# Bain Capital Special Situations > Bain Capital Special Situations is a VC fund in Boston backing Banking and Finance. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, United States - Total investments: 6 - Last investment: May 2025 - Lead investor: 100% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - Website: https://baincapitalspecialsituations.com/ Bain Capital Special Situations is a VC fund in Boston focused on Banking and Finance. Bain Capital Special Situations provide bespoke capital solutions to meet the diverse needs of companies, entrepreneurs, and asset owners. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Banking | 1 | 17% | | Finance | 1 | 17% | | Insurance | 1 | 17% | | Electronics | 1 | 17% | | Manufacturing | 1 | 17% | 7 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Secondary Market | 2 | 33% | | Private Equity | 1 | 17% | | Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | United States | 2 | 33% | | Austria | 1 | 17% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Acrisure | Acrisure, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is an insurance brokerage company providing insurance services to a large variety of medium and large sized commercial accounts throughout the Midwest. The Company specializes in placing property and casualty, benefits and a variety of specialty lines. Acrisure has acquired and partnered with 17 agenciessince its inception and continues to seek attractive insurance brokerage opportunities that fit strategically and culturally into its business. | $2.1B | Private Equity | May 20, 2025 | | | Acrisure | Acrisure, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is an insurance brokerage company providing insurance services to a large variety of medium and large sized commercial accounts throughout the Midwest. The Company specializes in placing property and casualty, benefits and a variety of specialty lines. Acrisure has acquired and partnered with 17 agenciessince its inception and continues to seek attractive insurance brokerage opportunities that fit strategically and culturally into its business. | $2.1B | Private Equity | May 20, 2025 | | | PizzaExpress | PizzaExpress is a restaurant group with over 400 restaurants across the United Kingdom and 40 overseas in Europe, Hong Kong, India and the Middle East. | $26.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 03, 2025 | | | IMS Nanofabrication | IMS Nanofabrication AG (“IMS”) is an Austrian based high-tech company and was founded in Dec 2006 through the merger of the former IMS Nanofabrication GmbH and IMS – Ionen Mikrofabrikations Systeme GmbH.IMS acts as technology innovator and provider for the nanoworld and develops lithography tools for the semiconductor and nanotech industry,concentrating its main efforts presently on the development of an electron multi-beam Mask Exposure Tool (eMET) for the fabrication of leading-edge complex masks and templates. | $860M | Secondary Market | Jun 21, 2023 | | | IMS Nanofabrication | IMS Nanofabrication AG (“IMS”) is an Austrian based high-tech company and was founded in Dec 2006 through the merger of the former IMS Nanofabrication GmbH and IMS – Ionen Mikrofabrikations Systeme GmbH.IMS acts as technology innovator and provider for the nanoworld and develops lithography tools for the semiconductor and nanotech industry,concentrating its main efforts presently on the development of an electron multi-beam Mask Exposure Tool (eMET) for the fabrication of leading-edge complex masks and templates. | $860M | Secondary Market | Jun 21, 2023 | | | KP Aviation | KP Aviation is a supplier of advanced technology solutions to the commercial aviation industry worldwide. In addition to maintaining a large inventory of commercial jet engine and aircraft components, the KP team of professionals provides a full range of aviation capabilities and services, including: quality control and technical evaluation,aviation asset management, engine sales and leasing, aircraft sales and leasing. | | Secondary Market | Jun 07, 2023 | | 6 of 6 investments shown. ## Co-investors - Apollo Funds — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [BDT & MSD Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdt-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Fidelity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fidelity-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - Gallatin Point Capital — VC Fund, 2 deals together ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Salica](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hambroperksltd) — VC Fund - [Growth Engine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/growth-engine-2cd7) — VC Fund - [Marco Valta](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marco-valta) — Angel Investor ## FAQ ### What does Bain Capital Special Situations invest in? Bain Capital Special Situations invests primarily in Banking, Finance and Insurance startups, most often at Secondary Market and Private Equity stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Bain Capital Special Situations last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Bain Capital Special Situations closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? 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