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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On July 24, 2008, Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners completed a historic $26.7 billion leveraged buyout of Clear Channel Communications, the nation’s largest radio broadcaster with over 1,200 stations. The transaction, led by Bain Capital (founded by Mitt Romney in 1984), loaded the …
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Private equity firm Ares Management acquired Aspen Dental in 2006, launching an aggressive roll-up strategy that would help consolidate the fragmented dental industry and establish the template for private equity’s systematic monopolization of healthcare sectors including dental, veterinary, …
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Private equity firms Bain Capital, KKR, and Vornado Realty Trust acquire Toys ‘R’ Us for $6.6 billion in a leveraged buyout, with only 20% ($1.3 billion) from PE firms’ capital while 80% ($5.3 billion) is borrowed debt loaded onto Toys ‘R’ Us itself. This debt burden …
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) completes the largest leveraged buyout in history, acquiring RJR Nabisco for $25 billion in equity ($31.1 billion including assumed debt) at $109 per share, establishing the template for private equity wealth extraction that will be replicated thousands of times over …