Bain Capital Buys 50% Stake in Toms Shoes – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Bain Capital Buys 50% Stake in Toms Shoes – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Private-equity firm Bain Capital has purchased half of Toms Shoes in a move aimed at speeding growth of the social enterprise that pioneered a model of for-profit philanthropy with its giveaway of a pair of shoes to a needy child for each pair sold, Bloomberg and The New York Times write.