Bain Capital’s private credit group invested approximately $6 billion to support the growth of middle market and private equity-backed companies during H1/ 26.
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. 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,” Michael Ewald, a partner and global head of the private credit group at Bain Capital, said. “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.”
