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Bain Capital Specialty Finance Appoints Amrit Kanwal to its Board of Directors

  • Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. appointed Amrit Kanwal as an independent director effective November 4, 2026.
  • Kanwal will serve on the Audit, Nominating & Corporate Governance, & Compensation Committees.
  • The BCSF Board now consists of nine members, including six independent directors.
  • Kanwal was simultaneously appointed as an independent director of Bain Capital Private Credit.
  • He currently serves as an independent director at Columbia Threadneedle Investments & a director of the Arete Newbury Fund.
  • Kanwal previously held board positions at MFS Investment Management, Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management, Meridian Funds, & PanAgora Asset Management.
  • As Executive Vice President & CFO of MFS Investment Management, he drove global expansion & grew enterprise earnings more than sixfold.
  • He previously served as CFO of Putnam Investments, where he led a corporate turnaround & orchestrated the firm's sale to Great-West Lifeco Inc. in 2007.
  • Kanwal holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin & an MBA from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business.
  • He is actively involved in youth development & sports philanthropy, currently serving on the board of the US Squash Foundation.
  • BCSF has invested approximately $10,238.4 million in aggregate principal amount of debt & equity investments since commencing operations in 2016 through September 30, 2026.
  • The press release includes forward-looking statements regarding future performance & risks.