- UK government lifts ban on Bain & Co from bidding for official contracts.
- Ban was introduced in August last year over Bain's role in the 'state capture' scandal in South Africa.
- Bain had launched a legal challenge against the ban and the UK government agreed to improve its corporate governance.
- The ban will remain in place for Bain's South African arm.
- The UK was the first western country to impose a ban on official contracts on Bain.
UK government lifts ban on official contracts for Bain
Global management consultancy had been barred in August due to its role in a South Africa corruption scandal
Joseph Cotterill
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