deal to acquire a 16% stake in Chinese electronics manufacturer  GOME Electrical Appliances  for $300 million. March 2010 – Bain acquired Styron ( polystyrene ,  latex ), a division of The  Dow Chemical Company , for $1.6 billion. [83] October 2010 – Bain acquired  Gymboree  for $1.8 billion. [84] July 2011