William W. Bain Jr., who founded the business consulting firm Bain & Co. and was an early mentor to Mitt Romney, died on Tuesday at his home in Naples, Florida. He was 80.

From this morning's LBO Wire: Bain Capital's retail and consumer portfolio has decided to try on some TOMS Shoes. Bain agreed to acquire a 50% stake in the company that donates a pair of shoes to ...

Well, this will get some play today: In a CNN interview with Harvey Weinstein (?!) last night, former President Bill Clintonspoke up for Mitt Romney’s “sterling business record” and said his ...