Connaughton: All Bain Capital partners and employees co-invest in firm deals
John Connaughton · Training Grounds: Bain Capital, John Connaughton (EP.395) · Jul 8, 2024 · at 27:11
John Connaughton, Co-Managing Partner of Bain Capital, discusses internal compensation, alignment, and principal co-investment models across the firm.
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“We've always been the head of the pack in terms of how much money we put in our own deals, and every one of the partners does that, and every one of the employees does that, is they're investing their deals.”
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