Financial-Engineering

iHeartMedia Files for Bankruptcy with $20 Billion Debt - Conservative Radio Empire Collapses Under Leveraged Buyout Burden

2018-03-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On March 15, 2018, iHeartMedia (formerly Clear Channel Communications) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, seeking to restructure more than $20 billion in outstanding debt accumulated from the disastrous 2008 leveraged buyout by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners. The bankruptcy filing …

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Puerto Rico Defaults on $422 Million Bond Payment, Triggering Largest Municipal Debt Crisis in U.S. History

2016-05-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Governor Alejandro García Padilla ordered Puerto Rico’s first major default, blocking a $422 million payment on Government Development Bank bonds. This historic default was part of Puerto Rico’s unprecedented $72 billion debt crisis, representing debt larger than the island’s GDP. …

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