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Bain Capital co-chairman pulls out of Saudi conference - source

Stephen Pagliuca, managing director of Bain Capital, speaks during The Economist's Buttonwood Gathering in New York October 24, 2012. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stephen Pagliuca, co-chairman at U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital, will not attend a high-profile conference in Saudi Arabia, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Pagliuca's withdrawal follows decisions by several senior U.S. executives to withdraw amid concerns about missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of the kingdom and a U.S. resident.

(Reporting by Joshua Franklin in New York; Editing by Dan Grebler)