The Limited
Sun Capital extracted $42M dividend via borrowed money, making 1.8x return while the company died. All 250 stores closed. Sued for fraudulent transfer.
- FOUNDED
- 1963
- ACQUIRED
- Sun Capital Partners, 2007, $50 million equity
- IMPACTS
- 1 documented
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Editorial Record
maintained by DeathbyPE. Every claim links to a public source.Timeline
1963
The Limited founded
2007
Acquired by Sun Capital Partners for $50 million equity
2017
Sun Capital extracted $42M dividend while The Limited died
CriticalClosure / BankruptcySun Capital made 1.8x return on its $50M investment through extracted dividends alone, then wrote equity to zero. All 250 stores closed. Bankruptcy trustee sued for $42M fraudulent transfer.
Before / After
MetricBefore PEAfter PEΔ
Store count
reported 2017
before 250 stores
after 0
-100%
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