Bankruptcy / Closurecritical2018
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Tops Markets
Grocery & Specialty Food · owned by Morgan Stanley Private Equity
Morgan Stanley PE extracted $375M dividend recap from Tops Markets before bankruptcy
Morgan Stanley PE acquired Tops for $310M in 2007, then extracted a $375M dividend recap in 2013 — more than the original purchase price — while loading the grocer with $800M in debt. Filed bankruptcy in 2018. ~14,000 workers affected.
Dividend extraction
Before
$310M acquisition
→
After
$375M extracted, $800M debt, bankruptcy
Change
-100%
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