GLOBALPRIVATEEQUITYREPORT2019AboutBain&Company’sPrivateEquitybusinessBain&Companyistheleadingconsultingpartnertotheprivateequity(PE)industryanditsstake-holders.PEconsultingatBainhasgrowneightfoldoverthepast15yearsandnowrepresentsaboutonequarterofthefirm’sglobalbusiness.Wemaintainaglobalnetworkofmorethan1,000experiencedprofessionalsservingPEclients.OurpracticeismorethantriplethesizeofthenextlargestconsultingcompanyservingPEfirms.Bain’sworkwithPEfirmsspansfundtypes,includingbuyout,infrastructure,realestateanddebt.Wealsoworkwithhedgefunds,aswellasmanyofthemostprominentinstitutionalinvestors,includingsovereignwealthfunds,pensionfunds,endowmentsandfamilyinvestmentoffices.Wesupportourclientsacrossabroadrangeofobjectives:Dealgeneration.Wehelpdevelopdifferentiatedinvestmentthesesandenhancedealflowbyprofilingindustries,screeningcomp