The Biggest PE-Backed Busts of 2009
We're now three quarters of the way through 2009, which makes it as good a time (as any) to look at the year's goriest PE-backed company collapses. This has been a particularly tough year for both buyout-backed and venture-backed companies, and it's showed in the number of bankruptcies and shutdowns. Well over 100 in all. Many buyout-backed companies have been drowned by their takeover-related debt, while VC-backed startups have struggled to secure customers at the same time that their investors have struggled to raise new funds. So, without further ado: 10 most expensive buyout-backed busts of 2009 10 most expensive VC-backed busts of 2009
1 October 2009•1 min read
