Soon after Bain and Co published a report indicating that, because of an unprecedented capital surplus, now is the ideal time to make long term transitional investments in infrastructure and new industries.

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Romney, who co-founded the private equity firm Bain Capital in 1984, joked with an audience in Keene, New Hampshire, last week that he "didn't inhale" during his four years leading Massachusetts.

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Meanwhile, Bain Capital, Goldman Sachs Group, McGraw-Hill Co. and LinkedIn founder and chairman Reid Hoffman are selling shares.

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