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Bain
Bain may refer to: People * Bain (surname), origin and list of people with the surname * Bain of Tulloch, Scottish family * Bain Stewart, Australian film producer, husband of Leah Purcell * Saint Bain (died c. 711 AD), Bishop of Thérouanne, Abbot of Saint Wandrille Fictional characters * Bain (''The Wheel of Time''), character from the novels by Robert Jordan * Sunset Bain, a Marvel Comics character * Sheriff Joe Bain, a character in the work of Jack Vance * Miguel Bain, a character in the film '' Assassins'' * Noah Bain, a character in the TV Series It Takes a Thief * Bain, a character from the video game Payday 2 * Campbell Bain, a character in the TV drama Takin' Over the Asylum Companies * Bain & Company, a global management consulting firm * Bain Capital, a private equity group co-founded by Mitt Romney Places * Bain, Alberta, Canada * Bain, Iran * River Bain, Lincolnshire, England * River Bain, North Yorkshire, England Other uses * '' Le Bain'', a painti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bain (surname)
Bain or Bains is an English, French, Punjabi and Scottish surname. It may also be a variant form of a German surname. Bains shares many of the origins of the surname Baines. Origin of the surname Northern English There are two origins for the Northern English surname. #The northern English surname ''Bains'' is sometimes derived from a nickname meaning "bone", which probably referred to someone who was exceptionally tall, or lean. This nickname is derived from the Old English ''ban'', meaning "bone". In northern dialects of Middle English, the ''a'' was preserved, but in southern dialects the a was changed to ''o'' (the southern form became the standard). #In other cases, the northern English surname is derived from a nickname of a hospitable person. This nickname is derived from the northern Middle English ''beyn'', ''bayn'', which mean "welcoming", "friendly"; these are in turn derived from the Old Norse ''beinn'', meaning "straight", "direct". English/French An English and Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bain Capital
Bain Capital, LP is an American Investment company, private investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, with around $185 billion of assets under management. It specializes in private equity, venture capital, credit, public equity, impact investing, life sciences, cryptocurrency, crypto, tech opportunities, partnership opportunities, special situations, and real estate. Bain Capital invests across a range of industry sectors and geographic regions. The firm was founded in 1984 by partners from the consulting firm Bain & Company. The company is headquartered at 200 Clarendon Street in Boston with 24 offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Since its establishment, Bain Capital has invested in or acquired hundreds of companies, including AMC Theatres, Artisan Entertainment, Aspen Education Group, Apex Tool Group, Brookstone, Burger King, Burlington Coat Factory, Canada Goose (clothing), Canada Goose, DIC Entertainment, Domino's Pizza, Double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bains (other)
Bains may refer to: Places *Bains, Haute-Loire, a commune in France *Bains, Louisiana, US, an unincorporated area in West Feliciana Parish People *Arshdeep Bains, (born 2001), Indian-Canadian ice hockey player *Harry Bains, Indian-Canadian politician, Minister of Labour of British Columbia *Harjot Singh Bains (born 1990), Indian politician *Jasmeet Bains, Indian-American politician *Naiktha Bains (born 1997), Australian-British tennis player *Parm Bains, Indian-Canadian politician, MP for Richmond East—Steveston *Navdeep Bains (born 1977), Indian-Canadian politician, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and Registrar General of Canada *Rikki Bains (born 1988), British-Indian footballer *Sat Bains (born 1971), British-Indian chef and restaurateur *Simarjit Singh Bains, Indian politician, former MLA and founder of Lok Insaaf Party See also *Les-bains (other) *Bain (other) *Baine (other) *Baines, a surname *Banes (other) *Bain's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baine (other)
Baine may refer to: *Baine Harbour (2006 population: 134), Canadian community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador *The baïne, a geographical phenomenon unique to the Aquitaine coast of France *Baine Kerr (1919–2008), American lawyer * James Baine (1710–1790), a minister of the second great secession from the Church of Scotland * Baine Building, in Hollywood, California See also * Bain (other) *Bane (other) Bane may refer to: Fictional characters * Bane (DC Comics), an adversary of Batman * Bane (Harry Potter), Bane (''Harry Potter''), a centaur in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Bane (The Matrix), Bane (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' ... * Baines * Baynes * Bains (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bane (other)
