Bain Capital’s Private Credit Group Announces $6 Billion of Financing Investments for First Half 2026

BOSTON - August 27, 2026 - Bain Capital, LP, today announced that the firm's Private Credit Group invested approximately $6 billion to support the growth of middle market and private equity-backed companies during the first half of 2026.

Bain Capital Credit's Private Credit Group made 58 investments supporting the refinancing, leveraged buyout, and add-on acquisition activity of both new and existing portfolio companies. With over 25 years of middle market private debt experience, the Private Credit Group has invested over $39 billion across 644 portfolio companies since inception.

Additional first half 2026 highlights include:

• Closed over $2.2 billion of new capital for investments
• Investments across 58 companies, including 34 new platforms
• New investments spanned senior secured debt, unsecured debt, and preferred and common equity, given our flexible capital solutions
• Served as majority lender on approximately 72% of new commitments, with a weighted average portfolio company EBITDA of $56 million
• Invested over $200M of junior capital across multiple new platforms
• Strong credit performance across our diversified portfolio of more than 273 middle market businesses

"The first half of the year was one of our most active investment periods in recent years, as we were able to effectively capitalize on a compelling market environment for experienced lenders with stable capital to partner with sponsors looking to help their portfolio companies return to growth mode," said Michael Ewald, a Partner and Global Head of the Private Credit Group. "At the same time, our global platform has remained disciplined and highly selective in investing capital, enabling us to thoughtfully target a broad and diversified opportunity set across industry sectors. We believe our long heritage, deep relationships, and extensive expertise in the core middle market continues to position us favorably in the current market."

Bain Capital Credit's dedicated Private Credit Group focuses on providing complete financing solutions to businesses with EBITDA between $10 million and $150 million located in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The Private Credit Group, which managed approximately $24 billion of capital as of June 30, 2026, has a dedicated global team that enables Bain Capital Credit to diligence the most complex situations and provide flexible private capital solutions to middle market businesses.

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