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The study addresses the factors that leads to the bankruptcy of Toys R Us
which is due to weak management, poor marketing strategies, high
competency with rivals and inability to keep up with the modern
technological advancements. The most significant reason that leads to the
liquidation of the company, involves the imbalance of private equity (EP)
among the PE investors and unsustainable debt (Jenner, M. H, 2015)
2.4 Assumptions
In 2005, Bain Capital and other firms took the company private and it
cause Toys R Us to deal with acquired debt. The company still have $5
billion liabilities when it approached bankruptcy in 2017. According to
(Bernstein, n.d.), Toys R Us was “starting at an inherent disadvantage
because of the debt load.”
2. Competitors
Toys R Us known as one of the world’s largest toy store chains was forced to
face with bankruptcy due to unbearable debts and competition from competitors.
There are a few alternatives solutions to these major problems :
1. Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
2. Documentation
McArdle, M. (2018, March 11). Toys R Us still sells lots of toys here’s why it’s
going under. The Washington Post. Retrieved April 22, 2018, from
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/toys-r-us-still-sells-lots-of-toys-heres-
why-its-going-under/2018/03/11/ab4721b8-2538-11e8-b79d-f3d931db7f68_story
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