Published Nov 05, 2023 09:16PM ET Updated Nov 05, 2023 09:40PM ET© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Bain Capital is displayed on the screen during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File photo(Reuters) -Bain Capital is close to acquiring Guidehouse, a consulting firm that advises government organizations and businesses, in a deal valuing it at $5.3 billion including debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Bain Capital declined to comment when contacted by Reuters, while Guidehouse did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Private equity firm Veritas Capital acquired the U.S. public sector business of accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2018 and rebranded it as Guidehouse.

Source: Wall Street Journal November 06, 2023 14:24 UTC