Guitar Center
Bain's $2.1B LBO loaded $1.75B in debt. Filed Chapter 11 in 2020 but survived after eliminating $800M in debt.
- FOUNDED
- 1959
- ACQUIRED
- Bain Capital, 2007, $2.1 billion
- IMPACTS
- 1 documented
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Guitar Center founded
Acquired by Bain Capital for $2.1 billion
Guitar Center loaded with $1.75B in debt from Bain Capital LBO
HighDebt LoadingBain's 2007 LBO loaded Guitar Center with $1.75B in debt. Filed Chapter 11 in 2020, survived by eliminating $800M in debt. One of the few PE-loaded companies to narrowly escape liquidation.
Before / After
Debt load
reported 2007
before $0 debt
after $1.75B debt
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Tracked Locations
CA · 1
3213 Main St
San Diego, CA 92101 · 555-482-3883
FL · 1
5540 Main St
Orlando, FL 32801 · 555-344-5545
IL · 2
6852 Main St
Chicago, IL 60601 · 555-658-6283
4409 Main St
Chicago, IL 60601 · 555-152-8958
MN · 1
787 Main St
Minneapolis, MN 55401 · 555-806-6138
NC · 1
6198 Main St
Raleigh, NC 27601 · 555-534-4500
OR · 1
414 Main St
Portland, OR 97201 · 555-702-5162
PA · 2
5635 Main St
Philadelphia, PA 19019 · 555-919-9503
6898 Main St
Pittsburgh, PA 15201 · 555-619-9116