Media & Digital Publishing

Clear Channel Outdoor (iHeartMedia)

Bain Capital and THL Partners took Clear Channel Communications private for $26.7B in 2008 — one of the largest LBOs before the financial crisis. The company (renamed iHeartMedia) filed for bankruptcy in 2018 with $20B in debt.

FOUNDED
1972
ACQUIRED
Bain Capital, 2008, $26.7B

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1972

Clear Channel Outdoor (iHeartMedia) founded

2008

Acquired by Bain Capital for $26.7B

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