Remington Arms
Cerberus acquired America's oldest gun manufacturer (founded 1816) in 2007 via LBO. Loaded with debt, filed bankruptcy in 2018 and again in 2020, ultimately broken up and sold in pieces. ~3,500 jobs lost.
- FOUNDED
- 1816
- ACQUIRED
- Cerberus Capital, 2007, $370 million
- IMPACTS
- 1 documented
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Remington Arms founded
Acquired by Cerberus Capital for $370 million
Remington Arms — America's oldest gun maker (est. 1816) — broken up after Cerberus LBO
CriticalClosure / BankruptcyCerberus acquired Remington in 2007, loading debt onto America's oldest gun manufacturer. Filed bankruptcy in 2018 and again in 2020, ultimately broken up and sold in pieces. 200+ years of American manufacturing history ended. ~3,500 jobs lost.
Remington, Centuries-Old Gun Maker, Files for Bankruptcy Again
Before / After
Company status
reported 2020
before 200-year-old manufacturer
after Broken up and sold in pieces
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Tracked Locations
AZ · 1
1393 Main St
Phoenix, AZ 85001 · 555-441-1574
FL · 1
2828 Main St
Miami, FL 33101 · 555-622-2979
GA · 1
5029 Main St
Atlanta, GA 30301 · 555-524-4219
MN · 1
1331 Main St
Minneapolis, MN 55401 · 555-429-7721