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#177 Robert Campeau (Junk Bonds and Retail Bankruptcy)

Apr 26, 2021 · 1h 9m
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  • John Rothchild's 'Going for Broke' chronicles Robert Campeau's leveraged buyout strategy and subsequent retail bankruptcies in the 1980s
  • Campeau's aggressive use of junk bonds to finance acquisitions and the financial consequences of overleveraging
  • How Campeau's failures exposed vulnerabilities in the retail industry and contributed to the end of the 1980s economic boom

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