Morgan Stanley Private Equity

Morgan Stanley's PE arm that extracted a $375M dividend recap from Tops Markets before bankruptcy

EST. 1986New York, NY

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Tops Markets

Grocery & Specialty Food · 6 locations

Morgan Stanley PE acquired Tops in 2007 via LBO, then extracted a $375M dividend recap in 2013 while loading the grocer with $800M in debt. Filed bankruptcy in 2018.

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