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    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      UK government spending
      UK government lifts ban on official contracts for Bain

      Global management consultancy had been barred in August due to its role in a South Africa corruption scandal

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      Private equity
      Some quick takeaways from Bain’s private equity report

      More dry powder than a pirate fleet

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      Rana Foroohar
      Luxury boom shows the staying power of the ultra-rich

      Many of our expectations about the spending patterns of the wealthy are being confounded

    • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
      Luxury goods
      Luxury market forecast to grow despite global recession fears

      Research predicts €353bn sector will expand by ‘at least’ 3% to 8% in 2023

    • Friday, 9 September, 2022
      The Top LineCaroline Binham
      Consultants must hope Rees-Mogg’s Bain ban is not a sign of pain to come

      Decision to bar US consultancy from UK government contracts will worry other companies caught up in scandals

    • Friday, 2 September, 2022
      Bain & Co takes legal action to overturn UK state contract ban

      Company asks court to overturn decision barring it from tendering over its role in South African scandal

    • Saturday, 27 August, 2022
      Financial services
      McKinsey, Bain and BCG lift pay as talent war heats up

      Trio delivers one of the biggest salary increases for new MBA hires in more than two decades

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      Bain considers legal action against UK over state contract ban

      Management consultancy looks at options after minister’s decision caught it by surprise

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      Due Diligence
      How obeying an activist investor can destroy value Premium content

      Plus, the UK takes a hard line against Bain & Co and long-short hedge funds face their bad bets

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      Accounting & Consulting services
      Bain barred from UK state contracts over ‘grave misconduct’ in South Africa

      Britain becomes first western country to impose penalties on consultant for role in Zuma scandal

    • Monday, 11 July, 2022
      FT Asset Management
      Advice for the wealthy is set to surge

      Plus the US Supreme Court’s impact on investors, emerging market bond outflows and the new home of New York’s Frick Collection

    • Friday, 1 April, 2022
      LexToshiba Corp
      Toshiba/Bain: buyout is best option for languishing legacy group Premium content

      US private equity group has a good chance of engineering the drastic restructuring Toshiba has long needed

    • Monday, 17 January, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Bain’s cautionary South African tale

      The firm cannot distance itself from its office’s alleged role in state capture

    • Monday, 17 January, 2022
      FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
      Bain under fire for enabling South Africa corruption

      British Gas pension cash used to buy Israeli spyware group NSO

    • Friday, 14 January, 2022
      News in-depth
      Bain & Co, tax and Jacob Zuma: a tale of ‘state capture’ in South Africa

      Judicial report shines light on nexus between management consultant and politics in post-apartheid state

    • Thursday, 6 January, 2022
      Style
      What 2022 holds in store for luxury

      2021 was a good year for the luxury goods sector. Analysts forecast this year will be even better

    • Friday, 10 December, 2021
      LV
      Insurer LV fails to win member backing for Bain takeover

      Royal London makes new offer after controversial sale to private equity group collapses

    • Monday, 22 November, 2021
      LV
      LV beefs up defence of Bain deal

      Life insurer says sale to private equity group would allow it to return £616m to members

    • Tuesday, 2 November, 2021
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Engie spin-off sparks fraught French takeover battle

      Bain and Bouygues’ presence in the battle for newly created Equans is testing country’s attitudes to foreign takeovers

    • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
      Private equity
      Bain nears $8bn deal to buy Hitachi Metals

      Potential sale is latest sign of rising global private equity interest in Japanese groups

    • Wednesday, 10 March, 2021
      Brooke Masters
      Stores still matter when it comes to online groceries

      Covid has sent sales soaring with much of the growth online, but not all customers are happy

    • Friday, 20 November, 2020
      Due Diligence
      How to make money out of . . . money Premium content

      Private equity is not alone in having spotted the opportunity in ecommerce

    • Monday, 28 September, 2020
      US-China trade dispute
      US-China tensions put Kioxia’s $3.2bn IPO on ice

      Company postpones what would have been Japan’s biggest listing this year

    • Monday, 22 June, 2020
      Pharmaceuticals sector
      German generic drugmaker warns against EU protectionism

      Private equity-backed Stada urges ‘supply sustainability’ as it shrugs off Brexit and steps up UK investment

    • Saturday, 7 March, 2020
      FT CollectionsData rich: the numbers behind corporate news
      Big not always better for private equity megadeals

      Largest takeovers do not always generate the biggest returns

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