours into the region and drives up valuations, they can no longer count on how they structure a deal to reliably generate market-beating returns. Tomorrow’s winners will be those that are best able to

  • Bain & Company India Private Equity Report 2012

    May 07, 2012 | Private Equity | Bain report

    In this third edition of Bain's India Private Equity report, we highlight the key trends that shaped the PE industry in 2011 and closely examine industry expectations for 2012 and beyond.

  • The chemistry of enthusiasm

    May 04, 2012 | Organization | Bain Brief

    The revenues and stocks of companies with highly engaged workers outperform those of companies with low engagement levels. Yet too many companies still seek to foster engagement through programs that are disconnected from customer priorities. Companies with truly engaged, passionate employees who

  • The strategic principles of repeatability

    May 04, 2012 | Strategy | Bain Brief

    Growth is hard: Nine out of 10 companies fail to meet even modest growth targets. The companies that do succeed in delivering long-term sustainable growth have a method of applying their core assets and greatest strengths to new markets and opportunities—what Bain & Company calls a repeatable

  • Delivering savings that stick

    May 03, 2012 | Performance Improvement | WSJ.com CFO Journal

    Among industry-leading companies, more than 40% of executives say their key competitive advantage is their ability to keep costs low. And not just during a downturn.