Gymboree
Bain's $1.8B LBO loaded $1.2B in debt. Interest exceeded operating profit. Filed bankruptcy twice, liquidated all 1,280 stores. 11,000+ workers lost jobs.
- FOUNDED
- 1976
- ACQUIRED
- Bain Capital, 2010, $1.8 billion
- IMPACTS
- 1 documented
Editorial Record
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Gymboree founded
Acquired by Bain Capital for $1.8 billion
Gymboree bankrupted twice by Bain Capital's $1.8B LBO debt
CriticalClosure / BankruptcyBain loaded $1.2B in debt. Annual interest went from $0.25M to $91M — exceeding operating profit by $38M. Filed bankruptcy 2017 and 2019. All 1,280 stores liquidated. 11,000+ workers lost jobs.
Gymboree Files for Bankruptcy Liquidation
Before / After
Store count
reported 2019
before 1,280 stores
after 0 (liquidated)
-100%
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Tracked Locations
AZ · 1
2438 Main St
Phoenix, AZ 85001 · 555-220-7121
IL · 1
2391 Main St
Chicago, IL 60601 · 555-486-3830
OR · 1
2066 Main St
Portland, OR 97201 · 555-340-7453
PA · 1
1413 Main St
Philadelphia, PA 19019 · 555-863-3609
TN · 1
3383 Main St
Nashville, TN 37201 · 555-797-6960
TX · 3
9011 Main St
Austin, TX 73301 · 555-454-2142
4159 Main St
Dallas, TX 75201 · 555-873-3582
5807 Main St
Dallas, TX 75201 · 555-993-4412