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Pretty sure Bain Capital owns a controlling stake in Toys-R-Us

Loading down one of their companies with debt and then having it file for bankruptcy is a strategy they've used in the past. I wonder if that's what happened here.

That's pretty much Bain's modus operandi for all their holdings.

> Loading down one of their companies with debt and then having it file for bankruptcy is a strategy they've used in the past

Bain will lose almost all its money in Toys ‘R’ Us. It has written its equity down to zero, didn’t really take any dividends along the way, and itself holds the most junior tranches of debt.

Then other holdings of Bain sold "Toys R Us" goods and services and were perhaps sold after a good quarter?

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