Bane may refer to: Fictional characters * Bane (DC Comics), an adversary of Batman * Bane (Harry Potter), Bane (''Harry Potter''), a centaur in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Bane (The Matrix), Bane (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' film trilogy * Bane the Druid, a Guardian in the ''Legacy of Kain'' franchise * Darth Bane, a Sith Lord from the ''Star Wars'' franchise * Cad Bane, famous bounty hunter from the ''Star Wars'' franchise * The Bane, a List of The Underland Chronicles characters#Gnawers, character in ''The Underland Chronicles'' novel series * Bane, a character in ''Ten Gentlemen from West Point'' (1942) Music * Bane (band), a hardcore punk band formed in 1995 * ''Bane'', a Joey Arkenstat album produced in 2004 by Mike Gordon * "Bane", a song by D12 from ''Shady XV'', 2014 * "Bane", a song by alt-J from ''The Dream (alt-J album), The Dream'', 2022 Places Africa * Bane, Nigeria, a village in Nigeria * Bané Department, one of the 13 departments of the Boulg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pegas Bain
Pegas may refer to: * Meletius I Pegas (1549–1601), Greek Patriarch of Alexandria * Pegas (bicycle company), a Romanian bicycle manufacturer * Pegas 2000, a Czech manufacturer of paragliders and other aircraft * Tomashevich Pegas, a WWII Soviet prototype aircraft * Kia Pegas, a Chinese car model * Pegas Fly, a Russian airline * Pegas Touristik, a Russian tour operator See also * Pegasus (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Bain, North Yorkshire
The River Bain is a river in North Yorkshire, England. As a tributary of the River Ure, it is one of the shortest, named rivers in England. The river is home to the small scale hydroelectricity project River Bain Hydro located at Bainbridge, North Yorkshire, Bainbridge. Course The river leaves the second-largest natural lake in North Yorkshire, Semerwater, in a north-east direction past the hamlet of Countersett. After a couple of gentle meanders it runs through woodland before slowly turning northwards. It passes under the A684 road in Bainbridge, North Yorkshire, Bainbridge and joins the River Ure to the east of Yore Bridge opposite the mouth of Grange Beck. Images File:River Bain - geograph.org.uk - 346172.jpg, River Bain leaving Semerwater Sources *Ordnance Survey Open View https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/open-data-support References Rivers of North Yorkshire, Bain, River Wensleydale {{England-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Bain
The River Bain is a river in Lincolnshire, England, and a tributary of the River Witham. The Bain rises in the Lincolnshire Wolds at Ludford, Lincolnshire, Ludford,J. N. Clarke, (1990), ''The Horncastle and Tattershall Canal'', Oakwood Press, a village on The Viking Way long-distance Trail, footpath, and flows through or past the villages of Burgh on Bain, Biscathorpe, Donington on Bain, Goulceby, Asterby and Hemingby before reaching the town of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, Horncastle where it is joined by the River Waring, which rises at Belchford, to the north east of Horncastle. After leaving Horncastle, the Bain flows through the villages of Kirkby on Bain, Coningsby and Tattershall, and joins the Witham at Dogdyke. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and after protracted negotiation, a group of venture capitalists led by Sir Joseph Banks canalized the Bain between Horncastle and the Witham. The Horncastle Canal opened in 1802 and was an important goods rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bain, Iran
Ben () is a city in the Central District of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics The city is populated by Turkic people with a small Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ... minority. Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,699 in 3,141 households, when it was in the former Ben District of Shahrekord County. The following census in 2011 counted 11,775 people in 3,534 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,971 people in 4,049 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Ben County. Ben was transferred to the new Central District as the county's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bain, Alberta
Bain is a locality in Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ..., Canada. Bain has the name of James Bain, a railroad official. References Localities in Cypress County {{SouthernAlberta-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bain & Company
Bain & Company is an American management consulting company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm provides advice to public, private, and nonprofit organizations. One of the Big Three (management consultancies), Big Three management consultancies, Bain & Company was founded in 1973 by former Group Vice President of Boston Consulting Group Bill Bain (consultant), Bill Bain and his colleagues, including Patrick F. Graham. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the firm grew rapidly. Bill Bain later corporate spin-off, spun off the alternative investment business into Bain Capital in 1984 and appointed Mitt Romney as its first CEO. Bain experienced several setbacks and financial troubles from 1987 to the early 1990s. Romney and Orit Gadiesh are credited with returning the firm to profitability and growth in their sequential roles as the firm's CEO and chairman respectively. In the 2000s, Bain & Company continued to expand and create additional practice areas focused on working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
