LV= interview: Behind a public private equity takeover

A private equity takeover is bound to have an impact on any company, not least a mutual steeped in history, which by nature keeps a portion of its customers literally invested in the business. But Bolton is keen to reassure that the private equity firm is not coming onto the scene to rock the boat: the party line is continuity. Bain Capital is arriving to continue a strategy already begun and to keep investing in it. "We'll continue to focus on our fund range and the platforms and methods that are required to distribute those," Bolton says. "We'll continue to focus on our protection b...