DDi

DDi later emerged from bankruptcy and continues in business today, with a work force similar in size to what it had after the layoffs.

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Bain nearly quadrupled the money its investors put into DDi starting in 1996, turning a $41 million investment into $157 million of value within a few years, according to the 2004 prospectus.

Romney at Bain: Big Gains, Some Busts Mark Maremont 2012

DDi is a California tech company in which Bain invested $46 million in 1997.

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But DDi's performance deteriorated in the downturn after the tech bubble deflated.

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Mr. Romney personally sold $4.3 million of DDi stock from these distributions in May 2001, regulatory filings show.

Romney at Bain: Big Gains, Some Busts Mark Maremont 2012

DDi defaulted on some of its debt in late 2002 at a time when Bain still controlled two of its six board seats, and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in 2003.

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DDi has since emerged from Chapter 11 and is thriving today.

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One of these deals involved DDi Corp., an Anaheim, Calif., maker of circuit boards.

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Bain merged DDi with another firm in which Bain also held a stake and took the combined company public in 2000.

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Also showing relative strength are printed circuit boards shares, up on the day by about 1.7% as a group, led by Sanmina, trading up by about 5.1% and DDi, trading higher by about 4.8% on Wednesday.

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