Bain sees investment success as a learning process

A successful investment by a private equity firm is a team effort.

That is what Wang Lihong believes. The managing director of Bain Capital Asia has made it a top priority to improve the strategic development and operational efficiency of the firm's invested companies in China.

Bain Capital has made 12 investments totaling more than $1 billion in the nation in the industrial, consumer, technology, education and service sectors. Those deals include an investment in Gome Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.