Michael Robbins

About Michael Robbins

Michael Robbins is the Managing Partner of Bain & Company\'s Washington, D.C, office. He leads the firm\'s Corporate Finance practice in the Americas, focused on corporate, transaction and capital market strategies. He is also a leader in our Advanced Manufacturing & Services (AMS) practices, spearheading the post-acquisition center of excellence to help financial sponsors, family offices and corporations maximize the value of their investments. Michael has more than 15 years of management consulting experience, advising leading businesses on their biggest opportunities and challenges. He has applied his consulting expertise globally with Bain, having been based in the firm\'s New York and Tokyo offices. Michael\'s corporate finance and M&A work serves both Bain\'s corporate and private equity clients. Within corporate finance, he has worked extensively on corporate strategy, transactions and capital markets projects. His M&A work ranges from inorganic growth strategy and due diligence to joint venture design and merger integration.Michael’s AMS work cuts across sectors with significant depth in automotive, water and building products. As part of those efforts, he has done significant work with financial sponsors, family offices and corporations on value creation plans, acquisitions and integrations, commercial excellence and operating model redesign. Prior to joining Bain in 2003, Michael worked as a director of strategy for Kyoto Research Park, and at Kyoto Convention Bureau leading its global marketing. He is also a cofounder and board member of Imtakt USA, an analytical instrument firm. Michael earned an MBA in finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in history from Columbia University.

Experience

1. Partner

   Bain & Company

   Oct 2003 — Present

   Bain & Company is one of the world’s leading management consulting firms.Michael\'s corporate finance and M&A work serves both Bain\'s corporate and private equity clients. Within M&A, he has worked on a broad range of issues from inorganic growth strategy and due diligence to joint venture design and merger integration. Within corporate finance, he has worked extensively on corporate strategy, transactions and capital markets work. His work has spanned a variety of industries, focusing primarily on industrial sectors such as automotive, water and chemicals. He also has significant experience advising clients in the financial services industry, specifically in the payments sector, as well as technology, media and telecommunications.He has applied his consulting expertise globally with Bain, having served clients in the firm\'s New York and Tokyo offices. He has also held a number of leadership roles at Bain in both recruiting and human resources.

Education

• Columbia University

  BA, History

  1992 — 1996

• The Wharton School

  MBA, Finance

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• Media
• Water
• Financial Services
• Industrial Goods & Services
• Automotive
• Due Diligence
• Telecommunications
• Merger Integration
• Management Consulting
• Inorganic Growth Strategy
• Technology
• Corporate, Transaction and Capital Market Strategies
• Chemicals
• Payments
• M&a
• Corporate Finance
• Private Equity
• Joint Venture Design