Word: bains
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...Boston Celtics basketball team is also partially owned by Stephen Pagliuca, a Democrat running for the open Massachusetts Senate seat and a managing director at Bain Capital...
...only direct confrontation occurred with a question about accepting money from lobbyists or PAC’s, which both candidates eschewed. However, Khazei highlighted the personal wealth that Pagliuca, co-owner of the Boston Celtics and managing partner at private equity firm Bain Capital, was pouring into the race. Besides that, the two largely agreed on issues such as immigration reform and the current health care bill...
...matter how much time you spend in Houghton Library, there’s no escaping the possibility of a more typical post-Harvard career. Success stories abound: that History and Literature concentrator who received a Bain offer, the Philosophy student who works for Goldman. And when you have only vague outlines of less lucrative life plans, these stories may convince you to trade in your Shakespeare collection for Vault interview guides...
Concerned for his health, a FlyBy correspondent noted that somebody had reportedly fainted at a Bain information session the previous week. The Expert wrote it off to the standing-room only situation facing the crowds. "People actually wanted to work for Bain," he said jadedly. "People wanted to work for Blackstone like two years ago." Word on the presentation after the jump...
...typical luxury consumer has traded in high-priced fashion for quality, durable goods at a lower price, according to a recent report by Bain & Company. As a result, the luxury market is expected to shrink by 10% in 2009, with apparel being hit the hardest. So, when French couturier Christian Lacroix filed for court protection from creditors (similar to Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States) on May 28, it came as no surprise - especially since the filing was timed to same-store sales comps for May, which for department stores like Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue were...